29th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival Line-Up Announced
*Long Beach, CA – Once again, the 29th Annual Long Beach Jazz Festival (LBJF) #LBJazzFest keeps the focus on jazz. Featuring artists whose performances are rooted in JAZZ, The Long Beach Jazz Festival serves up JAZZ in all its forms– mainstream… contemporary… fusion… IT’S All ABOUT JAZZ—jazz lightly spiced with R&B, funk, soul, gospel and […]
Barack & Michelle’s First Date Coming to the Big Screen
*Actress Tika Sumpter spoke to EBONY’s August 2016 issue about her upcoming biographical romance film “Southside With You.” The story follows a young Barack Obama (Parker Sawyers), as associate at a Chicago law firm, and Michelle Robinson (Sumpter), a second-year associate, on their first date during the summer of 1989. “This film is a love […]
Rihanna Warns Concertgoers: No ‘Catching Any Pokémons Up In This B*tch’
*Rihanna made it clear during a tour stop in France last Saturday: no cell phone distractions. As part of her world tour for her album “Anti,” Rihanna performed at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, France on July 23, according to E! Online. She told the crowd, “I don’t want to see you texting your boyfriends […]
Has Pro-Colorism Dating Site, Smoochr, Pissed ‘You’ Off…Yet?
*Imma be upfront witchu’ right now. I marvel at some of the sh*t my publisher throws my way and expects me to write about. Like this article on a dating site (Smoochr) that has Black folk choosing who they’d like to share their journey with based solely on colorism. I’d of NEVER even looked at this twice […]
Lamar Odom is Being Held Back from Recovering by ‘Toxic Friend’: Report
*As you know if you’ve been follow recent reports on Lamar Odom, he has resorted to some of his old ways just eight months after he nearly died of a drug overdose. On top of that, it seems there’s one person who is basically holding the ex-NBAer back, for whatever reason. According to Larry Brown […]
Donald Trump on Michelle Obama’s DNC Speech: ‘She Did a Very Good Job’
*GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump shared his thoughts about the Democratic National Convention’s first night, including Michelle Obama’s speech. “I thought her delivery was excellent,” Trump told The Hollywood Reporter. “I thought she did a very good job. I liked her speech.” THR asked Trump what happened to all the stars he promised at the Republican […]
Mom Beats Teen Daughter on Facebook Live for Posting ‘Thot’ Pics with Boyfriend (Watch)
*By now, you’ve seen video of the woman in Savannah, Georgia beating her 16-year-old daughter on Facebook Live for posting a photo of herself in nothing but a towel, and next to her boyfriend. Despite multiple commenters calling for the mother’s arrest, the Savannah Police Department told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Monday they hadn’t heard anything about the incident. The mother […]
‘The Walking Dead’ Star Lennie James Joins ‘Blade Runner’ Sequel
*Lennie James of “The Walking Dead” has joined Alcorn Entertainment’s sequel to “Blade Runner,” reports Entertainment Weekly. The actor joins Harrison Ford (who reprises his role of Rick Deckard from the 1982 original), Ryan Gosling, Robin Wright, Ana de Armas, Slyvia Hoeks, Carla Juri, Mackenzie Davis, Dave Bautista, and Barkhad Abdi. Details on the plot […]
Anthony David Drops Riveting New CD ‘The Powerful Now’
*The earthy and always soulful modern day Griot, Anthony David, has garnered a devoted fan base with his poignant anthems of truth that often defy musical boundaries. Rooted in the great R&B tradition, the Grammy nominated singer/songwriter/guitarist’s own intoxicating elixir fuses elements of pop, folk, blues, rock and reggae. “R&B today is not niche. We […]
Beyonce, Adele Lead 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Nominees
*MTV has announced the nominees for its 2016 “Video Music Awards,” and Beyonce leads the pack with a career-high 11, followed by Adele with 8. Both artists are nominated for Video of the Year – Adele for “Hello” and Bey for “Formation.” Rounding out the category are Drake (“Hotline Bling”), Justin Bieber (“Sorry”) and Kanye West (“Famous”). Video of the Year […]
Chanel Iman and Bebe Rexha Featured at ‘Next Up’ (PHOTOS)
*W Hotels and Billboard hosted the second concert in emerging artist concert series, Next Up: New Artists, New Music. The event took place at W Seattle with a private performance by on the rise singer and song-writer, Bebe Rexha. An intimate crowd gathered in W Seattle’s newly renovated W Living Room for the performance. Model, Chanel […]
Diddy’s Son Justin Combs Forms New Company With ‘Two and a Half Men’ Star
*Sean “Diddy” Combs’ son Justin Combs is looking to follow in his dad’s entrepreneurial footsteps. The 22-year-old recent UCLA grad has partnered with fellow alum Kenechukwu “Kene” Orjioke and former “Two and a Half Men” star Angus T. Jones to form Tonite, a multimedia and event production company, reports Billboard. The goal is to “create an experience […]
Eagle Academy Foundation Scholars to Speak at the DNC Tonight
*40 Eagle Academy Foundation scholars, along with the Academy’s founding Principal and CEO David C. Banks, have been invited to speak at the Democratic National Convention, Tonight, Tuesday, July 26th between 7:15 – 7:45pm ET. The theme for the day, A Lifetime of Fighting for Children and Families, will also feature mothers who have lost […]
Toni Braxton Announces 18-City North American Tour
*Toni Braxton will hit the road this fall for an 18-date, North American tour, reports Billboard. The trek kicks off on Oct. 8 in Oakland, California, and wraps Nov. 12 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with Detroit, Kansas City Los Angeles, Chicago, Baltimore and Houston among the stops in between. Braxton currently appears in WE […]
We Remember: TV Psychic Miss Cleo Dead at 53
*We have sad news to report. We’ve just learned of the passing of Miss Cleo, the iconic TV and phone psychic personality. She died after a long battle with cancer. She was 53. A rep told TMZ that Miss Cleo, whose real name was Youree Harris, died Tuesday morning in Palm Beach County, FL. She […]