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Prince Williams/Wireimage T-Pain is putting aside Auto-Tune for his next album. Titled On Top of the Covers, the project will see him flex his vocals on covers of songs from Sam Cooke, Journey, Frank Sinatra and more. “You’ve been asking for it & here ya go bro. A T-Pain cover album to end all cover albums…..from T-Pain,” he tweeted. Included on his track list are […]

Inez & Vinoodh Rihanna returned to the stage for the halftime performance at Super Bowl LVII, but she could’ve had her halftime show a few years back. The singer turned down the opportunity in 2019, in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, who was ousted from the NFL for kneeling during the national anthem in protest of police brutality.  In her cover […]

Courtesy Starz PR Season 2 of Starz’s Run the World will officially premiere this spring. The network announced the comedy series’ May 26 release date on Wednesday and dropped a few first-look images teasing what’s to come.  As with season 1, Run the World’s second season will continue to follow the lives of three 30-something best friends — Whitney, Renee and Sondi — […]

Prince Williams/Wireimage A Florida judge has reportedly granted Drake‘s motion to avoid deposition in XXX Tentacion‘s murder case. TMZ reports Judge Michael Usan sided with arguments that the rapper was not connected to the case. Drake’s name had never come up in discussions of XXX’s 2018 murder, but he was mentioned among a star-studded witness list submitted by defense attorney Mauricio Padilla. Padilla […]

Motown Records/Quality Control Music Lil Yachty says he doesn’t have a lot of friends in the music industry, but Drake is one of them. In a sit-down with Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe, he expressed his love for Drizzy, who is one of the people he talks to “on a daily basis” outside of his team. “Shout out to Drake, […]

Terence Patrick/CBS Usher‘s been cooking up a music video for his new song “GLU,” which apparently features model Lori Harvey. He gifted fans a teaser Tuesday in celebration of Valentine’s Day. “You’ll thank me later. GLU #SlowJams #BlackMusic,” Usher captioned his post on TikTok. On Instagram, he wrote, “Happy Valentine’s Day. You’re welcome. GLU.” In the posted clip, Lori’s […]

Christopher Polk/NBC 50 Cent is leaning further into his Hollywood ventures. Announced Tuesday, his latest partnership is with Fox Entertainment, with whom he’s entered a nonexclusive multiproject broadcast direct deal. Per the terms, G-Unit Film & Television production company will develop scripted dramas, live-action comedies and animated series for the Fox network. Fox Entertainment will own all shows, and Fox Entertainment […]

Francis Specker/CBS Virgil Abloh‘s role as Louis Vuitton’s menswear creative designer will be given to Pharrell Williams. The French luxury house made the announcement Tuesday, making him the second Black American, behind Virgil, to take on the head position at a European luxury house. “I am glad to welcome Pharrell back home, after our collaborations in 2004 and 2008 for Louis […]

Courtesy 300 Entertainment Fetty Wap has delivered a new lovestruck single just in time for Valentine’s Day. Now available on DSPs, “Tonight” finds the rapper admiring a lady who catches his attention and sharing his desire to please her, spoil her and make her his lady. “I’ll give you love like gas, keep on fillin’ on you […]

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Chris Brown is issuing a warning against “the fake ufo/UAP false flags” in the media. In an Instagram Story shared Monday, the singer claimed that aliens are regular visitors of Earth, with some living among us. “I know this is hella random but don’t fall for the fake ufo/UAP FALSE FLAGS,” Brown wrote. […]