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Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival Alicia Keys is all about self-care: She works on nurturing her well-being, as she believes it has an affect on her externally. “If you’re not connected to your inner [self], then you can’t present your[self] most confidently outwardly,” Alicia tells People for the digital cover of its February issue. “When I’m really hearing negative talk […]

Theo Wargo/WireImage Usher recently married longtime girlfriend Jenn Goicoechea, but at one point in time he wanted Chilli to be his wife. In this week’s People cover story, he discussed the time he popped the question and the TLC star turned him down. The two dated from 2001 to 2004. “I wanted to marry her,” he shared. “I proposed and she told me no.” He said […]

On this day in Black history, February 15: — In 1804, “an act for the gradual abolition of slavery” was passed in New Jersey, making it the last northern state to outlaw slavery.  — In 1848, a young Black girl named Sarah Roberts was turned away from an all-white school in Boston. Her father, Benjamin Roberts, brought forth one of the […]

Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images Usher‘s going from the Super Bowl stage to the small screen. According to Variety, the singer’s developing a drama series alongside UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, based on his decadeslong discography. It’s about “Black love in Atlanta and individuals looking to find a place to call home” and “will explore […]

Joseph Okpako/WireImage Bryson Tiller‘s released a new single that’s nothing like his upcoming album, but rather a taste of what’s to come on his new EP, Slum Tiller. Speaking to Complex, he said the track “Whatever She Wants” and its accompanying music video were “inspired by late nights at strip clubs in Miami.” “I was never a fan […]

Kayla Oaddams/Getty Images A Lil Yachty and James Blake collaboration may appear to be “so left” to some, but it’s happening. Yachty revealed the news in a video shared to his Instagram Wednesday. “I mean, granted, I think James has worked with a quite substantial amount of hip-hop artists. But this project is so left for both of us,” he said […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy An Oklahoma country radio station’s initial decision to not play Beyoncé‘s new country single, “Texas Hold ‘Em,” has changed thanks to her fans. A fan named Justin took to X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday to share the response he received from his local station KYKC after requesting the song via email. […]

Ethan Miller/Getty Images via ABC Drake‘s plan to briefly step away from music is harder than he thought it would be. After sharing in October that he might take a break to concentrate on his health, he recently teased the recording of new music. “You know, I said I was taking a break and all that s***, but I’m […]

On this day in Black history, February 14: — In 1867, Augusta Institute was founded in the basement of Springfield Baptist Church in Augusta, Georgia. The private historically Black men’s liberal arts school would later become Morehouse College to honor Henry Lyman Morehouse. — In 1965, Malcolm X delivered his “Speech at Ford Auditorium” in Detroit, following the bombing of his […]