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Chaka Khan performs onstage during The Queens Tour at Little Caesars Arena on September 28, 2025, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) Whitney Houston and Chaka Khan have been named recipients of the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award. They’ll be honored at the 2026 Special Merit Awards, taking place Jan. 31 in Los Angeles. […]

Kendrick Lamar performs with SZA during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images) Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” has landed on yet another year-end roundup, recently earning a spot on former President Barack Obama’s Favorite Music of 2025 list. The song appears […]

Singers Brandy & Monica during an interview on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 — (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images) Brandy and Monica are following their just-finished The Boy Is Mine Tour with a New Year’s Eve performance. They’re among the stars who are on the lineup for CNN’s New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper […]

Brandy Norwood attends a Stella Rosa event at JoJo’s Beloved Cocktail Lounge on February 29, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage) Pharrell Williams, Brandy and Kirk Franklin will be recognized for their musical contributions at the 2026 Black Music Collective’s Recording Academy Honors, taking place on Jan. 29. Pharrell will be honored with the Dr. Dre Global […]

Tyler, The Creator has announced a new collection in honor of his upcoming film, Marty Supreme. The line of the same name features button-up tops, varsity jackets and more, inspired by the 1950s. It will be available on the official Golf Wang site, flagship stores and via the Golf Wang app starting Friday at 8 a.m. PT. The Marty […]

Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance, Bronwyn Golden Vance and Slater Josiah Vance attend The Hollywood Walk of Fame Star Ceremony for Courtney B. Vance on December 16, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Courtney B. Vance was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Tuesday, 17 years after wife Angela Bassett received […]

Donovan Mitchell and Coco Jones attend day six of the 2025 US Open Tennis Championships at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 29, 2025, in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/GC Images) Coco Jones‘ fiancé, Donovan Mitchell, was interested in her long before they met. She tells Complex’s […]

‘Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party’ poster (Netflix) Snoop Dogg is set to headline Netflix’s NFL Christmas Gameday. Following Beyoncé‘s halftime performance in 2024, Snoop will bring his hits center stage on Dec. 25. Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party will take place at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis during the matchup between the Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions. The performance will also […]

Janelle Monáe arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on November 17, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Maya Dehlin Spach/WireImage) Nonprofit Freedom Forum will launch the inaugural Freely Festival in April, and it has tapped T-Pain and Janelle Monáe, among […]

Teyana Taylor at the Disney Advertising Upfront (Disney/Jose Alvarado) Teyana Taylor wears many hats, but cooking has become her calm amid the chaos. Speaking with Oscar Isaac for Variety’s Actors on Actors issue, she shared how culinary school keeps her grounded — even if it initially felt overwhelming. “It’s actually the thing that gives me a few to […]