Meek Mill, the platinum-selling Philadelphia rapper, was granted a new trial and a new judge by a Pennsylvania appeals court Wednesday, after fighting a 2008 drug and gun conviction that his lawyers have argued should be overturned.Kenya The New York Times entertainment18 Aug 2024
Taymor McIntyre, a Texas teenager best known as rapper Tay-K (or Tay-K 47), was found guilty of murder Friday for his role in a 2016 armed robbery that left one man dead and, in a controversial series of events, helped to kick-start Tay-K’s brief, viral rise in hip-hop.
“The Beautiful Ones,” a memoir that Prince started not long before his death in 2016, will be released in October as a “newly envisioned” book featuring rare photographs and handwritten lyrics, publisher Random House announced Monday.Kenya The New York Times entertainment17 Aug 2024
“Guava Island,” a new 55-minute film starring Donald Glover and Rihanna, was released as a limited-time free stream on Amazon overnight Saturday, during Glover’s headlining set as Childish Gambino at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.Kenya The New York Times entertainment17 Aug 2024
For 15 weeks since fall, the top spot on the Billboard singles chart was occupied by one of two Ariana Grande mega-smashes — “Thank U, Next” and “7 Rings” — that drip with the mettle and coquettish swagger of a pop diva, while borrowing from hip-hop beats and cadences.
A year after one of the most critically lauded festival performances in recent pop history, Beychella is coming to Netflix.Kenya The New York Times entertainment17 Aug 2024
The mainstream arrival of a new 17-year-old pop star reached its final stage this week as Billie Eilish’s first album put up big numbers and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart.Kenya The New York Times entertainment17 Aug 2024
Though far from a struggling musician, Nipsey Hussle, the Los Angeles rapper who was shot and killed Sunday, was not living the luxury fantasy of hip-hop superstardom.
Juice WRLD, the 20-year-old singing rapper of the moment, is spending a second straight week atop the Billboard 200 chart with his new album, “Death Race for Love,” thanks to a slow period for major music releases.Kenya The New York Times entertainment17 Aug 2024
Two women whose parents say they are being held in emotional and sexual captivity by the R&B; singer R. Kelly vociferously defended the musician in an interview that aired Thursday, claiming that their parents are blackmailing him and just out for money.
Two women whose parents say they are being held in emotional and sexual captivity by the R&B; singer R. Kelly vociferously defended the musician in an interview that aired Thursday, claiming that their parents are blackmailing him and just out for money.Kenya The New York Times entertainment17 Aug 2024
Two women whose parents say they are being held in emotional and sexual captivity by the R&B; singer R. Kelly vociferously defended the musician in an interview that aired Thursday, claiming that their parents are blackmailing him and just out for money.Kenya The New York Times entertainment17 Aug 2024
Beyoncé has the BeyHive and Nicki Minaj the Barbz, fan groups who swarm online against anyone who disparages their idols. The Deadheads may have provided a blueprint, though these days they are more likely to bicker among themselves.Kenya The New York Times entertainment17 Aug 2024
The release of a new album by the singer-songwriter Ryan Adams has been canceled amid a report that the FBI is looking into his communications with an underage fan.Kenya The New York Times entertainment17 Aug 2024
The release of a new album by the singer-songwriter Ryan Adams has been canceled amid a report that the FBI is looking into his communications with an underage fan.Kenya The New York Times entertainment17 Aug 2024
The release of a new album by singer-songwriter Ryan Adams has been canceled amid a report that the FBI is looking into his communications with an underage fan.Kenya The New York Times entertainment17 Aug 2024
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