Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Beyoncé has finally debuted her twins a month after they were born. The singer posted a picture of herself holding the babies on Instagram late Thursday night and wrote in the caption, “Sir Carter and Rumi 1 month today.” She didn’t mention the babies’ genders. (Instagram Photo) Beyoncé is wearing a flowing garment with a […]

Just 12 miles north of Chicago, Evanston, Illinois is perhaps best known as the location of prestigious Northwestern University and the possible birthplace of the ice cream sundae. Evanston is also one of the few North Shore cities that historically has had a significant African-American population. Though not part of the Underground Railroad, many slaves […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Rapper DMX has been arrested in New York on federal tax fraud charges. FILE – In this Jan. 13, 2006 file photo, rapper DMX is shown in New York. DMX has been arrested Thursday, July 13, 2017, in New York on federal tax fraud charges. Prosecutors say the rapper, whose given […]

Hip-hop acts are getting real love from the Television Academy this year: Chance the Rapper, Common, Snoop Dogg and LL Cool J are among the musicians nominated for Emmys. Chance the Rapper, who won three Grammy Awards this year, is nominated for outstanding original music and lyrics for “Last Christmas” from “Saturday Night Live.” The […]

Living in the shadow feels like the safe place to be. No harm for them, no harm for me but life is short, and it’s time to be free. Love who you love, because life isn’t guaranteed, smile.       -Gloria Carter (Sing) For Jay-Z, life in the shadows has only gotten him so far. While It […]

“America’s Got Talent” has aired the audition of a contestant who died in a car accident last month. In this March 2017 photo provided by NBC, Brandon Rogers performs during America’s Got Talent auditions in Pasadena, Calif. Rogers, a family physician from Portsmouth, Va., earned a standing ovation and a trip through to the next […]

YORK (AP) — Dana Canedy, who won a Pulitzer Prize at The New York Times, has been named administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes. This undated image shows Dana Canedy. author of “A Journal for Jordan.” Canedy, who won a Pulitzer Prize at The New York Times, was named administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes by the […]

BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Madonna was welcomed in Malawi on Tuesday for the official opening of a hospital children’s wing funded by her charity and named after one of the four children the pop star has adopted from the impoverished southern African nation. US musician Madonna, kisses one of her adopted daughters Stella, as son […]

GLASTONBURY, Conn. (AP) — Police in Connecticut say a detective posed as a record producer to arrest a local rapper suspected of stealing credit cards from cars. Glastonbury police say Zoe “Gangstalicious” Dowdell was arrested Friday on theft charges. It couldn’t be determined Tuesday if he has an attorney. Zoe “Gangstalicious” Dowdell was arrested and […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Books of Obama photographs will be in the news this fall. A collection of White House pictures of Michelle Obama is coming out Oct. 17, Ten Speed Press told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “Chasing Light” will feature 150 color shots and personal commentary by White House photographer Amanda Lucidon. This […]

SAN BRUNO, Calif. (AP) — Move over, “Gangnam Style.” YouTube has a new top-viewed video of all time. Wiz Khalifa’s video for “See You Again” featuring Charlie Puth became the site’s most-watched video Monday and has more than 2.896 billion views as of Tuesday. That’s about 2 million more than the video for Korean rapper […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A court commissioner on Monday issued a temporary restraining order against Rob Kardashian in response to the reality television star’s posting of explicit images of his ex-fiancee on social media last week. Blac Chyna and her attorney Lisa Bloom, left, arrive for a hearing seeking a restraining order against her former […]