Quincy Jones to be honored with BET prime-time news special
BET/ET BET is airing a prime-time news special in honor of the late Quincy Jones. Premiering Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, BET AND ET PRESENT QUINCY JONES: LIFE AND LEGACY will feature…
Pharrell’s Black Ambition to award over $2.7 million to next generation of Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Pharrell Williams‘ nonprofit Black Ambition is returning for its fourth annual Demo Day, during which over $2.7 million will be given to the winners of the 2024 Black Ambition…
Young Thug shares encouraging speech to Emory University law students
Paras Griffin/Getty Images Now that Young Thug is free, his “Lifestyle” includes mandated community service, which serves as part of his 15-year probation sentence. He recently received a FaceTime call…
Halle Bailey deletes X account, calls DDG out for son Halo’s unauthorized appearance on livestream
Scott Kirkland Halle Bailey is “extremely upset” with DDG for taking their son, Halo, onto Kai Cenai‘s livestream without her consent. “[H]i everyone. just so you know i am out…
Boosie puts in requests for president-elect Donald Trump
Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images It’s only been a few hours since Donald Trump was elected president, but Boosie already has some requests. In tweets shared directly to the president-elect,…
Pharrell shares why he was fired from his former gig at McDonald’s
Photo by Shane Anthony Sinclair/Getty Images for BFI Before Pharrell became a Grammy-winning producer, songwriter, artist and fashion designer he is today, he had only one job. “McDonald’s was my…
Gayle King responds to Megan Thee Stallion admission
Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic In Megan Thee Stallion‘s Prime Video documentary, she opened up about a number of things, including her past relationship with Tory Lanez. Though she admitted she…
Ice-T says having rap beef “is just not smart”
Photo by Frank Hoensch/Redferns Ice-T has had his share of rap beefs, but he says it’s nothing like the rap feuds/battles in modern day. Speaking to the Boss Talk 101 podcast,…
Yara Shahidi, Keith Powers and more in talks to star in coming-of-age romance, ‘Bloom’
Disney/PictureGroup Yara Shahidi and Keith Powers are in talks to star in a coming-of-age romance called Bloom, as are Kedar Williams-Stirling and Renée Elise Goldsberry, Deadline reports. Directed by Cole Swanson, who also wrote the script, Bloom follows Ace (Williams-Stirling), a…
Music Notes: SZA, Cardi B and Offset and more
SZA is one of the many celebrities urging people to go to the polls on Election Day. “Make sure [you] vote today or [you] can’t complain,” she wrote on her Instagram…