Disney/Eric McCandless Hollywood Unlocked has announced the stars being celebrated at its fifth annual Impact Awards, naming Fantasia, Keke Palmer, Vic Mensa and Don Lemon as honorees. Fantasia will receive the Inspiration Award for pushing through battles and coming out on top. Keke will be presented with the Spirit Award, an honor given to someone who inspires…
Wiz Khalifa‘s time to shine on NPR’s Tiny Desk has come. Wearing a Doggystyle album t-shirt, he performed songs “Red Eye,” “Mezmorized,” “The Kid Frankie,” “Never Been,” “Up” and “Crime Bud and Women,” to the sounds of live drums, keys and a guitar. He was brought to tears by the end of his performance and removed his shades to…
Photo by Dave Benett/Getty Images for Stella McCartney Ice Spice has gone from rapping “Bikini Bottom” to being in a film that is set in the underwater city of the same name. Deadline reports Ice has been cast for the upcoming animated feature The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Ice joins a team featuring cast members Regina Hall, Arturo Castro, George Lopez…
Live Nation Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Three 6 Mafia are going on tour. The two hip-hop groups will come together for a 24-city trek that will take place in the summer to celebrate Bones’ 30th anniversary. The Thuggish-Ruggish-Mafia-Tour will feature special guests TECH N9NE and DJ Quik, with scheduled stops in Indianapolis, St. Louis, Virginia Beach, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix and more. It will kick…
Photo by Ricky Vigil M / Justin E Palmer/GC Images An issue has arisen with a juror in the federal sex trafficking and racketeering trial of Sean Combs, Judge Arun Subramanian said Tuesday without disclosing what the issue is. The issue was the subject of a conversation in the robing room Monday among the judge, defense…
Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Tyler Perry took a moment to reflect on the support he’s received from Black women at the BET Awards 2025 Monday night. “The first weapon I ever held was my mother’s hand,” Tyler said. “I think about my incredible audience, who’s a lot of men, a lot of women, but hear…
Photo credit should read VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images The Game bleeds LA, and he’s standing in solidarity with people protesting against the immigration raids in the city. Game took to Instagram Monday to share a post expressing his support. “Ever since I could remember… it’s been black & brown in this city. From the early…
Ralph Bavaro/NBCUniversal, Kirk Robert/NETFLIX We now know who will play Snoop Dogg in his upcoming music biopic. Jonathan Daviss has been cast in the lead role of Snoop Dogg in the upcoming film about the hip-hop legend for Universal. Daviss and Snoop Dogg confirmed the casting in separate posts shared to Instagram on Monday. “Let’s…
Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for BET BET Awards 2025 took place Monday night, with several reasons to celebrate. This year’s event commemorated 45 years of the network as well as 25 years of the award show. It also marked the 25th anniversary of music video show 106 & Park, which it honored with a special tribute that…
Lil Wayne celebrated the release of his new album, Tha Carter VI, Friday at Madison Square Garden, and he brought out a surprise guest: LL Cool J. LL performed his song “Rock The Bells,” which Wayne sampled on “Bells” from his new album. The album is now available on streaming services. André 3000 recently played his flute for a…