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ABC has revealed the stars taking the ballroom floor for season 33 of Dancing with the Stars.  Listen to Now Dance! Radio and more on the free Audacy app  The 13 celebs were exclusively announced by Good Morning America on Wednesday and include Olympians, reality stars, actors and even a fraudster. They will be judged by returning judges, Carrie Ann Inaba , Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough . Check out the full list of competitors as well as their pro partners below. Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars, hosted by Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribero will premiere Tuesday, September 17 at 8PM ET on ABC and Disney+, with episodes streaming on Hulu the next day. Phaedra Parks  Lawyer/businesswoman who formerly starred on The Real Housewives of Atlanta for seven seasons and recently announced she will return to the show in July. The Georgia native will compete with pro partner, Val Chmerkovskiy.  Danny Amendola  Former NFL player, two-time Super Bowl champ, and former coach of the Las Vegas Raiders for one season. Also, a recent participant on the reality series, Special Forces: World's Toughest Test . Amendola will compete with pro partner, Witney Carson.  Joey Graziadei Former Bachelor star who found love with current fianceé, Kelsey Anderson on season 28 after going home as the runner-up on Charity Lawson 's season of The Bachelorette . He will compete with pro partner, Jenna Johnson. Ilona Maher Professional rugby player who helped U.S. women's rugby win bronze at the Summer 2024 Paris Olympics. She also recently posed as the digital cover star for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. Her pro partner is Alan Bersten.  Chandler Kinney Disney channel star who played Willa in the Disney Channel Original Movie franchise, Zombies . Also had starring roles in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin and Pretty Little Liars: Summer School . Competing with pro partner, Brandon Armstrong.  Anna Delvey  Anna "Delvey" Sorokin is a fraudster who was convicted on eight counts, including grand larceny and theft of services in 2019. Her story as a “fake heiress”  inspired the Emmy-nominated Netflix show, Inventing Anna and was detailed in the book, My Friend Anna: The True Story of a Fake Heiress . Her pro partner is Ezra Sosa. Eric Roberts Oscar-winning actor best known for his roles in King of the Gypsies (1978), Star 80 (1983) and Runaway Train (1985). He is older brother to actress, Julia Roberts and father of actress, Emma Roberts . He will compete alongside pro partner, Britt Stewart. Brooks Nader A Sports Illustrated swimsuit model who won the “Swim Search” open casting call in 2019. In 2023, she was featured in a buzzed about Baywatch -inspired photo shoot for the magazine, alongside Megan Fox , Kim Petras and Martha Stewart . She’ll be dancing with Gleb Savchencko.  Reginald VelJohnson Best known for playing the role of one of television’s most beloved dads as Carl Winslow on Family Matters . His pro partner is Emma Slater.  Tori Spelling Well-known for playing Donna Martin on ‘90s drama series, Beverly Hills, 90210 . Also became a New York Times bestselling author following the release of her memoir in 2009 titled, Stori Telling . She’ll dance alongside, Pasha Pashkov.  Jenn Tran A last-minute addition to the cast, the most recent and first Asian American Bachelorette had her heart broken after proposing to contestant Devin Strader . While Strader initially accepted the proposal, Tran shared during the After The Final Rose special the couple endured a dramatic split. Jenn will dance away heartbreak with pro Sasha Farber Dwight Howard Professional basketball player who won an NBA championship in 2020 with the Los Angeles Lakers. Most recently, he’s played professional basketball in Taiwan since departing the Lakers in 2022. His pro partner is Daniella Karagach.  Stephen Nedoroscik Two-time Bronze-medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics Olympics, where he competed with U.S. Mens Gymnastics team as a pommel horse specialist. He’s won over America with his self-proclaimed, quirky personality. His pro partner is Rylee Arnold.  Season 33 of Dancing with the Stars will premiere Tuesday, September 17, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, with episodes streaming on Hulu the next day.

The Weeknd has finally announced that his final album and last in his trilogy, following After Hours and Dawn FM, will be titled Hurry up Tomorrow . Listen to   The Weeknd Radio   and more on the free Audacy app For the announcement, that came via social, The Weekend released a visual that began with Star Wars ascending text intro vibes of poetic self-referential lines and complex concept explanations to help usher us into and better understand this final chapter. Accompanied by background soundtrack of ominous music. “YESTERDAY WAS FOURTEEN YEARS AGO… WE HELD OUR BREATH, FALLING INTO A SHIMMERING SEA IN THE AFTER HOURS OF THE NIGHT… ATTEMPTED TO CLEANSE THE WOUNDS WITH MELODIES AND LIGHTS, A BULLETPROOF BANDAGE TO SHEILF WHAT LIES BENEATH. IN A PLACE WHERE THE SEASONS NEVER CHANGED, WHERE TIME CEASED TO EXIST. BUT THEREIN LAYS THE PROBLEM. TODAY HADS FELT LIKE AN ENDLESS SPIN. I KEEP DISTORTING THE TRUTH, IMMUNE TO THE DIZZINESS, NUMB TO THE NAUSAE. WHAT LIES BENETH — SCREAMS IN SILENCE. I LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND FEEL BOTH OLD AND NEW STUCK IN LIMBO AND UNABLE TO MOVE. I STILL HAVEN’T FACED MYSELF. MORE SONGS COULD HELP, BUT WHAT DO I HAVE LEFT TO SAY? WOE IS ME IN MY GILDED CAGE RIGHT? THE VERY THING THAT ONCE MADE ME INVINCIBLE FAILED ME ON THE WORLD STAGE. A NEW TRAUMA SURFACED, OPENING FLOODGATES. A NEW PATH AWAITS. WHEN TODAY ENDS,I’LL DISCOVER WHO I AM. HURRY UP TOMORROW.” According to the artist the album, which does not yet have a release date, "represents the creative apex of the project, serving as the third and final chapter crafted with existential and self-referential themes as seen with the latest visionary teasers that have set fans ablaze with anticipation for this concluding installment.” Check out the announcement below.

Stop hunting for this week’s new releases all over the place. Each week, we scour the soundscape to bring together a playlist of the hottest new tracks spanning Rock, Hip Hop, Pop, Alternative, and Country. Listen to  Audacy All New   on the free Audacy app Press play for the latest from  Zedd , Victoria Monét , Russell Dickerson , Muni Long , AWOLNATION , Big Sean , David Kushner , and more this week on Audacy All New . New this week (August 30): It Is What It Is - Big Sean On Up - Big Sean Out Of Time - Zedd, Bea Miller Automatic Yes - Zedd, John Mayer The Baddest - Muni Long Superpowers - Muni Long Barbarian – AWOLNATION Party People – AWOLNATION Darkerside - David Kushner No High - David Kushner Song Of The Lake - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds O Wow O Wow (How Wonderful She Is) - Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Miss You So (Letters To You) - Russell Dickerson SOS (Sex On Sight) - Victoria Monet, Usher GTFO – Doechii Hard To Breathe – Honestav Crystal Breath - Kim Deal To You - Juicy J You'd Think I Was A Cowboy - Dylan Scott Finally - Swedish House Mafia, Alicia Keys Dafodil - Jamie xx, Kelsey Lu, John Glacier, Panda Bear Summer Drop – Cordae, Anderson .Paak When He's Not There – Kehlani Thought You Were The One - Tommy Richman Tailor Swif - A$AP Rocky Cloud 11 – Thuy Back N Forth - Fireboy DML Gas Pedal - John Summit Bad Time - Lil Tecca Somebody Come Through - Wasia Project Her – jvke Love Hurts - Destroy Lonely My Girl - Coco & Clair Clair Before I Let You Go – Cyril Zero Sum - The Smile I'm Not People - Paul Russell August - Noeline Hofmann Last Woman On Earth - Paris Paloma Because I Love You – Halle Arizona – Wunderhorse Get Up B**ch! Shake Ya Ass – Victoria, Anitta Bop Ba – Valley I Hate Your Face – Alemeda Beloved - Hank Heaven Bending My Rules – FLO Don't Wanna Say Goodnight - Wyatt Flores Other People - Daniel Seavey Late To The Party - Orla Gartland Naked - Sex Week Old Life – Mustafa Until There's Nothing Left - LP Giobbi She Keeps Calling - October London Alright - Carter Faith Beer For Breakfast - Zach Top Love's Changing – Tasha 100 Bux – Fousheé Like Nothing – Wabie Nostalgia - Sleepy Hallow Crazy - LE SSERAFIM Addicted To The Wicked & Twisted - Palaye Royale Not That Strong - William Beckmann Friends - Catie Turner Easy Distraction - James Bay Come Find Me – Caribou Exhilarate - Sophie

After serving as the unofficial hype man of the 2024 Olympic women’s water polo team, Olympic Games enthusiast  Flavor Flav  has his eyes set on carrying the torch during the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. LISTEN NOW: Politickin’ with Gavin Newsom, Marshawn Lynch, and Doug Hendrickson — Flavor Flav! From Public Enemy to King Swiftie Talking about his unforgettable summer at the Paris Olympics during his appearance on the Politickin’  podcast, Flav told hosts California’s Governor  Gavin Newsom , former NFL star Marshawn Lynch , and agent Doug Hendrickson , all about his mission to be the torchbearer at the next games, four years from now. When asked what part of the experience surprised him the most, the Public Enemy vet revealed that “energy wise” being there was a “dream come true.” Noting, “It’s like, wow, I’m finally here, and I’m finally getting to really experience and see this in real life with my own eyes, and being in that moment.” Adding, “I ain’t going to lie, man, the Super Bowl — it’s exciting going to the Super Bowl, but this was a little bit more exciting.” It was at another point of the conversation, later on in the interview when Flav revealed that he’s already put in his bid to be one of the 2028 torchbearers. “Guess what? I got a feeling I might be one of them,” he said. “I put my bid in already. I said, ‘If Snoop can carry the torch in Paris — come on, man — Flav can carry that bad boy in L.A.,’ and Snoop did a fantastic job, man.” For those who might not have stayed on top of the goings on at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in addition to being part of NBC’s Olympic coverage team at this year’s games,  Snoop Dogg also acted as a torchbearer to help usher in the games’ opening ceremony in Paris. Flav continued to praise Snoop, for both doing a good job and securing the bag, saying, “He rocked. Even though they did pay him a half-a-million a day, Snoop got a nice payday out there, besides the payday, he did a good job and I know that man had a lot of fun out there. Mad big ups to you, Snoop.” Of course, Flav’s aspirations began way ahead of setting foot in Paris, or seeing Snoop’s roll at the games. Telling Rolling Stone , prior to hopping on a flight to Paris to support the Olympic women’s water polo team, “If everything goes well, I’ll be doing this for the next five years into the next Olympics. Adding, “I might even do it for another five.” To catch Flavor Flav share his Olympic torch-bearing dreams and more, listen to the entire Politickin’  podcast episode above.

'Ray is the most intense person I've ever worked with' Tyrese Gibson and Christopher Ammanuel recently joined Audacy Atlanta V-103’s The Big Tigger Morning Show with Jazzy McBee to discuss their new film 1992 , working with Ray Liotta , and more. LISTEN NOW: V-103's Big Tigger Morning Show — Tyrese & Christopher Ammanuel of ‘1992' “So listen, y'all, we got a movie called 1992,” Tyrese expressed, going on to introduce newcomer Ammanuel, “Chris plays my son, and there's a lot of tension between me and his brother throughout the movie because he don't understand what he don't understand.” Adding, “And that's what y'all need to understand about what you don't understand, you understand?” Getting serious after that, to discuss the movie, Tyrese explained, “the movie is about the 1992 riots. Y'all remember that really, really traumatic experience.” Adding, “I won't just say it was traumatic for us as Black and Brown culture, it was traumatic for everybody to watch that footage of them beating Rodney King , beating that man, black and blue, literally killed him, brought him back to life. They got so tired while they was beaten, they were taking turns.” Going on to say, “So instead of Ray Liotta, rest in peace, and his crew caring about what was actually going on on April 29th, 1992, they decided to break into a warehouse and steal 50 million in platinum bars out of a safe.” “So it's a heist movie… You’re gonna see about three minutes of riot and looting in the movie because that's what happened when we got mad… But while they was riot and looting, they looked at that as a distraction and said, well, if you call 911, it's probably gonna take them about 4-5 hours to show up.” In addition to a heist movie, the film also has the father/son relationship. Explaining the dynamic between their two characters in the film, Tyrese said, “So Chris is my son, he’s in my life,” noting “not gonna give that part away but he's in my life suddenly after I wasn't in his life, and he don't wanna listen, just like the rest of these youngsters out here.” Tyrese also mentioned he was actually present for the 1992 riots, revealing “I was really scared. I mean, it was about five weeks of not seeing the sun. There was so much smoke and soot in the air, ashes was all over the cars. Anything in your whole neighborhood, your house, your grass, your streets all covered in ashes because it was so many things burning, you know, so many whole neighborhoods looting, rioting, it was crazy.” Though having had experienced the riots first hand, Tyrese expressed, “I would have never did this movie if it was a movie about riot and looting.” “I did this movie because of the father/son dynamic," Tyrese said, shifting his index finger back and forth between him and Chris. “Because of the father/son dynamic with Ray Liotta and Scott Eastwood .” “They're all goons… they rob banks… they do heists,” he said of Liotta and Eastwood’s characters. “They was like, ‘while y'all Black and Brown people mad at what happened with the verdict, we about to go get this money.’” Calling the movie “the most diverse film that's ever happened out of South Central LA.” Go down the list — Colors , Menace II Society , Boys n the Hood , Poetic Justice , Baby Boy , Training Day , Straight Out of Compton . "You've never seen as many white people in one South Central LA film.” “And you know, only I can say this,” Tyrese nonchalantly added, “this is The Fast and the Furious of South Central movies, with that much diversity, and I'm proud of that. Because normally when you have Black culture and Black topics, if white people is in there in the hood it’s normally them just being police officers doing bad things to us. So this is a movie I'm very proud about.” “But all jokes aside," Tyrese explained that actor Christopher Ammanuel, is "definitely the future, people are gonna be blown away when they see this young brother and what he's bringing.” Talking about the project from his perspective, Chris said, “We knew what was ahead of us when we got there. I think just reading the script, we kind of already had this preset position on how we are to show up on set and translate this relationship. This very unfortunate relationship, but familiar relationship to the audience… and we jump straight into it, improving scenes, rewriting things, trying to make it work, trying to make it feel as dysfunctional as possible because that's what it is.” Chris continued sharing his intentions to “pull out Tyrese’s best performance out of him ever,” as well as talking about what it was like to work with the late Ray Liotta. “Ray is the most intense person I've ever worked with and I've worked with some intense people including him.” Noting, “Ray didn't talk to me for two weeks, because he method acts, so he, rest in peace, he locks in and if he doesn't like you in the story, he don't like you in real life until he likes you.” The pair continued conversing about the film, sharing a couple behind-the-scenes stories. Tyrese opened up about being in tune with his emotions, shared his views on relationships, and more. To catch it all, check out the entire interview above. 1992, in theaters August 30. Watch the trailer below.

Mariah Carey  has suffered a tremendous loss after two deaths in her immediate family took place in the past few days. The singer’s mother, Patricia, and sister Alison, both passed on the same day. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” the singer has said in a statement addressing the heartbreaking news. “I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed,” Carey added. “I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.” Neither the date of Patricia and Alison’s death nor the cause of death was given. Writing about the complex and complicated relationship she’s had with her family, in her 2020 memoir,  The Meaning of Mariah Carey . Mariah detailed how her therapist at one point in time recommended she redefine her relationship with her family for her own “sanity and peace of mind.” Carey recalled, “My mother became Pat to me, Morgan my ex-brother and Alison my ex-sister … I had to stop expecting them to one day miraculously become the mommy, big brother and big sister I fantasized about.” The singer also opened up about her difficult relationship with her mother, describing their relationship as "a prickly rope of pride, pain, shame, gratitude, jealousy, admiration and disappointment.” Noting "A complicated love tethers my heart to my mother’s.” Nonetheless, she dedicated her memoir, at least in part, to her mother, writing, “And to Pat, my mother, who, through it all, I do believe actually did the best she could… I will love you the best I can, always.”

Audacy’s  Danie B. at V-103 in Atlanta sat down for a chat with Honest Renovations hosts Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis to get into some details about the project as season two of their show is now streaming on Roku. LISTEN NOW: Danie B. talks with Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis https://omny.fm/shows/wveefm-on-demand/danie-b-talks-with-jessica-alba-and-lizzy-mathis Best friends Jessica Alba and Lizzy Mathis are back for another round of surprise renovations, helping families take their homes from “cluttered and chaotic to functional and fabulous.” “We do a big casting process. It's interesting, it's kind of an art because we want to find families that are relatable… diversity is really important to us,” Jessica says of Honest Renovations . “We wanted to not only have the obvious ethnic diversity but also just diversity in the types of families that we are showing,” “So, we have a single mom with a baby, we have a family with seven kids, three are out of the house, we have another family that has four kids,” she explains. “Just showing different ages and stages of families going through different things with family, dealing with illness, another family dealing with loss, another one that has a child that has different needs. For us, it's diversity in every aspect of what that looks like.” “But we really strive to not be typical,” says Lizzy. Thinking of typical home renovation shows as “cookie-cutter,” she says you “see the before, you see the after, you see a couple things in between. For us, at the heart of our show is the families. We thought about: How do we make a show that still gives the love of interior design and the love of a home renovation show, but flip it on its head and make it more relatable where people can really have takeaways that feel a little bit more special than just the house.” Getting a budget together to help these incredible families is all thanks to their amazing partners and sponsors, “but we do only have one budget,” Lizzy says. “We have one master budget to work with and we have to split it up between all the houses. It all kind of depends on what house needs what, what we're able to do in every house -- but we can't do everything in every house.” The idea for this project, Lizzy tells us, stems from her and Jessica’s longtime friendship and wish to one day work on something special together. “We didn't know what it was gonna be, but we wanted to do something together because we always have fun,” she says, “and we were like, ‘We have to do something where we could have a job and have fun because that's the ultimate goal, right?’ Then during the pandemic, we leaned in. We leaned into home design and content, and we created a little studio, which was one of her first houses. We re-did that, we redid her parents' home.” https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-5oOJZpoUL/?igsh=YzF2bmgwN3l0bmh4 “Actually, we're dropping my parents' renovation now, next week,” says Alba. “We're going to drop it on our socials, on YouTube… That one was intense because it was like, taking the house down to the studs, which is different than what we do with these families. With these families, we're choosing different spaces and we're doing different levels of remodeling, renovation, updating the space.” “When we started doing that,” Lizzy adds, “we thought, how do we make this into a show? How do we include families?” Don’t miss Danie B.’s full chat with Lizzie Mathis and Jessica Alba above, and stay tuned for more conversations with your favorite stars and artists right here on Audacy.

Joining Audacy Atlanta V-103’s  The Big Tigger Morning Show with Jazzy McBee to discuss their new Netflix movie The Deliverance , Director Lee Daniels along with Andra Day and Caleb McLaughlin , chatted all about the inspiration and message behind the film, and more. LISTEN NOW: V-103's Big Tigger Morning Show - Cast of Netflix's 'The Deliverance' Chopping it up with “the director of this particular situation,” Daniels as well as two of its stars, Andra and Caleb , ahead of its August 30 arrival, Tigger had some questions about the “very scary” movie. “It's based on true events, but I switched it up a little bit,” Daniels revealed, “just because I believe that spirits both good and bad come on you… So I just changed her mom in the film to white, because I wanted to explore what a biracial girl goes through having a white mom.” Admitting he had reservations about even making the movie, “because I didn't want the spirits on me.” Daniel’s added, “but I realized that we are in dark times right now.” And after sitting with the movie for more than 10 years (since he did Precious ), it was finally the time to do it. “I didn't do it then because I thought that… it was horror only," Daniel’s noted, “and now I realize it was time to do it because it was about me finding my higher power, me finding the light. And and so I got the courage to do it.” Taking inspiration from an Indy Star story from 2011, about a woman named LaToya Ammons who claimed her children had become possessed by a demonic spirit, Jazzy made note that in the film, Lee related it to “something that we all kind of deal with… demons internally and externally.” “I'm glad you picked up on that,” Andra expressed, “because I think that was a big point for him,” she said about the director. “It’s definitely based off a true story, it’s based off true events, it’s based off of her real experience and the possession with the kids, those things were real… But it's not just a horror film. In my opinion, he's almost created an entirely new genre. A faith-based thriller… a soulful thriller.” Yes, “there are horror elements to it, but it's also a family drama,” Andra continued. Noting that she makes sure to tell people, “If you just think it’s horror, and you don’t do horror, I think you would be remiss to not see the film, because there's transformation… generational healing. Ebony, my character is trying to heal a lot of trauma in her life and be the best mother she can be to her kids, and there's a spiritual aspect to it as well. As Lee always says, his goal with this film was to scare you to your higher power.” To hear how they got into character, the extremes of dealing with a movie about a demon, and more, listen to the entire conversation above. The Deliverance also stars Glenn Close , Mo’Nique , Octavia Spenser , Omar Epps , and more. Watch the trailer below.

Stop hunting for this week’s new releases all over the place. Each week, we scour the soundscape to bring together a playlist of the hottest new tracks spanning Rock, Hip Hop, Pop, Alternative, and Country. Listen to  Audacy All New   on the free Audacy app Press play for the latest from Sabrina Carpenter , Lainey Wilson , Sofi Tukker , Thomas Rhett , Luna Li, Coldplay , Jelly Roll , and more this week on Audacy All New . New this week (August 23): Lie To Girls - Sabrina Carpenter Taste - Sabrina Carpenter Coincidence - Sabrina Carpenter Whirlwind - Lainey Wilson Country's Cool Again - Lainey Wilson Good Horses - Lainey Wilson, Miranda Lambert Hey Homie - Sofi Tukker Throw Some Ass - Sofi Tukker Woof - Sofi Tukker, Kah-Lo Somethin' 'Bout A Woman - Thomas Rhett Overdrive - Thomas Rhett I Could Spend Forever Loving You - Thomas Rhett That's Life - Luna Li Confusion Song - Luna Li We Pray - Coldplay, Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna, TINI Get By - Jelly Roll Boom Bap – Doechii All In My Head - blink-182 No Man's Land - Miranda Lambert Two Blue Chairs And You - Zac Brown Band Chewing Gum - Amyl And The Sniffers Billion Streams Freestyle - Central Cee Wait For You - Myles Smith In The Modern World - Fontaines D.C. Light Work – Elmiene Buffalo Freestyle - Benny The Butcher, Drake Act Like - Cash Cobain I Hope It Hurts - Jessie Murph Ridin - Jessie Reyez, Lil Wayne Receipts - Diplo, Mau P, Gunna Shuf (Adore U) - Mura Masa Die For Me - Chase Atlantic Magpie - Peach Pit Paper Cup - Thomas Day Love On The Line - Warren Zeiders That's My Floor - Magdalena Bay Come Alive – Phantogram Moving - Omah Lay Detroit - Tee Grizzley, 42 Dugg Tears Don't Fall - Kaskade, Enisa Martingale – Searows Bloom - Good Neighbours Nightmare - Colby Acuff One And Only – Dhruv What's Fair – Blondshell The Rug - Jack Kays Kissing In Da Club – PHABO Count Money - Babyface Ray, BossMan Dlow Sunshine - Elderbrook, Snakehips Heaven Has To Happen – Wallice Fix What You Didn't Break - Nate Smith I Don't Wanna Go Downtown – charlieonnafriday Crooked The Road. - Mon Rovia Violet - Joe P Eyespy - Free Party I Only Smoke When I Drink – nimino Sleeping In - illuminati Hotties What We Had - Gillian Welch, David Rawlings Chase - Eric Bellinger, Jastin Martin On My Mind – Mergui Show Dat Work - Finesse2tymes, GloRilla, Rob49 One Too Many - Maggie Antone Knocking At My Door – ThxSoMch Nose Bleed - Stand Atlantic, Sueco Tears On The Dancefloor - UPSAHL

Ashanti and Nelly have officially welcomed their first child together. Listen to Nelly Radio and more on the free Audacy app  Ashanti took to social media to share the news with fans writing, "Funny how life’s plans aren’t… always on time.. lol.” The caption sits alongside a photo and video of the 43-year-old in undergarments and a long robe showing off her postpartum body with pride. “This is what postpartum looks,” she shared. “I’m so proud of my body for giving me my baby, baby, baby, baby, baby.” The new bundle of joy is Ashanti’s first child and fulfills her lifelong dream to be a mom. “I’ve been waiting to be a mom for a long time now but nothing could prepare me for EVERYTHING motherhood brings,” she wrote. Nelly and Ashanti rekindled their romance last year and have been moving at a rapid pace as they wed in December 23 and welcomed their first child just eight months after. Congrats!

After a slight delay due to a neck injury, Usher ’s career-spanning retrospective Past Present Future tour is officially underway, kicking off in Washington, D.C. Listen to  The Vibe Radio  and more on the free Audacy app Given its name and Usher ’s legendary showmanship the evening was jam-packed a plethora of trademark moves and countless hits from across his decades-long discography. Compiling tracks from his underrated self-titled debut, all the way up to his latest album,  Coming Home , Usher’s entire career was represented on the setlist. Unsurprisingly, Usher’s best-performing album to date  Confessions  takes the lead with the most songs on the list, from “Bad Girl,” “Burn,” “Caught Up,” “My Boo,” “Superstar,” and of course, the title song throughout the set. Obviously “Yeah!” also made the cut, actually making two appearances during the show, with a 30-second teaser early in the set, and once again at the end for a blowout, encore performance. 2010’s Raymond v. Raymond  is the second-most represented, with “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” opening the show, plus “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love,” “OMG,” and “There Goes My Baby” sprinkled throughout the rest of the setlist. Check out the entire Past Present Future Tour setlist below. 1. “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” 2. “Can U Get Wit It” 3. “My Way” 4. “You Make Me Wanna…” 5. “U Remind Me” 6. “U Don’t Have To Call” 7. “Caught Up” 8. “Yeah!” 9. “Love In This Club” 10. “Tell Me” 11. “New Flame” 12. “Margiela” 13. “Party” 14. “Lovers And Friends” 15. “Nice And Slow” 16. “U Got It Bad” 17. “Climax” 18. “Burn” 19. “Confessions Part II” 20. “OMG” 21. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” 22. “Without You” 23. “Superstar” 24. “There Goes My Gaby” 25. “My Boo” 26. “I Don’t Mind” 27. “Throwback” 28. “Bad Girl” 29. “Good Kisser” 30. “Ruin Me” 31. “Seduction” 32. “Good Good” 33. “Yeah!”

Beyoncé has officially added another money making product to her ever growing empire. And it isn’t “like, like liquor—like, like, like liquor,” because that’s exactly what it is.   SirDavis , a Japanese-style inspired whisky — and it’s top shelf. Listen to  Beyoncé Radio  and more on the free Audacy app Between Beyoncé ’s rebirth into becoming a brand, plus her many lyrical references and double entendres of downing spirits, this latest move seemed particularly inevitable. And unlike a lot of other celeb spirits brands, which often can feel as though they came in at the tail end and just slapped their famous name on the bottle, Beyonce’s SirDavis is not only a first-of-its-kind joint venture between Bey and Moët Hennessy, it’s a long time coming collaboration with Beyoncé Knowles-Carter’s fingerprints all over it —starting with the name itself. ears in the making, Beyoncé, a longtime fan of Japanese whiskies, contacted Moët Hennessy with the desire to craft a trailblazing whisky with a unique flavor profile that mirrored her own palate. As it turns out, Moët Hennessy had been exploring ways to deepen its presence in the American whisky market. “Beyoncé has always felt a calling to whisky, which she expressed in the first meeting with us to develop SirDavis,” Cameron George , global head of advocacy and blender for SirDavis recalled during a media preview in July at Moët Hennessy’s offices in New York City, about meeting at Beyoncé’s home in Los Angeles two years ago. “Whisky is in her DNA. She used the word ‘kismet.’” The name in honor of Beyoncé’s great-grandfather, Davis Hogue , a moonshiner during prohibition. Sharing more details about the moniker’s namesake, George relayed, when Knowles-Carter’s father visited his grandfather at the distillery, it was the first time he heard a black man referred to as “Sir.” Standing apart not only for it’s recipe, taste and quality, SirDavis noticeably differs from many whiskey bottles on the market that are typically short and stout. Tall with rounded fluted edges and rose gold hue, SirDavis resembles more of a statue or a vase. “There was intentionality in building the bottle and the packaging,” George said. “There was this beautiful thing Beyoncé said to us, describing her own tension between femininity and masculinity, asking herself why can’t she be both?” This tension plays into the design of the SirDavis bottle shape. And then there is the very notable spelling choice — using “whisky” rather than “whiskey,” unlike what most American-made brands do, compared to Scotch and Japanese counterparts. “I’ve always been drawn to the power and confidence I feel when drinking quality whisky and wanted to invite more people to experience that feeling,” Beyoncé expressed about her latest venture. “When I discovered that my great-grandfather had been a moonshine man, it felt like my love for whisky was fated. SirDavis is a way for me to pay homage to him, uniting us through a new shared legacy. In partnering with Moët Hennessy, we have crafted a delicious American whisky that respects tradition but also empowers people to experience something new and unique in the category. You can taste it better than I could ever tell you — welcome, SirDavis.”