Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen To commemorate this year’s anniversary of 50 years of hip-hop, Public Enemy and Ice-T will headline a free, two-day concert event in Washington D.C. The National Celebration of Hip Hop, taking place at West Potomac Park on the National Mall on October 6 and 7, will feature performances from a slew of legendary…
Audible/Broadway Video Yes We Cannabis, a new scripted audio comedy, is set to debut this Thursday, August 24 and it’s a story about, well, cannabis. “It’s a ten episode, half hour comedy narrative series on Audible that follows three Black friends as they try to create a cannabis business in Los Angeles,” director Rochée Jeffrey tells ABC…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Sean “Diddy” Combs took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce his first solo album in 17 years, The Love Album: Off the Grid, along with a documentary-style trailer that includes Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Mary J. Blige and DJ Khaled. “I present to you my new album. The Love Album: Off The Grid September 15, 2023 R&B is alive!…
Spaceship Records/Bad Habit, 2023/Atlantic Records Burna Boy‘s last few years in music have catapulted him to the top of the charts and cemented him as one of the most beloved hip-hop artist of today. When it comes to getting the recognition he deserves for working so hard, Burna says he wants all the credit. “I’m not…
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…