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Aaliyah’s Estate Rocks The Boat, Will Finally Release Music To Streaming Services

Aaliyah’s Estate Rocks The Boat, Will Finally Release Music To Streaming Services

Aaliyah’s music will finally be available on streaming services and in print. A handful of Aaliyah’s albums will make their Spotify debut beginning Aug. 20, after years of contention between her estate and Blackground Records — founded by her uncle Barry Hankerson — over releasing the singer’s music, according to Billboard. Hankerson has landed a…MORE

Angela Bassett Makes History As the Highest Paid Woman of Color on Television

Angela Bassett Makes History As the Highest Paid Woman of Color on Television

Who better than Angela Bassett to deserve such a pay raise?! A new report by Deadline shares that the impressively dynamic actor, who stars on the Fox hit procedural 9-1-1 will become the first actress of color to earn over $450,000 an episode. Her bump in pay includes not just the work she has put…MORE

Hip-Hop Is An Official Holiday in the United States

Hip-Hop Is An Official Holiday in the United States

Hip-hop and you don’t stop. As hip-hop turns 48 next month, the United States Senate has made history by passing a resolution on Thursday (July 29), recognizing August 11 as national Hip Hop Celebration Day in the U.S. Not only that, the Senate Resolution 331 also designates the month of August as “Hip Hop Recognition…MORE

The official line-up for Lovers & Friends Festival 2022 has been revealed

The official line-up for Lovers & Friends Festival 2022 has been revealed

The big event is also heading to Las Vegas. Before the still-active pandemic put a damper on everyone’s lives, the 2020 festival season looked to be one of the biggest in years. One such entry in the midst was the Lovers & Friends Festival, a massive event that was set to take place in Carson,…MORE

Michael B. Jordan Reportedly Developing Black Superman Series

Michael B. Jordan Reportedly Developing Black Superman Series

The show will focus on a character named Val-Zod. Michael B. Jordan is about to take Superman to new heights. According to multiple reports, Jordan and his production company Outlier Society are working on a Black Superman project, which will air on HBO Max. There aren’t many details about the project, but Collider claims a…MORE

Will Smith stars as Richard Williams in new ‘King Richard’ (WATCH THE TRAILER)

Will Smith stars as Richard Williams in new ‘King Richard’ (WATCH THE TRAILER)

The film follows Richard Williams, father of Venus and Serena, who meticulously trained his daughters who became two of the greatest athletes of all time. The next great Will Smith role is coming this fall. Based on a true story, Smith stars as Richard Williams in the new trailer for King Richard. Venus Williams and…MORE

Tennessee’s traditional sales tax holiday kicks off Friday, July 30th

Tennessee’s traditional sales tax holiday kicks off Friday, July 30th

Tennessee’s traditional sales tax holiday on clothing, school supplies, and computers begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 30, 2021, and ends at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 1, 2021 – Click here for more information on what items are tax-exempt during this holiday. For 2021, Tennessee’s General Assembly has approved a sales tax holiday…MORE

Blogs

AKON’S CITY IS A BUST

AKON’S CITY IS A BUST

Akon’s futuristic city in Senegal is not happening. The country has taken back the land for the multi-billion-dollar project, which was going to be called Akon City.Senegal will use the land for a resort built with private funding.Last year, Akon was given two weeks to start construction. After there was no movement, and Akon missed…

CRAIG ROBINSON LEAVING COMEDY

CRAIG ROBINSON LEAVING COMEDY

Craig Robinson is leaving comedy.In a recent post on Instagram, The Office actor shared that he’s giving up comedy to focus on “something bigger.”“Life update: I’m officially quitting comedy to focus on my true calling. Stay tuned. I’m working on something huge,” he wrote in the video caption.He teased what his next venture might be in a follow-up…

ANOTHER RECORD FOR SZA AND KENDRICK

ANOTHER RECORD FOR SZA AND KENDRICK

Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour brought in some serious cash. Billboard reports that Grand National is the highest-grossing co-headlining tour ever. The outing has grossed $254.6 million with 1.1 million tickets sold from 23 shows. By comparison, JAY-Z and Beyoncé‘s On the Run II Tour is the only other joint tour to hit…

LEBRON JAMES IS NOT RETIRING

LEBRON JAMES IS NOT RETIRING

LeBron James, 40, isn’t ready to retire yet. King James is staying with the Los Angeles Lakers for another season and he’s set to head into his 23rd NBA season. He’s been playing for the Lakers since 2018 and he won an NBA Championship with the team in 2020. Now, he’s hoping for another one…