We might be a little late onboard for the Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde @25 industry celebration, but the measure at which her career stands gives room for a year-long admiration. A lead actress that has taken Nollywood to the Oscars voting bench, a fierce entertainer that got shortlisted on Time magazine’s list of 100 most influential personalities in the world (2013) and …

Idris Elba is set to be honored at the upcoming BAFTA TV Awards. The Luther star, who rose to prominence as Stringer Bell in The Wire, will receive the BAFTA Special Award, one of the British Academy’s highest honors, for creative contribution to television. Alongside his other notable roles, which away from the small screen have included Mandela: Long Walk …

Queen of rap, Nicki Minaj is expecting a baby! The rapper posted pictures of her pregnant belly on Monday morning, using the simple hashtag “#Preggers.” View this post on Instagram #Preggers 💛 A post shared by Barbie (@nickiminaj) on Jul 20, 2020 at 7:21am PDT   Minaj is seen with all smiles in one of the snaps, cradling her baby …

Yara Shahidi is making a home at ABC Studios. The Grown-ish star, who recently was upped to executive producer as well, has signed an overall deal with the Disney Television Studios unit. Shahidi and her mother and business partner, Keri Shahidi, have formed production company 7th Sun to develop scripted and unscripted projects for ABC Studios. “I’m thrilled to be …

Attention, Rihanna and Fenty Beauty fans! Fenty Skin officially has a launch date. And it’s very soon — July 31, to be exact. On Tuesday, the singer/designer/beauty entrepreneur announced the forthcoming launch of her long-awaited skin-care line, a brand separate from the existing Fenty Beauty color cosmetics range, with its own dedicated Instagram handle and website to make that ultra-clear. …

Vanity Fair’s latest edition has Oscar-winning actor Viola Davis as its cover as photographed by Dario Calmese. It’s the first time a Black photographer has shot the cover. Calmese photographed Davis for the July/August issue of the magazine. This is his first major magazine cover but not his first assignment for Vanity Fair — he’s previously shot actor and red …

Filmmaker Blitz Bazawule has signed with CAA. The Ghanaian New York-based visual artist was formerly with Paradigm. Bazawule, who has recorded several Afrobeats records as Blitz the Ambassador, had his feature directorial debut, The Burial of Kojo, acquired by Netflix through Ava DuVernay’s Array Films. Bazawule shot the film in Ghana, where he was born, while also composing and performing …

Empire star Bryshere Gray has been arrested on domestic violence charges in Arizona following a 911 call placed by a woman identifying herself as his wife. On Monday the Goodyear Police Department — based out of Goodyear, Arizona — reported that 26-year-old Gray, who played Hakeem Lyon on the Fox show, had been arrested on Sunday night. The department received …

As part of his continued commitment to community and economic restoration, two-time Grammy Award-winning hip-hop artist, Lecrae, is partnered on several major projects and business partnerships all connected under the theme of restoration. On June 1st, Lecrae announced his partnership with Live Free USA’s Masks For The People initiative to supply 70,000 masks to incarcerated people, essential workers, protesters, and …

Tiffany Haddish was ready for some change. The actress and comedian chopped all her hair off on Instagram Live on Tuesday. Haddish, who had been sporting braids for the last two months, smiled wide as she started cutting her hair with a pair of shears. Her friend later ran out to the store to get a pair of clippers to …