Rita Owens, beloved mother of singer/actress/talk show host Queen Latifah, passed away Wednesday after struggling with a heart condition for more than a decade. Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart is unable to pump blood efficiently enough to meet the body’s needs.Owens had a defibrillator implanted in her chest to…… MORE
Marvel’s newest hit, “Black Panther” has surpassed the one billion dollar mark in just 26 days since it’s opening! The movie hit the milestone after China opened the movie this past Friday and generated $20 million. This makes the 5th Marvel movie that has attained this feat. “The Avengers”, “The Avengers: Age of Ultron”, “Iron…… MORE
Actor and dancer Columbus Short was recently given a year in jail for hitting his wife back in November and violating his probation. Initially he was given 36 months of probation and domestic violence education classes. Short was also on probation from an incident in 2014 where he struck a man and left him unconscious,…… MORE
Daaaaaaaamn Gina!!!! Tisha Campbell-Martin has filed for divorce from husband of 20 years, Duane Martin. Campbell-Martin issued a statement saying that it ‘pains’ her to announce that they are splitting. The pair have been together for a total of 27 years and have two children together. There didn’t seem to be any issues with the…… MORE
Chris O’Donnell is headed back to the small screen to star in the 9-1-1 spinoff series, 9-1-1: Nashville on ABC. We don’t know many plot details yet, but the show will follow first responders in the Tennessee-based city. Chris will play Captain Don Sharpe, who Variety describes as “a rugged fire captain and rodeo rider…
Will Smith announced his new album, Based On A True Story, will be released on March 28, 20 years after his last album. The album features DJ Jazzy Jeff, Teyana Taylor, and Smith’s son Jaden. The tracklist is divided into “episodes” instead of songs. He also recently revealed that he and Prince discussed launching an…
SZA is feeling speechless after her album SOS managed to tie Michael Jackson’s classic Thriller. The two artists are officially tied at 79 total non-consecutive weeks spent in the Top 10 on the Billboard 200. According to Luminate, that’s the most for a Black artist. TMZ Hip-Hop caught up with SZA after her appearance on…
Angie Stone’s catalog received a hefty boost following her recent death. Billboard reports that Stone’s streams have increased by 1,300 percent to 8.4 million. Stone’s sales have risen by 10,700 percent. Her 1999 hit “No More Rain (In This Cloud)” got the biggest bump in listens. Stone died in a car accident in Alabama on…