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The Television Academy is now giving nominees an option to choose to put “performer” in place of “actor” or “actress” on their nomination certificate. This change is a huge step in recognizing gender-nonbinary performers. Variety reported: “The move comes several years after ‘Billions’ star Asia Kate Dillon, the first gender-nonbinary performer to play a nonbinary […]
About a year ago, the nation paused during “Blackout Tuesday,” a protest organized by the music industry to acknowledge racism and police brutality. After about a year, the music industry is still not where they should be. Variety reported: “According to both last week’s USC-Annenberg ‘Inclusion in the Music Business’ study and a ‘report card’ […]
Warner Bros will be doing a biopic on music legand Marvin Gaye. “What’s Going On” will be directed by Allen Hughes, and produce with Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine and Andrew Lazar. The studio acquired a script by poet-playwright Marcus Gardley. The Gaye’s estate and Motown will as be apart of the deal so there will be […]
Yesterday, Desiree Lindstrom celebrated the memory of her fiancée DMX for Father’s Day. Desiree Lindstorm took to Instagram to share a heartwarming message and video of the late rapper with their son Exodus. Desiree wrote: “SCREAMING HAPPY FATHERS DAY ALL THE WAY TO THE HEAVENS ABOVE…! Earl you were such an amazing, protective, loving, inspiring, […]
Tyler the Creator announced his up and coming album, “Call Me If Your Get Lost,” will be officially released June 25th. On Wednesday, the album’s first song and video, “Lumberjack” was released. In the video, Tyler the Creator is getting his nails paints and endures a blizzard. Variety reports: “Tyler also hinted at the record […]
“In The Heights,” a musical that was written by Lin-Manuel Miranda and initially opened on Broadway in 2008, was released in theaters and HBO Max last week. This highly anticipated film captures the essence of experiencing life in Washington Heights, Manhattan as an Afro-Latino. The film tackles issues, imposter syndrome, and being the first in […]
Grammy award-winning musician, Golden Globe winning and Academy Award nominated actress Queen Latifah will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement BET Award. Latifah’s her career began in Hollywood where she became the first hip-hop artist to be crowned with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006. Queen Latifah received rave reviews, for her […]
On May 26th, it was announced Jay-Z’s curated two-day festival, Made in America, will be returning to Philadelphia this coming Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4-5. When the festival was announced it was known Justin Bieber and Lil Baby would be headliners. Since the announcement, it has also come to light artists Megan Thee Stallion, Doja […]
After Lorde’s long awaited single was released, ‘Solar Power,’ many fans took to the internet. Fans were starting to catch on to the fact that the new single evoked songs like, George Michael’s “Freedom 90” and the less-globally-known “Loaded” by long-running British rockers Primal Scream. During an interview, Lorde explains the inspiration did come from […]
