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NBC/Rich Polk After winning her Best Supporting Actress Golden Globe for her work in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Angela Bassett was asked backstage if she ever considered skipping the ceremony in light of the controversy surrounding the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The organization vowed reforms after a 2021 Los Angeles Times expose revealed, among other […]

Freeform/Tiffany Roohani Chlöe embarked on her solo career back in 2021 when she released “Have Mercy,” the lead single to her debut solo project. As fans await the album’s arrival, she shared some details about it in an interview with Complex. According to Chlöe, “every single song on that project stems from my own experiences.” “‘Have Mercy’ stemmed […]

Christopher Polk/NBC Have you ever wondered how some of today’s rappers would look if they were superheroes? If so, you need not wonder anymore. Instagram user Dunnie West created images of Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Future and more as the main characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Kendrick was reimagined as Black Panther, Drake as Thor and Future as Daredevil. West also turned Lil Baby into […]

Courtesy of Goldenvoice Coachella is making a return in April, and this time around, Frank Ocean is one of the headliners. The singer is closing out the third and final nights of the two-weekend event, while Bad Bunny and BLACKPINK will respectively end nights one and two. Frank was originally supposed to headline the 2020 Coachella event, which was canceled due […]

Manny Carabel/Getty Images Memphis rappers Moneybagg Yo and GloRilla are uniting for a new song that is scheduled to drop later this week. Moneybagg made the announcement Tuesday, sharing the name of the track, “On Wat U On,” and the cover art on his social media.  The news comes less than 24 hours after he and GloRilla, who is also his […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images Logic is getting ready to release his next album. In an animated trailer shared to Twitter on Monday, the rapper revealed College Park will come out on February 24. The teaser begins with an emcee introducing Logic to the stage. It then cuts to a sequence from the earlier days of his career, showing him and his friends en route to […]

Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Meek Mill, Kevin Hart and Michael Rubin are blessing low-income students in Philadelphia with a generous donation to kick off the year. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the trio donated $7 million in scholarships to 60 private schools in the city. The money will specifically benefit 60 “private and parochial schools in need” and fund laptops, tablets, Wi-Fi connections and other […]

ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua Tracee Ellis Ross has a new beauty launch that’s already heating up social media. The Pattern Beauty founder and CEO announced Monday the release of her hair company’s first heat tool: a blow-dryer. The Pattern Blow Dryer was specifically designed for curls, coils and tight hair textures. “I wanted The PATTERN Blow Dryer to […]

CBS/Jack Taylor Shemar Moore is prepping for daddy duty! In a clip of the upcoming Jan. 26 episode of The Jennifer Hudson Show, the actor shared that he’s expecting his first child, who also happens to be due on a very special day. “I’m Shemar Moore, 52-and-a-half years old. My mother is in heaven, right […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images Burna Boy and Wizkid are headlining Afro Nation Miami 2023. The lineup, announced on Monday, includes Jamaican dancehall deejay Beenie Man and Nigerian artists Rema and Asake. BNXN, CKay, Dadju, Black Sherif, Franglish, Nelson Freitas, Gyakie and Nissi also appear on the initial lineup. More artists will be announced later, according to the official flyer.. Afro Nation is an annual music festival focused on Afrobeats and will take place at Miami’s LoanDepot Park […]