Music & Musicians

An Alabama woman who accused Jay-Z and Diddy of raping her when she was 13 years old sat down with NBC News to recount what she called a “catastrophic event”: a limo ride to a white house, a drink that made her feel woozy, a sexual assault by rap stars that would ruin her life.

At the 2024 Billboard Music Awards on Dec. 12, stars including Taylor Swift, Zach Bryan, Sabrina Carpenter and Drake faced off across 72 music categories. See who came out on top.

Photos on social media showed Swift posing with patients, staff members and a golden retriever at Children’s Mercy Hospital.

He pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment and was also sentenced to two years’ probation.

In his Icon of the Year interview with Time magazine, the music icon talked about his career, his sexuality and his struggle with addiction.

Kelsea Ballerini is gearing up to perform in “Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry” special. The country singer recalled with Access Hollywood her first time ever performing at the iconic Nashville venue and dished on her close friendship with Little Big Town. “Little Big Town’s Christmas at the Opry” airs Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on NBC and...

Here are five things to know about rapper Kendrick Lamar.

Taylor Swift commemorated the end of her record-breaking Eras Tour, which had 149 shows across five continents, with a heartfelt Instagram post Dec. 11 that included lyrics from one of her songs.

Texas native and winner of ‘The Voice’ Sundance Head survived a freak accident. In an NBC 5 exclusive he opens up about the ordeal that almost stolen his career and his life.

The Season 26 finale of “The Voice” is here. And the competition is fierce.

The ‘Holiday Singalong’ is a wintry warblefest of the happiest, holiday-iest order.

Fans who’ve been lining up for days outside the Kia Forum ahead of Billie Eilish’s Dec. 15 concert are disappointed after police ordered them to take their tents down. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.

The rapper Jay-Z says a rape allegation made against him is part of an extortion attempt. Camilla Rambadli reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024.

A lawyer for rapper Azealia Banks sent a cease-and-desist letter to The 1975 frontman Matty Healy after he threatened to slap her during a heated exchange on X last week. 

Eminem returned to the stage at the Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix following his mom Debbie Nelson’s death, opting not to say her name while performing his 2002 single “Without Me.”

Lady Gaga shared the lavish gift she received from fiancé Michael Polansky for Valentine’s Day, which played a key role in the making of her upcoming album.

The federal lawsuit alleges that rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z raped a minor along with Sean “Diddy” Combs at a house party hosted in 2000.

Bombshell allegations Sunday against artist “Jay-Z.” A civil lawsuit is accusing the rapper, who’s legal name is Shawn Carter of allegedly raping a 13-year-old at a house party in New York with Sean “Diddy Combs after the MTV video music awards in 2000. Camilla Rambaldi reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2024.

Jay-Z, the star rapper and entrepreneur whose real name is Shawn Carter, was accused in a civil lawsuit on Sunday of raping a 13-year-old girl in 2000 allegedly along with Sean “Diddy” Combs, NBC News exclusively reported. 

California Live correspondent Laila Muhammad catches up with Maestro José Hernández and his world-renowned “Mariachi Sol de México” ahead of their holiday performance at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts.