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Cardi B swept the hip hop categories at the 52nd American Music Awards. Kendrick Lamar took best male hip hop artist. SZA took best female R&B for the second straight year. Bruno Mars came in and ran R&B clean. Cardi B won best female hip hop artist, best hip hop song for ErrTime, and best hip hop album for […]
For the first time in nearly seven years, “Star Wars” fans finally had a reason to go to the movies. And plenty of ’em showed up for “The Mandalorian and Grogu,” which collected $82 million in its opening weekend and an estimated $102 million through Monday. Those ticket sales are aligned with expectations, though box […]
“Michael,” a biopic about the musical icon, has cleared a major box office milestone with more than $700 million globally. Over the weekend, the film returned to No. 1 at the international box office with $57.7 million from 83 foreign markets. The crowd-pleaser — distributed by Universal internationally and Lionsgate domestically — moved and grooved back […]
Oklahoma City Thunder star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has won his second consecutive NBA MVP award. The announcement, which took place just before Sunday’s Game 7 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Detroit Pistons, confirms reporting from ESPN’s Shams Charania, who leaked the selection Sunday morning. The honor comes one day before the defending champions begin their Western Conference finals series with the San Antonio […]
The man accused of stealing Beyoncé’s unreleased music last summer in Atlanta won’t be going to trial after all, but he will be going to prison … after he cut a plea deal in the 11th hour. Kelvin Evans pleaded guilty Tuesday to several charges related to the theft, WXIA-TV reports. Investigators say surveillance cameras captured Evans breaking into an SUV […]
Nothing brings two comedians together like being able to joke at one another’s expense. At Netflix’s roast of Kevin Hart this weekend, the actor and comedian’s longtime nemesis, Katt Williams, came out as a surprise guest. This moment served as the end to their years-long public feud, but only after Williams threw out several jokes at Hart’s […]
Usher has launched a new internship program in connection with his upcoming R&B: Raymond and Brown tour with Chris Brown. The singer’s nonprofit, Usher’s New Look (UNL), partnered with the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Detroit to launch the Entertainment Industry Club: Live Touring Edition — a workforce development program to help its participants build career pipelines in the […]
The success of “Michael” is translating off-screen. Michael Jackson’s already record-breaking music has surpassed its own streaming numbers. In the week of April 24-30, also the week of the film’s premiere, Jackson’s solo music discography registered a collective 137.5 million official on-demand streams, according to data from Luminate obtained by Billboard. This is an increase of 146% from […]
Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit for false advertising of its artificial intelligence capabilities. Apple trumpeted new AI features for its virtual assistant Siri when it rolled out the iPhone 16 in 2024, part […]
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