Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber top star-packed MTV VMAs
Lil Nas X won video of the year at Sundays MTV VMAs on a night that Justin Bieber triumphantly returned to the stage as a performer and as winner of...
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Biz Markie, known for classic rap song “Just a Friend,” dies
Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic “Just a Friend,” has died. He was 57.
Rapper-actor DMX, known for gruff delivery, dead at 50
DMX, the raspy-voiced hip-hop artist who produced the songs “Ruff Ryders’ Anthem” and “Party Up (Up in Here)" and who rapped with a trademark delivery that was often paired with...
Race, title and anguish: Meghan and Harry explain royal rift
In a wide-ranging interview aired Sunday, Harry and Meghan described painful discussions about the color of their son鈥檚 skin, losing royal protection and the intense pressures that led the Duchess...
Vanessa Bryant still perseveres after Kobe’s and Gigi鈥檚 deaths
Vanessa Bryant said she is focused on 鈥渇inding the light in darkness鈥� in an emotional interview with People magazine detailing her attempts to push forward after her husband Kobe Bryant...
Tommy “Tiny” Lister, who played Deebo in “Friday,” dies
Tommy 鈥淭iny鈥� Lister, a former wrestler who was known for his Deebo character in the 鈥淔riday鈥� films, has died. He was 62.
The Weeknd to perform at Pepsi Super Bowl halftime show
The Weeknd will bring his popular falsetto vocals to the 2021 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show.
“Saturday Night Live” re-creates debate in 46th season opener
鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� went political with a parody of this week鈥檚 presidential debate, Chris Rock鈥檚 jab at President Donald Trump and Megan Thee Stallion鈥檚 message supporting Black people during her...
Chadwick Boseman鈥檚 death leaves saddening mark on rough 2020
Kobe Bryant. Rep. John Lewis. And now, Chadwick Boseman. 2020 has been marred with bad news and tragedy with the deaths of several popular Black icons including Bryant, Lewis and...
“Lift Every Voice and Sing” hymn ignites hope across nation
The Black national anthem was born more than a century ago, but the popular hymn within the African American community called “Lift Every Voice and Sing” has resurrected a beacon...