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Charles “Chip” Bergmann/BET/Tyler Vision, LLC Tyler Perry‘s Sistas is back on BET, with a new episode airing Wednesday. The show is in its eighth season, enough time for fans to witness Zac’s evolution over the years. “I would describe Zac’s evolution as a coming-of-age story,” Devale Ellis tells ABC Audio of his character. “You know, he […]
Tyler, The Creator is letting fans in on the process of creating his latest album, Chromakopia. In a new video titled Mask Is Off: Chromakopia, shot and edited by Lazaro Rodriguez, he’s seen working on the project in both his home and in the studio, playing instruments, producing, engineering, singing, rapping and more. Daniel Caesar, Sexyy Red, Thundercat, Teezo Touchdown and […]
Jerritt Clark Amazon Music and the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective are back with the fourth annual Your Future Is Now scholarship program, created to give students at historically Black colleges and universities a chance to explore the music industry. The program provides a $10,000 scholarship to five HBCU students and a $10,000 grant to two […]
T-Pain was celebrated in his hometown of Tallahassee over the weekend. A portion of Pasco Street was named T-Pain Lane in his honor, and he was presented with a key to the city. “He has had a tremendous impact on Tallahassee,” Tallahassee Mayor John E. Dailey said. “He’s had a tremendous impact on the kids of Tallahassee, […]
Courtesy RHOF The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced its slate of nominees for induction in 2025, and among them are Eminem, Janet Jackson and N.W.A. aka Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, MC Ren and DJ Yella. They were all nominated in the performing songwriters category. Eminem’s in the running for writing hits including “Lose Yourself,” “Stan” and […]
‘Gladiator II’ – Paramount Pictures He’s one of the most recognizable faces in Hollywood, but two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington is thinking about retirement — and reveals he’ll be in one of Marvel’s biggest franchises before he calls it a career. To Australia’s Today program, the star of the upcoming Gladiator II revealed Ryan Coogler is writing […]
Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic Quincy Jones was laid to rest in an “intimate ceremony [that] included Mr. Jones’ seven children, his brother, two sisters, and immediate family members,” The Associated Press reports. Details about where the ceremony was held were not revealed, but the family says they remain “enormously grateful for the outpouring of condolences and tributes from […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is bringing Christmas cheer — the alcoholic kind — to select cities via a series of pop-up bars in Virgin Hotels locations nationwide. From Nov. 15 to Dec. 29, Mariah Carey’s Black Irish Holiday Bar will offer fans custom cocktails, photo ops and the opportunity to sing […]
Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Beyoncé‘s artistic work, specifically from 2013 to 2024, will be the focus of a new class at Yale. Beyoncé Makes History: Black Radical Tradition History, Culture, Theory & Politics through Music will be taught by Daphne Brooks, professor of African American studies and music, as a byproduct of her class at Princeton […]
Courtesy of Disney+ & The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Busta Rhymes was honored with the Global Icon Award at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards Sunday. “Thirty-four years of professionally recording, this is the first time I’m getting an award from MTV,” he said during his speech. “And it feels f****** incredible, yo.” He […]
