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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated April 9, 2024
Spotify is shaking the table and sparking heated debates with its latest music ranking list.
An extension of Spotify CLASSICS, their first-ever program to celebrate catalog music launched last February, the music streaming giant ranked the top 100 R&B songs of the Streaming Era.
For its criteria, Spotify defines “the Streaming Era” as the timeframe from 2015 to the present day, including songs released on
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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated April 9, 2024
Twenty-six years after she wowed the world as the first Black Disney princess, Brandy Norwood returns to her glass slippers as Cinderella.
The princess will return in Descendants: The Rise of Red, the latest installment in the popular Disney Descendants franchise. In this return to Auradon Prep, former Villain Kid Uma is now headmaster, and extends an invitation to fellow Villian Kid Red, the rebellious
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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated April 8, 2024
Cynthia Erivo is receiving high recognition for her activism and advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community.
The actress will be honored by the Los Angeles LGBT Center, one of the world’s largest queer-serving nonprofit organizations, at their annual gala on May 18. Erivo will be receiving the Schrader Award.
Named for the late Rand Schrader, gay rights and AIDS activist and the first openly gay Judge to
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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated April 8, 2024
Jonathan Majors has been sentenced in his assault and harassment case.
The actor has avoided jail time but will have to complete a counseling program and attend 52 weeks of in-person domestic abuser’s intervention, via The Associated Press. He is also required to continue routine mental health therapy sessions.
Majors was found guilty of one count of misdemeanor assault in the third degree and one
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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated April 3, 2024
When the sun sets on St. Lucian Fridays, a village on the lush island’s northernmost tip becomes the hottest locale in the Caribbean.
A favorite vacay spot for celebs like
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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JULY 12: Angel Reese attends The 2023 ESPY Awards at Dolby Theatre on July 12, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) By Rivea Ruff ·Updated April 3, 2024
Angel Reese is going pro!
The star athlete announced her decision to enter the 2024 WNBA draft in grand fashion – quite literally – with a luxury >Vogue digital on April 3.
“I didn’t want anything to be
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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated April 2, 2024
Giancarlo Esposito is a face and name known well for the plethora of roles he’s played on both the big and small screens from the 1980’s to the present day. But the actor’s heritage is something many viewers have been long mistaken over.
The long-time Spike Lee collaborator stopped by SiriusXM’s The Clay Cane Show today, where he discussed his life, career, and all things Parish, his
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By Rivea Ruff ·Updated April 1, 2024
Only one weekend into her COWBOY CARTER era, Beyoncé has broken ground and multiple records on the charts.
Music streaming giant Spotify announced on Friday that the album had officially crossed the threshold as the most-streamed album of 2024 thus far, mere hours into its release. The album also smashed records for Amazon Music streaming, breaking ground as the most-first-day-streamed Country album from a female
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PARK CITY, UTAH – JANUARY 21: (L-R) Meagan Good, Jerrie Johnson and Shoniqua Shandai of Harlem poses for a portrait at Getty Images Portrait Studio at Stacy’s Roots to Rise Market on January 21, 2023 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Emily Assiran/Getty Images for Stacy’s Pita Chips) By Rivea Ruff ·Updated March 28, 2024
Good news for comedy fans! Prime Video’s breakout feel-good girlfriend dramedy, Harlem, has been renewed for a