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Oscars nominations: ’American Fiction’ earns five, Black first-timers & more

ABC The nominations for the 96th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday, revealing the top big screen projects and actors up for a gold statuette.  American Fiction, the race-related film starring Jeffrey Wright, earned five nominations, including the coveted Best Motion Picture of the Year. With the film, Wright scores his first-ever nod, as he’s up for Performance by an Actor in…

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LaKeith Stanfield says ‘The Book of Clarence’ is closest to roles he’s always wanted to play

ABC/Eric McCandless LaKeith Stanfield, star of Jeymes Samuel‘s The Book of Clarence, says the biblical-set film is the closest he’s gotten to the acting gigs he’s dreamed of.  He chatted with Ebony for its January cover story, opening up about his role as Clarence and how it’s his best role yet. “I think Clarence stood singularly as the closest I’ve gotten to…

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Megan Thee Stallion announces new song, “Hiss”

ABC/Chrys Davis First, there was “Cobra.” Now, there’s “Hiss” — a new song featuring a snake-themed title Megan Thee Stallion is gearing up to release Friday, January 26. She announced the song on Instagram Monday, revealing the single cover art of herself with a white, open-mouthed snake wrapped around her neck.  Over on Twitter, she released another cover art image, one with…

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Common and Jennifer Hudson *kinda* confirm they’re dating

Allen Berezovsky/Getty Images When Common appeared on The Jennifer Hudson Show recently, the former American Idol star asked a question many fans on the internet have been dying to know the answer to.  “Are you dating anyone,” Hudson asked, to which the audience screamed and applauded.  Considering the widespread rumor that Common’s love interest is none other than J.Hud herself, the question seemed…

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ICYMI: 50 Cent still practicing abstinence, MC Lyte debuts new partner and more

50 Cent is staying true to his promise of practicing abstinence. He shared an update that his new way of life is “helping me train harder.” “I’m focused man,” he wrote. 50 first announced he was abstaining in a January post welcoming the new year and some “new ideas.” “I have been meditating and focusing on my goals,” that post read.…