HAPPENING NOW: College of Charleston students are protesting the “lack of consequences to racial comments” after a video surfaced of their peers making inappropriate comments. I’ll have the full story at 4/5/6. #chsnews pic.twitter.com/dRaGZB8FxD — Brooke Live 5 News (@brookegriff_tv) March 8, 2019 College Of Charleston Students Stage Walk Out A racist video that began circulating on social media caused walkouts at a Charleston, South Carolina college. HUNDREDS of College of Charleston students walked out of class Friday afternoon in protest of a social media video that includes some rancidly racist comments, reports Live 5 News. In the video, three men are in a truck at Charleston’s Francis Marion National Forest making statements about visiting “a slave farm.” “Yes sir, we are here in the country about to visit my slave farm,” says one of the people in the video. “Leroy, I told you to get back to that plantation. Leroy! Get your black *** up here tonight,” adds another. The College of Charleston says it's investigating after a video appeared on social media “that was deeply offensive and featured racist statements.” #chsnews #CofC STORY–> https://t.co/kIG2ECQWzH pic.twitter.com/qtomp2bM9l — ABC News 4 (@ABCNews4) March 7, 2019 CofC Interim President Stephen Osborne says the college’s Division of Student Affairs is investigating. “This week, I learned of a social media video that was deeply offensive and featured racist statements that made light of our country’s historical wrongs regarding slavery,” Osborne said. “These disturbing comments run completely counter to our core values of integrity, respect for the individual student, diversity and community.” Students allege that the college has a history of racism. “As much as I would like to say I was shocked. I wasn’t. It was,’Here we go again,’” said Courtney Hicks, a senior at the college told Live 5. We applaud the students who walked out over this incident. Students shouldn’t have to study alongside their (clearly) racist peers.
Marcel Alexander “EinnerGy” ft. J Alston (Official Video) There’s a new black kid on the block. Singer/songwriter Marcel Alexander has dropped the official music video for his new track “EinnerGy.” The song features J Alston with direction from Fortune Visuals. He also recently dropped his IV Songs in Winter EP, check it out here: http://smarturl.it/IVsongsinwinter View this post on Instagram #UnreleasedPhotoSeries All Business : @kivenchy A post shared by Marcel Alexander (@livelitemarcel) on Nov 13, 2018 at 10:06am PST
Big Sean broke up with his girlfriend and Ariana Grande is probably no longer bored. Thanks to impeccable timing, music video hints, and late night drives the former couple is on our radar once again . The 30-year-old rapper split from his girlfriend, Jhene Aiko, just months prior to reuniting with his ex-lover, Ari. An insider told Us Weekly the couple “broke up in mid-December” and things didn’t go smoothly. “I wouldn’t say it was amicable,” the source explained. “But now they are civil towards each other.” The two suggested their newfound love back in 2016 when Jhene, 30, filed for divorce from her then-husband and music producer, Dot da Genius, after lots of flirting went down with Sean on the collab album, Twenty88 . As soon as the divorce was finalized, her relationship with Sean immediately took off. Their love spanned over three inseparable years but came to an end after the not so happy holidays. But suspiciously, that romance died right around the same time as Ari called off her engagement with comedian Pete Davidson back in October. And now Sean and Ari are stirring the dating rumor pot. And we are so here for it. The “thank u, next” singer dated Big Sean for 8 months before his involvement with Jhene began, though the couple called in quits officially in October 2015 due to conflicting schedules. “They both care deeply for each other and remain close friends. We kindly ask that the media respect their wish for privacy regarding this personal matter at this time,” their joint statement read. The two “remained very close friends” and continued to stay “in each other’s lives,” according to an insider. Which is why it did not come as a huge surprise when the former flames were spotted hanging out on February 27. A source told E! that the lovebirds were snapped leaving a Los Angeles recording studio together. The “7 Rings” singer was sitting in the front passenger’s seat with her dog in her lap while the rapper was driving. Sean reportedly met up with Ari after she had been working there for several hours before. So could the two still be getting it?! It’s definitely likely. Especially after Ari called out her ex-beau in her music video for “thank u, next” where she wrote “(could still get it)” on a page from a “burn book” prop dedicated to him. Sean also showed off his continuing affection for the Grammy-winner after giving a standing ovation during her tribute performance at Aretha Franklin’s funeral service back in August. And now that the “Mercy” rapper and Nickelodeon alum are both single, we find it very possible that they will give their relationship another go. I mean, all of the hard evidence is there. Though confirmation is regrettably not (yet).
View this post on Instagram “BABY ON BABY” WHATS YO FAVORITE SONG? A post shared by BABY JESUS (@dababy) on Mar 3, 2019 at 7:06pm PST Dababy Releases Music Video For “Suge” If you haven’t heard about Charlotte, North Carolina rapper Dababy then allow us to introduce you to him in the funniest and most head-noddingly way possible. Today the MC popped the top on a hilarious new music video for the song “Suge” from his new album Baby on Baby . Dababy’s charisma can only be likened to rap legends like Busta Rhymes or Redman with his smooth blend of artful rhymes with comedic cadences and couplets. Don’t take our word for it, press play on the “Suge” video below. We wouldn’t lie to you, this kid is fire.
Last month, 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days star Karine Staehle flaunted her massive baby bump . There’s more good news: Karine has received her visa! Unfortunately, it appears that she received such a slew of harassment that she physically destroyed her phone. First thing’s first. Karine, who is super pregnant, finally received her visa! Unlike those who appear on original recipe 90 Day Fiance , stars of 90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days begin overseas. Now, however, Karine has her CR-1 spousal visa (not a K-1 visa) and she and Paul are prepared to start their life together as parents. She is 37 weeks pregnant and, though her baby is underweight , just about ready to pop. As 90 Day Fiance blogger John Yates jokes, someone bake this woman an apple pie! That’s super exciting! Some fans have some questions about how Paul was able to make enough money to secure Karine’s visa. It is speculated that perhaps he and Karine have secured a pay increase from 90 Day Fiance . (Otherwise … well, what well-paying jobs do you know that hire convicted arsonists?) But speaking of money, here is where things became controversial. To celebrate the impending birth of baby Pierre, Paul created a GoFundMe and a PayPal account. (Yes, yet another 90 Day Fiance star creating yet another GoFundMe account) The idea is that fans will donate, not to him or to Karine, but to his baby. You know, like a baby shower, but for strangers and cash-only. “This is just a way for anyone who would like to send a digital gift to us towards Pierre,” Paul explains. He goes out of his way to make it clear that this is not comparable to, say, the people begging for money so that they can buy insulin instead of dying. “If you found this campaign while looking for someone to donate to,” Paul says. He continues: “please look for someone in serious legitimate life or death and donate to them.” In our broken system and nightmarish economic hellscape, there’s no shortage of people who match that description. “If we get zero from this campaign,” Paul assures fans. “We will survive and be fine.” “This is not a cry for help,” he affirms. “But after a large number of people asked us to create this campaign,” Paul explains. He concludes: “we decided at the last minute to allow those who would like to send a digital gift to be able to.” That sounds extremely reasonable. He set the campaign’s “goal” as $1. As of Friday afternoon, it has raised over $100, raised by five people in one day. There is no way to tell how much the PayPal may have received. Despite Paul being almost uncharacteristically reasonable about setting up those options … (Plenty of non-famous people have open donation options, making this way more normal than the time he wore a condom to go swimming) … apparently he and Karine received a lot of harassment on social medai from their so-called fans. (To be clear, Paul does not actually explain the source of the harassment; one person joked that maybe it was over Karine’s visa photo) We’re sorry about the harassment. We hope that Karine’s phone is okay, or that she gets a replacement soon. View Slideshow: 90 Day Fiance Couples: Are They Still Together?
Thank u, back? Ariana Grande shocked us all this week when she was photographed with none other than her ex-boyfriend Big Sean! A source told E! News that the 7 Rings singer was snapped on Wednesday sitting in the front passenger’s seat with her dog in her lap while the 30-year-old rapper was in the driver’s seat. The two reportedly left a Los Angeles recording studio together, where Sean met up with the Grammy-winner after she had been working there for several hours. It’s still unclear what caused their reunion, but all that matters is that the former couple is clearly on good terms. As fans know, the two broke up back in April of 2015 following almost nine months of dating. “They both care deeply for each other and remain close friends. We kindly ask that the media respect their wish for privacy regarding this personal matter at this time,” their separation statement read. The reason behind their breakup was blamed on busy schedules. “They made the decision to part ways because their conflicting touring schedules would keep them apart over the next year,” the source said. A second source did reiterate that the two remained friendly. “Ariana and Big Sean have had a great relationship and they are still very close friends and will remain in each other’s lives,” the insider revealed. “It hasn’t been easy though with both of their busy schedules lately and they know it’s going to get even harder in the next few months. “This was really difficult for them to publicly call it quits, but they thought it would be better this way, so people know there is no bad blood between them at all,” concluded the source. Earlier this year, Grande confirmed their friendly breakup when calling out the artist in her girl power themed music video for Thank u, Next. “Thought I’d end up with Sean, But he wasn’t a match,” she sings in reference to him. “I had sent [the song] to Sean and he loved it. He loved it,” Grande revealed in an interview on the Zach Sang Show . “It was very funny. He was like, ‘D–n, I’m the first one, huh?’ And I was like, ‘I mean, you know, I went kind of in order.’ He was very supportive, he loved it.” She also made subtle hints at the I Don’t F–k with You rapper in her version of the “burn book” from the movie Mean Girls , writing, “so cute so sweet” on a page dedicated to him. She also added a flirty message, “(could still get it).” And now we are convinced she surely is. It’s no secret that Ari has had a tough year, (personally definitely not professionally) starting with the shocking loss of her other famous ex-boyfriend and rapper Mac Miller who passed away after an accidental drug overdose . She also broke off an engagement with comedian Pete Davidson due to tension after losing Mac. Like her own lines suggest, “Been through some bad sh-t, I should be a sad bitch, who woulda thought it turn me to a savage?” When she and Davidson split last October, Big Sean also reportedly cut ties from his girlfriend at the time, Jhene Aiko. So now they’re both single and hanging out alone?! I don’t know about you, but I think Ari and Sean are totally making a comeback.
Join Our Text Club To Get The Latest Music, Entertainment, Contests And Breaking News On Your Phone. Text BALTIMORE to 24042 to join! Source: John Shearer / Getty Cardi B and Bruno Mars are a pair that don’t disappoint. Their latest collaboration “Please Me,” left the TL horny, HORNY and their music video does not disappoint. See Also: Watch: Blueface Recruits Cardi B For Thotiana Remix We find the singer and rapper at a taquiera late night in Los Angeles after the “let out.” Cardi’s banging body caught Bruno off guard mid-taco and the tantalizing foreplay begins from there. Peep the video below.
It’s award season and we’re always looking for the out for the Grammys, Oscars and what we consider prestigious awards. As we celebrate it’s important to respect and honor any and all awards out there. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People not only defends African Americans well being in world wide but it also celebrates the achievements of African Americans and minorities in the arts. The NAACP just release it’s nominations for it’s Image Awards. Here’s the list of nominations: Entertainer of the Year Beyoncé Chadwick Boseman LeBron James Regina King Ryan Coogler MOTION PICTURE Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Chadwick Boseman – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Michael B Jordan – Creed II (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios) Denzel Washington – The Equalizer 2 (Columbia Pictures) John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) Stephan James – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Amandla Stenberg – The Hate U Give (20th Century Fox) Constance Wu – Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Bros. Pictures) KiKi Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Sanaa Lathan – Nappily Ever After (Marc Platt Production/Badabing Pictures Production for Netflix) Viola Davis – Widows (20th Century Fox) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Brian Tyree Henry – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Mahershala Ali – Green Book (Universal Pictures, Participant Media, DreamWorks) Michael B. Jordan – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Russell Hornsby – The Hate U Give (20th Century Fox) Winston Duke – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture Danai Gurira – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Letitia Wright – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Lupita Nyong’o – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Regina Hall – The Hate U Give (20th Century Fox) Regina King – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Outstanding Independent Motion Picture BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Nappily Ever After (Marc Platt Production/Badabing Pictures Production for Netflix) Sorry To Bother You (Annapurna Pictures) Traffik (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate Entertainment) Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in a Motion Picture Storm Reid – A Wrinkle In Time (Walt Disney Studios) Letitia Wright – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Winston Duke – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) John David Washington – BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) KiKi Layne – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Outstanding Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture Black Panther (Marvel Studios) BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Bros. Pictures) The Hate U Give (20th Century Fox) Widows (20th Century Fox) Outstanding Motion Picture Black Panther (Marvel Studios) BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Bros. Pictures) If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) The Hate U Give (20th Century Fox) TELEVISION Outstanding Comedy Series Atlanta (FX Networks) Black-ish (ABC) Dear White People (Netflix) Grown-ish (Freeform) Insecure (HBO) Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (ABC) Cedric the Entertainer, The Neighborhood (CBS) Donald Glover, Atlanta (FX Networks) Dwayne Johnson, Ballers (HBO) Tracy Morgan, The Last O.G. (TBS) Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Danielle Brooks, Orange is the New Black (Netflix) Issa Rae, Insecure (HBO) Logan Browning, Dear White People (Netflix) Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish (ABC) Yara Shahidi, Grown-ish (Freeform) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Jay Ellis, Insecure (HBO) John David Washington, Ballers (HBO) Laurence Fishburne, black-ish (ABC) Marcus Scribner, black-ish (ABC) Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Essence Atkins, Marlon (NBC) Marsai Martin, Black-ish (ABC) Natasha Rothwell, Insecure (HBO) Uzo Aduba, Orange is the New Black (Netflix) Yvonne Orji, Insecure (HBO) Outstanding Drama Series How To Get Away With Murder (ABC) Power (Starz) Queen Sugar (OWN) The Chi (Showtime) This Is Us (NBC) Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series Jason Mitchell, The Chi (Showtime) Keith David, Greenleaf (OWN) Kofi Siriboe, Queen Sugar (OWN) Omari Hardwick, Power (Starz) Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (NBC) Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series Alfre Woodard, Marvel’s Luke Cage (Netflix) Naturi Naughton, Power (Starz) Rutina Wesley, Queen Sugar (OWN) Taraji P. Henson, Empire (FOX) Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Jesse Williams, Grey’s Anatomy (ABC) Joe Morton, Scandal (ABC) Jussie Smollett, Empire (FOX) Romany Malco, A Million Little Things (ABC) Wendell Pierce, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (Prime Video) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series CCH Pounder, NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) Lynn Whitfield, Greenleaf (OWN) Sanaa Lathan, The Affair (Showtime) Susan Kelechi Watson, This Is Us (NBC) Thandie Newton, Westworld (HBO) Outstanding Guest Performance in a Comedy or Drama Series Erika Alexander – Black Lightning – Book of Consequences: Chapter Three: Master Lowery (CW) Kendrick Lamar – Power – Happy Birthday (Starz) Kerry Washington – How to Get Away with Murder – Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ABC) Loretta Devine – Love Is_ – Rose (Going Home) (OWN) Tisha Campbell-Martin – Empire – Without Apology (Fox) Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Behind The Movement (TV One) Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) Seven Seconds (Netflix) The Bobby Brown Story (BET) The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar (Lifetime) Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) John Legend, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) Michael B. Jordan, Fahrenheit 451 (HBO) Russell Hornsby, Seven Seconds (Netflix) Woody McClain, The Bobby Brown Story (BET) Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Limited-Series or Dramatic Special Anna Deavere Smith, Notes From the Field (HBO) Gabrielle Dennis, The Bobby Brown Story (BET) Jeanté Godlock, The Simone Biles Story: Courage to Soar (Lifetime) Regina King, Seven Seconds (Netflix) Toni Braxton, Faith Under Fire: The Antoinette Tuff Story (Lifetime) Outstanding News/Information (Series or Special) A Thousand Words With Michelle Obama (BET) AM Joy (MSNBC) Angela Rye’s State of the Union (BET) Oprah Winfrey Presents: Becoming Michelle Obama (OWN) Unsung (TV One) Outstanding Talk Series ESPN’s First Take (ESPN) Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch) The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) The Real (Syndicated) The View (ABC) Outstanding Reality Program, Reality Competition or Game Show (Series) Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN) Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network) RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) Shark Tank (ABC) The Voice (NBC) Outstanding Variety Show (Series or Special) 2 Dope Queens (HBO) Black Girls Rock! (BET) Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo (CBS) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia (Netflix) Outstanding Children’s Program Doc McStuffins (Disney Junior) Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest (Disney XD) Motown Magic (Netflix) Sesame Street (HBO) Top Chef Junior (Universal Kids) Outstanding Performance by a Youth (Series, Special, Television Movie or Limited-Series) Alex R. Hibbert – The Chi (Showtime) Lonnie Chavis -T”his Is Us (NBC) Lyric Ross – This Is Us (NBC) Marsai Martin – Black-ish (ABC) Miles Brown – Black-ish (ABC) Outstanding Host in a Talk or News/Information (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield Norris, Willow Smith – Red Table Talk (Facebook Watch) Joy Reid – AM Joy (MSNBC) LeBron James – The Shop (HBO) Lester Holt – NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (NBC) Trevor Noah – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) Outstanding Host in a Reality/Reality Competition, Game Show or Variety (Series or Special) – Individual or Ensemble Iyanla Vanzant – Iyanla: Fix My Life (OWN) LL Cool J – Lip Sync Battle (Paramount Network) Queen Latifah – Black Girls Rock (BET) RuPaul – RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) Steve Harvey – Family Feud (Syndication) DOCUMENTARY Outstanding Documentary (Film) Amazing Grace (Sundial Pictures/Neon) Making The Five Heartbeats (Green Lighthouse) Quincy (Netflix) RBG (CNN) Whitney (Roadside Attractions/Miramax) Outstanding Documentary (Television) Hope & Fury: MLK, The Movement and the Media (NBC) King in the Wilderness (HBO) Say Her Name: The Life and Death of Sandra Bland (HBO) Shut Up & Dribble (Showtime) Time For Ilhan (Fuse) WRITING Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Justin Simien – Dear White People – Chapter 1 (Netflix) Marquita J. Robinson – GLOW – Work the Leg (Netflix) Peter H. Saji – Black-ish – Purple Rain (ABC) Regina Y. Hicks – Insecure – High-Like (HBO) Trevor Noah , Steve Budow, David Kibuuka, Zhubin Parang, Dan Amira, Lauren Sarver Means, Mr. Daniel Radosh, David Angelo, Devin Trey Delliquanti, Zachary DiLanzo – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah – 23087 Alex Wagner (Comedy Central) Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series Janine Sherman Barrois – Claws” – Cracker Casserole (TNT) Kay Oyegun This Is Us – This Big, Amazing, Beautiful Life (NBC) Lena Waithe – The Chi – Pilot (Showtime) Patrick Joseph Charles – Black Lightning – Sins of the Father: The Book of Redemption (The CW/Netflix) Lena Waithe, Dime Davis, – The Chi – The Whistle (Showtime) Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Television) Anna Deavere Smith – Notes From the Field (HBO) J. David Shanks – Seven Seconds: Matters of Life and Death (Netflix) Katrina M. O’Gilvie – Behind the Movement (TV One) Ramin Bahrani, Amir Naderi – Fahrenheit 451 (HBO) Shalisha Francis – Seven Seconds: Of Gods and Men (Netflix) Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film) Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Boots Riley – Sorry To Bother You (Annapurna Pictures) Charlie Wachtel, David Rabinowitz, Kevin Willmott, Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) Peter Chiarelli, Adele Lim – Crazy Rich Asians (Warner Bros. Pictures) Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) DIRECTING Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Donald Glover – Atlanta – FUBU (FX Networks) Gina Rodriguez – Jane the Virgin – Chapter Seventy-Four (CW) Hiro Murai – Atlanta – Teddy Perkins (FX Networks) Ken Whittingham – Atypical – “Ernest Shackleton’s Rules for Survival” (Netflix) Millicent Shelton – Insecure – High-Like (HBO) Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series Ayoka Chenzira – Queen Sugar – Here Beside the River (OWN) Deborah Ann Chow – Better Call Saul – Something Stupid (AMC) Dee Rees – Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams – Kill All Others (Prime Video) Salli Richardson-Whitfield – Marvel’s Luke Cage – I Get Physical (Netflix) Zetna Fuentes – How To Get Away With Murder – Lahey v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (ABC) Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Television) Ernest Dickerson – Seven Seconds: Until It Do (Netflix) Ramin Bahrani – Fahrenheit 451 (HBO) Tanya Hamilton – Seven Seconds: That What Follows (Netflix) Tracy Heather Strai – Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart (PBS) Victoria Mahoney – Seven Seconds: Witness for the Prosecution (Netflix) Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film) Barry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk (Annapurna Pictures) Spike Lee – BlacKkKlansman (Focus Features) Steve McQueen – Widows (20th Century Fox) Ryan Coogler – Black Panther (Marvel Studios) Alan Hicks, Rashida Jones – Quincy (A Le Train TrainBob’s Your UncleTribeca Production for Netflix) ANIMATED/CGI Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television or Film) Issa Rae – Bojack Horseman (Netflix) Laya Deleon Hayes – Doc McStuffins (Disney Junior) Mahershala Ali – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel) Samuel L. Jackson – Incredibles 2 (Disney and Pixar Animation Studios) Shameik Moore – Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Columbia Pictures/Sony Pictures Animation in association with Marvel) RECORDING Outstanding New Artist Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records) Jade Novah (EMPIRE) Koryn Hawthorne (RCA Inspiration) Omar Wilson (BSE Recordings) Tory Lanez (Mad Love/Interscope Records) Outstanding Male Artist Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records) Childish Gambino (RCA Records) John Legend (Columbia Records) MAJOR. (BOE/Empire) Raheem DeVaughn (BMG) Outstanding Female Artist Andra Day (Warner Bros. Records) Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records) H.E.R. (RCA Records) Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records) Janet Jackson (Rhythm Nation) Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration “A Good Night” – John Legend feat. BloodPop (Columbia Records) “All The Stars” – Black Panther – Kendrick Lamar, SZA (Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records) “Could’ve Been” – H.E.R., Bryson Tiller (RCA Records) “Finesse (Remix)” – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records) “Everything Is Love” – The Carters (Roc Nation) Outstanding Jazz Album Facing Dragons – Christian Sands (Mack Avenue) Hollywood Africans – Jon Batiste (Verve) RISE! – Ben Tankard feat. Marion Meadows, Kirk Whalum, Paul Jackson Jr. (Ben-Jamin’ Universal Music) The Story of Jaz – Jazmin Ghent feat. Jeff Lorber, James P. Lloyd, Kim Scott, Philippe Saisse (Jazmin Ghent Music) Waiting for the Sunrise – Camille Thurman (Chesky Records) Outstanding Gospel Album (Traditional or Contemporary) Heart. Passion. Pursuit. Live at Passion City Church – Tasha Cobbs Leonard (Motown Gospel) Hiding Place – Tori Kelly (Capitol Records) Make Room – Jonathan McReynolds (Entertainment One) One Nation Under God – Jekalyn Carr (LMG) Unstoppable – Koryn Hawthorne (RCA Inspirational) Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album APES**T – The Carters (Roc Nation) Could’ve Been – H.E.R. feat. Bryson Tiller (RCA Records) Finesse (Remix) – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records) This Is America – Childish Gambino (RCA Records) All The Stars – Kendrick Lamar, SZA (Top Dawg Entertainment/Aftermath/Interscope Records) Outstanding Song – Traditional Amen – Andra Day (Warner Bros. Records) Better With You In It – MAJOR. (BOE/Empire) Beyond – Leon Bridges (Columbia Records) Long As I Live – Toni Braxton (Def Jam Recordings) Never Alone – Tori Kelly feat. Kirk Franklin (Capital Records) Outstanding Song – Contemporary “A Good Night” – John Legend feat. BloodPop (Columbia Records) “As I Am” – H.E.R. (RCA Records) “Boo’d Up” – Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records) “Finesse (Remix)” – Bruno Mars feat. Cardi B (Atlantic Records) “This Is America” – Childish Gambino (RCA Records) Outstanding Soundtrack/Compilation Black Panther The Album Music From and Inspired By – Kendrick Lamar, SZA feat. 2Chainz, ScHoolboy Q, Saudi, Khalid, Swae Lee, Vince Staples, Yugen Blakrok, SOB x RBE, Jorja Smith, Anderson Paak, Ab Soul, Reason, Zacari, Babes Wudumo, Sjava, Travis Scott (Interscope Records) Greenleaf, Season 3 (Music from the Original TV series)” – Various Artists (Lions Gate Entertainment) Marvel’s Luke Cage Season Two” – Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad (Mondo Music) Insecure Music From The HBO Original Series, Season 3 – Various Artists (RCA Records) Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack From & Inspired by the Motion Picture – Various Artists (Republic Records) Outstanding Album Dirty Computer – Janelle Monáe (Atlantic Records) Ella Mai – Ella Mai (10 Summers/Interscope Records) Even More – MAJOR. (BOE/Empire) Everything Is Love – The Carters (Roc Nation) I Used To Know Her: The Prelude – H.E.R. (RCA Records) LITERARY Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction An American Marriage – Tayari Jones (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill) Better Late Than Never – Kimberla Lawson Roby (Grand Central Publishing) Black Panther: Who Is The Black Panther? Prose Novel – Jesse James Holland Jr (Titan Books) Envy – Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone) They Come in All Colors: A Novel – Malcolm Hansen (Atria Books) Outstanding Literary Work – Nonfiction Barracoon – Zora Neale Hurston (Amistad HarperCollins Publishers) Black Girls Rock! Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth – Beverly Bond (37 Ink, A Division of Atria Books) For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics” – Donna Brazile (Author), Yolanda Caraway (Author), Leah Daughtry (Author), Minyon Moore (Author), Veronica Chambers (With), (St. Martin’s Press) May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem – Imani Perry (University of North Carolina Press) The Sun Does Shine: How I Found Life and Freedom on Death Row – Anthony Ray Hinton (Author), Lara Love Hardin (With), (St. Martin’s Press) Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author Heads of the Colored People: Stories” – Nafissa Thompson-Spires (37 Ink, A Division of Atria Books) Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement” – Janet Dewart Bell (The New Press) Lucile H. Bluford and the Kansas City Call: Activist Voice for Social Justice” – Dr. Sheila D. Brooks (Author), Clinton C. Wilson II (Author), (Rowman & Littlefield) Small Country: A Novel” – Gaël Faye (Hogarth) Us Against The World: Our Secrets to Love, Marriage, and Family ” – David Mann (Author), Tamela Mann (Author), Shaun Saunders (With), (W Publishing) Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/Autobiography Barracoon – Zora Neale Hurston (Amistad HarperCollins Publishers) Becoming – Michelle Obama (Crown) The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke – Jeffrey C. Stewart (Oxford University Press) The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela – Nelson Mandela (Author), Sahm Venter (Editor) (Liveright Publishing) Well, That Escalated Quickly: Memoirs and Mistakes of an Accidental Activist – Franchesa Ramsey (Grand Central Publishing) Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration – Carla Hall (Author) Genevive Ko (With) (Harper Wave) For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics – Donna Brazile (Author), Yolanda Caraway (Author), Leah Daughtry (Author), Minyon Moore (Author), Veronica Chambers (With), (St. Martin’s Press) Poised For Excellence: Fundamental Principles of Effective Leadership in the Boardroom and Beyond – Karima Mariam-Arthur (Palgrave Macmillan) Rise and Grind: Outperform, Outwork, and Outhustle Your Way to a More Successful and Rewarding Life – Daymond John (Author), Daniel Paisner (With), (Currency) Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves – Glory Edim (Ballantine Books) Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry Confessions of a Barefaced Woman – Allison Elaine Joseph (Red Hen Press) Ghost, Like a Place – Iain Haley Pollock (Alice James Books) Refuse – Julian Randall (University of Pittsburgh Press) Taking the Arrow Out of the Heart – Alice Walker (Author) (37 Ink/Atria Books) The Gospel According to Wild Indigo – Cyrus Cassells (Crab Orchard Review & Southern Illinois University Press) Outstanding Literary Work – Children Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, A Monumental American Man – Tonya Bolden (Abrams For Young Readers) Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race – Margot Lee Shetterly (Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrator), (Harper) I Can Be Anything! Don’t Tell Me I Can’t – Diane Dillon (The Blue Sky Press) The 5 O’Clock Band – Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews (Author), Bryan Collier (Illustrator), (Abrams For Young Readers) The Word Collector – Peter H. Reynolds (Orchard Books) Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens A Very Large Expanse of Sea – Tahereh Mafi (Harper) Chasing King’s Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Assassin – James L. Swanson (Scholastic Press) Harbor Me – Jacqueline Woodson (Nancy M. Paulsen) The Journey of Little Charlie – Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic Press) We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding our Racial Divide – Carol Anderson (Author), Tonya Bolden (With), (Bloomsbury YA)
It is with heavy hearts that we deliver this bad news. Or, rather, this bhad news. Last week, Danielle Bregoli’s reality series debuted. Even though the premiere was years after Bhad Bhabie first rose to viral fame, the ratings were mind-bogglingly high. The day we have always feared has arrived. Danielle Bregoli’s reality series, Bringing Up Bhabie , premiered on February 4. The title is a reference to her stage name, Bhad Bhabie, under which she has launched a genuinely successful, record-breaking music career. The series did not debut on normal channels or even on a “traditional” streaming service. Instead, Danielle made her reality debut as a Snapchat Original. That’s weird, right? Especially since Mark Zuckerberg has been using Instagram Stories to chip away at Snapchat just like he is at Western democracy. But that’s not why Bringing Up Bhabie is making such a splash. TMZ reports that Bringing Up Bhabie was viewed 10 million times on Snapchat … within the first 24 hours. Those viewing figures are absolutely phenomenal. In contrast, successful, long-running reality series might average 1 or 2 million viewers per episode. Danielle’s reps point out that Keeping Up With The Kardashians only gets about 1.5 million viewers, on average, per episode. This is not the first time that Danielle has absolutely stunned with her performance. Her rap career took off quickly, and shattered records for her age. She also has a certified gold single, which is quite the accomplishment at any age. Danielle has also starred in music video and has a very lucrative beauty and makeup endorsement deal. Her music empire also includes a 25-city tour. Remember, she’s only 15 years old — she will turn 16 late next month. Her career is just getting started . You know, there are some who consider Danielle to be the cursed lovechild of Florida Man and Florida Woman. (Yes, in case you have forgotten, she is very much from Florida) Danielle rose to fame at 13 for her bad behavior — with acts so outlandish that she had a police record. She is now on probation, and is expected to remain on probation until she turns 18. She insulted Dr. Phil (to his face, not just behind his back like everyone else) and challenged his entire audience to a fight. That challenge became a meme, and she was able to use that momentum to remain astonishingly relevant. If you really want something to keep you awake at night, TMZ reports that Danielle has further career aspirations. They’re told that she wants to dip her toes into the world of television (not just on Snapchat) and even the movie business. Imagine turning on your television and seeing Bhad Bhabie as a guest star on Law & Order: SVU. Imagine going to the movies and seeing a movie trailer featuring the Cash Me Ousside girl herself. Is the world ready for this? Well, it had better get ready — because it doesn’t look like anything can stop Danielle Bregoli from dominating any industry that she enters. Doom is upon us all.
Source: WENN.com / WENN Tyga, Rich The Kid, And G-Eazy Come Together For “Girls Have Fun” Tyga just dropped yet another music video, this one which he co-directed with popular director Arrad. As you might predict from the track’s title, the visual for “Girls Have Fun” features Tyga and his collaborators Rich The Kid and G-Eazy all surrounded by some beautiful women–yep, you guessed it, having fun. The weather is already starting to warm up in some cities after some polar vortexes last week, so it looks like Summer could come early this year and this video is exactly what you need to get you in the mood.
