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Nicki Minaj surprised her fans during a show in Brooklyn by bringing out Cyndi Lauper. During her performance at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour on Wednesday night, May 1, Minaj invited Lauper onto the stage after which the duo performed “Pink Friday Girls” for the first time together. “I have…

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,…

The City of West Hollywood has announced that Kesha and Adam Lambert will headline the free WeHo Pride Concert at Outloud Fest. The three-day free outdoor concert will begin on May 31 at West Hollywood Park. Friday night’s lineup of performers also includes Monet X Change, Laganja Estranja & Morphine Love Dion, Nina Dioz, Jessica…

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…

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…

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of his sophomore album, x, Ed Sheeran has announced a one-off show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on May 22. The concert set-list will purportedly include the 24-track special “Wembley Edition.” The LP was originally released on June 20, 2014. Ten years later, Sheeran will drop x (10th…

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…

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…

Taylor Swift dominates the latest edition of the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, claiming an unprecedented top 14 spots on the tally. Swift claims the top 14 positions on the Hot 100 survey dated May 4, led by “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone. All 14 songs are from Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, which…

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…