HuffPost

Critics Tried to Slander Megan Thee Stallion With Misinformation. She Found A Way To Fight Back. (Interview)

How ‘Reasonable Doubt’ Used Jay-Z’s Catalog To Chronicle Season 2's High-Stakes Case (Interview)

Michael Rainey Jr. Is Eyeing His Next Power Moves (Interview)

Halle Berry Was Afraid To Star In ‘Never Let Go’ (Interview)

Aaron Pierre Can't Believe He Survived 'Rebel Ridge' (Interview)

John Legend Wants His New Album To Be A Timeless Classic For Families (Interview)

PEOPLE

Bel-Air’s Jazlyn Martin Reveals How an 'Identity Crisis' Helped Her Rediscover Her Musical Calling (Exclusive)

How RZA Translated His 'Hip-Hop Mind' into His First-Ever Classical Album: 'I'm Proud of the Journey' (Exclusive)

Laila! Turns Her 'Not My Problem' Mantra into an '80s 'Self-Help' Hotline in Her Latest Music Video (Exclusive)

Clipse Say Pharrell Was 'Pushing' to Produce Their Next Album for a 'Long Time': 'The Timing Was Right' (Exclusive)

Drake Producer Gordo Says Rapper Has Been 'Happy as S---' During Kendrick Lamar Feud: 'It's Really Weird' (Exclusive)

Adrian Marcel's RNBAY SZN Isn't His 'Comeback' — It's His Bay Area 'Movement': 'We Want to Make a Stamp' (Exclusive)

Michaela Jaé on How Being a 'Techno Girl' and 'Huge Anime Fan' Inspired Her Futuristic 'Green Lights' Video (Exclusive)

Amaarae Exorcized Her 'Craziest Demon' with Fountain Baby Sequel EP: 'The Beginning of My Healing Journey' (Exclusive)

How PJ Morton Went from Cape Town to Cairo and Back to Record His 'Special' New Album: 'Quite a Journey' (Exclusive)

Shenseea Has 'No Expectations' for Never Gets Late Here, but She Does Have 'One Wish': 'Get a Grammy' (Exclusive)

Janelle Monáe Is Inspired by Jimi Hendrix's Rock 'Spirit': 'I've Always Tried to Have That Freedom' (Exclusive)

Teen Vogue

Inside Victoria Monét’s Ascension, From R&B Underdog to Grammy-Nominated Star

R29Unbothered

Meet The Author Honoring Women in Hip-Hop —Whether They Make Top 100 Lists Or Not

Jurnee Smollett On We Grown Now & The Necessity of Protecting “Black Boy Joy”

Beyoncé Going Country Is Already Causing All This Conversation

When Artificial Intelligence Makes Black Music, Who Really Wins?

Will Cassie’s Lawsuit Against Diddy Signal Hip-Hop’s Long Overdue #MeToo Reckoning?

BET

Amanda Reifer Is Going Back to Her Roots

Director Boaz Yakin Challenges American Filmmaking With His Surreal Indie Flick 'Once Again (For the Very First Time)'

Tyler Perry Issues Warning For His Steamy Kelly Rowland and Trevante Rhodes-Led Thriller ‘Mea Culpa’: “This Is For Grown Folks”

How Amapiano Triple Threat Lady Du Got a Second Chance to Follow Her Music Dreams

Amapiano Artist Semi Tee Traded Soccer Dreams For a Budding Music Career

Marvel’s ‘Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur’ Star Diamond White Says We're Finally “Seeing Representation For the Dark-Skinned, Coily Hair Girls”

Leah Jeffries Hopes Her ‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ Role Inspires Young Black Girls

Erika Alexander on Being Cast in the Star-Studded 'American Fiction': 'I Feel Like I'm in My Weight Class'

Director Kobi Libii Talks His Debut Film 'The American Society of Magical Negroes’

‘The Other Black Girl’ Cast on How Their Series Tackles Community, Sisterhood, and Racism in the Workplace

‘Black Cake’ Star Mia Isaac Talks the Emotional Toll of Her Role, and the Show’s Powerful Storytelling

Eddie Murphy and Tracee Ellis Ross on Working Together For the First Time in 'Candy Cane Lane': ‘We Had a Ball’

Black Sheep’s Dres Talks Crafting His J Dilla-Produced Project in 'The Choice Is Yours' Documentary

Ludacris Talks Being Glossed Over as a Hip-Hop Legend: “I Feel Like Sometimes the Flowers Aren't Given as Much”

Ebony

LaKeith Stanfield is Having His Way— Here’s an In-Depth Timeline of His Most Scene-Stealing Roles Yet

Princess Keisha? Yup. Check Out Our List of Black Royals You Should Know

Vibe Magazine

The 20 Best R&B Songs Of 2023 [Contributor]

ELLE

Keke Palmer Knows She’s an Asset

Blue Ivy Carter Didn't Have to Prove Anything on the Renaissance Tour. She Did It Anyway.

Self

3 Things Women in Their 60s Want All Women in Their 20s to Know

POPSUGAR

All Hail the Queens: Honoring 50 Years of Women’s Excellence in Hip-Hop [Content package] + Letter From the Editor

Now That He's Nailed Acting, Jharrel Jerome Wants to Be the "Next Voice in Hip-Hop" [Interview]

These "Power" Costars Share How Their Friendship Is Helping Them Survive the Actors' Strike [Interview]

Keke Palmer Reflects on Her Now-Legendary Usher Collab: "It Was Just Too Good" [Interview]

Victoria Monét on Battling Postpartum and Entering Her "Level-Up" Era With "Jaguar II" [Interview]

7 Rising Women Rappers Talk the Past, Present, and Future of Hip-Hop's Rich Legacy [Interviews]

John Boyega and Jamie Foxx Helped Teyonah Parris "Take Risks" in "They Cloned Tyrone" [Interview]

Hailey Kilgore Says She "Never Felt Worthy Enough" to Lead a Movie Before "Cinnamon" [Interview]

Cardi B's Organic Collabs and Friendships Are Helping Fellow Women Artists Win Big [Essay]

Writers on the "Existential Fight" of the Hollywood Strike: "Streamers Have Been Screwing [Us] Over" [Interview]

These "Never Have I Ever" Costars Told Us About Their Real-Life Friendship: "It's Just So Rare" [Interview]

My Mom's Time as a Hollywood Extra Inspired Me to Always Dream Big [Interview]

Leon Thomas Says Producing Tracks For Drake and SZA Created the "Perfect Storm" For Him to Go Solo [Interview]

TikTok Is Making Space For Today's Women in Rap to Thrive [Essay]

The Greatest Rappers of All Time Debate May Be Controversial — but It'll Always Matter [Essay]

The "Wu-Tang: An American Saga" Cast on Retelling the Clan's Story: "Art and Life Mimic Each Other" [Interview]

The "Best Man" Cast Celebrate Their Timeless Franchise: "It's a Cultural Experience" [Interview]

Photographer Jacob Webster Reveals What It's Like Shooting Stars Like Lori Harvey, Doja Cat, and SZA [Interview]

Kyla Pratt on What We Get Wrong About Celebrities and Mental Health [Interview]

Kelly Rowland and Marsai Martin Trade Advice on Being Young, Gifted, and Black [Interview]

20 Years After "Brown Sugar," Black Women Journalists Celebrate the Impact of Sidney Shaw [Interviews/Essay]

The "Abbott Elementary" Cast Reflect on the Show's Success and Quinta Brunson's "Brilliant" Casting [Interview]

Omarion Shares How He Turned His "King of Unbothered" Title Into a Self-Help Book [Interview]

Sheryl Lee Ralph's First Emmy Win Is an Epic Victory For Black Women in Hollywood [Essay]

Barbie Ferreira's "Euphoria" Exit Highlights How the Show Let Down Her Character, Kat [Essay]

Beyoncé’s "Renaissance" Wants Us to Dance Our Troubles Away [Album Review]

Katori Hall and Brandee Evans on "P-Valley"'s Emotional Exploration of Unplanned Pregnancy [Interview]

Ciara, Baby Tate, and More Artists Share What Black Music Month Means to Them [Interview]

Brandee Evans and J. Alphonse Nicholson on "P-Valley"'s Approach to Black Queer Representation [Interview]

Austin Butler Chronicles His Years-Long "Elvis" Journey [Interview]

On Our Radar: Jean Elie Isn't Insecure About His Next TV Venture [Interview]

Kendrick Lamar Has Flaws, Too [Album Review]

"Bel-Air" Broke the Reboot Curse [Interview]

Will Smith Isn't a Villain — He's Human [Essay]

The "Abbott Elementary" Cast Are the Sitcom's Biggest Fans [Interview]

The '92 Effect: Veteran Journalists on the Year's Massive Cultural Impact

Kelvin Harrison Jr. Is Building a Career of a Lifetime [Interview]

Black Love Is Missing From Reality Dating Shows [Essay]

Tyler James Williams Always Knew "Abbott Elementary" Would Be a Success [Interview]

Coco Jones Is Ready For the World to Meet the New Hilary Banks [Interview]

Muni Long's "Hrs and Hrs" Is a TikTok Hit — Now She Wants to Take It No. 1 [Interview]

With "Power," 50 Cent Built His Own MCU-Inspired TV Universe [Interview]

Quinta Brunson Has a Hit on Her Hands With Abbott Elementary [Interview]

Tami Roman "Could Have Done Without" The Real World Homecoming [Interview]

Sex and the City Was a Show For White Women. Who Is the Reboot For? [Interview]

The Sex Lives of College Girls Proves That Sex Can Actually Be About — Gasp! — Women

Misogynoir Harmed Janet Jackson's Career — and Fueled Justin Timberlake's Rise [Essay]

Insecure's Season 5 Soundtrack Opened a World of Opportunities For New Artists [Interview]

Kid Cudi's Vulnerable Music Helped Hip-Hop Reckon With Mental Health [Essay]

Safety Wasn't a Top Priority at Astroworld, and That's Where the Festival Failed [Essay]

I Never Thought Westerns Were For Black Folks — Until I Watched The Harder They Fall [Essay]

I've Been a Hip-Hop Fan All My Life, and I'm Done With Women Rappers Being Oversexualized [Essay]

Da'Vinchi Actually Prefers the Simple Things When It Comes to Romance [Interview]

Okayplayer

An AI Expert On How FN Meka Is Just the Beginning of AI Rappers [Interview]

Maxwell Never Imagined People Would Love ‘Urban Hang Suite’ After All of These Years [Interview]

Okayplayer’s Best Songs of 2020 [Contributor]

Dazed

10 times Drake’s visuals owned the moment

AfroTech

'My Bank Account Was In The Red' — How Jarred McGriff's Knack For Digital Storytelling Landed Him At BET [Interview]

Deep Root Records Turned Live Shows Into Livestreams To Support Artists During COVID-19 [Interview]

HBCU Grad Darrin Eakins Launched A Whiskey Brand To Champion Black Ownership In The Spirits Industry [Interview]

Influencer JaLisa Vaughn-Jefferson Secured Over $800K Worth Of Brand Deals In 2021 By Documenting Her Life [Interview]

What Happens When All Social Media Apps Start To Become The Same?

Detroit Founder Ja'Nye Hampton Went From Working Six Plus Jobs To Running A Six-Figure Flower Business [Interview]

Exclusive: Serena Williams, Nike Commit To Creating Opportunities For The Next Generation Of Diverse Design Talent [Interview]

Happy Birthday Hip-Hop: How The Evolution Of The Culture Birthed Musical Tech Innovations

Spotify, FourTwo Creative Join Forces To Spotlight Black Podcasters Who Have Found Their Voices On The Mic [Interview]

How Fruit Influencer Marley Mauvais Made $17K In A Single Month Thanks To Digital Content Curation [Interview]

Exclusive: How Saweetie’s Social Media Savvy Helped Her Snag Her Own McDonald’s Meal [Interview]

How Serial Entrepreneur Ryan Fletcher Turned His Side Hustles Into Thriving Businesses [Interview]

The Black TikTok Strike Isn't About Crediting Viral Dances, It's About Protecting Black Creativity In Digital Spaces [Interview]

Social Media Can Be Fake, But This Founder Aims To Change That By Recreating The Human Experience With Inpathy [Interview]

A’Ziah 'Zola' King's Viral Twitter Thread-Turned-Movie Proves The Power Of Black Voices On Social Media [Interview]

How The 'Beyoncé of Marketing' Created A Culturally-Unique Company To Offer Black Folk A Seat At The Table [Interview]

OTF Manager Ola Ali Is Helping Artists Like Lil Durk Bridge The Gap Between Hip-Hop And Gaming [Interview]

Black Experts Discuss The Shift In Sneaker Culture That Has Made Consumers The Biggest Losers Of The Industry [Interview]

Digital Platform True To Us Wants To Become The Future For Black And Brown Women In Streetwear Culture [Interview]

Co-Founder Kwame Molden Is Using His Watch Brand To Educate The Black Community About Luxury [Interview]

BLCK Market Founder J.O. Malone Created A Hybrid Marketplace To Help Black Businesses Thrive [Interview]

Waka Flocka Is Using His NFT Platform To Educate Black Artists Through Ownership And Creativity [Interview]

Black Women Photographers Are Taking Over the NFT Boom For Creators Just Like Them [Interview]

How Indie Creative Agency Bask Expanded Services To Work With 300 Entertainment, Roc Nation And More [Interview]

Goalsetter Founder Tanya Van Court Is Revolutionizing Financial Literacy For Black Kids And Families In America [Interview]

Wellness Founder Jessamyn Stanley Found A Way To Create A Yoga Platform Built On Inclusivity And Positivity [Interview]

How Founder Hakika Wise Stretched $500 to Become The Youngest Female Franchisor In The U.S. [Interview]

Issa Rae Teams Up With LIFEWTR To Unveil Campaign Uplifting Diverse Creators And The Arts [Interview]

These Founders Are Building A Hip Hop EdTech Platform, 'Disney Sees Us As A Threat, So We're Onto Something' [Interview]

How Sugaberry Co-Founders Tika Sumpter and Thai Randolph Launched a Lifestyle Brand to Uplift Black Moms [Interview]

How Black Twitter's Impact Changed Viewership Culture For Awards Show Season

How Sirius XM Radio Host Swaggy Sie Used Tech and Broadcasting to Build Her Brand [Interview]

Actor Jesse Williams’ Visibility Media Launches Gaming App to Celebrate and Explore Latinx Culture [Interview]

How Black Love Inspired Married Couple Khadeen & Devale Ellis to Build a Digital Dynasty For Their Family [Interview]

How BET's Successful Virtual Pivot Made History and Changed the Future of Awards Shows [Interview]

Producer Salim Akil Uses Diverse Story-Telling to Keep Black Creators Employed Amid COVID-19 [Interview]

Hip-Hop Producer Sonny Digital is Transforming His Growing Clubhouse Rep Into a Digital Powerhouse [Interview]

Hip-Hop Meets Tech: How The Chopstars Collective Keeps Houston’s Chopped and Screwed Movement Alive [Interview]

The Lip Bar CEO Melissa Butler Built Her Brand to Change the Beauty Industry's Standards For Women [Interview]

Grammy-Winning Singer & TV Personality Bridget Kelly Forays Into Podcasting with The Joe Budden Network [Interview]

Black-Owned Brand TIER Leads Fashion’s Digital Frontier With 3D Tech Show [Interview]

Polly Irungu Created a Digital Database to Help Black Women Photographers Get Paid [Interview]

Influencers Jackie Aina & Andrea Lewis Aim to Uplift Black Women in Beauty For Upcoming Doc [Interview]

Grammy-Winning Duo Ayo N Keyz Founded UCMG to Transform the Music Industry [Interview]

This Personal Trainer is Merging Tech and Wellness to Innovate the Future of Fitness [Interview]

Indiana Pacers' Victor Oladipo Turned a Major Injury Into An Opportunity to Invest in His Future [Interview]

This Founder is On a Mission to Teach 2,020 Black People How to Swim [Interview]

Ivie Ani is Mastering the Art of Having Critical Conversations Across Digital Platforms [Interview]

Mouse Jones Aims to Disrupt the Digital News Space With 'Quarantine Nightly' [Interview]

Black Creatives Step Up in a Major Way to Virtually Support the Community [Interview]

Shadow and Act

Marlon Wayans On 'Respect' And Tackling Drama Versus Comedy For His Fans: 'I Got Their Trust'

Issa Rae's Raedio Is Building An Audio-Everywhere Empire Doing It For The Culture

'Ailey' Director Jamila Wignot On Honoring The Life And Legacy Of Alvin Ailey In Dance Documentary

'Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta' Stars And Mona Scott-Young On The Franchise's Decade-Long Legacy And Season 10

'P-Valley' Stars Brandee Evans And Nicco Annan On The Show's Success, Breaking Barriers For Sex Work, Emmys And More

Mary J. Blige Talks Black Stuntwomen In Hollywood And Her 'My Life' Amazon Doc

'Law & Order: Organized Crime' Stars On 'Shocking' Season Finale, Police Storylines After A Year Of Reckoning

'Run The World' Showrunner Yvette Lee Bowser And Creator Leigh Davenport On Centering Black Sisterhood, Friendships

Erika Alexander On NFTs Giving Back Black Creative Ownership, Afrofuturism And More

A Black Lady Sketch Show' Creator Robin Thede On Real Diversity In Hollywood, Black Humanity And More

'Black Lightning' Star Jordan Calloway Talks 'Painkiller' Pilot And The Legacy Of Its Parent Series

'Them' Creator Little Marvin And Star Deborah Ayorinde On New Black Horror, 'Us' Comparisons And More

'The Real World Homecoming' Star Kevin Powell On How The Revival Tackles Tough Conversations, 30 Years Later

'All American': The Show's Real-Life Inspiration Is Sharing More Athlete Stories With The CW Docuseries

'Tina' Directors On Honoring Tina Turner's Rock & Roll Legacy And Fans Hearing Straight From The Icon's Mouth

'The Real World' Star Heather B. Gardner On Helping Birth An Era of Reality TV

The Shade Room Founder Angelica Nwandu On Working With Black Women To Bring Our Stories To The Big Screen

'Black Lightning' Creator Salim Akil On How The Final Season Speaks To What's Happening In Real-Time

'Black Box': Phylicia Rashad And Mamoudou Athie Talk Uplifting Human Stories In Blumhouse Black Horror Film

Jay Ellis On Producing Horror Film ‘Black Box' And The Importance Of Championing Overlooked Voices

21Ninety

Gia Peppers On 'More Than That' Podcast, Black Health And Wellness And The Importance Of Representation

Exclusive: 'Snowfall's' Gail Bean Talks Portraying Addiction And Recovery As A Black Woman On TV

Exclusive: Kelly Price Gets Candid About Her Music, Extending Grace And Overcoming Last Year's Struggles

Model Liris Crosse Advocacy In Fashion For Black Women Of All Sizes 'I'm Making Changes On The Ground'

How Celebrity Stylist Jyotisha Bridges Is Making Her Mark In The Fashion Industry

Exclusive: Imani Hakim On The Power Of Representation And Uplifting Underrepresented Voices

Queer Artist Kendrick Daye Created A Tarot Card Collection To Represent Black And LGBTQ+ Communities

Blavity News

Issa Rae Talks Uplifting Black Creatives Amid New LIFEWTR Campaign: ‘Don’t Be One Of The Crabs In A Barrel’

Leslie Odom Jr. Talks Almost Quitting Acting 'Right Before It Got Good'

The Gumbo

It's Time To Discuss The Impact of UPN's 'Eve'

Introducing B Rocka: How Brandy Became Hip-Hop and R&B’s New Muse

Hip-Hop: A Love Story As Told by Lauryn Hill

BLUNTIQ

The Revisit: A Love Letter to Mack Wilds’ ‘New York: A Love Story’

Hip-Hop Femcee Cipherella Gears Up to Release Her New Single “Petty” (Interview)

Florida-Based Rapper YB Finds His Calling on “My Shot” and Shares His Story (Interview)

Meet La Hara, a YouTube Influencer & Budding Singer-Songwriter (Interview)

Meet Bianca Varela, A Songstress on the Rise

Daily Rap Facts