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Source: handout / Influence Media On Tuesday (April 29), DJ Khaled and Influence Media Partners announced a partnership where the group has invested in the rights to his music catalog, which includes his publishing. The deal also includes a new venture where DJ Khaled and Influence Media Partners will produce new and original content in film and television. The news comes as the Grammy Award winner is set to release […]

DDG tried to casually drop $2 million on IShowSpeed just to swing by for a quick cameo in his new music video—no big deal. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Akademiks TV (@djakademikstv) The rapper and YouTube star hopped on livestream and casually asked Speed how much it’d take to get him in a video—most likely for a track off his upcoming project *Blame the Chat*, dropping […]

Source: Kevin Mazur / Getty Kanye West has officially released “Donda 2” to major streaming platforms, bringing an end to its two-year exclusivity on the Stem Player. Originally teased in early 2022 as a follow-up to his 2021 album “Donda”, the project was executive produced by Future and initially made available only through the $200 device, limiting its reach to a niche audience. Now presented under the artist name “Donda,” […]

Source: Kevin Winter / Getty Terrence Howard has played many impactful roles, including his Oscar-nominated turn as DJay in Hustle and Flow, playing Quentin in The Best Man movies, and his soapy turn as Lucious Lyon in Empire. But there’s one major role he could have played that he turned down. On Bill Maher’s Club Random podcast, Howard revealed that he met with Smokey Robinson to discuss playing him in […]

Source: Brian Stukes / Getty In 2025, YouTube celebrates its 20th anniversary, marking two decades of revolutionizing how we share and consume video content. We celebrate this milestone with a little known fact about the first Black woman artist to upload her music video to the platform. Find out who the singer is inside. From its humble beginnings with the first-ever video, “Me at the zoo,” uploaded by co-founder Jawed Karim […]

The upcoming sex trafficking trial for Sean “Diddy” Combs is slated to take place next week, and the court maneuvering is in full swing. Diddy’s legal team has requested that a gag order be placed on the attorneys representing victims in the matter ahead of the trial. In an exclusive report, the British publication Daily Mail reports that Diddy’s legal team is asking a judge to issue a gag order […]

From Oakland to Brooklyn, these Black-owned art galleries are more than just exhibition spaces—they are incubators for creative expression, cultural dialogue, and community power. Rooted in purpose and vision, each one uplifts a diverse range of artists whose work reflects the depth and dynamism of the Black experience. Whether spotlighting legends or amplifying rising voices, these galleries play a defining role in shaping the art world. Here are 10 spaces […]

JD Barnes MURJONI MERRIWEATHER Artist Murjoni Merriweather is gifted with a rare ability: the potter’s touch. With just dirt and water in her hands, she is able to form life-like images of the Black men, women, and children we see in our homes and on our street corners every day. Based in Maryland, the sculptor works delicately with clay to transform the formless faces of her imagination into inspiring, material […]

Source: Courtesy Of Talent / Courtesy Of Talent Tatianna Mack’s journey into the art world began with a simple but powerful moment—a second-grade field trip to The Met. “I fell in love with art during that visit,” she recalled. That early spark ignited a passion for storytelling and representation that would eventually lead her to curating exhibitions centered around Black voices. The Art of Storytelling Her path became clearer during […]