Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer (Getty Images) The Oscars are meant to honor and celebrate the best in the movie-making business like actors and directors. However, singers, music producers, and artists from the music industry have often stolen the show. Advertisement They have not only won Oscars for the songs they created but also for their acting […]
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Lionel Richie Expressed Regret Over Not Including Madonna On ‘We Are The World,’ But Still Stands By Cyndi Lauper’s Selection
Each year, music’s biggest names come together to compete for high recognition at the Grammy Awards. But occasionally, entertainers can put aside their competitive spirits for the right cause. In January 1985, that moment came when Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Quincy Jones, and Michael Omartian set out to record “What Are The Word.” The track […]
Read MoreDiana Ross, Lionel Richie, Al Green, And More Will Perform The Inaugural Fool In Love Festival In Los Angeles
A groovy new festival is coming to Los Angeles this summer. Fool In Love festival will celebrate its inaugural iteration on August 31 at Hollywood Park Grouds at SoFi Stadium. The festival’s line-up boasts some of the all-time biggest names in R&B, funk, and disco. Headlining the inaugural Fool In Love festival are Diana Ross, […]
Read MoreHere’s When 2024’s Most Anticipated Reality Shows Premiere
Christmas Chaos with Kalani and Asuelu | 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After | TLC Despite the messiness of “90 Day Fiancé,” it does occasionally work out. Of course, those stories still have plenty of drama, which is the reason the title ends with a question mark. Nothing makes you feel better about your relationship […]
Read More25 Grammy Winners Who Were Not Expected To Win
Robert Goulet – Where Do I Go from Here?, 1962 Robert Goulet would become an entertainer so beloved he’d winningly cameo in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, but when he took home the Grammy for Best New Artist in 1963, his recording career was off to an inauspicious start. The star of Broadway’s Camelot didn’t have any […]
Read MoreThe ‘We Are the World’ Doc Spills Major Tea About Michael Jackson, Prince, Al Jarreau, And More
After it’s initial debut at this year’s Sundance Film Festival just last week, “The Greatest Night in Pop,”—the documentary chronicling the making of the hit 1985 song “We Are the World—is now available on Netflix. What Rev Run Really Thinks About Nicki Minaj, Plus Run DMC Honored In New Docuseries During the nearly two-hour-long doc, […]
Read MoreWhat’s Black at 2024 Sundance Film Festival? Luther Vandross, Malia Obama, Magical Negroes and More
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES | Official Trailer Starring Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, Nicole Byer and more, the Kobi Libii-directed film centers around a young man, Aren (played by Smith), who is recruited into a secret society of magical Black “negroes” who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white […]
Read MoreHead of the Class: More Famous Black HBCU Alumni
Photo: Getty Images Since the mid 1800s, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) across the country have been on a mission to educate and empower Black students. Boasting CEOs, politicians, award-winning actors and world-class athletes among their proud alumni, HBCU grads never seem to forget their formative college years—even long after they finish their studies. […]
Read MoreNo Lie: “Fly Jock” Tom Joyner Really Did Have a Daily 800-Air Mile Commute
If you listened to Black radio in Dallas or Chicago in the late 1980s and early 90s, you knew Tom Joyner as “The Hardest Working Man in Radio.” He earned his nickname, “The Fly Jock,” not just because he always dressed to impress, but because he made a daily 800-air mile commute between his morning […]
Read MoreLater Kardashians, These Black IT Girls Are Today’s Trendsetters and Icons
Photo: Marc Piasecki / Contributor (Getty Images), Arnold Turner / Stringer (Getty Images), picture alliance / Contributor (Getty Images) The Kardashians are known for being famous for doing nothing, but that can’t be the case if you are Black. The young women spotlighted here have made strides in their respective fields as athletes, influencers, musicians, […]
Read MoreMore of the New Black “It Girls” To Watch and Know
Photo: Tommaso Boddi / Stringer (Getty Images), Gotham / Contributor (Getty Images), Mike Coppola / Staff (Getty Images) Many of these women have made strides in their respective fields as athletes, influencers, musicians, models, and more, and we’re here to show a spotlight. These ladies are not only drop-dead gorgeous, but they’re also intelligent, using […]
Read MoreHere’s Why Lionel Richie Hilariously Threw Shade at Diana Ross
Lionel Richie, left; Diana RossPhoto: Steve Jennings/ Jim Dyson (Getty Images) It’s not everyday you see music legend and Commodores singer Lionel Richie in the news. But thanks to recently resurfaced footage of his slightly shady comments about Diana Ross, the “Zoom” singer has now become the talk of the Twitter/X streets. I’ll explain. Jon […]
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