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Arnold Turner/Getty Images, FILE Rashida Jones is remembering her late father, famed music producer Quincy Jones, in the wake of his death. The Parks and Recreation alum, 48, shared a photo of her and her father from when she was a baby to Instagram on Nov. 7 and recalled a sweet memory from her childhood. […]

After calling out DDG for her son’s onscreen appearance during Kai Cenat‘s livestream, Halle Bailey admits she might have overreacted. She reactivated her X account Thursday and tweeted, “yesterday maybe i did overreact and shouldn’t have brought it here. i know that halo is always safe with his dad.” She continued, “I just don’t like finding […]

BET/ET BET is airing a prime-time news special in honor of the late Quincy Jones. Premiering Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, BET AND ET PRESENT QUINCY JONES: LIFE AND LEGACY will feature interviews with Jones, as well as rare archival footage from throughout his career. Among the many things being discussed are Jones’ impact across music, television, film and […]

Scott Kirkland Halle Bailey is “extremely upset” with DDG for taking their son, Halo, onto Kai Cenai‘s livestream without her consent. “[H]i everyone. just so you know i am out of town and i don’t approve of my baby being on a stream tonight,” she tweeted in a since-deleted post. “[I] wasn’t told or notified […]

Photo by Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images for BFI Before Pharrell became a Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, artist and fashion designer he is today, he had only one job. “McDonald’s was my first and only job,” he told BBC Radio 2. “I got fired three times. I was eating the chicken nuggets.” “The first two times it […]

Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns Ice-T has had his share of rap beefs, but he says it’s nothing like the rap feuds/battles in modern day. Speaking to the Boss Talk 101 podcast, he noted one of the differences is the existence of social media, which he says “is an amplifier to everything.” “It forces reaction that really could […]

Disney/PictureGroup Yara Shahidi and Keith Powers are in talks to star in a coming-of-age romance called Bloom, as are Kedar Williams-Stirling and Renée Elise Goldsberry, Deadline reports. Directed by Cole Swanson, who also wrote the script, Bloom follows Ace (Williams-Stirling), a young, talented Black artist, who moves to Italy for university and winds up on a journey of self-discovery. Along the way, he finds love and […]

SZA is one of the many celebrities urging people to go to the polls on Election Day. “Make sure [you] vote today or [you] can’t complain,” she wrote on her Instagram Story, noting she voted two weeks ago. Ty Dolla $ign, Blxst and Doechii all appear on Ab-Soul‘s upcoming album, Soul Burger. The newly unveiled track […]

Disney/Randy Holmes Colman Domingo will be honored at the Palms Springs International Film Awards, taking place during the annual festival in January. According to The Hollywood Reporter, he’s set to receive the actor Spotlight Award for his work in the movie Sing Sing. “We are so thrilled to honor the remarkable talent of Colman Domingo at the Palm […]