Category: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Los Angeles rap act N.W.A. (from left to right): Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yell and MC Ren of N.W.A. NEW YORK (AP) — The groundbreaking Los Angeles rap act N.W.A. will join a quartet of 1970s era FM radio rockers — Chicago, Cheap Trick, Deep Purple and Steve Miller — as 2016 inductees […]

The Ava DuVernay Barbie doll, inspired by the ‘Selma’ film director, sold out within 26 minutes after being released. (Courtesy Photo) Holiday shoppers hoping to purchase the Ava DuVernay Barbie doll, designed by toy manufacturer Mattel, will have to wait until 2016, after the website sold out of the figure within minutes of going on […]

Four time Grammy award winner India Arie is rejuvenating fans with her recently released Christmas album. India Arie is on tour for the rest of December. (Courtesy Photo) Even though it has been two years since she has released an album, the soul artist released “Christmas with Friends,” with jazz legend Joe Sample, in October.  […]

Nicki Minaj (AP Photo CHRIS PIZZELLO/INVISION) JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Rights groups are lobbying rapper Nicki Minaj to cancel her upcoming concert in Angola, a southern African country often criticized for human rights abuses. According to local media reports, Minaj is set to perform in the capital, Luanda, in a holiday season concert organized by Angolan […]

In this Feb. 24, 1988 file photo, Michael Jackson leans, points and sings, dances and struts during the opening performance of his 13-city U.S. tour, in Kansas City, Mo. Jackson’s “Thriller” has broken another sales record, with the Recording Industry Association of America announcing Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, that the singer is the first artist […]

In a Friday, Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, LL Cool J attends the at 2015 PaleyFest Fall TV Previews at The Paley Center for Media, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The recording academy announced Wednesday, Dec, 16, 2015, that the rap artist and actor will be the master of ceremonies for Grammy Arards for the fifth […]

Will Smith takes on the NFL in the new film ‘Concussion.’ In 2002, Will Smith landed his first Academy Award nomination for “Ali,” a riveting biopic about Muhammad Ali directed by Michael Mann. Although a cultural icon in his own right, Smith managed to disappear into the role in the process of delivering a brilliant […]

In this June 28, 2015 file photo, singer Patti LaBelle poses in the press room at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Labelle and veteran music executive L.A. Reid will be honored at the 2015 BET Honors. The network announced Tuesday, Dec. 15, that filmmaker Lee Daniels, former U.S. Attorney Gen. […]

Comedian Tracy Morgan(left) and ballerina Misty Copeland. (AP Photos/Jordan Strauss/Invision and Evan Agostini/Invision) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tracy Morgan,  Amy Schumer, and ballerina Misty Copeland are on Barbara Walters’ list of the most fascinating people of the year. Others who made the cut for Walters’ ABC special include Bradley Cooper, fighter Ronda Rousey, Democratic presidential […]

Actor Samuel L. Jackson will tur is 67 on December 21st. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) Dec. 20: Actor John Hillerman (“Magnum P.I.”) is 83. Actor Tommy Cole (“The Mickey Mouse Club”) is 74. Drummer Bobby Colomby of Blood, Sweat and Tears is 71. Former Kiss drummer Peter Criss is 70. Musician Alan Parsons is 67. […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Nicki Minaj promised to keep boyfriend Meek Mill on the straight and narrow as a judge threatened jail over his latest parole infractions. File- This June 28, 2015, file photo shows Nicki Minaj, left, and Meek Mill at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Minaj promised to keep […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kendrick Lamar’s “How Much a Dollar Cost” is tops in the White House. President Barack Obama says the song by the Grammy-nominated rapper from Compton, California, is his favorite song of 2015. In an interview with People magazine that was released Wednesday, Obama also shared his favorite book and movie of the […]