:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(678x411:680x413)/Rihanna-011926-96bc2ef6957348a486d5d4230960815b.jpg?w=300&resize=300,200&ssl=1 "Rihanna Hit by Closing Door During N.Y.C. Outing. What She Told the Bodyguard Responsible")
Fetty Wap has been released from prison, but he will reportedly be on home confinement until later this year. News broke that the New Jersey rapper was free on Thursday (Jan. 8), after a video surfaced showing him in a meeting at his label, 300 Entertainment. According to CNN, the “Trap Queen” rapper was released…
Bad Bunny has been sued over a voice recording sampled on “Solo de Mi” and “EoO”—companion songs featured on 2018’s X 100pre and last year’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos—Billboard reports. The plaintiff, Tainaly Y. Serrano Rivera, claims producer Roberto Rosado solicited the recording from her when they were theater students at the Interamerican University of…
Megan Moroney gets a lift from Ed Sheeran (on the song “I Only Miss You”) and Kacey Musgraves (on “Bells & Whistles”) on her upcoming album, Cloud 9, which will be released Feb. 20 by Sony Music Nashville/Columbia. The artist broke the news in a video to fans, which can be seen below. The 15-track…
Grapevine-raised superstar Post Malone has been named the face of the 40th anniversary “Don’t Mess With Texas” campaign, bringing his global fame back home to support the iconic anti-litter message that has defined Texas highways for four decades. The Texas Department of Transportation revealed the Grammy-nominated artist as their latest celebrity spokesperson, releasing a new…
At the end of month, Ari Lennox is releasing her third studio album Vacancy. We’ve heard the title track and the single “Under The Moon.” Today she’s three for three with another called “Twin Flame.” It was produced by Tommy “TBHits” Brown and Leather Jacket. Whereas “Under The Moon” had some sensual doo-wop flare to…
:max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x0:751x2)/patti-smith-robert-mapplethorpe-010926-569b5bfb3a684d6289f3d9a5002233ae.jpg?w=600&resize=600,400&ssl=1 "Patti Smith Recalls Last Memories of Robert Mapplethorpe Being a ‘Blessing’")
NEED TO KNOW Patti Smith recalled her final memories of longtime friend Robert Mapplethorpe being a “blessing” “Robert, he had so much work, so many visions, so much to do, so much capability. And what I mourn is like, I know what he wanted to do,” the singer-songwriter and poet said during the Thursday, Jan….
Odessa A’zion was already making a ton of money as an actress years before her breakout roles in Marty Supreme and I Love LA, Us Weekly can exclusively report. Us obtained the 2018 contract that A’zion, 25, signed for her role in the CBS sitcom, Fam, which reveals her salary for the gig. Fam ran…
“Every time I want to stop, I remember there’s someone somewhere who is silently inspired by the things I do and that motivates me to keep going.” – Victoria Ibek If you ask emerging vocalist, songwriter and beat maker Victoria Ibek what her favorite music genre is, she’ll tell you she’s a #1 fan of…
UPDATE (Jan. 9): Boosie’s attorney, Meghan Blanco, has released the following statement to XXL about Boosie’s sentence: “Mr. Hatch was sentenced to time served, in addition to three years of supervision and 300 hours of community service. The resolution brings a sense of relief, allowing him to finally put this chapter behind him. He can…
Sault, the elusive R&B-and-funk collective led by producer Inflo, have returned with Chapter 1, their 13th album. The LP features contributions from R&B singer Cleo Sol, singer-songwriter Jack Peñate, and legendary hitmakers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Since Sault’s acclaimed 2019 album 5, the group has surprise-released more than a dozen projects under Inflo’s Forever…
