Music

ABC People magazine’s annual Most Beautiful People issue will be out next week, but the mag has given us a sneak preview of who made the list … and Lizzo‘s on it. The mag writes of the “About Damn Time” star, “Beautiful inside and out, Lizzo, 34, has continued to keep fans feeling ‘Special’ with […]

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS 50 Cent is working on yet another show. Deadline reports the entrepreneur is in early development on an unscripted tattoo transformation series for Hulu titled Redemption Ink, on which he’ll serve as executive producer. Inspired by Luis Gutierrez’s tattoo shop of the same name, the series follows ex-gang and hate group members taking the steps to change their lives. As […]

Here’s the latest music to drop in the culture. Vic Mensa ft. Chance the Rapper & G-Eazy, “Swish” — The song came from a LA writing camp in which Vic and Chance worked on a bunch of music. Vic then added G-Eazy, “who is one of my best friends in the industry.” Swizz Beatz, Hip Hop 50: Vol. 2. — Produced by Swizz, the […]

ABC/Randy Holmes GloRilla is facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over the alleged use of a sample claimed to be heard on her hit song “Tomorrow.” As XXL reports, Ivory Paynes, a member of New Orleans’ Dog House Posse rap group, has accused the rapper of using the melody from his group’s 1994 song “Street of the Westbank” without their consent. He claims “Tomorrow” and […]

Terence Patrick/CBS Usher is set to receive an honorary degree at Berklee College of Music’s 2023 commencement ceremony. He’ll receive an honorary Doctor of Music degree at Boston University’s Agganis Arena, where he’ll address the graduating class. He’ll be honored alongside fellow recipients Roberta Flack and kora player Sona Jorbarteh for their contributions to music and philanthropy. This year’s honorees join […]

Eddy Chen/HBO After teasing music from his upcoming HBO series The Idol, The Weeknd has confirmed that it’ll be out Thursday. On Instagram on Wednesday afternoon, he wrote, “new song ‘DOUBLE FANTASY’ ft.@future out tomorrow night.” The announcement was accompanied by a photo of Weeknd and his Idol co-star Lily-Rose Depp. Cash, Weeknd’s XO Records co-founder, wrote on Instagram that the track was produced by Metro […]

ABC Missy Elliott is one of the honorees at this year’s Black Music Honors. She’ll be recognized for her contributions to both African American culture and music alongside fellow guests of honor SWV, Evelyn “Champagne” King, Jeffrey Osborne and The Hawkins Family. “Black music is the heartbeat of our culture, and the honorees for this year’s Black Music Honors represent the […]

Todd Owyoung/NBC Kid Cudi has joined the cast of the Paramount+ series Knuckles. He shared the news on Instagram Tuesday alongside a screenshot of the Deadline article detailing the show. “When life has more dreams for you to fulfill. its lit #knuckles @paramountplus,” he captioned the post. On Twitter, he shared that his cat Sweets was sharing his enthusiasm. “Sweets is happy and excited […]

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images  GloRilla made her debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Tuesday, where she was accompanied by Lil Durk for a performance of “Ex’s (PHATNALL Remix).” Ahead of the show, the two teamed for a photo, which was shared on both rappers’ socials. In Durk’s post, he gave fans an update on the follow-up to 7220, writing, “album done.” Durk announced he […]

Theo Wargo/WireImage Frank Ocean made some last-minute changes to his Coachella set after suffering a serious ankle injury just days before his performance. Billboard reports the singer hurt himself on site while rehearsing his set. Frank’s production had initially included an ice rink specifically built for his set. He had even cast some skaters for the performance, who instead […]