Rich Fury/Getty Images for U.N. World Food Programme) The Weeknd has been a United Nations World Food Programme Goodwill Ambassador since 2021, and now he’s donating millions to the WFP’s humanitarian response efforts in Gaza. Amid the war, the singer is giving $2.5 million from his own charity fund, the XO Humanitarian Fund, to the…
Starz With the upcoming return of the hit crime drama series Power Book III: Raising Kanan, ABC Audio caught up with some of the cast to chat about what’s to come in season 3 and more. Mekai Curtis, who plays the show’s titular character, young Kanan Stark, and Joey Badass, who’s the smooth drug lord antagonist Unique, dish…
Starz With the upcoming return of the hit crime drama series Power Book III: Raising Kanan, ABC Audio caught up with some of the cast to chat about what’s to come in season 3 and more. “Everything gon’ be different,” says Patina Miller in the new season trailer. What won’t change is how much of herself Miller continues to bring…
Dana Jacobs/Getty Images Queen Latifah was given her flowers, Saweetie gently rocked out to the music and Keke Palmer sent the internet into a frenzy when they attended Usher‘s popular — and viral — Las Vegas residency shows. The latest star to appear, and even help Usher put on a show? Victoria Monét. And she said she loved every bit of her time at the…
Valerie Macon/AFP Lil Nas X goes gospel? Possibly. When the singer/rapper dropped a snippet of a song about angels and faith, asking if fans might appreciate the new sound, his followers weren’t sure if he was just joking. “Yall mind if i enter my christian era?” he captioned an Instagram video of himself singing along to the new track. While some…
WE tv “It takes two queens to raise a true legend.” That’s the tagline for the new reality series about Da Brat and her wife, Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart, welcoming their baby boy, True Legend Harris-Dupart. Brat Loves Judy: The Baby Special will give fans an inside look at the “fun and chaos” that is the couple’s parenthood journey. By way of storybook-themed episodes, Brat and Judy…
Getty Images for Disney Jury selection began Thursday in the misdemeanor assault trial of Creed III star Jonathan Majors in New York City. Majors entered the courtroom holding girlfriend Meagan Good‘s hand and carrying a bible. Prospective jurors are seated in the courtroom as selection of six jurors and two alternates is underway. Majors watched…
Adrienne Raquel Elle has released its 2023 Women in Hollywood issue, naming Fantasia, Taraji P. Henson and Danielle Brooks among the list of nine influential female entertainers. Deemed “The Phoenix” in the December/January issue, Fantasia opened up about moments in the past when she felt she didn’t want to sing anymore. “I just was like, ‘Why are my albums not going number one? Why…
Lovett Music, Inc./RCA Records Victoria Monét has been added to Variety‘s class of 2023 Hitmakers who’ll receive awards at the upcoming ceremony on December 2. She’ll be honored with the Triple Threat Award for her achievements as a singer, songwriter and performer. Monét’s most recent accomplishments include seven Grammy nominations for her hit song “On My Mama” and its…
Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images After Offset set the tone for modern-day rap groups as a member of Migos, he began to forge his own path in hip-hop as a solo artist. There’s one person in particular Offset says helped him to make the jump to a solo career: Tyler, the Creator. “It was a year ago, at the Roc Nation Brunch,…