Highlights
From projects by newly formed rap duos to albums by dancehall greats and rising hip-hop stars, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music. —Sean Paul, Scorcha — Dancehall’s finest dropped off his new fifth studio album, a heavy collaborative project with reggaeton and Jamaican favorites like Jada Kingdom, Stylo G and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley. […]
TRIBL Records She says the song came as the result of a mental illness she didn’t even know she was living with. She revealed details about her upcoming album, The Journey, which speaks to just that — her journey through hardship, healing and leaning on faith. In a recent interview with ABC Audio, Maverick City Music member Naomi Raine spoke candidly about intimate life details ahead […]
Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images –Seems Jussie Smollett is moving away from his court struggles and getting back to business in the entertainment world. The former Empire star is set to make his directorial debut with a film adaptation of James Earl Hardy‘s 1994 novel, B-Boy Blues, which was recently picked up by BET+. The story follows the relationship of New Yorkers Mitchell Crawford and Raheim […]
Richard Knapp/Peacock The MTV Movie & TV Awards will be held in Los Angeles on June 5 and, to help get the party going, Snoop Dogg, aka DJ Snoopadelic, will provide the music for the night. The network revealed the news Thursday, along with a reminder of Snoop’s DJing duties at last year’s show. MTV announced the return of the show’s Best Musical […]
Paras Griffin/Getty Images New York rap star DreamDoll linked up with French Montana for the new music video for one of her latest singles, “Ice Cream Dream.” In the colorful visual, the Bronx native turns heads as she pulls up to a park in a custom ice cream truck, sporting a bikini made out of candy and trading bars with […]
Ray Mickshaw/WireImage She’s mostly known for her powerful vocal abilities heard in songs like “When I See U” and “Truth Is,” but Fantasia Taylor, formerly Barrino, can also be recognized as an artist who often spoke openly and honestly about her personal life. Speaking recently to ABC Audio, she opened up about her “great” but “bittersweet” journey on season 3 […]
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic In the wake of Tuesday’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, many people have spoken out about gun control laws in America. The commentary from celebrities on social media comes less than two weeks after the Buffalo tragedy, when a gunman allegedly opened fired at the Tops supermarket, killing 10 Black people. […]
2020HHA/Getty Images via Getty Images Things are heating up between Brandy and Jack Harlow, most recently with the R&B artist putting her spin on the rapper’s latest hit, “First Class.” On Wednesday, a freestyle of Brandy rapping over the song’s beat while simultaneously giving an overview of her legacy was released on SoundCloud. The piece comes after Harlow, ion […]
Braylen Dion/A&E 2022 Joseph Antonio Cartagena, known to the world as Fat Joe, is opening up about a trying time in his life that he says changed him forever. Ahead of the new A+E series Origins of Hip Hop, a first-look video details the rapper’s struggle with being bullied as a teenager. In the exclusive clip shared by People, Fat Joe shares […]
ABC/Todd Wawrychuk Speaking out for the first time since Brittney Griner‘s detainment, Cherelle Griner sat down with GMA‘s Robin Roberts to speak on behalf of her wife, who, after nearly 100 days, is still being held in a Russian prison. Recalling the moment she found out about the WNBA star’s imprisonment, Cherelle said it was a 2 a.m. text message she received from […]
