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O N A SHIVERY, star-filled evening in May, Durk Banks is surrounded by friends, family, and what feels like the entire city of Chicago as he prepares to take the stage for a sold-out show at his hometown’s United Center. It’s the final night on his 7220 tour, and it …

Whitney Houston navigates the highs and hazards of stardom in the new trailer for the upcoming biopic I Wanna Dance With Somebody, which is set to arrive in theaters Dec. 23. An early scene from the new trailer finds Houston (played by Naomi Ackie) pushing back against a radio host …

Back in 2007, Sarkodie had a dream — and a problem. He wanted to be a great rapper, but his native tongue, Twi, was not a language many understood, especially outside his hometown of Tema, Ghana. He wasn’t about to be deterred. “I believed that I was able to take …

John Lennon’s killer Mark David Chapman was recently denied parole for the 12th time since first becoming eligible in 2000 — 20 years after he gunned down the former Beatle outside of his Upper West Side apartment. And recently unsealed transcripts from the latest parole hearing, where he admitted that …

Fans of Takeoff will be able to mourn the rapper in person. On Tuesday, Atlanta‘s State Farm Arena announced that it will host a public funeral to honor the late Migos member this Friday. Fans who are residents of Georgia can pay their respects to Takeoff, who was shot and …

Saturday Night Live alum Chris Redd misses the old Kanye West. It’s not just the one from before the rapper’s recent anti-semitic and anti-Black tirades, but the one from way before he stepped foot on the SNL dress rehearsal stage for the first run through of his unaired pro-Trump rant …

Justin Bieber doesn’t want Judge Judy judgin’. In a silly interview with Access Hollywood, Judge Judy Sheindlin said that Bieber used to be hella scared of her when the two were neighbors. “He’s scared to death of me,” the TV judge of 27 years told the outlet. “There was a …

A lawsuit claiming DaBaby punched a 64-year-old man, knocked out his tooth, stole his phone, and trashed his Hollywood Hills mansion has been partially suspended pending resolution of a parallel felony battery charge against the controversial artist, a judge ruled Tuesday. Los Angeles County Judge Terry Green said DaBaby, whose …

Mikael Arellano has been a Taylor Swift fan for years, starting when he first heard the superstar’s sophomore album Fearless, which marked the moment the country prodigy began claiming the pop throne. “The first Taylor songs I ever heard were ‘Love Story’ and ‘You Belong With Me,’” Arellano recalls. “Everything …

Maya Hawke considers complicated questions in the newly released performance film for her latest single “Luna Moth.” In one-on-one sessions with her bandmates, the actress and singer conducts an existential test: Truth or trust? Death or dishonor? Are you afraid? How do you feel on your birthday? The video was …