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 It only took one film. Lady Gaga’s turn as Ally in A Star Is Born has made her a bonafide movie star. Her role is generating Oscar buzz and last night in LA, she was honored as one of ELLE’s Women in Hollywood. Still, she tells ELLE in her cover story, she feels “like a fetus” in Hollywood. To portray vulnerability when she was performing concert scenes in A Star Is Born, a venue she is more than familiar with, she said, “All I had to do was go, ‘I haven’t made it yet as an actress.’” Gaga delivered her Women in Hollywood acceptance speech fromREAD MORE...

  Kandi has a brand new single for those who have been asking for new music from her... it is here! Ready For This is available on all digital platforms! You can actually listen/buy here GET "READY FOR THIS" HERE The single upon release on Friday went straight to top ten on I-tunes R&B charts and has been receiving some amazing reviews! The video which you will see is a fun yet sensual lovers ode and has my love, Todd in it is giving your my alter ego "Kandi Girl" Check out the video Below! READ MORE...

  The filmmaker behind the $1.3 billion hit is expected to begin penning the follow-up next year, say sources. Ryan Coogler is going back to Wakanda. Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that the filmmaker behind Marvel’s landmark Black Panther has quietly closed a deal to write and direct the sequel.While the move was expected — Marvel wanted to keep the creative team as intact as possible and a sequel was never in any real doubt — the timing was always unclear. Black Panther, centering on T'Challa, the king of a fictional African country, was an outsized success both commercially and critically. The pic, which starred Chadwick Boseman as theREAD MORE...

Talking about his hit show on ABC "Black-ish"Brand new episodes of hit comedy black-ish return this fall for the Season 5 premiere on TUESDAY OCTOBER 16! ABC has announced the premiere dates for an exciting 2018-19 season with a slate of returning hit shows and several new series. black-ish just received five Emmy nominations, and will continue to anchor a great night of new and returning comedies for ABC Tuesdays. The night will begin with two new comedies: The Conners, a spinoff of the groundbreaking family comedy Roseanne, and The Kids Are Alright,inspired by creator Tim Doyle's Irish-Catholic upbringing in the turbulent '70s. black-ishand sophomore hit Splitting Up Together comprise theREAD MORE...

Sequel to the 2015 critically acclaimed film Creed and continuation of the Rocky saga and featuring Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson and Sylvester Stallone. Life has become a balancing act for Adonis Creed. Between personal obligations and training for his next big fight, he is up against the challenge of his life. Facing an opponent with ties to his family's past only intensifies his impending battle in the ring. Rocky Balboa is there by his side through it all and, together, Rocky and Adonis will confront their shared legacy, question what's worth fighting for, and discover that nothing's more important thanREAD MORE...

Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz and his ex-wife Mashonda Tifrere celebrate birthdays and holidays together. In November they will all gather at the same Thanksgiving table. But the trio wasn’t always so tight. The family appeared on the Wednesday, October 3, episode of Good Morning America to discuss Tifrere’s new book Blended about coparenting. (Keys, 37, penned the forward while Beatz, 40, wrote a chapter.) “It’s a beautiful partnership,” Keys gushed. “And that is really, really special. I’m very, very proud of that.” It took a while for Tifrere, who was married to Beatz from 2004 to 2010, to accept the 15-time Grammy winner. The turning point came when Tifrere saw howREAD MORE...

Oscar-nominated actor Taraji P. Henson launched the Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation in honor of her late father, on Sept. 23 at a private estate in Beverly Hills to raise awareness for mental health in the Black community.  Henson kicked off the foundation’s launch with the inaugural Boutique of Hope fundraiser, as she opened her closet of designer handbags, shoes, and clothes, for a good cause. “It means a lot to me,” said Henson. “ My dad was very open. He was never afraid to live his truth and his truth involved mental illness and he was very vocal about that.” Boris Lawrence Henson was aREAD MORE...

  Cheryle Harrison, Executive Vice President, Ad Sales & Digital Operations for Katz Networks, has added the responsibilities of General Manager of Bounce, it was announced today by Jonathan Katz, President and Chief Executive Officer of Katz Networks. “As part of the initial core team that built and launched Bounce, Cheryle has been instrumental in the network’s development, growth and success since its inception. She is a strategic and skilled television executive and the perfect person to help insure that Bounce continues to grow and meet the needs of our consumers, advertisers and affiliates,” commented Katz. In addition to the newly-created GM role,READ MORE...

Pusha T Breaks Down “Story Of Adidon,” Says Drake Got What Was Coming Once He Said His Fianceé’s Name, “All Bets Are Off Because Of That” Pusha T Calls The Breakfast Club About His Drake Diss If you were feeling bad for Drake after Pusha T dropped “Story of Adidon,” you shouldn’t — at least that’s what Pusha T says. The rapper called into “The Breakfast Club” Wednesday to break down his bars and explained why he snapped. When asked by the Power 105.1 morning team if he felt badly at all about the verbal assault (and photo exposure) of Drizzy, Pusha toldREAD MORE...

Debra Lee is out at BET, and it looks like the changing of the guards is officially upon us.  Details inside... A little more than a year after BET's other top exec Stephen Hill announced his departure, which some say wasn't necessarily amicable, Debra Lee is out as well.  Her last day as CEO & Chairman of BET is May 28th. There's been rumblings that she as on her way out over the last couple of years as BET still is finding its place within Viacom, and now it's official. The lawyer turned network executive has been with the company over 30 years, and she says she still seesREAD MORE...