December 2015 Blog Posts (121)

The Grammy Awards will celebrate a lot of new music, but its ceremony will have a familiar face up-front in host LL Cool J.

The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that the rap artist and actor will be the master of ceremonies for the fifth consecutive year. The Grammys will be telecast Feb. 15 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Somewhat unique to awards…

If you’re feeling like a Grinch with the holidays looming around the corner, allow Beyonce to help your heart grow two sizes today with her festive fashion choices. The singer was snapped leaving Parkwood’s office on Monday (Dec. 14), decked in tinsel and ornaments from head to toe, Christmas tree sunglasses and a fashion staple this season- a Santa hat.…

It’s official: Adele will be saying hello to her American fans next year.

The singer announced Monday on Twitter that she will hit the road next summer for a major tour of North America, her first in five years.

Adele’s tour will kick off July 5 in Minnesota, and wrap up in in Mexico City in mid-November.

The tour includes six shows at New York's Madison…

Kendrick Lamar and ScHoolboy Q have called themselves brothers in the past, and apparently they fight like such, too.

On Monday (Dec. 14), a Twitter user hit TDE’s Top Dawg on the social media outlet to get clarification on a recent studio “scuffle” between the rappers.

“Aye @dangerookipawaa my cousin was in the studio the other night tellin me Schoolboy q…

Rick Ross has been remarkably prolific for a rapper of his commercial stature, and it now seems as if he’ll be carrying that work ethic over to other mediums. The Miami MC recently told Rolling Stone that he’s been working on a feature film script called GABOS, an acronym standing for ‘Game ain’t based on sympathy,’ and that he’s now weighing options of how to bring it to…

Meet the next Brandy.

After a crowd-pleasing run on Broadway as Roxie Hart in the musical "Chicago" and sending her character Chardonnay Pitts on "The Game" off into the sunset — Brandy has set her sights even higher.

The multi-talented actor and R&B singer, 36, lends her sultry voice to "A Classic Holiday…Presented by MBK," a compilation of Christmas songs…

DMX‘s legal woes won’t be stopping anytime soon. The New York rapper missed a court date today (Dec. 14) for a hearing on paying back child support to his ex-wife Tashera Simmons according to Bossip. When DMX failed to show up to Westchester County Supreme Court, Judge Paul Marx issued a warrant for DMX’s arrest. DMX was already arrested in October for a contempt of court…

Nelly has 86'd his upcoming UK tour because of terrorism.

The 02 Ritz in Manchester just put the word out Nelly's concert is cancelled "due to unforeseen circumstances."

The venue didn't elaborate and at first it seemed the cancellation might have something to do with the rapper copping a plea Friday in his drug possession case.

But Nelly's people tell…

Before busting dozens of gang members in the Bronx, the NYPD became their friends — on Facebook.

Nearly 40 members of the Washside gang are each facing at least 15 years in prison, toppled by cops mining social media posts that boasted about guns and violence.

For cybersleuth cops and prosecutors, what’s not to like?

“Social media to these guys is like…

Bill Cosby has aggressively lashed out at 7 of his sexual assault accusers, claiming they went on a malicious campaign to ruin him with lies.

Cosby just countersued the women, claiming they have made "malicious, opportunistic, false and defamatory accusations of sexual misconduct against him."

The comedian is claiming emotional distress against Tamara Green,…

Bill Cosby has aggressively lashed out at 7 of his sexual assault accusers, claiming they went on a malicious campaign to ruin him with lies.

Cosby just countersued the women, claiming they have made "malicious, opportunistic, false and defamatory accusations of sexual misconduct against him."

The comedian is claiming emotional distress against Tamara Green,…

Rapper turned actor Will Smith is considering getting jiggy wit a presidential campaign run.

Without name-checking GOP candidate Donald Trump, the star of the upcoming drama, "Concussion," reveals in an interview airing on "CBS Sunday Morning" this weekend that the current political discourse has him thinking he could do better.

"If people… keep saying all the…

It looks like 2016 might start off on a high note for a few artists. The Hollywood Reporter revealed the list of contenders for the Academy Awards’ Best Original Song roster, which lists some of hip hop and R&B’s brightest.

Listing 74 songs from films released in 2015 include Eminem, Meek Mill and Vince Staples. Em contributed to Southpaw’s soundtrack with…

Eerie news concerning the case of a robbery at Big Sean’s house just surfaced. According to TMZ, a note was reportedly left behind by burglars that featured an email address and demanded that the Detroit native contact them in order to get his stolen items back. But authorities found no breakthroughs with the defunct email address.…

Fetty Wap‘s epic year is concluding with the announcement that he is having a child with Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood‘s Masika Kalysha. The reality TV star posted a half-naked photo of herself that clearly reveals a baby bump and tagged Fetty in the Instagram post.

Along with the picture, Masika wrote a caption confirming that she is six months pregnant.…

Nicki Minaj's derriere has nothing to do with her success as a female rapper, she angrily informed critics Friday.

After the 10-time Grammy nominee seized onto a sexist comment claiming she'd "had to buy an ass to blow up" in the industry, she issued a multi-tweet takedown demanding respect for her musical prowess.

"To imply someone's ass is the reason…

It pays to have good lawyers. Nelly recently dodged a bullet when he appeared in court on Friday (Dec. 11) as a Tennessee judge dropped a felony charge related to the rapper’s April arrest in the state.

As previously reported, earlier this year, Nelly’s tour bus was pulled over by Tenn. Highway Patrol for not having a required Department of Transportation and…

These football fans are getting Waka Flocka flamed.

A trio believed to be airport workers stopped Waka Flocka Flame at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport for an impromptu photo op — but only because they mistook the Atlanta-based rapper for Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman.

"Richard Sherman NFL Seattle Seahawks Cornerback," Linien Cabanada captioned…

This is sure to put a damper on his weekend plans.

R&B hitmaker The Weeknd is named in a copyright lawsuit over his top charting song, "The Hills," according to documents obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.

London-based Cutting Edge Music filed the lawsuit Wednesday in Los Angeles alleging that the song features a score from a lesser-known indie film…

Nicki Minaj was way more than a ride-or-die chick when she took the stand Thursday on his behalf ... she also vouched for a curious, bizarre drug test her boyfriend failed.

Meek Mill was in court on a probation violation in his drug and gun case. He left town without getting court permission, but it turns out there was a lot more he allegedly did.

According to…