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Doechii heard the swamp “loud n clear” and dropped her “Anxiety” single on Tuesday (March 4) via Top Dawg Entertainment and Capitol Records. She announced “Anxiety” approximately half an hour ahead of its arrival on X with the single’s cover art, which features a mirrored black-and-white image of the TDE rapper being connected by her […]
AJR is transitioning into just JR for 2025. The sibling trio took to social media on Tuesday (March 4) to announce that member Adam Met will be stepping away from live performances throughout the year to focus on his climate efforts. “We’re so proud of what he’s doing in this space,” the band wrote in […]
Madonna and Guy Oseary hosted their annual Oscars afterparty on Sunday night (March 3) and, as usual, the event brought together winners holding their trophies as well as some of the biggest names in Hollywood. The Queen of Pop took to Instagram to share photos from the star-studded event, featuring behind-the-scenes getting ready pictures, snaps […]
HARD Summer is coming back this August with a whopping lineup. Announced today (March 4), the two-day dance fest will be headlined by Colombian star Feid, Australian house force Dom Dolla, Canadian star Kaytranada, hard-driving French producer Gesaffelstein and hard techno titan Sara Landry.
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Additionally, the fest features a load of dance stars including Marlon Hoffstadt, Crankdat, The Blessed Madonna, Loco Dice, James Hype, Deorro, I Hate Models, Gordo, Nico Moreno, Tape B playing b2b with Mersiv, Jamaican legend Sean Paul and rap icon Juvenile. See the complete lineup below.
Produced by Insomniac Events, HARD Summer will take place at Hollywood Park, the 300-acre entertainment complex adjacent to SoFi Stadium. 2025 will mark HARD Summer’s second year at the site. Tickets go on sale March 7.
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The festival’s debut at Hollywood Park last summer resulted in a rash of noise complaints in the area, with the Following the noise complaints, Inglewood Mayor James T. Butts Jr. wrote that “city authorities engaged the event promoter and the venue and implemented several critical adjustments to each stage and established enhanced monitoring plans for overall sound and bass levels. Additional sound engineers were strategically positioned in areas of concern…and were promptly dispatched to make necessary adjustments in real time.”
This year, HARD Summer will again put on its “Pre-Game” initiative, for which HARD partners with local establishments to bring them into the festival. In years past, this has meant on-site activations with L.A. institutions including Randy’s Donuts, Roscoe’s Chicken & Waffles, Sweet Red Peach, Sunday Gravy and Carnitas El Artista.
Local businesses can apply here to inquire about partnering on this year’s edition of the project.
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The Alchemist has made beats for legends like Nas, Mobb Deep, and The LOX and has found himself in the middle of memorable rap beefs like Lil Kim versus Foxy Brown and Drake versus Kendrick Lamar. However, there a still several legends he never got a chance to work with. Explore Explore See latest videos, […]
Fatherhood hasn’t always been an easy journey for Jelly Roll, especially at the start. That’s because the country star was incarcerated when he first welcomed his now-16-year-old daughter, Bailee, with whom he had to fight hard for a relationship once he was released.
In an interview with Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett on the trio’s Smartless podcast episode posted Monday (March 3), Jelly opened up about the “very slow” process of building a bond with Bailee after he got out of jail, back when his daughter was only about 2 years old. “Her mother, at the time … rightfully so [because I was] a f–king criminal, wouldn’t let me see her,” recalled the “Save Me” singer.
“So I had to go to court,” he continued. “I had to get supervised visits through the courtroom … I just had to keep going to the court every six months and going, ‘Look, I’m continuing to prove I’m changing.’ Music, being famous, wasn’t even a thought then. I just wanted to be a good dad.”
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Jelly — who is also dad to an eight-year-old son named Noah — now shares full custody of Bailee with his wife, podcaster Bunnie XO. “She’s got one of the highest GPAs at her high school,” he boasted of his firstborn on the podcast. “She’s a dual enrollment kid and is a junior going to college.”
The CMA Award winner ultimately served over a year with seven months of probation for an aggravated robbery he committed when he was 16. Years later, when he was 23, he was incarcerated again for drug dealing. It was during the latter time served that Jelly learned from a guard of his daughter’s birth, something he called “the most honest accountability and self-reflection moment of my life” on the podcast.
Jelly previously opened up about the epiphany in a 2023 interview with Billboard. “I’ve never had nothing in life that urged me in the moment to know that I had to do something different,” he said at the time. “I have to figure this out right now.”
The interview comes about five months after the release of Jelly’s album Beautifully Broken, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The star is currently on a headlining tour in support of the album, after which he’ll embark on a joint stadium trek with Post Malone in April.
Listen to Jelly’s full Smartless interview below.
On Monday (March 3) evening at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan, the 38th annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert brought out an eclectic range of genre-spanning talents to help support Tibet House US in its “mission to protect, preserve and empower” Tibetan culture. With Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson serving as co-artistic directors, the night included […]
Mike Epps just confirmed something fans have been waiting for since 2002.
While sitting down with The Breakfast Club to promote his new comedy tour, the actor and comedian revealed that the fourth installment of the Friday film franchise has finally been green-lit after Charlamagne Tha God asked if he and Ice Cube have talked about Last Friday yet.
“He called me the other day, said we just finished the deal,” Epps said before giving the West Coast legend his flowers. “So, we doing the last Friday, man. And big shout-out to Cube; that’s another brother that has put so many brothers on, man, and don’t really get the props for it. Put me, Chris Tucker, Bernie Mac, I mean name ’em. This dude gave dudes opportunities.”
While he hasn’t seen a script for the film yet, Epps promises to continue Friday‘s legacy of introducing new comics to a wider audience. “I haven’t seen the script, but I’m pretty sure it’s good,” he said. “And we’re gonna bring in the new comics. We’re gonna put the DC Young Flys and all of them in with the OGs. It’s going to be a good a– time.”
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He also remained hopeful that Chris Tucker will be onboard this time around, as the actor and comedian has been hesitant to reprise his iconic role as Smokey over the years. “People still love Chris Tucker, he’s still Smokey,” Epps said. “He laid it down, he positioned me to do it. So Chris, if you’re listening, we need you, baby boy. Come on back.”
Tucker seemed open to coming back to the film franchise that made him a star when talking with Big Tigger last year, ultimately putting the onus on studio executives. “It’s studios, and they gotta want to do it, and then it’s producers and all that stuff,” Tucker said. “It’s a lot that goes with it.”
The Friday franchise started with the original film starring Ice Cube and Tucker in 1995 followed by two Tucker-free sequels: 2000’s Next Friday and 2002’s Friday After Next.
You can watch the full conversation with Epps below.
As a solo artist, LISA has worked with quite a few A-list collaborators — but there’s still one she has her eye on.
While doing an on-camera interview with Wall Street Journal Style, the BLACKPINK star had an immediate answer to a question about which artist she most wants to team up with. “Charli XCX!” LISA said after doing a snippet of the British singer’s viral “Apple” dance.
The Thai rapper/singer added in reference to Charli’s hit Brat album, “I wanna be one of the Brats.”
The interview comes just a few days after the release of LISA’s debut solo album, Alter Ego, which featured several all-star duet partners. Megan Thee Stallion guested on a track called “Rapunzel,” while Future appeared on “Fxck Up the World” and Tyla co-starred on “When I’m With You.”
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Plus, the LP featured previously released singles “New Woman” with Rosalía and “Born Again” with Doja Cat and RAYE. The latter two recently joined LISA onstage at the 2025 Oscars, where the trio took part in a James Bond tribute medley.
Following the release of Alter Ego, the “Money” artist is now gearing up to reunite with BLACKPINK bandmates ROSÉ, JISOO and JENNIE for a world tour kicking off in July. All four members have spent the past year or so working on solo projects, which, in addition to the album, included an acting stint on HBO’s The White Lotus for LISA.
While speaking to WSJ Mag, the K-pop star recalled filming the opening scene, in which her character — an employee of the fictional hotel chain’s Thailand location — welcomes guests arriving on a boat. “That day was so hot,” she said. “I have to run three hours straight with the sun.”
“My mom was on set as well,” LISA added, covering her shoulders as if to protect them from the memory of the UV rays. “She was like, ‘Oh, I feel bad for my daughter.’”
The performer also revealed the small item she took from set: her character, Mook’s, uniform name tag.
Watch LISA’s full video interview above.
Ione Skye is giving fans a peek behind the curtain in her new memoir, fittingly titled Say Everything, as the Say Anything star delves into the rollercoaster of Hollywood life. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news At one point in the memoir, she opens up about her […]
