Author: Wamala

Ye’s planned return to Russia appears to have hit a major roadblock, with Gazprom Arena in St. Petersburg saying the rapper’s scheduled October concerts cannot take place at the venue. Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, had been scheduled to perform at the stadium on October 10 and 11. The arena has now said there is no agreement in place for either show. “Gazprom Arena was not and is not the organizer of this event,” the stadium said, adding that the concerts were being handled by Moscow-based concert agency Say Agency. The venue also said it never signed a rental…

Busta Rhymes has agreed to pay $25,000 to resolve a federal lawsuit filed by his former personal assistant, Dashiel Gables, bringing competing legal claims over alleged unpaid wages and workplace conduct closer to an end. The settlement also resolves a countersuit filed by Rhymes, who accused Gables of making false claims that allegedly damaged the rapper’s reputation and business prospects. Neither side admitted wrongdoing as part of the agreement. Gables worked for Rhymes from the summer of 2024 until January 2025. In his federal complaint, he alleged that he routinely worked between 15 and 18 hours a day while receiving…

Claressa Shields has conquered Olympic competition, collected world titles and built a résumé that has earned her the “GWOAT” nickname. But before she walks away from boxing, there is one superstar she wants in her corner — Beyoncé. The undisputed boxing champion made a direct request to the music icon during an interview with TMZ Sports host Babcock, revealing that she wants Beyoncé to walk her to the ring for one of her final fights. “Beyoncé, listen, baby girl. Before I retire, I need you to walk me out,” Shields said. And Beyoncé wouldn’t have to put on a full…

Coco Jones is getting her own chapter in the Bel-Air universe. Peacock is developing “Hilary,” a spinoff of the hit drama starring Jones as Hilary Banks, with the new series set to follow the character beyond the world of Bel-Air. According to Deadline, the project would mark the first scripted Peacock series to receive a spinoff, adding another milestone to the franchise. The series comes with major creative firepower. Tracy Oliver, known for Girls Trip and Harlem, is writing the project, which is being produced by Universal Television and Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios, the same team behind Bel-Air. The story…

Lauren London is stepping into a deeply personal role in the upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic, taking on the part of the late rapper’s mother, Beverly Tate. London, 41, has been cast as Tate in the film, titled “Snoop,” which is building out its central cast ahead of its planned theatrical release in August 2027. The casting also brings London back into the orbit of Snoop Dogg, whom she has known professionally for more than two decades. She previously appeared as a model in music videos for his early-2000s songs “From tha Chuuuch to da Palace” and “Drop It Like It’s…

Dolly Parton was far more than the rhinestones, towering wigs and unmistakable country voice that made her a global superstar. The singer-songwriter, who died Aug. 25, 2026, at 80, built a career packed with achievements — and some genuinely surprising personal details. Parton’s songwriting legacy alone is enormous. Beyond writing “I Will Always Love You,” the song famously recorded by Whitney Houston, she also wrote “There’ll Always Be Music,” which appeared on Tina Turner’s debut solo album, Tina Turns the Country On!. Her family story is just as remarkable. Parton was one of 12 children, growing up in Tennessee with…

Dolly Parton’s legendary career made her one of the world’s biggest entertainers, but behind the rhinestones and country music hits was a famously private 58-year marriage to Carl Thomas Dean. The couple met in Nashville in 1964, when Parton was just 18 and Dean was 21. Their relationship began outside a laundromat on Parton’s first day in the city, where she had arrived to pursue her music career. Parton later recalled that she was doing laundry when Dean called out to her from the street. That chance encounter would eventually become one of the longest-lasting marriages in entertainment. Dean proposed,…

Eminem is remembering Dolly Parton with a deeply personal tribute, revealing that a handwritten message from the country music legend years ago had a lasting impact on him. Parton died Tuesday, Aug. 25, at 80 after what her representative described as a “brief battle with cancer.” In the days following her death, tributes have poured in from across the entertainment world, with Eminem choosing to revisit a personal note she sent him after their 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductions. Eminem, whose real name is Marshall Bruce Mathers III, and Parton were both inducted into the Rock &…

Megyn Kelly is taking aim at Kim Kardashian and Kanye West over the way their 13-year-old daughter, North West, is being introduced to the spotlight. During Tuesday’s episode of The Megyn Kelly Show, Kelly and Dr. Drew criticized the decision to make North such a public figure at a young age, with Kelly pointing to the teenager’s increasingly high-profile work in fashion and music. Kelly specifically highlighted North’s recent Dazed magazine cover, where the teenager appeared with blue hair, false teeth and facial piercings. She also pointed to North’s plans to release a rap album and perform onstage. The podcaster…

Dolly Parton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star has become a makeshift memorial, with fans leaving bouquets of flowers around the country music icon’s famous Hollywood landmark following her death. Photos from Hollywood Boulevard show flowers piling up around Parton’s star Tuesday, alongside a tribute sign that reads, “Farewell to a beloved American icon.” The growing memorial gives fans a physical place to pay their respects to a performer whose career stretched across more than six decades and made her one of country music’s most recognizable figures. Parton died Tuesday at 80. Her death reportedly came as a shock to loved…