This week marks the 25th anniversary of Mariah Carey‘s iconic ‘Butterfly’ album and the celebratory activity is plentiful.
Indeed, as reported, Mimi announced a full suite of activations to commemorate the milestone – including an expanded re-release and a mini-documentary.
The latter was unlocked moments ago and it’s centered on the music video for ‘Honey.’
Carey is joined by a host of key figures who helped helm the Paul Hunter-directed visual, which was lensed in Puerto Rico in 1997.
Check out the insightful deep dive into the ‘Honey’ vid after the jump…
Ari Lennox is hard at work promoting her sophomore album ‘Age/Sex/Location.’
And The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1 was her latest stop.
The appearance serves as the first time the songbird has nested on the popular platform and it proved worth the wait because the interview was oh so intriguing.
Chopping it up with Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy, and Angela Yee, the ‘Pressure’ belter opened up about her LP, humble beginnings (including driving Uber), dating, and her roller-coaster relationship with her father and how that’s affecting other aspects of her life more broadly.
Season 14 of the ‘Real Housewives Of Atlanta’ has its end in sight, but before the curtain call, viewers are being treated to an explosive 3-part reunion.
As always, Andy Cohen presides over events as the ladies aim to bring closure to a number of the dramas that transpired over the course of the season.
Taped in New York, the action-packed special sees Kenya Moore, Kandi Burruss, Sheree Whitfield, Drew Sidora, hash out the highs, lows, and shade grenades of the Bravo reality hit’s latest installment.
With the reunion underway, check out a preview of part 3 ahead of its airing…
‘Married To Medicine’ is back for its 9th season and according to the thermometer, the drama is scorching!
The popular Bravo series chronicles the lives of a group of ladies – some of whom work in the medical field and others who are married to those who do.
This edition is already making for addictive viewing.
Dr. Jackie, Dr. Simone, Dr. Heavenly, Dr. Contessa Metcalfe,Quad Webb, Toya Bush Harris, and newcomer Anila Sajja are all back in the mix.
Want to know what the ladies are up to?
Check out the sneak peek preview of ‘Married To Medicine’ episode 12 / season 9 below…
In today’s installment of random R&B beef, it appears August Alsina and Tory Lanez have clashed in colossal fashion. And the ruckus has left one man bloodied.
This week has seen Usher celebrate the 25th anniversary of his ‘My Way’ album. So, what better time than the present to join in the festivities? As such, the latest installment of From The Vault salutes the title track of the superstar’s sophomore set.
Issued as the third and final single from the LP in 1998, ‘My Way’ was written by Usher alongside Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal – the latter two of whom also produced the track.
Armed with the colossal success of preceding efforts ‘You Make Me Wanna’ and chart-topper ‘Nice & Slow,’ the then-rising star further cemented himself with ‘My Way’ which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Interestingly, the juxtaposed success and underperformance of ‘Nice & Slow’ in various international regions capped the commercial clout of ‘My Way’ as a single and saw the track not even released in certain major markets like the United Kingdom.
Still, that didn’t deter Ush from delivering s dynamite visual.
Directed by Paul Hunter, the clip saw the performer dance up a storm in a broken-down garage stationed at a colorful location. Mr. Raymond leads one ensemble, while the rival group is helmed by none other than Tyrese.
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Two and a half decades on, ‘My Way’ – as a song, an album, and an era – remains the blueprint for so many that came after Usher. Here’s to this force receiving his flowers while he’s here to smell them.
Zoe Saldaña takes center stage in Netflix‘s newest limited series, ‘From Scratch.’
Based Tembi Locke‘s best-selling memoir of the same name, the story chronicles the cross-cultural love shared between Amahle “Amy” Wheeler (Saldaña) and Sicilian chef Lino (played by Eugenio Mastrandrea).
The pair fall head over heels for each other during Amy’s stint studying in Italy.
However, over the course of the 8-episode series, many hurdles await the couple – ranging from comic cultural clashes to intense familial feuds.
Yet, when an unforeseen circumstance threatens the lovers’ future together, bridges emerge that few could have imagined.
Ahead of its October 21 premiere on the streamer, check out the first look trailer for ‘From Scratch’ below…
As elusive albums go, few are as elusive as Rihanna‘s long-awaited ninth studio effort.
Codenamed ‘R9’ by the superstar’s super patient fans, the project has long promised in earnest – but has taken a notable backseat as the Bajan belle grew her billion-dollar Fenty empire. The pause button was also hit when the 34-year-old welcomed her first child with partner ASAP Rocky in May.
Now, though, a fresh sighting suggests music may well be on the way. Finally.
