Howard University has rescinded Sean “Diddy” Combs’ honorary degree, saying he is “no longer worthy to hold the institution’s highest honor.” The decision to revoke the recognition conferred to the rapper a decade ago was made unanimously at a meeting of the University’s board of trustees last Friday. The board said in a statement that…… MORE
DMX has earned a posthumous chart-topper on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart thanks to Five Finger Death Punch’s “This Is the Way.” FFDP extended its record streak on the Mainstream Rock Airplay chart and now has 11 straight No. 1s on the tally. As for DMX, “This Is the Way” is the late rapper’s first…… MORE
Atlanta-based rapper Latto recently dropped a remix of her single “Sunday Service,” featuring Megan Thee Stallion and Flo Milli via RCA Records. The remix arrives along with a music video, which was seemingly shot backstage on tour. “This remix so mf hard,” Latto wrote on Instagram. “Like I really did that.” Latto released the original…… MORE
Pharrell Williams recently released a trailer for his Lego animated biopic Piece By Piece. “You know what what would be cool is if we told my story with Lego pieces,” Lego Pharrell says in the trailer to the similarly-bricked director Morgan Neville, who chuckles politely and asks, “Seriously?” Pharrell replies, “Just be open.” The trailer…… MORE
Kendrick Lamar has announced a one-time show in Los Angeles on Juneteenth. The show, titled “The Pop Out – Ken and Friends,” will be presented by pgLang and Free Lunch. Tickets are on sale now at Ticketmaster.com. “The Pop Out – Ken and Friends,” slated for Juneteenth, Wednesday, July 19, at the Kia Forum in…… MORE
SZA has earned her third No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart, with “Saturn” racing to the top spot on the list dated June 8. SZA, who co-wrote “Saturn,” released the song on February 23rd via Top Dawg/RCA Records after teasing the track in a Mastercard commercial that aired during CBS’ broadcast of the Grammy…… MORE
Lizzo plays the flute along with Sir James Galway on a new version of the late Henry Mancini’s iconic movie theme “Pink Panther.” The track is part of a tribute album to the legendary composer marking his 100th birthday titled The Henry Mancini 100th Sessions — Henry Has Company, due June 21 from Primary Wave…… MORE
Vince Staples has announced the schedule for his Fall 2024 “Black in America” tour, featuring Baby Rose. Staples, who recently dropped his latest album Dark Times, announced that he’s taking the album on the road. According to the announcement, the tour is set to commence with a show at Atlanta’s The Eastern on October 14th.…… MORE
Ice Spice recently announced her first-ever world tour in support of her upcoming album, Y2K. The Y2K! World Tour includes festival dates across Europe and the U.K., with headline shows across North America this summer. The 24-date tour kicks off in Europe with several festival performances including Roskilde Festival in Denmark, Rolling Loud Europe in…… MORE
iHeartMedia recently announced a star-studded lineup for the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival. The two-day main stage event will feature performances by Big Sean, Camila Cabello, Doja Cat, Gwen Stefani, Hozier, Keith Urban, New Kids on the Block, Paramore, Shaboozey, The Black Crowes, Thomas Rhett, Victoria Monet and More. Hosted by Ryan Seacrest on September 20…… MORE
Missy Elliott has the honor of being the first rapper in space…sort of. Her song, “Super Dupa Fly (The Rain),” is the first rap track to be beamed into deep space. The transmission took place last week. NASA’s Deep Space Network was able to broadcast the song 158 million miles from Earth to Venus at…
Prince’s estate will not give approval to Netflix for a nine-hour documentary on the late superstar. The original deal was for a six-hour feature. Director Ezra Edelman’s completed version is three hours longer. Prince’s estate said the extra content violates the initial agreement made in 2018. Page Six reports that Netflix feels “confident a compromise…
Chris Brown’s success continues to impress. The singer recently hit a mark that no other singer has. Breezy became the first artist to have 50 top ten songs on Billboard’s Hot R&B Songs chart. The song that pushed Brown to the mark was Jeremih’s “Wait On It,” with features from Breezy and Bryson Tiller.
Sexyy Red’s upcoming tour is in trouble. According to Touring Data, Sexyy’s has only sold 37.1 percent of tickets for her Sexyy Red 4 President tour. The tickets dropped to the general public on June 28th. There’s online speculation that the low sales could lead to Sexyy canceling some, if not all, of the 24…