Michelle Obama, Kerry Washington and more added to the 2020 Essence Festival
Scott Olson/Getty Images Former first lady Michelle Obama, Kerry Washington, and activist Tamika Mallory are among the newly added guests at the 2020 Essence Festival of Culture. This year’s virtual celebration will take place over two back-to-back weekends of music, empowerment, and culture on June 25-28 and
August Alsina shares three new singles from his upcoming album 'The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy'
Joseph Okpako/WireImage After five years, R&B vocalist August Alsina returns with three new singles from his upcoming album, The Product III: stateofEMERGEncy. August reps his New Orleans hometown on the first single, “NOLA,” while paying homage to Houston, Texas on the track “Rounds.” He croons
“I won't be bullied into silence”: Jimmy Kimmel apologizes for blackface sketches
ABC/Heidi GutmanJimmy Kimmel apologized for a series of impressions of African-American celebrities he performed in the past when he was a personality on Los Angeles’ KROQ radio station and, later, on TV’s The Man Show. While on the latter, he
50 Cent teases new music with Pop Smoke and Roddy Ricch
Tracy AwinoPop Smoke‘s estate may be releasing a new song featuring 50 Cent and Roddy Ricch. On Instagram, 50 teased an upcoming track, writing “New Pop Smoke 50 Cent and Roddy Rich soon!” 50 has yet to announce a title or release date,
Diddy's REVOLT TV responds to Eminem's leaked diss verse on “Bang”
ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua Griselda rapper Conway The Machine initially dropped the track “Bang” last July, featuring Eminem. But a leaked version of the song surfaced earlier this week featuring Em throwing shots at Diddy‘s media network. On the track, Em raps, “Shout to Puffy Combs, but [eff]
Nicole Beharie finally opens up about her departure from 'Sleepy Hollow'
Nicholas Hunt/Getty ImagesYears after her sudden departure from the Fox series Sleepy Hollow, Nicole Beharie is finally telling her side of the story. Nicole, who played Abbie Mills on the show from 2013-2016, but was killed off at the end of season
Shaquille O'Neal reveals how Aaron Carter's “That's How I Beat Shaq” came to be
Rich Fury/Getty ImagesIn 2001, a young Aaron Carter entered the Billboard Hot 100 with “That’s How I Beat Shaq,” a rap song about how he defeated Shaquille O’Neal in a one-on-one basketball matchup. Now, Shaq is finally coming clean that he really was bested by the
Nicki Minaj scores her first No. 1 on 'Billboard' charts as lead artist
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesDespite all the controversy and dealing with the “Trollz” over her new collaboration with labeled “snitch” Tekashi 6ix9ine, Nicki Minaj has a certified hit on her hands. “Trollz” debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100, and, according to the charts — it’s not only Nicki’s second
Big Boi says it was “a dream come true” to play funk legend George Clinton on BET's 'American Soul'
Nathan Bolster/BETBig Boi says taking on the role of funk legend George Clinton on BET’s American Soul was an opportunity of a lifetime. “I was excited as hell,” Big Boi tells ABC Audio. “George is one of my favorites.”
Kelly Rowland had full blown anxiety attack when meeting her biological father
Dylan Robinson/Newspix/Getty Images)In a touching Father’s Day Instagram post, Kelly Rowland opened up about the moment she met her biological father for the first time in 30 years. “This was the day I met Christopher Lovett, My biological father,” Kelly wrote alongside