Featured Blog Posts – February 2021 Archive (73)

R. Kelly has reportedly received both shots of a COVID-19 vaccine while being held in an Illinois lockup on serious child sex charges. The “I Believe I Can Fly” singer — who repeatedly tried to get released from custody because of the dangers of the pandemic — is one of more than 60 inmates at Chicago’s Metropolitan Correctional Center to be fully inoculated,…

D’Angelo may have done the very first solo Verzuz — I mean, who would want to battle him? — but he brought in a very special guest musician to kick off his performance at the Apollo on Saturday night.

That would be Keyon Harrold, the veteran trumpeter and member of D’Angelo’s band whose 14-year-old black son, Keyon Harrold Jr., was falsely accused of stealing…

Mathew Knowles — who launched the careers of Destiny’s Child, and his superstar daughters Beyoncé and Solange — says he’s ready to hang it up.

“In the next two years, I will have transitioned completely out of the music industry… my plan is to be completely dedicated to mentoring, academia… There’s nothing negative about [the decision]. I’m personally ready to…

Christopher Wallace, better known as the Notorious B.I.G., would have turned 49 years old this year, meaning that soon the late rapper will have been dead for longer than he was actually alive. Biggie’s still-unsolved murder at 24 years old remains one of the great tragedies of American music, an open wound for hip-hop that will never fully heal. His legacy is…

Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is reportedly being sued by a Miami stripper who was injured from being hit in the head with a bottle.

The incident was said to have happened on Saturday, February 20, at the Gold Rush Cabaret; 6ix9ine is being accused of throwing a bottle after someone who called him out for snitching. Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is reportedly being sued by a…

Tory Lanez recently called on celebrities and artists alike to band together to help the people of Texas. Over the past month, Texans have suffered from the aftermath of freezing temperatures due to a winter snowstorm. In addition to lives being lost, Texas found their homes to be damaged, many lost electricity, lack of access to clean drinking water, and more. The…

Mike Tyson has taken a swing at Hulu’s newly announced biopic “Iron Mike,” deeming the straight-to-series project to be a gross example of “cultural misappropriation.”

The eight-episode show, created by “I, Tonya” screenwriter Steven Rogers, will chronicle the tumultuous life and career of what the streamer dubbed “one of the most polarizing figures in sports…

Stevie Wonder is moving to Africa.

The “Sir Duke” crooner, 70, told Oprah Winfrey in a recent interview that the decision came out of the growing racial injustice he believes is pervading American society.

“I wanna see this nation smile again, and I want to see it before I leave to travel to move to Ghana,” the Michigan native told Winfrey. “Because I’m…

Megan Thee Stallion got a courtroom win Thursday, when the judge overseeing the criminal case against her alleged shooter, Tory Lanez, ruled that he cannot publicly comment on the case.

Lanez, 28, filed a request in January to be able to speak publicly about the shooting that took place in July, for which he has pleaded not guilty to one felony…

Damon Dash threatened to make Rachel Roy’s lawyer “famous” during a heated court hearing Thursday — after she alleged her music producing ex-husband was behind on child support again.

“I can make you famous, too, because you keep playing with my family,” Dash said to Roy’s lawyer Donnell Suares during a Manhattan Supreme Court video hearing…

Back near the end of 2020, Chance the Rapper’s former manager Pat Corcoran, also known as Pat The Manager, sued the Chicago emcee for $3 million. Chance’s legal team responded to the suit days later but now is countersuing Corcoran.

The Chicago Tribune reports the new lawsuit was filed in Cook County court. The suit was filed last week and is aiming to dismiss…

Meek Mill said that he’s apologized to Vanessa Bryant for his lyric that references Kobe Bryant’s fatal helicopter crash.

“I apologized to her in private earlier today not to the public…Nothing I say on my page directed to a internet viral moment or the family of a grieving woman!” Mill, 33, tweeted on Tuesday morning.

“If you care about someone grieving…

Clive Davis has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy and will postpone the second half of his annual pre-Grammys party.

“He is being treated with antibiotics and steroids and is expected to recover within six to eight weeks. He is in good spirits and looks forward to doing the second half of his pre-Grammy gala in May,” Cassidy said, adding that the record industry…

Coach debuted its Fall 2021 collection on Monday with a pop culture-inspired video featuring star-studded parodies of classic movie and TV moments.

Brand ambassador Megan Thee Stallion tackles the role of Regina George from “Mean Girls,” twerking on a football field in a monogram sweatshirt and matching miniskirt while classmates exchange salacious gossip…

Between her larger-than-life personality and her professional accolades, you might assume Cardi B has confidence in spades — but the brash, bodacious superstar says she felt “ugly and undeveloped” when she was younger.

In a candid chat with Mariah Carey for Interview’s March 2021 cover story, the 28-year-old “WAP” rapper discussed the beauty and body…

New York rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine is showing no signs of slowing down his trolling – at all. The hip-hop star has stepped forward to continue pouring fuel onto his feud with rap rival Meek Mill by exposing a letter allegedly from the Dreamchasers boss.

The Brooklyn native went to his Instagram page with a slideshow of cringe shots. One of them showed legal…

Bobby Shmurda is set to be released from prison on Tuesday, and the “Hot Boy” rapper reportedly wants to just spend some quality time with family and eat good food.

Shmurda’s mother, Leslie Pollard, told TMZ the 26-year-old wants to enjoy an “intimate dinner” and then get back to his first passion: music.

He will also meet regularly with his parole officer as…

Jay-Z was likely popping some bubby on Monday morning. The hip-hop star announced at 7 a.m. that he’d sold half of his high-end Champagne brand, Armand de Brignac, to Moët Hennessy.

The wine and spirits division of French luxury giant LVMH said it’s buying 50 percent of the music mogul’s Champagne line which is popularly known as “Ace of…

Singer Ne-Yo and wife Crystal Smith have announced they’re expecting another child together.



The 41-year-old singer made the announcement on his Instagram page with a video of himself rubbing Crystal’s pregnant belly.



Ne-Yo captioned the video: “Overjoyed to announce…the family is expanding. #Number5 #5thandFinal…

Megan Thee Stallion has a new boo in her life, y'all. Megan (born Megan Pete) confirmed that she's dating rapper Pardison Fontaine in an Instagram Live video, which is v on brand. On Friday, Megan chatted with fans and defended her new boo against people who have apparently been speaking negatively about him.

"I didn't like what they was trying to say about…