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MGM+ Mayme Johnson has stepped into a new era in season 4 of Godfather of Harlem, the historical drama about crime boss Bumpy Johnson in the 1960s, as she focuses on getting onto the New York Fine Arts board. Ilfenesh Hadera, who portrays the character, tells ABC Audio Mayme’s goal to help Black artists get the recognition they deserve […]

This story may contain accounts and descriptions of actual or alleged events that some readers may find disturbing. Bryana Bongolan took the witness stand at Sean Combs‘ trial Wednesday and testified pursuant to a subpoena and an immunity deal with federal prosecutors. She promptly told the jury that Combs allegedly held her over a 17th-floor balcony nine years […]

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and SZA‘s song “Luther” is spending its 23rd week atop Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, becoming the longest-running #1 in the chart’s history. Luminate reports it’s racked up 16.5 million official U.S. streams, 57.5 million in airplay audience and 1,500 in sales downloads from May 23 to May 29. “Luther” now beats K. Dot’s own “Not Like Us,” […]

Def Jam Recordings Just days after announcing her return to music, Teyana Taylor has released her comeback song, “Long Time.” A taste of her upcoming album, Escape Room, the song has a futuristic R&B feel, with Teyana singing about the pitfalls of a relationship that lasted too long. “The truth is it didn’t end when it was over … […]

High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings When Beyoncé released “Grown Woman,” she sang, “I’m a grown woman/ I can do whatever I want.” Coco Jones’ latest album, Why Not More?, might as well be a real-life interpretation of that song. With a background in Disney and years of being told what to do from her labels, Coco is […]

Live Nation Drake has $ome $pecial $hows planned for his fanbase in the U.K. and Europe. He’ll be going on an arena tour with his $ome $exy $ongs 4 U collaborator, PartyNextDoor, for a two-month stretch that starts July 20 in Birmingham, England, and ends Sept. 23 in Hamburg, Germany. It’ll be his first time performing in Europe […]

This story may contain accounts and descriptions of actual or alleged events that some readers may find disturbing. Testimony at the Sean Combs federal racketeering and sex trafficking trial returned on Tuesday to the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City, California, where Combs was caught on video surveillance footage in 2016 physically attacking his then-girlfriend, Cassie Ventura.  […]

If you’re sprung on T-Pain‘s music, he’s announced a tour in honor of his 20 years in music. He says it’s a way for him to celebrate his success while thanking his fans for their support. “This tour is not just a celebration, it’s a thank you to everyone that was there in 2005 and to […]

This story may contain accounts and descriptions of actual or alleged events that some readers may find disturbing. After a lengthy and contentious defense cross-examination of “Mia,” federal prosecutors sought to reframe the social media posts filled with flattering descriptions of Sean Combs, which the defense attempted to use to try to undermine “Mia’s” testimony. […]

Through the course of three weeks of testimony in the trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs, one man has loomed large even as he remains locked up in a prison more than 2,500 miles away. That man is Marion “Suge” Knight, the rap impresario who was viewed by many as Combs’ chief competitor at the peak of Combs’ […]