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VH1 A new reality show following the lives and careers of popular New York-based influencers is coming to VH1 in January.  The Impact New York, a spinoff of the original Impact Atlanta series, will give audiences an inside look into what goes on in the worlds of Bernice Burgos and her daughter Ashley Burgos, rapper DreamDoll, Chinese Kitty, Cleotrapa, Ella Rodriguez, Maleni Cruz and Scot Louie. Each of the […]

ABC/Troy Harve Taraji P. Henson says she’s tired of being paid unfairly for her work as an actor and as a result, she may quit. One of the stops as part of the press run for The Color Purple included a sit-down with Gayle King, who asked the star about rumors regarding the end of her acting career.  Henson, who became emotional in video of the interview, […]

Mindy Small/Getty Images Tye Tribbett nabbed his fifth #1 song on the Gospel Airplay chart with “Only One Night Tho.” The song, which has been on the chart for 25 weeks, jumped from the #5 spot to the top of the chart, thanks to a 21% increase in plays.  It’s Tribbett’s fourth song to go #1 following “New,” which led in February; […]

David Becker/Getty Images via ABC In the land of end-of-year top music roundups, Complex has compiled its Best Songs of 2023.  Rod Wave, Doechii, Tyla and Drake all earned a spot among the magazine’s list of 50 favorites, with the #1 song going to Bad Bunny for “Monaco.” Complex recognizes the Latin singer as an artist “at the top of the music industry with no one in his […]

Republic Records Nicki Minaj continues to rake in top honors with Pink Friday 2. This time she’s earned the #1 spot on Billboard‘s Top Gospel Songs chart.  It’s thanks to “Blessings,” the #20 track on the hit album, which features gospel great Tasha Cobbs Leonard.  The chart achievement makes it Nicki’s second gospel song to top the chart and Leonard’s fifth. They […]

Prince Williams/WireImage T-Pain is headed to Vegas.  The “Bartender” hitmaker scored his first-ever Las Vegas residency set to kick off during Super Bowl weekend in February. In partnership with Zouk Group and Resorts World Las Vegas, T-Pain will take center stage performing some of his greatest hits, at the Zouk Nightclub and the venue’s Ayu Dayclub. Announced 2024 […]

Alon Amir During the press run for the upcoming new film adaptation of The Color Purple, Fantasia Barrino has been open and honest about what she says was a difficult decision to agree to reprise her role as Celie. In her Variety spread, the singer revealed she vowed to never play the role again, citing how “traumatic” of an experience her Broadway run […]