Under new ownership, ‘Ebony’ magazine bets on boosting Black business

Ebony magazine has shown the glamour and grit of Black life since Nov. 1, 1945, when Black entrepreneur John Johnson published the first issue. He intended it to be a Black version of Henry Luce’s Life magazine. Ebony‘s stories and glossy photos of Read more

Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and Tina Turner welcomed into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The self-proclaimed “greatest rapper alive” was inducted Saturday night as part of an eclectic 2021 Roc & Roll Hall of Fame class. that included Foo FIghters. Carole King, Tina Turner, The Go-Gos and Todd Rundgren. Once a drug dealer on Read more

Lauren Jauregui parts ways with Sony and becomes fully independent

Lauren Jauregui has become an independent artist after she parted ways with Sony Music. The former Fifth Harmony star has released the new single, ‘Colors’, taken from her upcoming debut solo EP ‘Prelude’, which she is releasing via Attunement Records Read more

Paul McCartney says John Lennon broke up the Beatles

McCartney said Lennon’s decision to leave the band was driven by his pursuit of social justice, including movements such as “bagism” where he and his wife, Yoko Ono, wore bags to urge people not to judge others based on their Read more