Tag: Black women in music

Podium Entertainment faced backlash after a paid partnership with Black BookTok creator Nash Reads to promote "Capone" by Jahquel J went wrong. Nash mischaracterized the urban romance novel as having enemies-to-lovers and arranged marriage tropes, which the book does not contain. The Black BookTok community questioned whether publishers actually understand the communities that championed Black stories, raising concerns about tokenization and lack of genuine engagement with Black romance before paid campaigns.

Cleo Sol dropped 'Gentlewoman' today, 5 years to the day since 'Mother'. Cover is a nod to it too. This is her first solo album since 'Heaven' and 'Gold' in 2023 and she still ain't got one miss. The Home Of Everything R&B 🏡

BTS is taking over Toronto this week, and Black ARMY are part of the city’s growing excitement. From Nike’s BTS collaboration to two sold-out stadium shows, the culture surrounding ARIRANG reaches far beyond K-pop.

The Notorious B.I.G.'s son, Christopher Wallace Jr., claims his grandmother's will was drastically changed weeks before her death and is now bringing the matter to court. Christopher filed court docs saying his grandmother, Voletta Wallace, died in February 2025. He said 15 days before his grandmother died, Voletta signed an amendment to her will that cut out her grandchildren and appointed Wayne Barrow as executor. Christopher claims the signatures on the amendment seem facially inconsistent and warrant further scrutiny by an expert.

Porsha Williams expressed hope that NeNe Leakes could return to The Real Housewives of Atlanta following her cameo appearance on Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th, saying the energy that Atlanta has been missing would return with her.