Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Deadline Hollywood In a guest column in Variety, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer remembered Ron Cephas Jones, who died at 66 years old on Saturday, August 19. Spencer called him, “one of the most skilled actors I’ve ever worked with,” adding, “To be in a scene with him, you had to be…
Micaiah Carter Doechii, the genre-defying rising music artist from Florida known for the popular song “What It Is,” landed the cover of Allure for the magazine’s Melanin Edit series. In the interview aimed at answering the question, “What does a nerd look like?” the 25-year-old star opens up about her rise to fame as well as a few personal topics…
Disney General Entertainment/Jennifer Pottheiser Serena Williams is now a mom of two. The tennis legend, 41, announced the birth of her second child — a daughter — with husband Alexis Ohanian in a TikTok video posted Tuesday, August 22. “Welcome my beautiful angel,” Williams wrote in the video caption. Williams and Ohanian first announced they were expecting their second child…
Apple Music Burna Boy is gearing up for the release of his upcoming album I Told Them…, his seventh studio project expected out August 25. The Nigerian superstar revealed the 15-song track list on social media, which lists J. Cole among the collaborators. Video shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, previews “Thanks,” the J. Cole-assisted track landing at number 15 on the list. …
ABC/Lou Rocco Keke Palmer is cooking up new music, and she’s letting fans in on what’s soon to come. Palmer took to her Instagram Story with a snippet of an unreleased song featured in a video that shows her singing along to the tune during a studio session. After noticing singer DaniLeigh in the clip, also jamming out to the…
Ruffhouse Records Lauryn Hill will soon celebrate the 25th anniversary of her debut solo album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, by performing the album’s hits during a world tour run. The five-time Grammy winner will hit the road this fall with The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 25th Anniversary Tour, making stops in 17 cities across the globe. Kicking…
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC “The new adventures of Ed and Dex starts now!” Kel Mitchell says to Kenan Thompson in the first-look teaser of the long-awaited Good Burger sequel, Good Burger 2. After more than 25 years since Paramount released the original, the dynamic duo reunites in the present day at the fictional “fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a hilarious new group of employees,” according to a…
Rosalind O’Connor/NBC “The new adventures of Ed and Dex starts now!” Kel Mitchell says to Keenan Thompson in the first-look teaser of the long-awaited Good Burger sequel, Good Burger 2. After more than 25 years since Paramount released the original, the dynamic duo reunites in the present day at the fictional “fast-food restaurant Good Burger with a hilarious new group of employees,” according to a…
Cole Burston/Getty Images The artist responsible for the cover art of Drake‘s upcoming album For All the Dogs is someone really, really special to the rapper. Drake unveiled the masterpiece on Instagram, revealing that the cute photo of a black and white dog with tall ears and red eyes was created by none other than his son Adonis. Drake’s comment section filled…
Cindy Ord/MG23/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Keke Palmer and clothing designer Sergio Hudson share details about their fashion partnership as the latest Essence cover stars. In the spread, they detail what it’s been like to dress Keke’s post-baby body, starting with the actress’s viral 2022 Met Gala look. It was only two months after she gave birth to her now 6-month-old son, Leodis “Leo” Jackson, but with Hudson’s…
