Cicely Tyson honored with 2020 Peabody career achievement award
Rodin Eckenroth/FilmMagicAhead of the upcoming 2020 Peabody Award winners announcement on Wednesday, veteran actress Cicely Tyson has been chosen as this year’s Peabody career achievement award recipient. The Peabody Awards, which recognizes individuals “whose work and commitment to broadcasting and digital media
Leon Bridges shares new anti-racism song, “Sweeter”
Columbia RecordsLeon Bridges has debuted a mellow new single, “Sweeter,” reflecting on racism from the perspective of a black man taking his last breath, just as George Floyd did on Memorial Day. Bridges shared the new song, which features fellow
Pointer Sisters member Bonnie Pointer dead at 69
William KidstonPatricia “Bonnie” Pointer of the Grammy-winning family act The Pointer Sisters has died. She was 69. In a statement, her sister Anita Pointer announced, “It is with great sadness that I have to announce to the
“Cheerleader” singer OMI returns with new song “Bring My Baby Back”
Bart PajakOMI, whose upbeat, reggae-flavored number-one hit “Cheerleader” was Billboard‘s Song of the Summer for 2015, is back with a new single. The song, another pop/reggae jam, is called “Bring My Baby Back,” and it’s got an
Leona Lewis shares story of racial discrimination: “I'm in pain and I'm sick of it”
Rodin Eckenroth/WireImageThe worldwide protests in the wake of George Floyd‘s death have prompted “Bleeding Love” singer Leona Lewis to share an intensely personal experience she had with racial discrimination, as a way of illustrating her feelings that
Terry Crews faces backlash for his controversial tweet about “Black Supremacy”
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesActor Terry Crews faced backlash after his shocking tweet on Sunday, in which he wrote that white and black people must work together to defeat “White supremacy,” because if they don’t, they’d be at risk of creating
T.I. & Nasty C address racial injustice on “They Don't”; Tee Grizzley addresses police brutality on “Mr. Officer”
Lars Niki/Getty Images for BETT.I. and South African rapper Nasty C touch on systemic racism and racial injustice in the wake of nationwide Black Lives Matter protests on their collaboration, “They Don’t.” Nasty C opens the track, rapping, “They don’t
Chloe x Halle and Megan Thee Stallion perform for YouTube's 'Dear Class of 2020'
Freeform/Aaron Poole Chloe x Halle celebrated the graduating class of 2020 with a performance of “Do It,” the latest single off their upcoming album, Ungodly Hour. The sister singing duo delivered a pitch-perfect performance during YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 virtual graduation on Sunday,
Michael B. Jordan calls on Hollywood to support black creatives and storytelling
Rich Fury/Getty Images for Fashion NovaMichael B. Jordan is calling on Hollywood to invest in diversity. During a protest in Los Angeles Saturday, the actor and producer delivered a speech in which he touched on the inequalities in the entertainment
Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, Ludacris & more hit the streets with protesters in their hometowns
Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesKendrick Lamar has been low-key on social media since announcing his creative company pgLang back in March. Due to the recent protests over George Floyd‘s death and demonstrations denouncing police brutality, the To Pimp a Butterfly artist made a strong but subtle appearance at a peace walk