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Gina Prince-Bythewood will receive the Pinnacle of Excellence Award at the Black Business Association’s 2023 Salute to Black Women business conference. Prince-Bythewood will be recognized not only for her award-winning directing, writing and producing but also for her decades-long career and philanthropic efforts, one of which includes funding a scholarship for Black students in UCLA’s film program. The Woman King filmmaker is one of eight honorees set to receive an award at the organization’s…

While some may be bewildered at the decision to honor a sweatpants-wearing hooligan like Adam Sandler with an award as prestigious as the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, you would be hard-pressed to argue that he didn’t deserve it. The comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician has more than 80 movies and seven albums under his belt. His work has grossed more than $4 billion — and he is beloved by everyone from your grandma to your nephew. And like every Sandler movie that’s ever been panned by…

Following last November’s unveiling of GloRilla as the new #UpNow Artist honoree, Audiomack has announced the next artist to be given the distinction, Uncle Waffles.“Growing up, Swaziland didn’t really have a creative community of any sorts, nothing whatsoever,” Uncle Waffles, who is on the lineup for next month’s Coachella festival, said of being celebrated by the Audiomack community. “Everything that involves creatives came as the bare minimum. So, to be in this position and to have Audiomack highlight me and get…

Motown icons Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy were honored in star-studded fashion Friday at the MusiCares Persons of the Year Gala, with a tribute lineup that included Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, John Legend, Brandi Carlile, Chloe and Halle Bailey, Sheryl Crow, Mumford & Sons and The Temptations. Robinson and Motown Records founder Gordy became the first duo to be recognized with the honor, which is awarded to musicians for their artistic achievement in the music industry and dedication to…

Yesterday, the Critics’ Choice Awards made a special day for many people. Many celebrities were awarded critics’ choice awards for their outstanding performances in drama and movies. Brendan Fraser Brendan Fraser is known for his comic roles in George of the Jungle and his highest-grossing movies Mummy 1, 2, and 3. Since then the actor has not been seen in many Hollywood movies but yesterday was the night dedicated to the actor. At the 2023 Critics’ Choice Awards, he bagged the best actor trophy for his “The Whale”…

The late Young Dolph will be the subject of a touring pop-up museum, which will hit up major cities across the United States.Starting next month in New York City, the Dolphland exhibit will feature original art inspired by Dolph’s legacy and music. It’ll also highlight personal items from the late rapper, and feature key moments from throughout his career. The museum will later arrive in cities such as Los Angeles, Atlanta, Chicago, and Dallas. To coincide with the tour, attendees will be offered a chance to win $100,000…

Bay Area rapper Too Short was honored over the weekend by getting a portion of Foothill Boulevard in Oakland named after him. Ice Cube, Mistah F.A.B., Sway Calloway, were all in attendance.The three-block stretch of Foothill Boulevard, between High Street and 47th Avenue, which is just outside Fremont High School, where Too Short went after moving to East Oakland from Los Angeles in the 1980s, will be renamed “Too Short Way.” “I have felt like I owe a debt to Oakland, and that nothing I do will ever repay it because of…

November 13 will now be recognized as “Dominique ‘Lil Baby’ Jones Day” in the city of Atlanta.  Baby received a proclamation from the Atlanta City Council on Sunday in celebration of “his successful career and his generous philanthropy.”The rapper shared a series of photos from the ceremony and expressed his gratitude:Lil Baby received the Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award at Black Music Action Coalition’s second annual Music in Action Awards Gala in October in honor of his contributions to racial and social justice. He…

Image via Marvel Studios When Chadwick Boseman passed away in August 2020, it didn’t just devastate fans of the Marvel Comics Universe. It was especially difficult for those who were all set to work with the actor again on the sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. And though the studio had to find a way around T’Challa’s absence, the crew of the film choose to honor Boseman’s legacy while shooting the film. Screengrab via YouTube/Marvel Entertainment In a chat with ScreenRant, director Ryan Coogler recalled an…

French Montana puts his money where his mouth is.The Moroccan-born artist has consistently used his platform to promote and fund charitable causes relating to education, immigration, and health. French’s philanthropic work was celebrated Thursday night during the annual Pencils of Promise Gala, where he received the 2022 Innovator Award for humanitarian efforts in Africa.French was recognized for helping raise more than $226 million for healthcare in Uganda, as well as his financial support for the Budondo Suubi “Hope”…