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Lauryn Hill, Tyla and more will perform at the 2024 BET Awards. Here’s what to know about the show
NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 BET Awards are fast approaching. Last year’s show celebrated 50 years of hip-hop with tributes to the genre’s earliest voices, late legends and new talent during a show packed with spectacular performances that consistently felt like a party. This year is stacking up to be just as exciting with award-winning performers — Lauryn Hill, anyone? — and presenters.
Chris Brown gets stuck midair during New Jersey concert
Chris Brown was left hanging — literally — after a technical glitch had him suspended in midair during his concert in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday night. In an X (Twitter) video posted by The Hollywood Reporter, Brown is shown singing his hit single, “Under the Influence” while hooked up to wires at the Prudential Center in Newark. At one point during the performance, Brown got stuck, hanging above the stage while continuing to sing the song.
To help solve ‘Missing White Woman Syndrome,’ Gabby Petito’s family lends their platform to missing people of color
The family of the late Gabby Petito, whose sudden disappearance and murder at the hands of her fiancé, Brian Laundrie, dominated headlines in 2021, will be the first to tell you all missing individuals in this country deserve that kind of attention. They feel so strongly about this, in...
I’m a huge Mary J. Blige fan. I’ve also never listened to an album in full after ‘Share My World.’ I apologize.
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I still remember when Mary J. Blige came into my life. I was 13 and the video for “Real Love” came onto whatever video show I had on a VHS tape. The opening beat break had me in a trance and the hip-hop soul of it had me entranced. Hip-hop soul is my genre, and my love for it is why SWV will always reign supreme as my second favorite singing group of all time right behind Jodeci.
Samuel L. Jackson, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard and more star in ‘Fight Night’ teaser trailer
Samuel L. Jackson, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Kevin Hart and more Hollywood stars are headed to a TV screen near you. “Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist,” an upcoming limited series that tells the story of an armed robbery following Muhammad Ali’s comeback fight in 1970, dropped its first teaser trailer and release date on June 12. The Peacock series will premiere on Sept. 5.
Gayle King airs, and clears the air, about Oprah Winfrey’s hospitalization
We all want people in our lives who will positively speak of us in rooms we’re not in — and Gayle King is definitely one of those people. The “CBS Mornings” anchor had to clear the air this week after potentially spilling the beans that Oprah Winfrey had been hospitalized due to stomach issues.
What Black Americans can learn from ‘American Idol’ star Mandisa’s obesity-related death
In April, Grammy-winning singer and former “American Idol” contestant Mandisa was found dead in her home by friends. At just 47 years old, the star’s death was listed as “natural” in an autopsy report, which also determined that her death was a result of “complications of class III obesity.”
A study says Black people believe ‘racial conspiracy theories.’ Given this country’s history, can you blame us?
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It is both possible that Black people believe in conspiracy theories, and that Black people have centuries of firsthand experience with real-life conspiracies waged against them. But in the end, can we really call them conspiracy theories when the receipts for actual conspiracies are plentiful and readily available?
Watch: Top 12 love songs for the summer
There’s no better time to fall in love than in the summertime. June is Black Music Month and theGrio came up with a playlist of songs that will have you and your loved one feeling all the butterflies. 12. “Essence” – Wizkid featuring Tems. This Grammy-nominated...
You may be the reason why D’Angelo has not given us more music
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. You may be part of the reason why D’Angelo stopped performing. Yes, you. If you’re of an age where you were a fan when his legendary song and video “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” came out. Let me explain. It’s a Black Music Month cautionary tale.
Nick Cannon is in on the joke this Father’s Day
Nick Cannon is in for one busy Father’s Day. The father of 12, who told People magazine he’d like to spend the day resting, has declared he will find a way to connect and spend time with all of his children even as he spends the day on set filming for the hit show “The Masked Singer.”
Sprinters catching up to Flo-Jo’s hallowed 100, 200 world records that have stood since 1988
For generations of sprinters in the women’s 100 meters, 10.49 seconds is the world record they’ve been chasing since 1988. For Al Joyner, it’s a time he sees everywhere he looks. Like the other day when he was contemplating putting a pair of his late wife Florence Griffith Joyner’s spikes up for auction and happened to glance at the clock.
Watch: What you need to know about laser hair removal | Life Hacks
Here are a lot of techniques to remove the hair on our face and body. Wax strips and shaving are done in the comfort of your home; procedures like laser hair removal require a professional. There are some myths about laser hair removal and darker skin tones, so Ginille Brown, nurse practitioner and owner of Ginelle Beauty Aesthetics, joins Life Hacks with Liana to break down the process, appropriate lasers for our skin tones, and more.
Ozy Media went from buzzy to belly-up. Its founder, Carlos Watson, is now on trial
The company boasted big-name interviews, an Emmy-winning TV show, a buzzy music and ideas festival and impressive numbers to show prospective investors — until it imploded in 2021 amid doubts about its audience size, viability and basic integrity. Those doubts are now at the center of a federal criminal...
Quincy Jones on the list of stars who will receive an honorary Oscar
Quincy Jones has been nominated for seven Oscars in the past 55 years, including best original score, best song, and even best picture. Although he’s never collected a competitive statuette during the Academy Awards, this November he’ll receive an honorary Oscar from the Academy’s Board of Governors in recognition of his contributions to the art of film.
Chaka Khan’s Tiny Desk performance sparks social media frenzy
Chaka Khan proved why she is one of music’s most celebrated icons during her live performance on NPR’s Tiny Desk. The 71-year-old singer took to the stage, where she sang some of her biggest hits, including “I’m Every Woman” and “Tell Me Something Good,” on Tuesday in celebration of Black Music Month. Fans couldn’t get enough of Khan’s performance, gushing about the phenomenal set on social media.
dream hampton speaks on Diddy assault allegations: ‘Just mad at him’
Dream hampton, the executive producer of “Surviving R. Kelly,” addressed Sean “Diddy” Combs numerous assault allegations. The music journalist commented on the hip-hop mogul’s alleged crimes at the premiere of her new documentary, “It Was All a Dream,” at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on Sunday, June 9.
From concerts on the White House lawn to greeting cards, Juneteenth is a full-blown holiday
Once an obscure day celebrated predominantly in Texas, Juneteenth is emerging as a full-blown “greeting card” holiday. President Joe Biden hosted an early celebration this week, a concert on the White House’s south lawn featuring none other than Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle. Cities from Denver, Colorado, to Cincinnati, Ohio, have major events slated for the coming days. You can even find cards on Amazon now.
Oklahoma Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit of last Tulsa Race Massacre survivors seeking reparations
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dampening the hope of advocates for racial justice that the city would make financial amends for one of the worst single acts of violence against Black people in U.S. history that left as many as 300 people dead and a once-thriving district in smoldering ruins.
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