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Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Live Nation Urban The list of accolades and awards for Usher just grew a bit longer.  The R&B crooner received the inaugural Hall of Fame Award by SoundExchange, the music tech organization that collects and distributes creators’ digital performance money for sound recordings. The award was recently presented to Usher by SoundExchange President and CEO Michael Huppe during […]

VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images Haters, begone! says Tina Knowles-Lawson in a new dance video.  In the short clip shared to Instagram, the mom and businesswoman is seen dancing to her daughter Beyoncé‘s hit record “Break My Soul” and singing along to the lyrics she says serve as inspiration “to fend off the haters.” “My niece sent this to me this […]

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Music and movie fans are getting their first look at the upcoming Bob Marley biopic, Bob Marley: One Love. Paramount has just released the trailer for the film, which stars British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir, who landed the role as Marley after a global talent search. It also stars Captain Marvel actress Lashana Lynch as Marley’s wife, Rita.  The trailer features clips of Marley […]

ABC/Lou Rocco Hold onto your fashionable hats, folks, because Keke Palmer‘s recent outfit choice has become the talk of the town. Keke’s boyfriend, Darius Jackson, found himself in the spotlight after criticizing the new mom for her choice of attire during a girls night out in Las Vegas. Responding to a video of the Nope star — who wore […]

Noam Galai/Getty Images for Netflix After delivering a powerful performance as Ronnie DeVoe in The New Edition Story and, more recently, stealing hearts as Eric in Netflix rom-com The Perfect Find, Keith Powers is ready for his next big move.  Speaking with Ebony as part of their Leading Men portrait and essay series, Powers opened up about his desire to one day […]

Young Stoner Life Records/300 Entertainment Gunna is continuing to work toward his triumphant return to music. After a yearlong hiatus, the Atlanta rapper dropped off the video for his new single, “fukumean,” and in it, he seems to be living his best life. Filmed using the style of a VHS tape, the visual sees Gunna surrounded by […]

Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for ESSENCE India Arie isn’t holding back — especially when it comes to a recent performance at the 2023 Essence Festival of Culture.  Taking to Instagram Tuesday, July 4, the neo-soul singer explained why she doesn’t approve of Megan Thee Stallion‘s “Hot girl bootcamp,” citing “the lack of discretion [and] discernment.” “The issue is what is CONTEXT,” she wrote in the […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Brooklyn rapper Lola Brooke released a remix version of The Clipse‘s hit song, “Grindin‘.” In honor of 50 years of hip-hop, Lola teamed up with Mass Appeal, Google Pixel and Sony Music Entertainment’s Certified for the new, reimagined track called “Blind Em.” “Fifty years of Hip Hop— it’s an honor to be called on […]

Carlijn Jacobs Bad news for some of the BeyHive.  The upcoming Pittsburgh stop on Beyoncé‘s Renaissance World Tour has been canceled, and the Seattle and Kansas City shows have been rescheduled. “Due to production logistics and scheduling issues, unfortunately the August 3rd Pittsburgh stop of the RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR will not be taking place,” the Acrisure Stadium wrote on their […]

Glen Wilson/HBO Issa Rae‘s hit comedy drama Insecure is available on Netflix and for fans of the popular series, it’s the best news yet.  Netflix announced the award-winning show and all five seasons can now be streamed on the platform, a move praised by fans who protested the series’ end on HBO in December 2021. “This show bout to reach […]