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Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images Singer Chris Brown has pleaded not guilty in London after being charged in a serious assault at a London nightclub two years ago. Brown arrived at Southwark Crown Court in central London on Friday morning for a hearing where he pleaded not guilty on a charge of grievous bodily harm […]

While wrapping the North American leg of the Grand National Tour Wednesday, SZA shared an emotional moment with Kendrick Lamar onstage, as she thanked him for the opportunity. “He put me onto the biggest moment of my life,” SZA told the crowd, in part. “This is also the biggest moment of my life… I’m so thankful, […]

MGM+ American crime boss Bumpy Johnson attempts to go legit in season 4 of Godfather of Harlem, but rival crime boss Joe Colombo intentionally throws a wretch in his plan. Speaking to ABC Audio, Michael Raymond-James, who portrays Joe in the show, explains Joe is still upset about Bumpy rejecting his past offer to “join forces” and get into the Italian families. […]

Coi Leray has welcomed her daughter, Miyoco, to the world, and she’s already sharing bits of her experience. “Breastfeeding ain’t no joke #pinksweatsuits,” she wrote on social platform X. “It Hurts!” She shares Miyoco with rapper Trippie Redd. Coi’s father, rapper Benzino, tells TMZ “it’s a blessing” to see her experience motherhood. “Miyoco is carrying on a beautiful […]

Disney/Randy Holmes Stevie Wonder is Billboard‘s choice for the best R&B artist of all time. The publication highlighted his career accomplishments, including his first-ever #1 R&B and Hot 100 single “Fingertips – Pt. 2″; his first #1 R&B album, Talking Book; and #1 R&B projects Innervisions, Fullfillingness’ First Finale, Songs in the Key of Life, Hotter Than July, and […]

Photo by TheStewartofNY/GC Images Keke Palmer is getting ready to introduce the world to the woman behind the brand, she says in an interview with E! News. She says that through her new album, Just Keke, fans will meet “the Keke that everybody always knows and loves” as well as “the person behind that, the one […]

Amazon Music Rotation, Amazon Music’s Black music brand, will be livestreaming an exclusive Erykah Badu concert on Juneteenth as part of their Forever in Rotation celebration honoring Black Music Month and the Black artists who remain in our rotation. Badu Presents: Echos 19 will see Erykah take the stage live at The Bomb Factory in her […]

Disney/Pamela Littky Abbott Elementary, Forever and Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist top the list of nominees for this year’s Black Reel Television Awards. Netflix’s YA romance Forever scored the most nominations with 12, followed by ABC’s Abbott Elementary with 11. Peacock’s Fight Night has eight. Joining Abbott in the outstanding comedy series category are The Bear, Harlem, The Residence and Survival of the Thickest. Along with Forever in the outstanding […]

Courtesy CNN Nelly, Ice Cube and Timbaland are among the musical acts who’ll be ringing in Independence Day this year on CNN. The cable network’s fifth annual special The Fourth in America will air starting at 7 p.m. ET live on CNN. The special will feature coast-to-coast firework shows from Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Detroit, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Diego, New […]

Amanda Edwards/Getty Images The Jeffersons actress Marla Gibbs is coming out with a memoir. People reports the 94-year-old will be releasing It’s Never Too Late in early 2026, from Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. According to the book’s synopsis, Gibbs will detail “her difficult journey from a tempestuous childhood to becoming a confident Hollywood powerbroker and groundbreaker who paved the way for […]