Author: Melinda Newman
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Boxing phenom Muhammad Ali, Trapsoul innovator Bryson Tiller, and Power’s Michael Rainey Jr. All of these cultural figures were born and bred in the Bluegrass state. Beyond being the birthplace of quite a few notable figures within the Black lexicon, though, Kentucky is also responsible for one of the most prestigious sporting events in the […]
A Black woman streaming service executive admits her shiny title doesn’t afford her the power she thought it would in Netflix’s She’s Gotta Have It. After recruiting Nola Darling into earWave, she realizes white supremacy limits her leadership role. She trembles, light draining from her eyes and her smiling waning with the realization that being […]
Travis Kelce truly has at least one friend in low places. On Garth Brooks’ Inside Studio G episode Tuesday night (Feb. 20), Brooks invited the Kansas City Chiefs’ tight end to the official opening of Brooks’ Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk in Nashville on March 7. The Super Bowl champ famously sang a portion […]
The Fall/Winter 2024 collection pays homage to office sirens, drawing inspiration from the unapologetic strength and glamour of female power brokers, spanning from the executives of 1980s Wall Street to the vixens of Studio 54. This season, LaQuan Smith explores daywear with his signature provocative twist, featuring power suiting in rich hues like navy symbolizing […]
Brent Faiyaz is a rising star in the world of R&B music and it’s time for everyone to take notice. Hailing from Columbia, Maryland, he’s been steadily building his reputation over the past few years. But now, he’s poised for ultimate greatness. His breakthrough came in 2016 with the Grammy-nominated and now 6x Platinum collaboration […]
Sergio Hudson‘s Fall 2024 collection is a vibrant exploration of color and texture, featuring a mix of leather and denim alongside striking statement pieces. Rich hues like acid yellow, jungle green, and cobalt blue are juxtaposed with camel, brown, and denim tones, creating a visually dynamic range. Functional corsets that cinch the waist, matte jersey […]
During Sunday night’s Super Bowl, Beyoncé dropped two new country-flavored songs, the galloping “Texas Hold ‘Em,” and the more reflective “16 Carriages.” But country radio stations have been initially slow to add the Houston-born superstar. In the two songs’ first 24-plus hours of release (from Sunday night through the end of Monday), eight reporters to Billboard’s […]
Martin Kirkup, the well-respected co-founder of Direct Management Group, died Sunday, Feb. 4 while vacationing in Hawaii, according to his family. He was 75. Kirkup currently managed Katy Perry, k.d. lang and Au/Ra, but over his decades-long career had also worked with artists including the B-52’s, Counting Crows, Tracy Chapman, the Go-Go’s, Adam Lambert and many […]
After 25 years, Jack Sussman is stepping down as executive vp of specials, music, live events and alternative programming for CBS Entertainment. Sussman, who will leave following the Feb. 4 Grammy Awards, will return to producing, including serving as executive producer of two tentpole CBS specials, the Tony Awards and the Kennedy Center Honors. Mackenzie […]
Groundbreaking Los Angeles-based disc jockey Jim Ladd, whom Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers immortalized in their 2002 song “The Last DJ,” died suddenly Sunday of a heart attack. He was 75. A Los Angeles fixture, Ladd worked up and down the Los Angeles radio dial, including stints at KNAC, KMET and KLOS. He was considered […]