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Trending on Billboard Rihanna has Anti on the brain this week, as the album — which remains her most recent full-length a decade after its release — has just clocked a historic 500th week on the Billboard 200. On the chart dated Dec. 6, 2025, the critically acclaimed LP ranks at No. 134, recording a […]
Trending on Billboard Christmas is in full swing on the Hot 100 with Wham!’s “Last Christmas,” Brenda Lee and more entering the top 10, but will any of these Christmas classics sweep the No. 1 spot? Tetris Kelly: This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week, dated December 6th. “Opalite” falls down […]
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A$AP Rocky has been racking up the wins in the fashion industry.
With his newest trophy being the new ambassador of Chanel. Flacko went on Instagram to make the announcement, saying, “I’m the new face of Chanel!!!”
Back in February, the Harlem MC was also named the Creative Director of Ray Ban’s. The sunglass brand put out a statement on their website about their excitement for Rocky joining the brand:
“A$AP’s influence will extend beyond collections to stop design, campaign direction, and more. Watch out for the special drop in Spring 2025 to get your hands on a pair designed by the artist himself.”
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Now with his newest venture with Chanel, the high-end brand put out a statement on collaborating with the ASAP Mob rapper, “Rocky is an incredible artist who puts his heart and soul into every project he’s involved in, in addition to being an incredible human being.” Matthieu Blazy, artistic director of Chanel, also sang the Purple Swag’s praise, “Musician, actor, father friend…he brings so much to the table and always delivers with kindness. We are thrilled to welcome him to Chane,l and I’m thrilled to work together again.”
Following A$AP’s post on Instagram, he also showed love to Chanel and his frequent collaborator, Matthieu Blazy:
“Matthieu’s imagination is pushing fashion forward. His designs feel both sensitive and strong, they’re grounded in reality, but at the same time, always invite one to wonder I’m so excited to see him at Chanel.”
Aside from the fashion ventures, Flacko is not done teasing his fans with his upcoming album, Don’t Be Dumb. He recently performed at Tyler, The Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival and wore a hoodie with the date, Jan.16, on his sleeve. Some fans believe he may have just announced the date of his album; others say Rocky is trolling, as Jan.16 is National Nothing Day.
Either way, ASAP fans hope it’s something.
Thanksgiving Weekend is normally a quiet time for new releases — but that doesn’t mean the worlds of hip-hop and R&B stopped spinning. On Thanksgiving (Nov. 27), R&B singer Ray J was taken into custody by Los Angeles police and charged with making a criminal threat after allegedly pointing a gun at his ex-wife, Princess […]
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Just a few months ago it seemed like things might’ve been fizzling out between Klay Thompson and Megan Thee Stallion when Klay didn’t seem too interested in answering questions about his Hip-Hop hottie. But such notions have seemingly been put to rest, as the NBA player just made quite the gesture via his boat.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, Klay Thompson reiterated just how much love he has for his woman by revealing that he named his prized boat the “SS Stallion” after his Grammy award-winning wifey. With Megan posing alongside the boat, one can understand why Klay would go to such lengths to remind everyone he’s spoken for both on land and on sea. If he names a plane after her, he might be off the market forreal-forreal, ladies.
Needless to say, fans took to the comments to praise the NBA player for going to such lengths to demonstrate just how much Megan Thee Stallion means to him, and while some haters were quick to label him a “simp,” others congratulated the couple for holding each other down commenting things like “There is no couple I am currently rooting harder for than this one.”
The big reveal came just days after Megan Thee Stallion showed everyone how she got down in the kitchen on Thanksgiving for her man and the family, as she whipped up a stellar meal that would make any man proud.
Y’all just know Pardison Fontaine somewhere punching air or something. Just sayin’.
What do y’all think about Klay Thompson naming his boat after Megan Thee Stallion? Simp or pimp sh*t? Do y’all think they’ll stand the test of time? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” rules the Billboard Hot 100 for an eighth week, tying “Anti-Hero” as her longest-leading hit. “The Fate of Ophelia” has been No. 1 in each of its weeks on the Hot 100 so far, dating to its mid-October debut; “Anti-Hero” began its reign upon its arrival in November 2022. […]
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Evanescence is gearing up for their first major headlining world tour in four years. The Amy Lee-led group announced the dates for their upcoming 2026 world tour on Monday (Dec. 1), revealing a list of 47 dates across North America, the U.K. and Europe.
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The run is slated to kick off on June 11 at the iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Fla., before moving on to Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Ontario, Quebec, Indiana, Missouri, Arizona, California, Utah, Ohio and Michigan. It will then hop over to the U.K. and Europe for summertime gigs in Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham and London, as well as shows in Germany, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
“This year has been so inspiring in so many ways, creating so much new music, playing some bucket-list shows and working with so many artists that give us life,” said Lee in a statement. “We are taking all of that fire and energy and inspiration and building it into an epic 2026 for our fans. Collaborating with K. Flay, Poppy, and Courtney Le Plante made me want to create a world where we could share stages together, and I’m thrilled we are going to make it happen! I can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on, and I can’t wait for this incredible tour.”
The shows will feature special guests Spiritbox and Nova Twins on the North American leg, Poppy and Nova Twins opening the non-U.K. concerts and K.Flay — who is featured on Evanescence’s latest single, “Fight Like a Girl” — opening the U.K. stops. K.Flay will also work as the support act on the tour’s final stop at the storied Red Rock Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colo. on Oct. 26.
Tickets will be available starting with a Citi pre-sale beginning on Tuesday (Dec. 2) at 8 a.m. local time through Thursday (Dec. 4) at 10 p.m. local time; details for the Citi pre-sale are here. Evanescence and Spiritbox pre-sales will follow on Tuesday beginning at 12 p.m. ET, with more pre-sales scheduled throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale on Friday (Dec. 5) at 10 a.m. local time here.
Evanescence is teaming up with non-profit PLUS1 to donate $1 from every ticket to support groups providing humanitarian aid and medical relief around the world.
Check out the dates for Evanescence’s 2026 world tour below:
June 11: West Palm Beach, Fla. @ iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre
June 12: Tampa, Fla. @ MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre
June 14: Alpharetta, Ga. @ Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
June 15: Nashville, Tenn. @ Bridgestone Arena
June 17: Raleigh, N.C. @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek
June 18: Charlotte, N.C. @ PNC Music Pavilion
June 20: Camden, N.J. @ Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
June 21: Mansfield, Mass. @ Xfinity Center
June 23: Saratoga Springs, N.Y. @ Saratoga Performing Arts Center
June 24: Wantagh, N.Y. @ Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
June 26: Holmdel, N.J. @ PNC Bank Arts Center
June 27: Bristow, Va. @ Jiffy Lube Live
June 29: Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre
June 30: Montréal, QC @ Centre Bell
July 8: Tinley Park, Ill. @ Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre
July 9: Noblesville, Ind. @ Ruoff Music Center
July 11: North Little Rock, Ark. @ Simmons Bank Arena
July 12: Kansas City, Mo. @ MORTON Amphitheater
July 14: Albuquerque, N.M. @ Isleta Amphitheater
July 15: Phoenix, Ariz. @ Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre
July 17: Chula Vista, Calif. @ North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 20: Mountain View, Calif. @ Shoreline Amphitheatre
July 22: Ridgefield, Wash. @ Cascades Amphitheater
July 23: Auburn, Wash. @ White River Amphitheatre
July 25: Salt Lake City, Utah @ Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre
July 28: St. Louis, Mo. @ Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
July 30: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio @ Blossom Music Center
Aug. 1: Cincinnati, Ohio @ Riverbend Music Center
Aug. 2: Clarkston, Mich. @ Pine Knob Music Theatre
Sept. 8: Leeds, UK @ First Direct Arena
Sept. 10: Manchester, UK @ Co-op Live
Sept. 11: Birmingham, UK @ Utilita Arena Birmingham
Sept. 13: London, UK @ The O2
Sept. 16: Brussels, BE @ Forest National
Sept. 17: Paris, FR @ Accor Arena
Sept. 19: Frankfurt, DE @ Congress Center Messe Frankfurt – Festhalle Frankfurt
Sept. 20: Dortmund, DE @ Westfalenhallen Dortmund
Sept. 22: Amsterdam, NL @ Ziggo Dome
Sept. 23: Hamburg, DE @ Barclays Arena
Sept. 25: Berlin, DE @ Velodrom
Sept. 26: Munich, DE @ Olympiahalle
Sept. 28: Bologna, IT @ Unipol Arena
Sept. 29: Zurich, CH @ Hallenstadion Zurich
Oct. 1: Barcelona, ES @ Palau Olimpic Badalona
Oct. 2: Madrid, ES @ Palacio Vistalegre
Oct. 4: Lisbon, PT @ MEO Arena
Oct. 26: Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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Ariana Grande‘s physical appearance has been dissected by the public numerous times over the years, but amid the rollout for the Wicked movies, the speculation has arguably reached a fever pitch — leading the performer to speak out about the issue once again.
In a post on Instagram Stories over the weekend, Grande posted a clip from a 2024 interview in which she discusses the dangers of openly criticizing people’s bodies in today’s society. “resharing this from last year,” she wrote Saturday (Nov. 29). “as a loving reminder to all.”
In the interview with French journalist Sally, the R.E.M. Beauty founder discusses how her body has been the subject of public discourse since she first rose to fame as a teenager. “I have heard it all. I’ve heard every version of it, of what’s wrong with me,” Grande said at the time. “And then you fix it, and then it’s wrong for different reasons.”
“It’s something that is uncomfortable no matter what scale you’re experiencing it on,” she continued in the December 2024 conversation as Cynthia Erivo sat next to her. “In today’s society, there’s a comfortability that we shouldn’t have at all commenting on other’s looks, appearance, what they think is going on behind the scenes, or health … I think it’s dangerous for all parties involved.”
The two-time Grammy winner’s post comes amid mounting concern for Grande’s health, with people online increasingly picking apart photos and videos — including shots of the star in Wicked: For Good, which premiered in November — of her, with many pointing out that she looks thinner than she used to. Others have speculated that the star is unhealthily slender — something she’s also addressed in the past.
“There are many different ways to look healthy and beautiful,” she said in a 2023 TikTok. “I know personally for me, the body that you’ve been comparing my current body to was the unhealthiest version of my body. I was on a lot of anti-depressants and drinking on them and eating poorly, and at the lowest point of my life when I looked the way you consider my ‘healthy.’ But that, in fact, wasn’t my healthy.”
“I think we should be gentler and less comfortable commenting on people’s bodies — no matter what,” she added at the time. “If you think you’re saying something good or well-intentioned, whatever it is. Healthy, unhealthy, big, small, this, that, sexy, not sexy … We just shouldn’t. We should really work towards not doing that as much.”
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50 Cent’s Sean Combs: The Reckoning documentary is set to hit Netflix on Tuesday (Dec. 2), and ahead of the explosive four-part docuseries’ arrival, 50 and director Alexandria Stapleton sat down with Robin Roberts for Good Morning America on Monday (Dec. 1) to reveal details of the opus about the Bad Boy Records founder’s fall from grace.
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The Reckoning obtained never-before-seen footage of Diddy that was reportedly slated for a doc that he was allegedly filming before the embattled Bad Boy mogul’s arrest in September 2024. One scene finds him in conversation with his legal team, imploring them to up their game.
“Listen to me, I am going to let you professionals look at the situation and come back to me with a solution,” Diddy said from what appears to be a hotel room. “Y’all are not working together the right way. We’re losing.”
There’s another scene that shows Diddy amongst the people in Harlem and then asking for hand sanitizer after getting into his car. “I been out in the streets amongst the people, I gotta take a bath. The amount of people I’m coming into contact with, that’s what I have to do,” Diddy said.
50 believes that the scene is a look into Combs’ manipulative ways. “It shows you his character,” longtime Diddy antagonist 50 told Roberts. “What’s the odds you would do that in front of a camera? That’s one of the moments he forgot he was on tape.”
A spokesperson for Combs relayed to the New York Times that they were “deeply concerned” about the inclusion of “private moments” before Diddy’s indictment that are included in the docuseries. “None of this was obtained from Sean Combs or his team, and its inclusion raises very serious questions about how this material was accessed and why Netflix chose to use it,” said Combs spokesperson Juda Engelmayer.
The G-Unit mogul pushed back against the narrative that he’s using the docuseries to needle his longtime foe instead of uplifting the victims’ stories.
“What they consider a pre-existing beef for 20 years is me being uncomfortable with him suggesting he takes me shopping,” 50 Cent added. “I looked at it like I was a tester — like, ‘Maybe you will come play with me.’”
The four-part series also includes interviews with two jurors who delivered the mixed verdict that found Combs guilty of prostitution charges in his federal trial, but dodging charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Combs was ultimately sentenced to 50 months in prison in October.
The Reckoning — which hits Netflix on Tuesday — will explore Combs’ federal trial and history of alleged sexual abuse. He’s repeatedly denied sexually assaulting anyone despite testimony from two former girlfriends at his trial alleging physical, emotional and sexual abuse. The doc will see contributions from former associates, friends, artists and employees who came forward to detail the world behind the Bad Boy empire.
Watch 50 Cent’s full interview with GMA below.
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50 Cent’s Sean Combs: The Reckoning documentary is set to hit Netflix on Tuesday (Dec. 2), and ahead of the explosive four-part docuseries’ arrival, 50 and director Alexandria Stapleton sat down with Robin Roberts for Good Morning America on Monday (Dec. 1) to reveal details of the opus about the Bad Boy Records founder’s fall from grace.
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The Reckoning obtained never-before-seen footage of Diddy that was reportedly slated for a doc that he was allegedly filming before the embattled Bad Boy mogul’s arrest in September 2024. One scene finds him in conversation with his legal team, imploring them to up their game.
“Listen to me, I am going to let you professionals look at the situation and come back to me with a solution,” Diddy said from what appears to be a hotel room. “Y’all are not working together the right way. We’re losing.”
There’s another scene that shows Diddy amongst the people in Harlem and then asking for hand sanitizer after getting into his car. “I been out in the streets amongst the people, I gotta take a bath. The amount of people I’m coming into contact with, that’s what I have to do,” Diddy said.
50 believes that the scene is a look into Combs’ manipulative ways. “It shows you his character,” longtime Diddy antagonist 50 told Roberts. “What’s the odds you would do that in front of a camera? That’s one of the moments he forgot he was on tape.”
A spokesperson for Combs relayed to the New York Times that they were “deeply concerned” about the inclusion of “private moments” before Diddy’s indictment that are included in the docuseries. “None of this was obtained from Sean Combs or his team, and its inclusion raises very serious questions about how this material was accessed and why Netflix chose to use it,” said Combs spokesperson Juda Engelmayer.
The G-Unit mogul pushed back against the narrative that he’s using the docuseries to needle his longtime foe instead of uplifting the victims’ stories.
“What they consider a pre-existing beef for 20 years is me being uncomfortable with him suggesting he takes me shopping,” 50 Cent added. “I looked at it like I was a tester — like, ‘Maybe you will come play with me.’”
The four-part series also includes interviews with two jurors who delivered the mixed verdict that found Combs guilty of prostitution charges in his federal trial, but dodging charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Combs was ultimately sentenced to 50 months in prison in October.
The Reckoning — which hits Netflix on Tuesday — will explore Combs’ federal trial and history of alleged sexual abuse. He’s repeatedly denied sexually assaulting anyone despite testimony from two former girlfriends at his trial alleging physical, emotional and sexual abuse. The doc will see contributions from former associates, friends, artists and employees who came forward to detail the world behind the Bad Boy empire.
Watch 50 Cent’s full interview with GMA below.
