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Good Morning America Michael B. Jordan is sharing more on why Creed III is an extremely personal project for him. The actor returns as Adonis Creed in the upcoming film, facing off against his next opponent in the ring, his former childhood friend Damian, played by Jonathan Majors. While appearing on Good Morning America Tuesday, […]

Starz 2 Chainz and Ne-Yo are joining the third season of BMF, Starz announced Tuesday. The two will be playing recurring roles on the drama series. 2 Chainz is playing Stacks, an Atlanta distributor described as “fiercely loyal” and commanding respect wherever he goes. Ne-Yo will play Rodney “Greeny” Green, a local player “filled with […]

NAACP/BET Queen Latifah is set to host the 54th NAACP Image Awards, airing live Saturday, February 25, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on BET. “It’s an honor to host the 54th NAACP Image Awards, especially in the year we are celebrating 50 years of Hip Hop,” Latifah says in a statement. “This is a night to […]

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic On Monday evening, Will Smith posted to Instagram a reaction video to a social media user’s challenge and used it to reference his infamous Oscars night outburst. In the video, Will is shown reacting with interest to a young woman who claimed an “unhinged exercise” will “change your life.” She explains, “Did you know […]

The Roots and Live Nation Urban Diddy, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Dave Chappelle and Lil Uzi Vert are headlining this year’s Roots Picnic, the festival announced Monday.  The two-day festival will take place at The Mann in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia on Saturday, June 3 and Sunday, June 4. The kick-off to the jam-packed weekend this year also […]

NAACP/BET The NAACP kicked off the week by announcing the first round of winners at the 54th NAACP Image Awards, with Beyoncé, Rihanna and Tems among them.  The awards announced Monday were part of the non-televised categories, which included Outstanding Female Artist, Outstanding International Song and more. The NAACP Image Awards will continue their week-long celebration, ending with […]

Top Dawg/RCA; Westbury Road Entertainment/Roc Nation SZA‘s album SOS has now ventured into Adele territory, while Rihanna‘s most recent album roars back into the top 10 on the latest Billboard album chart. SOS is number one for a ninth non-consecutive week on the Billboard 200. That’s the most time an album by a woman has […]

Courtesy Hulu TJ Atoms plays the late Ol’ Dirty Bastard in the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga. His character fell out with RZA at the end of season 2 after learning RZA opted out of signing him to his dream label, Def Jam Records. TJ says the third season picks up with the aftermath of that decision.  “We just see what happens after he gets […]

Burak Cingi/Redferns Chris Brown‘s tired of critics who have been holding his past against him. After the backlash surrounding Chlöe‘s decision to collaborate with him on her upcoming single, he took to his Instagram Story to share his thoughts. “If y’all still hate me for a mistake I made as a 17-year-old, please kiss my whole […]

Here’s some new releases for New Music Friday. Latto ft. Lu Kala, “Lottery” — The rapper’s dropped the upbeat track alongside a music video. As she said when teasing the song earlier this month, “Pop Latto has entered the chat.” Flo Milli, “Nasty Dancer” — In the video for the new track, Flo reenacts iconic scenes from reality shows like Flavor of […]