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Paul Bergen/Redferns Anita Baker will soon grace the stage again.  The Grammy winner is set to perform a special one-night-only show at the Legacy Arena at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama, on October 28. Presented in part by The Black Promoters Collective, the musical evening will celebrate Baker’s long career with memorable songs, from […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images Jermaine Dupri plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of his record label, So So Def, in a big way.  The Grammy-winning super producer tapped a few music legends for the So So Def Festival, a multiday event celebrating all things hip-hop and R&B.  The list of stars set to perform in Atlanta’s famed Central Park on […]

Shanachie Entertainment Keke Wyatt returns to the music scene with the release of her new album, expected out later this year.   The upcoming project, under Shanachie Entertainment, serves as Wyatt’s first album in six years, following Keke Covers in 2017.  “Fans can expect some good ole Sanging honey!!” Keke said of the upcoming album. “I want to give my fans […]

HBO When ABC Audio spoke to Travon Free, director of HBO’s new documentary BS High, he sported a cap that read, “Art Is Dangerous” — the perfect start to a conversation about how the film, which delves into the cutthroat world of sports prep programs, came to be. In fall 2021, Roy Johnson gained much public attention and scrutiny, as his creation of a […]

Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood As Beyoncé‘s nears the end of her Renaissance World Tour, the singer put in a special request to fans attending shows taking place during Virgo season: She’d like concertgoers to dress in their “most fabulous silver fashions.” “Virgo season is upon us,” she wrote on her Instagram Story. “This tour has been such a joy […]

Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Global Citizen To commemorate this year’s anniversary of 50 years of hip-hop, Public Enemy and Ice-T will headline a free, two-day concert event in Washington D.C.  The National Celebration of Hip Hop, taking place at West Potomac Park on the National Mall on October 6 and 7, will feature performances from a slew of legendary […]

Audible/Broadway Video Yes We Cannabis, a new scripted audio comedy, is set to debut this Thursday, August 24 and it’s a story about, well, cannabis.  “It’s a ten episode, half hour comedy narrative series on Audible that follows three Black friends as they try to create a cannabis business in Los Angeles,” director Rochée Jeffrey tells ABC […]

Paras Griffin/Getty Images Sean “Diddy” Combs took to Instagram on Tuesday to announce his first solo album in 17 years, The Love Album: Off the Grid, along with a documentary-style trailer that includes Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Mary J. Blige and DJ Khaled. “I present to you my new album. The Love Album: Off The Grid September 15, 2023 R&B is alive! […]

Spaceship Records/Bad Habit, 2023/Atlantic Records Burna Boy‘s last few years in music have catapulted him to the top of the charts and cemented him as one of the most beloved hip-hop artist of today. When it comes to getting the recognition he deserves for working so hard, Burna says he wants all the credit.  “I’m not […]

Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Deadline Hollywood In a guest column in Variety, Oscar winner Octavia Spencer remembered Ron Cephas Jones, who died at 66 years old on Saturday, August 19. Spencer called him, “one of the most skilled actors I’ve ever worked with,” adding, “To be in a scene with him, you had to be […]