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'Brown Skin Girl' Was Bound to Be Our New Anti-Colorism Anthem…But It's Also Blue Ivy's 1st Writing Credit!
Bow down, Simba…because we already know who the real star of The Lion King reboot is. The CGI-fueled film opens in U.S. theaters today, but all week we’ve been ramping up, first falling for the fashion-fueled extravaganza that was the “Spirit” video release, and now getting our Afrobeats on with Thursday night’s release of The…
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A Twitter Thread Wants to Know If You Have What It Takes to be Beyoncé’s Assistant
Some lovely Twitter user by the name of Green Chyna gave me one of my most stressful hours on Sunday when they created a quiz titled, “Being Beyoncé’s assistant for the day: DONT GET FIRED THREAD.” Never in my life have I ever cared for a job I knew I wasn’t going to get. In…
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Showing Their True Stripes? A New Report Reveals Diversity Concerns at Adidas
Prior to inking her highly touted new deal with Adidas, Beyoncé reportedly walked out of a meeting with competitor Reebok due to a lack of diversity on its pitch team. But as an investigative report by the New York Times revealed on Wednesday, Adidas seemingly has some major diversity issues of its own, as alleged…
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The Warriors Owner's Wife Received Death Threats Because the Beyhive Is Petty AF [Updated]
The wife of Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob has reportedly received death threats after she decided, using her own free will, to crane her neck across Queen Beyoncé’s air space to speak with her majesty’s husband, who apparently does something in music. During Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Warriors and the…
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'There Is Rhythm in the Language': Actress Christiana Clark Finds the 'Jazz' in Shakespeare in The Winter's Tale
There’s a moment during Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale when pivotal character Paulina pauses in the midst of imploring an obstinate king for compassion to roar at the lords attempting to restrain her, “What needs these hands?” before resuming her pleas. As played by Christiana Clark (opposite Dan Donahue as King Leontes) in the Goodman Theatre’s…
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2019 Billboard Music Awards: Drake Takes Home 12 Awards, Breaks All-Time Record
The 2019 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs) ceremony has come and gone. The big winner of the night? Mr. Aubrey Drake Graham. Sure everyone couldn’t stop talking about a certain bootleg Beychella performance or Cardi’s red carpet slip, but let’s roundup the actual wins! It’s why we’re here, after all. Well, maybe. Certainly why they’re (the…
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TGIF: Beyoncé Teases Her Ivy Park/Adidas Collab with Help from Grambling State (and Serena Williams Puts More ‘Love on Top’)
When we heard buzz that Beyoncé booked Grambling’s dance team and marching band for a private event during Coachella 2019 last weekend, it seemed like the appropriate second coming of Homecoming, the star’s triumphant Netflix special chronicling her history-making HBCU-inspired 2018 performance. As it turned out, Bey was once again looking forward, not back. On…
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Wait? Was Ariana Grande Paid Twice As Much As Beyoncé For Coachella Performance? [Updated]
Updated: 4/19/19 at 3:42 p.m., ET: There is some discrepancy regarding who was paid what when it comes to Beyoncé and Ariana Grande performing at Coachella. The Blast reported that according to their sources each artist was paid the same amount for two weekends worth of shows—$4 million per show, which still bears some cause…
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Beyoncé and Michelle Obama Are Drunk in Love
Beyoncé and Michelle Obama have been out in these streets hailing each other’s praises and it’s honestly the kind of content that makes paying my internet/phone bill worthwhile. Our FOREVER First Lady and the King of Music have been sharing sentiments that will warm the coldest hearts amongst us. Mrs. Obama has recently received a…