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Maxwell has announced a limited run of intimate shows titled The Silent Serenade Ensemble. They will feature intimate, reimagined performances of his classic hits and deeper cuts, scheduled in two locations that have special meaning to him. The trek will kick off in September, the month he takes a break from his current Serenade Tour ’25. He’ll perform at […]

“Somebody” is Latto‘s upcoming single, set to arrive on Friday. The rapper announced the news Monday, sharing the release date and cover art on her Instagram. The cover is designed like a postcard with the tropical lands and waters of Jamaica surrounding Latto. “Greetings from Jamaica,” she captioned another post, soundtracked by a slowed-down clip in which she […]

Planet 9 Mya reflects on her life in the new song “Face to Face,” an introspective bridge between the legacy she’s created and the forthcoming chapter of her creative career. “My new single, ‘Face to Face’ is an introspective record that reflects where I am in life today,” Mya says in a statement. “It’s a closer look into my […]

Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for BMI Tory Lanez was hospitalized on Monday after a fellow inmate at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi attacked the rapper at around 7:20 a.m. local time, a spokesperson for the prison told ABC News. “Staff immediately responded, activated 911 and began medical aid. Peterson was subsequently transported to an outside medical […]

Sean Combs, the “musician who created an empire,” also ran a criminal enterprise with his “trusted inner circle” that committed “crime after crime” for 20 years, including kidnapping, arson, drug offenses, sex crimes, bribery and obstruction, a federal prosecutor said Monday in opening statements. The prosecutor also detailed Combs’ alleged dealings with ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura […]

Capitol Records After years of being “open to share personal details” of her life, Kali Uchis has released Sincerely, a project where she gets vulnerable “without giving away too much, and while still keeping certain things sacred,” according to Variety. She says she wrote some of the songs about her first child with partner Don Toliver. “I […]

Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage Leon Thomas is releasing a deluxe version of Mutt, and it’s partially thanks to SZA. He explains how the idea came about in a recent interview with Billboard. “I started talking to my manager about everything that’s going on with the Grammys [eligibility cycle], not being able to be nominated [last year] because […]

A jury was selected Monday to hear the evidence against Sean Combs. The 12-person jury is comprised of eight men and four women. The defense accused federal prosecutors of bias because most of the government’s nine peremptory strikes were Black prospective jurors. “By our count, the government struck seven Black people, which, it’s our belief, amounts […]

Lionsgate Omar Sy stars opposite Kerry Washington in the new movie Shadow Force. He portrays Isaac, a former secret agent turned dad who does all he can to keep his son safe from his former assassin unit. He tells ABC Audio he found joy in portraying a vulnerable and protective Black father. “[Shadow Force] was a good opportunity for me […]