The Rolling Stones set to play New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024, opening Thursday

NEW ORLEANS — It looks like the third time is the charm as the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival prepares, again, for The Rolling Stones to perform. The festival, which spans two weekends, is set to open Thursday with dozens of acts playing daily on 14 stages spread throughout the historic Fair Grounds … Read more

Authorities searched Diddy’s properties as part of a sex trafficking probe. Here’s what to know

LOS ANGELES — In the first nine months of 2023, Sean “Diddy” Combs triumphantly performed at the MTV VMAs, released an R&B album that garnered a Grammy nomination and was a suitor to buy the BET network. But several lawsuits filed late last year raised allegations of sexual assault and rape against Combs — one … Read more

‘Freaknik’ documentary tells untold story behind the massively popular Atlanta street party

LOS ANGELES — If you participated in Atlanta’s wildest gathering called Freaknik back in the day, then beware: You might be featured in Hulu’s new documentary about the legendary street party that became popular through folklore tales involving gridlock traffic, public nudity and highway debauchery. Many of those images will certainly be on full display … Read more

Usher, Goicoechea got marriage license days before Super Bowl halftime show. But have they used it?

LAS VEGAS — Usher and longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea obtained a marriage license last week in Las Vegas, just days ahead of the 45-year-old R&B superstar’s headline appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show. It wasn’t immediately clear Monday if the couple used the document to get married, said Lynn Marie Goya, Clark County clerk … Read more

Henry Fambrough, last surviving original member of The Spinners, dies at 85

DETROIT — Henry Fambrough, the last surviving original member of the iconic R&B group The Spinners, whose hits included “It’s a Shame,” “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love” and “The Rubberband Man,” died Wednesday, a spokesperson for the group said. He was 85. Fambrough died peacefully of natural causes in his northern Virginia home, … Read more