Today is Friday, which means there are tons of new releases to look forward to from some of your favorite Hip-Hop, R&B, Reggae, Dancehall, and Afrobeats artists. To help you unwind and enjoy the ...

Erykah Badu has been announced as a headliner at the 2026 Roots Picnic, which will include performances by Jay-Z, Kehlani, Brandy, T.I., and more ...

Latto will release a new album, Big Mama, on May 29 via RCA Records. The rapper also shared the LP’s cover art, which reveals she is pregnant. Latto previewed Big Mama with her new single “Business & ...

The genre-defining hip-hop odyssey of Bob Power began by chance. The influential studio engineer and producer, who died on March 1 at the age of 74, forever expanded the two-fisted beats and rhymes ...

Jordan’s breakthrough first came through the television series All My Children more than 20 years ago, but it was 2013’s Fruitvale Station that really marked a shift in his career as a feature film ...

Jay-Z is officially set to return to the stage as the headlining act for the upcoming The Roots Picnic in Philadelphia. On Tuesday (March 17), it was announced that the 56-year-old music icon and ...

Kiki Shepard, legendary co-host of the iconic variety program Showtime at the Apollo, has died at the age of 74. According to TMZ, Shepard passed away on Monday (March 16) in Los Angeles from a ...

Rapper and entrepreneur 50 Cent is continuing his legal fight with ex-girlfriend Shaniqua Tompkins after filing a notice of appeal in New York’s appellate court in an effort to overturn a recent ...

Watch Miles Caton, Raphael Saadiq, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Shaboozey, and more perform a rousing 'I Lied to You' from 'Sinners' at Oscars 2026.