Mariah Carey is the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year (Ethan James Green/MusiCares) In September, Mariah Carey won the MTV Video Vanguard Award. Now she’s set to receive another prestigious honor in January. Two nights before the Grammy Awards, Mariah will be honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year at a gala benefit and…
Tessa Thompson on “Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising” (ABC/Kyusung Gong) Tessa Thompson will be honored at the 2025 Gotham Awards for her titular performance in the upcoming Amazon MGM Studios drama Hedda. She is set to receive the Spotlight Award at the Gotham Film & Media Institute’s 35th annual awards ceremony, taking place Dec. 1…
Leon Thomas is teasing his new EP, Pholks, with a trailer featuring Issa Rae. She takes on the role of a host who’s introducing the crowd to upcoming performer Leon. “Right over here, ladies and gentlemen, now I need you to get yourself and your souls together. This man will make your liver quiver. This man…
Sean “Diddy” Combs attends Day 1 of 2023 Invest Fest at Georgia World Congress Center, Aug. 26, 2023, in Atlanta. Paras Griffin/Getty Images Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ lawyers intend to appeal his conviction and more than four-year prison sentence, according to a notice filed Monday in the Federal District Court of New York. Combs was convicted…
Rapper BIA performs onstage during Day 1 of Rolling Loud Los Angeles at NOS Events Center on December 10, 2021, in San Bernardino, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Bianca Landrau and her rap persona, Bia, come together on Bia’s debut album, Bianca. She tells Billboard the goal was to create a project where she displayed her…
Tyler, the Creator performs onstage during 2022 Made In America at Benjamin Franklin Parkway on September 03, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Roc Nation) Old tweets from Tyler, The Creator have surfaced following his tribute to the late D’Angelo. The posts include his thoughts on topics regarding the Black community as…
Cardi B performs during the 2025 Global Citizen Festival at Central Park's Great Lawn on September 27, 2025, in New York City (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images) Cardi B is speaking up about funding cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, that are part of President Donald Trump‘s Big…
Nia Long attends the New York City Ballet 2025 Spring Gala at Lincoln Center on May 8, 2025, in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Nia Long has experience as a mother, but she’s never raised a superstar. That temporarily changes on screen, where she’s set to portray Katherine Jackson in the upcoming biopic Michael.…
Babyface Las Vegas tour art (Live Nation) The demand remains for Babyface in Las Vegas, where he has extended his engagement at the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort. He now has shows set for the weekends of Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Labor Day and Veterans Day in 2026. An artist presale kicks off Tuesday…
Brandy and Monica's The Boy Is Mine tour (Black Promoters Collective) Brandy and Monica‘s show in Chicago ended abruptly Saturday, which fans later learned was due to Brandy being dehydrated. The incident took place at United Center, the third stop of their highly anticipated Boy is Mine tour. “Give me one second y’all I gotta get my…