Detroit is honoring Aretha Franklin by renaming a library after the late Queen of Soul. On Monday, Franklin’s family joined local leadership and postal service officials to celebrate the Aretha Franklin Post Office Building to honor the “Respect” singer. It was formerly known as the Fox Creek Station Post Office. …

Every year during the holiday season, Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” becomes the go-to anthem of the season. This year, the earworm broke Spotify’s single-day streams record. Mariah thanked her fans in a tweet on Christmas day while quoting a tweet from Chart Data announcing that …

If you’re like me, you smiled when you saw Megan Thee Stallion gracefully posed on the cover of TIMES Magazine beside the title, 100 Most Influential People. On Tuesday, the magazine announced its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Among the list of names was …

Actor Dwayne Johnson is expected to host Global Goal: United for Our Future, a concert special orchestrated by Global Citizen and the European Commission to bring awareness to the effects COVID-19 has had on marginalized communities. “I’m proud to join Global Citizen and the European Commission to host the Global Goal: …

Marlon Wayans and Neal H Mortiz, the producer of Fast and Furious franchise, are teaming up for a new action-packed romantic comedy titled, Ride or Die. ⁣ According to Hollywood Reporter, Ride or Die follows Marlon as he plays Martin Banks, a robbery detective that partners with a hard-hitting female …

The cast list for the Aretha Franklin biopic titled, “Respect,” is filling up with a star-studded cast including Oscar-winning actor  Forest Whitaker, Marlon Wayans and two-time Oscar nominee Mary J. Blige. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Broadway stars Audra McDonald, Saycon Sengbloh, Hailey Kilgore, and Marc Maron are among others …

BET is set to honor American record producer, musician, composer, and film producer Quincy Jones with his own special called “Q85.” Jones is responsible for producing many talents we see on TV like Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith, and working with legends like Ella Fitzgerald, Michael Jackson and more.  Now …

A new adaptation of the 2005 musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel, ”The Color Purple,” is heading to the big screen. Oprah Winfrey and Scott Sanders, the musical’s original producers will be joined by filmmaker #StevenSpielberg for the Warner Bros. production, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Spielberg was also behind …

Just hours after the legendary Queen of Soul transitioned at the age of 76, an argument over Aretha Franklin’s legacy and career resulted in violence.⠀⠀ According to local news, the incident occurred around 10:43 am in Suffolk, Virginia at the intersection of East Washington Street and Liberty Street.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Witnesses say …

The nominees for the 59th Grammy Awards were announced Tuesday morning, and with a few exceptions, they came out pretty much how one would expect.   Beyonce leads the pack with 9 Grammy nominations, followed by Kanye West, Rihanna and Drake with 8. Chance The Rapper came in strong with 7 nominations …

Tyrese has been extremely vocal about his campaign to bring back R&B, specifically the soul subcategory. I may date myself here, but those that were cognizant of the 90’s (not born in, but old enough to understand that era) were able to witness the beauty of emotion and transparency.  Fans …

Yesterday Safaree Samuels dropped a song titled “Love The Most” in which he opened up about his past relationship with Nicki Minaj. In the song he briefly touched on life before the fame, then talks about things changing after Nicki Minaj blew and how she inevitably ended up with Meek …

Music mogul Clive Davis is the man behind legendary talents from Whitney Houston & Aretha Franklin to Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson but now he’s caught up in a terrible scandal all because he could not close his legs to married women. Yes, WOMEN. Clive said he was bisexual, not …

T.I. is producing a new reality show for Oxygen titled “Sisterhood of Hip Hop.”  The show follows a few of hip hop’s rising female stars, Diamond (of Crime Mob) Nyemiah Supreme (protege of Timbaland), Bia (signed to Pharrell), Brianna Perry (Miami) and openly gay female rapper Siya. We heard Diamond discuss …

Friday afternoon, some of our favorite women attended Variety’s 5th Annual Power of Women event held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. The women were honored for their hard work and contributions. Seeing so many women that support one another without tearing each other down …

After the twit-stalking and twitter jumps from the Baller Alert girls to Mr. Kerry Rhodes, he finally decided to give us an interview. Check out what he had to say: 1. What do you do during off-season? Where do you reside? Off season I just like to lay back and …

Kendrick Lamar is having the best week after. Shortly after receiving RIAA double platinum certification for his latest album, “Damn,” the Compton rapper has just found out that “Humble” has landed him eight  MTV Video Music Awards nominations this year, including Video of the Year, Best Direction and Artist of …

For several years, #Camden, New Jersey has been documented as the one of most dangerous cities in the country. While, the city has made tremendous progress over the years, it still holds the top spot for crime in New Jersey. Aside from the crime rate, the city, just across the #Delaware …