RIHANNA RECEIVED THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD AND U.S. CONGRESSMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER JOHN LEWIS WAS HONORED WITH THE NAACP CHAIRMAN’S AWARD DURING THE LIVE CEREMONY POWERFUL PERFORMANCES BY JILL SCOTT AND H.E.R. WITH SKIP MARLEY LOS ANGELES/BET– (February 22, 2020) — The NAACP recently celebrated the stellar achievements of the 51st NAACP Image Awards winners during […]
New York, NY (February 22, 2020) – MTV and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs today announced that the music mogul’s sons Christian Combs, Quincy Brown and Justin Combs—who are best known for their careers spanning music, fashion and entertainment—are joining the family business and have signed on for the highly-anticipated return of “Making the Band.” Creative director and celebrity choreographer LaurieAnn Gibson will […]
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK)– ESSENCE, the number one media, technology and commerce company dedicated to Black women globally, is continuing the year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary with the announcement of GRAMMY-award winning artists Bruno Mars and Janet Jackson as mainstage headliners for the 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ presented by Coca-Cola. This will be the first-ever ESSENCE Festival […]
TV One’s award-winning documentary series UNSUNG begins its new season highlighting the journey of one R&B’s most dynamic quartets with super-group Dru Hill on Sunday, February 23 at 10 p.m. ET/9C. UNSUNG: DRU HILL Four childhood friends from Baltimore – Sisqo, Nokio, Jazz, and Woody took the music industry by storm in the ’90s with a combination of old school vocal harmonies […]
Source: Vallery Jean / GettyLOS ANGELES, Feb. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — R&B Icon, Charlie Wilson, celebrated Valentine’s Day in a big way. Fans got a chance to see him perform his Billboard top 10 single, “Forever Valentine” on Live with Kelly and Ryan and The Wendy Williams Show. As an early Valentine’s Day present, Wilson premiered the official music video on Wednesday which […]
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK)– ESSENCE, the number one media, technology and commerce company dedicated to Black women globally, is continuing the year-long celebration of its 50th anniversary with the announcement of GRAMMY-award winning artists Bruno Mars and Janet Jackson as mainstage headliners for the 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture™ presented by Coca-Cola. This will […]
NEW YORK, Feb. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — GRAMMY-nominated artist and criminal justice reform advocate Meek Mill has released an inspirational collaboration and accompanying video with GRAMMY Award-winning, multi-platinum global superstar Justin Timberlake titled “Believe” – LISTEN HERE. “Believe” marks the first time that the two acclaimed artists have worked together, with Timberlake’s soaring vocals in the track’s chorus gracefully complementing Mill’s gripping verses containing themes of perseverance […]
Richmond, Virginia (February 10, 2020) – The Altria Theater is proud to welcome GRAMMY award-winning vocalist Patti LaBelle for a night of soulful music, with special guest The Whispers. LaBelle last performed in Richmond at Dominion Energy Center in September 2011. The Whispers graced the Altria Theater stage in October 2019. The concert will be […]
NEW YORK — February 4, 2020 — BET Networks and Tyler Perry Studios announce the return of the hit series, “TYLER PERRY’S HOUSE OF PAYNE” which has begun production on its seventh season. The hilarious comedy about retired fire chief Curtis Payne (LaVan Davis) and his lovely wife Ella (Cassi Davis Patton) picks up five years later as […]
(Black PR Wire) NEW YORK, NY —Award-winning musician, actress and television personality Eve has been confirmed to host the 13th annual ESSENCE Black Women In Hollywood Awards at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, CA. ESSENCE, the number one media, technology and commerce company dedicated to Black women globally, will celebrate women owning, expanding and transforming […]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Broccoli City announced today, the official lineup for Broccoli City Festival 2020. The eighth annual edition of the organization’s flagship music festival in partnership with Live Nation Urban, will return to the newly redeveloped RFK Campus on Saturday, May 9, 2020 featuring performances by DaBaby, Roddy Ricch, Megan Thee Stallion, Burna Boy, Ari Lennox, Doja Cat, Lucky Daye, IDK, and Soulection. […]
NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Beyoncé and Sony/ATV Music Publishing today announced a global agreement covering the music icon’s entire song catalog, including seminal hits from her start with Destiny’s Child, through her unparalleled collection of solo works written throughout her career. “I am excited for what’s to come with my continued partnership with Jon Platt in his new leadership […]
