Mary J. Blige, Eric B & Rakim, Sade, Kool & the Gang among 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees
Courtesy of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame There are a host of artists of color who have been nominated to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall…
GloRilla visits past versions of herself in video for “Yeah Glo!”
CMG/Interscope Records GloRilla made her return to music Friday with the release of her new song “Yeah Glo!” and its music video. The visual follows Glo, who’s flexing in a luxury car with…
Fans hate on new wax statue of Beyoncé, but here’s why Leah Remini loves it
FOX via Getty Images Months after a wax depiction of The Rock at a French museum drew fire from fans — and required personal consultation from Dwayne Johnson — a…
Aaron Pierre, Kelvin Harrison Jr. talk releasing fear surrounding roles in ‘Genius: MLK/X’
National Geographic Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Aaron Pierre, the stars of National Geographic’s Genius: MLK/X, a docuseries exploring the lives, accomplishments and differing philosophies of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, say they were apprehensive…
New Music Friday: Fivio Foreign, Koryn Hawthorne, Jermaine Dupri and more
From a new gospel album to the return of hip-hop greats and a ladies anthem, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music.…
Andra Day says singing “Lift Every Voice & Sing” at the Super Bowl is an “honor … feels intentional”
ABC/Disney Parks Andra Day says the opportunity to take the Super Bowl 58 stage with a performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” feels just right. She spoke about the big gig…
Usher’s new album, ‘Coming Home,’ with H.E.R., Burna Boy & more has arrived
mega/gamma Usher‘s ninth studio album, Coming Home, has finally arrived. The 20-track project includes appearances by H.E.R., The-Dream, Summer Walker, 21 Savage and Latto, with a title song featuring Burna Boy. It also follows the release of the #6 track, “Ruin,” and its matching music video featuring…
Latto drops new single, “Sunday Service”
Streamcut & RCA Records Latto is taking things to church with her latest new single, “Sunday Service,” making it clear to any doubters that she’s the IT girl. “I don’t sing R&B…
Super Bowl halftime: Usher goes from 2011’s special guest to 2024’s headliner
Usher during the Black Eyed Peas’ halftime show in 2011; Christopher Polk/Getty Images Bringing out special guests during the Super Bowl halftime show has become a thing in recent years…
On this day in Black history: First Black space walker, first Black Nat’l Book Award winner and more
On this day in Black history, February 9: — In 1953, author Ralph Ellison became the first Black writer to win the National Book Award for his debut novel, Invisible Man. — In…