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Will Smith announced last year that he would be joining the cast of Disney’s Live-Action reboot to the classic animated film, “Aladdin.” He’s taking on the famous role of the Genie, previously voiced by the late, Robin Williams. Now there’s chatter that Smith will handle the music for the film and apparently, he stands to […]

Music producer Stevie J is one busy man. While raising 6 kids he’s killing the music industry and has his only reality T.V. show Leave It To Stevie which returns to VH1 for its second season on March 26. “It’s not task it’s actually  you know a blessing to be able to have 6 wonderful kids,” expressed […]

Mike Epps is executive producing a new show that honors social media influencers, but three producers are threatening to sue the comedian claiming he stole their idea. According to TMZ, Calvin Valrie, LaMichael Finney, and Bervick J. Deculus fired off a cease and desist letter alleging that “Social Awards,” scheduled to première on BET in […]

Carsey-Werner Company, the producer of “The Cosby Show,” has filed a lawsuit against BBC for allegedly using too much-copyrighted material in a documentary titled “Bill Cosby: Fall of an American Icon.” The lawsuit was launched in California federal court Friday against BBC and Sugar Films Limited, according to The Hollywood Reporter. According to the complaint, […]

Former Bad Boy singer/producer Mario Winans, featured on Diddy’s hit “I Need a Girl Part 2,” was arrested on Wednesday for owing over a hundred thousand dollars in back child support for his 12-year-old son. According to TMZ, the artist owes a total of $178,000 after he failed for years to pay his court-ordered $3,500 […]

Not many people know the process of getting back to society after being in jail for some time. But a docu-series aims to change that. Keary Braxton is a film producer and the executive producer along with Oprah of her new film Released which tells the story of the formerly incarcerated men and women going back into society. “We […]

It feels like Marques Houston only calls Russ when he needs a shout out. So Russ schools Houston with a short little rap before he talks to him. Till Death Do Us Part is a psychological thriller about domestic violence starring Taye Diggs, Annie Ilonzeh and Malik Yoba. Houston produced this film.”Domestic violence is an issue […]

John Legend is teaming with Netflix for a new unscripted hip-hop competition series titled “Rhythm & Flow,” Variety reports. No further details about the show’s format have surfaced, as the show is still in its early stages. But it has been revealed that Legend will play in the competition series as well as produce. “Rhythm […]

Quincy Jones was rushed to the hospital on Thursday for chest pains. According to TMZ, Quincy was at his home in Bel-Air when he fell ill.

Whoopi Goldberg is set to produce a film about the life of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy who was murdered in 1955.

Quincy Jones is not a fan of Michael Jackson’s “new stuff.” The producer who masterminded the King of Pop’s solo rise to superstardom, including such seminal albums as “Off the Wall” and “Thriller,” gave a blunt assessment of Jackson’s latest posthumous album release, “Xscape” during an interview Tuesday on Jian Ghomeshi’s “Q” talk show on […]

Questlove has a new side hustle. The Roots drummer, whose group is Jimmy Fallon’s house band Monday through Friday, is executive producing a music series for VH1 that will feature three artists performing simultaneously on one stage. “SoundClash” debuts July 23 with Lil Wayne, Fall Out Boy and buzzed British group London Grammar, reports the […]