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Teyana Taylor was presented with the BET Awards 2026 Icon of the Year award by the one and only Janet Jackson. After taking in Jackson's surprise appearance and sobbing over Jackson's uplifting words, Taylor accepted the award in shock. “Oh, my God. Bitch, I'm gagging,” the multidisciplinary artist said while accepting the honor. “They didn't tell me Janet was coming, bitch, and it's so crazy because when Kehlani said, 'Janet is here,' I said, 'Bitch, is that the surprise?' I wasn't sure!” After thanking Jackson for “every text, every hug, every text” as an inspiration and friend, Taylor delivered her…
The BET Awards 2026 returned on Sunday night (June 28), marking the network's latest celebration of Black excellence across music, entertainment, sports, and culture. Cardi B led all nominees with nods in six categories, including Album of the Year for Am I the Drama?Best Female Hip Hop Artist, Best Collaboration for “Errtime Remix” featuring Jeezy and Latto, Video Director of the Year alongside Patience Foster, and the Viewer's Choice Award. Before this year's ceremony, the Bronx native had won six BET Awards, including back-to-back Best Female Hip Hop Artist wins in 2018 and 2019, Album of the Year for her…
Max B and French Montana brought New York City energy to the BET Awards 2026 stage with their performance of “Ever Since U Left Me (I Went Deaf).” Adorned in jewelry, the pair were joined onstage by a group of female dancers, accentuating their stage show. Max B, wearing all black, had a beat switch while delivering his verse, adding a unique wrinkle to the set. Midway through the performance, French and Max B were joined by Rick Ross for “Minks In Miami,” with all three artists rocking lavish fur coats while surrounded by pyrotechnics. Released as the lead single…
The rapper returned to the BET Awards stage with a high-octane set full of songs from her most recent album, including a pointed diss aimed at BIA Cardi B returned to the BET Awards stage Sunday night with a performance of tracks from her most recent album, Am I the Drama?, including “Pretty & Petty,” her pointed diss track aimed at Bia. Taking the stage at Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater with vibrant red hair, the Grammy-winning rapper delivered a high-energy medley packed with songs from the album. She kicked off the set perched atop a motorcycle suspended at the center…
T.I. lit up the stage at the BET Awards 2026, delivering a fiery performance that saw the rap legend holding court while reaffirming his status as the King of the South. Opening the ceremony as the first performer of the evening, T.I. began his set with his classic King track “Top Back.” Descending onto the stage on a golden crown, a nod to his standing as Hip-Hop royalty, Tip was joined by a flock of female dancers waving checker flags in matching outfits for his most recent hit, “Let ‘Em Know.” Performing while perched atop a car with his son King…
Photo by Giorgia De Dato After the performance last June 9th at Rock in Rome as special guest of The OffspringThe A Day To Remember they returned to Italy on June 28th to go on stage at Fabrique in Milan, the only Italian date of their European headline tour. The tour accompanies Big Ole Album Vol. 1the band's most recent studio work, released in 2025. During the evening the group led by Jeremy McKinnon alternated new songs with pieces that have marked their career, confirming that mix of pop punk, metalcore and hardcore that has represented the formation's trademark for…
On Sunday night I was putting my clothes away and realised Virgin had been out for almost a year. I decided something had to be done about that. To be honest I haven’t really known how to talk about Virgin since it came out. I’d thought I was accustomed and even a bit desensitised to marketing and commodifying my feelings at this point in my life, but sharing Virgin felt raw and exposing in a new way.* I interviewed poorly, couldn’t write here, haven’t posted much. I think I needed to just be quiet for a while. It also makes…
C. Volo SpAthe company that manages the RCF Arena of Reggio Emilia, returned to talk about the story of the canceled festival in Campovolo with two press releases released on 27 June 2026. In the first she rejects the accusations of the former artistic director Victor Yari Milaniin the second the statements of the impresario Claudio Trottafounder of Barley Arts. In both cases the company speaks of defamatory statements and announces that it intends to evaluate legal action. The two interventions come at the end of one of the most discussed events of the Italian live summer, that of the…
The Milan Pride 2026which took place on Saturday 27 June for its twenty-fifth edition with over 300 thousand people marching untilArch of Peacehad an emotional thread that ran across the stage: the memory of Mirko Moriconithe 24 year old boy killed a few days earlier together with his mother. Two artists, Aiello And Romina Falconithey chose to dedicate their moments on stage to him, transforming the final evening into a tribute. Who was Mirko Moriconi Mirko Moriconi24 years old, was killed with rifle shots in his home in Pieve, a hamlet of Camaiore, in the province of Lucca, together with…
Gorillaz have announced that their ‘House Of Kong’ exhibition is heading to New York for a limited run. The immersive exhibition first launched in London last year and invites fans inside the fictional world of the band, exploring 25 years of Gorillaz history, artwork, music, characters and mythology. Billed as a chance to “peek behind the curtain into the unseen world of Gorillaz”, the hour-long experience takes fans through the story of the band and their Kong Studios universe. ‘House Of Kong’ is now heading to the Big Apple, opening at the Agger Fish Building in Brooklyn Navy Yard on September 1 and running until September 28. Tickets go on general sale…
