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Photo: Diondre Jones CBS has announced that Best Man star Morris Chestnut will play the lead role in Watson, a medical drama inspired by the mythology of Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Watson was, of course, the legendary detective’s partner in solving crimes, but in the new show — which has already been ordered to series by […]
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Letoya Luckett, who was once apart of the beloved girl band Destiny’s Child, says her favorite memory of 2023 was reuniting with the group’s original members. “ALL LOVE,” Luckett captioned a photo where she’s posing alongside Beyoncé, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Considering the sparkly silver outfits the ladies are sporting — a dress code […]
PBS Ciara‘s family just keeps on growing. Aside from recently giving birth to her fourth child, the “Level Up” singer learned of a new adult member of the family: Baseball Hall of Famer Derek Jeter. In video shared to her Instagram, Ciara is shocked to learn Jeter is her cousin — new information found via genealogy findings and revealed on the PBS show Finding Your Roots with […]
Freeform/Tiffany Roohani Urban One has revealed its honorees for the upcoming Honors ceremony: Chlöe Bailey, Dionne Warwick, Frankie Beverly and Donald Lawrence. The two hour-long event, which celebrates the achievements and contributions of Black creators in entertainment, will recognize Bailey as the Generation Next honoree and Warwick as the Lifetime Achievement honoree. Beverly will be honored as a Living Legend, and Lawrence will […]
MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images Metro Boomin, the Grammy-nominated super producer behind hits for Future, Young Thug, Kanye West, 21 Savage and more, says he’s got a few albums coming down the pipeline for 2024. When asked by a user on X, formerly known as Twitter, “How many albums do you think you’ll be dropping in 2024?” Metro responded by saying, “3 at […]
Glen Wilson/NETFLIX © 2020 Kevin Hart says he had to work a little hard to get Chris Rock on board with filming their Netflix comedy special. “I had to hoodwink Chris into understanding that it would be cool to film it,” he told Extra. He added, “Chris is a little stubborn, so he wouldn’t have jumped at the opportunity out […]
Christopher Polk/Getty Images Jordan Peele is teasing big things for his upcoming fourth film. The untitled feature was previously scheduled for a Christmas Day 2024 release before it was moved from Universal Pictures’ calendar due to last year’s WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Peele appeared on the latest episode of the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, where he […]
Jason Koerner/Getty Images for E11EVEN When Nicki Minaj appeared at club E11EVEN in Miami on New Year’s Eve, she almost performed her 2012 hit “Starships.” But it was no more than a few seconds after the DJ started playing the track that she demanded he stop and revealed to the crowd that the song is one of her least […]
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global) Alaya High, known professionally as That Girl Lay Lay or simply Lay Lay, has released a new song and video featuring rapper T.I. called “Foreal.” The young star recently previewed the track on Instagram by sharing a snippet of the music video, which sees her rapping the chorus amid a display of luxury cars and in T.I.’s famed Trap […]
Disney/Randy Holmes Snoop Dogg is taking his talents to Paris to provide coverage for the 2024 Olympics. NBCUniversal announced the Long Beach native will be on site to report for the Olympic Primetime show, which kicks off July 26 on NBC and Peacock. His commentator duties include speaking with Olympics host Mike Tirico and sharing his unique take on the games and […]