Harlem’s World-Famous Apollo Theater will celebrate the 75th anniversary of its “Amateur Night” with a show featuring rapper Ron Browz on Wednesday night. Read the rest of this entry »

Jaimee Foxworth, best known for her role as Judy Winslow on the ABC sitcom Family Matters, has announced that she is five months pregnant by her longtime boyfriend.
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Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Eagles, Lil Wayne, and Chris Brown will battle it out for the title of Artist of the Year at the 36th annual American Music Awards next month. Read the rest of this entry »

Thirteen of the most talented young women in showbusiness performed the charity single “Just Stand Up” at the Stand Up To Cancer Tele-A-Thon at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Friday night. Read the rest of this entry »

Mariah Carey, Beyoncé, Mary J. Blige, Rihanna, Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Etheridge, Ashanti, Natasha Bedingfield, Keyshia Cole, Ciara, Leona Lewis, LeAnn Rimes and Carrie Underwood are collaborating on the single Just Stand Up that will be featured as part the Stand Up To Cancer campaign. The song was, produced Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds and Antonio “L.A.” Reid, will go on-sale at iTunes September 2nd.

Tune in for a live performance of “Just Stand Up” during the Stand Up To Cancer Special, airing on ABC, CBS, NBC at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

The U.S Postal Service unveiled a stamp honoring legendary entertainer Josephine Baker on a stamp that reproduces a poster from her 1935 French film Princess Tam-Tam. The image was part of a commemorative series of postage stamps honoring vintage black films.

Halle Berry is the “Sexiest Black Woman Alive,” according to a new countdown from TV One. Jamal Munnerlyn and former Fresh Prince star Tatyana Ali will host Countdown: The 16 Sexiest Black Women Alive on Sunday, July 6 on TV One, the network announced Wednesday. The list also includes Paula Patton and Tyra Banks.

“The women selected as our 16 sexiest black women aren’t just pretty faces. Each one of them is uniquely talented, strong-minded and self-assured,” says Monique Chenault, Senior Producer, TV One Access. Now what could be sexier than that?”

Miss USA Crystle Stewart gave her first interview as the new Miss USA on Live with Regis & Kelly on Monday. The twenty-six year old motivational speaker from Texas beat out 50 other contestants to be crowned Miss USA 2008 in Las Vegas on Friday night. Read the rest of this entry »

Seventeen-year-old Soulja Boy has topped Forbes Magazine’s 2008 list of Hottest New Music Stars. The “Crank That” star landed a recording contract after placing the charttopping single on his Myspace and YouTube pages. Read the rest of this entry »

Oprah Winfrey and Tiger Woods have topped Forbes Magazine’s Top-Earning African-American Stars list. Forbes estimates that Tiger will become the world’s first sports billionaire within a decade. Read the rest of this entry »