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R. Kelly’s attorney on Monday (Mar. 18) urged a federal appeals court to overturn the singer’s sexual abuse convictions, warning that the case against Kelly stretched federal racketeering laws “to the point of absurdity” and could potentially turn college fraternities into illegal conspiracies. At a hearing before the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, lawyer Jennifer Bonjean told a panel of judges that Kelly’s employees had just been “unwitting” […]

Zendaya and Tom Holland tend to keep their love on the DL. But on Sunday (March 17) at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, CA the couple were about and singing it out. Spotted in a box at the tournament, the pair were relaxing when Whitney Houston’s 1987 Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” came on over the PA and they couldn’t help themselves. Explore See […]

A second man has been charged in connection with the 2005 theft of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in The Wizard of Oz, according to an indictment made public Sunday (March 17). Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Jerry Hal Saliterman, 76, of Crystal, Minnesota, was charged with theft of a major artwork and witness tampering. He did […]

North West was interviewed about her debut album, Elementary School Dropout, at Rolling Loud 2024. North is the 10-year-old daughter of Ye — formerly known as Kanye West — and Kim Kardashian. Ye took the stage on opening night (Thursday, Mar. 14) of the festival at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif., with North and friends joining him at one point during the set. In a clip shared by Rolling Loud […]

Usher was named entertainer of the year at the 55th annual NAACP Awards on Saturday night (March 16), which highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news After Usher accepted his award at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, the superstar R&B singer spoke about being thankful about the journey of his successful career that has lasted […]

Illenium helped close out SXSW 2024 with a performance that was quite certainly one of the week’s heaviest when he played the third and final show of Billboard’s annual THE STAGE at SXSW concert series on Saturday, March 17. While the evening forecast in Austin had called for thunderstorms, the weather cooperated and no storms, or even sprinkles, materialized during the sold-out show. The performance drew 5,000 people — many […]

Madonna made headlines last week when a video clip of the Queen of Pop mistakenly calling out a fan in a wheelchair for sitting during her performance circulated online. The fan who caught Madonna’s attention has since spoken out about the much-talked-about moment. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “What are you doing sitting down over there? What are you getting sitting […]

Dr. Dre opened up about his 2021 brain aneurysm during his recent visit to SiriusXM’s The Life of Mine With James Corden, saying that he had multiple strokes while in the hospital. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “It’s just something that you can’t control that just happens and during those two weeks,” Dre said to Corden on Thursday (March 14) while speaking […]

Vice President Kamala Harris and rapper Fat Joe led a White House discussion Friday (March 15) on easing marijuana penalties, with Harris saying it’s “absurd” that the federal government classifies marijuana as more dangerous than fentanyl, the synthetic opioid blamed for tens of thousands of deaths annually the United States. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Harris, a former state prosecutor in […]