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Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Yara Shahidi‘s activism will be honored at this year’s Cam for a Cause Gala, hosted by The Cameron Boyce Foundation. The actress will receive the gala’s first Youth Empowerment Award, specifically for her work surrounding STEM awareness, civil rights and women’s rights, as well as her acts of kindness toward others. The Cameron Boyce Foundation, which honors the legacy […]
Courtesy Austin City Limits Festival Kendrick Lamar is headlining the Austin City Limits Music Festival when it returns to the Texas city in October. The rapper will be sharing headlining duties with Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, ODESZA, Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette, The 1975 and Hozier. Also featured on the bill are Lil Yachty, Kali Uchis, Coi Leray, GloRilla, Serayah and a slew of native Texans. All artists will perform on […]
CBS/Jack Taylor CBS has reversed its decision to cancel S.W.A.T., announcing on Monday that the popular show will return for a seventh and final season, according to Variety. “We have listened to our viewers and their outpouring of passion for S.W.A.T. and have reached an agreement to renew it for a final season of 13 […]
Sonja Flemming/CBS Salt-N-Pepa are rappers and mothers who were able to balance both careers and family throughout the course of their careers, but it wasn’t something those in the industry believed was possible. Speaking to Tamron Hall, Pepa revealed they made the decision to become mothers because they knew they were capable of handling both jobs. “They could recognize ’cause we […]
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Nicki Minaj‘s decadeslong career includes quite a few accomplishments, a lot of which were made before and with her debut album. Taking to Twitter Sunday, the rapper reminded fans of that while resharing a post that claimed her Pink Friday photoshoot wasn’t much of a topic. “Ok but no one has discussed the LEGENDARY! Pink Friday shoot. […]
Scott Kowalchyk/CBS Lil Wayne was a fan of Missy Elliott before he knew about Jay-Z. That’s what he said during their sit-down on TV One’s UNCENSORED. “As a kid before Jay — this before I even knew a Jay-Z existed, I was into Missy Elliott,” Wayne told Missy. “It was because you were able to, you would say things that I […]
Courtesy Sony Music/Netflix Alicia Keys‘ reimagined version of 2003’s “If I Ain’t Got You” features a global orchestra comprised of women of color appearing alongside her in the new music video. The singer tapped original director Diane Martel to recreate the new clip, which sees a slew of international musicians, including South Africa’s first Black female conductor, Ofentse Pitse; Amel Bent from France; and […]
Christopher Polk/NBC After much back and forth, it appears Diddy and Jermaine Dupri are finally facing off in a Verzuz. In a clip shared on social media, Diddy is captured telling Busta Rhymes and Fabolous about the forthcoming event. “September 8 at the Garden. Me vs. Jermaine,” says Diddy. “We’re gon’ have you out the rafters flying out the sky.” Diddy and Jermaine […]
Photographed by Tyler Mitchell; Styled by Sara Moonves While The Weeknd has “died” in his videos multiple times, the artist, born Abel Tesfaye, says he’s getting ready to kill off his alter ego once and for all. Speaking to W magazine, Tesfaye says he’s currently experiencing an identity crisis, and not just because he’s playing a character on his upcoming HBO series The Idol. […]
Courtesy Lovers & Friends Chris Brown is setting the record straight following reports about his behavior at the Lovers & Friends festival over the weekend. After footage circulated of him in what appeared to the beginning of a scuffle backstage, he provided some context via a comment on NoirOnlineOrg‘s Instagram page. “Yall been geeked all weekend , y’all dragging it now. […]
