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Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for BET+ Every year the U.S. celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15 to recognize the contributions Hispanic Americans make to the country. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, ABC Audio compiled a short list of the Afro-Latina hip-hop artists to celebrate this month — and always.  Trina — Though she reps the […]

Amazon Content Services Amazon Prime Video has released the trailer to Sitting in Bars with Cake, the adaptation of the based-on-real-life book of the same name by Audrey Shulman. Grown-ish‘s Yara Shahidi and Hellraiser‘s Odessa A’zion star in the film as, respectively, Jane and Corinne, two 20-something besties in Los Angeles. The streamer teases the […]

Courtesy of MTV MTV announced the list of stars nominated for awards at the upcoming VMAs, with GloRilla, Ice Spice, and Yung Miami earning nods for the first time.  GloRilla and Ice Spice are both up for Best New Artist, while Yung Miami of the rap group City Girls is nominated twice for “Gotta Move On,” her collaboration […]

Johnny Nunez/Getty Images Tory Lanez‘s sentencing in the shooting case of rapper Megan The Stallion, originally scheduled for Monday, August 7, has been pushed back a day to Tuesday.  After hours of court proceedings and back and forth from each side’s attorney, Judge David Herriford postponed sentencing and is expected to deliver his decision some time after 10:30 a.m. […]

DJ Casper, creator of the world famous “Cha Cha Slide,” has died after a battle with cancer. He passed away on Monday, August 7, at the age of 58.  His wife, Kim, confirmed the news to ABC 7’s Samantha Chatman, who had interviewed the Chicago native this past May.  During their chat, Casper, born Willie Perry Jr., detailed his health struggles but said […]

Embracing a journey of self-discovery, Wayne Brady announced Monday that he identifies as pansexual. In an interview with People, the 51-year-old opened up about his evolving understanding of his sexuality and his battle with a “love addiction.” “I am pansexual,” Brady shared, clarifying that his attraction extends beyond gender or sex, adding, “Bisexual—with an open mind!” In his quest […]

Erika Goldring/WireImage Travis Scott‘s album Utopia has dominated the Billboard 200 albums chart for the week, earning the No. 1 spot for the week dated August 12. The accomplishment marks the third-largest sales week for any album this year and the biggest week for any R&B/hip-hop or rap release. The highly-anticipated fourth studio album achieved 496,000 equivalent album units, […]

In celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, ABC Audio is breaking down each decade with important dates and memorable moments of the genre — with the fashionably forward aesthetic of the ’80s and the many hip-hop “firsts.”  1980 — Hip-hop emerges as mainstream, with all the major components of the genre in place: DJing, MCing, B-boying and graffiti painting. “Old school […]