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40 Shades of WTF: SZA Reports Being Racially Profiled at Calabasas Sephora
Fenty didn’t debut 40 shades of foundation at Sephora for this mess. Calabasas, Calif., may be home to “All the Stars” (including Kanye, the Kardashian clan and their growing cadre of mixed-race children), but celebrity reportedly didn’t save Grammy and Academy Award-nominated singer-songwriter SZA from being racially profiled while shopping at the area’s local Sephora.…
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Blackness Is Coming: SZA, The Weeknd and Travis Scott to Release 'Power is Power' for Game of Thrones Soundtrack
After four score and 50-11 years, Game of Thrones has reached its final season. What better way to celebrate than with a black ass soundtrack? In honor of its eighth and final season, Game of Thrones is teaming up with Columbia Records to release an official soundtrack entitled, For The Throne. The soundtrack will release…
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Only Two Best Song Oscar Nominees Might Be Showcased at the 2019 Ceremony and 'All The Stars' is One of Them
Veteran Oscar ceremony watchers know the drill—the big musical opening number isn’t the only time there’s music on display on the biggest night in the film industry. Every telecast typically features performances of their Best Original Song contenders in a showcase for the audience. The nominees for Best Original Song are “All the Stars,” performed…
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Kendrick Lamar and SZA Settle Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over Black Panther Music Video
Just in time for the Grammys… Black Panther earworm, “All The Stars” from Kendrick Lamar & SZA is having a good year, having just secured Grammy nominations. But a serious lawsuit hanging over their heads likely tainted things a bit. However, it looks like a settlement has been reached. The copyright infringement lawsuit, filed by…
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Tyler Perry Presents Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul—Starring Perry and Featuring SZA, John Legend, Common and More
The Queen of Soul is getting a night of honor, thanks to the Recording Academy. According to Deadline, Tyler Perry will be hosting Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul, a concert specially designed to honor the late Aretha Franklin. “Aretha Franklin’s reign as the ‘Queen of Soul’ is incomparable and undisputed,” Neil…
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The Soul Train Music Awards Will Be Hosted By Besties Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold
The 2018 Soul Train Music Awards will be a throwback to the ’90s—at least as far as its hosts are concerned. Tisha Campbell and Tichina Arnold—real-life best friends who also played besties on the hit comedy series Martin—will host the event BET Presents: 2018 Soul Train Awards, which will air on BET in late November.…
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Not a Good Look? Nicki Minaj Reportedly Splits with Longtime Hairstylist Kim Kimble and Glam Squad
The rumors began swirling when Minaj posted a video to social media earlier this week.
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Sustainability by SZA: The Singer-Songwriter Teases an Ocean-Saving Fashion Line
Entertainer and environmentalist, too: Singer-songwriter SZA is putting her influence into saving our oceans with a new sustainability-focused clothing line called Ctrl Fishing Company—named, of course, for her breakthrough album Ctrl. In a series of Instagram posts and stories, SZA has teased a line of tees and sweatshirts embroidered with slogans like “Sustainability Gang” and…
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SZA Sang in Italicized Times New Roman, While Ella Mai Made Thugs Sway at 2018’s BET Experience
The 2018 BET Awards weekend is well underway, and just as ethnic as I presumed it would be! I hopped off the plane at LAX (no Miley) and was greeted with a vast array of lace fronts, Gucci track suits, and about four of your cousins in do-rags and roller sets. It felt welcoming. The…