The 2020 Grammy’s that will be hosted by Alicia Key’s has just dropped it’s nomination list and early congratulations are in order as it looks like singer, rapper and songwriter Melissa Viviane Jefferson better known as Lizzo, is leading the pack with 8 nominations trailed by Lil Nas and his horse that he’s taking to […]
Join The Box Text Club And Get The Latest Music, Exclusive Contests and Entertainment News On Your Phone. Text BOX to 24042 to join! Despite not having a host, the 91st annual Academy Awards rolled out their nominations on Tuesday morning with Black Panther, Roma, The Favourite and A Star Is Born leading the pack. […]
The 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees have been announced. The contenders list includes: Bon Jovi Kate Bush The Cars Depeche Mode Dire Straits EURYTHMICS J. Geils Band Judas Priest LL Cool J The MC5 The Meters Moody Blues Radiohead Rage Against the Machine Rufus featuring Chaka Khan Nina Simone Sister Rosetta Tharpe Link Wray The Zombies To […]
On Monday, BET announced the official list of nominees for the BET Awards, which will be held on Sunday, June 25, at the Microsoft Theater. Beyoncé dominated the awards once more this year, with a total of seven nominations, including “Video of the Year” and “Album of the Year.” Bruno Mars, who was also nominated […]
Academy Award nominations were announced Tuesday morning, with Best Drama Golden Globe winner “Moonlight” earning eight, including Best Picture. “La La Land” leads with 14 noms, tying the record previously set by “All About Eve” in 1950 and Titanic in 1997. “Moonlight” and “Arrival” tied for the second biggest haul at eight apiece. “Fences,” from […]
Cheryl Boone Isaacs issued a statement over the weekend after Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith called for an Oscars boycott. President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Cheryl Boone Isaacs, issued a statement over the weekend after Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith called for a boycott of the Oscars […]
Spike Lee isn’t going to The Oscars. That’s not because he has any particular problem with the fact that his latest film hasn’t been nominated, but because he’s rightfully upset that for the second time in two-consecutive years, every actor nominated for top honors is white. Today, Lee took a stand with the following Instagram […]
If the Academy doesn’t want to acknowledge artists of color, Jada’s questioning whether they should even show up. Jada Pinkett Smith is incredibly upset with how the Oscars have snubbed Black artists this year, and she’s questioning how they should respond. Jada is not feeling the whole 50-Shades-of-Beige vibe going on with the Academy Awards […]
When will the academy acknowledge our Black stars? With Alejandro González Iñárritu’s The Revenant a shoo-in to sweep the 88th Annual Academy Awards, this is undoubtedly Leonardo DiCaprio’s year to finally take home the golden statuette. As fans of Leo, we’re excited for the astounding actor as he deserves every bit of recognition. However, the academy, as […]
The Academy Awards have no problem honoring historical dramas, period pieces or scripts “based on a true story,” but has such admiration for these themes ever extended itself to films starring Black actors talking about “Black issues,” helmed by Black auteurs? When the 2015 nominations were announced, Selma was disappointingly absent from categories outside of Best Picture and Best […]
Ava Duvernay, whom many feel was snubbed for a Best Director nomination at this year’s Academy Awards, said that she would like to stop discussing the lack of diversity of this year’s Oscars. SEE ALSO: Ava Duvernay Will Direct And Produce CBS Pilot The director of “Selma,” which received a Best Picture nod, told The New […]
The 2015 NAACP Image Awards nominations were announced live on Twitter today. “How To Get Away With Murder” stars Alfred Enoch and Aja Naomi King, as well as Gina Rodriguez, star of “Jane The Virgin,” were on hand to announce the categories. The best part of the big reveal was Tracee Ellis Ross’ unmasked excitement […]