The date for Mary J. Blige’s Lifetime film has been announced. Based on her song “Family Affair,” Mary J. Blige’s Family Affair will premiere on Jan. 25.Cardi B says she’s briefly putting aside dating to tackle some of her goals. “This January is a very crucial month for me. I’m gonna put a little pause on my dating life,” she previously said. “I have a mission to complete and if I don’t… it’s gonna f*** up the schedule for this year. I already feel like I’ve been getting tested.”Meanwhile, her estranged husband, Offset, has sparked dating rumors after being seen with model Melanie Jayda on a shopping spree in Dubai. Melanie is also believed to be the woman he was spotted kissing as he celebrated the new year at a party.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Ethan Miller/Getty Images via ABCDrake’s claim that he’s “loaded” with new music seems to be true. After sharing that news during his Drizzmas Giveaway livestream, a freestyle made its way onto the internet via producer Conductor Williams’ YouTube.Released as part of Williams’ Signature Blend series, the “Fighting Irish” clip found Drake rapping through a grainy TV screen about some of his takeaways from 2024. He seemingly makes a few references to the Kendrick Lamar feud, including those who were disloyal to him and the drinking allegation K. Dot made against him on “Meet the Grahams.” “The world fell in love with the gimmicks, even my brothers got tickets, seemed like they loved every minute,” he raps, a possible reference to seeing friends attend Kendrick’s Pop Out event on Juneteenth. “Just know the s*** is personal to us and wasn’t just business/ Analyzing behavioral patterns is somewhat suspicious.” Refuting K. Dot’s claim that he has a drinking problem, Drake responded, “I don’t have a drinkin’ problem, I got a subtle addiction/ I got my father’s habits and I got my mother’s permission.” Later in the track, Drake raps, “I hate to see their empire crumble on judges’ convictions,” a lyric some fans believe is related to his allegations that Universal Music Group promoted Lamar’s “Not Like Us” to increase its popularity.The video, which was quickly taken down after its release, is no longer available. Conductor Williams had previously said the song hadn’t been recorded and wouldn’t be released on DSPs. “Just some thoughts from Drake,” he announced before deleting the post.The “Fighting Irish” freestyle comes on the heels of three leaked Drake snippets, one of which include a collaboration with PartyNextDoor.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty ImagesGunna’s attorney is attempting to put to rest the rumors that the rapper snitched during the YSL RICO case. Taking to social platform X, he released a lengthy statement clarifying that Gunna did not help the authorities when he took the Alford plea deal in December 2022.”I was Gunna’s attorney but I’m NOT speaking on his behalf. This long post is solely to set out the truth,” Steve Sadow wrote. “Gunna did NOT cooperate, and did NOTHING and said NOTHING to cause harm to [Young] Thug’s case. He spent eight months in jail and was released in Dec. 2022 after entering an Alford plea,” which Steve iterates “could not and was not used at Thug’s trial.”He then compared the terms of Gunna’s plea and the time he spent in jail to Young Thug’s, noting that both artists were charged with and pleaded to RICO and were facing 20 years in jail.”THOSE THAT HAVE AND CONTINUE TO BAD MOUTH GUNNA, GET OVER IT. NUFF’ SAID,” Steve wrote. “Regardless, I’m more than willing to accept the blame for the great deal,” he added in a follow-up post.Though Steve and Gunna have previously addressed social media claims about Gunna being a “snitch,” this response follows a snippet of music that Thugger shared on Instagram. In the clip, he raps, “Never associate with a rat. Go and get some money, get a pack.” Though no names were mentioned, fans have revisited rumors that Gunna snitched on Young Thug during the case.Thugger has been home since late October; he was released after accepting a plea deal.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty ImagesTrae Tha Truth has reunited with his daughter Truth four months after he announced she was missing.On Instagram, he said he received a call that she had been found on New Year’s Day, further telling TMZ that authorities reached out to him after Truth’s mother was arrested on child endangerment charges in El Centro, California. He says he took the next flight from Texas to San Diego and drove to El Centro, where he picked Truth up.Trae shared a video of the reunion on Instagram alongside a caption describing how this experience has strengthened his faith.”Never Let No One Tell You GOD Aint Real!!!! The First Day Of 2025 I Received A Call That I Couldn’t Believe… (THEY SAID SHE WAS FOUND) I Know GOD is the ONLY REASON I Held On when I wanted to Give Up,” he wrote. “I Had To Let Go And Trust Him, Tho it was Hard in these Last Past Months I was Completely Broken and Empty… I Learned To Have Faith…. Tho i didn’t know where Truth Was , I Knew God Was Protecting Her so that was The Beginning Of My Understanding Faith…. I Have to let tha world Know GOD IS THE ONLY REASON IM REUNITED WIT MY TWIN AND HEART!!”Trae announced his daughter was missing in August and hired a private investigator to help with his search, which he detailed in his song “Letter to Truth, Pt. 2.”He tells TMZ he’s back in Texas with Truth, whose mother had fled before getting caught. She will soon be extradited to the state.In other Trae news, he’s released a song called “I’m On 4.0” featuring Busta Rhymes, Ty Dolla $ign, Young Jeezy, DMCopyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Lil Baby is starting off the year with the release of his new album, WHAM. Following 2022’s It’s Only Me, the project features guests GloRilla, Rod Wave, 21 Savage, Travis Scott, Rylo Rodriguez, Future and Young Thug, whose verse on “Dum, Dumb and Dumber” has already made headlines.“Yeah, n****, King Spider back I don’t even believe I was locked up, for real, for real,” Thugger says on the track’s interlude, referencing his two-year stint in prison on a RICO case. “I was havin’ my way the whole time, fool, you know what I’m sayin?'”Thug has since clarified the lyric “These U.S. b****** kinda bad,” explaining that he used the term “bad” in a positive way. “When I said these U.S b****** kinda bad I meant ‘bad girls’ not ugly girls.. we got the prettiest girls on earth,” he wrote on social platform X.”Dum, Dumb and Dumber” includes Thug’s first verse since he accepted a plea deal and was released in October. It’s one of 15 songs on WHAM, which stands for Who Hard As Me.Lil Baby’s album also includes the song “F U 2x,” complete with a music video that dropped in honor of release day.While Lil Baby’s release is the biggest, Snoop Dogg hosts a new Death Row album featuring a blend of different sounds and genres. On the compilation project are Charlie Bereal, Jenn Em, Point 5ve, Danny Boy, King George, Tha Engineers, Butch Cassidy and more.Boldy James of Griselda also dropped a new project with producer RichGains. It’s titled Murder During Drug Traffic and features lead single “Achilles.”(Video contains uncensored profanity.)Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Photo by Tommaso Boddi/FilmMagicWith a new album, Finally Over It, on the way, Summer Walker will also soon be heading on tour. She confirmed the news on the latest episode of Over It Radio, where she sought advice from Ciara about how to tour with children.”This will probably be my first tour that I am going to finish,” Summer said. “A full tour coming up, I won’t say the date. And I’ve just really been so nervous.””I need guidance on how to maneuver with them because, obviously, I’m not going to leave them. How do you tour with your kids?” she asked. Ciara responded, “It takes a village.”Ciara shouted out her family and nannies for their help over the years, noting, “Everyone ends up being in it together, it’s like we’re all on tour together.” She added that while it’s “really challenging” to leave her kids for work, “there’s something so beautiful about them seeing us grind and seeing us do our thing.””Having my kids on tour with me this past summer I think really opened their eyes so they understand better what mommy’s doing because otherwise they’d be like, ‘You just be leaving,'” she said.Elsewhere in the chat, Summer thanked Ciara for being a mentor to her and supporting her through her breakup with London on da Track, with whom she shares a daughter. Ciara also shared some marriage advice, emphasizing the importance of communication and dating.The full interview is now available on Apple Music and YouTube. Summer and Ciara previously collaborated on “Ciara’s Prayer.” The latter’s highly requested relationship prayer appears on Summer’s Still Over It album.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

If you were wondering who SZA’s favorite artist is, it’s her TDE label mate Doechii. She told the world on social platform X Thursday, also praising Doechii’s new music video for “Denial is a River.” “Yea, Doechii is my favorite artist [right now], hands down. F*** the genre.” She then retweeted Doechii’s announcement of her new music video, writing, “LOOK AT THE MATERIAL.”Three snippets of unreleased Drake songs leaked on Thursday night, giving fans some idea of what he has in the vault. One featured PartyNextDoor and is likely part of their upcoming joint album, while the other finds him making references to Lil Durk, 21 Savage and seemingly his public feud with Kendrick Lamar. “F*** a rap beef, I’m tryna get the party lit,” he raps. The third track finds Drake addressing a woman on a mid-tempo beat.Lupe Fiasco’s work with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology continues with a “24 hour fully AI powered radio station” trained on his rapping abilities and “refined to produce the highest quality possible Lupe Fiasco songs.” Lupe teases the radio station, titled ENDLESS LUP, will play “a generated song once and never again endlessly,” will only be “available for certain periods of time and only in certain locations” and will only be accessible via an actual FM radio. “ENDLESS LUP coming soon,” he wrote on Instagram. Lupe’s also rolling out a “multi-modal/multimedia creative musical sandbox” called First RhymenShop, which includes physical musical releases exclusively available to those with RhymenShop DCS USB Cards.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty ImagesLupe Fiasco’s expertise in rap has earned him another position in the world of academia. He’ll now be teaching a rap course as part of Johns Hopkins University’s upcoming hip-hop program.“Thrilled to share that I’ll be joining the faculty at the prestigious Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute in Fall 2025 as a Distinguished Visiting Professor, teaching Rap as part of the groundbreaking new 4-year Hip Hop Degree Program led by the visionary Professor @wendelpatrickofficialmusic,” he shared on Instagram. “The @peabodyinstitute is one of the oldest music conservatories in America. World renowned for its rigorous training and for producing some of the world’s greatest musicians, and I’m honored to contribute to this legacy doing what I love most, Rap.””I’ll continue my teaching at @mit and pursuing my fellowship at @yale while advancing Rap studies and practice into the upper echelons of higher education at large,” Lupe wrote.John Hopkins’ new Bachelor of Music in Hip Hop program is set to launch at the Peabody Institute in 2025. It’s aimed toward providing students who are turntablists, rappers, beatboxers or producers with “the resources and strengths of Peabody’s industry leading Music Engineering and Technology programs” and “the Conservatory’s long history of excellence in performance training,” the university’s site reads.Students will have one-on-one time with a private instructor in their area of discipline, offering them the opportunity to “perform, with and for your colleagues, in an environment that encourages experimentation and authenticity.” Students will also learn about “the cultural history and sociopolitical environment in which Hip Hop was born … the genre’s rise in popularity and influence,” some necessary business and career skills and more.The deadline to apply is Friday.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Courtesy of PeacockThe trailer for Peacock’s Diddy documentary, a 90-minute special chronicling his early days, rise to fame and recent sexual assault allegations, has been released. Diddy: The Rise of a Bad Boy will feature exclusive footage of Diddy in his home, the studio and at clubs, as well as the first interview from Al B. Sure, the ex-boyfriend of Diddy’s former partner Kim Porter. Diddy’s childhood friend, former bodyguard and a Making the Band winner will be also sharing their stories in the doc, which aims to provide insight into “the forces that shaped” Diddy and possibly “made him a monster,” challenging previous thoughts about the mogul and his mugshot. Diddy: The Rise of a Bad Boy premieres Jan. 14 on Peacock. Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of FameIf Jay-Z had his way, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame would have been renamed the Hip Hop Hall of Fame.RRHOF Chairman John Sykes shared a story with Vulture recalling the time Hov made a request that the hall be named to reflect the popularity and impact of hip-hop as a genre.”He told me, ‘Rock is dead. It should be called the Hip Hop Hall of Fame.’ And I said, ‘Well, Hip Hop is rock and roll,'” Sykes remembered. “He goes, ‘No, it isn’t.’ And I said, ‘We’ve got to do a better job explaining it. Little Richard, Otis Redding, Chuck Berry — these artists were the cornerstones of rock and roll. If you look at the sounds over the years, those artists ended up influencing Hip Hop.’”Though he says “Jay-Z hemmed and hawed” about the title, he eventually “showed up to the ceremony” to be inducted into the RRHOF in 2021. “That made me feel like we had done our job to communicate that rock and roll is open to all,” Sykes said.He argued that people’s request to drop the “Rock & Roll” from the RRHOF simply stems from not fully understanding the phrase’s meaning.“If you go back to the original sound in the ’50s, it was everything. As Missy Elliot calls it, it was a gumbo. It just became known as rock and roll,” Sykes explained. “So when I hear people say, ‘You should just change it to the Music Hall of Fame,’ rock and roll has pretty much covered all of that territory. Rather than throwing the name out, it’s doing a better job of communicating to people where rock and roll came from and what it’s truly about. Once they hear it that way, they understand.”Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Photo by Prince Williams/ Filmmagic2025 is a year of “new beginnings” for rapper DreamDoll, as she’s announced her dream of being a mother is coming true.In an Instagram post shared New Year’s Day, Dream showcased her baby bump in a video of her on a beach posing in several two-piece swimsuits. In the lengthy caption, she reflected on the lessons learned in 2024 while sharing with the world the secret she’s been holding onto “for so long.”“2024 has been a year of challenges, growth, and preparation. It reshaped me, taught me how to set boundaries, and helped me recognize what I allow into my life,” said Dream. “But now, I’m stepping into 2025 with so much excitement for this new chapter becoming a mother. This has been a dream of mine for as long as I can remember, and now, I’m living in the beauty of this incredible gift. There’s a promise with my name on it, and I’m embracing it with open arms.”She continued, “This year has taught me that growth doesn’t happen in isolation. What I’ve experienced weren’t just lessons they were breakthroughs. Seeking guidance, advice, and mentorship from those ahead of me has been invaluable. Surrounding myself with people who inspire and uplift me has been a key part of my journey.”Dream then left a message for her baby, who she says has given her “so much peace” and “all the reassurance and strength in the world.” “Because of you, I know I’m going to be the best mother I can be,” she wrote. “Everyone say hi to my Muffin.”She also thanked her family and friends “for being trustworthy, supportive, and loving throughout this time.”Fat Joe, Yung Miami, Mariah the Scientist and Lola Brooke were among those who wrote sweet messages in the comments.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty ImagesWaka Flocka Flame has gone “Hard in da Paint” to make a point about fake news. The rapper first claimed on Threads that he was involved in a physical altercation in which he was left to fight off 10 individuals with no assistance. “Can’t believe nobody helped me fight ten [n*****] off,” he wrote. “But I’m still standing ten toes.” He then shared a picture showing him with two black eyes and bruises on his face.After receiving a slew of comments, Waka went on to post a video on his Instagram Story displaying his unscathed face.“Crazy y’all n***** believe that s***,” he said. He later explained the purpose behind his claim, writing, “Not a single media outlet that reported on my s*** reached out to me or my team to confirm anything.””Imagine a word where facts aint checked and a ig post can steer a string of #news,” he continued. “Internet be so quick to believe s*** without doing any research…too many ppl just proved how easy it is to believe #fakenews.”Waka then shared some advice with his followers, writing, “Life can be a movie or a reality… all how you look at it…remember do you research. confirm yo facts… most importantly dont let em manipulate… cause i just showed yall how easy it is to create a fake narrative outta a picture.”Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Top Dawg Entertainment / Capitol RecordsDoechii is starting the year off with the promised visual for her song “Denial is a River.” Directed by Carlos Acosta and James Mackel, the video sees Doechii star in an autobiographical sitcom, referencing classic TV series as she looks back on the last few years of her life.As teased in a Family Matters-themed trailer, actor-comedians Zack Fox and Rickey Thompson appear in the clip, as do fellow TDE artists ScHoolboy Q and SiR, Teezo Touchdown, Earl Sweatshirt, Baby Tate and DJ Miss Milan.Doechii had also teased fans with the skits “Doechii Slaps Brad Pitt”; “LA ROSA DE DOECHII,” pulling from the series La Rosa De Guadalupe; and “Can I Hit THat” with ScHoolboy Q, which Comedy Central had posted.She’s set to go live on YouTube at 3 p.m. ET for Denial is A Stream, described in an Instagram post as an “extravaganza” and the “f****** coolest thing that’s ever happened on planet Earth.””Never been seen before and you have to make it there and if you’re not there I’m going to sneak inside your bedroom and f****** kill you,” Doechii wrote in the announcement for the livestream. “Join me on YT + Twitch…for a night of games, guests and surprises,” she added.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Disney/Eric McCandless2025 kicked off with various celebrations in honor of a fresh start, including club appearances and house gatherings. Here’s how Rihanna, Cardi B and other artists in the culture celebrated the new year.– Rihanna appeared to be cozy, sharing a video of her counting down to 2025 and its ball drop. “Happy New Year,” she said in the video posted to Instagram. “Ya’ll, I didn’t drink all year. I didn’t drink all year.”– Cardi B dressed up to perform at E11EVEN Miami, where she performed songs including her verse on GloRilla and Megan Thee Stallion’s “Wanna Be.”– Ice Spice took the stage as a headliner at the Wildlands Festival in Australia, to which she apparently arrived nearly 25 minutes late. She performed her two songs before her mic was cut; boos from the crowd ensued.“We understand that Ice Spice’s delayed arrival caused some frustration,” Wildlands commented on social media. “Managing a stacked festival means that we have to be extremely firm with scheduled set times. We had a strict curfew of 12:30 and needed to ensure that Chase & Status went on stage on time so you could all enjoy the NYE Countdown!”– Tinashe helped ABC bring in the new year, performing “No Broke Boys” and “Nasty” for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. “It’s always been a holiday tradition to turn on New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ and see all the performances, so to be a part of the performances and be on stage is definitely an honor,” Tinashe told ABC’s On The Red Carpet. Fat Joe, Ja Rule, TLC, Slick Rick, Doug E. Fresh and T-Pain also performed on the special.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Photo by Prince Williams/WireImageCoi Leray is preparing for her new role as a “rock star mommy.” She announced her pregnancy on New Year’s Day with an Instagram carousel featuring her bump and the father of her child, rapper Trippie Redd.The post included a photo of Trippie caressing Coi’s baby bump, as well as a picture of both their hands on Coi’s stomach. A sketch of Disney’s Stitch was also in the carousel, with the word “Mommy” written above it.”I’m a rock star mommy. we ready for 2025,” Coi captioned the post, letting fans know how far along she is in her Story.“I’m over 4 months,” she added on her Instagram Story. “I’m just small as hell of course.”Coi and Trippie started dating and broke up in 2019. Their split was followed by Trippie’s diss song “Leray,” which she eventually responded to on a song titled “Isabel Marant.”“At first, no, I didn’t like it. It was very like, what the f***, because I always thought we really had something outside of the music,” Coi later told the No Jumper podcast of the song “Leray.” “So I’m just like, damn. If you got something to say, let’s get together and you say that s*** to my face … I felt like I’m being used for clickbait.””You coulda got the message the f*** out there because we’re very connected,” she later added. “You ain’t have to go ‘head and put me down like that in a song.”The two seemingly reunited in 2024, with Trippie telling TMZ he reached out to Coi via her DMs so they could date again. “We just been talking. That’s my boo,” he said at the time. Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty ImagesOne new year, 2 Chainz and three new albums. The rapper’s announced he has three projects coming in 2025.He said on Instagram that two of the projects are 90% complete, noting his music will be just as successful as his businesses.“Now it’s 2025, I’m about to put the music with the madness,” he said, adding a message to his critics. “We’re going to ball the humble stuff up and throw it out the window because some of y’all done bumped your heads thinking you can mess with this campaign.”2 Chainz’s last solo album, Dope Don’t Sell Itself, dropped in 2022, though he has since released a joint album with Lil Wayne: 2023’s Welcome 2 Collegrove.The collaborative album was his last on Def Jam Records; he is officially an independent artist.“That’s right, I’m not re-signing with Def Jam,” he said when announcing the news in October. “So think of it like KD or like LeBron — the biggest free agent in the game.” Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty ImagesZatima is back with two episodes Thursday, following the season’s return on Dec. 26. The spinoff follows the ups and downs of couple Fatima and Zac, played by Crystal Renee Hayslett and Devale Ellis, who pulls from a few real-life experiences to tap into his character.”My mom is like freaking amazing, but what I do is I pull from parts of the relationships with my mom that I wish were better to put me in that mode with Zac,” Devale tells ABC Audio of his character, Zac, whose mother, Gladys, has always spoken negatively toward him. He also pulls from his post-NFL days when he mentored more than 500 young men, some of whom had mothers who reminded him of Gladys. “I could see what that did to their sons … so when you see Zac act out, it’s the way I watched young men act out when their moms were just like Gladys,” he says.Having played Zac for eight seasons on Sistas and three on Zatima, Devale says he “never worried” about whether he’ll be typecast.”One thing I’ve learned about life is that people can’t put you in a box, only you put you in a box. … I never want to do that. That’s why I always did other things while I was on Sistas,” he explains. “A lot of people say, ‘You got a series regular role, why would you take a guest star role on [The] Blacklist or Blue Bloods or NCIS?’ And it’s because I want people to see me do other things. … I want people to see that I’m an artist. Devale is not Zac, and Zac is not Devale. Devale plays Zac. So for me, I just thought I’m not going to [be] put in the box because I’m going to keep working while I’m working.”Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Top Dawg EntertainmentSZA has the #1 track on Billboard’s Hot R&B songs chart, thanks to the Kendrick Lamar-assisted “30 for 30.”The song topped the chart dated Jan. 4, garnering 17.5 million U.S. streams, 2,000 downloads and reaching an airplay audience of 385,000 in the tracking week of Dec. 20-26, per Luminate. It’s now K. Dot’s second #1 and SZA’s seventh #1 on the list, making her the woman with the most chart-toppers in the chart’s history.The song also currently sits at #4 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, which is dominated by SZA and K.Dot’s “Luther” collaboration, and #45 on the Hot 100.”30 for 30″ is one of 15 bonus tracks on SZA’s recently released SOS deluxe, Lana. Eleven others have made their way onto the Hot R&B songs chart.”Drive,” “Diamond Boy (DTM)” and “What Do I Do” have taken spots #3, #4 and #5. “No More Hiding” comes in at #7, followed by “Crybaby,” “Kitchen,” “Another Life,” “Love Me for Me,” “Chill Baby” and “My Turn.” “Get Behind Me (Interlude)” also made the cut, taking the #15 spot.Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images for ABAThe Weeknd’s recent social media posts and billboards seen in major cities across the world all seem to suggest one thing: the end of an era is on the horizon.Fans have posted photos of billboards that read “The End Is Near” in Los Angeles, New York, Atlanta, Paris, London and Melbourne, written in fonts representing The Weeknd’s different eras. Those billboards were compiled into the one shared in a tweet posted Monday.In another post, The Weeknd shared an image featuring photos from the eight different eras of his career, starting with his album Trilogy (2012) and ending with his upcoming album, Hurry Up Tomorrow. “8 beautiful chapters in this beautiful story,” he wrote.Hurry Up Tomorrow, the final installment in the trilogy following After Hours and Dawn FM, arrives Jan. 24. The Weeknd will perform a one-night-only gig at LA’s Rose Bowl Stadium on Jan. 25.Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Photo by Matt Jelonek/Getty ImagesMario has had quite the 2024, as he released his first album in six years, Glad You Came; starred in and produced the BET+ film Style Me for Christmas; and came in second place on The Masked Singer, where he was revealed to be the Wasp. With 2025 just days away, he has a lot more he’d like to accomplish both professionally and in his private life.”Personally, my goals are to balance out my personal life and business life better at a more … consistent basis,” he tells ABC Audio. Businesswise, he’d like to “reap off of the things I have invested in energetically, monetarily” and continue to monitor its growth and stay committed. Mario adds he would also like “to have a successful tour both in the U.S. and U.K., to find another really good film project … to be a part of, to travel for leisure [and] really take that time for myself, and to continue to build my relationship with my fans, you know, through the medium of social media.” (AUDIO IS ABC 1-ON-1)Mario heads out on Mary J. Blige’s For My Fans Tour with Ne-Yo on Jan. 30, starting with a show at the Greensboro Coliseum in North Carolina. Copyright © 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.