Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Music fans can now listen to the first recording made by Michael Jackson. Billboard reports the song, “Big Boy (One-derful Version),” will be available to purchase as part of a limited release by Recordpool, which owns the song, and anotherblock, the blockchain-based music and royalty marketplace. The song was recorded July 13, 1967, during The Jackson 5’s…
Credit: Peter Yang Tributes began pouring in for legendary TV creator and cultural icon Norman Lear, who passed away Tuesday, December 5, at age 101. In a comment left on Lear’s Instagram page, one of the multiple sites his family confirmed his death, Ava DuVernay wrote, “You did beautiful things with your long and mighty life, kind sir. Will always remember your kindness and personal advice. Grateful.”…
Leon Bennett/Getty Images Doechii‘s been pretty tight-lipped about her upcoming new album. But in a recent conversation with ABC Audio, she gave up a few details on what to expect from her full-length debut. “There are big features. There’s one particularly really big feature,” she said. While she fought off the urge to reveal the artists…
ABC The list Forbes recently published about its 2023 100 Most Powerful Women is similar to its annual billionaire list. Rihanna and Oprah Winfrey, who hold spots as the richest entertainers, are also now featured as some of the most influential. Coming in at #31 is Winfrey, who’s recognized for her transition from reputable talk show host to media and business mogul. Rihanna…
ABC/Eric McCandless People revealed its list of 25 Most Intriguing People of the Year, naming music and entertainment stars who “kept us talking in 2023.” Singer/songwriter Halle Bailey, one-half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle, landed atop the list for her career expansion into the movie and film world. She “made a big-screen splash,” People says, as Ariel in Disney’s The Little Mermaid and is gearing…
Jeremy Soma Tyla, the visionary behind one of the year’s music anthems “Water,” is headed on tour. Starting in March, she’ll embark on a 34-city global road show where she’ll travel to cities across the U.S., U.K. and Europe. Tyla will make first stops in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and France, among other overseas locations, before her…
Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Grace Jabbari, the accuser in the misdemeanor assault case against actor Jonathan Majors, took the stand as the first witness on the second day of the trial Tuesday. Jabbari, 30, wearing plaid pants and a plaid jacket, answered questions from Assistant District Attorney Kelli Galaway, appearing…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for 2017 ESSENCE Festival Monica says she and her on-again, off-again partner C-Murder are officially no longer an item. She revealed the news by way of an Instagram response to a fan who inquired about their relationship. “Anthony?” the user wrote, questioning a post that featured Monica and her apparent new flame. “Where C Murder at,”…
ABC Oscar-winning actor Jamie Foxx choked back tears Monday night at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, which marked his first public appearance since his mystery health scare and hospitalization in April. Accepting the Vanguard Award for his performance in The Burial, Foxx expressed gratitude for his life as it is now — and doing what…
Leon Bennett/Getty Images There’s no one on Doechii‘s list of next potential music collaborators. She told ABC Audio that because she already landed a dream music partnership of working with Beyoncé, her next goal might have to be a bit outlandish. “I guess I’d have to, like, perform in heaven at this point after Beyoncé because I don’t know what’s…
