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T-Pain has filed a new lawsuit against Akon’s Konvict Entertainment, accusing the record label of failing to pay him $489,047 in royalties from his music and allegedly breaching the terms of both his original recording agreement and a settlement reached in 2025. The Grammy-winning singer and rapper, whose real name is Faheem Rashad Najm, filed…
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Kirk Franklin has signed a new partnership with Uptown Records, bringing the 20-time Grammy-winning gospel superstar into the relaunched label’s increasingly diverse roster. The partnership brings together Franklin’s Fo Yo Soul Entertainment, TRIBL Music Group and Uptown Records, marking a new chapter for the gospel icon as the historic label continues expanding beyond its traditional…
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Yemi Alade has unveiled the tracklist for her forthcoming album IT’S YEMI ALADE, revealing a 16-track project packed with collaborations and new material ahead of its September 11 release. The Nigerian Afropop star is set to be joined by Don Jazzy, Spyro, Bien, FAVE, JeriQ, Ferre Gola and Singuila, among others. The tracklist gives fans…
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Don Toliver is keeping his momentum going. The Houston-born rapper has confirmed that his next album, NITROUS, will be released before the end of 2026, giving fans another major project to look forward to just months after the arrival of his latest album, OCTANE. The confirmation came during Toliver’s recent performance in Brooklyn, where the…
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Tom Holland and Zendaya’s latest Spider-Man blockbuster has reached another extraordinary box-office milestone, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day crossing $2.4 billion worldwide. The Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures film has continued its dominant theatrical run more than a month after its release, becoming one of the biggest movies in the history of cinema and one…
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Janet Jackson is celebrating four decades of Control with a special live concert that will be filmed for a new movie, giving fans around the world the opportunity to experience one of the most important albums of her career in a completely new way. The pop and R&B icon will headline the Control 40 Live…
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The Israeli-American Council has launched a petition calling on Ed Sheeran and the organizers of his Loop Tour to remove Macklemore from the remaining U.S. dates of the tour after the rapper delivered a pro-Palestinian speech during his opening performance at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium. Macklemore, who is one of Sheeran’s opening acts, used his…
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Bad Bunny has officially become an Emmy Award winner, taking home his first trophy at the 78th Emmy Awards for his record-breaking Super Bowl LX halftime show. The Puerto Rican superstar was among the biggest winners of the weekend, with The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny sweeping all seven categories…
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Solange Knowles is expanding her cultural work beyond music with the launch of the Saint Heron Digital Archive Library, a free platform created to preserve and provide access to rare, out-of-print and first-edition works by Black and Brown authors, poets and artists. The initiative, launched in September 2025 through Solange’s multidisciplinary organization Saint Heron, gives…
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Bryson Tiller has made R&B history, becoming the artist behind the two most-certified solo R&B songs in RIAA history with his career-defining hits “Don’t” and “Exchange.” The Louisville singer’s breakthrough records have reached new certification heights, with “Don’t” now standing at 15× Platinum and “Exchange” at 13× Platinum. The milestone further cements Tiller’s influence on…