Mary J. Blige has revealed the third edition of her annual “Strength of a Woman Summit,” to be held on Saturday (May 11th) at The Glasshouse in New York City, will feature Taraji P. Henson, Method Man and several other celebrities. Blige also revealed the official sponsors and the experiences that will be on offer…… MORE
Nicki Minaj surprised her fans during a show in Brooklyn by bringing out Cyndi Lauper. During her performance at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour on Wednesday night, May 1, Minaj invited Lauper onto the stage after which the duo performed “Pink Friday Girls” for the first time together. “I have…… MORE
The Tribeca Film Festival is set to feature talks by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Jon Batiste, Nas and more. The 23rd edition of the festival is set to take place from June 5-18. It will also feature appearances from Judd Apatow, Kerry Washington and Succession’s Kieran Culkin in the Storyteller Series segment. The Storytellers Series of…… MORE
Afropop star Ayra Starr has announced that she will release her sophomore album The Year I Turned 21 on May 31. Ayra also revealed the album artwork, which features the singer sticking out of a red car in a floral dress. She also shared the tracklist for the 14-track project, which features collaborations with Asake,…… MORE
Beyonce’s first name is among the new words included in the new edition of the French encyclopedic dictionary Le Petit Larousse. According to Sky News, “Beyonce” will appear as an entry alongside about 40 celebrities such as Cate Blanchett, French actor Omar Sy, Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan, and French rugby captain Antoine Dupont. Bey is…… MORE
Missy Elliott has expanded her 2024 North America summer tour, “Out of This World – The Missy Elliott Experience.” Elliot has added four new dates to her debut headline run. The shows include one in Orlando on July 30th, Cleveland on August 14th, Toronto on August 20th, and a second date in Rosemont, Illinois on…… MORE
Usher is set to close out the third edition of the Lovers & Friends Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday (May 4) by performing his 14-time platinum album Confessions in its entirety for the first time ever. This year marks the record’s 20th anniversary. The seminal album sold 1.1 million copies in…… MORE
Nicki Minaj surprised her fans at a recent live show by bringing out Drake as a surprise guest and performing the live debut of “Needle.” On April 30, Minaj performed at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto as part of her ongoing world tour celebrating the release of 2023’s Pink Friday 2. On stage, she told…… MORE
Paramount+ has announced it will premiere the Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza docuseries in the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday, May 21st. The series will premiere on May 22nd in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Multi-Emmy nominated Michael John Warren directed the three-part docuseries, which made its world premiere…… MORE
Kendrick Lamar has escalated his beef with Drake by dropping a new diss track, “Euphoria,” in response to the Canadian rapper’s latest diss track. Last week, Drake released “Taylor Made Freestyle,” asking why Kendrick hadn’t gotten in the booth to respond to him yet. The song was Drake’s second diss track after Kendrick came at…… MORE
