As we reported here, the Issa Rae-helmed ‘Insecure’ secured a whopping 8 nominations at the 72nd annual Primetime EMMY Awards.

Nabbing mention in top categories like ‘Outstanding Comedy Series,’ ‘Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy’ (Rae), and ‘Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy’ (Yvonne Orji as ‘Molly’), fans of the top-rated HBO show were sure the television academy was aiming to redeem itself for the many times the series had gone nominated yet unawarded in the past.

For Rae, a win would’ve been particularly noteworthy as she stood to enter history books as the first Black female creator of a premium cable show to receive the ‘Lead Actress’ award as well as the second Black woman to take home a Lead Actress trophy ever (the first handed in 1981 to ‘The Jeffersons’ star Isabel Sanfordb who portrayed ‘Weezie’).

Sunday night (September 20), the television academy left those dreams dashed as the series walked away with no victories in the major categories.

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RuPaul is no stranger to seeing that legendary name penciled in history books, so it should come as little surprise it will now be added to the record logs of the EMMYs.

Ahead of the airing of the 72nd annual primetime edition of the ceremony Sunday (September 20), the star – born RuPaul Charles – took home his fifth consecutive “Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program” trophy for ‘Rupaul’s Drag Race’ at the 2020 Creative Arts EMMYS Saturday (September 19), a feat that broke the record previously owned by Jeff Probst (‘Survivor’).

As if that wasn’t enough to celebrate, Sunday night Charles nabbed the golden statuette in the “Emmy for Outstanding Reality or Competition Program.”

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Sunday night (September 20), the 2020 Primetime EMMY Awards provided many a notable moment courtesy of the host of television stars who took to the stage to be honored.

Now, after upsets, heart-warming accepting speeches, and jaw-dropping fashion ensembles see who walked away with the show’s biggest star – its coveted trophies!

A full winners list awaits below:

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Despite her credits ranging from stage to film and television, Alfre Woodard‘s illustrious 30+-year career has seen her most celebrated for roles on the small screen.

Quietly reigning as Black Queen of the EMMYs, the legendary actress has taken home more golden statuettes from the ceremony than any of her Black counterparts (four to be exact).

Now, thanks to the 2020 edition of the awards show, she’s sharing that throne as Academy and EMMY Award darling Regina King has tied her longstanding record.

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At just 24-years-old, Zendaya – star of HBO’s hit drama ‘Euphoria’ – has taken home EMMY gold in the ‘Lead Actress In A Drama Series’ category at the 2020 ceremony.

The win makes her the youngest ever to do so.

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“Everything means nothing, if I ain’t got you.”

With this very sentence Alicia Keys made the world fall in love with her all over again.
Her 2004 hit ‘If I Ain’t Got You’ is today’s From The Vault pick.

Issued as he second single from her sophomore set ‘The Diary Of Alicia Keys,’ the track was written and produced by the piano-playing performer.

Commercially, it was a #4 charting single on the US Hot 100 as well as her second consecutive #1 on the Hot R&B/Hip Hop tally.

Delving into how love triumphs over all the material things life has to offer, the song won the GRAMMY Award for Best Female Vocal R&B Performance in 2005.

Director Diane Martel helmed the music video for the single and presented Keys and Method Man as a couple going through relationship hardships in New York. It won the MTV Video Music Award for Best R&B Video.

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This week, Keys revealed that back in the early 00s she almost gave the track to Christina Aguilera for inclusion on her 2002 album ‘Stripped.’

Suffice to say, we just can’t imagine what their respective careers would look like had that had happened. For this very tune – which arrived  three years into Keys’ career – solidified her status as an R&B fixture.

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Though her new eponymous LP doesn’t necessarily house tracks akin to this, it’s a pleasant return to form after the decent but arguably underwhelming ‘Here.’ In many ways, ‘ALICIA’ functions as a step in the right direction.

Almost two decades after stepping onto the scene, it’s great to see Alicia Keys still being celebrated for her tremendous talent. A talent that has lost none of its lustre.

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For most, Brandy‘s foray into TV is most synonymous with mega-successful ‘Moesha.’

However, prior to that show, she also starred on ‘Thea.’

Top-billed by comedian Thea Vidale, the show ran for one season between 1993-1994. And folk haven’t heard much from the stand-up since.

That is until the #Verzuz battle between Brandy and Monica.

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Lady Gaga is opening up about the darkness that almost took her life.

Siting down with CBS Sunday Morning, the megastar revealed that – in the years preceding new album ‘Chromatica’ – she had grown disillusioned with the fame monster her success had created.

Rather than a frustration with others, her angst was directed inwards – bemoaning how, even in her private life, the “Lady Gaga” celebrity had become the center of everything.

According to the ‘911’ singer, matter got so bad that she considered ending her life.

And while she’s doing better, she’s sharing a story that ultimately may help many more.

Watch the insightful sit-down after the jump…

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Beyonce is renowned for being at the helm of much of her output. But Queen Bey still answers to direction from her family.

In an adorable video for Tina Knowles-Lawson‘s WACO Theater, the singer replicated her Mom’s “Corny Joke” segment — and received visible input from oldest daughter Blue Ivy.

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After confirmation that Queen Elizabeth II will be removed as Barbados’ head of state, Rihanna‘s fans are urging for the superstar to become her official replacement.

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Fresh off the release from #1 album, ‘Detroit 2’, Big Sean has revealed new music from TWENTY88, his duo with R&B singer girlfriend Jhene Aiko, is currently in the making!

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Following the tragic loss of Supreme Court Justice, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Lil Nas X is expressing his concern about LGBTQ setbacks under a new Supreme Court Justice installed by the Trump administration.

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