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ABC No. Michael Strahan isn’t giving up his hosting duties on the ABC game show The $100,000 Pyramid.  But when ABC Audio inquired about who he thinks would be his best replacement, he joked, “My mom thinks she can do it!” After, he put some serious thought into the question but struggled to come up with a name. It could be […]

Tina Bernard — Television Academy The Television Academy revealed on Friday, July 7 that Community co-star and Avengers: Endgame veteran Yvette Nicole Brown will announce the nominees for the 75th Emmy Awards. The actress and producer will be joined by Academy Chair Frank Scherma for a live virtual ceremony slated for Wednesday, July 12, at […]

Prince Williams/Wireimage Da Brat can now add “mom” to her long list of achievements. The “Funkdafied” rapper, 49, welcomed her first son, a baby boy, with wife Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart on July 6.  The couple revealed the news and sweet photos with People, sharing that their “perfect” bundle of joy entered the world at 8:30 p.m. ET, weighing in at […]

Sony Music Entertainment Ahead of the 30th anniversary of Cypress Hill‘s critically acclaimed album Black Sunday, the beloved hip-hop group announced an expanded version of the project. Originally released on July 20, 1993, the 14-track album boasts one of the group’s most successful tracks, “Insane In The Brain.” A remixed version of the hit song, along with […]

NPG Records While Prince may be gone, he left behind a lot of music, and fans just got another taste of some of that unreleased material.  NPG Records has just shared two new tracks from the legendary Prince Vault: “All A Share Together Now,” which was recorded September 4, 2006, and “7 (E Flat Version),” a remix of […]

Harlem Festival of Culture The lineup for the first annual Harlem Festival of Culture, a celebration of Black music and culture, sees Ferg, Teyana Taylor and Wyclef Jean as headliners. A reimagined version of the historic 1969 weeks-long festival, HFC will take place over the course of three days from July 28 through July 30, at the famed Randall’s Island in Harlem.  […]

Tina Thorpe/HBO HBO’s critically acclaimed and Emmy-winning comedy series, A Black Lady Sketch Show, has bid farewell after its fourth and final season. Creator, showrunner, writer, and star Robin Thede shared a statement, characterizing the decision to end the show as a mutual agreement to conclude on a creative high. “Thank you to all the immensely talented cast […]

Well into his seventh year hosting The $100,000 Pyramid, Michael Strahan says he’s looking forward to the guest lineup of the upcoming new episodes.  From Deon Cole, Tisha Campbell and Yvette Nicole Brown to Amanda Seales and Cedric the Entertainer, Strahan says season 6 of the beloved word-play game show — and the stacked list of Hollywood stars — is certainly one to watch.  He’s particularly excited for the “pyramid match […]

Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Byron Allen, Allen Media Group Gladys Knight is scheduled to perform at the fourth annual Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS, an event that will honor Earvin “Magic” Johnson and his wife, Cookie Johnson, with the Elizabeth Taylor Commitment to End AIDS Award. “Cookie and I are so excited to announce that on the night we […]

BET BET believes Big Boss Vette deserves the spotlight, so they announced the up-and-coming rapper as the BET Amplified artist for July 2023.  The St. Louis native, born Diamond Alexxis Smith, made her BET Awards preshow debut in June with a performance of her hit singles “Snatched” and “Pretty Girls Walk.” After first hitting the scene in 2015 with her own rendition […]