House Lawmakers Say Musicians Shouldn’t Get Paid for Radio Plays A bipartisan majority within the House of Representatives has voiced support for the Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA), which would prevent Congress from imposing “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other c... Read More...
Nick Cannon Fired Over Anti-Semitic Comments Nick Cannon — the actor, TV show host and musician — has been fired from his long-running comedy improv show Wild 'N Out. It comes after he made anti-Semitic comments on his podcast and YouTube show, Cannon's C... Read More...
Michael Jordan pledges $100 million to racial equality effort Michael Jordan and his Jordan Brand on Friday pledged $100 million to the effort to redress racial injustice, the retired NBA great's manager announced. Estee Portnoy posted a statement on Twitter: "Today, w... Read More...
Black Americans at a Higher Risk for Coronavirus Black Americans have more existing medical issues, less access to health care, and are more likely to work in unstable jobs -- all factors that have made the coronavirus pandemic disproportionately hurt black... Read More...
Coronavirus puts US on Lockdown The race to control coronavirus in the US has taken a drastic turn as the CDC urged all gatherings of 50 or more people to be canceled or postponed for the next eight weeks. And more states are adding their ... Read More...
Public Enemy Fire Flavor Flav After Bernie Sanders Rally Spat Public Enemy announced they are permanently “moving forward” without Flavor Flav, firing one of hip-hop’s most memorable hypemen after more than 35 years. The abrupt dismissal comes just two days after the rapp... Read More...
Jay-Z and Yo Gotti put Mississippi Department of Corrections on blast Yo Gotti and Jay-Z have teamed up to bring legal action against the Mississippi Department of Corrections after five prisoners died violently in the state's troubled prison system in the past month. In his firs... Read More...
Dave Chappelle endorses Andrew Yang for President Dave Chappelle is officially a member of the "Yang Gang." The comedian has endorsed Andrew Yang for president, the candidate revealed in a Tweet. "Thank you @DaveChappelle and welcome to the #yanggang. You a... Read More...
Kid Rock: Why we hate his punk azz Kid Rock has given the public a bit of insight into his recent tirade against Oprah Winfrey, claiming a potential appearance on her former talk show soured his view of the media mogul. “My people tried to ge... Read More...
Akon thinks Black artists are stupid for not performing at the Super Bowl For the Super Bowl and many Black artists (not just Black, even P!nk) decided to stand with Colin Kaepernick and not perform at the Super Bowl. Well, Akon thinks they are “stupid.” TMZ specifically asked... Read More...
