SZA WINS The BET Best New Artist Award

After having a little bad luck as the Best New Artist at this year’s Grammy Awards, she was able to snag a major Win last night. At the BET Awards ceremony held on June 24, the TDE singer-songwriter took home the Best New Artist award, one of the four awards she was nominated for.

Informing us that it was the first award she’s ever won in public, SZA expressed some words of wisdom in her brief acceptance speech – “Follow your passion, ignore everyone.”

Peep SZA’s full acceptance speech below.

SZA Reveals Her Voice Is NOT Permanently Damaged!

A few weeks ago, SZA told fans that her vocal chords were permanently injured those tweets were deleted shortly after.

Apparently her doctors have been able to work their magic, because now she says her voice is NOT permanently injured

“Thank u to the incredible team of Doctors and vocal technicians that have taken time to see me over the last few weeks in every city,” she tweeted Sunday night. “I’m blessed to say my voice is not permanently damaged and I’ve been working daily to get back.”

“Slowly but surely,” she added.

Im so happy for her. Shes winning cant let nothing stop her shine.

Kendrick Lamar Wins Pulitzer Prize for ‘DAMN’

Kendrick Lamar continues to make history.

His album ‘DAMN’ just won the coveted Pulitzer Prize for music.

With this win, Kendrick has become the first non-classical or jazz artist ever to win the award.

“DAMN” is Lamar’s fourth studio album and was released in April 2017.

The Pulitzer board on Monday called ‘DAMN’ a work that captures the complexity of African-American life.

Congrats to Kendrick!

Kendrick Lamar Buys $2.65 Million Mansion in Calabasas

Kendrick Lamar is the proud owner of a $2.65 million home in Calabasas.

via Architectural Digest:

Lamar’s new purchase spans 5,400 square feet, features six bedrooms and six bathrooms, and cost Lamar $2.65 million. Photos of the home show a massive backyard complete with a large covered patio, a built-in grill and entertaining area, and a sizable swimming pool and hot tub; a theater room with a drop-down projector screen and blackout shades; an in-home gym; stainless steel appliances in the kitchen; and a huge walk-in closet in the master bedroom. Despite boasting plenty of space and a prime location, though, the home will reportedly sit vacant as an investment property, rather than as a new pad for the 30-year-old.

This isn’t Lamar’s first foray into investing in real estate. Back in 2014, HuffPost reported that he had purchased a $523,500, four-bedroom home in Eastvale, California, about an hour from Los Angeles; shortly after, during a radio interview, Lamar confirmed the purchase but noted that he didn’t live in the modest home. “I popped up and seen that on the Internet, too. I’m like, ‘Where they get this stuff?’ It’s real, but it’s not my spot,” he told San Francisco’s Wild 94.9 station. “I really like to buy property, whether it’s apartments, whether it’s buildings, whether it’s houses.” He added, “I like to stay in L.A. I still live in L.A., in a small little apartment condo in L.A. But I like to invest my money in different things, rather than buying things for the moment. Something that can last me a lifetime.”