Jay-Z and Kanye West Were the Highest Paid Hip-Hop Artists of 2021

A man was attacked on an Eccles street on Sunday afternoon. Two people, a man and a woman, have since been arrested on suspicion of assault.

The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences is launching a formal review into the Will Smith and Chris Rock altercation during the Oscars Sunday evening. In a statement Monday, a spokesperson for the film academy told Variety: "The Academy condemns the actions of Mr. Smith at last night’s show.

Will Smith was spotted enjoying his Oscars win and dancing at the Vanity Fair after party Sunday night after he slapped presenter Chris Rock during the award show earlier in the evening. Shortly before appearing at the party, Smith slapped Rock across the face on stage after the comedian made a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith's bald head. However, once at the after party Smith was mobbed by people filming the scene and squeezing next to him for selfies following his best actor win for his role in "King Richard." Smith danced and rapped along to a mash-up of his own songs, from "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It" to "Summertime." "Congratulations Will Smith, I love you!" shouted DJ D-Nice as he spun the medley.

Nicole Kidman became an instant meme after a photo of her looking absolutely shocked at the 94th annual Academy Awards on Sunday went viral.Some fans were convinced that the moment was captured when Will Smith ran up onstage and slapped comedian Chris Rock across the face after he made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith -- but here's the real truth behind this photo.The image was actually taken before the awards show even began, and photographer, Myung Chun of the, who snapped the pic, told that Kidman was reacting to seeing Jessica Chastain.«It appeared that she was excited to see Jessica Chastain across the room,» Chun recalled. «Kidman then reached out her arms and waved to her with both hands.»The reaction quickly became her meme-worthy. Here's a look at some fans' reactions to her reaction. Nicole Kidman felt the vibe pic.twitter.com/wFD9E9gTIIIt isn't the #Oscars until we have a truly insane Nicole Kidman reaction image.

Julia Fox didn't hold back with her latest look. The 32-year-old actress stepped out for the 2022 Oscar Party on Sunday, and sported an all-black outfit that featured a claw and human hair.Fox's halter-style dress included a clawed hand that circled her neck and purse that was made of «real human hair,» the actress told .

The long awaited, heavily promoted CNN+ debuts on Tuesday, with a lineup of live and on-demand programming and, in the media world, a dose of doubts.

Anna Lore (All American) has been tapped for a series-regular role in the CW’s pilot Gotham Knights. Lore will play one of the leads, Stephanie Brown, in the DC Comics-based project.

Gerard McMurray (The First Purge) will write and direct an adaptation of the comic book Black for Studio 8 and Warner Bros., Deadline has confirmed.

Notes on “Camp” by Susan Sontag, her first look—a massive neon pink ballgown—remains a fan favorite. Gaga swept her first Grammy appearance—both in winning her first two awards and with this iconic look. The Fame singer wore a Giorgio Armani Privé gown resembling out-of-this-galaxy couture. Who can forget the moment Jo Calderone was brought into the world? Gaga's male alter-ego shocked fans, while Little Monsters rejoiced in the artist's performance piece.

Glamour. “This technique gives hair the illusion of being full and thick.” This content can also be viewed on the site it from.“For this look, we went in a natural, yet bright multi-dimensional direction,” she continues. “The Shadow Highlights can perfectly transition from every day to the , and the shades look gorgeous from natural to straight hair.”Unlike say, Beyoncé's giant diamond garter she wore during the performance, Hazan loves shadow highlights since they are easy for pretty much anyone to pull off.

King Richard star slapped across the face for making a joke about 's shaved head. He then told the comedian to “keep my wife's name out of your fucking mouth.”However, while viewers to the evening's most shocking moment, it's always good to double-check your facts.

Vanity Fair’s exclusive wearing a strapless, all-black gown with a sheer, corseted bodice. The neckline swooped up into ridges reminiscent of cat ears—suggesting Rae also took notes from .

Glamour. “I was behind on everything, and my life had become a hamster wheel of chaos.” In her late 20s, following the devastating end of a failed relationship, Cook was lonely and found herself spending occasional Friday nights at a casino. Then it became an “every weekend thing.” For about six or seven years, she says, she was able to manage her gambling—but the damage of creating an unhealthy behavior was done.

Still there for him. Will Smith had an eventful time at the 2022 Oscars — and his blended family supported him every step of the way.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe family of legendary singer-songwriter Nat King Cole, one of the most important and influential musicians of the 20 th century, has entered into an agreement with Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group to manage and expand his legacy to new generations, the company announced today.Details of the transaction were not disclosed, beyond the fact that it “encompasses a broad range of rights from Cole’s legendary career including his recorded music, publishing, television shows, and name and likeness.”In the decades before his 1965 death from lung cancer at the age of just 45, Cole scored more than 150 singles across Billboard’s pop, R&B, and country charts and has sold an estimated 50 million-plus records worldwide. While best known as a crooner, he was a formidable jazz musician as well, and is best known for classics like “The Very Thought of You,” “Straighten Up and Fly Right,” “Unforgettable,” “Nature Boy,” “Stardust,” “When I Fall In Love,” “Mona Lisa,” “L-O-V-E,” and the holiday staple, “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire).” As the announcement notes, Cole, who was born in Alabama in 1919, was subjected to all the barriers of the Jim Crow era, yet his success played no small role in advancing Black Americans’ presence in entertainment and public perception.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe world’s largest music company, Universal Music Group, posted a record $9.4 billion in revenue for 2021, the company announced in its earnings report on Thursday. That marks a 14.4% increase over 2020, although comparisons with the pandemic year are obviously skewed.Recorded music revenues were up 14.3% to around $7.52 billion, while streaming soared nearly 17% to just under $5 billion.

a list compiled by former longtime Forbes editor Zack O’Malley Greenberg.Jay-Z topped the list with $470 million after selling portions of his music streaming service Tidal and Armand de Brignac champagne last year, bringing his net worth to $1.5 billion. The “Big Pimpin'” singer sold 80% of Tidal to Jack Dorsey’s Square for a reported $350 million last May.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe “chopped and screwed” sound has become such a staple of hip-hop that most fans probably don’t even wonder where the slowed-down, stop-start sonic approach came from — and thus, the late DJ Screw, a.k.a. Houston native Robert Earl Davis Jr., is one of the truly unsung heroes of the genre.During the 1990s, he developed the revolutionary mixing technique from his Houston home, adding new rhythms to instrumental tracks, slowing them down and bringing in local rappers to freestyle over the tracks.

Hip-Hop artists brought in some big dollars this past year.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMissy Elliott, Wizkid, Ozuna, Kali Uchis, Anderson .Paak & the Free Nationals, Jhené Aiko and many more will perform at a new festival in New York called LetsGetFr.ee, taking place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens on August 20-21, with a special opening night gala on the 19 th.The festival, which also features Jorja Smith, Yendry, El Alfa, Ferg, Lido Pimienta, Flatbush Zombies, Tems, ​​Bomba Estéreo, Major Lazer Sound System and many more, is presented by Afropunk festival founder Matthew Morgan and longtime partner Jocelyn Cooper in partnership with global creative agency Anomaly.The full lineup appears below.According to the announcement, the festival is “the largest diversity-focused, purpose-driven music experience in the U.S. Its mission is to close the equity gap for Black, Brown, Asian, and other underrepresented people in the entertainment industry, with the aim of achieving a diversified workforce across all levels in the industry by 2030.” The festival pledges that it will only work with brands and companies who commit to long-term systemic change.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPerforming-rights organization ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers,  announced record-setting financial results for 2021, notably a record-high revenue of $1.335 billion.Increases in collections from the audio streaming and audio-visual sectors pushed ASCAP’s domestic revenue to $1.011 billion in 2021, up 4.4%, an increase of $42.5 million over 2020. This was the first year that ASCAP domestic revenues from U.S.-licensed performances surpassed $1 billion.According to the announcement, since ASCAP launched its strategic growth plan in 2015, revenues have hit a 5% compound annual growth rate and ASCAP members have benefited from a 6% compound annual growth rate in overall distributions, and an 8% compound annual growth rate in domestic distributions.  ASCAP’s identification, matching and processing of trillions of musical performances drove record-setting distributions that exceeded $1 billion for the fifth year in a row and increased $41 million over the previous year, for a total of $1.254 billion available for distribution to its more than 850,000 songwriter, composer and publisher members in 2021.Total monies available for domestic distributions of licensed and administered performances amounted to $912.6 million, a 2.4% increase of $22 million over 2020. A solid domestic performance helped to offset the challenges in foreign revenues, due to the ongoing global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the announcement continues. Revenue from foreign societies in 2021 totaled $323.5 million, down 9.7% from 2020 due largely to business closures and the lack of vaccinations.