CBS/Recording Academy The 2024 Grammy Awards are just two days away, and there’s a pretty good list of potential record breakers and special moments to look out for. Let’s start with potential surprises: Rolling Stone recently released a piece about what to expect from music’s biggest night, and in conversation with the show’s executive producer, Raj Kapoor, revealed a possible appearance…
BET BET has announced its Amplified Artist of the Month: R&B/soul singer, songwriter and producer October London. London, who burst onto the music scene in 2016 and is known for his breakthrough hit, “Back to Your Place,” recently made his Soul Train Awards debut with a performance of the viral song. He was also four-times nominated at the 2023…
ABC Lifetime dropped a trailer to its upcoming two-part documentary Where Is Wendy Williams, but it was quickly taken down from the network’s official channels after going viral. In the footage, which has been shared online, the former talk show giant known for her catchphrase “How you doin’?” apparently isn’t doing well. She’s battling hard…
Peacock Anytime there’s a film being made that’s based on true events, there’s pressure to get it right, says Bosco director, Nicholas Manuel Pino. Pino sought out the “challenging” mission to bring to life the story of Quawntay “Bosco” Adams, a prison escapee who was hellbent on showing up for his firstborn child. “There was an immense amount of pressure behind it because…
On this day in Black history, February 2: — In 1897, Alfred L. Cralle, a businessman and inventor, received a patent for his invention, the “ice cream mold and disher,” known today as the ice cream scooper. — In 1915, biologist Ernest Everett Just became the first recipient of the NAACP’s Spingarn Medal for his pioneering science efforts in cell…
Elektra Entertainment/Rhino Records, Warner Records Rhino Records, the label responsible for hits from Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan and other music greats, is celebrating Black History Month with special edition vinyls. The company will reissue Keith Sweat‘s Make it Last Forever and Eric Benét‘s A Day In the Life, two records the helped in shaping ’90s R&B. Rhino is partnering with Forever a Music Store Coalition, a collective…
Disney/Randy Holmes Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet have been divorced since 1993, but he says he will always have love for his ex-wife, who’s the mother of his daughter, actress Zoë Kravitz. “She is part of my life that will never leave my heart and my soul and my spirt,” he tells People. “I am what I am because of…
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Twenty years ago Thursday, the term “wardrobe malfunction” entered the chat: Justin Timberlake ripped off part of Janet Jackson‘s top during their Super Bowl halftime performance of “Rock Your Body,” exposing her bare breast to 150 million viewers. Some fans are still furious that Justin emerged unscathed from “Nipplegate,” while Janet was vilified and her career damaged. But should…
mega/gamma Usher‘s 2024 is off to a busy start. He’s gearing up for a much-anticipated Super Bowl halftime show on February 11, he’ll head back to Las Vegas in May to play the famed Lovers & Friends Festival and he’ll soon be dropping his new album, Coming Home. Ahead of the release of his ninth studio project, the…
Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images, ABC/Chrys Davis Latto hopped in Megan Thee Stallion‘s Instagram comment section Wednesday to show the Houston Hottie some love. Megan has been sharing behind-the-scenes content and chart updates about her bombshell latest record, “Hiss.” In her most recent post, where she thanked her fans for the continued support, Latto dropped by to let her know she’s a fan of…