Casey Wasserman assures IOC visa issues won’t plague 2028 L.A. Olympics
In an address to the International Olympic Committee in Pylos, Greece, Casey Wasserman addressed concerns over visas and entry requirements to the U.S. for athletes…
Review: ASAP Rocky returns to stage at Rolling Loud California
As usual, ASAP Rocky made a memorable entrance on Saturday night.Wearing dark sunglasses, walnut-sized diamond earrings and a T-shirt with a bulletproof vest printed on…
Jay Rock arrested in L.A. on suspicion of illegal firearm possession
Grammy Award-winning rapper Jay Rock was arrested Thursday evening near the Watts public housing complex where he grew up and booked on suspicion of illegal…
Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show: Fan theories about meaning
Standing atop a Buick GNX, rapper Kendrick Lamar warned, “The revolution ‘bout to be televised. You picked the right time, but the wrong guy.”Flipping Gil…
Kendrick Lamar brings ‘Not Like Us’ to the Super Bowl halftime show
The smile — mirthful, mischievous, utterly without mercy — was when you knew: Kendrick Lamar was enjoying this.As the headlining act of the halftime show…
Kendrick Lamar slams rival Drake with diss track Not Like Us at Super Bowl halftime show
KENDRICK Lamar has slammed his rival Drake on the world’s biggest stage as he performed the scathing diss track Not Like Us at the Super…
Willy Chavarria’s best celebrity looks, from Becky G to Kendrick Lamar
Last month, award-winning Latino fashion designer Willy Chavarria brought his renegade sensibilities to the runway in France, finally making his long-awaited debut at Men’s Fashion…
Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ wins grammys
Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” became the de facto song of 2024 when dropped in May, and now it’s a Grammy Award winner. The diss…
2025 Grammy winners: The complete list
The 67th Grammy Awards returns to Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena today and will be broadcast live on CBS and stream live and on-demand on Paramount+…
Inside the Grammy Awards’ response to the L.A. wildfires
As soon as Harvey Mason Jr. was convinced that firefighters had gotten a handle on this month’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires, the head of the…
Grammys 2025 predictions: Who will win, who should win
In the aftermath of wildfires that devastated much of Southern California this month, the Recording Academy says it has reoriented Sunday’s 67th Grammy Awards around…
If Kendrick Lamar calls Drake a pedophile at the Super Bowl, is that defamation?
On Feb. 9, there’s a strong chance that Kendrick Lamar will walk onto the stage at the Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans, and…
Column: An Oscar-winning L.A. council member? Gov. Danny Trejo? Gustavo’s 2025 predictions
The good news: None of the predictions I made in last year’s annual Gustradamus columna came true. If any did, it would have been a…
Snoop Dogg reclaims West Coast gangsta roots with help from Dr. Dre on ‘Missionary’
The highlight of this year’s Paris Olympics was a 53-year-old rapper from Long Beach.Snoop Dogg — out on assignment as an NBC commentator — carried…
For the guest rappers on ‘GNX,’ recording with Kendrick Lamar means ‘You’ve got to be a student.’
A few months ago, the Compton rapper Siete7x was up in the Bay Area shooting a music video. Around 4 a.m., he got a call…
Kendrick Lamar uses spite as an engine on ‘GNX’
Kendrick Lamar starts his exhilarating new album by complaining that someone vandalized a mural depicting his face — a mural depicting his face in triplicate,…
Kendrick Lamar drops new surprise album ‘GNX’: 5 takeaways
Everyone suspected a new Kendrick Lamar album was coming soon — between a Super Bowl halftime show slot next year and a haul of Grammy…
2025 Grammy nominations: The complete list
Here is the full list of nominees for the 67th Grammy Awards.This year’s list of top nominees include Beyoncé (11), Charli XCX (seven), Billie Eilish…
Lil Wayne says Super Bowl Halftime show snub ‘broke me’
Although devastated that he wasn’t selected to headline the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime show in his hometown of New Orleans, Lil Wayne said Thursday that…
2025 Super Bowl halftime show: Kendrick Lamar to perform
Football season may have just begun, but the next Super Bowl halftime act is already set: Kendrick Lamar will headline the 2025 show, said Roc…