Actor Michael B. Jordan was selected as People’s “Sexiest Man Alive” for 2020. The 33-year-old, who starred in “Just Mercy,” “Black Panther” and “Creed” first appeared on People’s radar in 2013 when he was featured in its first-ever “Ones to Watch.”

The Root is reporting an online Change.org petition to Sony Pictures Entertainment to offer up PBS “The Reading Rainbow” host, actor LeVar Burton to be the next host of “Jeopardy.” The show’s beloved and longtime host Alex Trebek died of pancreatic cancer on Nov. 8 at age 80. As for Burton, …

TMZ reports that R&B singer Jeremih is seriously ill and hospitalized,  fighting for his life after contracting COVID-19. It says rappers Chance the Rapper, 50 Cent and producer Hitmaka went online to solicit prayers on his behalf. 50’s post said he is in the ICU in Chicago. On Nov. 14, …

Singer Erykah Badu posted to Twitter on Nov. 13 that she tested positive for COVID-19 in one nostril and negative in the other. “Left nostril positive. Right nostril negative. Maybe they need to call Swiss Beats so they can do a versus between them. Funny thing is, Dr. ONLY reported the posi…

Federal authorities have charged a fourth person in connection with the alleged murder-for-hire plot that, in March 2016, claimed the life of Andre Montgomery, grandson of “Sweetie Pie’s” St. Louis soul food restaurant owner Robbie Montgomery, of whom the five-season OWN network reality show…

The 8-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Blue Ivy Carter, will narrate the “Hair Love” audiobook, which is based on the Oscar-winning short film “Hair Love” by Matthew A. Cherry with illustrations by Vashti Harrison. The story follow’s an African American father who attempts to take car…

Emmy Award winning actress Loretta Devine says a sequel may be in the works for “Waiting to Exhale,” a 1995 smash hit movie, based Devine played in, along with Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, which was based on author Terry McMillan’s novel of the same name. The book and movie …

While thinking about his journey and all the things he would do in his new house, Questlove, the founder of the iconic hip-hop band The Roots, got an unwelcome meet, instead of a neighborly greet, at his new home.

Nearly three months after their reported split, Hollywood Life reports that Nick Cannon and his pregnant ex-girlfriend Brittany Bell were spotted sharing a meal at a restaurant in Malibu, Calif. for her birthday on Monday Nov. 9. A photo shows Nick holding a to-go bag in one hand and holding…

It appears that Donald Trump isn’t the one who got dumped due to the November general election. After proclaiming on Instagram on Sept. 27 that he was “the man who managed to steal my heart during a pandemic,” HipHop Dx and other media report that Lil Wayne’s girlfriend, model Denise Bidot a…

Spice Girl Mel B’s finances reportedly have taken a drastic dip, so much so that she is requesting that film and comedy legend Eddie Murphy increase the amount of child support payments for their daughter, 13-year-old Angel. As the MailOnline reported, the British singer, songwriter and TV p…

Comedian Tiffany Haddish and rapper Common have clamped the rumors of them unfollowing, then refollowing each other on Instagram (if he ever followed her in the first place) by professing their love for one another. Speculation of their new celebrity couple matchup-breakup swirled after fans…

Rapper Travis Scott’s Halloween 2020 costume apparently tricked him into thinking he was treating his social media followers. The IG posse went in so hard onthe “Astroworld” mastermind’s Batman-of-another-colorcostume that it’s speculated on HipHopDX that he deactivated from his 34.6 million…

Rapper Young Boy Never Broke Again and Yaya Mayweather are expecting a child. The musical artist is the daughter of boxing champ Floyd Mayweather Jr. An April 2020 baby mama stabbing incident in Texas and Yaya’s aggravated assault arrest aside, her bun in the oven is Mayweather’s first grand…

NFL Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his wife, singer Ciara, are launching the Why Not You Academy. The Wilson’s Why Not You Foundation is providing $175 million to help revamp a school just south of Seattle into Why Not You, which will focus on providing academics, student pl…

While Democratic Presidential candidate, Vice President Joe Biden’s camp and Act Blue have already figured it out, those thousands of campaign donations for $19.08 to the Biden-Harris campaign are coming from Vice Presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris’ sorority sisters, none other than t…

Entertainment mogul  Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter has planted the seeds to launch his own cannabis brand, “Monogram,” as part of his new partnership with California-based cannabis company, Caliva. He joined them in 2019 as their new chief brand strategist. On the Monogram website, it says it will be…

The music of the late superstar singer and actress Whitney Houston lives on. Houston’s video of her 1992 hit, “I Will Always Love You” just reached 1 billion views on YouTube. Houston’s rendition of the 1973 Dolly Parton song was in the movie, “The Bodyguard.” As Essence reported, this song …

Actor, singer and game show host Jamie Foxx is mourning the loss of his younger sister DeOndra Dixon, who died this week at age 36. No word on the cause of death.

Ain’t nothing like a little DNA to bring folks together in a good way, especially among stars that shine bright in their own respective vocations. Such is the case with U.S. Sen. Cory Booker and actor RuPaul Andre Charles. On the PBS series “Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates,” it was…

Singer and Fenty fashion and cosmetics entrepreneur Rihanna, tennis champion Serena Williams and music’s Queen B herself, Beyoncé, all grace the Forbes “Richest Self-Made Women Under 40” list. Thirteen women made the list. Williams’ net worth is at $225 million. Make that $420 million for Be…

After 60 years of being a Motown hit maker music legend Steve Wonder has formed his own label, So What the Fuss Music, and has released two new songs distributed by Republic Records. The label’s name was inspired by his 2005 collaboration with Prince.

“Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman did not leave a will before he died in August from colon cancer. In Los Angeles County Probate Court, his widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, asked to be named administrator with limited authority over the actor’s estate, valued at $938,500, according to docum…

Empire star Taraji P. Henson announced her two-year engagement to former NFL cornerback Kelvin Hayden is over. As reported by Essence during an interview on The Breakfast Club, Henson confirmed it as she answered a question about how women handle drama from men. “I hadn’t said it yet, but it…

TMZ reports that after three years, Grey’s Anatomy star Jesse Williams’ divorce settlement from Aryn Drake-Lee was finalized as of August 7. They share joint legal and physical custody of their children, son Maceo and daughter Sadie. He will pay child support. TMZ says accounts and royalties…

And if the Rolls Royce extra birthday present didn’t tell you, Cardi B herself said that she is back together with her husband Offset. She filed for divorce in September – to teach him a lesson. Lesson learned-hopefully. And she said she was not being abused.

St. Louis’ own Nelly is appearing on this season’s “Dancing with the Stars” as well as on limited edition tall boy Budweiser beer cans during this 20th anniversary year of his iconic rap song “Country Grammar.” The red and white Bud cans will be distributed in the St. Louis area. They have N…

“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Cynthia Bailey and Mike Hill tied the knot in grand fashion Saturday during a lavish ceremony in front of 250 guests, as People reported. Costars Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore and former castmate Eva Marcille served as bridesmaids. Bailey and Hill took precauti…

“Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” reality show star James “Tim” Norman of Jackson, Mississippi pled not guilty on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for Eastern Missouri to federal charges related to the 2016 St. Louis murder of his 21-year old nephew, Andre Montgomery. Prosecutors allege it was a …

Geto Boys rapper Scarface (Brad Terrance Jordan) took to social media on Oct. 7 to spread the word that he is in need of a kidney, following his battle with COVID-19 that permanently damaged his kidneys and left him on dialysis. “I need a kidney y’all any volunteers? B+ blood type,” he poste…

The 2,600 square-foot Alpharetta, Georgia townhouse where Bobbi Kristina Brown was found comatose from a drug overdose and died in 2015,  is on the market for $599,000. As People reported, the listing reads, “Once owned by the incredibly talented Whitney Houston, own a piece of history.” A j…

Real Housewives of Atlanta’s Porsha Williams is off again from former fiancé, Dennis McKinney. Page Six reports that in a now deleted Instagram story, McKinney said he was “SINGLE ASFK” and Williams commented on IG that she has “been single.” They reportedly have also unfollowed each other o…

The “I Can See Clearly Now” 1972 Billboard Hot 100 chart topper, singer-songwriter Johnny Nash died at age 80 at his home in his native city of Houston. He had been in declining health recently. As Fox26 reported, Nash was also known for reggae music and was one the first non-Jamaican singer…

Tony nominated actor Thomas Jefferson Byrd was gunned down in Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 3. He was 70 years old. Homicide police are investigating. Byrd appeared in several Spike Lee films. including “Clockers,” “Get on the Bus,” “Bamboozled,” “He Got Game,” “Red Hook Summer,” “Chi-Raq” and o…

Prayers and positive energy go to former BET “Teen Summit” host and MTV veejay Ananda Lewis, who revealed for the past two years, she has been battling stage 3 breast cancer. She made the announcement on Instagram at the October start of Breast Cancer Awareness month. As reported in VIBE, Le…

One win for Dr. Dre in his pending divorce case filed by wife Nicole Young. AsTMZ reported, the judge rejected her request for $1.5 million for various expenses, including security, because she claims to be getting death threats. The judge also gave an ixnay on her request to accelerate her …

Several celebrity couples recently announced new additions to their families.

Former “America’s Got Talent” judge Gabrielle Union and NBC reached an “amicable resolution” to her harassment complaint against the show’s producers. A joint statement attributed to Union and NBC as reported by The Root:

Prayers are asked for by loved ones of Brandi Maxiell as she battles complications from COVID-19. The former “Basketball Wives LA” star was hospitalized last Thursday. As reported on BET, DJ Duffey, Maxiell’s best friend who also appeared with her on the reality show, posted her photo on Ins…

In tweets and posts that include cute baby photos, Shad Moss, aka Bow Wow and model Olivia Sky announce the recent birth of their son. The Growing Up Hip Hop star posted, “Man you gone take all the girls.” He confirmed to TMZ that “Prince Bow” is here. Sky posted a photo of their new bundle …

Canadian rapper Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson, aka Tory Lanez, is using his new release “Daystar” to refute claims by “Savage” rapper Megan Thee Stallion that he shot her on July 12. The incident occurred in Hollywood Hills following an alleged argument between Lanez and Stallion inside an S…

2 Live Crew rapper Uncle Luke has parted ways with wife Kristin Thompson. As Page Six reported, she filed for divorce in July after 12 years of marriage, and Uncle Luke was blindsided. “It’s mind-boggling, hurtful, and a total surprise. I never intended to get married to get divorced,” he sa…

Kentrell DeSean Gaulden, aka “NBA YoungBoy,” landed in the slammer in Baton, Rouge Louisiana on Monday on weapons charges. News reports there say the rapper was allegedly among a group of 16 people who were arrested for firearm possession and faces a number of drug, felony possession, and st…

Actress Christina Elmore, who plays the character Condola Hayes, on HBO’s “Insecure,” surprised fans with her baby bump as she attended a cast Emmy Awards party Sept. 20 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Fans learned of the pregnancy by viewing a super cute photo posted to Instagram.…

In a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, Netflix “Cheer” docuseries star Jeremiah “Jerry” Harris was arrested last week by federal authorities and charged with producing child pornography. Harris, 21, is accused of "enticing an underage boy to produce sexually explici…

After just over a year of marriage, Fetty Wap (Willie Maxwell) and Leandra Gonzalez agreed to a divorce settlement, signed by a judge on Sept. 4. The pair got married in August 2019 in Toronto. TMZ reports there were no kids and settlement terms are undisclosed. TMZ also reported Gonzalez fi…

Singer Van Hunt is Halle Berry’s new love interest. Berry made the real to her Instagram account, wearing a T-shirt with his logo, and referencing a photo posted in July of two pair of feet, playing footsies. “Now ya know,” she wrote.

NeNe Leakes is not returning for the 13th season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta.” Leakes made the announcement on her YouTube channel. She thanks her fans, her team, the cast and also thanked Bravo network.

It was a big win for rapper Niki Minaj last week, when a U.S. Judge Virginia A. Phillips ruled it was “fair use” and not copyright infringement when she created a song based on Tracy Chapman’s song, “Baby Can I Hold You,” created in 1988. Chapman filed suit against Minaj in 2018, claiming sh…

T.I. is out of the crypto game for a while. Black Enterprise reports that rapper and businessman Clifford “T.I.” Harris was fined $75,000 by the Securities and Exchange Commission, charged with helping to promote “unregistered and fraudulent initial coin offerings (ICOs).” Also charged are f…