LL Cool J takes the mic for the 2025 MTV VMAs, where Lady Gaga rules nominations
LL Cool J has snagged wins, co-hosted and performed atop the MTV Video Music Awards stage. Now, the Grammy-winning rapper-actor-author is going…
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A rap festival near the Arctic Ocean delights crowds under the midnight sun
It was well past midnight when Mihkku Laiti appeared on stage to perform at an open-air music festival in the Finnish village of Utsjoki, north of the Arctic circle…
Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to 2 further charges over London nightclub assault case
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty to two further charges related to the serious beating of a music producer with…
Justin Bieber releases ‘Swag,’ his long-awaited seventh album
Never say never! Justin Bieber surprised fans Friday by releasing “Swag,” his seventh studio album, hours after he teased it on…
Slick Rick returns after 26 years with ‘Victory’ album and proves hip-hop storytelling still reigns
Hip-hop legend Slick Rick is proving his creative spark is far from fading. The English-born rapper — known for his signature eye patch and masterful storytelling — returned to…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ ex-girlfriend resumes testimony about his sexual interests
Sean “Diddy” Combs ‘ recent ex-girlfriend returned to the witness stand Friday in his sex trafficking trial, after testifying that he pressured her into drug-fueled…
Long-running Young Thug gang trial to end without any murder convictions
Three years after Atlanta rapper Young Thug and 27 others were indicted on gang and racketeering charges, followed by…
Will Smith gets a street named in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he was born and raised
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and city leaders honored the Oscar and Grammy winner on Wednesday, renaming…
Will Smith channels his post-slap introspection into music on ‘Based on a True Story’
Will Smith could have let his infamous Oscar slap be his cinematic fade out with a career bruised, marriage dissected and reputation in a free fall. But instead…
Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.’s mother and keeper of his legacy, dies at 78
Voletta Wallace, the dedicated mother of the late great rapper The Notorious B.I.G., died Friday morning at 78