In anticipation of her upcoming album, “The People I Used To Know,” K. Michelle released a new single called “Birthday.” “Birthday” is a sexy, chill out and vibe song. While K is singing about/to a man, her husband Kaston most likely was the inspiration, it’s a different energy coming from the […]
Music video director Joseph Kahn, who directed Taylor Swift’s new music video for “Look What You Made Me Do” has decided to defend Swift by claiming Beyonce copied her. “If I plan something as a man I’m a ‘genius.’ If Taylor as a woman plans something she is ‘manipulative.’ Double standards. This […]
Gloria Carter, the mother of Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, revealed that coming out as a lesbian to her son inspired him to record “Smile” off of his 13th studio album, 4:44. “I just finally started telling (JAY-Z) who I was. Besides your mother, this is the person that I am. This is the […]
Baltimore Ravens legend, Ray Lewis, said the Ravens chose not to sign quarterback Colin Kaepernick after his girlfriend Nessa Diab posted a “racist” tweet, featuring the former All-Pro linebacker and owner Steve Bisciotti. “We were going to close the deal to sign him,” Lewis said on Showtime’s “Inside the NFL” on Tuesday night. […]
Six family members of the late Tejano music and culture icon, Selena Quintanilla, lost their lives during Hurricane Harvey. Quintanilla’s father, Abraham, posted a Facebook message to offer his condolences to his relatives who tragically drowned amid the natural disaster. “The family that drowned in Houston Texas were related to me,” he wrote […]
Beyoncé to Headline Hurricane Harvey Relief Telethon with Help From Solange, Michelle Obama, Serena Williams & More. The event, entitled “Hand in Hand,” will feature Texas natives Beyoncé, Solange, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, as well as George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, Oprah Winfrey, and more names to be announced in performances, along with taped […]
Actress, writer, and producer Issa Rae will star alongside Amandla Stenberg, Regina Hall, Russell Hornsby, Algee Smith, Lamar Johnson, and Common in a new film, “The Hate U Give,” which is adapted from Angela Thomas’ debut novel of the same name.” According to Variety, Rae will play April, the activist that helps Stenberg’s character […]
Director Sophie Fiennes has released a new trailer for her Grace Jones documentary, “Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami.” The film, which was created out of a decade’s worth of footage, and will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September. The documentary will chronicle Jones’ life and work with some […]
Frank Ocean started airing his surprise seventh episode of blonded RADIO at the same time the 2017 VMAs started, and during the broadcast, he premiered a new song called “Provider.” You can listen to it below. During previous installments of blonded RADIO, Ocean premiered “Lens”, “Chanel”, “Slide on Me,” “Biking,” and more.
Today, I have a new Top 5 Male R&B Artist. Elijah Blake delivered a R&B classic with his sophomore album, “Audiology.” The 14 track album gives us pure vocals, and the forgotten art of storytelling in music. Listening to this album, I regained a lost piece of myself. Blake revealed truth […]
Tasha Smith, Lil Mama, Tami Roman & Lance Gross visited The Breakfast Club to discuss their upcoming movie on TVOne, “When Love Kills.” While talking about the movie, Smith revealed a past most didn’t know about. Smith revealed she was a past stripper (at the age of 20), and used […]
On Friday, August 12th, 2017, Issa Rae and Solange Knowles hosted an event to raise money for black businesswoman Alisa Reynolds, to help save her restaurant. The event was to help Reynolds, a LA-based chef, who created a GoFundMe page to raise $130,000 for a lawsuit that her restaurant, “My Two Cents,” is facing. “For the […]
Trey Songz will spend the next 18 months on probation for ruining a stage following a performance in Detroit last year. Songz, who was born Tremaine Neverson, was initially charged with a felony count of assaulting a police officer, causing injury which is punishable by up to four years in prison. He was […]
It’s official, Jessie T. Usher will play the “Son of Shaft” in an upcoming sequel to “Shaft” the movie, which was released in 2000, and based off of the 1970’s series. Usher announced the news on his Instagram with the following post, “Can you see the resemblance?! lol #SonOfShaft #NewLineCinema kicking off this fall […]
Thanks to the film, “Hidden Figures,” the United States will now have a state department program for women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics). The program, which is appropriately called #HiddenNoMore, will invite 50 women to Washington in October who work in science, technology, engineering, and math across the world […]
