Hot New Couple Alert! According to TMZ, Megan Thee Stallion and Inter Milan soccer star Romelu Lukaku were dinner partners at the wedding of Romelu’s teammate, Lautaro Martinez, and model Agustina Gandolfo. Both Meg and Romelu are represented by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation management. This was not the first time the coosome twosome have been seen together. Megan was spotted at his soccer game a few weeks ago. The pair also held hands outside of the ceremony. Romelu reportedly broke up with his longtime girlfriend of five years…
“The Little Mermaid” starring Halle Bailey as the first Black Ariel raked in $117.5 million over Memorial Day weekend. #WinWithBlackWomen and Black Women Leaders across the country collaborated to launch an inspiring nationwide theater buyout campaign which resulted in more than 100 theater buyouts. Esteemed supporters included renowned filmmakers Gina Prince-Bythewood, Felicia Henderson, and Mara Brock Akil. #WinWithBlackWomen is proud to stand behind the transformative narrative of “The Little Mermaid,” says Jotaka Eaddy, the founder of #WinWithBlackWomen…
Blue Engine Records released The Jungle, the fourth symphony by Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and Jazz at Lincoln Center Managing and Artistic Director Wynton Marsalis, on all major streaming platforms May 26. Featuring the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) with Wynton Marsalis alongside the internationally recognized Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) conducted by Nicholas Buc, The Jungle was recorded live in Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Australia, in 2019. The symphony will be part of the JLCO with Wynton Marsalis’ repertoire throughout the world-renowned big band’s 2023 European Tour from June 7 to July 9. Says Wynton Marsalis, New York City is the most fluid, pressure-packed, and cosmopolitan metropolis the modern world has ever seen. No wonder, then, that the city inspired the composer’s fourth symphony, The Jungle…
The Harlem Chamber Players and founding executive and artistic director Liz Player will mark their 15th Anniversary and Black Music Month with a musical extravaganza Harlem Songfest II, celebrating Black opera singers and the music of Black composers on Friday, June 9, at 7 p.m. at Columbia University’s Miller Theatre. Multifaceted artist Damien Sneed will serve as music director and conductor for the event, which will also feature arias from the European composers. The special concert will be hosted by WQXR radio personality and Harlem Chamber Players (HCP) Artistic Advisor Terrance McKnight, and presented in association with the Manhattan School of Music…