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Lil Wayne feels hurt after being passed over as Super Bowl halftime headliner. The snub 'broke' him

Sep. 13, 2024 18:44 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Wayne opened up for the first time about his devastation after not being selected as the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show headline performer in his hometown of New Orleans. The rap megastar publicly expressed his hurt feelings in an Instagram video post Friday,...

Cardi B reveals birth of third child with Offset and says the newborn is the 'prettiest lil thing'

Sep. 12, 2024 16:10 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cardi B has welcomed her third child into the world. The Grammy winner announced on social media Thursday that she gave birth over the weekend. She posted photos of her holding and breastfeeding the newborn in a hospital. “The prettiest lil...

Megan Thee Stallion hosts, Taylor Swift rules, Eminem opens: What to know about the 2024 MTV VMAs

Sep. 09, 2024 12:45 PM EDT

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...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 15-21

Sep. 09, 2024 09:09 AM EDT

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 15-21: Sept. 15: Screenwriter and director Ron Shelton (“Bull Durham,” “White Men Can’t Jump”) is 79. Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 78. Movie director Oliver Stone is 78. Drummer Kelly Keagy of Night Ranger is 72. Actor Barry Shabaka...

Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show

Sep. 08, 2024 13:25 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kendrick Lamar will pop out on the NFL's biggest stage next year: The Grammy winner will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show in New Orleans. The NFL, Apple Music and Roc Nation announced Sunday that Lamar would lead the halftime festivities from the...

Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans

Sep. 08, 2024 11:47 AM EDT
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans.

Linkin Park reunite 7 years after Chester Bennington's death, with new music

Sep. 05, 2024 19:08 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Linkin Park is back with a new lineup and debuting their first new music since the 2017 death of lead singer Chester Bennington. On Thursday, the band kicked off a livestream showcasing new singer Emily Armstrong and drummer Colin Brittain, who will join returning...

Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper known for trap jams like 'Type of Way,' dies at 33

Sep. 05, 2024 19:02 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rich Homie Quan, the Atlanta rapper who gained mainstream fame through the trap singles “Type of Way” and “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh),” has died. He was 33. Quan, whose legal name is Dequantes Devontay Lamar, died at an Atlanta hospital, the Fulton County...

Country singer Jelly Roll performs at Oregon prison

Sep. 05, 2024 15:42 PM EDT

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Country singer Jelly Roll has been playing sold-out shows across the U.S. as part of his “Beautifully Broken” tour. But earlier this week, his venue wasn't a massive arena: it was the Oregon State Penitentiary. The award-winning artist posted a video and...

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 8-14

Sep. 03, 2024 08:49 AM EDT

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 8-14: Sept. 8: Ventriloquist Willie Tyler (with Lester) is 84. Actor Alan Feinstein is 83. Singer Sal Valentino of The Beau Brummels is 82. Bassist Will Lee of the CBS Orchestra (“Late Show with David Letterman”) is 72. Actor Heather...