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André 3000 Shares Unreleased Music In LA Wildfire Relief Compilation Album

André 3000 has contributed an unreleased song to a compilation album for Los Angeles wildfire relief.The album, titled Staying: Leaving Records Aid to Artists Impacted by the Los Angeles Wildfires,...

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Keke Palmer and SZA’s 'One Of Them Days' Takes The No. 2 Spot Over Box Office...

One of Them Days has had multiple great days at the box office for its opening this past MLK weekend — so much so that it gave Disney’s Mufasa some competition.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the...

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2025 Oscars: Denzel Washington Snubbed, Zoe Saldaña Gets Her First-Ever...

The 2025 nominations for the Oscars have been announced— and, as always, they included some surprises, snubs and everything in between. Among the notable snubs was Denzel Washington, whose role as...

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The Listening: New Music From Central Cee, Boldy James and More

As the first month of 2025 comes to a close, a slew of new music has been released, especially in regard to singles.This week offered a stacked collection of loosies, including “Bad Choices,” a track...

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Doechii to Perform at the 2025 Grammys

Along with being nominated at this year’s Grammy Awards, Doechii will also be performing at the ceremony, too. The TDE rapper will be one of several of the night’s performers, which will also include...

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Donald Glover And Jordan Peele's  ‘Saturday Night Live’ Audition Tapes...

Donald Glover and Jordan Peele auditioned to be a part of the Saturday Night Live cast at some point — and now their audition tapes have been revealed. The first episode of documentary series SNL50:...

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Mereba Shares New Single From Upcoming Album ‘The Breeze Grew A Fire’

Mereba has released a new song from her forthcoming album, The Breeze Grew A Fire. The song, titled “Phone Me,” is “a song inspired by sisterhood and the strong bond that connects friendship” and...

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New Jack Scribe: The Brilliance of Barry Michael Cooper

The news of Barry Michael Cooper passing away on Wednesday in Baltimore reverberated throughout cultural corners and cut deep for anyone who’d read his writing or watched the classic films borne of...

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Questlove Discusses Inspiration Behind New Sly Stone Documentary

Questlove has offered plenty of insight into what inspired his upcoming documentary about Sly Stone, the bandleader of the influential Sly and the Family Stone. In a digital cover story for VIBE, The...

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Snoop Dogg Says He’s Still “100 Percent Black” After Trump Crypto Ball...

One week after facing a wave of backlash for performing at one of President Donald Trump’s inauguration events, the Crypto Ball, Snoop Dogg has issued a response to those calling him a sellout....

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Vanessa Bryant to Honor Kobe And Gianna Bryant With New Mural Book

In honor of her late husband and daughter, Vanessa Bryant is releasing a new mural book dedicated to Kobe and Gianna Bryant.According to a synopsis of the book, titled Mamba & Mambacita Forever,...

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Solange Fans Think She’s Working With Pi’erre Bourne After She Shares Photo...

A recent social media post from Solange now has fans thinking that she’s working with Pi’erre Bourne on new music.Over the weekend, the A Seat at the Table singer shared an image of herself in a...

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Wyclef Jean to be Honored by Largest Non-Profit Music Education Program for...

Wyclef Jean will be honored by Music Will, the largest non-profit music education program for schools in the United States, in April.In a press release, Music Will shared that Jean will be an honoree...

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Mental Health Professionals Help Sundance Film Festival Attendees “Unpack”...

The truth is, powerful movies can be… really powerful. And disturbing. Or just really emotionally frustrating. Quite often, some combination of all those descriptors. It’s a reality filmgoers have...

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‘Never Too Much’ Can’t Silence Luther’s Queerness

Just over the halfway point in CNN’s biography of Luther Vandross, Luther: Never Too Much, friend and writing partner Richard Marx shares his disappointment with “people who have talked about his...

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Laila! Announces Her First-Ever Tour

Laila!, the artist behind viral hits like “Like That!” and “Not My Problem,” is prepping for her first-ever tour.On Tuesday, she announced the tour on Instagram and shared the dates for it. It will...

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The Listening: The Weeknd, MF DOOM & Madlib, MIKE and More

The last day of January comes with a truly stacked collection of new releases.First, we have to mention the Madvillainy Demos, a release of demos from MF DOOM and Madlib’s seminal Madvillainy...

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Black Thought, Just Blaze, Pete Rock and More to Lead Madlib Tribute

A tribute concert dedicated to Madlib and to raise funds for Altadena, a historically Black neighborhood in Los Angeles County that was impacted by the recent wildfires, is happening in New York City...

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Will Kendrick Lamar Perform "Not Like Us" at the Super Bowl LIX?

On February 9, Kendrick Lamar will take to the field at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome as the Super Bowl’s halftime performer. And, of course, the one question on everybody’s mind is: Will he perform...

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Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Wins Grammy For Record Of The Year

Kendrick Lamar has won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year.The GNX rapper’s Drake diss track, “Not Like Us,” ended up victorious against some other big-name competitors: The Beatles’ “Now and...

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