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Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic via Getty Images Blue Ivy Carter stepped out for the world premiere of Mufasa: The Lion King in Los Angeles on Monday night, attending the event with her parents, Beyoncé and Jay-Z. Blue Ivy voices the young lion cub Kiara, Simba and Nala’s daughter, in the new Disney film, a prequel to 2019’s The Lion King. The prequel is set […]

Jamie Foxx opened up about the mysterious health scare he experienced last year in his new stand-up comedy special, Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was…. The Oscar-winning actor was hospitalized last year while filming his new movie Back in Action, with his eldest daughter, Corinne Foxx, saying at the time he had “experienced a medical complication” but […]

Normani has musically reunited with Khalid for their latest collab, “Personal,” a song she says was easy to work on, as she was teaming up with a close friend. “He’s my best friend. Not just in the industry, but just in general,” she tells Rolling Stone of Khalid. “Working alongside somebody at the very beginning of my […]

Live Nation If you want to know Where The Party At, you should probably ask Nelly. He’s announced a tour, seemingly named after the Jagged Edge song on which he’s featured, and he’s bringing along some special guests. Nelly will be joined by Ja Rule, Eve, St. Lunatics, Fabolous, Jermaine Dupri, Chingy and additional guests, each of whom […]

Disney/Randy Holmes The Variety Hitmakers Brunch took place Saturday, honoring the artists and industry insiders behind the top 25 songs of 2024. Among them were Doechii, who received the Hip Hop Disruptor Award, and Quavo, who was named Humanitarian of the Year. While accepting her award, Doechii traced back to her start in rap music, in which she […]

Live Nation Mary J. Blige‘s For My Fans Tour has just gotten a little longer. The trek, featuring Ne-Yo and Mario, has been extended by nine dates. Mary’s added shows in Memphis, Tennessee; Columbia, South Carolina; Birmingham, Alabama; Austin, Texas; Las Vegas, Nevada; San Bernardino, California; Cleveland, Ohio; Hartford, Connecticut; and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She’ll now be performing in […]

Photo by Jeff Schear/Getty Images for Ronald McDonald House Charities John Legend is spreading some holiday joy as part of his A Legendary Christmas Tour. Named after his 2018 Christmas album, the trek arrives at a time when John finally has some free time on his hands. “I’ve been wanting to do (another) Christmas show since […]

Smino dropped a “debaucherous” new album, Maybe in Nirvana, which was recorded before 2022’s Luv 4 Rent. “I was being indecisive about putting [it] out,” he told Billboard. “I felt like at the time it was just bad timing for it. But then when I went back and listened to it, I’m like, ‘This s*** is […]

Disney/Randy Holmes NPR released a new episode of Tiny Desk, and this time it was Doechii‘s time to shine. With the help of a full band, two background singers and some horns, she performed live renditions of songs from her Alligator Bites Never Heal mixtape, including a jazz arrangement of “BOOM BAP,” “NISSAN ALTIMA” with a […]