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Courtesy of The Recording Academy The nominations for the 67th annual Grammy Awards are in, and Beyoncé is leading the pack. She’s nominated for 11 Grammys, including Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter. Its lead single, “Texas Hold ‘Em,” is up for both Record and Song of the Year. With her album being a country one, […]
Arnold Turner/Getty Images, FILE Rashida Jones is remembering her late father, famed music producer Quincy Jones, in the wake of his death. The Parks and Recreation alum, 48, shared a photo of her and her father from when she was a baby to Instagram on Nov. 7 and recalled a sweet memory from her childhood. […]
After calling out DDG for her son’s onscreen appearance during Kai Cenat‘s livestream, Halle Bailey admits she might have overreacted. She reactivated her X account Thursday and tweeted, “yesterday maybe i did overreact and shouldn’t have brought it here. i know that halo is always safe with his dad.” She continued, “I just don’t like finding […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images It’s officially time. Mariah Carey kicked off her annual Christmas Time tour in Highland, California, on Wednesday. The Queen of Christmas celebrated the 30th anniversary of her album Merry Christmas during the tour’s opening night, where she reintroduced two beloved holiday tracks to the set list: “O Holy Night” and “Miss You […]
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Pharrell Williams‘ nonprofit Black Ambition is returning for its fourth annual Demo Day, during which over $2.7 million will be given to the winners of the 2024 Black Ambition Prize Competition. The applicants were first narrowed down to 250 of the most compelling Black and Latinx entrepreneurs, then to 40 people who got pitch […]
BET/ET BET is airing a prime-time news special in honor of the late Quincy Jones. Premiering Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, BET AND ET PRESENT QUINCY JONES: LIFE AND LEGACY will feature interviews with Jones, as well as rare archival footage from throughout his career. Among the many things being discussed are Jones’ impact across music, television, film and […]
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Pharrell Williams‘ nonprofit Black Ambition is returning for its fourth annual Demo Day, during which over $2.7 million will be given to the winners of the 2024 Black Ambition Prize Competition. The applicants were first narrowed down to 250 of the most compelling Black and Latinx entrepreneurs, then to 40 people who got pitch […]
Scott Kirkland Halle Bailey is “extremely upset” with DDG for taking their son, Halo, onto Kai Cenai‘s livestream without her consent. “[H]i everyone. just so you know i am out of town and i don’t approve of my baby being on a stream tonight,” she tweeted in a since-deleted post. “[I] wasn’t told or notified […]
Photo by Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images for BFI Before Pharrell became a Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, artist and fashion designer he is today, he had only one job. “McDonald’s was my first and only job,” he told BBC Radio 2. “I got fired three times. I was eating the chicken nuggets.” “The first two times it […]
Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns Ice-T has had his share of rap beefs, but he says it’s nothing like the rap feuds/battles in modern day. Speaking to the Boss Talk 101 podcast, he noted one of the differences is the existence of social media, which he says “is an amplifier to everything.” “It forces reaction that really could […]
