Rapper Birdman offers to pay rent for 'people in need' in Uptown New Orleans

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorMartha Stewart was in L.A. for Super Bowl Sunday, hosting the Big Game Impact meal-packing competition and brunch downtown to benefit the Los Angeles Mission and other organizations.The lifestyle media icon was also in town to host the Puppy Bowl on Animal with her friend and business partner Snoop Dogg, who also performed at halftime.Since the Super Bowl is the second-biggest food consumption day of the year, it was the perfect opportunity to focus on providing equitable access to nutritious food in connection with non-profit partners.Stewart’s line of Martha Stewart Kitchen frozen meals, available at Kroger, partners with Feeding America to donate 1.5 million meals through the country, and Kroger also backs the Zero Hunger, Zero Waste Foundation to support non-profits driving positive change for the planet.

Nick Cannon pining for lost love this Valentine's Day? The talk show host dropped a new song on Monday that serves as a love letter of sorts to his ex-wife, Mariah Carey.In Cannon's new song «Alone» — which tellingly sample's Carey's 1990 single «Love Take Time» — the 41-year-old artist and TV personality belts out some particularly poignant lyrics that allude to him still having feelings for the famed diva.«I say I’m cool when I know I miss it/ I’d trade it all for the case/ If I could have you back/ If I could go back to where we started at,» an apparently emotional Cannon croons on the track.Cannon shared the song to Twitter and wrote in the post, «This is for anybody else who is #ALONE on Valentines Day… I had to come Raw from the heart on this one. #Broken #Shattered #Toxic #RAW&B #Alone.»This is for anybody else who is #ALONE on Valentines Day… I had to come Raw from the heart on this one.

The drama between Kanye West, Kim Kardashian, and Pete Davidson has taken yet another turn…

Gemma Arterton and Kirby Howell-Baptiste are the latest stars to join Disney+‘s upcoming series, Culprits.

Sam Asghari is celebrating Valentine’s with his wifey-to-be … or is it his “wife” now?! The Iranian actor posted an adorable mirror selfie with fiancée Britney Spears and technically called her his “wife” in the post, causing many to wonder if the two have already tied the knot.

Valentine's Day.Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears and Sam Asghari, the Beckhams, as well as Mandy Moore, Salma Hayek and more are celebrating Feb. 14 with sweet and heartfelt posts for their significant others.

Nikki Bella is opening up about fiancé Artem Chigvintsev's ongoing struggle with pneumonia. Nikki and her sister, Brie Bella, spoke with ET's Lauren Zima on Saturday at the 2022 Fanatics Super Bowl Party in Culver City, California, and the 38-year-old TV personality and pro wrestler shared some news about Artem's «terrifying» and persistent case of pneumonia.«He's doing well. He still has pneumonia, it's crazy!» Nikki shared.

Selena Gomez jumps out of a car and races towards someone while filming a new episode for the second season of Only Murders in the Building in New York City on Monday (February 14).

Rachel Zegler has confirmed that she’s dating West Side Story co-star Josh Andres Rivera!

Disney+’s season one finale of Lucasfilm’s The Book of Boba Fett clocked 1.5M U.S. households according to Samba TV from the show’s Wednesday to Sunday run.

An isolated house in the country, a small tribe of peculiar characters mostly keeping a wary distance from each other: That Kind of Summer (Un Ete Comme Ca) is a film set up perfectly for the pandemic era. The bonus zinger is that the house is a live-in retreat for supposedly, or maybe just possibly, recovering sex addicts. Nobody leaves, and everyone talks dirty. Denis Cote, the prolific Quebecois provocateur, must have been hugging himself when he thought of that one.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn the wake of the Astroworld tragedy, should festivals and concerts have a single person charged with the power of stopping a show if conditions grow dangerous? What greater demands will insurers be making since that Texas festival pointed up how an entertainment event can turn deadly? And where does responsibility start, or the buck end, if things go terribly wrong at a show?These were some of the issues discussed at a panel titled “How the Next Era Of Music Festivals Will Be Safe, Sustainable and Sold Out,” presented at the Pollstar Live conference for concert pros at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Either the second or third S-topic in that series could have supported a panel in itself, but the focus of the final part of the discussion among industry professionals inevitably focused on “safe.” And while much of the overall conference otherwise took on a post-quarantine “we’re back, baby!” tone, this one took on an elephant that has very much not left the room, even if Travis Scott headlines have receded while batteries of lawyers prepare their cases.

Over before it began. Since their split, fans have been curious to know why Kanye West and Julia Fox broke up and if it had anything to do with his recent Instagram posts about Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson.

Snoop Dogg used Sunday’s Super Bowl halftime to honour his late mother.

Sandy Tejada’s face or heard her voice more than once — especially since she is the only Afro-Latina acting in the pilot of the HBO Max comedy-drama series and in the trailer. “I play the host of a trendy restaurant, and I opened the show with Sarah Jessica Parker. But before that, I had the first line of the show, which is huge,” Tejada told HOLA! USA, adding, “I did not see this coming because honestly when I saw the trailer, and I heard my line, I’m like, ‘Oh my God, I didn’t see my face! My scene got cut.’According to Sandy, it was a nerve-wracking moment because it had happened to her in the past when writers go in a different direction.

Still not on good terms? Meghan McCain voiced her displeasure with The View host Joy Behar after seeing her former coworker throwing shade her way.

Feeling the love. The Kardashian-Jenner family goes big for all holidays, and Valentine’s Day 2022 was no different with elaborate flower displays, balloon bouquets and designer gifts.

Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Rosario Dawson have broken up, according to a recent report. A source close to Booker confirmed to People magazine that the two are no longer together but remain good friends.

Eminem recently paid a visit to Lil Wayne's Young Money Radio on Apple Music, where he discussed a range of topics, including the new Michael Jordan documentary, Googling his own lyrics, connecting with fans, and more.Em's visit to Young Money Radio on Friday (May 8) marked the show's third episode. Past shows featured interviews with Drake, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and sports star Deion Sanders, among others.Here are some highlights from Weezy's interview with Eminem.Eminem on the Michael Jordan Last Dance documentary"It's incredible, there's so much shit that I didn't even know too.

After a resurfaced photo showed Toni Braxton, 52, cuddling up to Dennis Rodman, 58, fans wondered if these two ever hooked up. As Toni was putting down the rumors of any possible romance, she did say she thought Dennis “was kinda hot in the 90s.” Did this comment leave her current love, Birdman, 51, seeing red at the former Chicago Bulls player? Not at all. “Birdman is completely fine with Toni’s thoughts,” a source tells HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY, “because it is not like she is going to be leaving him. Bird is more than confident that he’s her man, and she is just telling her thoughts and truth.”

By Ellise Shafer

Even though many weddings have been cancelled or postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, Toni Braxton is still planning on becoming a bride in 2020. The 52-year-old singing superstar and rapper Birdman — real name Bryan Christopher Williams — don’t want a wedding that’s too big, but they also don’t want one that’s too small. So they’re trying figure out a ceremony that will be just right for their tastes.

Toni Braxton and Birdman are revealing their wedding plans!

On Thursday night (April 9), REVOLT TV will host a two-hour-long live town hall meeting at 11 p.m. ET moderated by Sean "Diddy" Combs to discuss how COVID-19 is affecting the African-American community at large.

Toni Braxton is back with a new single and label home. The seven-time Grammy Award winner has teamed with Island Records and is releasing “Do It,” the first track under the newly minted pact.

Jazz veteran Ellis Marsalis Jr. died on Wednesday after losing his battle against coronavirus.

American pianist Ellis Marsalis has passed away at the age of 85 after contracting COVID-19. The father of renowned musicians, Wynton and Branford Marsalis was suffering from pneumonia, caused by Coronavirus, one of his sons told the Associated Press. “Pneumonia was the actual thing that caused his demise," Ellis Marsalis III said. "But it was pneumonia brought on by COVID-19," he added.

Ellis Marsalis Jr.

By Bruce Haring

NEW ORLEANS — Ellis Marsalis, the jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and Branford, has died. He was 85.

Shirley Ju Lil Wayne’s reputation as among the best rappers alive long preceded his career as one of the best talkers of the coronavirus pandemic. Thanks to Young Money radio, which launched on April 24 as a weekly show on on Apple Music (slated to run 12 episodes deep, it airs Fridays at 7 p.m.