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Source: Courtesy / Raymond Alva Yesterday (June 10th), Grammy-Award winning artist Leon Thomas kicked off his week by announcing his MUTTS DON’T HEEL World Tour, produced by Live Nation. The tour is in support of HEEL, the deluxe edition of his critically acclaimed sophomore album MUTT, out now via EZMNY/Motown Records. The North American leg kicks off October 30th in Dallas, TX, with stops in Austin, Nashville, Atlanta, Brooklyn, Toronto, Chicago, and Los Angeles. Rising R&B standout Ambré will join as support across the U.S. and Canada. Tickets will be […]

Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Former 106 & Park hosts Rocsi Diaz and AJ Calloway have issued heartfelt apologies to fans after their unexpected absence from the highly anticipated reunion segment at the BET Awards. The reunion brought together a number of familiar faces from the beloved music countdown show, including Bow Wow, Terrence J, and Free, creating a nostalgic celebration for longtime viewers. Rocsi Diaz took to Instagram to […]

Source: Michael Buckner / Getty In a recent appearance on The NeNe Leakes Show, TS Madison sat down with Real Housewives of Atlanta alum NeNe Leakes for a conversation that quickly turned into a lesson on gender identity, attraction, and how society still struggles to make sense of it all. What started as a casual chat became a deep and sometimes uncomfortable dialogue about who trans women are—and who is […]

Source: Bonnie Schiffman Photography / Getty “This is a story about control. My control. Control of what I say. Control of what I do. And this time, I’m gonna do it my way.” The opening monologue of Janet Jackson’s 1986 hit “Control” was more than just a lyric. It was a mission statement. Before this point, the public mostly regarded her as the baby sister of the Jackson 5. Even as […]

Sly Stone, a legendary musician who helped propel funk to its elevated heights in the realm of Black music, has died.  Hip-Hop artists of various eras have sampled Sly Stone’s work over the years, and we’ve got a playlist highlighting some of those audio classics. As Hip-Hop Wired reported earlier, Sly Stone, born Sylvester Stewart in Denton, Texas, passed away Monday (June 9) at the age of 82. After establishing […]

Source: Penske Media / Getty In order to have drug-filled “freak-offs” someone had to bring drugs from city to city and according to Jane Doe in the trial of Bad Boy records founder Sean “Diddy” Combs that job repeatedly fell on her. According to Deadline, “Jane,” a pseudonym used to hide her identity, claims that she and others in the rap mogul’s inner circle were required to transport Ecstasy and […]

Source: Michael Putland / Getty Sylvester Stone, who, along with his band The Family Stone, had a major impact on rock, funk, R&B, and hip-hop music, has passed away. He was 82. His family says that the musician passed away after a health battle that included COPD, a progressive lung disease. “After a prolonged battle with COPD and other underlying health issues, Sly passed away peacefully, surrounded by his three […]

The 2025 BET Awards pink carpet was a dazzling showcase of style, sophistication, and creativity, as Black excellence met haute couture under the evening’s black tie theme. Celebrities showed up and showed out, putting their unique spin on timeless elegance and making sure all eyes were firmly on them. For the ladies, floor-length gowns were popular, each one more jaw-dropping than the next. LeToya Luckett didn’t miss a beat either, […]

Source: Prince Williams / Getty Veteran producer and artist Timbaland is now working with artificial intelligence, announcing that he’ll also be working with a new AI artist as part of a venture with an AI company. But the news has caused some backlash. Timbaland has launched Stage Zero, an AI-focused entertainment company, which he claims has signed the first-ever AI artist named TaTa. “I’m not just producing tracks anymore. I’m producing systems, […]