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ABC/Eric McCandless People revealed its list of 25 Most Intriguing People of the Year, naming music and entertainment stars who “kept us talking in 2023.” Singer/songwriter Halle Bailey, one-half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle, landed atop the list for her career expansion into the movie and film world. She “made a big-screen splash,” People says, as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid and is gearing […]

Jeremy Soma Tyla, the visionary behind one of the year’s music anthems “Water,” is headed on tour.  Starting in March, she’ll embark on a 34-city global road show where she’ll travel to cities across the U.S., U.K. and Europe.  Tyla will make first stops in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and France, among other overseas locations, before her […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for 2017 ESSENCE Festival Monica says she and her on-again, off-again partner C-Murder are officially no longer an item.  She revealed the news by way of an Instagram response to a fan who inquired about their relationship. “Anthony?” the user wrote, questioning a post that featured Monica and her apparent new flame. “Where C Murder at,” […]

Leon Bennett/Getty Images There’s no one on Doechii‘s list of next potential music collaborators.  She told ABC Audio that because she already landed a dream music partnership of working with Beyoncé, her next goal might have to be a bit outlandish.  “I guess I’d have to, like, perform in heaven at this point after Beyoncé because I don’t know what’s […]

Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images As Tyra Banks rings in her 50th birthday, she’s also celebrating the start of something fresh — a brand new book about her love of ice cream.  A fresh-faced Banks posed for pictures shared to Instagram with a three-tiered cake graphic with the words “The House of Smize” written across the top. It’s the title of the new graphic novel she’s co-writing […]

Starz One might think that after nearly a decade of Power, filmmaker Sascha Penn wouldn’t be too hard on himself about his work.  He told ABC Audio there “absolutely” is pressure to create good TV that’ll bring in viewership and have audiences wanting more.  “You don’t want to disappoint the fans,” Penn said ahead of the December 1 season 3 premiere of Power Book III: Raising […]

ABC/Paula Lobo DJ Cassidy is back with his popular Pass the Mic music performance series, this time with two live concerts.  You can celebrate Valentine’s Day next year with over twenty R&B artists, who DJ Cassidy will bring together for special one-night-only shows in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Houston, Texas.  Taking place in Greensboro on February 9 and in Houston on February 17, […]

After two years of his My Way residency, Usher ended his Las Vegas run with an emotional final performance. Video shared by The Shade Room shows the R&B singer bent down on both knees, hands folded in a praying position and crying what seems to be tears of joy. Surrounded by his onstage crew, Usher attempts to stand up and bring himself to his […]

Ethan Miller/Getty Images via ABC What’s one of the things Drake has in common with renowned artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and David Hockney? They all have ties to a now unused, little-known amusement park that’s been stored in shipping containers in Texas for the past few years. The Los Angeles Times reports the rapper has acquired the park and its vintage pieces, originally created by iconic […]

Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal Doja Cat‘s “Paint the Town Red” became her second number one a few months ago, no doubt in part due to the catchy sample of Dionne Warwick‘s 1964 classic “Walk On By” that goes through the entire track. But while appearing on The Kelly Clarkson Show on Friday, Dionne admitted her first reaction […]