RZA, Raekwon The Chef and Cappadonna celebrated everything Wu-Tang Clan and everything hip-hop during Thursday night’s (Sept. 4) R&B Hip-Hop Power Players event in Brooklyn. After being introduced by Billboard CEO Mike Van, RZA, Raekwon and Cappadonna took the stage at Williamsburg’s Unveiled to accept the Hip-Hop Hall of Fame Award. During their speech, RZA […]

On Thursday night (Sep. 4), Cardi B accepted the 2025 Billboard impact of the year award at the R&B / Hip-Hop Power Players Event in Brooklyn. After the presentation by this writer — Billboard‘s senior director of R&B / Hip-Hop — Cardi delivered a rousing speech, highlighting her love for hip-hop and building a long-lasting legacy […]

It’s back to school season, which means two things: getting used to the insane morning rush to the bus again and the obligatory first-day-of-school pics from everyone you know. And, in this case, celebrities really are just like us. Related P!nk Went on Vacation and All She Got Was An E Coli Infection: ‘Everything Is […]

When Shakira says “Mexico is my home” because she also feels Mexican, the Colombian superstar — just like her hips — doesn’t lie. In my opinion, the deep love that the Latin American country has for the singer-songwriter is only comparable to the sentiment Mexicans feel for the Colombian Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez, […]

If you listened to our 1996 Oasis Vintage Pop Stardom episode of the Greatest Pop Stars podcast, you’d know that host Andrew Unterberger and his longtime partner Lisa Ebe were planning on going to see Oasis on the Live ’25 tour in Dublin, Ireland last month — but were hardly positive that the Gallagher Brothers would make […]