The Tribeca Film Festival is set to feature talks by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Jon Batiste, Nas and more. The 23rd edition of the festival is set to take place from June 5-18. It will also feature appearances from Judd Apatow, Kerry Washington and Succession’s Kieran Culkin in the Storyteller Series segment. The Storytellers Series of…… read more »
Afropop star Ayra Starr has announced that she will release her sophomore album The Year I Turned 21 on May 31. Ayra also revealed the album artwork, which features the singer sticking out of a red car in a floral dress. She also shared the tracklist for the 14-track project, which features collaborations with Asake,…… read more »
Beyonce’s first name is among the new words included in the new edition of the French encyclopedic dictionary Le Petit Larousse. According to Sky News, “Beyonce” will appear as an entry alongside about 40 celebrities such as Cate Blanchett, French actor Omar Sy, Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan, and French rugby captain Antoine Dupont. Bey is…… read more »
Missy Elliott has expanded her 2024 North America summer tour, “Out of This World – The Missy Elliott Experience.” Elliot has added four new dates to her debut headline run. The shows include one in Orlando on July 30th, Cleveland on August 14th, Toronto on August 20th, and a second date in Rosemont, Illinois on…… read more »
Usher is set to close out the third edition of the Lovers & Friends Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday (May 4) by performing his 14-time platinum album Confessions in its entirety for the first time ever. This year marks the record’s 20th anniversary. The seminal album sold 1.1 million copies in…… read more »
Nicki Minaj surprised her fans at a recent live show by bringing out Drake as a surprise guest and performing the live debut of “Needle.” On April 30, Minaj performed at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto as part of her ongoing world tour celebrating the release of 2023’s Pink Friday 2. On stage, she told…… read more »
Paramount+ has announced it will premiere the Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza docuseries in the U.S. and Canada on Tuesday, May 21st. The series will premiere on May 22nd in the U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, France, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Multi-Emmy nominated Michael John Warren directed the three-part docuseries, which made its world premiere…… read more »
Kendrick Lamar has escalated his beef with Drake by dropping a new diss track, “Euphoria,” in response to the Canadian rapper’s latest diss track. Last week, Drake released “Taylor Made Freestyle,” asking why Kendrick hadn’t gotten in the booth to respond to him yet. The song was Drake’s second diss track after Kendrick came at…… read more »
6LACK has announced he will be heading back on the road this summer after the success of his recently-wrapped Since I Have A Lover Tour. The new 6LACK: No More Lonely Nights Tour dates, produced by Live Nation, will be a limited run of shows visiting seven U.S. cities. The intimate performances will capture the…… read more »
Andra Day, The War And Treaty, Ravyn Lenae and Shinedown will perform at the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum’s inaugural Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala. The Academy said the names of more performers will be announced at a later date. The Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala will take place on May 21 at the Novo…… read more »