This morning Spike Lee opened up his Brooklyn-based production company, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, to select members of the press to make a big announcement. The Do The Right Thing director has decided to turn to the crowd funding website Kickstarter to raise $1.25 million to produce his next film. During part 1 of […]
Former American Idol contestant Jennifer Hudson has joined the chorus of celebrities speaking out against the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the killing of 17-year old Trayvon Martin. Hudson shared the powerful message of love in an unexpected manner, on a T-shirt with “Love” spelled out with guns and other weapons. The “Dreamgirls” actress added this caption to the photo: “It’s time to turn all of that into […]
It’s a good time to be actress Kerry Washington. The star of the hit ABC drama “Scandal” just received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for her role as Olivia Pope on the political-themed drama. Washington is nominated for Lead Actress in a Drama Series. The actress took to Twitter to express her excitement about the […]
Gabrielle Union’s is set star in the BET production “Being Mary Jane” which premieres, Tuesday. Her character, Mary Jane, is a single, career-driven woman still on the quest for love. “For a lot of us of a certain age, it’s our life,” Gabrielle told “Access Hollywood.” “As much as we are fulfilled by our careers, our families, […]
TODAY – Many people have turned to music at sad times in their lives. Singer Lionel Richie is no different — except the music he turned to was his own. Richie told the U.K. Mirror that in the 1990s, he was going through a divorce and fighting depression “Then a friend said to me: ‘Lionel, I have […]
*The “turned up” 2013 BET Awards, er, ‘scuse us, we mean, BET Awards 2013 is in the books … and here’s a summary. Chris Brown (and Nicki Minaj) kicked everything off with a medley of hits and Chris Tucker hosted the extravaganza. As far as the awards go, Drake was nominated for 12 and went home with 3: […]
To most he’s a comedian and popular TV host, but to fans of the TV Land show “The Soul Man,” Cedric The Entertainer is Rev. Boyce “The Voice” Ballentine, a former soul singer turned pastor who moved from Las Vegas to St. Louis to take over his father’s church while still trying to adjust to his new role.Niecy Nash plays his wife, […]
Gospel Music has come a long way! The pioneers of Gospel had to endure not even being recognized and if you made it on the radio it was on somebody’s AM dial! As I sat back and thought about how culture, times, people and the acknowledgement (at the least) that singing about Jesus is not so bad […]
All month long we are celebrating our contributions to music…Today we shine the spotlight on The Staples Singers.. BIO: The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck “Pops” Staples (1914–2000), the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha (1934–2013), Pervis (b. 1935), Yvonne (b. 1936), and Mavis(b. 1939). They are best known for their 1970s […]
Feat. DW Bass, & Pam Henry. THIS IS ALL IN FUN! A parody of the reality show “The Sheards.” I love the Sheards and this is no way a diss on the artist whatsoever. Don’t be deep and no shots fired here! I’m a KeKe fan. Please support my album “Phenonemal” and buy some ALX […]
Singer Mariah Carey is hooking up with director Lee Daniels“The Butler,” for a part that, at first glance, makes one go, “huh?” But then again if you’ve followed her film career, Carey, a high maintenance glamour queen in real life, seems to go for gritty, down-to-earth characters on film. And when you work for Daniels that’s pretty much […]
Steve Harvey’s daytime talk show already received a second-season renewal! Now NBC-owned stations have picked the show up for two additional seasons, taking Harvey into 2016 in 65 percent of the country. The show, produced by Endemol and airing in front of Ellen on NBC-owned stations, is one of the few solid hits of the […]
