Ryan Seacrest has been named the new host of Wheel of Fortune replacing Pat Sajak who is retiring after next year.
Congratulations to Actress Angela Basset she is finally getting an Oscar. This November The Academy Awards Committee will be presenting Angela Bassett and Legendary Film Director Mel Brooks with honorary Oscars for their work throughout the years.
Also Congrats to Sheryl Lee Ralph next year she is getting a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame. The class of 2024 inductees includes the late Actor Chadwick Boseman, Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, recent Oscar Winner Michelle Yeoh, Eugene Levy, Kerry Washington, Toni Braxton, Brandy, Dr Dre, Gwen Stefani, The late Otis Redding, Carl Weather.
Kevin Hart is returning to the area Friday June 30th at The Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City
Harrison Ford is returning with Indiana Jones in the Dial of Destiny. The latest and final Indiana Jones hits theaters June 30.
The Fourth of July is going to be celebrated in a big way on the Ben Franklin Parkaway. This years concert will feature Demi Lovato, Rapper/Actor Ludacris and Philly Native Adam Blackstone.
On July 5th on Netflix it's the documentary on the 80’s pop duo WHAM!. George Michael and Andrew Ridgely made up the popular British duo. George Michael died in 2016.
Get ready for Ice Cube he’s coming to Atlantic City at Oceans Resort Friday July 7th
Tom Cruise and his new movie Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning Part One opens in Theatres July 12th.
Singer Erykah Badu is coming to the Mann Sunday July 9th
Beyonce is coming to Philly! Wednesday July 12th at the Lincoln financial field.
The Reunion tour is coming to Philly! Kirk Franklin, David and Tamela Mann, Israel Haughton, The Clark Sisters, Tye Tribbett, The Family, Gods Property, New Breed. Saturday October 14th at The Wells Fargo Center.
The 46th annual Kennedy Center Honors is happening December 3rd and this years honorees include Queen Latifah, Dionne Warwick, Barry Gibb, Actor Comedian Billy Crystal and Soprano Singer Renee Fleming. The show will air on CBS and Paramount Plus. 2017 Kennedy Center Honoree Gloria Estefan is hosting.
LL Cool Jwill be teaming up with Ice T For a new A&E Series the hunt for Hip Hop Treasures and memorabilia. The show débuts August 12th
We remember Prominent Historian ad Scholar Charrles L Blockson.. He was a man who spent a lifetime collecting the most precious African American artifacts. The Charles Blockson collection is currently on th campus of Temple University.
Get ready for the reunion of Raphael Saddiq and Toni Tone Toni. Thursday Sept. 28th at The Met Broad and Poplar.
The Wiz is returning to Broadway. Singer Avery Wilson who was season 3 of the Voice will be laying the scarecrow. Singer Deborah Cox is playing Glenda the good Witch and Wayne Brady is playing oz. Kandi Burruss of The Real Housewives of Atlanta is producing the show along with her husband Todd. No word on who’s playing Dorothy. The revival hits Broadway next Spring.
Actress Nia Long is ready tell all in a new book about her life. The book will cover her career the movies, Love Jones, Best Man, Boyz in the Hood and Fresh Prince. The 52-year-old will also talk about her love life and how her family was almost destroyed by the Ime Udoka Scandal. Udoka was the head coach of the Boston Celtics when he was exposed for having an affair with one of the executives' wives on the Boston Celtics. He is now the Head Coach of the Houston Rockets.
Missy Elliott who is getting inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is the new cover girl for Essence Magazine.
Essence Magazine is going to be celebrated on the OWN Network. On August 18th a five part docuseries The Time of Essence will air on the OWN Network celebrating 50 years of breaking culture.
Made in America is returning to the Ben Franklin Parkway Labor Day Weekend. The ladies are leading the charge. With Lizzo ,Sza and Coco Jones among the performers.
After 4 decades Pat Sajak 76 is stepping down as the host of Wheel of Fortune. There is no word yet on who is replacing him.
The Grammy Awards are adding some new categories next year Best African Performance, Best Pop Dance Performance and Best Jazz Alternative Performance.
What’s next for Oscar Winners Michelle Yeoh and Ke Hu Quan. They are starring in the Disney Plus TV Show American Born Chinese. Samuel L Jacksons Character Nick Fury is coming to life on Disney Plus in Secret Invasion. Is Streaming now.
Gabrielle Union is coming to Netflix with the movie The Perfect Find. The movie streaming now is about a woman who falls in love with a much younger man. The movie also stars Keith Powers, Janet Hurbert, LaLa Anthony and Gina Torres, Actress Gabrielle Union is taking us along on her journey as she turns 50. The 2-part docuseries my journey to 50 is streaming now on BET PLUS It’s about her Journey to 50.
Trippin with Anthony Anderson and Mom Doris are back on E TV with a new reality show.
Jazz on the Ave is back in Philly Saturday July 15th at Broad and Cecil B Moore. Food, Music, Vendors, Music. Lady Alma is one of the Performers
The Dell Music Center is opening late this year. because of construction. The entire staging area is and the main stage is being replaced after nearly 100 years. The Dell Music center is opening after August 16th with a special performance by Philadanco. . Some of the acts scheduled to come this Summer include The O’Jays, The Whispers, Gregory Porter, KeKe Wyatt, Next, Jagged Edge and CeCe Winans. Plus Leela James, Jeff Bradshaw, Dave Hollister and the group Silk. For more info go thedellmusiccenter.com The Box office opens officially on July 8th
The All Things Music festival is happening Saturday August 19th on the Salem County Fairgrounds in Woodstown New Jersey with WAR, The Average White Band, Breakwater, After 7, Urban Guerilla Orchestra, Lady Alman and more.
Upcoming concerts at the Met Broad and Poplar include Janelle Monet September 18th and Patti Labelle Saturday December 9th
Other upcoming shows include Neyo, Robin Thicke, and Mario at The Mann Sept. 17th
In Atlantic City the Atlantic City Jazz Festival is happening Saturday Sept. 16th at Ocean Casino with Will Downing and Boney James.
The Atlantic City Comedy festival is happening October 7th and 8th at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City with Sommore, Bill Bellamy, Earthquake, Bruce Bruce and Don DC Curry to name a few.
Get ready for the return of Bruno Mars. He’s working on an album and a new tour for2024
Congrats to the Late Rapper Tupac Shakur who recently got a Star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Dwayne The Rock Johnson has signed on for another Fast and Furious spinoff featuring his character, Luke Hobbs. Meanwhile Fast and Furious 10 part two is set 2025 release.
Singer Alicia Keys is headed Off Broadway in the production Hell’s Kitchen running Nov. 19th-December 10th. She’s also coming to Philly The Wells Fargo Center July 10th
The Milli Vanilli story is coming to Paramount Plus. In 1989 Rob and Fab rose to the top of The Charts as Milli Vanilli with the song ‘Girl you Know It’s True. The song sold over 30 million copies then it was discovered Rob and Fab weren’t the original singers. They were stripped of their Grammy Awards and their music career ended. The movie is coming to Paramount Plus later this year.
The latest Spiderman movie Spiderman movie across the Spider Verse topped the box office this past weekend taking in over 120 million at the Box Office. The Computer Animated Spiderman featuring the voices of Shameik Moore, Issa Rae, Daniel Kaluuya and Oscar Isaac. Follows the adventures of Miles Morales who is of Black and Puerto Rican descent. The next Animated Spiderman movie Beyond the Spider verse arrives in theaters March 29th 2024.
The Little Mermaid came in number 2 at the Box Office taking in 40 million dollars.
Donnie Simpson the popular host of Video Soul in the 80’s, is returning with the show this time on BET Plus. The show will feature interviews and videos.
LL Cool J will be bringing his character Sam Hannah to NCIS: Hawaii and he is also going on his first music tour in years along with The Roots. That tour is scheduled to touch down at the Wells Fargo Center. In August.
Tom Cruise is returning this Summer with Mission Impossible 7: Dead Reckoning. It's coming to theaters this July.
Get ready for the Senior Edition of the Bachelor. The Golden Bachelor debuts this Fall on ABC.
Older Gentlemen will be matched up with age-appropriate women. Instead of meeting the parents they are going to have to meet the kids.
Changes are coming to your favorite Talk Shows. Sherri Shephard is bringing in new Producers for her Season Number 2 and Jennifer Hudson is doing the same on her show for its second season. Kelly Clarkson is moving her show from Los Angeles to New York.
The trailer was released this week for the color Purple. This is not your mama’s Color Purple. The Color Purple Movie Musical has added some new cast members Singer Ciara, Actor Lou Gossett Jr, David Allen Grier, Gospel Music Singer Tamela Mann Actor/Comedian Deon Cole and just added acclaimed Actress Anjanue Ellis. Fantasia is starring in the role made famous by Whoopi Goldberg ‘Celie. Tariji P Henson, Danielle Brooks , Philly Native Coleman Domingo playing the role of Mister made famous by Actor Danny Glover. Also, in the cast Corey Hawkins Singers H.E.R. and Halle Bailey. The movie is being produced by Oprah Winfrey, Quincy Jones, and Steven Spielberg and is being directed by Blitz Bazawule. The movie is coming out Christmas Day .Grammy Winner Jon Batiste has also recently joined the cast.
Jimmy Fallon of Tonight show fame has a new show on NBC. The show called ‘That’s My Jam’ and season number 3 has just been guaranteed. celebrities competing in musical and dance inspired games. The variety show will also feature Philly Natives Musician Adam Blackstone and DJ Aktive.
Janet Jackson says she’s ready for a movie to be made about her life. It would start from her life as a child star, her TV Years, teen stardom and breaking away from her dad and taking Control of her life with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Janet Jackson is preparing another documentary about her life for Lifetime/A&E Network. ‘Family First’ will take viewers behind the scenes of her new tour ‘Together Again. Janet is celebrating her 50th Anniversary in show business and her brother Randy is producing this documentary.
The Donna Summer Documentary Love to Love you is currently streaming on HBO.
Singer Anthony Hamilton is coming to the MET Broad and Poplar July 29.
Congratulations to the class of 2023 going into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Missy Elliott, George Michael, Country great Willie Nelson, Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, DJ Kool Herc the Father of Hip Hop. Chaka Khan, Don Cornelius and longtime Elton John Collaborator Bernie Taupin. Ceremonies take place in November.
ABC’s Deborah Roberts (Good Morning America and 20/20) has a new book out and it’s a Love Letter to Teachers. Lessons Learned and cherished is the book and it features Country Superstar Jimmie Allen, Robin Roberts, Oprah Winfrey, Rachel Ray, Misty Copeland and her Husband Today Show Weather Guy Al Roker.
She’s expecting Baby number 2 and now she’s joining the Smurfs. Rihanna will be playing a Smurfette and providing new music for the Smurf soundtrack.
Sunday August 6th it’s the Summer Block Party at The Mann with Jodeci, SWV and Dru hill. Tickets are on sale now.
Bridgeton the story of Queen Charlotte has started streaming on Netflix.
Former First lady Michelle Obama teams up with Oprah Winfrey for the Netflix special ‘The Light we carry 'based on her bestselling book. It is streaming now on Netflix.
Can Gayle King and Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley save the CNN Network. Starting this Fall, we will find out with the King Charles show. A weekly Wednesday Night Primetime show that will air at 9PM.
Rapper Megan Thee Stallion is gracing the cover of Elle Magazine she is also one of the headliners of this year's Essence fest in New Orleans.
Lifestyle Mavin Tabitha Brown has come out with the new line of McCormick Seasoning just in time for cookout season. Salt Free and Vegan produces all-purpose seasonings in garlic, Taco Blend. Burgers and vegetables.
I am now part of the Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame. My bronze plague is on Broad Street. Broad and Pine in front of The University of The Arts.
Denzel Washington returns to the big screen this September in Equalizer 3.
Prayers are up for Jamie Foxx. The 55-year-old Oscar Winner had to be hospitalized for a medical emergency that required surgery. His family is asking for privacy and prayers.
The long-awaited Tupac Docuseries ‘Dear Mama is out on the FX Channel. The 5-part docuseries directed by Allen Hughes is the story of the relationship Tupac had with his mom.
CNN Films and HBO MAX are joining forces for the life story of Little Richard. Richard was the Architect of Rock and Roll. The film Little Richard I Am Everything will show the highs and lows of his career. Richard died in 2020 at the age of 87. It is available now on VIDEO ON DEMAND.
Samuel L Jackson he will be starring in the Netflix movie ‘The Piana Lesson’ based on the August Wilson play. Denzel Washinton is producing the Netflix adaptation. He's making this a family affair. His son Malcolm is directing. His daughter Katia is one of the Executive Producers and his son John David Washinton is joining the production fresh from his role on Broadway. The movie also stars Danielle Deadwyler (Til) Corey Hawkins (Color Purple)
Morris Chestnut has joined the cast of the Hulu series Reasonable Doubt. Chestnut will play a defense attorney at odds with series star Emayatzy Corinealdi.
Singer Will Downing is opening about Mental Health and Suicide on his latest project Til we Meet Again. Earlier this year Downing lost his 31-year daughter to suicide. He says he wants to message of Hope to others who may be dealing with mental illness and suicide.
Tony Award Winner and Philly Native Leslie Odom Jr. Has teamed up with his wife Nicollette for a new Childrens book ‘’I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know. They are the parents of two young children aged 2 and 6. He is also returning to Broadway in the musical ‘Purlie Victorious” This Summer.
Singer SZA has rescheduled her postponed Philly show for September 26th at the Wells Fargo Center.
Basketball Star Brittney Griner is ready to tell all in a new book about her life including the tumultuous events of 202 that both reshaped her life and captured the world’s attention. Griner's arrest in Moscow, her detention, trial and imprisonment in Russia. She will describe the personal turmoil of her 10-month ordeal. She will also discuss pay inequity, the low salaries of the WNBA Players which forces many to play sports overseas to survive. The untitled book is due out next year.
The new Barbie Movie with Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and Issa Rae is hitting theaters July 21st.
Get ready for Shrek 5. Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz will be back voicing their characters Shrek and Fiona and Eddie Murphy will return as Donkey.
Actress Sanaa Lathan is joining Season the Hit HBO Show Curb your Enthusiasm. The Show stars Larry David and JB Smoove. One of the funniest shows on TV. No word on what character Lathan would play.
Avatar the way of Water is streaming on now on digital platforms
Get Ready for the Kings of BBQ. Cedric The Entertainer and Anthony Anderson are teaming for the A&E to find the Best Barbeque in the country. The Kings of BBQ will be airing later this year.
Tickets are on sale now for Lionel Richie and Earth Wind and Fire at The Wells Fargo Center August 15th.
Bridgerton Star Rege Jean Page has been tapped to play Muhammad Ali in a new Peacock Miniseries chronicling 8 major events in the boxing greats career.
Tamron Hall of the Tamron Hall Show is returning to Court TV for a second season of the crime show ‘Someone they Knew. The true crime series takes you from the victims to verdict. In Other Tamron Hall News her talk show has been renewed for a fifth season.
Judge Greg Mathis is joining The Byron Allen TV Network with a new court show Judge Mathis debuts this Fall.
The Michael Jackson movie has found their Michael. Jermaine Jackson son Jaafar Jackson will be playing his famous Uncle. The Michael Jackson movie ‘Michael' is being directed by Antoine Fugua. He recently did Emancipation with Will Smith. And the movies the Equalizer and Training Day with Denzel Washington.
Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever is streaming on Disney PLUS.
Diddy is working on a new reality show Diddy plus 7 with all his children including
the new baby. The show will be airing on HULU.
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Tyler Perrys next project for NETFLIX will be a World War 2 drama about the only black female led World War 2 battalion. This is the true story of the 855 women who were able to connect 17 million American soldiers with their families. The cast of the movie includes Kerry Washington who is also the Executive Producer of the project. Oprah Winfrey and Susan Sarandon are also part of the cast. . Production will start soon on the movie SIX TRIPLE 8. Tyler Perry is also teaming up with Singer and Actress Kelly Rowland for a new Netflix movie.
The Godfather of Harlem with Forest Whitaker has returned for a 3rd season on the EPIX/MGMPLUS Channel.
The man behind The Marvel Classics Spiderman, Black Panther, The Avengers, The X-MEN ,The Hulk and Fantastic four Stan Lee is going to be the subject of a new documentary that will air on Disney Plus next year.
BMF Black Mafia Family has returned to the Starz network. This season will feature Leslie Jones, Monique, Snoop Dog and LaLa Anthony. The story is set in Detroit, the true story of Detroit brothers Demetrius and Terry Flenory who became powerful figures in a multi-state drug and money laundering organization. Black Mafia Family has already been renewed for a third season. Rapper Two Chains and Singer Neyo are joining the cast for the new season.
Top Gun Maverick is streaming on Paramount Plus.
Former Eagle Quarterback Michael Vick is working on a docuseries about Black Quarterbacks.
The Wiz is coming back to Broadway in 2024. Comedienne and Writer Amber Ruffin will be giving the show an updated twist.
Get ready for the Bob Marley story. Bob Marley died in 1981 at the age of 36 from Cancer. Marley was a pioneer of Reggae, ska and Rock Reggae. Actor Kingsley Ben Adir who played Malcolm X in the movie One Night in Miami is playing the Reggae Great. The movie is being directed by Renaldo Marcus Green who directed the movie ‘King Richard. Marley left behind a legacy of music including the classics ‘Could you be loved, One Love, Jammin, to name a few. Marley was an artist and activist. The movie is being supported by the Marley Family and it’s coming out January 12th, 2024.
Anita Baker is coming to Atlantic City later this year. Tickets are on sale now for her show Friday November 23rd 2023 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City.
Get ready for Snoop Dog the Movie. A movie is in the works about the popular Rapper, who burst on the scene in 1992 with Dr Dre’s The Chronic LP.
The Mike Epps, Wanda Sykes Netflix comedy The Upshaw's has been renewed for a third season. It is airing now on Netflix.
Get ready for more of the Wayans Family. Damon Wayans Sr and Damon Wayan Jr. The Father and Son are teaming up for a new comedy show on CBS. HBO is making a documentary about the STAX music label founded by Al Bell. The documentary will focus on the stars of the label including Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Booker T’s and The MG’s The Emotions, Isaac Hayes and the Stape Singers.
The Life story of Sammy Davis Jr is coming to HULU. The eight-episode series will be produced by Lee Daniels. In Black and White the Life of Sammy Davis jr will feature his life from a vaudeville child star to one of the most famous African American Entertainers during the 50’s and 60’s. Actor Eiljah Kelly best known as playing Ricky Bell from the BET New Edition series is playing Sammy Davis Jr. The series will cover the moments in his life from the car crash that made him lose his eye, the controversial affairs with his white co-stars, converting to Judaism , Being a part of the famous Rat Pack with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. His involvement with politics from the Kennedys to Nixon. The series will also deal with his battles involving Drugs and Alcohol.
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