Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Ja Rule is getting ready to light things up for the Fourth of July. He’ll be taking the stage for a performance at the Macy’s Independence Day Parade in New…
Prince Williams/Wireimage Da Brat‘s wife, Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart, planned and pulled off a surprise to celebrate the pregnant rapper who is expecting her first child, a baby boy. She gifted Da Brat, whose…
Lucasfilm Disney+ has dropped the latest edition of its ongoing Gallery series, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the making of The Mandalorian, and it features Star Wars superfan Lizzo. As…
ABC The accolades just keep rolling in for Rihanna…even without releasing a new album in over seven years. The Grammy winner made Spotify history July 1, becoming the first female artist to have 10 songs…
Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for ESSENCE Sheryl Lee Ralph, Taraji P. Henson, Oprah Winfrey and Vice President Kamala Harris are just some of the many stars who participated in daytime activations at Essence Festival of Culture this past weekend. But at night,…
Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ESSENCE Essence Fest is back! The beloved festival of culture celebrating all things Black will be hitting the streets of New Orleans, Louisiana, this weekend. In its 29th year,…
Def Jam Recordings Coco Jones is taking her talents on the road with her newly announced What I Didn’t Tell You Tour. Opening in Ontario on August 5, the 16-city U.S.…
From long-awaited collaborations to new reggae tracks and love songs from R&B icons, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music. —The Weeknd ft. Lil Baby & Suzanna Son,…
Island Records Legendary Jamaican musician Bob Marley will release Africa Unite, a posthumous album featuring his greatest hits. A fusion of reggae and Afrobeats, the ten-track project blends some of the icon’s most beloved songs, like “Waiting…
MGM The new movie Surrounded shows us a side of old west we don’t normally get to see on film. The well-reviewed movie, out now for digital rental, tells the fictional story…
