Showtime For Courtney B. Vance‘s next role, he’ll play a criminal bank-robbing mastermind who attempts one last job before heading off to prison. Heist 88 follows Vance’s Jeremy Horne, who enlists a group of law-abiding citizens for a high-stakes job stealing millions of dollars “in a daring and brazen assault on the U.S. banking system.” A first-look preview of the upcoming Showtime movie sees Horne…
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“No Bad News” featuring Melody A. Betts as Evillene. Photo by Jeremy Daniel The Wiz is coming to Broadway. The all-new production of the Tony Award-winning hit musical will show preview performances at the Marquis Theatre in New York starting March 29 before beginning its official run April 17. As previously reported, MC Lyte and Common were recently added to the…
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Jamie McCarthy/WireImage Seems like Drake‘s got a lot of love for Sexyy Red. So much so that he gifted the rapper a luxury Cartier watch and loads of money. Sexyy Red showed off the pile of presents on Instagram, thanking Drake, the “big dawg,” for the thoughtful gesture. “Thank you Drakeeeeeeee ice me df out den,” she said. “Big boss s*** I appreciate…
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Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Live Nation Urban Straight off the news that Usher will be the next Super Bowl halftime performer, the R&B crooner has announced his new album, Coming Home. Usher shared the news with followers on social media Sunday, a day after the NFL revealed he’d take the halftime show stage in Las Vegas on February 11. Along with cover art…
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Arista Records/Sony Music Entertainment/Team Eighty Productions Lola Brooke and Bryson Tiller channeled ’90s R&B with their new song, “You.” The slick track, which features a sample of Foxy Brown‘s 1996 hit “Get Me Home,” sees the two stars exchanging lyrics of a potential summer hookup. Bryson sings, “Ha, huh, I’m yours for the summer (Hey), Wanna drink until we drunk?…
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ABC/Heidi Gutman Just a few days before the release of Kerry Washington‘s upcoming memoir, Thicker Than Water, she sat down with ABC’s Robin Roberts for a candid and raw interview on an array of personal topics. Kerry opened up about her journey finding her authentic self and her quest to track down her biological father after she was shocked to find out…
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Jimmy Fontaine The Marathon continues as the Neighborhood Nip Foundation — a charity created to honor the legacy of the late Nipsey Hussle and his work in the community — has been named the official partner of the 2024 Los Angeles Marathon. Funds raised by runners part of Hussle’s The Marathon Clothing team, which is sponsored by TMC, The Marathon Water and Puma, will…
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Parkwood Entertainment Nothing like a Beyoncé concert to bring about a Destiny’s Child reunion. The global superstar performed at Houston’s NRG Stadium on Saturday, September 23, where her Destiny’s Child group members were in attendance to show some love. According to fan captured photos, LeToya Luckett and LaTavia Roberson, founding members of the girl group alongside Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland, were spotted at the tour. Rowland herself…
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Halle Bailey showered her sister Chlöe with lots of love — and tears — after Chlöe wrapped her In Pieces Tour over the weekend. In video shared by The Shade Room, the sisters are seen hugging one another, with Halle crying tears of joy in celebration of the final performance in London. “That was amazing!” Halle said. “I cried so hard!”…
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Paul Natkin/Getty Images Can you believe it? Beyoncé‘s hit song “Cuff It” wasn’t originally intended for the singer, but instead the legendary R&B group Tony! Toni! Tone! Raphael Saadiq, one-third of the beloved ’90s boy band, said so in a recent interview with Vulture, explaining he immediately thought of Queen B as someone who’d make the most of the track. “That…
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