Prayers are going out to Oscar Winning Actress Regina King. Her Son Ian Alexander Jr. has died after an apparent suicide. He was 26 years old and died on his birthday . Representatives for King are asking for prayers and privacy at the time. Ian Alexander Jr. was an artist, a DJ,Musician and Celebrity Chef. Ian Alexander Jr. was her only child.
Get ready for the Janet Jackson Documentary’ Her story to tell’ debuting Friday January 28th and Saturday January 29th on Lifetime and the A&E networks. The documentary was five years in the making. I hear it’s going to revealing and unfiltered, a look at one of the greatest icons in the industry. The Documentary was produced by Janet and her Brother Randy. The documentary features appearances by Missy Elliott, Q-Tip, Paula Abdul, Whoopi Goldberg, Samuel L Jackson , Mariah Carey, RebbieJackson, and her mom Katherine Jackson. Janet is the current cover girl for Allure magazine.
We remember fashion Icon Andre Leon Talley. Talley was 73 years old. He was the first black creative director for Vogue Magazine. He was an influencer and at his peak he was the guy you went to for fashion. The final years of his life was filled with heartbreak and betrayal. He talked about this in his documentary the world according to Andre Leon Talley. At the time of his death he weighed over 300 Pounds and experienced many health challenges.
We Remember Songwriter Jon Lind. Lind was 73 and he wrote ‘Boogie Wonderland’ for Earth Wind and Fire and Sun Goddess. He wrote the Vanessa Williams classic ‘Save the best for last’ ‘Crazy for You’ by Madonna. Lind wrote many songs for artists like Cher, Deniece Williams, Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez and The Jonas Brothers.
We Remember Rocker Meatloaf. He was 74. Meatloaf was best known for his work in the movie the rocky horror picture show. His 1977 debut album ‘Bat out of Hell ‘remains one of the biggest selling albums off all time. We also lost Comedian Louie Anderson this week. He was 68 and died after a battle with blood cancer. The 3 time Emmy winner was known for the animated show ‘life with Louie’ and the movies Coming to America 1 and 2.
We also remember Actress Carol Speed known for her roles in the horror movie ‘Abby’ and The Mack with Max Julien. Speed was 76.
When Acting Legend Sidney Poitier died at the age of 94 he was battling Alzheimers/Dementia, heart disease and prostate Cancer at the time of his death.
The Grammy Awards have been scheduled for Sunday April 3rd in Las Vegas. Trevor Noah will be back at host.
Congrats to Director Spike Lee. Lee is getting a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors guild of America. Lee is the first Black Director to receive this honor. Previous winners of this award include Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorcese. The ceremony is happening Saturday March 12th.
Superbowl Sunday is February 13th. The halftime show produced by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation features rappers Dr.Dre, Eminem, Singers Mary J Blige, Snoop Dogg and Kendrick Lamar.
Filming has started in Atlanta on Creed 3. Michael B Jordan is starring and directing the movie which is due in theaters around Thanksgiving . Tessa Thompson and Phylicia Rashad will be back in their roles and Actor Johnathan Majors will play the villain boxer going up against Adonis played by Jordan.
Get ready for the return of Madea. Tyler Perry is bringing the popular character back. February 25th get ready for Madea Homecoming on Netflix. David and Tamela Mann and Cassie Davis will be back in their roles.
Kandi Burris is launching her new Bravo Show Kandi and the gang March 6th on Bravo. The show will feature her husband Todd, her mom and Aunts at their restaurant in Atlanta ‘The Old Lady Gang.
The Latest Batman movie starring Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz hits theatres March 3rd. the movie is close to three hourslong.
We need to talk about Cosby is a new documentary coming to Showtime . the 4 part docuseries by Kamu Bell takes a very candid look at Cosby from Americas Dad to accused sexual Predator. The documentary airs Jan 30th at 10pm and during the month of February on the 6th,13th and 20th all at 10pm.
Phat Tuesday The Era of Hip Hopand Comedy is coming to Prime Video starting February 4th. The 3 part documentary is directed by Reginald Hudlin. Comedian Guy Torrie takes a look back at African American Comedians during the time of the late 80’s and 90’s .How did the comics of the era get started during that time. Steve Harvey, Cedric The Entertainer, Dave Chappelle, JB Smoove, Tiffany Haddish and Chris Rock to name a few.
Singers Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak make up Silk Sonic and they getting ready for their Las Vegas residency ‘An Evening of Silk Sonic’ will be happening February, March and Early April.
Singer Alyson Williams who is best known for the song ‘ Just call my Name’ is doing much better after her battle with Covid. The songstress was in a coma for several days.
Denzel Washington says he’s ready to return to action the next Equalizer movie. He says he will be back as Robert McCall in Equalizer three.
The Critics choice awards are happening March 13th on TBS and the TNT Network. Taye Diggs and Comedian Nicole Byers are hosting.
Boys to Men will be in concert AT THE Met Broad and Poplar Saturday February 12th.
Katt Williams is bringing his World Two Comedy Tour to Atlantic City Saturday February 12th at the The Boardwalk Hall. Actress/Comedian Lunell is also on the bill.
Kool and The Gang are coming to Atlantic City Saturday Feb 19th they are performing at The Oceans Casino.
Stephanie Mills, The Whispers, The Stylistics and Howard Hewitt are doing the love show Sunday February 20th at the Hard Rock Casino.
Kirk Franklin is also coming to Atlantic City Saturday February 26th at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
Peabo Bryson and Oleta Adams are coming to Atlantic City. Doing a show at the Tropicana Casino Saturday February 5th
Maxwell is coming to Atlantic City Friday April 1st at the Boardwalk Hall. It’s the night tour Anthony Hamilton and Joe are also on the bill.
Babyface and Kem are going on tour. They are scheduled to be in Philly Saturday April 2nd at The LiacourasCenter.
Philly Native Jazmine Sullivan is returning to Philly Friday March 18th at The Met Broad and Poplar. Tickets are on sale now.
The Culture tour is coming to Philly! Thursday February 24th It’s New Edition (Ralph, Bobby, Johnny, Mike, Ronnie, and Ricky) all six members. Charlie Wilson and Jodeci. The concert is happening at The Wells Fargo Center and Tickets are on sale now Wellsfargophilly.com
The Proud Family is Back! Penny Proud and Family will be featured in the Disney Plus series ‘Louder and Prouder’ streaming starts on Disney Plus February 23rd. Actress Kyla Pratt is back voicing Penny Proud and Actor/Comedian Tommy Davidson is back voicing the dad.
American Idol is returning to ABC Sunday February 27th. Luke Bryan, Katy Perry, and Lionel Richie are back as Judges and Ryan Seacrest as host. This year the show will be bringing in alum and past winners as guest mentors to the contestants. Now speaking of Lionel Richie he’s going to be honored in May with The Gershwin Prize for Popular song. The ceremony will air on May 17th on PBS. Past winners include Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Sir Paul McCartney.
The FX Show The Godfather of Harlem starring Forest Whitaker has been renewed for a 3rd Season.
Jada Pinkett Smith is set to star in the Netflix movie ‘Redd Zone’. The movie is about a single mom who helps her sons deal with the murder of their friend. She later takes in their friends and at one time she had 17 young men living under her roof. All of the men ended up in college and for made it into the NFL. The movie is being directed by Oscar Winner Matthew Cherry who directed the animated short ‘Hair Story’.
This years Academy Awards is set to air March 27th will have a host. The94th annual academy awards will air on ABC and the show is being produced by Will Packer.
Now speaking of Will Packer his show ‘ready to Love’ on OWN is back with season number 5. Packer produces the show hosted by Nephew Tommy,Tommy Miles of the Steve Harvey Show. Season 5 starts January 28th.
The revival of The Fresh Prince of Bel Air is scheduled to launch on The Peacock Network February 13th. The show is coming back as a drama. 10 one hour episodes with Actor Jabari Banks playing the role made famous by Will Smith.
Congrats to Symone Sanders former advisor to the Biden Administration who is now hosting a weekend show on MSNBC.
The Screen Actors Guild Awards is happening February 27th on TNT and TBS.
The popular Netflix movie ‘Red Notice’ will be back with two sequels being filmed back to back with stars Dwayne The Rock Johnson , Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot returning in their roles.
Actress Yvonne Oriji best known for her role as Molly on the HBO Show Insecure, is back with a new dating Reality Show on HBO MAX ‘My Mom Your Dad’. The show streaming now on HBO Max shows older Single Parents dating, but their kids are pulling the strings.
The 8th and final season of Blackish has kicked off on ABC.You are going to see many big named celebrities this year including Olympic Gold Medalist Simone Biles, Singer/Producer Babyface, Basketball Legend Magic Johnson, Actress Vivica Fox, and Sports Analyst Stephen A. Smith. Anthony Anderson the star of Blackish has already landed a new gig. Anderson is returning to Law and Order when the show starts its revival next year.
Congratulations to Star Jones. For many years Jones was a host on The View. Jones is returning to TV in September as the new Host of Divorce Court on Fox. Judge Faith Jenkins is leaving Divorce court to focus on her new show ‘Killer Relationships’ airing Sunday Nights on The Oxygen Channel.Judge Jenkins who is married to singer Kenny Lattimore says she is very excited about her venture.
Congrats to Philly Native Egypt Sherrod and her husband Mike. The brand new show ‘Married to Real Estate’ has launchedon HGTV.
There’s a new version of Scream in theaters with a new set of teenagers to scare. Courtney Cox, David Arquette and Neve Campbell reprise their roles as well as Ghostface the killer.
Our Kind of People starring Morris Chestnut and YaYA DeCosta has returned to the fox lineup.
Ava DuVernays new Superhero Thriller ’Naomi’has launched on the CW Network. The show airs on Tuesday nights.
Power Book 4-Force The Story of Tommy Egan debuts on Starz February 6th. Actor Joseph Sikora is back as Tommy Egan.
Tyler Perry will be back as Madea sometime this year on Netflix with A Madea Homecoming.
Singer John Legend has joined the ranks of performers selling the rights to their music. There’s no word on how much money he got.
Is Singer Jennifer Hudson going to be the next big Talk Show Host? The Oscar Winner says it’s something she’d like to do.
The Drama reboot of the Fresh Prince of Bel Air launches Sunday February 13th on the Peacock Network. There will be 10 one hour episodes of the drama. Will Smith is serving as one of the executive Producers of the show.
The Kanye west Documentary’JEEN YUHS’ will be show in theaters and on Netflix launching February 16th. The Kanye trilogy will show never before seen footage, going back 20 years in his life and career the highs and the lows.
Rihanna is launching a Savage X Fenty Store in Philly. In a statement Rihanna noted how Philly is one of five cities on boardlaunching stores. Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Houston and DC are the other stores.
Rapper Saweetie is joining forces with the Legendary Cher for a new AD campaign for MAC Cosmetics.
After 4 years get ready for a 3rd season of the FX Show Atlanta with Donald Glover, Brian Tyree Henry and Lakeith Stansfield. When the relaunches on March 24th the guys will show life on the road.
The Netflix series Bridgerton is returning March 25th. The second season of the Shonda Rhimes drama will focus on Lord Anthony Bridgerton and his search for a wife.
Kel Mitchell is back! In the 90’s Mitchell was a part of the Nickelodeon show ‘All That’ and teaming up with Keenan Thompson in the show Keenan and Kel and the movie Good Burger. Mitchell the father of four is now a Pastor and he has just released his first book. The book is a daily devotional ‘Blessed Mode 90 days to develop your Faith.
Darryl McDaniels DMC of Run DMC has released his first childrens book ‘Darryl’s Dream’ about a shy 3rd grader trying to find his voice.
Jimmy Fallon of Tonight show fame also has a new show on NBC. The show called ‘That’s My Jam’ features celebrities competing in musical and dance inspired games. The variety show will also feature Philly Natives Musician Adam Blackstone and DJ Aktive.
Get ready for Judge Steve Harvey. Steve Harvey is playing the Judge and Jury is his new show Tuesday nightson ABC. Also on ABC It’s Abbott Elementary. The comedy stars West Philly Native Quinta Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Tyler James Williams.
Actress Keisha Knight Pulliam who is best known as Rudy on the Cosby Show has a new documentary on the OWN Network. ‘Eggs over Easy’. The show is about health concerns of Black Women including Fertility . Singer/Actress Andra Day also appears in the documentary which discusses miscarriages, IVF, Ovarian Cysts and Fibroids.
Spiderman No Way Home broke starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Jamie Foxx and Willem Dafoe broke all kinds of box office numbers to be become the second highest grossing film off all time. This all but assures there will be a fourth installment in the franchise. The movie will be available for streaming and demand on February 28th. Now Speaking of Zendaya her HBO Show ‘Euphoria season two is streaming now.
Singer K Michelle is coming to Lifetime early next year with a documentary about her journey with plastic surgeries. My killer Body debuts January 28th. The Singer says she wants to help others save their lives.
Rapper Big Daddy Kane is putting together a documentary for Netflix Paragraghs Manifest. Kane is going to be joined by fellow Rappers Snoop Dog, J Cole, Eminem,and Jay Z. Look for Big Daddy Kane MLK Weekend at The Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City with the All Stars of Hip Hop.The Lineup includes KRS1, Doug E Fresh, Slick Rick, Monie Love, Uncle Luke, and many more. Sunday January 16th 2022.
The Real Husbands of Hollywood is returning this time to BET Plus. The Real Husbands of Hollywood More Kevin, more problems is back as a six part limited series with Kevin Hart, Boris Kodjoe, Duane Martin, JB Smoove, Nelly, Nick Cannon and Singer Robin Thicke. The show ran on BET 2013-2016. The new version kicks off in February on BET Plus.
Devon Franklin and gospel sensation Kirk Franklin are joining forces for a new gospel drama on BET plus called ‘Kingdom Business’ . The 8 episode series will focus on the Gospel Music Industry thru the lenses of Faith, Love and Music. Gospel Legend Yolanda Adams is set to Star.
Next year HBO will be unveiling a new drama series ‘Winning Time Showtime’. The show is based on the rise of the LA Lakers dynasty in the 80’s. the show debuts in March and will focus on the Superstars of that era Magic Johnson,Norm Nixon and Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
Power Book 2 ‘Ghost’ Has been renewed for a third season on Starz.
Poet and Activist Amanda Gorman is back with a new book of Poetry ‘Call us what we bring’
Alicia Keys is back with a new double CD entitled ‘Keys’
Season 14 of Rupauls Drag show will feature a slew of guests judges including Tariji P Henson, Lizzo, Alicia Keys, Actress Andra Day, Talk show host Loni Love and Comedian Nicole Byers.
Get ready for Harlem a new show on Prime Video called Harlem.The creator of the show is Tracey Oliver the force behind the hit movie ‘Girls Trip’. Harlem stars Meagan Goode, Grace Byers (Empire) and Actor Tyler Lepley. The 10 episode series is about stylish girlfriends. Whoopi Goldberg and Jasmine Sullivan will be making Cameos.
Congratulations to Quest Love of the Roots his documentary ‘Summer of Soul’ won big at the Critics Choice Awards. Summer of Soul which many say was the Black Woodstock won awards for Best Documentary, Best Archived Documentary and Best Music Documentary. Summer of Soul features musical performances from Stevie Wonder, Sly and the Family Stone , The Staple Singers, The Temptations and many more. Summer of Soul is now streaming on HULU.
Actors Danny Glover and Samuel L Jackson will be given Honorary Oscars at this years Academy Awards in March. Will Packer (Think like a Man, Girls Trip) is producing the show.
Good news for Singer Anita Baker and her Friends. Baker now owns all the masters to her music. She has signed a deal with Spotify for streaming and she is putting together a boxed set of her albums.
Iyanla van Zandt is joiningthe podcast world. The R spot is coming out this year.
Eddie Murphy will be teaming up with Actor Jonah Hill in a new movie by Kenya Barris. The comedy is about Clashing culturesand generational differences.
Director Jordan Peele who brought us the movies ‘Us’ and ‘Get Out’ is back to scare us again in his new movie ‘Nope’ starring Oscar Winner Daniel Kaluua and Keke Palmer. The movie is coming out July 22nd 2022.
Oscar Winner Viola Davis is set to all about her life. Her book ‘Finding Me’ will talk about her career, marriage and motherhood. The book is out now.
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