Music
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Phylicia Rashad Proves She's Still an Iconic Black Mom in Drake's 'In My Feelings' Video
It’s no understatement to say that Drake knows how to leverage a viral moment—or give shine where it’s deserved. After social media star Shiggy caused the “In My Feelings” challenge to become an international phenomenon, Drake did him one better, making Shiggy one of the hilarious cameos in his official video, which premiered on Thursday…
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Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal Show Off Their MC Skills on ‘Easy Come, Easy Go’
I’m going to start this off by urging you to go to the movie theater and see Blindspotting if you haven’t already. It is an excellent film, and Rafael Casal and Daveed Diggs are masterful storytellers both as writers and actors. Go see it now! I already knew that both Casal and Diggs were talented…
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Cardi B Announces She Is Choosing Motherhood Over the Bruno Mars Tour
When we first learned Cardi B was pregnant, we were told her plan was to have her baby, take six weeks off to rest and bond with her newborn, and then join Bruno Mars on his fall tour. As of Thursday, that plan has changed. Cardi took to Instagram Thursday night to inform her fans…
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The Choir That Performed at the Royal Wedding Got a Record Deal With Sony
Karen Gibson and the Kingdom Choir, who performed at the royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, have signed a record deal with Sony Music U.K. The deal was celebrated at Kensington Palace on Tuesday morning. At the royal wedding, they performed “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King, prompting the song to soar…
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Hold Up: Is a New Beyoncé Album Really Coming to Netflix?
Rumors are swirling that Beyoncé’s next visual album could be hitting Netflix—but should we believe them? The report comes from The Sun, a popular British tabloid that cites a single source in its story. The unnamed source who is “close to the singer” says Beyoncé is scouting out locations that will top the singer’s lush,…
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10 Music Biopics I'd Really Like To See
On Nov. 2, 2018, Bohemian Rhapsody, the biopic about the group Queen, but mostly about the Freddie Mercury, hits theaters nationwide. I can’t wait because I’m a fan of the group and Mercury in particular, and I generally love music biopics and biographies. I always look forward to finding out things that I didn’t know.…
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We Listened to R. Kelly's New 19-Minute Song, 'I Admit,' So You Don't Have to
Early Monday morning, a new R. Kelly track, “I Admit” dropped on SoundCloud, where the singer addresses the allegations that he runs a sex cult; reveals he was sexually abused as a child and waxes on at length about his dire financial and legal straits. But don’t be fooled: Despite being set up as a…
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Offset of Migos Arrested for Gun Possession and Hit With 4 Charges: Report
Rapper Offset of rap trio Migos (and recent proud papa of Kulture Kiari with wife Cardi B) was reportedly arrested for gun possession on Friday afternoon. TMZ reports that Offset (born Kiari Kendrell Cephus) was pulled over outside of Atlanta for driving with tinted windows (wonder what kind of car he was driving … you…
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'Atlanta's Eiffel Tower': 2 Chainz Vies to Save His Iconic Pink Trap House From Demolition
2 Chainz said he might holler at Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to stop the owner of the little wooden pink “trap” house he made famous from tearing it down. The edifice, which features the word “trap” painted prominently across its front, appeared on the cover of 2 Chainz’ 2017 album, Pretty Girls Like Trap…
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Nothing But 'Work': Rihanna Working on Dancehall Album and Our Souls and Bodies Are Reeaaadddyyyy
If you follow Rihanna on Instagram, you’ve likely noticed that lately, every time Rihanna posts something—particularly if it’s related to her ginormously successful Fenty beauty line—there’s a strong showing of comments to the effect of: “But where’s the album tho? 👀” It’s been more than two years since Rihanna released her last album, the instant-classic…