Photo by Amy Sussman/WireImage Michael Ealy has joined the cast of Prime Video’s The Greatest, executive produced by Michael B. Jordan, Ben Watkins and Muhammad Ali‘s widow, Lonnie Ali, according to Deadline. He’s landed the role of Malcolm X in the series about Ali and his life, both in and out of the boxing ring. Malcolm was…
AEG Presents and Free Lunch Keyshia Cole has held a place in many people’s hearts for the last two decades, and that’s just The Way It Is. In celebration of the 20-year anniversary of her debut album, she’ll be going out to meet her fans via a special tour. The Way It Is 20th Anniversary…
Ser Baffo/Paramount+ After teasing his new album at Paris Fashion Week, JID‘s giving fans a taste of what’s to come. Arriving Friday is his new single “WRK,” which he says followed his disappointment to the reception of his last project, 2022’s The Forever Story. “Starting this new journey coming off THE FOREVER STORY has been…
Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images Sheryl Lee Ralph‘s contributions to the entertainment industry were recognized Wednesday when she got her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Loretta Devine and Quinta Brunson spoke on her behalf, representing her start in a Broadway version of Dreamgirls to her current role in Abbott Elementary, the show that helped…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images, FILE Sean “Diddy” Combs formally asked the judge overseeing his criminal prosecution on Thursday to exclude one of the more dramatic pieces of evidence from his upcoming trial: a March 2016 video from the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles that depicts Combs kicking and dragging then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. The defense asserted that CNN, which first…
The release of Young Thug‘s first album post-prison is coming soon. “It’s time. Red Planet,” he wrote in a recent post. He also shared the link to a site intended to accompany the project, which he confirmed is named UY Scuti. The site features digital and vinyl editions of the album, as well as CDs, showing fans…
Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage Drake is escalating his fight against his record label over their amplification of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” alleging in an amended complaint, “UMG waged an unrelenting campaign” to spread the allegedly defamatory rap as widely as possible. The new complaint said UMG made significant financial investments and leveraged…
Disney/Randy Holmes Coco Jones has two goals for her upcoming debut album, Why Not More?: to further connect with fans and showcase the versatility of R&B. “I’m really trying to push the boundaries of what R&B can be,” Coco tells Billboard. “Because I have so many influences — I have what my mom taught me as…
Dalvin Adams Seth Rogen is the head of a film production company in the new Apple TV+ show The Studio. His character, Mark Remick, gets promoted at Continental Studios and attempts to maneuver the ups and down in Hollywood while adjusting to the demands of his new role. In the show, Mark often meets up with his…
Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images Ice Cube was immortalized Tuesday at Hollywood’s iconic TCL Chinese Theatre, and he tells ABC7 the moment was beyond anything he’d ever dreamed. “To have my hands, signature, to put the Chuck Taylors in the cement here, it’s next level. It’s things you don’t even dream of because the dream is too…
