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(NEW YORK) — Nearly one week into the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Team USA has a breakout star. Stephen Nedoroscik, a 25-year-old pommel horse “specialist” on the U.S. men’s gymnastics team, was crucial in helping his team bring home a bronze medal in Paris, the men’s team’s first Olympic medal in 16 years. In the […]
Courtesy of Apple Music A$AP Rocky is gearing for the release of his new album, Don’t Be Dumb. Arriving Aug. 30, it features his new single “Hijack,” which he described to Zane Lowe in a recent interview. “I feel like the real is back, man, and it’s just, like, this s*** is for the taking. It’s a […]
(PARIS) — This year’s U.S. Olympic team has a star-studded cast of LGBTQ athletes headed to Paris. At least 29 competitors are prepared to take on the international games, according to a database compiled by LGBTQ news outlet OutSports. These athletes are just a handful of the LGBTQ representation to expect at the Olympic Games. […]
Warner Records Saweetie has released “My Best,” the follow-up to her single “NaNi.” On the track, she talks about feeling and looking great while calling out those who failed to love her in her darkest moments. “I’m doing my best, best, best/ Lookin’ and feelin’ my best, best, best/ But you don’t deserve my best, best, […]
Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for ESSENCE Just days after releasing Kehlani‘s Tiny Desk performance, NPR is back with another episode. This time, hip-hop takes the stage, with The LOX running through some of their hits in a setting more intimate than their popular Verzuz battle. The group’s set list included “Money, Power & Respect” from their […]
Photo by Kaitlyn Morris/Getty Images Lil Yachty is over the internet. In an Instagram Live Thursday, he revealed that with the exception of his podcast, he’s stepping away from the internet. “I’m not doing no more talking,” Yachty said. “I don’t got s*** else to say. I’m gone off this internet s***. I think I’m […]
Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood Before Simone Biles made history with her Olympic gold medal-winning performance at the women’s gymnastics all-around finals, she starred in a commercial narrated by Queen Bey and soundtracked by Bey’s Willie Jones-assisted song “Just for Fun.” “Let’s talk about power. Because, really, that’s what this story’s about,” Beyoncé says in the ad, which chronicles Simone’s journey. “Physical […]
(NEW YORK) — Three former world record holders, Australia’s Ariarne Titmus, USA’s Katie Ledecky, and Canada’s Summer McIntosh fell well short of their best times in the women’s 400 freestyle event at the 2024 Paris Olympics on Saturday. In contrast, none of the eight swimmers in the men’s competition on Sunday would have finished better […]
(PARIS) — Simone Biles took gold in Paris in the individual all-around on Thursday after the disappointment of Tokyo, while fellow American Suni Lee took bronze. It is the third time the U.S. has had two medallists on the same podium and the sixth straight time Team USA has won gold in the event. Biles, […]
Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images An Olympian doesn’t need to worry about August’s rent thanks to some help from Flavor Flav. After venting about her inability to make the full payment, Veronica Fraley received a response from the rapper, who offered to cover the cost. “I compete in the Olympic Games TOMORROW and can’t even pay my rent. my […]
