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NAACP The 55th NAACP Image Awards, hosted by Queen Latifah, aired Saturday night on BET and CBS. The Color Purple was the night’s big winner, taking home four awards including Outstanding Motion Picture. Usher took home Entertainer of the Year and was honored with the President’s Award. Colman Domingo also picked up two trophies, for […]
Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for MTV Nicki Minaj‘s expanding her Pink Friday brand to include her newly launched Pink Friday Nails. Unlike other press-on nail brands, Pink Friday Nails give customers an opportunity to make custom orders for their desired shape and length. Pink Friday Nails feature 11 dynamic designs and four custom shapes, with matte […]
Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Eminem is flaunting his rapping skills in the video for Lyrical Lemonade’s “Doomsday 2.” In the newly released video, directed by Cole Bennett, Em emerges from a yellow curtain and walks through a chaotic office with papers scattered on the ground and bodies on the floor, among other things. As he makes his […]
ABC/Chrys Davis Hot Girl Summer will be in full effect this year, thanks to Head Hottie Megan Thee Stallion. The rapper announced she’s traveling through North America and Europe for a trek that kicks off in mid-May. “HOTTIESSS GET READY TO COME HAVE SOME FUN WITH ME AT THEE HOT GIRL SUMMER TOUR Get your […]
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Killer Mike‘s contributions to hip-hop and society are being acknowledged by a fellow rapper: Busta Rhymes. In a video shared on Instagram, Busta gave Mike his flowers for “being a treasure” to Black culture. “I think it’s important that everybody understands one of the most important things that we don’t get to see […]
Disney/Chris Willard Chic’s Nile Rodgers has been named Laureate for the the 2024 Polar Music Prize. He will be honored at a ceremony held May 21 in Stockholm, with the Swedish royal family in attendance. “Dance music has been played for thousands of years. However, there are few in history, if any, who have composed […]
Live Nation Urban Tank is hitting the road this spring for The R&B Money Tour. The singer will headline the 25-city trek with support from Keri Hilson and Carl Thomas. It all gets underway May 10 in New Orleans and runs through June 23 in Las Vegas. An artist presale begins on March 13 at […]
Jon Batiste and wife Suleika Jaouad; Disney/Scott Kirkland Grammy and Oscar-winning musician Jon Batiste performed his Best Original Song nominee “It Never Went Away” at the Academy Awards on March 10. The song is from the documentary American Symphony, which documents a year in Batiste’s life, during which he received 11 Grammy nominations, but also […]
PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Da’Vine Joy Randolph won Best Supporting Actress at the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday night. She won for her role as Mary Lamb, the head cook at a boy’s boarding school, in Alexander Payne’s film The Holdovers. Her co-star Paul Giamatti escorted her to the stage, where she gave […]
ABC/Jeff Neira With the Academy Awards approaching Sunday, Angela Bassett‘s recalling her feelings of disappointment when she realized she hadn’t won an Oscar for her role as Queen Ramonda in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. In a conversation with Oprah on the OWN Spotlight series, Bassett revealed she was “gobsmacked” to walk away with no Oscar for […]