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Michael Yarish/CBS Mondays are for Poppa’s House, a new sitcom starring Damon Wayans Sr., Damon Wayans Jr. and Essence Atkins. The show about a radio host who is challenged at work and at home premiered Oct. 21 and is an answered prayer for Essence, who wanted to get back on prime-time television. “It’s what I prayed for,” Essence told […]

Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images The start of Mariah Carey‘s Christmas season is soon approaching, but first she’s placing “Big Energy” into voting season. The singer teamed with Kerry Washington for a social media post encouraging people to get their votes in for the 2024 election. In the clip, Mariah’s on the verge of kicking […]

Aniaram/Byrdie Alicia Keys‘ music career is 20 years old, and she’s “grateful” to have made music that still resonates with fans. Speaking to Byrdie, she says, “I’m so grateful that there is this connection that lasts [with the music] and you can feel it.” Her resume, however, has expanded since the days of “Fallin’.” Alicia […]

Michael Yarish/CBS Mondays are for Poppa’s House, a new sitcom starring Damon Wayans Sr., Damon Wayans Jr. and Essence Atkins. The show about a radio host who is challenged at work and at home premiered Oct. 21 and is an answered prayer for Essence, who wanted to get back on primetime television. “It’s what I prayed for,” Essence told […]

Snoop Dogg‘s long teased album will be coming before the year’s end. Taking to Instagram Sunday, the rapper announced that The Missionary, a Dr. Dre-produced album, will be out in December.  Ice Cube opened up Game 2 of the World Series with his performance of “Today Was A Good Day” and “Bow Down” in Dodger […]

2024 LoveLinc Music Inc. It’s been over 12 years since Melanie Fiona released her last album, The MF Life. Now back with two new singles, “Say Yes” and “I Choose You,” Melanie says she was simply experiencing life. “I have to give myself space to grow and outgrow, to win, to lose, to be high, […]

Megan Thee Stallion has released the sequel to her album Megan, complete with features from Spiritbox, Twice and Flo Milli, and accompanied by a brand new video for “Bigger In Texas.” The video, which Meg directed with Julian Klincewicz, pays homage to Meg’s hometown of Houston, with cameos from hometown legends Paul Wall, Slim Thug, Sauce Walka and […]

Interscope Records Halloween’s just days away, but Jennifer Hudson‘s getting folks into the Christmas season. It’s been a week since she released her first holiday album, The Gift of Love, an album she says includes many different flavors. “It’s a very diverse album and within it I look at it as a Christmas tree full of […]