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More than two years post-presidency, Barack Obama has remained a major cultural influencer. Case in point? The impact of his newly released 2019 summer playlist. Last month, the 44th president took to social media to unveil the 44 songs he and Michelle Obama have had in rotation throughout the season. The list was a mix of […]

Despite her ongoing tug-of-war with Scooter Braun, Taylor Swift has had an impressive year.  According to Forbes, Swift is the world’s highest-paid woman in music. The list tracks the earnings generated between June of 2018 and June of 2019. Through her touring and the instant success of her latest album, Lover, Swift was able to rake in $185 million […]

Though he’s not president anymore Barack Obama is still doing that thing where he shares his summer playlist because, well, it’s not exactly something you need to be president to do. “With summer winding down, here’s a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to—some new, some old, some fast, some slow,” Obama […]

Though expectations are high for SZA‘s sophomore album, the TDE songstress insist she doesn’t feel any pressure. Why? Because she trusts her instincts.  SZA revealed this during a recent sit-down with Kerwin Frost, explaining her ability to walk away from a record feeling completely confident and satisfied.  “[…] You just gotta make sure it feel good,” she said on episode […]

Joe Biden has quite a way with words. While campaigning in Iowa, he told a group of minority Iowa voters that “poor kids” are “just as talented as white kids.” During a presidential forum with the Asian and Latino Coalition, Biden said, “We have this notion that somehow if you’re poor, you cannot do it. […]

Rihanna has been an outspoken critic of Donald Trump before, but just like a lot of other Americans she’s had enough following the mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio. In a post on her Instagram, Rihanna has called up Trump with a screenshot of one of his tweets. “Um… Donald, you spelt ‘terrorism’ wrong,” she […]

Carissa Pinkston was making big moves in fashion, having modeled for names like Coach, Marc Jacobs, Prabal Gurang, Edie Parker, Nike, and Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty; however, the 20-year-old’s career has stalled in recent weeks after she received backlash for a series of transphobic Facebook messages she allegedly wrote back in May. “Being Transgender does NOT make you […]

Earlier this year Donald Glover and Hiro Murai released their highly-anticipated Guava Island film, which starred Rihanna and also featured different versions of some of Childish Gambino’s more recent output. In a surprise bonus a number of months later, the illusive Glover has announced that there are some behind-the-scenes features to dig into on Amazon’s website and YouTube.  Among […]

Rihanna was brought to tears recently, after reuniting with her high school gym teacher Roddy Estwick. The emotional encounter took place Monday at the Cricket World Cup in England. Estwick was there fulfilling his assistant coach duties for the West Indies team, who unfortunately lost to Sri Lanka (338/6) by 23 runs. But despite the defeat, Rihanna […]

Among the highlights of Sunday’s BET Awards ceremony, broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, was Rihanna‘s speech honoring Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Mary J. Blige. After looking back on Blige’s introduction on the scene with a “brand new vibe forever aligning the worlds of hip hop and R&B,” Rihanna emphasized the multi-hyphenate’s proven […]