N.E.R.D. packs a political punch with “1000” music video
Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D.; ABC/Adam RoseN.E.R.D. follows up their “Lemon” music video with a politically-charged visual for their song “1000.” In the clip, the group and featured artist Future are heard, but not seen. The five-minute video begins with the disclaimer, “N*E*R*D and Columbia
Keke Palmer teams up with DMX for indie drama “Pimp”

Image Group LA/ABCKeke Palmer has teamed up with rapper DMX for the indie drama Pimp, and here’s the twist: Palmer’s the one playing the pimp. In the upcoming film, Palmer stars as a gay woman who works as a pimp, and is looking
“If Only You Knew”: Patti LaBelle explains why Luther Vandross never discussed his sexuality

Charles Sykes/BravoPatti LaBelle is stirring it up. In an interview with Andy Cohen on Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live, LaBelle shared why her good friend, the late iconic singer Luther Vandross, never publicly discussed his sexuality. “We talked about it,” LaBelle told Cohen
Did Blue Ivy save Beyoncé and JAY-Z's marriage?

L-R: JAY-Z, ABC/Randy Holmes; Beyoncé, ABC/Image Group LAJAY-Z talks about being unfaithful to Beyoncé during their nine year marriage in a recent New York Times interview. However, People magazine is now reporting that the couple’s five-year-old daughter Blue Ivy saved Jay and Bey’s marriage. A insider tells the
Lionel Richie cancels tonight's Vegas show to help evacuate his family from California wildfires

Lionel Richie won’t be “Dancing on the Ceiling” tonight in Las Vegas — he’s canceled his show due to the wildfires that are currently raging out of control in California. Lionel was supposed to perform tonight at
SZA, Kendrick Lamar and Khalid land on “TIME” magazine's Top Ten Albums of 2017 list

Top Dawg Entertainment/RCA RecordsTIME magazine has determined its Top Ten Albums of 2017, and landing at number one is SZA with her debut album, Ctrl. The publication notes that the New Jersey artist “rose to prominence with witty songs marked by gorgeously sparse
Beyonce turns up as surprise presenter of Muhammad Ali Legacy Award to Colin Kaepernick

Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images for Sports IllustratedColin Kaepernick received Sport Illustrated‘s Muhammad Ali Legacy Award as planned Tuesday night in Brooklyn, but what wasn’t planned — or at least not pre-announced — was the person who would be
Craig David is “grateful” for both old and new fans as he embarks on next chapter of his career

ABC RadioCraig David‘s hit debut album Born to Do It rocketed the British R&B singer to stardom in the U.K. and U.S. in 2000. Seventeen years later, the Grammy-nominated artist plans to release his seventh album in January. He tells ABC