As previously reported, Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Mary J. Blige is looking to extend her reign from music charts and scripted dramas to the talk show circuit with her new BET show ‘The Wine Down.’

Said to “bring together the hottest, most outspoken, highly sought-after people in entertainment, sports, social media, and politics” for “raw, provocative, insightful, and real conversations” over wine, Blige – as evidenced by the recently released first-look trailer – is coming out of the gate swinging with big names like Academy and EMMY Award-nominated actress Taraji P. Henson, GRAMMY-winning rapper, producer, and actor 50 Cent, rapper-Web personality Yung Miami (of the City Girls), and more.

“BET has been one of my biggest supporters throughout my career,” said Blige in a statement. “Being able to now create together, for them to be so supportive of my vision for the type of content I will create, is something I am grateful and excited for. We already have multiple projects in the works and there is much more to come.”

Ahead of its March 1 premiere, look inside to get a taste of what MJB is serving with ‘The Wine Down.’

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Fans who couldn’t get enough of ‘Die Hart’ – Kevin Hart‘s EMMY-nominated, Roku Channel action-comedy – will be glad to know the well-received series is coming back for a sophomore season.

Teasing Hart’s fictional efforts to become the greatest action star of all time, ‘Die Harter’ will see his willingness get put to the test as he finds himself in a slew of new dangerous situations when his past unexpectedly returns to haunt him.

Also starring wrestler-actor John Cena, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ben Schwartz, Paula Pell, and more, the side-splitting comedy was directed by Eric Appel and boasts Hart among its list of executive producers.

Ahead of the show’s March 31 premiere, see the official trailer inside.

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EMMY-nominated actress and director Kerry Washington is showing off her funny bone in ‘UnPrisoned‘ – the forthcoming comedy about “a messy but perfectionist relationship therapist and single mom whose life is turned right-side-up when her dad gets out of prison and moves in with her and her teenage son.”

Coming as Washington’s first gig as lead in a comedy series, the show boasts a slew of familiar faces in its cast including TONY-nominated actor Delroy Lindo, EMMY-nominated small screen legend Marla Gibbs, Marque Richardson, Edwin Lee Gibson, Kelvin Witherspoon, and others.

Inspired by the life of Tracy McMillan, ‘UnPrisoned’ sees her join Washington and Lindo as executive producer of the venture.

Ahead of its premiere on Hulu on March 10, hop inside to see the official trailer.

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To say “Angela Bassett did the thing” at the 2023 NAACP Image Awards would be an understatement.

Before this year’s ceremony, the Academy & EMMY Award-nominated actress already sat pretty in the award show’s record books with a whopping 13 career wins for previously claimed victories for ‘Malcolm X,’ ‘What’s Love Got to Do with It,’ ‘How Stella Got Her Groove Back,’ and many more.

At the show’s 54th annual iteration (which was hosted by Queen Latifah and aired February 25), Bassett nabbed another 4 nods across TV and film categories for her work on FOX’s ‘9-1-1’ and ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ respectively.

Look inside to see how many of the coveted trophies she took home.

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Start your engines because season 15 of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ is here.

Toasting a major milestone, the latest installment of the Emmy Award-winning series once again sees the groundbreaking drag force lead the search for America’s Next Top Drag Superstar.

Like millions across the globe, we’re already glued to screens and loving the array of characters all vying for glory on the hit competition.

With episode 10 set to air on Friday, check out a sneak peek before it hits screens…

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Start your engines because season 15 of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ is here.

Toasting a major milestone, the latest installment of the Emmy Award-winning series once again sees the groundbreaking drag force lead the search for America’s Next Top Drag Superstar.

Like millions across the globe, we’re already glued to screens and loving the array of characters all vying for glory on the hit competition.

With episode 9 (the 200th episode of the show) set to air on Friday, check out a sneak peek before it hits screens…

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Before the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles battle for the most prestigious title in football at Super Bowl 57 on Sunday (February 12), the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona was rocked by legendary actress-singer Sheryl Lee Ralph.

The EMMY-winning diva was on hand to deliver a rendition of the Black national anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” – and deliver she did!

Look inside to see how she fared.

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After Billboard thrilled fans of Latto, Kim Petras, Lana Del Rey, and others with news the divas will be among the honorees at the 2023 Billboard Women in Music Awards (as we reported here), the organization has now sent supporters of SZA into a similar frenzy with the announcement she’ll be taking home the show’s top honor: Woman of the Year.

Details inside.

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Kelly Clarkson and Pink have teamed up for a series of the latter’s biggest hits.

Pink stopped by Clarkson’s Emmy-winning talk show, ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show,’  for a segment called ‘Stories and Songs.’ During this segment, Pink gave some insight into some her biggest hits as well as performed the songs as duets with Clarkson.

Along the way, the performed such hits as: ‘Who Knew,’ ‘Please Don’t Leave Me,’ ‘What About Us,’ ‘All I Know So Far,’ and more.

Pink is gearing up to release her upcoming ninth studio album, ‘Trustfall,’ on February 17, so she also talked a bit about the song and the album’s title track.

Check out all the action from the show below…

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Thanks to a GRAMMY win for her 2022 memoir, ‘Finding Me,’ actress Viola Davis finds herself in the history books.

Find out how inside.

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Hailed as one of the greatest actresses of the 21st century, Viola Davis is no stranger to garnering critical acclaim for her groundbreaking roles on stage, film, and television over the last 35 years.

That acclaim has yielded the 57-year-old no shortage of industry accolades over the years as well, triumphs highlighted by her becoming the first Black actress to obtain the highly coveted Triple Crown of Acting (OSCAR, EMMY, and TONY in competitive categories).

Thanks to securing a GRAMMY nomination at the award show’s 2023 edition, however, Davis also stands a chance to make history by joining an exclusive club of EGOT winners.

Details inside.

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Start your engines because season 15 of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ is here.

Toasting a major milestone, the latest installment of the Emmy Award-winning series once again sees the groundbreaking drag force lead the search for America’s Next Top Drag Superstar.

Like millions across the globe, we’re already glued to screens and loving the array of characters all vying for glory on the hit competition.

With episode 7 set to air on Friday, check out a sneak peek before it hits screens…

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