Music

Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images/Omar Vega/FilmMagic Latto‘s got something cooking up with Christina Aguilera.  The ladies sent fans in a frenzy on X, formerly known as Twitter, Tuesday after teasing an upcoming collaboration.  “Should we tell them?” Latto wrote with the side-eye and shushing face emojis.  “I think it’s time babe,” Christina responded.  Many speculate new music is on the way […]

For nearly two years, Jada Pinkett Smith has held her silence about the infamous Oscars slap of March 2022, when her husband Will Smith walked onstage and smacked Chris Rock across the face in front of the entire world.  Now, in newly published excerpts of her memoir Worthy, she opens up about the viral moment, writing in the book that she didn’t think what […]

The BET Hip Hop Awards 2023 made a triumphant return on Tuesday, October 10, celebrating half a century of Hip Hop culture. Grammy-nominated artist Fat Joe took the helm as the host of the ceremony where Kendrick Lamar took the night by storm, claiming four prestigious awards, including Lyricist of the Year, Best Live Performer, Hip Hop Artist of […]

Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for BET Congratulations are in order for Kirk Franklin, who has been honored with his own day in DeKalb County, Georgia. He accepted a plaque at a dedication ceremony on Monday, October 9, during his free pop-up concert at Atlanta’s New Birth Missionary Baptist Church. After, Franklin shared video of the event to his Instagram Story, which shows him performing […]

Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Atlantic Records Meek Mill took a stroll down memory lane to revisit a moment in time he says changed his life forever.  He shared two separate video clips to Instagram: the first, a throwback clip of his first meeting with Rick Ross at a radio station in Philadelphia.  “Met Ross ‘2011’ through @djcosmickev at power 99 changed my life,” […]

Warner Bros. Pictures The second trailer for The Color Purple has arrived, showing off more from this new take on Alice Walker‘s classic novel. From Warner Bros. and directed by Blitz Bazawule, The Color Purple will arrive in movie theaters December 25. “How come you don’t laugh none?” Taraji P. Henson’s Shug asks Fantasia Barrino’s Celie as the trailer opens. “Ain’t you got something to make […]

Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for BET Hip-hop rung in its 50th birthday on August 11, but celebrating the genre didn’t stop there.   BET continued the yearlong party with a special-edition Hip Hop Awards, which honored the DJs, producers, rappers and singers who helped shape hip-hop.  When ABC Audio caught up with a few of the culture’s power players during the […]

Jerritt Clark/Getty Images for Rolling Stone Rapper 21 Savage will return home to the U.K. this fall for his first show since becoming a permanent U.S. resident and being given the freedom to travel internationally. The special homecoming concert will take place at London’s O2 arena on Thursday, November 30.   The rapper announced the upcoming performance with a video montage shared to […]

Carson Blackwelder Gabrielle Union is opening up about becoming a mom to daughter Kaavia [Kah-Vee-Uh] at the age of 46. The Bring It On actress, now 50, recently shared a video to Instagram in which she responded to those who ask her if it’s worth it to have kids later in life.  “There’s a lot that goes into that answer, but in a nutshell, […]