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Unique Nicole/WireImage Where there’s a will, there’s a way. That sums up the story of Usher‘s teenage son Naviyd Ely, who took extreme measures to ensure he met his favorite artist: PinkPantheress. As Usher tells it on his Instagram Story, Naviyd stole his phone and DM’d the star, expressing his love for her and asking for […]

Phillip Faraone/VF24/Getty Images for Vanity Fair The nonprofit Gold House, which celebrates Asian Pacific creatives, companies and communities, has assembled an A-List set of honorees for its third annual Gold Gala. The event, which will take place on Saturday, May 11, at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles, will honor its 2024 A100 List […]

Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Swift River Productions On June 2, National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Public Enemy‘s Chuck D will be honored at Rap 4 Peace: A Hip-Hop Gun Violence Awareness Conference & Gala in Santa Monica. The event, organized by Hip Hop 4 Peace and the UNESCO Center for Peace, will raise awareness about gun violence in […]

MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images Metro Boomin‘s accomplished quite a bit in his career, with his Heroes & Villains album becoming Platinum, his soundtrack for and cameo on Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse and his recent back-to-back #1 albums with Future. He also received a key to the city of his hometown, St. Louis. “It was amazing, man. […]

Stagecoach Festival will be taking place April 26-28 in Indio, California, and fans seem to think Beyoncé may show up.  Billboard reports those in the Beyhive have noticed several clues that suggest Bey’s possible appearance at the festival. For one, Cowboy Carter collaborators Brittney Spencer, Post Malone, Tanner Adell, Willie Jones and Willie Nelson have sets at the event. Another potential clue: A name, Backwoods Barbie, […]

Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images for ABA Aussies and New Zealanders may have to wait a bit longer before they can see The Weeknd onstage. The Australia and New Zealand leg of the singer’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour has gone from postponed to canceled. “The Weeknd ‘After Hours Til Dawn Tour’ for Australia & New […]

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella Kid Cudi‘s Insano World Tour was slated to kick off in late July, but his recent foot injury has delayed those plans.  In a post shared Wednesday, the rapper revealed he’s canceling the tour because it’s impossible for him to fully recover in time for the trek. As previously reported, Cudi injured […]

ABFF/NICE CROWD The American Black Film Festival has announced its narrative and documentary film lineup. This year’s festival will feature Albany Road, starring Renée Elise Goldsberry, Lynn Whitfield and J. Alphonse Nicholson; The Lost Holliday directed by, co-written and starring Jussie Smollett opposite Vivica A. Fox; The Waterboyz, starring Akili McDowell, Alani “La La” Anthony and Quavo; […]

Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Heineken Victoria Monét is embracing her new body. In an Instagram Story featuring a photo of her onstage at Coachella, the singer wrote, “Welp..I gained a lot of weight and it went a lot of places lol.”  “Face, arms, tummy, and most effectively…data**,” she joked. She attributed the change to dealing […]

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images A cameraman formerly employed by Megan Thee Stallion has filed a suit against the rapper alleging a hostile work environment. The plaintiff, Emilio Garcia, claims that in 2022, he was traveling in an SUV with Megan — birth name Megan Pete — when she began having sex in the vehicle with another woman […]