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Teyana Taylor is no stranger to the public eye, but with several films now under her belt, she says it’s pretty difficult to be a Black woman in Hollywood. “The hardest part is being a woman in Hollywood,” she tells Elle. “The even harder part is being a Black woman in Hollywood, because I do feel […]

Shortly after fans got a first glimpse of her character in The SpongeBob Movie: Search For SquarePants, Ice Spice released an original song from the soundtrack. “Big Guy” is out now, accompanied by a music video. “Being part of the SpongeBob soundtrack is such a full circle moment for me,” Ice says in a statement. “It’s crazy to […]

Miguel City Sessions poster (Amazon Music) The chaos is now making its way to Amazon Music’s City Sessions. Miguel has been named the performer for its upcoming episode, taking place live Nov. 19 at the Intel Experience Store in Manhattan. He’ll take the stage with an acoustic version of songs from his new album, Caos, as well as […]

Isaac Keys and Joseph Sikora in season 3 of ‘Power Book IV: Force’ (Starz) Communication is the key to success, but it’s something drug dealers Tommy Egan and Diamond Sampson struggle with in Power Book IV: Force. The two formed an alliance in season 1 with the main goal of expanding their operations in Chicago — but […]

Swayvo Twain opened up in an Instagram post Wednesday about losing his father, D’Angelo. He shared that his father’s death provided a lot a clarity, allowing him to approach the loss differently than he did when his mother, Angie Stone, died. “Mom passed and left me with a lot of questions. After this funeral, I gained […]

Akon attends the BET Media House on June 30, 2024, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Julia Beverly/Getty Images) Akon was arrested Friday when officers in Chamblee, Georgia, discovered him while responding to a wanted person alert.  An incident report explains the Flock camera system had flagged a white Tesla Cybertruck registered to Akon, born Aliaune Badara Thiam, […]

Babyface performs during 2025 Essence Festival Of Culture at Caesars Superdome on July 04, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images) If you have ever wondered how Babyface’s many collaborations came to life, a documentary film will soon provide the answer. The film is currently in production and will take fans through his […]

Chadwick Boseman attends the 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards on March 3, 2018, in Santa Monica, California. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Chadwick Boseman, who died in 2020, will be posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The ceremony to celebrate the Black Panther actor, who died of colon cancer at age 43, will […]

Eddie Murphy reflects on his 50-year career in his new documentary, Being Eddie, but that originally wasn’t his intention. Speaking to Extra, he reveals he had just wanted to document his return to standup. “I was going to do standup again. … And it was like, ‘Okay, let’s document it. Let’s do a documentary and show […]