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Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/Getty Images Paul Tazewell won best costume design for Wicked at the 2025 Oscars, a history-making win for the costume designer. He has become the first Black man to win in the category and the second Black person overall, following Ruth E. Carter‘s win for Black Panther and its sequel. “This is absolutely astounding. Thank you, […]
Disney/Scott Kirkland Paul Tazewell won best costume design for Wicked at the 2025 Oscars, a history-making win for the costume designer. He has become the first Black man to win in the category and the second Black person overall, following Ruth E. Carter‘s win for Black Panther and its sequel. “This is absolutely astounding. Thank you, Academy, for this very […]
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for TV One Singer Angie Stone has died at the age of 63, according to the late star’s representative. The artist was involved in a fatal car accident early Saturday morning in Montgomery, Alabama, following a performance in the city, Stone’s rep, Deborah R. Champagne, said. Stone had performed in Montgomery on […]
Big Sean is ending Black History Month with the release of a freestyle titled “Head to the Sky.” He reflects on the past, including his family’s history and the struggles Black people have faced. The accompanying video shows people of various ages keeping their “head to the sky” and being hopeful about their futures. The […]
D4vd has teamed with Kali Uchis for “Crashing,” off his debut album, Withered. The song finds him opening up about the person he’d turn to if the world unravels. Withered is set to arrive on April 25. After leaving TDE in June, Reason has dropped I Love You Again, showing what he can do on his own. “This […]
ost In Melody, LLC / Def Jam Recordings Fridayy‘s sophomore album, Some Days I’m Good, Some Days I’m Not, is out now. Its diverse track list includes Chris Brown, Kehlani, Wale, Haitian artist Joé Dwèt Filé and Meek Mill, who is featured on the lead single, “Proud of Me.” The video for the song is out now. “There’s no lane I can’t […]
ABC Audio Tank will be flexing his talents on a new stage. He is temporarily joining Alicia Keys‘ Grammy-winning musical, Hell’s Kitchen, marking his Broadway debut. He is set to replace Brandon Victor in the role of Davis for a total of 13 weeks. “Stepping onto the Broadway stage is a dream come true,” Tank said in a […]
Gaither Music Group R&B legend Smokey Robinson is showing his gratitude with a brand-new album, What the World Needs Now, dropping April 25. In a post on Instagram he describes the record as an “inspiration” album. The record, Smokey’s first since 2023’s Gasms, features 10 tracks, combining covers of songs like “Lean on Me,” “What a Wonderful World,” “I’ll Take You There” […]
Nice Life Recording Company/Atlantic Records Lizzo is back — and it’s about damn time. The Grammy-winning singer has dropped a new song and video, “Love in Real Life,” to launch her next era. In the upbeat track, Lizzo sings about finally deciding to leave her house, go out on the town and discover “love in […]
Amazon MGM Studios George Wallace costars in a show called Clean Slate, but he also actually believes in one. Speaking to ABC Audio, he explains, “You can start over every day. You will have some situation[s] come up in your life that you say, ‘Okay…you know what? I think I was wrong.’ And then you can start and […]
