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Paras Griffin/Getty Images for Strength Of A Woman Festival & Summit Mary J. Blige has been announced as the 2024 Urban One Honors‘ Entertainment Icon. The sixth annual event, which films at the Coca-Cola Roxy in Atlanta on January 20, will celebrate the achievements and contributions of Black creators in entertainment. Mary, a nine-time Grammy winner, is being honored as […]
Blank Archives/Getty Images We’re getting our first look at the upcoming documentary The Greatest Night in Pop, which chronicles the making of the all-star charity single “We Are The World.” Netflix has just released a trailer for the film, featuring archival footage of artists like Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and more in the studio. There are also clips of new interviews from […]
Amy Sussman/Getty Images After months of speculation from fans on the internet, singer/actress Halle Bailey confirmed she and her boyfriend, rapper DDG, have welcomed a baby. They named their new bundle of joy, a baby boy, Halo. “Even though we’re a few days into the new year, the greatest thing that 2023 could have done for me, was bring me […]
CBS/Dick Clark Productions A new round of presenters has been added to the lineup for the 2024 Golden Globes. Singers Andra Day and Jon Batiste as well as actor Don Cheadle will help to pass out trophies at the annual film and television award show, the organization announced Friday. They’ll join a list of previously announced presenters: Angela Basett, Daniel Kaluuya, Issa Rae, Oprah Winfrey, Shameik Moore and more. The Golden Globes are […]
ABC/Christopher Willard — ABC Samuel L. Jackson is joining star and executive producer Kevin Hart in a limited series for Peacock. Variety says Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist — based on the 2021 Fight Night podcast installment — tells “the infamous story of how an armed robbery during the night of Muhammad Ali’s historic 1970 comeback fight changed not only one man’s life, but […]
Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival A new documentary about the making of the ’80s classic “We Are The World” will have its world premiere screening at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The Greatest Night in Pop reveals the untold story of how 46 musicians, including Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross and Billy Joel, came together in 1985 to […]
Paramount Pictures/Interscope Records Mean girls don’t only wear pink on Wednesdays, apparently. Megan Thee Stallion, the self-described “Black Regina George,” and pop star Reneé Rapp, sport full-on sky pink ensembles with matching blonde wigs in the official music video for “Not My Fault.” The song is the first single from the official soundtrack of the upcoming adaption of Mean Girls. […]
ABC New year, new things for Ja Rule. The “Always on Time” rapper recently shared new music news that may set him up for a prosperous 2024. He first took X, formerly Twitter, to let fans know he’s “In full album mode.” Not many details have been made public about the album, nor did Ja Rule share a title […]
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images The Clark Sisters, Gladys Knight, N.W.A and Donna Summer are among the Recording Academy’s 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award honorees, the Academy announced January 5. Grammy-winning artists Laurie Anderson and Tammy Wynette will also receive Lifetime Achievement honors at this year’s Special Merit Awards, taking place at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles on February 3 during Grammy week. The special merit award recognizes artists who, during […]
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Victoria Monét has made legendary singer Anita Baker proud. Nearly a year after Monét tweeted about her dreams of penning a song worthy of Baker’s stamp of approval, the “Sweet Love” singer responded by praising all of Monét’s musical gifts. “I wanna make a classic love song that Anita Baker would be proud of,” the “On My […]
