Category: Business

Ciara Announces Black-Owned Companies Selected to Receive Mentorship From Meta

Last year, recording artist and philanthropist Ciara connected with Meta to place support behind small Black-owned businesses. Due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic and the impact on small businesses, Ciara was committed to assisting Black entrepreneurs with their companies by nominating 10 of them to receive one-on-one mentorship from Meta.  Now, the singer… Continue reading Ciara Announces Black-Owned Companies Selected to Receive Mentorship From Meta

Netflix Outbids Major Studios to Acquire Lee Daniels’ Exorcism Thriller for $65 Million

Netflix Outbids Major Studios to Acquire Lee Daniels’ Exorcism Thriller for $65 Million Director Lee Daniels‘ upcoming movie, a thriller that is being billed as a true horror story has been acquired by the streaming service Netflix. According to Deadline, Netflix outbid several major studios to obtain the movie which will purportedly be based on… Continue reading Netflix Outbids Major Studios to Acquire Lee Daniels’ Exorcism Thriller for $65 Million

John Legend Planning New Skincare Line

John Legend Planning New Skincare Line Singer and philanthropist John Legend, who recently sold the rights to the music he has recorded to KKR & Co. and BMG, is moving into the beauty space as he announced that there is an upcoming skincare line that he is heading. Legend has formed a new partnership with Los… Continue reading John Legend Planning New Skincare Line

BIG3 and Monster Energy Renew Partnership For Upcoming 2022 Season

BIG3 AND MONSTER ENERGY RECHARGE PARTNERSHIP FOR 2022 SEASON    Monster Energy to be the Official Energy Drink of the BIG3 for the second straight season   LOS ANGELES, January 25, 2022 – Today, the BIG3 announced that Monster Energy will be returning as a league sponsor for the upcoming 2022 season. After an incredibly successful first… Continue reading BIG3 and Monster Energy Renew Partnership For Upcoming 2022 Season

Issa Rae’s Raedio Signs Multi-Project Development Deal With Audible

Issa Rae’s Raedio Signs Multi-Project Development Deal With Audible With the recent ending of her popular and successful show, Insecure, Issa Rae hasn’t stopped working and it seems that the plan is to build upon her business collaborations. Audible has recently announced a worldwide exclusive multi-project development deal with Rae’s music company, Raedio. The company… Continue reading Issa Rae’s Raedio Signs Multi-Project Development Deal With Audible

50 Cent and Mona Scott-Young Team Up To Produce ‘Hip Hop Homicides’

KRS-One once rapped, “If you want to get away with murder, kill a rapper.” With that sentiment, several popular Hip-Hop artists have been murdered over the years and the killers have been elusive as the killings have remained unsolved. Tupac and The Notorious B.I.G. come to mind. Now, rapper and entertainment executive Curtis “50 Cent”… Continue reading 50 Cent and Mona Scott-Young Team Up To Produce ‘Hip Hop Homicides’

Serena Williams Joins Blockchain Company Sorare to Assist in the World of Sports

Serena Williams Joins Sorare to Assist in the World of Sports Tennis champion Serena Williams continues to make moves off the tennis court to solidify her business portfolio. Sorare has just announced that the popular tennis player has joined the company as a Board Advisor. Sorare is a blockchain fantasy football game that runs on… Continue reading Serena Williams Joins Blockchain Company Sorare to Assist in the World of Sports

Spike Lee Will Become First Black Director to Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award at 2022 Directors Guild of America Awards

The accolades and acknowledgments keep coming for the New York Knicks’ biggest fan! Filmmaker and esteemed director Spike Lee has another award being bestowed upon him this year. The Directors Guild of America will be presenting the proud Brooklyn, New Yorker with the Guild’s top honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion… Continue reading Spike Lee Will Become First Black Director to Be Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award at 2022 Directors Guild of America Awards

Garcelle Beauvais Launches Own Jewelry Line, Garcelle x Roni Blanshay, as She Prepares Book Release

Garcelle Beauvais Launches Own Jewelry Line, Garcelle x Roni Blanshay, as She Prepares Book Release You may have seen her several years ago on the Jamie Foxx Show, NYPD Blue, and/or recently on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and The Real. She has built a successful career as an actor and she is also… Continue reading Garcelle Beauvais Launches Own Jewelry Line, Garcelle x Roni Blanshay, as She Prepares Book Release

Gunna’s Album DS4EVER Debuts at #1

Gunna’s Album DS4EVER Debuts at #1 GUNNA’S HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED ALBUM DS4EVER DEBUTS #1 ON THE BILLBOARD 200 LISTEN TO THE ALBUM HERE + AMASSING OVER 193.5 MILLION STREAMS, WITH 150,300 IN EQUIVALENT ALBUM UNITS! + THIS MARKS GUNNA’S SECOND CONSECUTIVE #1 ALBUM AND YOUNG STONER LIFE RECORDS’ FIFTH CONSECUTIVE #1 ALBUM (January 18, 2022) – GRAMMY nominated, multi-platinum rap… Continue reading Gunna’s Album DS4EVER Debuts at #1

Kerry Washington’s Simpson Street Productions Announces Audible Podcasts

Kerry Washington’s Simpson Street Productions Announces Audible Podcasts AUDIBLE ANNOUNCES THREE AUDIO ORIGINALS PRODUCED BY KERRY WASHINGTON’S SIMPSON STREET PRODUCTIONS   GREENLIT PROJECTS INCLUDE: PROPHECY, BETWEEN ME AND YOU, AND THE LAST BLACK QUEEN   WASHINGTON WILL JOIN HEAD OF AUDIBLE STUDIOS ZOLA MASHARIKI AT SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL FOR A SPIRITED VIRTUAL CONVERSATION AROUND INNOVATIVE AUDIO STORYTELLING   NEWARK, NJ –… Continue reading Kerry Washington’s Simpson Street Productions Announces Audible Podcasts

Drai’s Hosting Big Game Weekend with Performances by Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz and Gucci Mane

Drai’s Hosting Big Game Weekend with Performances by Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz and Gucci Mane Drai’s has announced big plans for big game weekend in Las Vegas. Every night of the weekend, Drai’s Nightclub, located high above the Strip on the 11th story rooftop of The Cromwell, will host a fiery full-length Drai’s LIVE concert… Continue reading Drai’s Hosting Big Game Weekend with Performances by Wiz Khalifa, 2 Chainz and Gucci Mane

Akon Intends to Release Next Album As An NFT

Recording artist Akon has had a very successful music career and has ventured into developing his own cryptocurrency-based city. Now he will be combining his two loves as he plans on releasing his next album as an NFT (non-fungible token). In an exclusive interview with Esquire, the Locked Up singer discusses the importance of the… Continue reading Akon Intends to Release Next Album As An NFT

Music Executive Amber Grimes Joins LVRN as Executive Vice President and General Manager

Music executive Amber Grimes has been appointed as executive vice president/General Manager of LVRN Records and as a partner in LVRN Management. The successful label is home to such artists as Summer Walker and 6Lack. They made the announcement on their Instagram account. “Told y’all we was on fire this year! We are super excited… Continue reading Music Executive Amber Grimes Joins LVRN as Executive Vice President and General Manager

Kanye West May Be Going to Russia to Meet With President Vladimir Putin

Kanye West May Be Going to Russia to Meet With President Vladimir Putin Kanye West is on the move as he is making plans to visit Moscow where he will meet with President Vladimir Putin and bring his traveling gospel experience Sunday Service to Russia later this year. According to Billboard, Ye‘s confidant and strategic advisor… Continue reading Kanye West May Be Going to Russia to Meet With President Vladimir Putin

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