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ABC/Chrys Davis Megan Thee Stallion is grateful for the Hotties who have supported her through the ups and downs of her career. After her latest single, “Hiss,” topped the Billboard Hot 100, she took to Instagram Live to celebrate the accomplishment and chop it up with her fans. “The main thing to say is thank you … Yall know […]
Disney/Randy Holmes What do Halle Bailey and Danielle Brooks have in common? Aside from being singers, actresses and stars of 2023’s The Color Purple, they’re among the honorees for Essence’s 17th annual Black Women in Hollywood awards. Essence announced the news Tuesday, noting Nkechi Okoro Carroll, the executive producer for CW’s All American, and Starz’s Kathryn Busby, behind the expansion of the Power universe, will also be honored. The […]
NPG Records/Warner Records A stage adaptation of Prince’s Purple Rain is expected to wind up on Broadway, but before it hits the Great White Way, it will make its debut in Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The musical’s pre-Broadway premiere is expected to take place in the spring of 2025, at Minneapolis’ historic State Theatre. Producer Orin Wolf is behind […]
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images Kelvin Harrison Jr., who portrays Martin Luther King Jr. on National Geographic’s Genius: MLK/X, will be honored at the sixth American Black Film Festival Honors. He’s set to receive the 2024 Rising Star Award — an acknowledgement of his “recent success and future promise in the film and television industry.” Harrison joins Garrett Morris, Taraji P. Henson, Jeffrey Wright and Mara […]
Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy On February 4 at the Grammy Awards, Tyla won the first-ever Best African Performance trophy for her hit “Water.” When asked backstage what’s next for her, the South African singer said she was looking forward to her first album, which she teased was full of “bangers.” “My debut […]
On this day in Black history, February 6: — In 1820, a group of 80+ freed Black slaves set sail on the Mayflower of Liberia, a ship that traveled from the New York Harbor to West Africa’s Sierra Leone. It was the first organized Black emigration to return to Africa. — In 1961, the “jail-in” […]
ABC/Chrys Davis The H-Town Hottie just keep getting hotter. Megan Thee Stallion has earned her third Hot 100 #1: Her latest single, “Hiss,” shot to the top of the Billboard chart. “Yall we DID IT,” Megan wrote on her Instagram Story Monday, reposting a snapshot of the news shared by Chart data. It’s the most recent accolade for Megan and the viral […]
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Fantasia Barrino-Taylor is still relishing in her moment that was the tribute to the late Tina Turner at the Grammy Awards Sunday. She took to Instagram to relive the night, sharing a series of images of the special performance and a few of her outfits. “I am still on a High from yesterday!” Fantasia wrote alongside […]
Victoria Monét and Ariana Grande perform together: Kevin Mazur/One Love Manchester/Getty Images for One Love Manchester) Chances are the first time you heard Victoria Monét‘s name was in connection to Ariana Grande: She’s co-written songs on every one of Ariana’s albums since her 2013 debut and opened for her on her Dangerous Woman tour. But […]
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy When Jay-Z took the stage to accept the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday, he had more to say than just “thank you.” After acknowledging Dr. Dre, who was in the audience, he unapologetically expressed his mind. Jay started off joking about the gramophone trophy and how in the past, […]
