John Amos is returning for the 'Coming to America' sequel

TM & COPYRIGHT © 1988 BY PARAMOUNT PICTURES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. John Amos is joining Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, James Earl Jones and Shari Headley on the list of original stars of the 1988 comedy classic Coming to America who are returning for the
Listen now: Kierra Sheard teams with Missy Elliott for new “Don’t Judge Me” single

Karew Entertainment/RCA InspirationGospel meets hip-hop: Stellar Award-winner Kierra Sheard teams up with hip-hop icon Missy Elliott on a new single, “Don’t Judge Me.” Kierra, the daughter of gospel legend Karen Clark Sheard of The Clark Sisters, also
Tyra Banks returns to Harvard to prepare for launch of Modelland

ABC/Ron TomTyra Banks has returned to Harvard Business School to prepare for the launch of her Modelland attraction, which is set to open later this year. “I came to the business school many years ago with the #ModelLand dream in
Ava DuVernay reveals the Central Park Five's reaction to 'When They See Us': “They hugged me and we all cried”

Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix Ava DuVernay’s Netlfix series When They See Us is up for 16 Emmy Awards, and the acclaimed director remembers the emotional moment when the five men whose true story inspired the series first saw those four episodes.
John Legend and Chrissy Teigen to guest star on “The Simpsons”

ABC/Tyler GoldenOne of Hollywood’s power couples is taking their talents to The Simpsons for the 31st season of the historic Fox comedy. John Legend and Chrissy Teigen will play themselves in an episode in which Marge attempts
Leslie Jones announces Netflix comedy special to air in 2020

NetflixLeslie Jones announced Thursday night on Jimmy Kimmel Live that she’s starring in her first Netflix special to air next year, and Netflix made it official on Friday. “Y’all finally get to see like what I really do,” Jones said
Janet Jackson, 50 Cent, and Keri Hilson team up for Australian tour

Solaiman FazelJanet Jackson, 50 Cent, Jason Derulo and Keri Hilson are some of the heavy hitters who’ll be joining forces for Australia’s RNB Fridays festival, reports Billboard. The 4th annual celebration starts November 8th in Perth and
PJ Morton announces PAUL North American headlining tour

Morton Records / EMPIREPJ Morton‘s new album PAUL is available now, and the Grammy winner has just announced a North American tour to go along with it. The North American PAUL tour officially kicks off November 7
Beyoncé is dropping a new merch collection at 1 p.m. ET today

Courtesy Parkwood EntertainmentHappy Friday! Beyoncé has gifts for you. At 1 p.m. ET, Queen Bey will drop a new line of merchandise called the “BeySearch Collection.” According to her rep, it’s filled with, “a plethora of images
'Brian Banks' star Aldis Hodge discusses the “pressure” he felt to get his portrayal right

L-Aldis Hodge, R- Brian Banks; Katherine Bomboy/Bleeker Street Aldis Hodge had some pretty big shoes to fill when he took on the role of the wrongly convicted athlete Brian Banks in biopic of the same name. The