Beyoncé headed to Japan over Easter weekend, where the 32 Grammy-winning songstress did an in-person autograph signing of her new country album “Country Carter” at the Tower Records in Tokyo’s Shibuya City, reports Dailymail.com. For her public appearance in Tokyo, the Texas-born songstress was decked out in a walnut-brown dress that clung to her statuesque figure. “Country Carter” debuted at midnight EST on March 29 and immediately became the most-streamed album in a single day on Spotify this year, according to Billboard. The album’s song “Protector” includes an intro by Queen Bey and Jay-Z’s six-year-old daughter Rumi Carter…
Mike Tyson has thrown his hat into New York City’s legal weed ring, according to Patch.com. The former heavyweight champion, who is in training for an upcoming fight with Jake Paul, is selling ear-shaped edibles at Housing Works Dispensary in Manhattan and Grow Together, in his home borough of Brooklyn. The ears are an ode to when he bit off part of Evander Holyfield’s ear in their fight for the WBA Heavyweight Championship in Las Vegas on June 28, 1997. Iron Mike, whose brand is called TYSON 2.0, said in a statement, “Growing up in Brooklyn, I could have never imagined a time when cannabis will be legally utilized for both mental and physical well-being.”…
On May 18, the city of Philadelphia will honor R&B icon Frankie Beverly, who began his career decades ago with the Butlers, then Raw Soul, which later became Frankie Beverly and Maze. Events will include a street renaming ceremony and a presentation by Councilperson Cindy Bass and the Philadelphia City Council with Maze Management. The ceremony is also being sponsored by the Black Promoters Collection, a coalition of six of the nation’s top independent concert promotion and event production companies. It is a 100 percent Black-owned business whose mission is to be the leading producer and provider of culturally relevant live entertainment experiences. The event will take place at noon on Norwood Street in the East Germantown area of Philadelphia, between Church Lane and West Godfrey—the neighborhood where Beverly grew up. Philadelphia media legends Patty Jackson and Dyana Williams will serve as spokespersons for the street renaming ceremony…
When veteran entertainment industry publicist Makeda Smith began pole dancing as a fitness hobby more than a dozen years ago, she had no idea it would morph into a life-changing journey. The 63-year-old grandmother, who has received international notoriety for her dance flow movement practice Flying Over 50, has announced a brand expansion during Women’s History Month. Makeda is releasing her first book, “Flying Over 50 At Any Age, A 30-Day Self Journal for Speeding Past Limitations,” on April 5—National Self Care Day. She has also launched an online wellness portal, the Makeda Method, offering healing breathwork sessions, deep stretch yoga classes, and dance flow movement lessons, all targeted to maturing seniors…
