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Arnold Turner/Getty Images for ESSENCE Devale and Khadeen Ellis have said goodbye to their podcast of 15 years, Dead A** with Devale and Khadeen, but with every end comes a new beginning. Taking its place is a new podcast, Ellis Ever After, an idea they came up with to stick around for their fans. “[The] rebrand idea came from … [our] […]
Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE You’re invited to Uncle Charlie’s R&B Cookout. Charlie Wilson has announced his summer tour, featuring a lineup including Babyface, K-Ci Hailey and El DeBarge. They promise to “take fans on a journey through some of R&B’s most cherished classics,” according to a press release. The trek kicks off Aug. 27 at the Hollywood Bowl in […]
The cast of “The Best Man Holiday” in 2013; Gilbert Carrasquillo/FilmMagic The cult classic movie and TV series The Best Man has returned with its first novel, set to release in the summer, according to People. The Best Man premiered in 1999 and was followed by 2013’s The Best Man Holiday and the 2022 Peacock series The Best Man: The […]
(Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage With the BET Experience scheduled to return on June 5, BET Media Group has announced that Buju Banton, The Roots, Lil’ Kim and Jagged Edge are among the artists performing during the kickoff to the BET Awards. Buju will help start things off on June 5 with a headlining performance at the Hollywood Palladium. The Roots and […]
Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images After years of receiving threats and negativity from Beyoncé‘s Beyhive fan group, Keri Hilson is clearing the air about the song that seemingly shaded their Queen Bey. Speaking to People, Keri maintains that she “was forced to sing” the shady lyrics, which she didn’t write. Keri says she’d intended to go to […]
Courtesy of Nylon/Morgan Maher Tyla‘s music may be described as a fusion of pop and amapiano, but it’s not the only genre she can make music in. Speaking to Nylon magazine, Tyla says she grew up listening to various kinds of music and trying out all the ones she liked in hopes of finding her own unique sound. “I […]
Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs) Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday sought to quash a subpoena from defense attorneys for Sean Combs seeking outtakes from interviews with two persons featured in the docuseries The Fall of Diddy. Warner Bros. Discovery argued the subpoena is too broad, “amounting to a general fishing expedition,” […]
MCA Records Inc/UMG Recordings Mary J. Blige‘s 1994 album, My Life, is one of the 25 sounds selected by the National Recording Registry for preservation, coming in the top 10 of public nominations. “My favorite lyric from the ‘My Life’ album is ‘Life can be only what you make of it,’” Mary told the Library […]
Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and SZA are not letting up, as they maintain their #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Luther.” It’s the song’s seventh consecutive week on the chart, continuing to be their longest career Hot 100. “Luther” has the longest Hot 100 run a rap song since 24kGoldn’s “Mood” featuring iann […]
Future is mourning the death of Young Scooter, who was once signed to his Freebandz label. “Life will never b the same without u my brother… this s*** unreal,” he wrote on his Instagram Story Wednesday. Cam’ron also shared on his It Is What It Is podcast that the news of Scooter’s passing brought him to tears. […]
