Amazon Music to livestream exclusive Erykah Badu performance on Juneteenth

Amazon Music Rotation, Amazon Music’s Black music brand, will be livestreaming an exclusive Erykah Badu concert on Juneteenth as part of their Forever in Rotation celebration honoring Black Music Month…

‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘Forever’ top Black Reel Television Award nominees

Disney/Pamela Littky Abbott Elementary, Forever and Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist top the list of nominees for this year’s Black Reel Television Awards. Netflix’s YA romance Forever scored the most nominations with 12, followed…

Nelly, Ice Cube and more to perform on CNN’s ‘The Fourth in America’

Courtesy CNN Nelly, Ice Cube and Timbaland are among the musical acts who’ll be ringing in Independence Day this year on CNN. The cable network’s fifth annual special The Fourth in America will air starting at…

Burna Boy announces No Sign of Weakness tour

Daniel Obasi Burna Boy is hitting the road. The singer announced his No Sign of Weakness tour, named after his upcoming album, due out July 11. The North American trek will kick off Nov.…

‘The Jeffersons’ actress Marla Gibbs releasing a memoir

Amanda Edwards/Getty Images The Jeffersons actress Marla Gibbs is coming out with a memoir. People reports the 94-year-old will be releasing It’s Never Too Late in early 2026, from Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. According to…

Vegas lounge serving up Beyoncé-inspired cocktails

courtesy of Foundation Room Las Vegas Drunk in love or just drunk on Beyoncé-inspired cocktails? In honor of the singer’s Cowboy Carter tour stop in Las Vegas in July, Foundation Room…

SZA admits she ‘literally always’ feels like an underdog

Photo by PG/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images She’s won Grammys, broken Billboard records, performed sold-out concerts and gone Platinum, yet SZA still feels like an underdog. She tells Chappell Roan for Interview magazine that she…

Tyler Perry denies sexual assault claims in $260M lawsuit filed by actor in his shows

Emma Mcintyre/Getty Images Tyler Perry is being sued for $260 million over sexual assault claims, which he has denied. A lawsuit was filed against the actor and filmmaker on Friday, June 13,…

R. Kelly hospitalized after alleged overdose in prison, attorneys say

Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Lawyers for disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly say the singer was taken to the hospital, alleging he suffered an “overdose” caused by officials at…

Juror issues arise again in Sean Combs’ sex trafficking trial

Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Judge Arun Subramanian called together prosecution and defense parties in Sean Combs’ sex trafficking trial early Tuesday and threatened possible sanctions regarding an unspecified published…