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Brandy Reprises Game-Changing Cinderella Role in New Disney+ Movie The Pocketwatch
The Grammy-winning singer returns to one of her most famous roles for the newest film in the Descendants franchise.
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Hers for the Taking: Tiana Major9 Talks New EP, Self-Care, and Creating Her Legacy
“I always knew I wanted to be a singer, I always wanted to be an artist,” Tiana Thomas, affectionately known as Tiana Major9, tells The Root over the phone. The East London native, now 24 years old, reveals her music dreams began to manifest at age five. It was only a few years ago that…
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Rihanna to the Rescue: Pop Superstar Reportedly Donating $5 Million to Fight Coronavirus Crisis
The Bajan beauty formally known as Robyn Rihanna Fenty was already a superstar in our eyes, but now she’s a superhero. The singer, sometime actress and beauty/fashion mogul is one of the first celebrities to step up to the plate and really put her money where her mouth is. According to published reports, Rihanna is…
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Lizzo The Great: TikTok Restores Swimsuit Video of Grammy Winner After She Exposes Them for Possible Bias
With her body positivity movement and unabashed performance style, Lizzo can be considered many things. But this week, the recent Grammy Award winning singer, songwriter, flutist, rapper, Vodka spokesperson, Billboard chart-topper, NAACP Image Award-receiving plus-sized beauty icon has a new title: an agent of change. Earlier this week, the “Juice” powerhouse put TikTok on blast…
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Is Amanda ‘Diva’ Seales Leveling Up as New Host of The Real?
Is Amanda Seales having the best year ever? The actress, comedian, author, singer, TV personality, podcaster, poet and social media influencer—who caught the attention of tabloid media for blasting Kim Kardashian for blackface last week—has reportedly been tapped to become the permanent fifth host of the The Real. According to the Jasmine Brand, Seales—who also…
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Solange Is Very First Recipient of Lena Horne Award, Donating $100,000 Prize to Houston Charity
Solange Knowles will have more than a seat at the table as the recipient of the prestigious Lena Horne Prize for Artists Creating Social Impact. The award named after the late, great entertainment icon and pioneer honors “the excellence at the intersection of arts and activism,” according to hallowed New York City concert venue The…
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The MTV VMA Nominations Are In! Cardi B and the Carters Lead the Nominees
The MTV Video Music Awards, like others, are highly anticipated each year. We keep a special close eye out to see how our fave black artists are represented during these award shows and thankfully, we weren’t disappointed this year. Cardi B has the most nominations for the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, with 10 nods.…
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Chris Brown Got Arrested…Again
Chris Brown was arrested in Florida on Thursday night. According to E! News, Brown was in West Palm Beach, Fla. performing at the Coral Sky Amphitheatre, for his Heartbreak on a Full Moon Tour. Following the show, he was apprehended by police, on an outstanding out-of-county warrant from last year. The singer was released after…
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Watch: Estelle Tells Her Truth and Serves Food for Thought
Grammy Award-winning artist Estelle is a truth-speaking force. The British singer-songwriter first came on the scene in the early 2000s, and with her charming accent and vivacious spirit, she has made her mark on the music industry—stateside and abroad. Estelle has made herself vulnerable through her willingness to sing about life’s complications. Expect for the enchantress’s music…
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Watch: Studio Sessions at The Root Featuring Abiah
Abiah is a seasoned artist and a self-proclaimed vocal beast. With his five-and-a-half-octave range (the artist’s voice could practically shatter glass) and pitch-perfect tone, we think he’s worthy of the title. Abiah and his band took to the Studio Sessions stage to serenade all who would listen with two songs from his album Bottles: “Little…