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Opium/Interscope Records There’s a new sheriff in town, and it’s his first time at the top of the chart. Ken Carson has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 on the list dated April 26, accomplishing the feat with his latest album, More Chaos. The album earned 59,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending […]

Travis Scott, a well-known wrestling fan, made an appearance at WrestleMania Sunday, where he helped John Cena win his 17th world title. Cena had been fighting with Cody Rhodes in the event’s closing match when they reached a stalemate and Scott’s “FE!N” started playing. Scott then made his way to the ring and distracted Rhodes, allowing […]

Paras Griffin/FilmMagic Devale and Khadeen Ellis have rebranded, transitioning from their Dead A** podcast to their newly launched Ellis Ever After. Though they initially started their podcast by joking about the marital differences between husband and wife via battle of the sexes conversations, their goal now is to disengage, gain better understanding of each other and emphasize the importance of unity. “We […]

Courtesy Vevo Mariah Carey‘s been looking back on her album The Emancipation of Mimi ahead of its 20th anniversary, and in honor of the occasion, she’s contributed to a Vevo Footnotes edition of “We Belong Together.” In that behind-the-scenes look at the clip, she reveals why she said yes to the dress a second time. The video for “We […]

Universal The new trailer for the Jordan Peele-produced sports horror film Him leaves it all on the field. Marlon Wayans stars as a championship quarterback who offers to train a rising football star played by Tyriq Withers. But as we see in the teaser, his means of achieving success may have sinister consequences.  “If you want to transcend the game, you have to […]

Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal sex trafficking trial will begin in May as scheduled after the judge on Friday denied a defense request for a two-month adjournment. Given that trial is not scheduled to begin until May 5 with jury selection, Judge Arun Subramanian said it was “unclear why there isn’t sufficient time […]

Cindy Ord/WireImage Spike Lee has nothing but praise for A$AP Rocky, who stars opposite Denzel Washington in his upcoming movie, Highest 2 Lowest. During an appearance on Carmelo Anthony’s 7PM in Brooklyn podcast, the director said A$AP’s acting skills are “fire.” “I mean, there’s some scenes with him and [Denzel] head-to-head, he ain’t backin’ up,” Lee says. “It’s like, ‘I’m here too!’ Very, very happy with the […]

Wiz Khalifa has dropped Kush & Orange Juice 2 just days after the original mixtape celebrated its 15th anniversary. A year in the making, the album features guests including Gunna, Don Toliver, Juicy J, Ty Dolla $ign, Terrace Martin and Curren$y. “It’s perfect for smoking, chilling, riding around with the homies, and hanging with the ladies. It’s a great album, it’s musical, it’s definitely 100% for […]

Warner Bros. Pictures Michael B. Jordan gets double the trouble in Ryan Coogler‘s latest movie, Sinners. He plays twin brothers Smoke and Stack, World War I veterans who go back to their Mississippi hometown to open a juke joint — but are met with vampires and the harsh reality of the Jim Crow laws in their community. MBJ tells ABC News […]

Photo by Amy Sussman/WireImage Michael Ealy has joined the cast of Prime Video’s The Greatest, executive produced by Michael B. Jordan, Ben Watkins and Muhammad Ali‘s widow, Lonnie Ali, according to Deadline. He’s landed the role of Malcolm X in the series about Ali and his life, both in and out of the boxing ring. Malcolm was […]