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Source: Icon Sportswire / Getty There’s something about finding out two famous people are related that makes the entertainment world feel a whole lot smaller. One minute, you’re watching somebody on a red carpet, listening to their song, quoting their movie or following their career as they came out of nowhere. The next minute, you find out they’ve got a cousin, sibling, auntie, uncle or full-blown family tree sitting somewhere […]

✕ Gospel artist Jekalyn Carr recently sat down with The Rickey Smiley Morning Show to reflect on a career that has taken her from church choir stages to the top of the Billboard Gospel charts, and next, to the open waters of the Atlantic. With a performance locked in on The One Voyage Cruise this fall, Carr is giving fans yet another reason to celebrate. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to […]

✕ R&B singer J Brown joined Love and R&B host KG Smooth to discuss his new single “Late,” his unique approach to his craft, and what fans can expect with his upcoming performance on The One Voyage Cruise. 2026 will be his second year performing and this time taking the stage at the Love and R&B Lounge aboard the One Voyage 2026 cruise. A Detroit Native with New York Loyalty […]

Source: iOne Creative Services / Reach Media This Cruise Is One Big Playlist If you’re a music head, the ONE Voyage Cruise already looks less like a vacation and more like a live playlist you can’t Shazam your way out of. Urban One took 25 years of “party with a purpose” energy, put it on Virgin Voyages’ Resilient Lady, and stacked the lineup with legends, hitmakers, and southern soul favorites […]

Source: ANDREY DENISYUK / Getty July began just as wild as the previous month did in New York City, thanks to a couple who brazenly scaled the Empire State Building and captured it on social media, leading to their arrest by New York Police Department officers. The pair were identified as Ivan Kuznetsov (aka Beerkus), 32, and Angelina Nikolau, 33, of East Orange, New Jersey. The couple climbed the 200-foot […]

Source: Jason Koerner / Getty One of the most closely watched copyright battles in modern music is heading to trial. A federal judge has ruled that a jury will determine whether the iconic dembow rhythm is protected by copyright law.

Source: @6ix9ine / Instagram 6ix9ine is getting a good laugh out of Lil TJay’s latest viral moment. The Brooklyn rapper reacted after TJay’s Fourth of July livestream with Jack Doherty took an unexpected turn. During the stream, the two got into a heated argument that turned physical, with both exchanging slaps.  The argument reportedly stemmed from Doherty made a comment about the size of Lil TJay’s Miami home, saying it […]

Jason Mendez It was all good just a week ago — well, two or three years to be exact. Back in March while selecting Hollywood actors and actresses who we think will be making an imprint on the industry in 2026 and beyond, one of the common links between many of the rising stars on both lists was their appearance in the upcoming fantasy film, Children of Blood and Bone. […]

✕ R&B Veteran Q Parker Joins D.L. Hughley D.L. Hughley welcomed Q Parker of 112 to the show, calling him a “shipmate” as they joked about sounding like they were already out at sea. The two traded laughs about convertibles and open windows before Hughley shifted to their upcoming reunion on the One Voyage cruise. Parker shared that while he has attended the cruise before, this will be his first […]