100% her year: How Lizzo became the one thing we all loved in 2019
Lizzo's dressing room at the Forum felt as if it would collapse at any moment from the piercing screams of fans. In the arena, 17,000 tweens and teens were greeting,...
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Lil Nas X on coming out: ‘I wanted to be someone that people are proud of’
The morning before Thanksgiving, Lil Nas X was driving around Atlanta recounting the whirlwind year in which he broke longstanding Billboard chart records, became the biggest gay pop star in...
Commentary: Kanye West preaches a message of love and faith on ‘Jesus Is King.’ Too bad about the messenger.
There's a reason the parable of the prodigal son deeply resonates with us, regardless of our relationship to the Bible. It's the story of a lost son who has squandered...
Lil Nas X came out, but has hip-hop? A macho culture faces a crossroads
On June 30, the final day of Pride Month, the young country-rap sensation Lil Nas X came out to his 2.2. million Twitter followers. "Some of y'all already know, some...
Nipsey Hussle’s dreams were bigger than hip-hop
A banner of Nipsey Hussle is stretched across an exterior of the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Mall in Los Angeles. It has been there for most of the year and is...
BET apologizes to Nicki Minaj after rapper drops out of festival over offensive tweet
Nicki Minaj and Cardi B might have publicly buried their beef, but that didn’t stop BET from using Cardi’s historic Grammy win to dredge up drama between the two women....
Watching ‘Leaving Neverland’ after a lifetime of loving Michael Jackson
Roughly an hour into “Leaving Neverland,” it felt like my chest had caved in. It was the first full day of the Sundance Film Festival and Park City's Egyptian Theatre...
Michael Jackson’s family calls ‘Leaving Neverland’ reaction a ‘public lynching’
Michael Jackson’s family is speaking out about the controversial new docu-series “Leaving Neverland,” which sent shock waves through the Sundance Film Festival over the weekend — and ignited a fury...
Ryan Destiny ready for the spotlight on her own
Ryan Destiny’s breakout role on Fox’s hit musical drama “Star” isn’t exactly life imitating art. On the series, she portrays Alexandra Crane, one-third of the fictional R&B trio Take 3,...
Michael Jackson’s brand is stronger than ever — but what about his image?
Only Michael Jackson’s eyes can be seen on the large LED screen resting on the floor. Although it is easy to discern the visage as that of the late superstar,...