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BMG Rights Management Leslie Odom Jr. has unveiled his latest new single, “Loved,” ahead of his on-the-way album, When a Crooner Dies.   “Loved” follows his most recent release, “Holding on to Us,” and “Show Me,” which are expected to be on the singer’s collection of 10 original tracks.  In describing “Loved,” Odom says, “The song’s kinda like a mediation on […]

BET BET has announced multitalented entertainer Keke Palmer as the host of the Soul Train Awards 2023.  Keke’s hosting duties serve as a return of sorts for the Nope star. BET gave her her first talk show in 2014, making her the youngest talk show host in television.  Of choosing Keke as this year’s host, BET executive Connie Orlando said, “Keke Palmer is a […]

Photo: Kevin Kwan – 2022 The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced on Wednesday that it will present the 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor to Kevin Hart. The presentation will take place at a gala event on March 24 in Washington D.C.’s Kennedy Center Concert Hall and will see Kevin […]

Jack Bridgland/GQ In his spread for GQ’s 28th annual Men of the Year issue, Travis Scott opened up about the tragedy that was the 2021 Astroworld Festival. “I mean I was just overly devastated,” Scott said of the fatal crowd crush that left many concertgoers dead and others injured. “I always think about it. Those fans were like my family. You […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET No, Rick Ross didn’t enlist a job search engine for help finding someone to fill a new position on his team. Instead, he took to social media with hopes of finding someone across the internet who would make a great personal flight attendant.  The self-proclaimed “biggest boss” filmed an Instagram Story video, later shared by […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images Janet Jackson‘s attendance at a Jaguar Tour show meant the world to Victoria Monét.  The singer/songwriter said so in a lengthy, touching post shared to Instagram, in which she poured her heart out to her “idol,” naming the many ways Jackson’s inspired her career and thanking the icon for her artistry. Noting that she’s held onto a series […]

Chris Cavanaugh Just in time for the holidays, beloved gospel singer Kirk Franklin adds his flare to a festive classic, “Joy to the World.” Released exclusively on Spotify and recorded at the Spotify studio in Los Angeles, the new single is described as an uplifting song to bring encouragement and joy. Franklin’s “Joy to the World” follows his latest studio album Father’s […]

ABC/Jeff Neira When veteran journalist Tamron Hall drummed up her daytime talk show, now in its fifth season, she didn’t necessarily have a goal in mind for how long it’d run — more so the desire to keep true to her original vision. She says the challenge for a nationally syndicated hour-long program is to “keep the idea that you pitched alive.” And that’s […]