James Earl Jones, Phylicia Rashad, Terrence Howard, and Anika Noni Rose pose for photos on the first day of rehearsal for the new Broadway production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” in New York City on Tuesday. The play will be directed by Debbie Allen. Read the rest of this entry »
Hammer plans to rival YouTube later this month with the launch of a website allowing users to share and watch dance videos. Read the rest of this entry »
THE JACKSON 5 will make their highly-anticipated comeback at a New Year’s Eve party hosted by JERMAINE DUPRI, according to the hip-hop mogul himself. The group’s first performance together since their official split in 1990 will be at his New Year celebrations in his Studio 72 club in Atlanta, Georgia. He says, “It’s the Jackson 5 Party. I swear to you, it’s going to be the biggest party this town has ever seen.” And Dupri insists the pop reunion will not be the only highlight of the night. He adds, “At midnight I’m gonna empty the whole club and put everyone in the parking lot and I’m going to light the lot up with a fireworks show.”
Reputed wife beater Ike Turner has died in San Marcos, CA, according to the Associated Press. He was 76. In 1998, he published an autobiography called Takin’ Back My Name.
The AOL Black Voices community has compiled a list of ten women who just can’t get any love from the community. Check out the list of ’10 Women We Love To Hate’ after the jump: Read the rest of this entry »
Eight-time Grammy Award winner Chaka Khan, four-time Grammy Award winner and gospel singer BeBe Winans, and 2007 “American Idol” finalist LaKisha Jones will make their Broadway debuts in the hit musical ‘The Color Purple’ starting Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway). Read the rest of this entry »
Juanita Bynum was reportedly beaten by her Bishop husband following a dispute in a Atlanta hotel restaurant. Thomas W. Weeks III is charged with one count of aggravated assault and one count of terrorist threats against Bynum, according to police spokesman Ronald Campbell. The spokesman said Weeks, a minister, had not been arrested. Read the rest of this entry »
Forbes Magazine has compiled a list of the wealthiest figures in hip-hop. Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and P Diddy round out the Top Three. Forbes and E! Entertainment will air an one-hour special about the list to premiere Saturday, Aug. 18, at 6 p.m. ET. The special will feature exclusive interviews with BIG BOI, LIL JON, T.I., SWIZZ BEATS and Scott Storch.
Boris Kodjoe (Whose short-lived UPN series “Second Time Around” certified him as a sorry D-Lister) is on the cover of Ebony Magazine’s 2007 Father’s Day Edition. Read the rest of this entry »
The award-winning, highly anticipated hip-hop musical “Confessions of A Thug,” starring Daron Fordham and featured on the current cover of Billboard Magazine, has been released on DVD in the U.S. domestically by Polychrome Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Home Video. Read the rest of this entry »
