Nicki Minaj to launch her own record label

BreAnna Bell When “Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes” first came across Debbie Allen’s desk for a potential partnership, both parties realized what a good fit they could be with their common interests. The original action-adventure animated series follows Kiya, a seven-year-old African girl, whose passions in life are dancing and martial arts, which also become her superpowers. Set in the southern Africa-inspired Kimoja City, each 11-minute episode focuses on themes of community, empathy and unity and features African and Asian-lead characters. When Allen isn’t working on “Grey’s Anatomy,” she’s leading her dance academy and middle school — both of which are based in Los Angeles. She offers a slew of programming aimed at educating kids (some of whom are as young as 3 years old) in academics and the arts. Her academy’s “Hot Chocolate Nutcracker” has become a popular holiday staple. Previously, Allen showcased the preparation process for the big show with members of her dance academy in Netflix’s “Dance Dreams” documentary in 2020.

Halle Berry is steaming things up. The 56-year-old actress took to Instagram Wednesday to share nude selfies in her bathroom mirror.The glass was fogged up as she crossed her arms over her chest and snapped the shots. "hump day self love," the actress captioned her risqué post, adding a white heart emoji.

Christina Ricci this week said, for her, acting at a young age was an "escape" from her "horrendous" childhood. "When I first started, and still as adults, this career has always been an escape for me," the actress, who first became famous as Wednesday Addams in 1991’s "The Addams Family," told Entertainment Weekly when asked about surviving childhood stardom.  The actress, who now stars in Showtime's "Yellowjackets," continued, "As a kid, it was an escape from, like, a horrendous childhood and just getting to go away – be in hotels and be on set and be with other adults and be valued.

Diane Keaton is happily living her life single.  In an interview for AARP The Magazine's April/May cover story, the 77-year-old actress opened up about why it's "highly unlikely" she'll ever be in a relationship again. "I don't date. Highly unlikely.

The Bay star Georgia Scholes has hit back at trolls who 'fat-shamed' her whilst she was pregnant as she payed Erin Fischer on the hit ITV show.The popular programme was came back to our screens last month, with DS Jenn Townsend (played by Marsha Thomason) and her team were coming back to solve the mysterious murder of a mother, whose home was the target of an arson attack. Whilst making the support of the murdered woman's family a priority, Jenn also has her own home issues to deal with, namely her stepdaughter Erin (played by Georgia) who had been playing truant from school to hang out with her boyfriend, Shane.

Love Island's Claudia Fogarty and Casey O'Gorman have not rekindled that flame, despite some keen online speculation. In this winter's series of the dating show, which was won by Kai Fagan and Sanam Harrinanan in the end, Claudia, 28, and Casey, 26, were coupled up for three weeks before the introduction of bombshell Rosie Seabrook, who turned the latter's head and spelt the end of their relationship. After Casey and Rosie, 24, decided to call it quits just a matter of days ago, though, chatter has been rife about whether this means Claudia could slide her way back in there.

embraced her son during a live broadcast while reporting on the scene of a shooting at his high school.Acuna was outside East High School in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, following a harrowing incident in which a student brought a handgun to campus and opened fire on school administrators during a search.The emotional reunion between Acuna and her son happened during her report when she saw her child emerge from the school across the street and excused herself to run and hug him.«I’m sorry, I have not seen my kid since this all went down,» Acuna said to camera as she stepped away to give her son a hug. As they embraced, Acuna told her son she had to finish her report «real quick.»When she returned, Acuna said that her son was OK, and explained that her son was the one who first alerted her to the shooting.Denver-based Fox News reporter @aacuna1 sees and embraces her son as he leaves East High school after today’s shooting.

Spring has sprung, which means the 2022-23 TV season is in its homestretch. Now ABC has set the season-finale dates for its series — including Ellen Pompeo’s return to Grey’s Anatomy — along with the final episodes of long-running comedy The Goldbergs and drama A Million Little Things. See the full schedule below.

The media news cycle is in a frenzy today over a Bloomberg piece that Apple will shell out a $1 billion to produce big screen features annually. That’s great news for exhibition, yes. But, in reality, doing the math, the streamer was already bound to spend in the billions on a feature slate.

Sheryl Lee Ralph, veteran actress and now “Abbott Elementary” star, says a “famous TV judge” assaulted her.Ralph opened up about the alleged incident on Monday during an appearance on radio personality Angela Yee’s “The Way Up With Angela Yee” podcast. “I’m at a very public place,” Ralph said. “I was suited. I had my suit on.

“The Last Blockbuster,” played on the streamer. The last store also released a Super Bowl commercial last month.Blockbuster’s owner, Dish Network, has not commented on the sudden revival of Blockbuster.com. It has previously said it was not franchising new locations of the once hugely popular video store chain, with the one outlet famously remaining in Bend, Oregon.

It’s over. Brie Larson confirmed she and longtime boyfriend Elijah Allan-Blitz called it quits after nearly four years together — and she’s ready for whatever comes next.   

Whoa! As the houses of cards making up most (or all?) of the crypto currency market crumble before our eyes, they’re taking plenty of celebs with them!

Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner got in some quality sister time with a not-so-friendly game of golf…

Rhiannon Fish‘s fourth Hallmark movie as a leading lady is about to debut this weekend!

Rihanna‘s security team alerted the police after a man arrived at her house and attempted to propose to her.

Netflix might be landing the likes of Nicole Kidman and Dakota Fanning for a new limited series in development.

Tamala Jones has revealed that she used to be Blake Lively‘s babysitter.

Long Beach Post, a website devoted to local news and sports reporting, recusing himself from editorial duties when he ran for Long Beach City Council.In 2009, he was elected to represent much of the city’s downtown area, serving for five years before being elected as mayor of Long Beach in 2014. After serving two terms, he ran for an open congressional seat last year in a newly redrawn district representing his hometown, winning the election with over 68% of the vote.While Garcia is now a Democrat, his first forays into politics were as a Republican.

WYPR.There are currently estimated to be around 24,000 transgender individuals in Maryland, nearly one-quarter of whom are enrolled in Medicaid.In 2022, about 100 people received gender-affirming care through Medicaid. The proposed bill is expected to increase that number by about 25 people per year.Maryland health officials say that if each of the estimated 125 people were to utilize every single new gender-affirming treatment under the bill — which is not possible, as some of those procedures or treatments contradict each other, it would increase Medicaid spending by $7.6 million, or 0.6% of the $11.7 billion Maryland spent on Medicaid expenditures in 2019.Opponents of the bill argue that the services that transgender patients can have covered by Medicaid are not provided for other Medicaid recipients.Additionally, cisgender Medicaid recipients aren’t eligible for coverage for services like dentures, home birth services, or treatment for eating disorders, reports Baltimore FOX affiliate WBFF.“It seems discriminatory to utilize Medicaid money for cosmetic surgeries and fertility services that aren’t offered to other people on Medicaid,” Del.

Ariana Madix made her feelings loud and clear at the  reunion.In new photos taken of the reality TV star on Thursday ahead of filming the show's season 10 reunion special, Madix was seen wearing an orange sweatshirt that read: «1-800-Boys Lie.»The back of the hoodie, which featured bold, bedazzled lettering in a darker orange color, had a message for prospective callers: «We're sorry. The number you are trying to reach has moved on.»Madix paired the hoodie with matching sweatpants, which shared the same lettering down the back and front of the pants.The pointed message comes as the  cast gears up to re-hash all the season 10 drama, including Tom Sandoval's affair with Raquel Leviss, which led to the end of his nine-year relationship with Madix.In addition to her slight against Sandoval, Madix also had some shade to throw Leviss' way.The 37-year-old was spotted out in Los Angeles earlier this week, when a videographer asked her if Leviss had apologized for her and Sandoval's tryst and the subsequent fallout, to which Madix replied, «I don't know who you're talking about.»Ahead of Thursday's reunion taping, a source shared some insight on what's being called Bravo's Super Bowl.«It's going to be done like never before,» the source told ET.«So many logistics have gone into preparing for the event,» the source continued before diving into the restrictions surrounding taping with Leviss and Scheana Shay.

Jane Fonda, “It’s never too late” — especially when it comes to owning a vibrator.During an appearance on Thursday’s episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Fonda, 85, implied that she uses a sex toy to unwind — and even gifted Barrymore one.Fonda appeared on the show alongside her “80 for Brady” co-star, Lily Tomlin.“I heard, Jane, you relax with like, baths and meditations,” Barrymore said during the segment. “Is it true that there also might be an adult toy involved?” “There is,” Fonda confirmed of her self-love ritual.The “Monster In Law” star even divulged where she keeps them.

and upward! Rosie O'Donnell is examining her life as a mother, a grandmother and entertainer through the lens of her new podcast series — -- as she begins what she refers to as the third chapter in her life.ET's Denny Directo recently sat down with O'Donnell, who reflected on her family and life after just celebrating her 61st birthday on Tuesday.«I'm one who enjoys getting older,» O'Donnell shared. «Because my mom died at 39, so I remember thinking, 'God, is it gonna be over when I'm 40?' And here I am 61 and it shocks me every single year.»«Sometimes I look in the mirror [or] I catch a glimpse and I go, 'Oh, there's an old lady! Oh, no, it's me,'» she joked. «Like the physical changes, you don't see yourself as you are, you know? [But] it's just wonderful.»O'Donnell explained, «I'm glad I have the opportunity to grow up and to be here for my kids and to get to enjoy life, because of all the immense gifts that I've been given.»Reflecting on her idea regarding the chapters in the book of her life's story, O'Donnell broke down how she views the phases of growing up.«I feel like 0 to 30, you're just figuring out what's going on.

Blac Chyna is now going by her birth name: Angela White.In a new sit-down interview with, the reality TV star shared that moving forward, she is getting back to who she truly is and letting go of her stage moniker. «Well, it was given to me by birth, but mostly to me it's getting back to myself,» she says during the conversation. «Because you know being in the entertainment field everybody always calls me 'Hey Blac Chyna, Chyna Chyna,' nobody ever calls me Angela. So sometimes I would kind of like forget who I am, because it's always about the brand, brand, brand and not the person.»The 34-year-old mother of two has been candid about her recent journey to reversing her cosmetic surgeries, including a breast reduction, removing the silicone injections from her butt and fillers from her face. For White, the decision was through faith and the encouragement she got from fans online. «It just came to me, it came from God,» she says of the moment she decided to make the change. «Honestly when I posted it, I didn't even think it was going to be as big as it was.

Sheryl Lee Ralph is claiming that she was sexually assaulted by a «famous TV judge.» The Abbott Elementary actress recalled the alleged incident during an appearance on the  podcast on Monday.«I'm at a very public place. I was suited. I had my suit on.

Brandy say reuniting has been like seeing family again. ET spoke with the stars of the beloved 1997 film, , on the set of Disney's in which they're reprising their iconic roles as Cinderella and Prince Christopher, all grown up. Disney announced Brandy's return as Cinderella back in November, but the studio really brought it home for fans when they announced that Paolo was joining her. The lead duo will return to their royal roots as King and Queen, with their onscreen daughter, Chloe Charming, played by Malia Baker.In Cinderella and King Charming's perfectionist daughter, Chloe, joins forces with Red (Kylie Cantrall), the rebellious daughter of the Queen of Hearts (Rita Ora).

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has kept his romance with actress Dakota Johnson firmly out of the limelight, but made a rare and surprising comment about his love this week.Speaking on the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast, the 46-year-old singer was asked how he has made his shows more accessible for deaf or hearing-impaired fans and Chris revealed he has Dakota to thank for one clever new idea. Chris spoke on Conan O'Brien's podcast"They are called SubPacs.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor As Elon Musk promised, Twitter’s previous blue check-mark verification regime will soon be history. The social network, which the mega-billionaire bought last year in a debt-heavy $44 billion deal, announced on Thursday that starting April 1, it will remove the verified check-mark status of accounts that Twitter had been verified as notable before Musk’s takeover unless they have subscribed to Twitter Blue or the business-focused Twitter Verified Organizations plan.On April 1st, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks. To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue here: https://t.co/gzpCcwOpLp Organizations can sign up for https://t.co/RlN5BbuGA3… The only individual Twitter users who will have verified blue check-marks are those paying for Twitter Blue, which in the U.S. costs $8/month via the web and $11/month through in-app payment on iOS and Android. Earlier Thursday, the company announced that Twitter Blue was now available worldwide.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. No matter what she ends up saying during the highly anticipated “Vanderpump Rules” Season 10 reunion, Ariana Madix has already made headlines with her fabulous cozy gear. The reality star was seen arriving at the reunion taping on Thursday wearing a bright yellow “Boys Lie” sweatsuit. Madix’s hoodie is emblazoned with the words “1-800-BOYS-LIE” in rhinestones while the matching sweatpants reads, “We’re sorry the number you’re trying to reach has moved on.” The cheeky fit is a clear nod to the viral drama that has unfolded over the past month. On Mar. 3, TMZ reported that the “Vanderpump Rules” stars and real-life couple Tom Sandoval and Ariana Madix split after Sandoval allegedly cheated on her with another costar, Raquel Leviss.

Bad weather forever — or not. When The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City premiered in 2020, Heather Gay and Whitney Rose were the best of friends, but their relationship has since gotten rocky.

LIVE – Updated at 22:19Gwyneth Paltrow’s skiing collision trial entered its third day on Thursday. The Hollywood star and Goop CEO has been accused of crashing into Terry Sanderson, 76, on a ski slope at the Deer Valley resort in Park City in February 2016. Mr Sanderson claims Paltrow slammed into him in a “full body hit” leaving him with “permanent traumatic brain injury, four broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and disfigurement”.

Lea Michele had a terrifying experience on Wednesday as she was forced to rush her two year old son Ever to the hospital. The former Glee star, 36, took to Instagram to ask for "love and strength" revealing that Ever had been taken to hospital over a "scary health issue". Posting on her Instagram Story, Lea explained that she wouldn't be appearing in Wednesday night's performance of Funny Girl, as she wrote: "I’m so sorry but unfortunately I will be out of @FunnyGirlBwy today.

ABC News confirming that law enforcement is now working to recover their bodies. Jennifer believes that the pair drowned after one fell into the cold lake and the other tried to rescue them. READ MORE: Newsreader Jon Snow talks fatherhood at 75 'His mum is very hands-on'While sharing how much she missed "her boys", Jennifer shared the one thing that has given her peace in the tragic situation.

Nicki Minaj has revealed that she will launch her own label in the new feature, confirming the first names on her roster and outlining plans for the label to represent a wide variety of music beyond hip-hop and rap. Minaj broke the news on her Queen Radio show for Amazon Music’s AMP platform on March 3, NME reports. The label's name hasn't been revealed but Minaj said it will be a subsidiary of Republic Records.

Nicki Minaj has dropped her first single of 2023, "Red Ruby Da Sleeze." The typically cocksure track samples Lumidee‘s 2003 hit “Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh).” Check it out below. "Red Ruby Da Sleeze" marks Minaj's first solo single since 2022’s “Super Freaky Girl,” which became her first solo No.1 single.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Nicki Minaj made her triumphant return to the throne, dropping the new single «Red Ruby Da Sleeze.» BTS' J-Hope dropped a solo single, «On the Street.» And Miley Cyrus previewed the Disney+ of her upcoming album,, by releasing a demo version of her hit single, «Flowers.»It was also a big week for actor-singer crossovers, with the release of the  on Prime Video, as well as their album,  — which made them the first fictional band to hit No.