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Photo: Kevin Kwan – 2022 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced on Wednesday that it will present the 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Kevin Hart. The presentation will take place at a gala event on March 24 in Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center Concert Hall and will see Kevin […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET No, Rick Ross didn’t enlist a job search engine for help finding someone to fill a new position on his team. Instead, he took to social media with hopes of finding someone across the internet who would make a great personal flight attendant.  The self-proclaimed “biggest boss” filmed an Instagram Story video, later shared by […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images Janet Jackson‘s attendance at a Jaguar Tour show meant the world to Victoria Monét.  The singer/songwriter said so in a lengthy, touching post shared to Instagram, in which she poured her heart out to her “idol,” naming the many ways Jackson’s inspired her career and thanking the icon for her artistry. Noting that she’s held onto a series […]

Chris Cavanaugh Just in time for the holidays, beloved gospel singer Kirk Franklin adds his flare to a festive classic, “Joy to the World.” Released exclusively on Spotify and recorded at the Spotify studio in Los Angeles, the new single is described as an uplifting song to bring encouragement and joy. Franklin’s “Joy to the World” follows his latest studio album Father’s […]

ABC/Jeff Neira When veteran journalist Tamron Hall drummed up her daytime talk show, now in its fifth season, she didn’t necessarily have a goal in mind for how long it’d run — more so the desire to keep true to her original vision. She says the challenge for a nationally syndicated hour-long program is to “keep the idea that you pitched alive.” And that’s […]

Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Ciara is looking to help increase the number of Black girls who take up coding.   On Tuesday, the R&B songstress announced the Build a Beat Challenge in partnership with Black Girls Code, a nonprofit providing Black girls and gender nonconforming youth with code and computer programming education.  The nationwide contest and its mission to “spark a musical coding […]

Keke Wyatt Keke Wyatt recently made a change to her physical appearance by shaving all of the hair off her head.  She debuted the new look in a post shared with her 1.7 million followers on Instagram. “OMGGGGGGG!!! Why do I feel SOOOO FREE?” she said, noting she thinks cutting hair down to the scalp is “a must do!!!” The […]

Rolling Loud The California-based Rolling Loud festival will return in 2024 with Nicki Minaj, Lil Uzi Vert and Post Malone as headliners. Taking place on March 15-17, Rolling Loud California will feature performances by Bryson Tiller, Summer Walker, Flo Milli, Mozzy,  Rae Sremmurd, YG & Tyga and more.  The festival will also shine a light on a few Mexican artists, such as Fuerza Regida, Natanael Cano, Junior […]