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New York — The shortage of Black movies in 2010 was clear when you went to the theater. Except for “Just Wright” and the ghetto farce “Lottery Ticket,” it was perhaps the whitest year for Hollywood since the post-Richard Pryor, pre-Spike Lee 1980s. Read more at NYTimes RELATED: 10 Biggest Black snubs at the Oscars […]
Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Congratulations to Israel Houghton for his Grammy win in the Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album category! The honor is for Houghton’s “Love God. Love People.” album, and this is his 4th Grammy win! Take a look at his track record below… 2009 Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album “The Power Of One” 2007 […]
Five of the best singers you’ll ever hear came together tonight to honor the “Queen of Soul” Aretha Franklin to start off the 2011 Grammy Awards show.
The 53rd annual Grammy Awards is about to get under-way live from Los Angeles’ Staples Center in a less than an hour,and we will bring you the performances you want to see. Also, check out our live Twitter updates, @hellobeautiful, and let us know what you think of the show! Hit us up and let […]
From TheUrbanDaily.Com Celebs came out in full effect for the pre-Grammy extravaganzas. Beyonce, Neyo, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Lil’ Wayne, Drake and Jay-Z were just some of the celebs who showed their faces on the red carpet at the Roc Nation/Gucci Pre-Grammy Brunch and Cash Money Pre-Grammy Gala. The 53rd Grammy awards take place Sunday on CBS at 8pm. […]
Every year when Grammy nominations are announced and later when the winners are eventually presented with their awards, a swarm of conspiracy theories and backlash is sure to follow. You’ve sat in your living room during the ceremony and heard the cries of “they’re just trying to help that album sell,” or “they paid for […]
There were times when Al Bell felt less like a savior and more like a cipher. Twenty years ago, he would drive into South Memphis, park his car on McLemore Avenue and sit and stare at the empty lot that had once been his dream factory, Stax Records. The old building that had produced so […]
Kierra Sheard To Record Live With BRL Choir Word has it that Kierra Sheard will be having a live recording at the end of this month, featuring her BRL Choir, on Monday, February 28, 2011 at the Harold Washington Cultural Center in Chicago, IL. The recording is for her upcoming project, titled Free, which is […]
(by TBR– New York, NY) Multiple GRAMMY®, Stellar and Dove Award winner Kirk Franklin releases his 12th CD, Hello Fear, on March 22, 2011. Hello Fear is an innovative musical offering that showcases Franklin’s growth and maturation both creatively and personally, while still boasting his creative genius of combining various styles and genres of music […]
(via The Belle) He is known to be the iconic face of evil, but Academy Award-winner Anthony Hopkins recently showed another side of himself when he spoke about his faith in God. The 73-year-old actor, perhaps most famous for his portrayal of cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lecter, sat down with CNN’s Piers Morgan Saturday to […]
The trailer for Tyler Perry’s latest film, “Madea’s Big Happy Family,” has just been released. The movie, which stars Perry, himself, Loretta Devine, Lauren London and Bow Wow, hits theaters April 22. Here’s a synopsis of the film: Madea jumps into action when her niece, Shirley (Loretta Divine), receives distressing news about her health. All […]
The Los Angeles Times Magazine has listed Halle Berry, Beyonce and Dorothy Dandridge among its new list of the 50 Most Beautiful Women In Film. Take a look at the entire list below: 1. Isabelle Adjani 2. Brigitte Bardot 3. Kim Basinger 4. Monica Bellucci 5. Halle Berry 6. Louise Brooks 7. Claudia Cardinale 8. […]