Music

BET BET has announced its Amplified Artist of the Month: R&B/soul singer, songwriter and producer October London. London, who burst onto the music scene in 2016 and is known for his breakthrough hit, “Back to Your Place,” recently made his Soul Train Awards debut with a performance of the viral song. He was also four-times nominated at the 2023 […]

ABC/Heidi Gutman Issa Rae is opening up about how Black stories are disappearing across television. In an interview with Net-a-Porter, the writer and American Fiction actress shared her observations about how fewer Black stories are being greenlit. “You’re seeing so many Black shows get canceled, you’re seeing so many executives – especially on the DEI [diversity, equity and inclusion] side – get […]

Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images You can’t tie him down, but you can call him the Billboard Hot 100 chart leader. Jack Harlow has landed a fourth nonconsecutive week at #1 on the chart dated February 3 with his single “Lovin on Me.” This makes it his longest reign on the chart to date. His song “First Class” […]

Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Ciara is taking time to be with her family. The singer’s husband, Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, shared a photo on Instagram recently  featuring Ciara holding their new baby Amora. He captioned the black-and-white snapshot, “The Most Beautiful View.” The couple announced back in December that they had welcomed a daughter, whose full name is Amora Princess Wilson. She first revealed her latest […]

Slaughter Gang/Epic Records Not only did American Dream, the new album from 21 Savage, debut at #1 on the Billboard 200, almost every song on the album charted on the all-genre Hot 100.  That’s what crazy about the Hot 100 feat: The album contains 15 tracks, and the only one that didn’t land a spot on the chart is the “American […]

Kayla Oaddams/Getty Images Saweetie is showcasing her Icy Girl bars with her new song, “Immortal Freestyle,” and its accompanying music video.  Upon releasing the two-minute track, where she raps of her luxurious lifestyle and breaks down the meaning of being “Icy,” she talked with Paper about the importance of the song.  “I think ‘Immortal Freestyle’ is just a […]

Courtesy HBO Long Live Montero, the Lil Nas X documentary that follows him on his first-ever tour while also diving deep into his backstory, will debut on HBO later this month, but the first trailer has arrived. The movie unfolds over 60 days on the Long Live Montero tour, which took place from 2022 to 2023. Like the tour, […]

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Looks as if 50 Cent is turning over a new leaf this year and hoping to make amends with anyone he’s had a beef with in the past.  “Hey if I have offended you in anyway, [I’d] like to apologize,” 50 wrote in an Instagram post Tuesday. “We can get more done together. Why [should] we work […]

Jonzing World/Mavin/SMG Music/Virgin/Interscope Records Selena Gomez and Rema will need to “Calm Down” when they hear about the record they just broke. The duet has been on Billboard‘s Pop Airplay chart for a whopping 64 weeks, making it the longest-running song since the chart’s debut more than 31 years ago. The song first appeared on the chart in November 2022 […]

Matt Sayles/Fox After an almost four-month wait due to the writers and actors strikes, the 75th Emmy Awards finally took place January 15 in Los Angeles, with former Blackish star Anthony Anderson tackling the hosting duties. The show opened with a play on Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, called, naturally, Mr. Anderson’s Neighborhood. Anderson entered wearing in a big fur coat, but instead of Mr. Rogers’ […]