Sevyn Streeter has revealed that she has overcome bouts of depression and suicidal thoughts as sales of her new LP ‘Girl Disrupted’ rise on digital outlets.
I dealt with depression on a very serious level for like a year-and-a-half, and I never said anything to my fans. Obviously, my mom and my dad and my brother, a few family members, knew about it — but it was really, really hard. I wanted to kill myself, I really did. And through my family, and God and prayer, it turned around.
Stifled by the pressures of achieving success before 30, the vocalist now finds herself on a brighter path thanks to the power of God.
A lot of my depression was triggered by the fact that I’ve given my life to this music, and it’s in a good place, but it’s not exactly where I want it to be. I sacrificed a lot of my childhood for music, I sacrificed a lot of my love life for music.
If something’s making you unhappy, what can you do to change it? That went for people in my life, circumstances and situations — whether it was dealing with work, or dealing with men. I had people in my life that were bringing me more sadness than joy. … I was finally like, it’s not my fault if you wake up on the wrong side of the bed today, but guess what, I don’t need you to change. These are grown people, and so am I. Nobody’s making me deal with anybody that I don’t want deal with, so I made the decision to remove myself from certain situations and certain people that made me feel … heavy.
The Trinidadian actor Lucien Laviscount continues to carve a healthy lane for himself in the competitive streets of Hollywood.
Still lauded for his role in the short-lived ‘Scream Queens’ and his contributions to the British series ‘Waterloo Road’, the thespian now finds himself soaring on the wings of cash collected by his latest picture ‘The Bye Bye Man.’
The Pop starlet set the net ablaze with comeback track ‘Praying’ and has quickly followed up with ‘Woman’ – the video for which she hatched moments ago.
Noticeably more upbeat that its predecessor, it appears the track forms part of a dual release to plug her long-awaited third album ‘Rainbow.’
The campaign comes on the heels of a hard-fought legal battle with producer Dr. Luke, who she alleges sexually assaulted her.
Hoping to put that behind her (after several setbacks), it appears Kesha just wants to have fun now.
Watch ‘Woman,’ which features The Dap-Kings Horns, below…
The blah-ness of the video aside, it’s cool to see Kesha mature her care-free Pop sound in a way that is still mass appealing but not repetitive.
Shia LaBeouf has issued an apology after telling an African-American police officer that he was going to “hell” after he was arrested in Savanah.
I am deeply ashamed of my behavior and make no excuses for it. My outright disrespect for authority is problematic to say the least, and completely destructive to say the worst. It is a new low. A low I hope is a bottom.
I have been struggling with addiction publicly for too long, and I am actively taking steps toward securing my sobriety and hope I can be forgiven for my mistakes
However, not everyone is convinced he meant any harm when he told the officer he was heading to Hades.
He said the black cop was going to hell cause he working for the white cops who don’t give a fuck about black people. I see no issue https://t.co/Vk6fY0X749
A letter penned by Madonna to the actor John Echos in the 90s has surfaced and it’s set to ruffle the feathers of Whitney Houston‘s fans.
In it, a frustrated Madonna mocks and degrades Houston’s gift and slams she and Sharon Stone offering the masses “mediocre” content.
I have made so many people angry that I’m being punished and basically made to be quiet and sit in a corner, whole other less interesting and exciting people are reaping the benefits of the roads I’ve paved.
It’s so unequivocally frustrating to read that Whitney Houston has the music career I wish I had and Sharon Stone has the film career I’ll never have. Not because I want to be these women because I’d rather die, but they’re so horribly mediocre and they’re always being held up as paragons of virtue and some sort of measuring stick to humiliate me.
I don’t think I can play the game to be accepted. I’m too intelligent, I have too much pride.
I feel like I have no career, no family, nothing permanent or tangible,” Madonna wrote.
My outlook on life is black black black that’s why I’m no good for you or anyone else right now. I have to regain my sense of power and my joy for living.
The letter goes on sale via an auction later on this week and is said to have been unearthed by Darlene Lutz who is described as “a long-time personal friend of Madonna’s from her innermost circle”.
This week, the beloved ‘Black Lives Matter’ activist Deray McKesson took to Twitter to reveal that he believed he had been slighted by the minds behind ‘Planet of the Apes.’
His tweets, which cited Hollywood’s undeniable efforts to endorse scientific racism as his cause for concern, saw him garner the support of those who felt he had been slighted by the movie.
Fortunately it wasn’t long before movie buffs took to social media to ease Deray’s fears by explaining that the character many believed had been based on his appearance was actually inspired by another set of characters in the franchise.
Things have now taken a turn for the worst. For, after teasing McKesson for not doing his research into the movie’s history before tweeting, social media has turned on Whoopi Goldberg for her supposed “eagerness” to tear him down.
Why? Her supposed habit of turning a blind-eye to veiled-racism in her industry.
Much as I love @WhoopiGoldberg she has had coon tendencies since forever. That was so out of line in my opinion. If he’s wrong, then educate
you had a global moment to educate the ENTIRE world about subtle racism in entertainment @WhoopiGoldberg and you took the payoff instead smh pic.twitter.com/4kfOU0pIZ1
— Sensible Azealia USA (@AzealiaRebelius) July 13, 2017
i think whoopi has something personal against you just by the way she reacted. u know she had to show out for white mommy and daddy smh
Selena Gomez links with Gucci Mane for her next hopeful hit – ‘Fetish.’
Jointly produced by Jonas Jeberg and The Futuristics, the scintillating slow burner serves as the follow-up to ‘Bad Liar’ which peaked at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Like its predecessor, the song sees Gomez embrace an altogether edgier sound.
Can it legitimize her elevation into more credible terrain? Listen below and let us know…
Elijah Blake returns to R&B’s courts with a new number this week.
The name of his latest effort? ‘Stingy’.
Please don’t tell me I’ve had too much.
The release touches down as part of the campaign he has launched to further his career as an independent act and leads the way for a supporting album set for launch later on this year.
How ‘Stingy’ compares to his earlier jams?
Hit the play button and weigh in on its vibe when you’re done!