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Mike Coppola/Getty Images for TIDAL Forget New Music Friday — any day seems to be a good day to drop new music, according to Meek Mill, who just released an album.  When the clock struck 12:01 Thursday morning, the “Ima Boss” rapper gifted fans a five-song EP titled Heathenism. It’s considered Meek’s first independent EP, according to a description of […]

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Two men from Queens have been found guilty on all counts in the October 30, 2002, murder of Jam Master Jay, a member of the iconic hip-hop group Run DMC. Karl Jordan Jr., also known as “Little D” and “Noid,“ and Ronald Washington, also known as “Tinard,“ were charged with one count of […]

Burak Cingi/Redferns Latto has been tapped by AT&T to headline the NCAA Final Four Super Saturday Concert, taking place this spring.  The “Big Energy” rapper is set to take the stage on Saturday, April 6, a day ahead of the Women’s Final Four Division I championship game in Cleveland, Ohio, April 7.  The event is free to […]

Robin L Marshall/FilmMagic The movie 8 Mile turned 20 years old back in 2022, and co-star Mekhi Phifer tells ABC Audio he still can’t get over that. “It’s hard to believe that it’s been this long,” the star of the new thriller Lights Out says. “When you start out with these projects, you never know […]

Paramount Pictures Bob Marley: One Love spent its second week atop the domestic box office with an estimated $13.5 million domestic haul. The biopic, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the legendary reggae artist, has delivered $71.1 million in North America and $49.4 million internationally, bringing its worldwide tally to $120.5 million. As reported, the Paramount Pictures film opened on […]

Lionel Hahn/Getty Images Jodie Turner-Smith is opening up about her divorce from fellow actor Joshua Jackson. “Sometimes things we really want to work just don’t end up working,” the Star Wars: The Acolyte actress told the U.K.’s The Sunday Times. “And that’s OK.” “The most important thing is that you choose what’s healthiest for you […]

NBCU Photo Bank The cast of A Different World is hitting the road for a 10-city reunion tour of various historically Black colleges and universities. Taking place more than 35 years after the iconic sitcom’s premiere, cast members Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy, Darryl M. Bell, Dawnn Lewis, Cree Summer, Charnele Brown, Glynn Turman and Sinbad — […]

On this day in Black history, February 26: — In 1869, Congress passed the 15th amendment, which granted African American men the right to vote. It was ratified on February 3, 1870. — In 1926, Carter G. Woodson aka the Father of Black History started Negro History Week, which has since evolved into Black History Month. — In […]

ABC/Christopher Willard With a starring role in Tyler Perry‘s Netflix film Mea Culpa and an over decade since the release of her last album, 2013’s Talk a Good Game, one may wonder if Kelly Rowland will have new music on the way. Well, according to her interview on the Kelly Clarkson Show, it’s “coming … later.” “I’m finally […]

mega/gamma The fans talked, and Usher listened. After fans inquired about the release of “Believe,” a song previously teased on social media, the singer has included it on a reissue of his ninth studio album, titled Coming Home (Expanded Edition). Also on the record is another bonus track called “Naked.” “I heard U loud and clear,” Usher wrote on Instagram. […]