The Pulse of Entertainment: ‘Rambling Rose’ to be Inducted into the Maryland Entertainment Hall of Fame June 28, 2026
*“I get my flowers while I can smell them,” Baltimore legend Rosa Pryor-Trustee simply put during my interview with her …
Blue Note Jazz Festival Serves Up a Sizzling Saturday Night
*“Change” was the optimal defining term for this year’s Blue Note Jazz Festival at the Hollywood Bowl. The …
Yinka Ogunbiyi’s HaloBraid Aims to Cut Braiding Time from Hours to Minutes
*For millions of braid wearers, getting a new style can mean spending an entire day in a salon chair. For the stylists …
The Man with the Golden Ear: The Life, Legacy, and Complex Impact of Clive Davis
*The music industry lost one of its most influential architects on June 22, 2026, when legendary record executive Clive …
The Woman Who Saved Stevie Wonder: Dr. Margena Christian Sets the Record Straight on Motown’s Forgotten Pioneer Sylvia Moy | EUR EXCLUSIVE
*June is Black Music Month, and few stories demand to be told more urgently than the one Dr. Margena Christian spent …
Beyoncé’s New Cécred Film Reveals the Meaning Behind Jay-Z’s Hair Evolution | WATCH
*For years, Jay-Z‘s signature locs became one of the most recognizable looks in hip-hop. Fans watched as the …
Drea Dominique Is Done Being Defined by Reality TV and Ready for You to ‘Feel’ Her Music | EUR EXCLUSIVE
*Drea Dominique has been putting in the work for five years, and the world is finally catching up. Known to many as a …
Skincare Designed for Midlife: How Sum of All Is Addressing the Hormonal Shifts No One Talks About | EUR EXCLUSIVE
*For decades, the beauty industry sold midlife women on anti-aging promises without ever asking why their skin was …
Kendrick Lamar Supports Sold-Out Juneteenth Paint & Sip Fundraiser in Compton | WATCH
*On June 19, 2026 (Juneteenth), the Compton Art & History Museum hosted a sold-out Paint & Sip fundraiser in …
Joey Bada$$ Says Unique’s Final Raising Kanan Lesson ‘You Can Always Course Correct’
*Power Book III: Raising Kanan is closing out its fifth and final season with bodies, betrayals, and power moves, but …
The Pulse of Entertainment: Senior Pastor San Franklin Releases ‘El Shaddai’ on Enon Music Group, Co-Produced by John Matt Clark
*“It’s a six-year-old song I wrote with my producer during the pandemic. We didn’t know what to expect, and I asked the …
The Stolen Dial: Golden Age of Black Radio’s Rise & Fall
*They wanted our rhythm, but they locked out our blues. The systemic eradication of Black media infrastructure—from the …
Jessie Mei Li Talks Playing a ‘Devious’ Outsider in ‘The Season’ | EUR EXCLUSIVE
*Jessie Mei Li is stepping into new territory with “The Season,” a six-episode drama set against the …
AI Strategist Alicia Lyttle Joins Star-Studded Power Network at Carnegie Hall on Juneteenth
*AI strategist Alicia Lyttle is bringing her expertise to one of the biggest stages in the country this Juneteenth. …
Donald Harrison Helped Shape Biggie’s Flow, Reinvented Jazz, and Now Says One Song Can Become 10 Different Genres
*Donald Harrison has spent decades proving that music does not have to stay inside traditional boundaries. The …
