Cardi B and Tyla were honored immensely at the American Music Awards 2026, with 3 and 2 awards respectively.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic Outlook report published in April 2026, provided its 2026 estimates for global economies of the world including African economies. The estimates are in Gross Domestic Product alias GDP (Nominal). The latter is the market value in US$, of all goods and services generated by each nation in 2026.

Chris Brown officially became Dr Chris Brown after receiving a honorary Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Visual and Performance Arts from the Harvest Christian University in Dallas, TX, USA, on May 22, 2026. That was reported by some US media and confirmed by Dr Chris Brown himself in a post he shared on Instagram on May 23, 2026.

Latto has delivered her first child. That was announced by the popular rapper herself in a documentary-like video she shared on Instagram on May 18, 2026.

Doechii and Tyla killed it at the Met Gala 2026 red carpet in ultra sexy outfits.

Ciara miller attended the CULTURE Magazine's CULT100 Gala that was held at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City, USA, on April 30, 2026.