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The 2021 Essence Festival of Culture has announced a star-studded lineup that includes Jazmine Sullivan and DJ Khaled. The festival will also feature performances by Ne-Yo, Tank, Michelle Williams, Kirk Franklin, and Davido. The festival’s interactive sessions will showcase leading voices throughout the two weekends, including Mary J. Blige, Angela Yee, Adrienne Bailon, Sarah Jakes…

During his rematch with fellow Verzuz co-creator Timbaland on Sunday, Swizz Beatz called out Justin Timberlake and urged the superstar to make an appearance on the popular rap battle series. “Until you can get Justin Timberlake on Verzuz, I don’t really wanna hear those vocals,” Swizz said with a laugh after Timbaland played Jay-Z’s 2013…

Nicki Minaj recently shared an adorable video of her son attempting to walk. On Saturday, May 29, Minaj shared a video in which her 8-month old baby is being held by her husband in a standing position as a support as he is encouraged to take a step on his own. “You ain’t trying to…

Olivia Rodrigo’s highly anticipated first full-length album, SOUR has debuted at at No.1 on the Billboard 200 chart. SOUR earned 295,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending May 27, according to MRC Data. The album has already achieved RIAA Gold certification in its first week. According to Billboard, SOUR also debuted…

Taylor Swift has broken the record for single-week vinyl album sales with Evermore. The album, which was originally released in December 2020, only arrived on vinyl last Friday, May 28. However, in just three days, the album recorded sales of over 40,000 copies in the U.S., according to Billboard. This beats the record for an…

Mariah Carey recently shared a picture of her “sad attempt” to recreate the iconic “Rachel haircut” from the popular TV series “Friends.” On Friday, May 28, the superstar singer shared a throwback photo on Instagram of her hairstyle similar to that of Jennifer Aniston’s Rachel Greene in the hit 1990s sitcom. “#FBF A sad attempt…

A new video released by Machine Gun Kelly for his latest track “Love Race,” featuring Kellin Quinn, sees MGK attending a summer camp. The video, which Kelly co-directed with Isacc Rentz, shows MGK playing multiple characters alongside Quinn and Travis Barker. TikTok stars Noah Beck, Alissa Violet and Xowie Jones are also featured in the…

Lady Gaga joined Lisa Kudrow to perform the memorable “Friends” song “Smelly Cat” during the “Friends: The Reunion Special” which premiered on HBO Max on Thursday (May 27). Ben Winston, who produced and directed the reunion special, told Variety that he first asked Lisa if she would be prepared to sing the song and she…

Kid Cudi, J. Cole and Future have been announced as the headliners for Rolling Loud California. For the first time, the festival, scheduled for December 10-12, will run for three days instead of two. Other performers include Wiz Khalifa, Playboi Carti, Moneybagg Yo, Lil Durk, Polo G, Rod Wave, Lil Tjay, Jack Harlow and Ski…

The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and CBC have announced a special performance from Justin Bieber at the 2021 JUNO Awards. The seven-time JUNO Award winner is among this year’s top nominees with five nods, including the JUNO Fan Choice award. The 2021 JUNO Awards will be broadcast nationwide in Canada on June…