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Louis Gossett Jr., who made history as the first Black man to win a Best Supporting Actor Oscar, has died. He was 87. His nephew confirmed to The Associated Press that the groundbreaking actor passed away Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. A cause of death was not yet given. Gossett, a Brooklyn native, unintentionally […]

Beyoncé’s eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, is available worldwide now.  The superstar already had a smash on her hands with “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which made Beyoncé the first Black female artist to reach #1 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts with a country song. The lead track, released along with “16 Carriages” on Sunday, February […]

Photo by Prince Williams/WireImage Lil Durk is helping to give some scholarship money to college students who know their way around the basketball court. With his newly announced Starry for the Starry Fizz Fest, he’s planning to donate over $333,000 in scholarship cash and prizes. The fest will kick off on March 29 at Norfolk State University before […]

Frisco, Texas, is hosting its first-ever Tacos & Tequila Festival on Sunday, May 5, aka Cinco De Mayo, and has tapped 2 Chainz, Juvenile, Travis Porter and DJ Skribble to perform as part of its World-Class Musical Showcase. The event, taking place at Rider Field, will also feature Lucha Xtreme Wrestling and food, including tacos, margaritas and sweets, from over 100 vendors and […]

ABC/Eric McCandless Halle Bailey turned 24 on Thursday, and she celebrated the moment with her own little family. Taking to Instagram, she shared a carousel of photos featuring boyfriend DDG and their son, Halo. In two photos, she and Halo, whose face is blurred out, are covered in mud. Another captures DDG’s back with the words “Halo’s Daddy” written […]

Photo by Nykieria Chaney/FilmMagic Flo Milli‘s “Never Lose Me” is a top 10 record on Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The rapper’s breakthrough single jumped to #6 from the 11th spot on the chart dated March 30, following the release of Fine Ho, Stay, which featured the SZA and Cardi B-assisted remix. The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks […]

ABC/John Argueta Tyla‘s goal is to become Africa’s first pop star, and she’s well on her way with a Grammy for Best African Music Performance, her global smash “Water” and her self-titled debut album. Though she had to postpone her planned tour due to an injury, she still has plans for world domination. In addition […]

Dave Simpson/WireImage T-Pain and Ludacris have been named the headliners of the 2024 Revolve Fest, taking place April 13 in Southern California’s Coachella Valley, during Coachella weekend. The invite-only event features the biggest stars in genres including hip-hop, reggae and dance pop. This go round, the organizers chose to recruit artists who were popular in the millennium, like Sean Paul, […]

Disney/Greg Williams In the latest installment of the Director’s Guild of America’s Director’s Cut podcast, Steven Spielberg heaped praise on Dune franchise director Denis Villeneuve, ranking him with some of the most visionary directors of all time, including George Lucas, Stanley Kubrick and Oppenheimer‘s Christopher Nolan.  Spielberg also asked Villeneuve which one of his Dune […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy The world gets to see Beyoncé as “Cowboy Carter” on Friday when her country album drops, but before then, she’s giving fans a taste of what to expect. Bey revealed the track list to her forthcoming album on Instagram, which confirms Dolly Parton‘s thoughts that she recorded a new […]