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No Cover, No Overpriced Bottle Service: DJ D-Nice Is Bringing Back Club MTV to 'Save The Music'
Thanks to Derrick “D-Nice” Jones, we’ve gotten our fair share of club culture from the comfort of our homes as the persistent DJ has been pulling all-nighters for several weeks now. Even though the routine rigamarole of being cooped up in our homes is wearing thin and we are antsy to go outside and engage…
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This Is History: Niles Fitch to Portray Disney's 1st Black Live-Action Prince
Niles Fitch, who is best known for portraying the teenage version of Sterling K. Brown’s Randall Pearson in NBC’s This Is Us, has a new gig, and it’s history-making. Fitch will portray the first black live-action prince in Disney canon. The project? Disney’s Secret Society of Second-Born Royals, which “follows Sam’s adventures at a top-secret…
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The Best Scene in Tim Burton's Batman Is Brought to You by Prince
I’m Batman. OK, let me explain. My first drive-in movie experience was Tim Burton’s 1989 film, Batman. Speaking of drive-ins, there’s been some conversation about possibly reviving the concept during this current social distancing era and I think that’s a fabulous idea. Anyway. After seeing the film, I would bug my big sister’s best friend…
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We Actually Made It to the End of the Road of the Teddy Riley vs. Babyface Battle and We Will Remember the Time
“There can be miracles when you believe”—this isn’t just a quote from a Whitney Houston/Mariah Carey duet that Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds produced, it’s a summary of what happened on Monday night. After the bombastic blip on Saturday night, half a million of our closest friends gathered around Instagram Live to watch the rematch of Teddy…
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An Exclusive Interview With the Tile That Tyrese Suggested Should Be Thrown
As we gear up for the rematch of Teddy Riley “Verzuz” Babyface on Monday night in response to the unsuccessful weekend show, Entertainment Writer Tonja Renée Stidhum scored an exclusive interview with one of the stars from the previous night: the actual tile referenced in Tyrese’s impassioned plea to “throw in the tile.” Good morning,…
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Meghan and Harry Are Setting Necessary Boundaries, Announcing They'll Have 'Zero Engagement' With Tabloids
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are putting their foot down, collectively. According to Deadline, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle penned a firm letter to editors of British tabloids The Sun, Daily Mirror, Daily Express and Daily Mail on Sunday night confirming that they are severing their relationship completely. Noting that they are no longer…
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'We Are Only as Safe as Our Most Vulnerable People': Idris and Sabrina Elba Help Launch Global Coronavirus Relief Fund
Soon after recovering from their own bouts with COVID-19, Idris and Sabrina Elba are diving right in to use their platform and resources to assist others on a global scale. On Monday, the married couple joined the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to launch a new global coronavirus relief fund implemented “to…
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Trailer Roundup: We Go From Paris to Politics By Visiting The Eddy … And She Could Be Next to Preserve Our Democracy
I swear the only way I know the exact day of the week these days is because of these weekly trailer roundups—Happy Friday! Let’s get into some trailers of note this week: Too Hot To Handle (Netflix; Release Date: April 17, 2020) First Impressions: Netflix has been killing the game with reality show content lately…
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The BeyHive Wished Upon a Star and Beyoncé Appeared on #DisneyFamilySingalong
The King has returned. Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is someone who rarely makes appearances unless she believes it’s worth her time. She has paid countless award ceremonies the dustiest of dust and has the prestige to get away with it. That’s why it was quite the surprise when we saw her smiling face pop up on the…
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With Selah and the Spades, Tayarisha Poe Is Capturing the 'Volatility of Being Alive'
“They always try to break you down when you’re 17.” – Selah Summers text Written and directed by Tayarisha Poe, Selah and the Spades has been on my anticipated list for a while. In fact, though I didn’t get to attend that year, it made the top of my 2019 Sundance Film Festival black-ass experience…
