John Legend has enlisted Pharrell Williams as executive producer of his eleventh studio album and shared the project's first single.On Tuesday, September 8, the EGOT announced the tracklist and release date for his forthcoming LP, MUSE. In a press release, Legend says he and Pharrell made the entire album at the Louis Vuitton headquarters in Paris after he contributed vocals to Clipse's “The Birds Don’t Sing." The project has a "Black James Bond aesthetic" and features a mixture of Black music, including gospel, doo-wop, classic soul, Afrobeat, and hip-hop.“I wanted to shake up the formula and do something fresh and new," Legend said of......
Aryna Sabalenka entered the 2026 US Open with one goal: To become the third woman to win the event in three straight years. That goal nearly died Tuesday, as Sabalenka was pushed to the limit by Linda Nosková.
In the end, Sabalenka just barely prevailed, advancing to the semifinals after taking down Nosková in three sets (7-6, 3-6, 7-6). It took two tiebreak wins from the women's No. 1, who was in danger of being eliminated by Nosková a handful of times during the nearly two-and-a-half-hour match.
There's something about Frances Tiafoe in New York City.
Facing the unseeded Alex Michelsen in the US Open quarterfinals, the fan favorite American looked lost after two sets and more, only to roar back for a 5-7, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 win. His reward will either be No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz or No. 8 Ben Shelton in the semifinals on Friday.
The match came down to a final 10-point tiebreaker, which Tiafoe ended with a passing shot winner. It was an exhilarating win for Tiafoe and a heartbreaking collapse for his friend Michelsen, who could be seen crying as the two shared a post-match embrace....
Strong ticket sales are being reported for the Caribbean Premier League matches at Kensington Oval, as Barbados prepares to host several games, including the playoffs and final.
CPL Chief Marketing Officer Christine Charles says excitement is building, with the island also hosting the Women's Caribbean Premier League. Organisers expect the tournaments to provide an economic boost through increased visitor arrivals, hotel stays and employment opportunities.
The CPL final is scheduled for September 20, while the Live and Louder mega concert takes place one day earlier at the Botanical Gardens, featuring Mavado, Estelle, Mr. Vegas, Christopher Martin and other artistes.
The Dominican Republic has a new international pageant queen. Joheirry Mola was crowned Miss World 2026 on Saturday, September 5, taking the top prize at the competition's 73rd edition in Vietnam and emerging from a field of contestants representing countries around the globe.
Mola represented the Dominican Republic and finished ahead of Spain's Elisabeth Reynes, who was named first runner-up, and Malaysia's Taanusiya Chetty, who took second runner-up. Miss World celebrated the new winner on social media after the finale, sharing images of the top three together and a video of Mola smiling and waving from a flower-covered throne as her fellow contestants gathered around her.
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Dancehall heavyweight Masicka is facing a federal copyright-infringement lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia by plaintiff Melissa Mais.
The lawsuit marks a formal escalation of a dispute that surfaced earlier this year when four of Masicka's popular tracks, including "Whites," "Rich Sex," "Mute," and "Scope" were taken down from his official YouTube channel following Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) notices.
Mais alleges that she wrote the underlying material in May 2023 and that it was subsequently released without her authorization or proper compensation. Masicka, whose given name is Javaun Nicholas Fearon has flatly denied the......
Dancehall star Popcaan appears to be teasing a new project after declaring "Album time!" in a recent post on his official Instagram account.
The potential release would serve as the follow-up to his 14-track sixth studio album, Nothing Without God, which was released on November 7, 2025.
The 2025 album featured tracks like "Kick It Wid Myself," "Greatness Inside Out," and "Family First" featuring Natebadz.
The "876GUD" star, born Andrae Sutherland in St. Thomas, Jamaica, has maintained steady global viewership numbers throughout the year, pulling in over 31.3 million total global views between August 9 and September 5, 2026 alone.
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KOFFEE’S eight-year-old hit Toast has achieved the gold mark in France. This as the song accumulated more than 15 million streams to be certified by the Syndicat national de l’édition phonographique, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing (SNEP).
The certification was issued on Monday.
Toast, which was previously certified platinum in the United Kingdom, also achieved a gold certification in Canada. The song is featured on Original Koffee’s 2019 EP titled Rapture, which won the Grammy for Best Reggae Album.
Toast became the reggae artiste’s first charted single, rising to #70 on the UK Singles chart and #47 in the United States on......
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The Barbados Tridents snapped a four-game losing streak in style Sunday night, cruising to an eight-wicket win over the Saint Lucia Kings at Kensington Oval in the Republic Bank CPL.
Put in to bat, the Kings raced to 51 for 1 inside six overs behind a quickfire Kamil Pooran innings, but Mujeeb Ur Rahman's breakthrough dismissal of Pooran (37) flipped the game. Mujeeb and Jakeem Pollard choked the middle order, and despite a defiant 34 from Roston Chase, the Kings limped to 138 for 6, losing three wickets in the final five overs alone. Mujeeb finished with 3 for 22; Daniel Sams added 2 for 20.
Barbados' chase started fast, with Brandon King and......
Ciara and Russell Wilson are expanding their family once again. The singer, 40, is pregnant with her fifth child overall and fourth baby with husband Russell Wilson, 37. The couple announced the happy news on Instagram on September 6, 2026, sharing photos and videos that showed off Ciara’s growing baby bump.
The pregnancy announcement featured a sweet family-themed reveal, with four shirts carrying the names of their children hanging alongside a blank baby onesie. Ciara also posed, showing her baby bump as the couple celebrated the newest addition to their family.
The new baby will join Sienna Princess, 9, Win Harrison, 6, Amora Princess, 2, and Future Zahir, 12. Future Zahir is......
