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Thursday, May 8

Kendrick Lamar extends his dominant musical reign, entering next month’s BET Awards as the leading nominee.

The rap megastar earned 10 nominations Thursday, including an album of the year for his highly-acclaimed project “GNX,” the network announced. His ubiquitous diss track “Not Like Us,” emanating from the Drake feud, received nominations for video of the year and viewer’s choice award.

Lamar made waves with his Grammy triumph, winning song and record of the year for “Not Like Us.” He followed up with a groundbreaking halftime show, becoming the first solo hip-hop performer to headline the coveted slot. He is currently on the Grand National Tour with SZA.

Jennifer Lopez is proud to be able to navigate her children through difficult times.

Mother to 17-year-old twins, Max and Emme, whom she shares with ex-husband Marc Anthony, Lopez gets candid about being honest and sharing life changes with her teens.

“I had a really tough year. Unexpected things happened,” Lopez said in a new interview with El Pais. “And so, I read a lot of books. I did a lot of self-introspection. I did meditation. I prayed a lot. I wanted to improve my relationship with God. I wanted to kind of really solidify the family unit that is me and my two children, my twins.” 

The sexual battery lawsuit filed against Motown legend Smokey Robinson is nothing more than an “ugly method of trying to extract money from an 85-year-old American icon,” the singer’s attorney said in a statement Wednesday.

Robinson’s attorney’s statement is the first response on behalf of the singer since four women filed a complaint against him Tuesday, accusing him of assault and sexual battery. The singer’s wife, Frances Robinson, was also named in the lawsuit.

“Through this process we have seen the bizarre theatrics of yesterday’s news conference, as the plaintiffs’ attorneys outlined vile, false allegations against Mr. and Mrs. Robinson, trying to enlist the public as an unwitting participant in the media circus they are trying to create,” Christopher Frost, Robinson’s lawyer, said in a statement. “We ask anyone following this case to reserve judgment as the evidence comes to light and all the actual facts of the case unfold.”

Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on Somerville, Massachusetts for the 14th annual PorchFest on Saturday.

Hundreds of bands and other musical artists will perform on porches for free to the public.

The indie rock band Guster drew the biggest crowd last year, but is not on the list of the nearly 500 performers this year.

Originally appeared on E! Online

Brad Arnold has shared a major health update.

The 3 Doors Down frontman revealed he was recently diagnosed with stage 4 kidney cancer in a May 7 update to fans.

An Arizona woman lied about becoming pregnant with “The Bachelor” Season 26 star Clayton Echard, using a fake ultrasound image and “fabricated a pregnancy video” to make that bogus claim, authorities said Tuesday.

Laura Michelle Owens, a 34-year-old Scottsdale resident, faces a seven-count indictment stemming from her allegedly false testimony that she was pregnant by Echard, prosecutors said.

Between May 2023 and June 2024, “Owens altered an ultrasound image, fabricated a pregnancy video, and lied multiple times under oath,” according to statement from the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office.