Tune In: ‘Hit The Floor’ Returns January 18 on VH1

*The shot clock is counting down.  Less than two weeks until the highly-anticipated return of the #1 new scripted series of the summer, VH1’s slam dunk series “Hit The Floor.“ Returning Monday, January 18 at 9/8c*, season 3 is filled with more bombshells, sex, drama, secrets and excitement as well as 10 new jaw-dropping dance routines […]

Social Media and the Folks Who Abuse Their Status

*As social media proves each day, it can be your friend (being hip to racial injustice and other noteworthy issues and causes as well as significant personal life events) or it can be your enemy (exposing your dirty laundry as well as enabling that thing we call TMI and whatever negativity you choose to endorse). […]

Chris Brown Strikes Legal Blow Against Woman Accusing Him of Assault

*Chris Brown is not letting assault allegations against him stand. According to TMZ, the singer  is expected  to file a defamation lawsuit against Liziane Gutierrez, a woman who accusing Brown of assault. The suit stems from reports of Gutierrez telling Las Vegas authorities that Brown punched her in the face while attending a private party […]

Yusaf Mack and Transgender Vixen Sidney Starr Turn Up in Chicago

*Boxer and father-of-ten Yusaf Mack is back in the headlines and this time for his budding relationship with transgender actress/singer Sydney Starr. Photos of the couple at a party in Chicago surfaced over the weekend, with Mack sticking his tongue down Starr’s throat in on pic, and the moment has folks talking! “They are both […]

Lifetime Releases Trailer for ‘Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart’ (Watch)

*Lifetime has released the trailer for the biopic, “Toni Braxton: Unbreak My Heart.” As previously reported, the film stars Lex Scott Davis as the singer, Debbi Morgan as Braxton’s mother, Evelyn; Gavin Houston as Babyface, Cortney Scott Wright as Traci Braxton, Skye P. Marshall as Towanda Braxton, LaToya Franklyn as Trina Braxton and Tiffany Hines […]

Natalie Cole Funeral Info Revealed: This Monday at West Angeles Church in LA

*The Electronic Urban Report/EUR has learned that funeral services for singer Natalie Cole will be held this Monday, January 11, at West Angeles Church of God in Christ in Los Angeles. According to Earl Jordan, Executive Director of Operations at the church, services will be at 11am (Pacific) in the Cathedral building at 3600 Crenshaw […]

Beyonce to Join Coldplay for Super Bowl Halftime Show

*Beyonce is headed back to the Super Bowl. Pepsi confirmed to The Associated Press that the 34-year-old singer will perform at the Feb. 7 show at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Last month, Coldplay announced they would perform at the halftime show. Beyonce headlined the 2013 Pepsi Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans […]

Wendell Pierce on Playing Clarence Thomas: ‘I Had to Check My Own Prejudice’

*In HBO’s upcoming film “Confirmation,” Wendell Pierce had to step into the shoes of a real life man whose politics couldn’t be any further from his. The star of “Treme” and most recently “The Odd Couple” plays Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in the drama, which details his volatile 1991 nomination hearings. “Scandal” star Kerry Washington […]

Natalie Cole’s Cause of Death Revealed

*Natalie Cole’s family said the singer’s cause of death was idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension, which led to heart failure. Her family said in a statement to The Associated Press on Thursday that after Cole received a kidney transplant in 2009, she was diagnosed with pulmonary arterial hypertension, a rare lung disease that causes shortness of […]

Key & Peele’s Keegan Michael Key Divorcing Wife of 17 Years

*Keegan-Michael Key of the comedy team “Key & Peele” wants out of his marriage. The comic has filed for divorce from his wife Cynthia Blaise following 17 years of marriage, reports TMZ. Key filed the papers on Dec. 31. According to the docs, they separated in November 2015. They have no children, and he’s asking […]

Angela Simmons ‘Flattered’ by Yo Gotti’s ‘Down in the DM’ Shoutout

*In case you live under a rock, Yo Gotti has a mad crush on Angela Simmons. He makes it very clear in his track, “Down in the DM,” and famously sent her a bouquet of flowers to celebrate her Foofi and Bella faux fur launch. Thank you for the beautiful flowers and supporting our @sanyarichiross […]

New ‘Zootopia’ Trailer Out (WATCH)

*As we all dive into the new year, Disney has released an all new and hilarious trailer for their upcoming animated film, “Zootopia” releasing nationwide on March 4! Fan-favorite Idris Elba’s character is featured in this all new trailer. Elba plays the voice of CHIEF BOGO, head of the Zootopia Police Department. A tough cape buffalo with 2,000 […]

Keke Palmer Posts FB Video About Being Underestimated (Watch)

*Keke Palmer decided to give a pep talk to fans who may be suffering from a lowered sense of self due to haters. “There is nothing wrong with being underestimated,” the 22-year-old actress said in a video posted Monday on her Facebook. “People say, ‘Oh I feel underestimated. I don’t feel like this person believes […]

How Andre 3000 Ended Up On Ex Erykah Badu’s Mixtape

*Andre 3000 popped up unexpectedly on his ex Erykah Badu’s November mixtape, “But You Caint Use My Phone.” According to Billboard, the OutKast member said their duet came about after he and his son, Seven (the eldest of Badu’s three children), discovered The Isley Brothers’ 70s cover of Todd Rundgren’s “Hello, It’s Me” which also […]