“It’s the Black joy for me”: CEO calls 2022 ‘Essence’ Festival safe space for the culture

Essence Festival of Culture returned to New Orleans on Thursday, kicking off with a press conference featuring the Essence leadership team and top festival partners. Host Toya Wright and moderator Pauline Malcolm–Thornton, Essence chief revenue officer, were joined by sponsors to provide a glimpse of the hundreds of…

‘The Best Man: Final Chapters’ coming to Peacock this winter

D Dipasupil/BET/Getty Images for BET The TV series inspired by The Best Man franchise will premiere just in time for Christmas. The Best Man: Final Chapters will premiere December 22 on Peacock, Entertainment Tonight reports. All the of the two movies, The Best Man in 1999 and The Best Man Holiday in…

‘Essence’ Festival of Culture kicks off Thursday featuring Janet Jackson, The Isley Brothers, New Edition

Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Essence The 27th Essence Festival of Culture begins Thursday night in New Orleans with a star-studded lineup featuring Janet Jackson, The Isley Brothers, New Edition, Nicki Minaj and more. Kevin Hart kicks off the four-day party Thursday, then the music goes full throttle beginning Friday with Minaj, Beenie Man, Mickey…

The Weeknd announces the acts replacing Doja Cat as his tour openers

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for TW After Doja Cat bowed out as the opener for the After Hours Till Dawn tour, The Weeknd revealed her replacements. The “Kiss Me More” singer announced last month she needed to undergo immediate surgery on her tonsils and would be unable to accompany The…