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Earl Sweatshirt has released Live Laugh Love, which started off as a satirical critique of the phrase. “It captured both parts of myself … being 16 and also having a family,” he tells The New York Times’ Popcast. The teen Earl makes fun of the phrase, while the current Earl understands it. “Over the course of making it and my life […]

Bryson Tiller has been on the road as part of Chris Brown‘s Breezy Bowl XX Stadium World Tour, and he says it’s been quite the learning experience. He sang CB’s praises while a guest on the New Rory & Mal show. “Man, I’ve learned so much from Chris just being on this tour. He’s such a great […]

Camp Flog Gnaw/Goldenvoice Amidst a tour and the continued rollout for Chromakopia and his surprise album Don’t Tap The Glass, Tyler, The Creator has another announcement: the lineup for his Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival. He’ll be taking the stage at the 2025 event, which will also feature performances from Tems, T-Pain, Childish Gambino, Doechii, A$AP Rocky, […]

Disney/Frank Micelotta Ciara‘s new album, Cici, has arrived, marking her first release since 2019’s Beauty Marks. “It’s time. Honestly, I’ve been working on this album for almost five years. I put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears, as they would say, into this project,” she told The Associated Press, noting she’s been “still actively […]

Regina King‘s MianU brand may be another bottle of wine to some, but to her, it’s a way to continue connecting with her late son, Ian Alexander Jr.  “It was kind of an epiphany I had that came from a place of continuing to create memories in Ian’s spirit,” she tells Haute Living. “I’m still here, […]

Sean “Diddy” Combs doesn’t deserve a new trial because “there was more than a sufficient basis” to support his conviction on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, federal prosecutors argued in a new court filing overnight, submitted in response to a July 31 defense motion requesting acquittal or a new trial. Attorneys for Combs, who […]

Amazon Music Teyana Taylor is hosting an exclusive livestream and screening Friday for her new short film, Escape Room.  The event will take place at the Culver Theater and Amazon Music’s Culver City HQ, kicking off with a red carpet and wrapping up with a Q&A moderated by Lena Waithe. A press release for the event also […]

Brandy and Monica nearly argue over Dunkin’s Cereal ‘N Milk Latte in a new ad promoting the brand’s latest drink. The two are spotted in a dressing room as they attempt to figure out the owner of the one drink on the table. “This is mine, right?” Brandy asks, to which Monica responds, “I gotta be honest, I thought […]

Tamar Braxton speaks onstage at the 2025 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 05, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE) Tamar Braxton is opening up about a recent health crisis, in which she says she “almost died.” In an Instagram Story […]