Cardi B and Bruno Mars' “Please Me” debuts at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100

Image Group/LACardi B and Bruno Mars latest collaboration “Please Me” has cracked the top rankings of the BillboardHot 100 chart. Monday, the record entered the chart at number 5, making for the Bronx-bred rapper’s seventh top-10 hit and Mars’ 16th. The
R. Kelly has been released from jail after paying $100K

Cook County Sheriff’s OfficeR. Kelly is a free man, for now. Monday night, the R&B crooner was released from jail after posting $100,000 in bail, ABC News affiliate WLS reports. In order to be released, Kelly had to
Mary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, H.E.R., Nas and more have been tapped for Essence Festival

ABC/Randy HolmesMary J. Blige, Missy Elliott, H.E.R., Nas and more will all perform at this year’s Essence Festival, scheduled to take place July 4-7 in New Orleans, LA. Now in its 25th year, the annual three-night concert series is set to
R. Kelly pleads not guilty in Chicago court

Cook County Sheriff’s OfficeMonday morning in a Chicago courtroom, R. Kelly appeared before Judge Lawrence E. Flood, and his attorney Steve Greenberg entered pleas of “not guilty” on his behalf. Kelly appeared in an orange jumpsuit and
John Legend reflects on his politically-charged music and refusing to work with R. Kelly in new interview with The New York Times

ABC/Paulo Lobo John Legend isn’t dialing back any time soon on the politically charged cues in his music. In a recent interview with The New York Times, the “All of Me” singer spoke at great length about his