Paras Griffin/Getty Images Pharrell Williams made five NAACP youth leaders very happy on Friday by cancelling their student debt. Before kicking off his Something in the Water festival in Washington, D.C, the rapper and producer surprised the five individuals with…
ABC/Ron Batzdorff Guest co-host Sherri Shepherd and her audience said goodbye to The Wendy Williams Show Friday, saluting the chat show’s host as an “icon.” Preceding the show’s Hot Topics segment, Shepherd commented, “You have to say — there is…
In addition to Drake’s surprise album Honestly, Nevermind, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Chlöe Bailey, “Surprise” – The singer dropped her latest solo single, along with a music video, and…
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images For over 40 years, BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival has been taking place in New York’s Prospect Park. It’s one of the city’s longest-running outdoor performing arts festivals — and it’s free. The summer-long festival kicked off last week and Executive…
Republic Records After dropping his surprise album Honestly, Nevermind at midnight on Friday, Drake has released the music video for “Falling Back.” In the nearly 10-minute clip, Drake marries 23 women and gets a wedding day pep talk from – of…
Gotham/FilmMagic In a new interview for the ABC News special Sound of Freedom – A Juneteenth Celebration, airing Friday night, Grammy-winning singer and now record label owner Ciara opens up about owning her recording masters. For her, ownership is about the…
Courtesy of Songwriters Hall of Fame Mariah Carey decided to reference the controversial “All I Want for Christmas Is You” copyright lawsuit when she was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday. Mariah has been sued by songwriter Andy Stone — who…
Joe Scarnici/Getty Images for ELLE Magazine Doja Cat is officially recovering from tonsil surgery and is letting fans know she is in good spirits. The “Woman” rapper announced last month that she required an immediate operation on her tonsils, which meant…
Lil Nas X picked up the prestigious Hal David Starlight Award on Thursday night and was honored among the new class of inductees into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The award is presented to “gifted young songwriters who are making a…
Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall of Fame June is Black Music Month and Black excellence in music was on display Thursday night in New York City, as the Songwriters Hall of Fame inducted The Isley Brothers, Mariah Carey, The…