RuPaul may have built a career of boldly breaking down barriers but many may not know the renown entertainment mogul is also quietly leading the charge for representation of people of color at TV’s most prestigious award show.

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Joining the exclusive ranks of Prince, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, Beyonce, Bruno Mars, and the Hip-Hop collective that rocked 2022’s (Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Snoop Dogg, and 50 Cent), Rihanna‘s EPIC 2023 Super Bowl halftime show became one of the few in the event’s history to be nominated for a Primetime EMMY.

Like the majority of her predecessors, however, Rih left the event emptyhanded.

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The 2023 EMMYs, which was rescheduled to air on Monday (January 15, 2024), had a number of historic wins for people of color – namely Niecy Nash-Betts, Ayo Edebiri, and Quinta Brunson (as we reported here).

Before the show’s end, comic-talk show host Trevor Noah joined that exclusive list of history-making winners.

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Already a Daytime EMMY winner, Niecy Nash-Betts earned yet another toast to her nearly 30-year career on Monday night (January 15) when she collected her first Primetime EMMY for her outstanding performance as “Glenda” in Netflix’s ‘Monster: the Jeffrey Dahmer Story.’

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Just a year after legendary TV and stage star Sheryl Lee Ralph became only the second Black woman in the EMMYs’ 75-year history to capture the Best Supporting Actress (Comedy) trophy, a third history-making entrant has joined the ranks: Ayo Edebiri!

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Quinta Brunson, writer and leading star of ABC comedy ‘Abbott Elementary,’ had already made history  in 2022 when she became the third Black person overall (second Black woman) to win the outstanding comedy writing trophy.

This year, she saw her name penciled in the award show’s history books for yet another feat: Best Lead Actress win for the same genre.

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The first performers at the GRAMMY Awards 2024 have been unveiled – and they are three of music’s biggest names.

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All roads lead to the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show 2024 for Usher.

The icon is set to blaze the seismic stage at Nevada’s Allegiant Stadium with a career-spanning performance.

Ahead of the February 11 extravaganza, Usher sat down with Good Morning America‘s Kelley L. Carter and opened up about the preparation process for the gig game.

All eyes are on what the superstar’s setlist will be serving up – and he waxed candid about his approach to piecing together the performance.

And he’s doing so with a little help from two of his biggest supporters.

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Hollywood showed up and out for  TV’s biggest night – the 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards which airs live tonight from Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater.

Hosted by Anthony Anderson, the FOX showing celebrates the excellent efforts of some of TV’s best and brightest, in front of and behind the lens.

But, before the telecast began handing out its coveted trophies, some of the night’s most talked-about moments had already happened on the red carpet.

See all the fashion hits and misses inside…

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Boosie is renowned for rustling feathers, but it seems Lil Nas X has particularly rustled his.

Having spoken up and out against the performer in the past, the oft-controversial rapper has lambasted the Hip-Pop provocateur over his ‘J Christ’ music video.

As reported, Nas issued an apology today (January 15), expressing regret for any offense that aspects of the roll-out may have caused his Christian fans.

Boosie is having none of it, though.

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Halle Bailey is sharing her post-baby snap back.

As reported, the singer-actress announced that she welcomed her first child with partner DDG – a son named Halo.

Now, the 23-year-old is giving the masses a glimpse of her body postpartum.

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Lil Nas X is renowned for his wicked sense of humor. However, the star has taken to social media to get serious about the backlash that has engulfed him following the release of his latest single ‘J Christ.’

As reported, the 24-year-old declares on the track that he’s “back like J Christ” (referring to Jesus Christ) and, in the song’s accompanying visual, he dresses as Jesus, Moses, and Noah.

And while it appeared like the performer was keen to lean all the way into the controversy, he has expressed both a pivot and an apology…of sorts.

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