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Nada Hafez of Team Egypt celebrates her victory against Elizabeth Tartakovsky of Team United States in the Fencing Women’s Sabre Individual Table of 32 on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Grand Palais on July 29, 2024 in Paris. (Carl Recine/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — An Egyptian Olympian has revealed she competed […]
(LONDON) — Giorgia Villa might be the most “grateful” athlete on the face of the planet. And no, it isn’t just because the newly minted Italian silver medalist helped Team Italy score their first Olympic team medal in gymnastics since 1928. Villa is sponsored by cheese. Having also won the bronze at the 2019 World […]
Cameron Spencer/Getty Images (PARIS) — Sha’Carri Richardson took silver in the 100 meters at the Summer Games in Paris on Saturday, not quite reaching the top of the podium in her comeback bid, but clinching her first medal in the Olympics. Fellow American and training partner Melissa Jefferson finished with the bronze. Julien Alfred, 23, […]
(NEW YORK) — Nearly one week into the 2024 Olympics in Paris, Team USA has a breakout star. Stephen Nedoroscik, a 25-year-old pommel horse “specialist” on the U.S. men’s gymnastics team, was crucial in helping his team bring home a bronze medal in Paris, the men’s team’s first Olympic medal in 16 years. In the […]
Courtesy of Apple Music A$AP Rocky is gearing for the release of his new album, Don’t Be Dumb. Arriving Aug. 30, it features his new single “Hijack,” which he described to Zane Lowe in a recent interview. “I feel like the real is back, man, and it’s just, like, this s*** is for the taking. It’s a […]
(PARIS) — This year’s U.S. Olympic team has a star-studded cast of LGBTQ athletes headed to Paris. At least 29 competitors are prepared to take on the international games, according to a database compiled by LGBTQ news outlet OutSports. These athletes are just a handful of the LGBTQ representation to expect at the Olympic Games. […]
Warner Records Saweetie has released “My Best,” the follow-up to her single “NaNi.” On the track, she talks about feeling and looking great while calling out those who failed to love her in her darkest moments. “I’m doing my best, best, best/ Lookin’ and feelin’ my best, best, best/ But you don’t deserve my best, best, […]
Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images for ESSENCE Just days after releasing Kehlani‘s Tiny Desk performance, NPR is back with another episode. This time, hip-hop takes the stage, with The LOX running through some of their hits in a setting more intimate than their popular Verzuz battle. The group’s set list included “Money, Power & Respect” from their […]
Photo by Kaitlyn Morris/Getty Images Lil Yachty is over the internet. In an Instagram Live Thursday, he revealed that with the exception of his podcast, he’s stepping away from the internet. “I’m not doing no more talking,” Yachty said. “I don’t got s*** else to say. I’m gone off this internet s***. I think I’m […]
Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood Before Simone Biles made history with her Olympic gold medal-winning performance at the women’s gymnastics all-around finals, she starred in a commercial narrated by Queen Bey and soundtracked by Bey’s Willie Jones-assisted song “Just for Fun.” “Let’s talk about power. Because, really, that’s what this story’s about,” Beyoncé says in the ad, which chronicles Simone’s journey. “Physical […]
