‘This Is Us’ star Ron Cephas Jones dead at 66
Ron Cephas Jonas as William on ‘This Is Us’/Maarten de Boer/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Ron Cephas Jones, the Emmy-winning actor best known for playing William…
Vic Mensa to join Chance the Rapper for ‘Acid Rap’ 10-year anniversary shows
Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Samsung Galaxy Chance the Rapper is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Acid Rap with two special concerts — and he’s bringing a special guest along. Fellow Chicago native Vic Mensa will join…
OWN to premiere five-part docuseries on ‘Essence Magazine’
OWN OWN will premiere Time of Essence, a five-part docuseries on the trailblazing magazine Essence, on Friday night. The one-hour special will chronicle the magazine’s 50-year impact on Black culture and entertainment, with commentary from Oprah Winfrey, Taraji…
Taye Diggs, Glee vet Amber Riley to voice King Triton and Ursula for ‘Disney Junior’s Ariel’
Disney At a Disney Junior & Friends Playdate event at Disney California Adventure Park on Friday, August 18, Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television, announced plans for content headed…
New Music Friday: Rod Wave, Lil Durk, Doechii, Quavo and more
From heartfelt R&B tracks to tribute albums and club anthems, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music. —Quavo, Rocket Power — The Migos member’s second solo project,…
Lil Nas X documentary ‘Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero’ to premiere at Toronto Film Festival
RadicalMedia/(SME) Premium Content/Columbia Records/Museum & Crane Lil Nas X, in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment, announced his documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next…
Davido and Latto link for “Unavailable” Remix
Davido Music Worldwide/Sony Music Entertainment UK International superstar Davido joins forces with Grammy-nominated rapper Latto for the remix of “Unavailable.” The new collaboration serves as the second installment in a series of remixes of…
Polo G considers retiring from rap: “ain’t no fun in it no more”
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images Chicago rapper Polo G says he might be through with rapping. He took to X, formerly known as Twitter, with his thoughts about quitting, writing to his 3.4 million followers that…
Ciara’s drops off new EP ‘CiCi’
Beauty Marks Entertainment, Inc. Ciara returns with her EP CiCi, the latest project by her media company, Beauty Marks Entertainment. Along with the album’s release, Ciara dropped off “Forever,” a brand new song and…
Teyana Taylor named one of ‘Harper’s Bazaar’s’ 2023 Icons
Mpu Dinani / ESPN Images Harper’s Bazaar has announced its 2023 Icons, a group of the next generation of artists, athletes and activists whose contributions have an impact on the industry, naming Teyana Taylor as one…