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We’ll be heading to Oz sooner than we thought! Universal Pictures announced on Monday (July 1) that the first part of director Jon M. Chu‘s Wicked film adaptation will hit theaters Nov. 22, five days earlier than its original Nov. 27 release date. It will now arrive on the same date as Gladiator II. Based on the Broadway musical of the same name by Stephen Schwartz, Wicked follows two magical enemies-turned-best friends played by […]

Under the dazzling lights of the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on June 30th, Usher Raymond IV, affectionately known as Usher (or Ur-Shur, if you’re fancy), received the night’s highest honor: the BET 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Usher, a name synonymous with R&B and pop, has continually redefined the music landscape with his smooth vocals, dynamic […]

From Will Smith to Ice Spice and Sexyy Red, Billboard ranks all of the performances from an action-packed 2024 BET Awards. Victoria Monét performs onstage during the 2024 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 30, 2024 in Los Angeles. Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET The 2024 BET Awards delivered on the “culture’s biggest night.” Taraji P. Henson played host for the show and kicked things off impersonating Kendrick Lamar’s […]

The 2024 BET Awards took place on Sunday (June 30) at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. The show saw Taraji P. Henson hosting for a third year. Drake had the most nominations, seven in total. Usher received the lifetime achievement award during the live broadcast. Here’s a complete list of the winners. Album of the year Chris Brown, 11:11 Gunna, A Gift & A Curse 21 Savage, American Dream […]

Akon & AMIRROR chatted with Billboard’s Carl Lamarre on the red carpet of the 2024 BET Awards. Source link

Zach Bryan welcomed the “Hawk Tuah” girl onstage during his concert at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium on Saturday (June 29). During the latest stop of his Quittin Time Tour, the 28-year-old country star surprised the crowd by bringing out viral sensation Hailey Welch — aka “Hawk Tuah” girl — to help sing the encore “Revival.” Welch, 23, has taken the internet by storm after being featured in an on-the-street video interview […]

Since debuting in Brooklyn in 2018, LadyLand – a queer music festival organized by New York City nightlife force Ladyfag – has hosted performances by everyone from Eve to Kim Petras to Christina Aguilera to Honey Dijon to Gossip. After several successful years at Brooklyn Mirage, the festival moved to the Under the ‘K’ Bridge Park in 2023, a uniquely NYC locale that – when not hosting fashion-forward queer music […]

Eagles singer Don Henley filed a lawsuit in New York on Friday (June 28) seeking the return of his handwritten notes and song lyrics from the band’s 1976 album Hotel California. The civil complaint filed in Manhattan federal court comes after prosecutors in March abruptly dropped criminal charges midway through a trial against three collectibles experts accused of scheming to sell the documents. The Eagles co-founder has maintained the pages were stolen […]

As the “Songstress” to Floetry mate Natalie Stewart’s “Floacist,” Marsha Ambrosius first gained fan and critical acclaim in 2002 when the English R&B duo’s debut album, Floetic, struck gold. It also spun off the top 10 hit “Say Yes.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Ambrosius’ subsequent solo career has also been fruitful with fan faves like “Far Away,” “Run,” “Hope She Cheats on You […]