NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kendrick Lamar aims to infuse his Los Angeles hip-hop flavor into New Orleans while staying true to his storytelling roots during Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime performance.

Irv Gotti, famed music producer and founder of Murder Inc. Records, who helped launch the careers of such artists as Ashanti, ...

The hip-hop world mourns the loss of Murder Inc. founder Irv Gotti. Tributes from Kanye West, Ja Rule, 50 Cent, and others.

In order for the Kansas City Chiefs to make history as the first team to three-peat the National Football League’s championship game, they’ll have to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles in ...

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became ...

The 2025 Super Bowl halftime show is expected to start around 8/8:30 PM ET. Louisiana native and five-time Grammy award winner Jon Batiste will perform the national anthem ahead of Sunday’s Chiefs vs ...

Since Roc Nation’s partnership with the N.F.L., hip-hop stars like Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar have been center stage at ...

Mary J. Blige reached out and touched her fans — literally — on the Atlanta stop of her intimate 'For My Fans' tour.

Travis Kelce laughs out loud at a Super Bowl press conference in New Orleans, plus Kate Middleton, Mary J. Blige and more.

Grammys brought star power & history-making wins, but backstage, artists reflected on struggles, success & what’s next.

The AP apologizes to R&B legend Babyface after its red-carpet reporters at the 2025 Grammys dumped him mid-interview to go ...