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Megan Thee Stallion hosts, Taylor Swift rules, Eminem opens: What to know about the 2024 MTV VMAs
NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper, singer, songwriter, businesswoman, hot girl summer purveyor and now... award show host? Megan Thee Stallion will both host and perform at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards. It marks her first time hosting an award show, though she’s guest hosted “Saturday...
Paris Hilton waited 18 years to drop a new album. On 'Infinite Icon,' she's here to 'save pop music'
NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two decades ago, Paris Hilton released her debut album, 2006's eponymous “Paris,” at one height of her powers — an album of breezy pop music that offered a soundtrack to her cheery and decadent public-facing lifestyle, anchored by the reggae-lite sugar rush of...
BeatKing, a Houston rapper known for viral TikTok song 'Then Leave,' dies at 39
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Houston rapper BeatKing, whose booming voice and eccentric songs brought him fame in nightclubs and on social media, has died, his manager said Friday. He was 39. The rapper, whose name was Justin Riley, died Thursday after fainting during a recording session,...
New reality TV show 'Playground' puts dance studio dramas center stage
London (AP) — The reality of a dance career is that it’s tough. New Hulu reality series “Playground" doesn't shy away from that. The show is set at the Playground dance studio in Los Angeles, home to famous hip-hop choreographers and teachers, and documents the ups and downs...
Weird Al on new music, Sabrina Carpenter, a decade of 'Mandatory Fun' and 40 years of 'Eat It'
Ten years ago, “Weird Al” Yankovic made history, as he is wont to do. “Mandatory Fun,” his 14th and final studio album, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. It was not only unprecedented for Yankovic, but unprecedented for his genre as a whole: Never before had a comedy album debuted at...
The best concerts of 2024 so far: AP’s picks include Olivia Rodrigo, Bad Bunny, George Strait, SZA
As The Associated Press' music writer, Maria Sherman has seen more than 40 concerts during the first half of 2024. Here are some picks for the best shows ... so far, excluding any one-off performances that cannot be repeated, and where you too can catch these artists. Bad Bunny,...
BET Awards 2024: Usher is honored, Will Smith returns, and the election is top of mind
Usher accepted the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards — even if the superstar mused it might be a bit early. The Grammy winner stayed on his feet as a parade of artists performed his hits — Childish Gambino kicked it off with “U Don’t Have to Call,” joined by...
Childish Gambino will perform at the BET Awards with Taraji P. Henson hosting. Here's what to know
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 BET Awards are fast approaching. Last year's show celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends and new talent during a show packed with spectacular performances that consistently felt like a party. This year is stacking up to...
Music Review: Megan Thee Stallion’s fierce ‘Megan’ trades hot girl summers for a different freedom
“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past, over and over again,” Megan Thee Stallion says in the spoken-word intro for her “Cobra" music video. It is the first single from “Megan,” her third studio album, and one of many songs channeling snakes. She sounds as...
What to stream this week: 'The Bear,' Camila Cabello, Megan Thee Stallion and Celine Dion
The life and style of fashion icon Diane von Furstenberg is chronicled in a documentary and albums from Megan Thee Stallion and Camila Cabello are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as...
