Music

Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Doodles The Met Gala returns Monday with the theme Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, drawing inspiration from Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity by author Monica L. Miller. Co-chair Pharrell Williams tells The Run-Through with Vogue podcast it will be a celebration of Black culture. “It’s going to be a […]

Atlantic Records Don Toliver and Doja Cat are kicking off the soundtrack for the Brad Pitt film F1 with their new single, “Lose My Mind,” out now.  “So why don’t we just lose my mind?” the two harmonize on the Ryan Tedder-produced track, featuring the “F1 Movie Theme” by Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer. It arrives with a new […]

Photo by: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images DJ Khaled has entered a new partnership with Influence Media Partners. Per the terms, the two will develop original content across film and television, with several projects already in development. Influence will also secure commercial opportunities for Khaled, giving him name, image and likeness rights in certain categories, and […]

Columbia Records Nas may have a “N.Y. State of Mind,” but his milestone celebration of Illmatic will continue in Vegas. He’s added a summer run to his residency at the Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas, with shows now scheduled through July. “My experience performing at Encore Theater with the Las Vegas Philharmonic has been truly unforgettable,” Nas says in […]

Although opening night of Beyoncé‘s Cowboy Carter tour included some wholesome moments, it ended with a fight in the VIP section of LA’s SoFi Stadium. A video captured an argument between groups of women dressed according to the cowboy theme escalating into a physical altercation, with several women being pushed and slipping onto the ground. Ne-Yo […]

Photo by Antoine Flament/Getty Images André 3000‘s contributions to the worlds of philanthropy and music — both as a solo artist and member of hip-hop duo Outkast — has earned him an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music. Come Saturday, May 10, he and Sara Bareilles will be presented an honorary Doctor of Music degree […]

Tyla is previewing her upcoming song, “Bliss,” on social media. In a video, she’s captured by a scenic background, when a huge pair of angel wings appears on her back before vanishing again. “Take me out of my mind/ Oh-oh-oh, oh, oh-oh/ You take me to bliss,” she sings. Trippie Redd seemingly responded to Ye, who said in a recent interview […]

Disney/Eric McCandless Fans have long suggested Fantasia release a gospel album, and now, it’s finally happening. The singer introduced the lead single, “Have Your Way,” on Monday, performing it live on American Idol, the competition show she won in 2004. Backed by a gospel choir, Fantasia sang the track in a silver gown and was […]

Frank Micelotta Ciara and Russell Wilson‘s daughter Sienna recently turned 8, so they celebrated with a Wicked-themed birthday party. Russell had on a Fiyero costume, while Ciara and Sienna both dressed as Elphaba, nicknaming themselves Mama Elphaba and Elphaba Jr. Other guests also dressed in Wicked attire for the party, which took place on a […]

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images Drake’s Better World Fragrance brand has added to its collection, releasing its new Summer Mink Eau De Parfum. “Inspired by a yin yang principle of fusing warm, creamy base notes with cold spices and sparkling citruses,” per the site, it has an amber woody scent with elements of sage, Italian […]