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Normani will not be performing at the BET Awards on Sunday. The singer took to her Instagram story shortly before the ceremony was set to begin, revealing that she suffered an unspecified injury during rehearsals. “I am more frustrated and disappointed than anyone believe me. I wanted to get on …

JoJo Siwa is going to have to hope that karma takes care of whoever was booing her during a recent appearance during New York City Pride. The reality star was booked for Trixie Mattel’s concert event in Central Park over the weekend but paused her performance mid-set after getting some …

For anyone feeling down in the dumps, Will Smith is offering a hand to pull you out. The actor made a rare live appearance at the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday to perform his newly-released single “You Can Make It.” The record, which features Fridayy and Sunday Service Choir, finds …

CupcakKe‘s crude, witty, and extra-explicit lyrics are back. On Monday, the rap star released the music video for “Grilling N—-s II,” as she celebrated the release of Dauntless Manifesto, her first album in over six years. The video opens with CupcakKe dressed as a dominatrix (whip and all) in a …

Tyla performed “Jump” during the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday. The South African singer has had a stellar Sunday night, having won Best New Artist and Best International Act prior to her set. She was up against Sexyy Redd, October London, Fridayy, Bossmon Dlow, Ayra Starr, 4Batz, and 41 for …

Kanye West and his Yeezy company have been accused of mistreating several staff members — including bullying and not paying a number of them while they worked on developing a streaming app earlier this year — in a new lawsuit filed Saturday, The Washington Post reports. Eight employees, including some …

Usher received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 BET Awards on Sunday. He also won Best Male R&B/Pop Artist earlier in the night. L.A. Reid and Babyface presented the award to Usher. “We couldn’t be more proud of the icon you’ve become, but more importantly the man you’ve become,” …

Megan Thee Stallion’s rise to rap stardom can be measured in summers. 2019 marked the first Hot Girl Summer, taking after her nickname, and she christened it with her beloved first mainstream mixtape, Fever. The next year, in July, her world was remade for the worst when she was shot …

The Rolling Stones are collecting country singers one by one on their ongoing Hackney Diamonds stadium tour. Early in June, Tyler Childers joined the band for a performance of “Dead Flowers” in Orlando. And during their recent stop in Chicago, they performed the same country-inspired song with Lainey Wilson. The …

Halsey is taking it back to the Oops… I Did It Again era. On Monday, Halsey shared a snippet of her upcoming single “Lucky,” revealing that the track samples Britney Spears‘ 2000 classic. “When I was five, it always felt like Britney was singing directly to me. 24 years later, …