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Established 1980 Records/Fab Factory Entertainment It’s been seven years since Estelle dropped her last album, Lovers Rock, so she made sure to be intentional with her new release, Stay Alta. Speaking to New Wave Magazine about the process of creating the album, she says, “It was intense but intentional.” “I take my time between records, talking […]

Burna Boy has released a new song featuring Travis Scott called “TaTaTa,” along with its music video. It will be featured on a new album, No Sign of Weakness, which will find “Burna Boy’s larger-than-life charisma and unmistakable fusion of global influences with melodic pop sensibility.” No Sign of Weakness arrives July 10. Bossman Dlow‘s Dlow Curry album […]

Parkwood Entertainment New York and New Jersey, it’s your turn to witness the Cowboy Carter tour: Beyoncé kicked off a five-night run at MetLife Stadium Thursday. She took the stage for nearly three hours, bringing to life the Recording Academy’s choice for album of the year with line-dance stage moves, a star-shaped stage and more. She also performed other hits […]

Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/WireImage Ledisi will be hitting the road Saturday, embarking on her Love You Too tour. It’s her first tour since she performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing” at the Super Bowl, a moment she never saw for herself. “It was not [on] the wish list, none of that. … I grew up with […]

This story may contain accounts and descriptions of actual or alleged events that some readers may find disturbing. During Sean Combs‘ trial Thursday, makeup artist Mylah Morales testified that it was Grammy weekend 2010 when she returned to the Beverly Hills Hotel after a night out with Cassie Ventura. According to her testimony, Morales fell […]

Photo by Unique Nicole/Getty Images During a recent stop on her Matriarch book tour, Tina discussed the moment Bey brought her onstage at SoFi Stadium to congratulate her for having a New York Times bestseller, specifically explaining why she stopped Rumi from reaching up toward Bey. “People have written all kinds of narratives about it, but actually it was real. I […]

This story may contain accounts and descriptions of actual or alleged events that some readers may find disturbing. Scott Mescudi aka rapper Kid Cudi took the witness stand Thursday in the sex trafficking and racketeering trial again Sean “Diddy” Combs. He testified about an alleged break-in at his home in December 2011, when he was in a romantic […]

Gravitas Ventures Cory Hardrict‘s movie Die Like A Man covers various elements of LA culture in ways he says haven’t been done in years. “[When it comes to portraying] the underrepresented community … they haven’t done a lot of these movies … since the ’90s,” Cory tells ABC Audio. “They were big, showing LA, the masculinity, […]

The 20th anniversary celebration of Mariah Carey‘s The Emancipation of Mimi album continues. The singer has released a stripped-back video featuring performances of several hits from the album. She takes center stage in the 10-minute clip as she sings live renditions of “Don’t Forget About Us,” “Circles,” “Say Somethin’,” “Your Girl” and “We Belong Together.”  Megan Thee Stallion, Shonda […]