Deon Cole to host 56th NAACP Image Awards
Photo by Arnold Turner/Getty Images for BET Media Group The 56th annual NAACP Image Awards will go down on Saturday with Deon Cole on hosting duties. The event will continue…
Voletta Wallace, mother of The Notorious B.I.G., dies at 78
Photo by John Lamparski/Getty Images Voletta Wallace, the mother of The Notorious B.I.G., has passed away. According to Monroe County coroner Thomas Yanac, she died under hospice care and of natural causes…
New Music Friday: Coco Jones, Don Toliver, Fridayy and more
Cardi B and DJ Khaled team with Natania and Subhi on “Higher Love,” set to be featured on the Smurfs soundtrack. “I’m excited to be a part of this iconic collaboration,” Khaled…
ICYMI: Kodak Black, Ghostface Killah and Raekwon and more
Kodak Black was at the White House Thursday, where he attended a reception held in honor of Black History Month. “Kodak in the People’s House,” the official White House X account…
Vice chair of NAACP says Image Awards will celebrate Black excellence, acknowledge the serious times we’re in
Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images The 56th NAACP Image Awards take place Saturday, acknowledging the achievements of Black entertainers regardless of whether they win in any categories. Karen Boykin-Towns, vice chair of the NAACP national board, tells…
Beyoncé’s hair care brand, Cécred, is headed to Ulta Beauty
Julian Dakdouk/Parkwood Media/WireImage via Getty Images Beyoncé just made a major announcement that has the Beyhive and beauty lovers buzzing. Her hair care brand, Cécred, will officially be available at over 1,400…
ICYMI: Drake gifts pregnant fan with $30K, Cassie’s pregnancy and more
Cassie is pregnant with her third child. She shared the news on Instagram alongside a carousel featuring photos of her with her baby bump, husband Alex Fine and their two kids. In…
Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Doechii, Chris Brown among second-round winners at NAACP Image Awards
Disney/Randy Holmes Night two of the 56th NAACP Image Awards Pre-Awards Show took place Wednesday, revealing the second round of winners in the nontelevised award categories. Among them were Beyoncé, her daughter…
Janelle Monáe to portray financial criminal Tanya Smith in ‘Never Saw Me Coming’ film
Francis Specker/CBS Janelle Monáe will be portraying con artist Tanya Smith in a film adaptation of Smith’s memoir, Never Saw Me Coming: How I Outsmarted the FBI and the Entire Banking System —…
Raphael Saadiq announces one-man show: ‘I want it to feel magical and like a Broadway show’
Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Raphael Saadiq is taking fans through the last 30-plus years with a one-man show taking place in a few iconic venues in the U.S. Titled…