Coachella has officially unveiled its 2027 lineup, confirming SZA, Dua Lipa and Tame Impala as three of the major headliners for next year’s festival. Latin music star Daddy Yankee has also been announced in a fourth headliner billing. The announcement was made on November 11, ending weeks of speculation surrounding the festival’s next edition. The…

Jennifer Hudson is set to take centre stage at the Vatican on December 5, where she will headline the seventh edition of the annual Concert With the Poor, an event expected to be attended by Pope Leo XIV. The EGOT-winning singer and actress will perform at the Vatican’s Paul VI Audience Hall, with approximately 8,000…

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has rescheduled the 2026 CAF Awards ceremony, moving the event five days earlier to Wednesday, December 2, in Lagos, Nigeria. The ceremony was initially scheduled for December 7 but will now take place at the Professor Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Arts, formerly known as the National…

DDwayne Johnson is teaming up with Disney for a new live-action movie centred on Medusa, the legendary snake-haired figure from Greek mythology, through his production company Seven Bucks Productions. The project is currently in development, with Michael Montemayor, who worked on Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Tangled, attached to write the first draft of the…

The MOBO Awards is celebrating three decades of championing Black music and culture with a series of anniversary events, including a special BBC One programme and a commemorative tribute to its late founder, Kanya King CBE. The celebrations mark 30 years since the first MOBO Awards ceremony, which took place on November 18, 1996, at…

Cynthia Erivo is stepping into hip-hop history, having joined the cast of Universal Pictures’ upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic, Snoop, where she will portray Afeni Shakur, the mother of late rap icon Tupac Shakur. The casting announcement adds another major name to the film, which is centred on Snoop Dogg’s journey from Long Beach, California, to…

Kanye West, now known as Ye, has received a state proclamation and a Global Icon Award from Texas State Representative Ron Reynolds following his record-breaking Halloween concert in Houston. The recognition came after Ye performed at Houston’s Reliant Stadium on October 31, drawing an official attendance of 74,412 fans, according to the concert promoters. The…

Skechers is marking Harry Kane’s Ballon d’Or triumph with a special limited-edition release of its SKX_2 Elite football boots, paying tribute to what has been described as a remarkable season for the Bayern Munich and England striker. Dubbed the “Mark of Greatness” edition, the boots will be limited to just 73 pairs worldwide, a reference…

Jay-Z is officially set to headline the Super Bowl LXI halftime show in 2027, marking a major career milestone for the hip-hop icon who has spent years helping shape the event from behind the scenes. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced the news on Monday, October 26, confirming that the rapper will perform…