Dave’s Hot Chicken said Monday it has been acquired by private equity firm Roark Capital in a deal valued at $1 billion.

One of Chicago’s most infamous gang leaders is among President Donald Trump’s most recent presidential commutations.

Alternative R&B artist Leon Thomas will release his “MUTT Deluxe: HEEL” album on Friday.

The BET Awards will honor four legendary performers — Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx and Kirk Franklin — with one of the show’s top honors, the Ultimate Icon Award.

Hip hop superstar Drake is now complaining about rival rapper Kendrick Lamar’s performance of “Not Like Us” at this year’s Super Bowl.

Ben McCollum, who led Drake’s dominating run through the Missouri Valley Conference and a win in the NCAA Tournament in his only season with the Bulldogs, is the new head coach at Iowa.

The calendar says it’s March.

The coaching fraternity is much closer than most people realize.

Drake beat Missouri in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night, led by a bunch of Division II transfers who followed their old coach to the Missouri Valley Conference school.

Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points and No. 11 seed Drake held on after blowing most of a 15-point lead to be sixth-seeded Missouri 67-57 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The handful of remaining perfect brackets in the NCAA Tournament busted out on Sunday, ending the hopes of millions against exceptionally long odds.

As the annual NCAA tournament kicks off, some Americans are skipping March Madness — or at least they aren't trying to predict who'll win.

Texas-based iHeartMedia says it settled its legal dispute with Drake over Kendrick Lamar’s dis track “Not Like Us” after demonstrating that it “did nothing wrong.”.

Court records show Drake has reached a settlement with iHeartMedia in his ongoing legal dispute over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris stepped on the NAACP Image Awards stage with a sobering message, calling the civil rights organization a pillar of the Black community and urging people to stay resilient and hold onto their faith during President Donald Trump’s tenure.

While the music mogul didn't make an appearance at the Galleria area restaurant, his team confirmed and shared the news to over half the diners celebrating Valentine's Day he covered their bill.

The Golden State Warriors are known for their electrifying plays and superstar Stephen Curry, but now the team is pioneering a fresh gameplan: blending sports and entertainment in a way no NBA franchise has before.

The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22 in the first Super Bowl to be held in New Orleans in a dozen years.

Cooper DeJean, Josh Sweat and the Philadelphia Eagles’ ferocious defense denied Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat.

The beef between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar started out in their lyrics but has gotten so big its reached the courts and even the Super Bowl.

For years the Grammy Awards have been criticized over a lack of diversity.

Music mogul Clive Davis has held his annual, star-studded pre-Grammys gala at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Beyoncé leads the 2025 Grammys nominee pack, but Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Charli xcx are vying for their moment in the spotlight.

The leading hip-hop superstar beef has been cranked up another notch, with Drake suing Universal Music Group for defamation over rival Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.”.

Tennessee remained No. 1 for the second consecutive week, though Auburn has closed the gap at No. 2.

Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman has chosen 10 of the best songs of 2024.

Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman has chosen 10 of the best albums of 2024.

’Tis the season to unpack Spotify Wrapped.

“Not Like Us,” it’s like them.

If you want your upcoming album promoted on a huge platform, go to “Amazon Music Live.”.

Drake has taken legal action against Universal Music Group for the second straight day in his feud with fellow hip-hop superstar Kendrick Lamar.

Drake has begun legal action against Universal Music Group, alleging the company conspired to falsely pump up the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.”.

Drake has announced that his first tour of Australia in eight years will begin on the same date as rival Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance.

Kendrick Lamar gave music listeners an early holiday present with a new album.

Grammy Award-winning rapper Lil Durk has been arrested in Florida on federal charges that he paid for the attempted 2022 revenge killing of rapper Quando Rondo at a Los Angeles gas station.

Longtime “Days of Our Lives” star Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black for nearly four decades, has died at age 70.

The new popular restaurant and lounge that combines old school Hollywood glitz with a whole lot of Houston star power.

From the dazzling opening ceremony to warmup songs, music is intrinsic to the Paris Olympics now underway.

Curious about the songs fueling the Olympians competing in Paris.

The youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man, has married his longtime girlfriend in what many have dubbed the wedding of the year.

Global celebrities, business tycoons and politicians are arriving in India’s financial capital to attend the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, the world’s ninth richest man.

Usher has been honored with the lifetime achievement award at the 2024 BET Awards.

Not content with merely taking a victory lap after winning his battle last month against fellow rap superstar Drake, Kendrick Lamar turned his Juneteenth “Pop Out” concert into a celebration of Los Angeles unity.

Since the beginning of time or, at least, pop music, only a few tracks have earned the esteemed designation of “song of the summer.”.

The 2024 BET Awards are fast approaching.

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Nigerian singer Tems' debut album, Dakota Johnson plays a woman questioning her sexuality in “AM I OK?”.

Drake is the leading nominee for next month’s BET Awards, followed closely by Nicki Minaj.

Kendrick Lamar made several serious allegations against Drake during their first headline-making rap beef.

Drake and Kendrick WHO!? This beef between Charles Barkley and the city of Galveston is the only beef we need to be talking about!

Rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar are feuding — to the point that police were asked about it after a security guard was shot outside Drake’s Toronto mansion on Tuesday.

Police are investigating a shooting outside rapper Drake’s mansion that left a security guard seriously wounded.

Artists from Universal Music Group, which include Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, will be returning to TikTok as the two parties have struck a new licensing agreement following an approximately three-month long dispute.

Taylor Swift continues to dominate in the week following the release of her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”.

A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge.

Attorneys for rap star Travis Scott say he should be dismissed from hundreds of lawsuits filed over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival he headlined in Houston.

Attorneys for rap star Travis Scott say he should be dismissed from hundreds of lawsuits filed over the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival he headlined in Houston.

A judge has dismissed hip-hop artist Drake from lawsuits filed against him over his participation in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in Houston in which 10 people were killed.

📢 Breaking News 📢 Rapper Drake was dismissed from the Astroworld lawsuit, but a Harris County Judge denied both Travis Scott and Apple Inc. from being dismissed.

Houston Life's Melanie Camp caught up with actor Jon Hamm. Renowned for his captivating portrayal of Don Draper in the acclaimed television series "Mad Men," Hamm is lending his distinctive voice to the audiobook adaptation of "When Business is Love" by fifth generation, CEO of Hastens, Yan Ryde.

Communications during the festival show they waited for Drake to preform before ending the show. Now Travis Scott wants out of the civil law suit

New West Virginia men's basketball coach Darian DeVries has brought some reinforcements from Drake.

Rapper Drake and Apple Inc. have filed motions to dismiss the lawsuit related to the Astroworld tragedy. Both parties deny involvement in the planning of the concert and emphasize that they were not responsible for the disaster. As the trial approaches, all involved parties are preparing for a courtroom battle. Stay tuned for updates on this ongoing case. #Astroworld #Lawsuit #JusticeInProgress

West Virginia has tapped Drake men’s basketball coach Darian DeVries to move the Mountaineers past one of the ugliest years in school history.

The only time Indiana State won more games was when Larry Bird was part of a national runner-up team in 1979.

The NCAA says athletes who have transferred multiple times can compete in the next academic year.

From how he's getting ready, to what he's most excited for fans to see – we caught up with the Trill OG ahead of his 'All American Takeover' tonight!

Bun B brought some heavy hitters to the star stage this year!🙌

Exciting news! 🎉🔥 Rapper Drake may be joining Houston legend Bun B on stage at the Houston Rodeo.

TikTok may look (or sound) a little different when you scroll through the app going forward.

The growing issue of AI-generated deepfakes has already been a hot topic in state legislatures.

Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired.

Regional Mexican music is a catchall term that encompasses mariachi, banda, corridos, norteño, sierreño and other genres.

When Hit-Boy walks the Grammy red carpet, he expects to proudly strut into next year’s awards ceremony with his father beside him for the first time.

Taylor Swift's incomparable year has reached another milestone — the concert trade publication Pollstar says Swift’s Eras Tour has earned more than $1 billion.

Nicki Minaj’s highly anticipated fifth studio album, “Pink Friday 2,” is here.

It’s her, hi — Taylor Swift is Spotify’s 2023 most-played artist.

Country singer Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night” tops Apple Music’s global song chart in 2023.

Opening statements are expected next week in Atlanta in the trial of rapper Young Thug, who’s accused of co-founding a violent criminal street gang and using his music to promote it.

The Grammy nominations have been announced and SZA leads the way with nine nominations.

You’d be hard pressed to find a rap duo doing it like City Girls, bringing life-affirming, pretty-girl scam rap to the masses.

“I want to hear adult Drake rapping for adult people,” a popular podcaster said. “He’s rapping for the kids.”

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album by Drake and another by Reba McEntire playing acoustic covers, the corporate thriller “Fair Play” starring Phoebe Dynevor from “Bridgerton,” and “Jane the Virgin” scene-stealer Jaime Camil hosts a new game show on CBS called “Lotería Loca.”.

On Tuesday night, the elusive pop producer Jai Paul opened his tour leg at the Los Angeles' Mayan Theater.

First it was Taylor Swift — a three day eras tour takeover in Houston. Then Drake announcing H-Town as his new home.

Rapper Drake was apparently looking for a place to live...and we now know where.

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Doja Cat, a reboot of Robert Rodriguez’s “Spy Kids” franchise with a film starring Gina Rodriguez and Zachary Levi and the critically-acclaimed “Sex Education,” one of Netflix’s most popular shows, returns for its fourth and final season.

Drake has announced his highly anticipated eighth studio album “For All the Dogs" will be released on Sept. 22.

Music fans, it is time to bid adieu to the sunny, slow summer months.

A summer sleepaway camp in California serves as a haven for Jewish children of color.

We can now add Cardi B to the list of musicians who have had their performances interrupted by a fan trying to throw something at them while on stage.

The findings of a police investigation into the deadly 2021 Astroland festival in Houston shows that some people expressed safety concerns before rapper Travis Scott took the stage.

Rapper Travis Scott released his first album in five years on Friday, the 19 track “Utopia."

Drake says his new album, “For All the Dogs,” may drop in “a couple of weeks."

If there is something that Eminem loves (besides Mom’s Spaghetti) it’s surprising fans at concerts that are not his.

It is Taylor Swift's world, and we're just living in it.

If French Montana’s father never abandoned him as a teenager, the rapper believes he would not have grown into a popular figure who has earned three Grammy nominations.

The 2023 BET Awards are celebrating 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends, and new talent during a performance-packed show that consistently felt like a party.

Drizzy fans, if you weren't at Trill Burgers Monday afternoon, you missed a chance to see Grammy-winning artist DRAKE!

The Austin City Limits Music Festival will return to Austin’s Zilker Park on Oct. 6-8 and Oct. 13-15 this year and will feature performances from a number of musical legends.

Champagne Papi and The Saint Laurent Don are heading to H-TOWN this year, however, the duo made some changes to ensure their #1 fans have the chance to see them live.