Black Music Action Coalition Awards, With Honorees Including the Weeknd and H.E.R., Reflect a Year of Activism and Achievement

Congratulations are in order for Olympic snowboarder Chloe Kim!

An angry Dave Chappelle told his hometown council meeting Monday that he would not build two planned businesses in the area if they approved an ordinance that included dozens of affordable houing units.

Members of Hollywood’s Teamsters Local 399 have voted overwhelmingly to ratify a new three-year film and TV contract. The vote, counted tonight, was 89% for ratification and 11% against, with 67% of the eligible members casting ballots. The local did not release the actual vote totals.

Lori Harvey‘s babying Michael B. Jordan on his 35th birthday, and it’s adorable!

There’s a crazy winning spree taking place on “Wheel of Fortune” this week that’s shattering all the records from the show’s four decades on television.

the Washington Post . Survivors of the camps have reported acts of torture, rape, and forced sterilization. Though China to have closed the camps, in 2020 a BuzzFeed News revealed that the government had built “high-security camps—some capable of housing tens of thousands of people” in which to forcibly house Uyghurs.

Who let the dogs out on Jennifer Aniston‘s workout?! The Morning Show actress shared a hilariously cute video to her Instagram stories on Wednesday, where she was trying to do a workout and her dogs, Clyde and Lord Chesterfield, tried to get in on the action. In the video you can see here, Jennifer tries to stretch and lift weights as the dogs take over her yoga mat and get in the way of her moves.

Ed Sheeran has revealed that he has teamed up with Taylor Swift on a new song. Speaking at Tuesday night's BRIT Awards, the hit-maker, 30, even shared that his and 32-year-old Taylor's track will be released on Friday. He told LADbible on the ceremony's red carpet: 'It comes out Friday and it's with Taylor Swift!'Close friends Ed and Taylor have previously collaborated on tracks Everything Has Changed, End Game and Run.

Megan Fox and Anitta are twinning at the same event!

Pete Davidson is saying goodbye to his beloved Staten Island.

Josh Hutcherson and girlfriend Claudia Traisac are keep close during a day out!

Emily Atack enjoyed a steamy smooch with Strictly professional Giovanni Pernice during a raucous BRITs party, reports have claimed. It comes after MailOnline revealed on Tuesday that the lothario, 31, desperately tried to woo the TV presenter, 32, by gently caressing her face and holding her hand while partying together at London nightclub The Box on Tuesday. The pair were later seen kissing in the early hours of the morning, with party goers claiming that the they were 'all over each other', according to the Sun.

Wayne, who was an Everton star at the time, had visited a brothel multiple times with pals on drunken nights out. READ MORE: Rebekah Vardy's private messages about Coleen Rooney read out in courtAfter he married Coleen in 2008, further stories emerged in 2010 about a threesome with escorts Jenny Thompson and Helen Wood which happened the previous year, as well as date nights out with Jenny, according to the Mirror. There were rows after Wayne’s cheating, but mum-of-four Coleen ultimately stood by the ex-England striker and they are now trying to draw a line under the incidents in a new Amazon documentary.

TV presenter Clare Balding is currently presenting the Winter Olympics with the highlight show airing on BBC Two every day at 7pm. The 51-year-old is best known for presenting a variety of different sports from swimming to horse racing to the Winter Olympics with her enthusiastic passion making her a hit with the viewers. You can read more Showbiz news here. Clare was born into a very sporty family with her dad, Ian Balding, training very successful racehorses for members of the Royal family including the Queen, and originally Clare wanted to be a jockey.

'Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway' will return to screens from 19th February. The variety programme has been fronted by Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 46, since 2002 and will feature a live studio audience as well an array of celebrity guests.

Whether splashed on a front page or shared on Instagram, by now you will have probably seen the images of Rihanna debuting her baby bump. Last month, the internet went into meltdown at the photos of a pregnant Rihanna walking hand-in-hand with her boyfriend, rapper A$AP Rocky. Despite New York City’s freezing temperatures, Ri showed off her stomach – adorned with a 1980’s Christian Lacroix necklace – by keeping most of the buttons on her vintage 1996 Chanel coat undone.

Funk singer Betty Davis has died, aged 77. The singer’s friend, Danielle Maggio, confirmed the news to Rolling Stone on Wednesday (9 February). Davis, who was the ex-wife of jazz singer Miles Davis, died of natural causes.

Kanye West has issued a Kim Kardashian plea after his ex explained her reasoning for divorcing him in a new interview. In February 2021, Kardashian filed for divorce from the rapper, who has legally changed his name to Ye, after seven years of marriage. However, since their breakup, the pair have been embroiled in a public war of words, with West claiming Kardashian is keeping their kids from seeing him.

Video: NEWS OF THE WEEK: Kanye West and Julia Fox make red carpet debut in matching denim (Cover Video)IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Pete Davidson calls Kim Kardashian his 'girlfriend' publicly for the first timeKevin Hart gifts Nick Cannon condom vending machineZendaya defends Euphoria over claims the series glamorises drug use2022 Oscars Nominations: Best Picture2022 Oscars Nominations: Best Director2022 Oscars Nominations: Best Actor2022 Oscars Nominations: Best Supporting Actor2022 Oscars Nominations: Best Supporting ActressAmy Schumer constantly feels 'guilt and vulnerability' as a motherAvril Lavigne postpones Europe tour dates due to Covid-19 pandemicPete Davidson calls Kim Kardashian his 'girlfriend' publicly for the first timeBen Whishaw doesn't expect to return to James Bond franchiseBritney Spears hits back at online trolls with workout videoTyrese Gibson asks for prayers as mother battles pneumonia and Covid-19Leslie Jones may stop live-tweeting the Olympic GamesJennifer Lopez thrilled to have 'second chance at real love' with Ben Affleck Fox met West on New Year's Eve in Miami and they swiftly embarked on a highly publicised romance. When asked if they had "put a label" on their relationship, she replied, "I call him my boyfriend and he calls me his girlfriend.

Kim Kardashian has suggested that putting herself first and making herself happy may have been behind her divorce from Kanye West. In an interview for the cover of Vogue magazine, businesswoman and reality TV star said that she decided to “make myself happy” over the past two years and that “feels really good”. She said: “And even if that created changes and caused my divorce, I think it’s important to be honest with yourself about what really makes you happy.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSome things never change, and nearly 40 years after they first formed, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are still goofballs. The group, whose most solid lineup — cofounders Anthony Kiedis and Flea with drummer Chad Smith and guitarist John Frusciante — recently reunited, has announced a stadium tour for next year.They don’t have any dates of details except that they’re playing in Europe in June and North American in July, but they got the news out via a goofy fake news video that finds them in characteristic form, with Kiedis and Flea done up as ’70-style news anchors named John Hammerswaddle, Todd the Squirrel, Smith in a similar getup as weatherman Randy Raindrops, and Frusciante playing himself.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe 30 th anniversary of the release of Nirvana’s galvanizing second album “Nevermind” is Friday, but just in time for the holiday season Geffen/Ume will roll out a set of multi-format reissues containing a total of 94 audio and video tracks — 70 of them previously unreleased.The releases, which begin rolling out on Nov. 12, will range from Super Deluxe Editions to standard digital/CD and single disc vinyl with bonus 7-inch.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s set during the 1979 all-star “No Nukes” concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden is legendary, but only one song from it had been released — until November of this year, when Sony Music Entertainment’s Premium Content Division in partnership with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release “The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts.”The film features ten never-before released Springsteen performances from the concerts, and full footage of the band’s entire setlist for the first time.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJulz Sale, co-founder and singer of Delta 5, whose 1980 indie hit “Mind Your Own Business” saw an unexpected revival when it was used in an Apple ad earlier this year, has died, Variety has confirmed via the band’s U.S. label.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorOn a day that has been remarkably good for music companies on stock markets, Warner Music Group — which saw its stock climb thanks in part to Universal Music’s lofty IPO — on Tuesday announced the sale of an aggregate of 2,340,000 shares of the company’s common stock by affiliates of Access Industries to Morgan Stanley & Co. as the sole underwriter in the registered public offering of those shares.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter months of strong words, the National Music Publishers’ Association and livestreaming platform Twitch have announced an agreement to work together “to build productive partnerships between the service and music publishers,” according to the announcement.The deal follows months of animosity toward the Amazon-owned streaming platform, from the NMPA along with other industry trade groups, including the RIAA and the Recording Academy, over what they deemed its failure to secure proper synch and mechanical licenses for its Soundtrack tool, as well as “allowing and enabling its streamers to use our respective members’ music without authorization, in violation of Twitch’s music guidelines,” among other claims.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe 2022 Grammy nominations will be announced on Tuesday, November 23, the Recording Academy announced on Tuesday. The unveiling takes place just two days before Thanksgiving, as they were last year.This year’s roster could be significantly different from ones in recent years, as the Academy has eliminated the “secret” nominating committees of artists, creators and industry experts that curated the final lists over the past couple of decades — now, the final nominees ostensibly will be chosen by the broader Grammy voting body.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBjorn Ulvaeus, co-founder of ABBA and president of CISAC, unveiled a new global initiative called “Credits Due” on Tuesday that is intended to upgrade the music industry’s payment processes.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorHipgnosis Songs, founded by Merck Mercuriadis and launched on the London Stock Exchange in 2018, is one of the most disruptive upstarts in recent music industry history, spending more than $2 billion acquiring catalogs of hitmakers ranging from the Chainsmokers to half of Neil Young’s work, with a foundation in lesser-known but high-earning songwriters and producers such as Kanye West/Harry Styles collaborator Jeff Bhasker and Eurythmics cofounder Dave Stewart.Mercuriadis, former manager of Guns N’ Roses and Morrissey, among others, has positioned himself as a fierce advocate for songwriters who frequently lambasts the major publishers for a business model that he says is exploitative and antiquated.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFrom the Venice Film Festival to the Met Gala, the Emmys to training for a half marathon, Cynthia Erivo manages to find moments of pause in her jam-packed schedule. While blurs of kinetic energy roil around her, the London-born multi-hyphenate sits serene at the center.“Sometimes I’ll get a nice couple of hours of sleep on the plane,” she laughs.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel of the hip-hop group Fugees have reunited to announce their first tour in 25 years and first shows in 15 years, celebrating the anniversary of their blockbuster 1996 “The Score,” the group announced Tuesday morning. The 12-city tour launches Wednesday (Sept.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorReggaeton star, actor and philanthropist Don Omar has signed a multiyear partnership with Saban Music Group (SMG). The label founded by entertainment giant Haim Saban and headed by CEO Gustavo López is home to such acts as Static and Ben El, Nakkia Gold and Chesca, among others.“I am thrilled to be joining forces with Saban Music Group and being backed by the savvy business and artistic instincts of Haim and Gus,” said Omar.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDrake’s “Certified Lover Boy” topped the Rolling Stone albums chart for a second week, holding the No. 1 spot with more than 232,000 project units, according to Alpha Data.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorApparently concerts, albums, documentaries, writing songs with Mick Jagger, VMA honors and writing books aren’t enough to keep the indefatigable Dave Grohl busy: Now he’s doing a book tour.Later this month and next, Grohl will undertake an extremely limited run of intimate evenings that’ll see (and hear) him bring his first book to life: “The Storyteller –Tales of Life and Music,” which is described as “a collection of memories of a life lived loud,” is out October 5 via Dey Street Books and Simon & Schuster.Tickets for the tour on sale now.The book ranges from his formative years on the DC punk rock scene through the decades of music that followed — all of which Grohl will discuss, along with “some special

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorCumulus Media has named two executives, Doug Cohn and Bruce Gilbert, to newly created positions across Music & Entertainment and Sports, respectively, to lead new content development across the company’s platforms, including broadcasting, podcasting, streaming, social media, digital, and live events, the company announced Monday (Sept. 20).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe 2021 All Things Go Music Festival — with headliners Haim, Charli XCX, St Vincent along with Girl in Red, Soccer Mommy and more — have announced their All Things Go Creator Summit, to be held on Friday, October 15th, the day before the actual festival, at Eaton Hotel in Washington, DC. Presented by Pandora and SiriusXM, people can attend the Women in Music and Women in Media panels for free, with RSVP.