The Inventory

'To Be Young, Queer, and Black': Janelle Monae Gets Revealing with Lizzo for Them.

4/13/19 12:30PM

India.Arie's Acoustic Soul Was Successful in Its Time. I Think It Would Be Even More Successful in Today's Pro-Black Climate

Singer Andre Williams, the 'Godfather of Rap', Dead at 82

’80s, Baby: Check Out the Totally Rad Retro Makeovers One Artist Gave a Few of Our Faves

3/20/19 12:45PM

Icon, Unfiltered: Stephanie Mills Talks Michael Jackson, R. Kelly, and Why the Music Industry Doesn't Honor Black Artists

10 Thoughts About Solange’s New Album, When I Get Home, Because Enough Time Has Passed to Talk About It For Real, For Real

3/04/19 12:37PM

20 Years of Twerking: A Retrospective of ‘Back That Azz Up’

Black Myself: Rhiannon Giddens Forms Supergroup ‘Our Native Daughters’ and Reclaims the Soul of Country Music

Black Excellence

Black Excellence

Unreleased Music From Beyoncé Leaked and Somebody's Probably Getting Fired

12/21/18 9:23AM

Jennifer Hudson Just Gave Us the Homegirl Beauty Tutorial We've Been Waiting For

12/11/18 6:12PM

Something About H.E.R.: The 2019 Grammy Nominee Teams Up With Adidas and Foot Locker

12/07/18 1:21PM

2019 Grammys: Kendrick Lamar Leads With All the Nominations

Tonja Renée Stidhum

12/07/18 10:38AM

In a New Interview, Smokey Robinson Says He Regrets Not Recording With Friend Aretha Franklin

11/28/18 2:23PM

Adorned—and Adorable: Miguel Marries Longtime Love Nazanin Mandi

11/27/18 5:00PM

Country Music Recognizes Its Roots as 2 Black Artists Hit No. 1

11/26/18 11:45AM

In Water Is Wet News: Lauryn Hill (Still) Shows Up 2 Hours Late to Concerts

11/21/18 1:31PM

Beauty and Fashion Keep Rihanna in the Top 10 of Forbes' Highest Paid Women in Music

11/20/18 11:26AM

Love, Peace and Soul (and a Little Faith): The 2018 Soul Train Awards Was a Night of '90s Nostalgia

11/19/18 1:30PM

#JusticeforGlitter: 17 Years After It Bombed, Mariah Carey's Fans Make Her Glitter Soundtrack No. 1

11/15/18 12:24PM

Chance the Movie Producer? The Award-Winning Rapper Is Set to Develop an MGM Musical

11/13/18 3:02PM

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