Celebrity
Want gospel news at your fingertips? Text NC to 60796 to join our text club! Several notable celebrities, community leaders and entertainers descended on the city of New Orleans once again to attend the 15th Annual McDonald’s 365 Black Awards, held this weekend at the Ritz Carlton, New Orleans. McDonald’s 365Black Awards take place annually to […]
Joe Jackson, father of the late pop superstar Michael Jackson, died early today at age 89. He was hospitalized earlier this month with terminal cancer and previously suffered a stroke and three heart attacks. Joe Jackson managed his children, the Jackson 5, and later the solo careers of Michael and Janet Jackson. He had 10 […]
It don’t crack! Happy 70th birthday to Phylicia Rashad! From Wikipedia Phylicia Rashād (/fɪˈliːʃə rəˈʃɑːd/ fih-LEE-shə rə-SHAHD) (née Ayers-Allen; June 19, 1948) is an American actress, singer and stage director. She is known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (1984–92), which earned her Emmy Award nominations in […]
American Idol is back and auditioning right here in the Queen City for the second season of its reboot on ABC. Beginning on August 25, starting in Orlando, Florida, singers can audition. If you can’t make it in-person, you can still submit an auditiononline at americanidol.com/auditions or on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Musical.ly with the […]
When Whitney Houston moved out of her Newport Beach rental in 2011, the landlord says he found the bible in a box along with some clothes and CDs by the trash after she’d moved out. He says he was told he could keep them. The bible, now being sold, has Whitney’s handwriting all over it, including […]
Regina Belle was a college kid out of New Jersey when she burst on the R&B scene as a vocalist with the Manhattans on the hit “Where Did We Go Wrong.” She was eventually signed by Columbia Records and skyrocketed to fame with number one singles, including “Make It Like It Was” and “Baby Come […]
Harvey Weinstein surrendered himself to New York police this morning, and has been arrested on rape, criminal sex act, sex abuse and sexual misconduct charges for encounters with two women. The disgraced movie producer Weinstein said nothing as he walked into NYPD’s First Precinct just before 7:30 a.m., He emerged from the building in handcuffs to […]
Spotify has announced that it will no longer actively promote R. Kelly’s music on its branded or editorial playlists. The company’s new “public hate content and hateful conduct policy,” will preclude the service from featuring Kelly’s songs on its curated playlists, though his music will still be available on the platform. This comes as Kelly […]
Erica Campbell, and the Atkins girls will be featured on Motherly Love, a Mother’s Day special to air on the OWN Network May 8 at 10/9C. The hour long special will feature the families of Queen Sugar star Kofi Siriboe, actor Hill Harper, and Uber Chief Brand Officer Bozoma Saint John as they share their […]
Two more women have come forward to accuse R. Kelly of mental and physical abuse. The mother of an unnamed Chicago woman said her daughter has been “brainwashed” and held captive by Kelly since she was 17. And Lizette Martinez says she began a relationship with Kelly in the 1990s when she was 17 (he […]
Kanye West tweeted earlier today that the “mob can’t make me not love” President Donald Trump. “You don’t have to agree with Trump but the mob can’t make me not love him. We are both dragon energy. He is my brother. I love everyone. I don’t agree with everything anyone does. That’s what makes us […]
Wendy Williams took to Instagram to invite the Clark Sisters to her show.