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One of Australia's largest hip hop and R&B festivals will return to Sydney , Melbourne and more in 2025 with a 'massive' line-up of industry titans and international music stars. The one-day summer music festival Juicy Fest announced the line-up for its 2025 tour on Monday, including headliner and three-time Grammy award winner, hip hop 'icon' Ludacris. The Fast and the Furious star will join multi-genre and decade signer Akon, hip hop artists Tyga and Fat Joe, and R&B singers Keyisha Cole, SWV, Blackstreet, Omarion, and Jacquees.

Ashanti finally confirmed her pregnancy after months of rumours that she and Nelly were expecting their first child. Speaking to Essence, the singer, 43, also revealed she is engaged to the rapper, who is six years her senior. While this will be Ashanti's first child, while Nelly has two children with his former partner Channetta Valentine and also adopted his niece and nephew - Shawn and Sydney Thomas - after the death of his sister Jackie Donahue.

As he commemorated World Autism Awareness Day, Fat Joe sent Joey Cartagena a sweet snap. As he drew attention to the annual event on his Instagram account, the rapper, 53, posted a heartwarming snapshot of him with his son, 33. This one's for YOU,' the singer - real name Joseph Antonio Cartagena - captioned the snap.' He had a collection of blue heart emojis on hand.

Isabella has chronicled her cancer journey. Bryson Tiller, a singer from the vlog, was recently surprised by her 'favorite person ever,' as well as rapper Fat Joe. Beginning with Michael hiding in a foyer with Bryson, Fat Joe, and others as they wait for Isabella to arrive, the touching moment was captured and posted on Isabella's YouTube page.

On Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris will attend an event with rapper Fat Joe highlighting the importance of marijuana sentencing reform at the White House. The vice president will host a roundtable to discuss reform attempts, including how to lift penalties and convictions for people in jail for using or smoking the drug.

Will Smith has shot Bad Boys 4 in Miami, Florida, and has just wrapped filming. The Men in Black actor, 55, also gave an inside look at his recent days in Miami, which included snaps with co-star Martin Lawrence, 58, and rapper Fat Joe, 55. Will also post a video clip of himself in his hotel suite eating plain spaghetti with his hands. In the fourth installment of the Bad Boys franchise, as Detective Lieutenant Mike Lowrey opposite Lawrence as Detective Lieutenant Marcus Burnett, the Fresh Prince of Bel Air alum stars. Following a seven-month absence due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, production resumed on February 26.

On Thursday, lawmakers are expected to advocate for timely causes and shine a light on current topics with carefully selected guests at President Biden's State of the Union. As Biden prepares for a grueling 2024 campaign swing, it is likely that the night will be a referendum on Biden's advanced age. Like last year, Biden's address will be followed by a Republican rebuttal from Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala, and raucous outrage as Democrats continue to rally behind their 2024 nominee.

After being rejected from being asked to work with his Boston colleagues, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, Mark Wahlberg is feeling like the odd one out. The funny commercial debuted during Super Bowl LVIII this weekend and featured Affleck, Damon, and New England Patriots legend Tom Brady as the DunKings, as they attempt to impress Jennifer Lopez and others. In the eyes of Lopez, who watches behind a studio monitor as her real-life husband and company put on a parody, complete with some horribly arranged dance steps, in the recording studio, which also features rapper Fat Joe. Wahlberg was asked why he wasn't in the advertisement since he too is from the Boston area this week. 'You know, I was wondering the same thing,' Wahlberg said, when trying to keep a straight face and not laughing. 'I have no idea.' I suspect I'm from the wrong end of the tracks.'

Thomas J. Henry, a high-flying Texas attorney, spent $250,000 at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday to watch the Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22. With tight protection, your own butler, and A-listers around every corner, it's no wonder a golden ticked for a coveted seat inside the box was worth $100,000 a pop. After course, a butler welcomed everyone in the box, took drink orders and return course, including wagyu tenderloin, King Crab fried rice, chicken and waffles, an impressive shrimp cocktail, and omakase sushi.

With the city hosting the first ever Super Bowl, Las Vegas is a big weekend. Celebs have flocked to the city to attend the big event and are playing multiple parties and events. At the Poodle Room in the brand new Vegas hotspot, Fontainebleau, Roc Nation Sports held a Super Bowl LVIII party. Queen Latifah, 53, Jay Z. 54, Fat Joe, 53, and former NFL player Dez Bryant, 34, were among the 34 guests at the bash to celebrate football's biggest game. Latifah posed for a portrait with Bryant sporting a black top and glasses with amber-colored lenses and oversized gold hoop earrings. Queen Latifah and Dez Bryant looked like they were having a blast as they posed for a photo together Jay-Z and Beyoncé celebrate behind the scenes at 2024 Grammys

On Friday, Ashanti put on a chic appearance as she joined her boyfriend, Nelly, on stage as they performed together in honor of E11Ven's tenth anniversary in Miami. As she sang a few tracks together, the Foolish hitmaker, 43, who is expecting her first child with the Hot In Herre rapper 49, was seen smiling with her beau. At the fun bash held at the Miami night club, the couple were joined by fellow musician Fat Joe.

When Jennifer Lopez called to ask him to be in her video, Trevor Noah thought it was a 'prank.' The 39-year-old comedian is one of many famous faces in Hustler's forthcoming Prime Video musical film This Is Me... Now: A Love Story, and he was blown away when he was asked to be involved. "This must be a prank," he says in People magazine. It was a random call and it's Jennifer Lopez, and you're like, "This must be a prank." "She wants you to come and do a cameo in her own personal experience, and she says, 'Whoa.' Well, I don't know what I'm doing, but I'll be involved.' Jennifer, Ben Affleck, and Trevor, as well as Fat Joe, Kim Petras, Post Malone, Keke Palmer, Sofia Vergara, and Derek Hough, all had a 'lot of fun' shooting, even though he has no idea what the end result will be like.

Jada Pinkett Smith's first selfie of 2024 is drawing comparisons to Fat Joe, taking the 'new year, new you' to a new level. On Tuesday, the gorgeous actress, who recently rejoined with estranged husband Will Smith for the holidays, took to Instagram to post a selfie in which she rocked aviator glasses, a deer-print puffer jacket, and white sweatpants with black leg warmers. "I think jeans leg warmers are where it's at for me in 2024," she said.

With their daughter Luna, seven, John Legend and Chrissy Teigen were seen strolling in New York City on Boxing Day. Luna and their son Miles, five, had celebrated Christmas by heading to a New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden one day earlier. They may be seen among a celebrity-studded audience containing Chris Rock, 50 Cent, Tracy Morgan, Fat Joe, and Carmelo Anthony.

DJ Khaled and Fat Joe attended rapper Raul Conde's funeral in Coral Gables, Florida, just over a week after the Terror Squad star's death at the age of 52. DJ Khaled, 48, was clad in an all-black ensemble of a short-sleeved button-up top with black pants and sneakers, as well as sunglasses. At the somber proceedings, he was seen chatting with fellow mourners and sitting alongside Fat Joe, 53.

Fat Joe, DJ Khaled, and French Montana are among the hip-hop celebrities honoring rapper Raul Conde, who died this week after suffering a heart attack. How can a man love another man more than your own biological family?' You are one of the few people to remain one of the most loyal of all time. We did it since childhood, we did everything we wished for with every fiber in my body,' Joe said. Conde was a member of Fat Joe's Bronx-based Terror Squad, which began in 1998.

Although the Yankees' season was not as expected, Aaron Judge is enjoying his time with wife Samantha Bracksieck. On Wednesday night, the two were seen courtside at Madison Square Garden as the Knicks opened their season against the Celtics. As they sat next to actor Michael J., both Judge and Bracksieck were all smiles. Tracy Pollan, Fox's wife, and rapper Fat Joe.

A number of well-known celebrities turned out at Red Bull Arena for Lionel Messi's MLS debut on Saturday night, with arguably the best soccer player of all time in town. Messi made the trip to New York this weekend for his first league match with Inter Miami, where he scored with a spectacular late penalty after coming off the bench. Given the ferociousness surrounding his MLS bow, ticket prices for the game soared sharply this week, with some fans forking out more than $20,000 to get a piece of the action.

Lil' Kim suffered a major nip slip while on stage at the famed Hip Hop 50 Live festival at Yankee Stadium in New York on Friday. The Lady Marmalade rapper, 49, who was recently accused of airbrushing her photos, had the costume malfunction during her appearance at the 50th anniversary of hip hop. The singer wore a glittering, cropped top made of a chainmail fabric, and at one point, the fabric swayed to the side, prompting the brief incident.

Since once weighing in at 470 pounds, Fat Joe has shed an amazing 200 pounds and now has a much more positive outlook on fitness and mental wellbeing. The weight loss has helped the Lean Back rapper keep his diabetes under control and has given him a fresh outlook on life.

Jennifer Lopez's return to work on Monday was back to business after a memorable Grammys appearance the day before. The songstress, 53, was seen leaving a dance studio in Los Angeles, where she was visited by friend and frequent collaborator rapper Fat Joe, 52. It came after the Bronx-born hitmaker appeared to snap at her husband Ben Affleck during the biggest night of music on Sunday.

It's the meteoric rise you're used to seeing in movies: Two British brothers fell out of school and began selling music festival tickets from their car, before their company grew into a multi-national events empire worth $800 million. Callum and Liam Negus-Francey, both 32 and 29, respectively, went from strength to triumph after the UK government's Future Fund, which was funded by British taxpayers, went from strength to flourish for a decade. By 2020, they were not just selling tickets to other festivals, but also staging their own concerts at major venues, like the MGM Grand in Las Vegas and the Grand Hyatt Playa del Carmen Resort in Mexico. By 2022, the Negus-Fancey brothers had earned more than $200 million from venture capitalists. However, the company went bust overnight in August this year, owing millions of dollars to vendors and customers in unpaid refunds.

On Tuesday morning, Ashanti joined Live with Kelly and Ryan in New York City. The 42-year-old singer wore a plaid mini dress cut off the middle of her legs and a brown fur coat down to her knees. She styled the outfit with thigh-high brown leather boots and a black purse. She wore black sunglasses and a slew of gold hoop earrings.

Even after losing more than 100 pounds a decade ago, Fat Joe has confirmed that he would not change his stage name. After his obese friends started dying young, the 52-year-old, who used to weigh more than 400 pounds and suffered from diabetes, began working out to get fit. However, he told Page Six: 'I spent so much money on Fat Joe that it wouldn't be wise to change my name now' because I'm a business.'