Featured Blog Posts – April 2018 Archive (96)

Cardi B‘s sister Hennessy Carolina is not here for anyone criticizing the rapper’s pregnancy and the effect it might have on her career.

“Why is anyone saying anything so mean to someone? A baby is a blessing,” Carolina, 22, told People in an interview released Wednesday. “Why would you talk about it like it’s a bad thing? My sister is such a good person, I wouldn’t…

Toni Braxton’s upcoming wedding to Birdman will be a celebration to remember.

The 50-year-old R&B legend wants a “Great Gatsby” themed wedding.

“This is my second wedding, and I’m over 40,” she quipped to People. “It’s like Carrie Bradshaw, the last bride. It’ll be elegant and a little sexy.”

Braxton broke her engagement news in the Season Six…

New York hip-hop station Hot 97 will feature a Pulitzer Prize winner on its Summer Jam stage when Kendrick Lamar headlines the popular concert in June.

The “94 ‘Til Infinity” show, to be held June 10 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, will also include performances by Lil Wayne, A$AP Ferg, Rich Da Kid and Remy Ma. In addition, the station also…

Usher could be the latest victim of the celebrity bling ring.

Thieves stole about $820,000 in jewelry and cash from the R&B crooner’s home, according to The Blast. Usher’s estranged wife, Grace Miguel, reported the house had been broken into after she learned of the incident from the housekeeper on March 29.

The housekeeper reportedly told Miguel that she…

Rapper J. Cole surprised fans Monday with a surprise listening session at New York’s Gramercy Theatre, where he played all 12 tracks from his unannounced upcoming album — and then announced the album immediately afterward. The album will be released on Cole’s Dreamville label via Roc Nation and Interscope.

The album, Cole’s fifth, is called “Kod” and comes out on…

Beyoncé paid tribute to historically black colleges during her groundbreaking Coachella performance, and now the singer is donating $100,000 to four black universities.

The superstar singer announced Monday the Homecoming Scholars Award Program for the 2018-2019 academic year through her BeyGOOD initiative. She plans to give $25,000 each to Tuskegee University,…

Kendrick Lamar‘s raw and powerful “DAMN.” album has won the Pulitzer Prize for music. It’s the first non-classical or jazz work to win the award.

The announcement was made Monday.

Lamar has been praised and lauded for his deep lyrical content, remarkable live performances, and his profound mix of hip-hop, spoken word, jazz, soul, funk, poetry and African…

What started off as a joke quickly got serious with Ebro from Hot 97 and Queens rapper Queenzflip.…

Golden Globe-winning actor Donald Glover is on double duty on May 5 as host and musical guest of “Saturday Night Live.”

The news was announced during the John Mulaney-hosted episode of the late-night show. Glover will bring his brand of comedy on the sketch side of things while his hip-hop persona Childish Gambino will take the stage as the musical guest.

The…

Beyoncé got the band back together on Saturday night.

On the group’s 20th anniversary, Destiny’s Child reunited for a special performance during Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s headlining set at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif.

The R&B trio, featuring Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, last performed together during the 2013 Super Bowl…

The Weeknd gave an emotional performance at Coachella on Friday, visibly breaking down in tears during his headlining set.

The 28-year-old Canadian singer (né Abel Tesfaye) ended the popular musical festival‘s first day of fun with a tender and raw performance as he sang songs from his new six-song EP My Dear Melancholy.

Two of those tunes, “Call Out My Name”…

Azealia Banks says she was sexually assaulted this weekend.

In a since deleted Instagram story, the troubled star simply wrote, “Lowkey just got raped. I feel like dirt.”

The 26-year-old rapper followed up with a series of voice messages to fans in which she’s heard sobbing discussing her feelings and thoughts – which was captured by a fan and placed on…

Nicki Minaj knows her best angles, and her new music video for "Chun Li" definitely showcases this along with her strong selfie skills.

In the clip, Minaj -- clad in a black fishnet and leather ensemble with a pair of spike-studded heels to match -- runs through her recent single while staring into the self-facing camera on her phone. Clips of her lounging on a couch…

A single mom and fitness model claims she felt sexually harassed as a guest on Steve Harvey's talk show.

The woman, Dominique Collier, was invited to a taping of an episode of "Steve Harvey" in 2016 after responding to a casting call for "single professional women who like to show off their looks" and claims she left there feeling sexually harassed, TMZ…

Kanye West is writing a philosophy book called “Break the Simulation.”

He reveals in a conversation with international interior design guru Axel Vervoordt in the Hollywood Reporter: “I’ve got this philosophy — or let’s say it’s just a concept, because sometimes philosophy sounds too heavy-handed. I’ve got a concept about photographs, and I’m on the fence about…

Buzz that Beyoncé will reunite with Destiny’s Child at Coachella has come and gone — but a music insider says, “It’s on!”

“Beyoncé and Destiny’s Child are reuniting,” claims the source. “It was teased, rumored, squashed, so nothing much else was said . . . But it’s happening.”

Beyoncé’s scheduled to perform solo on Saturday.

The insider said the added…

Cardi B insisted that she had no beef with Nicki Minaj, but the “Chun-Li” MC begs to differ.

According to Minaj, 35, the feud began when she and Cardi, 25, were both featured on Migos‘ “Motorsport,” which dropped in October.

In November, Cardi told the UK’s Capital Xtra, “When I heard the track, her verse wasn’t finished — well, it’s not the verse that is out…

A woman who was streaming live on Facebook when she was shot Thursday morning has died, confirms her family members and Shreveport police.

The incident -- details of which are still be sorted out -- also left a Shreveport police officer with a gunshot wound to the wrist. The officer has not been identified.

The suspected shooter, Johnathan Robinson, 36, of the…

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has called for Meek Mill's release from prison, NBC10 reports. The rapper, whose real name is Robert Rihmeek Williams, is currently serving two to four years in prison on probation violations stemming from 2007 drugs and weapons charges.

Kenney visited the rapper for about an hour on Wednesday, and came at the invitation of Meek Mill's…