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Disney/Stewart Cook The lineup for the 2025 edition of the Glastonbury Festival is slowly rolling out, with the first round of performers announced on Thursday. Among those taking the stage at Worthy Farm Pilton in June are Busta Rhymes, Denzel Curry, Jorja Smith, Amaarae, En Vogue and Doechii. Busta will perform on the first night, […]

Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for MCM Tory Lanez‘s plan to record an album in two to three weeks seems to be coming to fruition. On Instagram Tuesday, he announced that the album would be named Peterson, after his last name, and would serve as a sequel to the album titled after his first name, 2020’s […]

ABC/Randy Holmes You might have seen GloRilla courtside at a basketball game, but in April she’ll be front and center at the NCAA Super Saturday Concert, taking place during the Women’s NCAA Final Four in Tampa Bay. The rapper is set to headline the free concert series. “Get ready GloRidaz! We’re about to turn up in Tampa […]

Top Dawg Entertainment / Capitol Records Doechii has fulfilled fans’ wishes by releasing her song “Anxiety,” originally recorded in her bedroom for her Coven Music Sessions mixtape. She rerecorded her vocals for a new version of the song, which had never been released to DSPs. It’s now on streaming services and available for download, with an […]

Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Leon Thomas says his song “Mutt” was an “uncomfortable” one to play for his mother, but her prediction after she heard it came true. “She told me this is going to be one of my biggest records. She spoke [it] into existence,” he shares in an interview with Billboard. The song is Leon’s first Billboard Hot […]

Photo by Skip Bolen/Getty Images Ty Dolla $ign, Sexyy Red, Ski Mask The Slump God and Henry Winkler have all secured guest roles in an upcoming father/son comedy titled Rolling Loud. The film draws inspiration from the real life of Jeremy Garelick, following an overprotective father who tries to get cool points by sneaking his teenage son into the […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for TV One Angie Stone‘s children and extended family have released a statement in the wake of her death.  “It is with heavy hearts that the children of the R&B singer Angie Stone along with her extended family want to thank you all for your love and well wishes during what is […]

Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE Ginuwine will be taking the stage at SXSW, performing as part of the Take Action x SXSW showcases hosted by Artist for Action and Sandy Hook Promise. The event series will take place March 10 and March 11, featuring live performances, interactive art installations, a music and social impact summit […]

Live Nation/TDE SiR has expanded his 2024 Life is Good Tour, giving it a new name for the new year. The second leg, titled the Step Into the Light Tour, has 19 dates on the schedule, kicking off May 7 in Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom. SiR will also visit Portland, San Jose, Dallas, New Orleans, Miami, New York […]

Johnny Nunez/WireImage Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter filed a defamation suit Monday against an Alabama woman who claimed he raped her when she was 13 in a since-withdrawn civil lawsuit. Carter’s lawsuit said the woman, identified as Jane Doe, timed her claim “to inflict maximum pain and suffering on Mr. Carter” to extort payments from him. The […]