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Manny Hernandez/Getty Images Fetty Wap has learned his fate in his drug trafficking case. The rapper, born Willie Junior Maxwell, has been sentenced to six years in prison. Fetty was arrested in October 2021 for his involvement in a trafficking conspiracy that obtained drugs, including cocaine, heroin, fentanyl and crack, from the West Coast, and distributed them across […]

Wondaland Arts Society/Atlantic Records  With her new album, The Age of Pleasure, coming out next month, Janelle Monáe has been promoting the project via interviews and social media. She specifically shared the link to her online store Tuesday, where fans are able to preorder merch and different versions of the album. The vinyls listed include a close-up view of what appear […]

Courtesy Roots Picnic While Usher‘s Las Vegas residency is on a brief hiatus, he’s taking his talents to the Roots Picnic. The Grammy-winning star has just been added as a special guest and will be co-headlining alongside Ms. Lauryn Hill. It will mark his first Roots Picnic appearance since 2016. The Roots Picnic will take place June 3-4 […]

ABC/Randy Holmes GloRilla has added a female twist to the 1999 song “Slob on My Nob.” In her new single “Lick or Sum,” she samples the track by Three 6 Mafia‘s offshoot group Tear da Club Up Thugs and shifts the focus from male pleasure to female pleasure. “Get head from his cousin too/ I keep it in the family/ […]

Ethan Miller/Getty Images Oprah Winfrey, who earned an Oscar nomination for 1985’s adaptation Alice Walker‘s 1982 novel The Color Purple, and who produces the forthcoming big screen musical version, can’t sing enough praises of its lead, singer Fantasia Barrino.  Oprah took part in a virtual promotional event with director Blitz Bazawule on Tuesday, and gave the former American Idol winner her flowers, saying […]

Courtesy Live Nation Bryson Tiller is extending his Back and I’m Better Tour. The trek, which kicked off earlier this month, now features 32 shows, seven more than the original 25-city outing. The trek will revisit New York, this time appearing at The Rooftop at Pier 17, and make a second stop at The Wiltern in LA. […]

Lil Durk‘s Almost Healed is almost here. Ahead of its May 26 release, the rapper unveiled a 21-song track list, with J. Cole, Future, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Juice WRLD, Rob 49 and Morgan Wallen listed as features. Coi Leray, whose COI album drops next month, also shared a glimpse of the artists on her upcoming project. She tapped a diverse set of stars, including Lola Brooke, Saucy Santana, James Brown, Giggs, Skillibeng and David Guetta. Travis […]

Ella De Gea/CBS Quavo‘s dedication to Takeoff will continue with his next project, which he announced is “coming soon.” Taking to Instagram Tuesday, Quavo said Rocket Power is for his late nephew and their true fans, but it’s also been a personal form of therapy. “This is album is a true reflection of how I feel right now. Sometimes I’m Good, sometimes I’m Down, sometimes […]

Francis Specker/CBS Busta Rhymes and Jhené Aiko are helping with the launch of The Show: Sunshine Vibes Sessions at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The stars have been tapped as headliners for the concerts, which will take place this Memorial Day weekend. Starting May 27 at the Soak Pool, Jhené will perform, as will others on the lineup, including Swae Lee, Saint […]