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High Moon Records The earliest live recording of Sly & The Family Stone is getting a wide release. The album, The First Family: Live at Winchester Cathedral 1967, was originally released earlier this year as a limited-edition LP for Record Store Day and sold out. Now more people will be able to get their hands […]
Photo by Ricky Vigil M / Justin E Palmer/GC Images Sean Combs‘ sex trafficking and racketeering trial resumed Thursday with a cross-examination of Cassie Ventura‘s friend Bryana Bongolana. During the break and without the jury present, Judge Arun Subramanian threatened to expel Combs from the courtroom if he continues to make facial expressions during testimony. “I was very […]
Photo by: Rosalind OConnor/NBC via Getty Images A sequel to Issa Rae‘s One of Them Days is in the works. Variety reports Keke Palmer and SZA are expected to reunite with the film’s original creative team for part two of the movie. SZA seemed to confirm the news in an Instagram Story, sharing a post of a woman strutting […]
Leon Thomas stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to sing “Not Fair,” one of the songs on the newly released Heel aka the Mutt deluxe album. He performed with the help of his band, flexing his vocals as he played the guitar. The full performance is now available on YouTube. Aminé has tapped Smino, Thundercat, Amaarae and more to take […]
MGM+ Mayme Johnson has stepped into a new era in season 4 of Godfather of Harlem, the historical drama about crime boss Bumpy Johnson in the 1960s, as she focuses on getting onto the New York Fine Arts board. Ilfenesh Hadera, who portrays the character, tells ABC Audio Mayme’s goal to help Black artists get the recognition they deserve […]
This story may contain accounts and descriptions of actual or alleged events that some readers may find disturbing. Bryana Bongolan took the witness stand at Sean Combs‘ trial Wednesday and testified pursuant to a subpoena and an immunity deal with federal prosecutors. She promptly told the jury that Combs allegedly held her over a 17th-floor balcony nine years […]
Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s song “Luther” is spending its 23rd week atop Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming the longest-running #1 in the chart’s history. Luminate reports it’s racked up 16.5 million official U.S. streams, 57.5 million in airplay audience and 1,500 in sales downloads from May 23 to May 29. “Luther” now beats K. Dot’s own “Not Like Us,” […]
Def Jam Recordings Just days after announcing her return to music, Teyana Taylor has released her comeback song, “Long Time.” A taste of her upcoming album, Escape Room, the song has a futuristic R&B feel, with Teyana singing about the pitfalls of a relationship that lasted too long. “The truth is it didn’t end when it was over … […]
High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings When Beyoncé released “Grown Woman,” she sang, “I’m a grown woman/ I can do whatever I want.” Coco Jones’ latest album, Why Not More?, might as well be a real-life interpretation of that song. With a background in Disney and years of being told what to do from her labels, Coco is […]
Live Nation Drake has $ome $pecial $hows planned for his fanbase in the U.K. and Europe. He’ll be going on an arena tour with his $ome $exy $ongs 4 U collaborator, PartyNextDoor, for a two-month stretch that starts July 20 in Birmingham, England, and ends Sept. 23 in Hamburg, Germany. It’ll be his first time performing in Europe […]
