Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE Aunjanue [Aan juh noo] Ellis, an unapologetically Black actress who earned her first Oscar nomination for King Richard, accepted her 2022 Essence Black Women in Hollywood honor with a speech about “playing in the dark” that still resonates among the Black community a year later. Ahead of the July 18 premiere of her latest…
Stefano Spaziani/Archivio Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Bad news for fans of Travis Scott who were looking forward to his performance at the pyramids of Giza in Egypt: the show is no longer happening. There had been back-and-forth about the special event, planned in support of the release of Scott’s upcoming Utopia album, with Live Nation shutting down earlier rumors that it was…
Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images A gold, ruby and diamond crown ring worn by Tupac in his last public appearance before his death has sold for more than $1 million at an auction. People reports the 1996 Tupac-designed jewel sold for $1,016,000 after multiple back-and-forth offers on Sotheby’s, a major fine arts brokerage. “This one-of-a-kind, custom ring was meticulously designed by Pac and…
Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET BET is bringing back the original College Hill: Celebrity Edition. The network announced it will air all eight episodes of the hit reality series’ first season. An early preview of season 1 aired after the 2022 BET Awards in July and was then made available to stream on BET+. Following the…
Dolo Entertainment / UMG Records Ice Spice dropped off the new music video for her latest hit “Deli.” In it, she’s the main star of a twerk takeover. Flanked by a group of women, the Bronx native pairs a dance party — taped in a literally deli — with her quick-hitting lyrics over her normal drill-style beat. “Deli” is one…
Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty Images Ari Lennox is celebrating seven months sober from alcohol. The R&B singer posted a lengthy Instagram note detailing her sobriety journey and opening up about her past struggle. “7 months sober. That’s a lot of sober flights. A lot of sober conversations. A lot of facing things raw and head on,” she wrote. “Honestly…
Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Nicki Minaj became the number one trending topic on Twitter Tuesday, July 25 as fans noticed she didn’t show up in the trailer for Netflix’s new documentary, Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop. Nicki, along with a few other notable hip-hop heavy hitters, was missing from the short clip promoting the upcoming four-part…
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Lil Durk says he’s “almost healed” and ready to get back to music business. After canceling multiple shows and halting music projects as a result of severe dehydration and exhaustion, the rapper shared that he’s on the mend and grateful for the support fans have shown. “I’m almost healed,” he wrote on his Instagram Story.…
ABC/Lou Rocco On a new installment of The Best Podcast Ever with Raven and Miranda, Keke Palmer told hosts Raven-Symoné and her wife Miranda Maday about her sexuality journey. Palmer said she remembers “vividly” how Ellen DeGeneres‘ show was canceled shortly after her famous “I’m gay” episode. “I never forgot that as a kid…that kinda stuck…in my brain, you know, ‘I could be…
Trae Patton/NBC Snoop Dogg has officially canceled his highly-anticipated two-night performance at the Hollywood Bowl. On Tuesday, the “Gin and Juice” rapper’s cut the cord on the performance, which commemorates the 30th anniversary of his career-defining album Doggystyle, citing the ongoing strikes by writers and actors as the reason behind the unfortunate decision. In a statement posted to Instagram, Snoop…
