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OWN OWN will premiere Time of Essence, a five-part docuseries on the trailblazing magazine Essence, on Friday night. The one-hour special will chronicle the magazine’s 50-year impact on Black culture and entertainment, with commentary from Oprah Winfrey, Taraji P. Henson, Gabrielle Union-Wade, Sunny Hostin and more. With never-before-seen footage and behind-the-scenes exclusives, each of the five episodes will explore a different decade, starting with the ’70s, […]
Disney At a Disney Junior & Friends Playdate event at Disney California Adventure Park on Friday, August 18, Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television, announced plans for content headed to the kids network. For one, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, the hugely popular 2006 animated series, is getting a reboot. The new show, tentatively titled Mickey […]
From heartfelt R&B tracks to tribute albums and club anthems, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music. —Quavo, Rocket Power — The Migos member’s second solo project, and first since Takeoff‘s death, is an 18-track tribute to his late nephew, with features from Atlanta rappers Future and Hunxho. —Rod Wave, “Call Your Friends” — The Florida […]
RadicalMedia/(SME) Premium Content/Columbia Records/Museum & Crane Lil Nas X, in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment, announced his documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month. Shot over the course of two months, the film follows Lil Nas as he embarks on his first-ever global tour, providing viewers an inside […]
Davido Music Worldwide/Sony Music Entertainment UK International superstar Davido joins forces with Grammy-nominated rapper Latto for the remix of “Unavailable.” The new collaboration serves as the second installment in a series of remixes of Davido’s original version of “Unavailable,” released earlier this year. He dropped off the Major Lazer remix on August 11. “I am so excited to see how far […]
Beauty Marks Entertainment, Inc. Ciara returns with her EP CiCi, the latest project by her media company, Beauty Marks Entertainment. Along with the album’s release, Ciara dropped off “Forever,” a brand new song and video featuring rapper Lil Baby. The Atlanta natives joined forces in their hometown for the visual, which sees retired NFL player A.J. Green and his wife, Miranda Brooke, as a wedded […]
Mpu Dinani / ESPN Images Harper’s Bazaar has announced its 2023 Icons, a group of the next generation of artists, athletes and activists whose contributions have an impact on the industry, naming Teyana Taylor as one of the coveted list’s cover stars. In speaking with the magazine about her music and entertainment career, Taylor opened up about pivoting from making her own […]
Beauty Marks Entertainment, Inc. In the latest Ciara news, the “Level Up” singer is dropping more music on Friday, August 18. In a teaser shared to Instagram, she links up with rapper Lil Baby in the music video for their new song, “Forever.” “If it ain’t forever, it’s whatever,” she captioned her post of the short clip. “Forever” follows the singer’s most recent song […]
Eric Lars Bakke / ESPN Images Usher announced the final 12 shows of his Usher: My Way The Vegas Residency at Dolby Live theater in Las Vegas. The performances going on sale are on November 3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 22, 24, 25 and 29, with his final two shows set for December 1 and 2. The hit […]
Lovett Music, Inc./RCA Records For those who picked up on the many details included in Victoria Monét‘s “On My Mama” music video, you might’ve noticed the hint she dropped about her upcoming album, Jaguar II. She and her dancers revealed the project’s release date of Friday, August 25, by donning the numbers on custom-made throwback jersey dresses. […]