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Get Ready With Kehlani For The 2026 iHeartRadio Awards

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Kehlani is part of the 2026 Essence Festival of Culture lineup. Don’t miss out—tickets here: Get Tickets

Undoubtedly, it’s Kehlani’s year. Kicking off 2026, the “Folded” artist has already won two Grammys for Best R&B Performance and Best R&B Song, is set to put out her self-titled album next month, and has been announced as a 2026 Essence Festival performer. But the blessings don’t stop there. Last night, she also took home an iHeartRadio Award for R&B Song of the Year. … Read more

A look at Brandy and Whitney Houston’s enduring bond through the years

Whitney Houston quickly took Brandy under her wing in Hollywood, leaving an undeniable impact on her life and career.

In her new memoir, “Phases,” the singer Brandy opens up about one of her most famous allegiances in Hollywood, her mentor, the late Whitney Houston.

The two, who famously starred together in the 1997 TV musical remake of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “Cinderella,” maintained an endearing fairy godmother-like bond over the years, right up until the day Houston died. … Read more

‘When There’s an Active Flare-Up, It Hurts To Do Basic Things’: What It’s Like Living With HS

By Ronny Maye

“It’s like giving birth.”

That was the only way to describe the amount of blood that drained from a boil that started out small, but grew rapidly in my groin. It prevented me from walking or sitting comfortably during a 6.5-hour road trip. Instead, I found myself alternating between standing up in the Sprinter van or lying face down across a row of seats like those girls in three times higher than other ethnicities, but it’s also average of ten years for a person to receive an HS diagnosis.… Read more

The Black Women-Owned Beauty Brands ESSENCE Editors Can’t Get Enough Of

Women’s History Month comes directly after Black History Month, offering a two-month long opportunity to uplift and highlight the experience and accomplishments of Black women. In the beauty field, this means celebrating the far-reaching areas we continue to occupy across skin, body, hair care, makeup, and wellness. Black women-owned beauty brands are making strides in both representation and innovation. As a result, they have earned permanent spots in our bathroom cabinets and deserve one in yours as well.… Read more

Jill Scott honors HBCU culture in upcycled ‘Patched Gal’ look at inaugural Aware Fest

The Grammy-winning singer joined Earth, Wind & Fire, Common, and others in Atlanta to raise money and awareness for student debt.

Jill Scott has always been a master of “The Art of Love,” but on Thursday night in Atlanta, she showed that love to HBCU students.

The artist affectionately known as “Jilly from Philly” graced the stage at the inaugural HBCU Aware Fest on March 26, delivering the soulful, melodic vocals that have made her a staple of Black excellence for over two decades.… Read more

‘Every day is a blessing’: Former NBA player Lamar Odom reflects on 2015 coma and how Kobe Bryant inspires his sobriety

The former two-time NBA champion is the subject of an upcoming Netflix documentary chronicling his rise in basketball, his battles with addiction, his marriage to Khloe Kardashian and more.

Lamar Odom is a walking miracle.

The two-time NBA champion and Los Angeles Laker nearly died after a drug overdose at a Las Vegas brothel, prompting him to be placed in a coma, where he suffered multiple strokes and heart attacks. Although he made it out and doctors said it was a miracle that he made it out of the medical emergency alive, Odom hasn’t had the easiest road to recovery.… Read more

TLC’s Chilli denies she is MAGA after donations were made public: ‘I did not read the fine print’

The “No Scrubs” singer claims that her donations were not meant to go to MAGA Republicans, but to causes against human trafficking and for veterans.

TLC’s Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas is denying the MAGA allegations, saying she just didn’t “read the fine print” on her donation.

The singer wrote a statement on Instagram last night after the internet called her political affiliations into question following a report by Media News that she had donated to Donald Trump’s campaign.… Read more

Chilli Apologizes For Accidentally Sharing Michelle Obama Conspiracy Theory, Denies Being MAGA

Chilli quickly hopped onto social media to apologize after the internet dragged her for allegedly being MAGA.

The TLC member wasted no time saying she was sorry after MeidasTouch exclusively provided receipts that she donated to Donald Trump and other MAGA republicans.

According to FEC reports shared by the website, the singer, born Rozonda Thomas, allegedly donated over $1,000 to Republican-linked fundraisers and Trump’s 2024 reelection efforts, including $340 to the Trump National Committee JFC.

Chilli Claims She Accidentally Shared The Michelle Obama Conspiracy Theory

She also claimed that she accidentally shared a conspiracy theory on Instagram that claimed former First Lady Michelle Obama was transgender, pointing out she has deep respect for our forever first lady and that she voted for her husband, Barack Obama, twice.… Read more

Kerry Washington says she started couples therapy ‘preventatively’ with Nnamdi Asomugha ‘before anything was wrong’

The “Scandal” star said that in couples counseling, “you learn how to love each other better.”

What if counseling weren’t a last resort for couples whose marriage was on the rocks?

Kerry Washington says that she and her husband of 13 years, NFL player-turned-actor Nnamdi Asomugha, were proactive about couples therapy, and turned to the practice before there were any pressing issues to address in their marriage.

“We started couples therapy before anything was wrong … kind of preventatively,” she told Alex Cooper on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast.… Read more

UMG slams Drake’s appeal, says his defamation claim ‘has no support in governing law’

Drake filed an appeal to revive his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group in January.

Universal Music Group is making moves to get Drake’s defamation suit dismissed again. The company said a response to the rapper’s appeal that his argument would “critically undermine” rap, “a highly creative art form built on exaggeration, insult, and wordplay.”

“[Drake] seeks to strip words from their context and deem them actionable defamation if anyone, anywhere, might treat them as factual,” UMG’s lawyers wrote, per Rolling Stone.… Read more

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