OWN OWN will premiere Time of Essence, a five-part docuseries on the trailblazing magazine Essence, on Friday night. The one-hour special will chronicle the magazine’s 50-year impact on Black culture and entertainment, with commentary from Oprah Winfrey, Taraji P. Henson, Gabrielle Union-Wade, Sunny Hostin and more. With never-before-seen footage and behind-the-scenes…
Disney At a Disney Junior & Friends Playdate event at Disney California Adventure Park on Friday, August 18, Ayo Davis, president of Disney Branded Television, announced plans for content headed to the kids network. For one, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, the…
From heartfelt R&B tracks to tribute albums and club anthems, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest & greatest in music. —Quavo, Rocket Power — The Migos member’s second solo project, and first since Takeoff‘s death, is an 18-track tribute to his…
RadicalMedia/(SME) Premium Content/Columbia Records/Museum & Crane Lil Nas X, in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment, announced his documentary Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival next month. Shot over the course of two months, the film…
Davido Music Worldwide/Sony Music Entertainment UK International superstar Davido joins forces with Grammy-nominated rapper Latto for the remix of “Unavailable.” The new collaboration serves as the second installment in a series of remixes of Davido’s original version of “Unavailable,” released earlier this year. He…
Beauty Marks Entertainment, Inc. Ciara returns with her EP CiCi, the latest project by her media company, Beauty Marks Entertainment. Along with the album’s release, Ciara dropped off “Forever,” a brand new song and video featuring rapper Lil Baby. The Atlanta natives joined forces in…
Mpu Dinani / ESPN Images Harper’s Bazaar has announced its 2023 Icons, a group of the next generation of artists, athletes and activists whose contributions have an impact on the industry, naming Teyana Taylor as one of the coveted list’s cover stars. In speaking with the…
Beauty Marks Entertainment, Inc. In the latest Ciara news, the “Level Up” singer is dropping more music on Friday, August 18. In a teaser shared to Instagram, she links up with rapper Lil Baby in the music video for their new song, “Forever.” “If it ain’t forever, it’s…
ABC Lenny Kravitz could potentially be competing for an Oscar next year. The rocker is contributing the new song “Road To Freedom” to the upcoming film Rustin, about gay activist Bayard Rustin. The tune will feature musician Trombone Shorty, thanks to a request by director George C. Wolfe to…
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Paramount has decided to pull the plug on the sale of BET Media Group. The decision not to sell comes after at least five months of deliberations, according to The Hollywood Reporter, and after the company received…