Instead of sending out traditional paper invites or an e-vite, rap mogul and billionaire Jay Z sent bottles of Armand de Brignac (“Ace of Spades”) champagne, and Rolex Daytona watches as VIP invitations to his upcoming Shawn Carter Foundation Gala. Friends of the rapper Meek Mill and Swizz Beatz both …

Jay-Z‘s “Shawn Carter Foundation” black-tie gala will be held the weekend of November 15, 2019, and will feature a blackjack tournament hosted by the Billionaire Rap Mogul. In fact, according to Page Six, both the gala and tournament will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in …

Blogged By @DanielleBTVMTV celebrated the 2019 Video Music Awards Monday night, with some of music’s biggest names in the audience. Missy Elliot, Normani, Lizzo, Lil Nas X, H.E.R, Big Sean, A$AP Ferg, and Queen Latifa were just a few of the A-listers that performed at the VMAs, which took at …

For more than two decades, Beyoncé has been entertaining the masses, through her acclaimed vocals, videos, and live concerts. However, despite the singer’s overwhelming talent and show-stopping stage presence, her father and former manager, Mathew Knowles, believes her skin tone may have helped catapult her success.  In an interview with …

The B.E.T Awards are headed back to L.A for its 18th Annual award show, honoring the biggest acts in black entertainment. Cardi B leads the pack of nominees with 7 for her debut album ‘Invasion of Privacy’, including Best Female Hip-Hop Artist and Album of the Year. Drake didn’t fall …

The history and current reality of Black people across the globe paints a picture of adversary, incredible challenges, opposition and what is arguably a systematic approach to eradicate any evidence of our very existence. However, in spite of all the odds against us, we still rise. Collectively, there’s a lot …

Jennifer Lopez has been summoned to serenade the execs and bigwigs of Motown Records as part of the 61st annual Grammy Award’s celebration of the label’s 60th anniversary.  According to Rap-Up, CBS announced the news on Monday with a commercial promoting the two-time Grammy-nominated artist, who will join the likes …

Jennifer Lopez has been summoned to serenade the execs and bigwigs of Motown Records as part of the 61st annual Grammy Award’s celebration of the label’s 60th anniversary.  According to Rap-Up, CBS announced the news on Monday with a commercial promoting the two-time Grammy-nominated artist, who will join the likes …

Next month, the late, great Aretha Franklin will be honored with a concert celebration televised by CBS.  According to Detroit Free Press, in a tribute spearheaded by Clive Davis, who previously announced a celebration in August initially slated for November in New York, the legendary Queen of Soul will be …

-blogged by @theRealAlexisDanielle  By now, we all know that there’s no lengths to how far social media can take you. For some users, social media has made them millions. For some users, social media has landed them their dream job.  And according to one twitter user’s NY Times op-ed, one …

The Baller Alert Show, featuring your lifestyle specialist Kenny Burns, with Ferrari Simmons and Su Solo, kicked off its 24th episode with a recap of the hottest topics and current events from the previous week. In case you missed it, the hosts discussed Su’s birthday celebration, where she turned up …

blogged by: @ashleytearra If you’re planning on attending a Kendrick Lamar concert, you might want to read the rules first.   According to The Guardian, the Grammy award-winning lyricist will now be prohibiting the use of cell phones at his live performances. Reportedly, the new policy was established in order …

Just one day ahead of music’s biggest night, Clive Davis hosted his annual pre-Grammy Gala at the Sheraton Times Square in New York City. Music’s biggest party kicked off with performances by Migos, Alicia Keys, Khalid, and Logic. During the celebration, the famed music industry exec addressed Beyoncé as the …

The Queen is back! Bow Down! Since the release of her sixth studio album, Beyoncé has been at the top of her game (as if we expected anything less from the Queen). Last week, the Grammy’s released their long list of nominations for this year’s awards show and of course, Queen …

Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards was nothing short of epic!  The Leader of Navy and Queen of the Beehive were under one roof. It was destined to be lit.  Bad Girl Ri Ri opened the show up with a smashing performance of medleys that included “We Found Love” , …

BET has announced that Prince will be honored at the 2016 BET Awards on Sunday, June 26th. The network released a short video clip following the Billboard Music Awards tribute to the legend, suggesting Prince will be honored by BET as well. The  tribute will include live performances by Shelia …

On this day, we would like to send a very Happy 40th Birthday to the beautiful and talented Kandi Burruss! To celebrate her birthday, we have compiled a list of songs that you may not have known Kandi Burruss wrote. Kandi is more than a reality star from The Real …

First Blue Ivy had two songs on the Billboard charts, now Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys’ 5-year old son, Egypt, has started racking up production credits.  In the wee hours of Friday morning, Kendrick Lamar dropped a surprise album, “Untitled Unmastered.”  What many may not know is one of the …

Hosted by “Blackish” stars, Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, the 14th annual BET Awards were held in Los Angeles , California at the Microsoft Theatre.  Complete with Diddy’s epic fall, this year’s ceremony etched its way into the Hall of Fame with dope performances (well most of them) and …

Christopher Columbus did not discover America. His GPS got him lost and he stumbled upon an already inhabited land and rather than admit to his King that if he had an iPhone instead of an Android this would’ve never happened, he slaughtered, slayed and ran off the rightful “owners” of …