Ashanti and Nelly have announced that they are engaged and expecting a baby. Ashanti revealed the good news in a video she posted on Instagram with the caption, “Baby baby baby baby..” Nelly shared the video on his Instagram page. Ashanti disclosed the news of her engagement to the rapper to Essence. “This new year…… MORE
SZA and The Killers have been announced as headliners of the inaugural Sudden Little Thrills Festival. The inaugural edition of the Sudden Little Thrills festival is scheduled to take place on September 7 and 8 at Hazelwood Green in Pittsburgh. The Killers will headline on Saturday and SZA will headline on Sunday. Saturday’s lineup also…… MORE
GloRilla was recently arrested in Atlanta for allegedly driving under the influence. The 24 year-old rapper from Memphis, whose real name is Gloria Hallelujah Woods, was arrested for DUI in Gwinnett County in the early hours of Tuesday, reports quoting the Suwanee Police Department say. According to the police report, GloRilla was arrested and charged…… MORE
The Library of Congress has revealed the latest National Recording Registry inductees. ABBA’s “Dancing Queen,” Blondie’s era-defining Parallel Lines, The Notorious B.I.G.’s landmark Ready to Die, Green Day’s Dookie, The Chicks’ “Wide Open Spaces” and Lily Tomlin’s comedy are among the inductees. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden named 25 recordings as audio treasures worthy of…… MORE
The BET Experience 2024 Concert Series will feature Cardi B, Gunna and Sexyy Red among others. The week-long celebration of Black culture, entertainment, and comedy will kick off on June 26 with the inaugural late-night live comedy series at the Miracle Theatre in Los Angeles. Hosted by Chris Spencer & Friends, this series will feature…… MORE
YoungBoy Never Broke Again has been arrested on multiple charges in Utah. YoungBoy, whose real name is Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, was arrested by the Cache County Sheriff’s Office at 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, reports quoting police records say. The 24-year-old Louisiana rapper has been charged with procuring or attempting to procure prescription drugs; possession of other…… MORE
Future, Metro Boomin and Kendrick Lamar’s “Like That” has remained at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a third consecutive week. “Like That” is a song from Future and Metro Boomin’s new album, We Don’t Trust You, released on March 22. The track drew 40 million streams and 14 million radio airplay audience…… MORE
A judge has dismissed hip-hop superstar Drake from multiple lawsuits over the tragedy at the Astroworld festival in November 2021 that resulted in the deaths of ten people and left several hundreds injured. State District Judge Kristen Hawkins dismissed Drake from the case in a brief order. The judge also dismissed Epic Records, concert promoter…… MORE
Beyonce’s new album Cowboy Carter has topped the Billboard 200 for a second straight week. The eighth solo album from the superstar, released on March 29, earned 125,500 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the April 5-11 tracking week, according to Luminate. However, album sales went down from last week, when Cowboy Carter debuted…… MORE
Iconic girl group TLC have achieved their first-ever billion-streaming song on Spotify with the BMG songwriter Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs-produced hit “No Scrubs.” “No Scrubs,” originally released in 1999, was TLC’s third No. 1 single and has continued to be a fan-favorite in the decades since with numerous reimagined covers, remixes, and samples including Ed Sheeran’s…… MORE
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Ellen made the lives of some remarkable New Englanders truly forgetable. After finding out that Milford, Ma resident Fernanda Ferreira and her family were not only big fans of the show- but that they do SO much good in their community and beyond- Ellen decided to award them with ALL of the, “12 Days” giveaways-…
Gluten-free? Vegetarian? Vegan? Whether it is a diet, an allergy, or a lifestyle, you have special food needs. Don’t go hungry though, Rhode Island has places that serve your “kind,” whatever that may be.
Every state has their stereotypes, public misconceptions, and claims to fame. So, when an out-of-stater interacts with a local, naturally they have questions. And these are the questions we dread.