Prime Video Making a movie about the life and career of someone like Tyler Perry, a film and TV mastermind who’s achieved great success stemming from his groundbreaking Madea stage plays, could be a difficult task. But for the filmmakers of Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story, it wasn’t as much a feat as it was an honor to chronicle his ascent to Hollywood…
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Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MC Mariah Carey kicks off her Merry Christmas One and All! tour November 15 in Highland, California, and she says fans who come to see it will get a bonus: her two kids Monroe and Moroccan are going to be performing with her. Speaking to Access Hollywood about her tour, Mariah said, “I love seeing them stepping into…
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BMG Rights Management Leslie Odom Jr. has unveiled his latest new single, “Loved,” ahead of his on-the-way album, When a Crooner Dies. “Loved” follows his most recent release, “Holding on to Us,” and “Show Me,” which are expected to be on the singer’s collection of 10 original tracks. In describing “Loved,” Odom says, “The song’s kinda like a mediation on…
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Noam Galai/Getty Images ScarLip‘s ascent to fame continues. The Bronx native has been announced as one of the next Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch as part of the music video network’s 2024 campaign. With the honor comes two new live performances of songs that help put ScarLip on the hip-hop map: “No Statements” and “Blick.” “Representing the…
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BET BET has announced multitalented entertainer Keke Palmer as the host of the Soul Train Awards 2023. Keke’s hosting duties serve as a return of sorts for the Nope star. BET gave her her first talk show in 2014, making her the youngest talk show host in television. Of choosing Keke as this year’s host, BET executive Connie Orlando said, “Keke Palmer is a…
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Photo: Kevin Kwan – 2022 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced on Wednesday that it will present the 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Kevin Hart. The presentation will take place at a gala event on March 24 in Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center Concert Hall and will see Kevin…
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Courtesy Billboard Music Awards Mariah Carey is the latest star to join the lineup for the 2023 Billboard Music Awards, taking place online Sunday, November 19, at 8 p.m. ET. The artist will do what’s described as a “festive, Aspen-inspired performance” of her holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” marking the first time it’s ever…
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Jack Bridgland/GQ In his spread for GQ’s 28th annual Men of the Year issue, Travis Scott opened up about the tragedy that was the 2021 Astroworld Festival. “I mean I was just overly devastated,” Scott said of the fatal crowd crush that left many concertgoers dead and others injured. “I always think about it. Those fans were like my family. You…
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Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET No, Rick Ross didn’t enlist a job search engine for help finding someone to fill a new position on his team. Instead, he took to social media with hopes of finding someone across the internet who would make a great personal flight attendant. The self-proclaimed “biggest boss” filmed an Instagram Story video, later shared by…
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Paras Griffin/Getty Images Janet Jackson‘s attendance at a Jaguar Tour show meant the world to Victoria Monét. The singer/songwriter said so in a lengthy, touching post shared to Instagram, in which she poured her heart out to her “idol,” naming the many ways Jackson’s inspired her career and thanking the icon for her artistry. Noting that she’s held onto a series…
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