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Flavor Flav teamed up with his Public Enemy bandmate Chuck D for “Every Where Man,” a new single that uses AI to translate the track to dozens of different languages. To celebrate, he joined Billboard’s Rania Aniftos to discuss the inspiration behind the song. “My partner Chuck D mentioned to me about doing a record […]
The Kansas City Chiefs are Swifties! Tight end Jordy Fortson Jr. took to his Instagram Stories over the weekend to post a video singing along to Taylor Swift’s 1989 hit, “Bad Blood,” in celebration of his team’s playoff win against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday (Jan. 21). The song choice is fitting, as Swift was […]
Need some warmth and coziness this month? Wrap yourself up in these captivating works by Black authors! Whether it’s vegan warrior and TV host Tabitha Brown taking you on a fearless journey of self-revelation, Common teaching you his secrets to self-care, or cultural activist Ibram X. Kendi translating Zora Neale Hurston’s writing for young readers, […]
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Awards season is here, with the Critics Choice Awards coming up this weekend. Chelsea Handler returns to host the 29th annual […]
Kid Cudi has “got time” to shut down the haters. The star took to X (formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday (Jan. 2) to clap back at a user named Isaac, who claimed Cudi’s 2021 Saturday Night Live performance, in which he’s seen performing “Sad People” in a floral print dress, is “an illuminati humiliation […]
Heat exhaustion is the cause of death of a Brazilian fan who attended a concert of singer Taylor Swift in November, a forensics report obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday shows. Ana Clara Benevides, 23, passed out during Swift’s second song in the Nov. 17 concert in Rio de Janeiro, “Cruel Summer,” and died […]
No, contrary to Internet rumors, Taylor Swift did not receive an engagement ring from Travis Kelce for her birthday. A week after Swift was seen showing off the ring to her friends Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh Sperry, the mystery of her sparkling new jewelry was solved on Thursday (Dec. 21). Turns out, Sperry […]
The Masked Singer unveiled its season 10 winner on Wednesday night (Dec. 20) after a tight battle between finalists Cow, Donut, Sea Queen and Gazelle. In the first hour, Sea Queen was revealed to be Macy Gray and Gazelle was unmasked as Janelle Parrish, so the final two came down to Cow and Donut. Related […]
Dick Clark Productions and iHeartMedia are teaming up this New Year’s Eve for the first ever live broadcast radio simulcast of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve to welcome 2024, it was announced on Tuesday (Dec. 19). The show will air beginning at 8 p.m. ET on the iHeartRadio app, as well as across 150 iHeartRadio […]
The new musical movie The Color Purple—out on Christmas Day—promises to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the holiday season. It tells the story of Celie Harris, a young African American girl who suffers an abusive childhood in Georgia in the early 1900s. Still she rises, experiencing a rebirth into a strong, independent woman […]