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The 95-second release is Doechii’s first new solo Swamp Sessions entry in the current album cycle, but it does not announce a title or release date for her debut studio album.

The rapper faces felony battery by strangulation and misdemeanor battery counts after surrendering to Miami Beach police. His attorney denies the allegations.

The Sept. 30–Oct. 4 festival puts ownership, financing, distribution and sustainable careers at the center of its film program and industry events.

The invitation-only 2026 Project Market opens September 27 with 80 fiction and documentary projects seeking development, financing or distribution.

The New Orleans-born musician makes his headlining debut at the venue as part of the KCRW Festival at the Bowl.

The 16-track album pairs Tinashe Music Inc. with Nice Life Recording Company and Atlantic, giving her independent-era catalog a larger commercial platform.

James Gray’s New York crime drama starts the September 25–October 12 festival, while DuVernay’s constitutional documentary receives its world premiere as the closing-night selection.

The invitation-only program adds studio time, Spotify partnerships, digital tools and six months of therapy to the platform’s Fresh Finds pipeline.

Maleah Joi Moon leads a new Hillman College class as Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy and other original cast members return.

With Jamaican roots, a Grammy-nominated Wailers credit and a new album led by the kinetic “Suéltalo,” the independent artist is building momentum without leaving his regional foundation behind.

High Schoolers LLC says Oakland rapper Silas Wilson agreed to replace Ovrkast with Overkxst, then kept using the disputed name.

The court will hear Drake’s challenge to the dismissal of his lawsuit accusing UMG of promoting defamatory claims in Kendrick Lamar’s diss track.

Christine Wonsley spoke publicly on September 22 after a Mississippi grand jury declined to bring charges in the death of her 18-year-old son. Watch the full family press conference.

A Jackson County grand jury reviewed testimony from 43 witnesses, digital records, GPS data and forensic evidence before returning a unanimous no-true-bill decision.

The R&B singer’s fourth studio album opens with 74,000 equivalent album units, nearly 13 years after she first appeared on the chart.

As NBC’s singing competition reaches Season 30, the Grammy-winning rapper and actor joins Adam Levine, Kelly Clarkson and Riley Green for a redesigned three-night launch.

Fighting under her birth name, Chrisean “Holy Hands” Malone stopped Ku’Shiyah Williams on Saturday night at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor.

Zaytoven, T.I., 42 Dugg and a rotating cast of artists and creators have joined DDG’s weeklong livestream as he builds his next album in public.

With the Prime Video special “Nostalgia” behind him and new film work ahead, the Georgia-born comedian is turning viral sketches into a lasting entertainment career.

From music documentaries and local television to independent features such as Cuzo, Real Goons and Schemers, the Miami director has built a career around artists, pressure and stories made outside the traditional studio lane.

The mothers of Trayvon Martin and Nolan Wells embraced in Washington as both families carry the weight of loss, advocacy and unanswered questions.

Charles D. King’s company is moving from producing and financing content to owning a direct-to-consumer platform, while AMC Global Media remains an investor and licensing partner.

The six-song rollout includes new tracks from Travis Scott, Rauw Alejandro, Yung Lean, PinkPantheress and Keith Richards before the album’s November 19 release.

The single arrives with a Dave Meyers-directed video and leads the duo’s 11-track album ‘Heavy Is The Crown,’ due October 23.

Successful author and film producer Ivy Lee turned a battle over her movie into a story of resilience and ownership.

The free September 17 program gives regional directors, musicians and production crews a large-screen exhibition night.

The September 17–25 festival begins at Karamu House with a screening and Q&A featuring James Pickens Jr. and Peter Lawson Jones.

Ryan co-created the adaptation and co-wrote the pilot, while Attica and Tembi Locke will serve as co-showrunners.

The project combines new music, short-form videos and family footage, extending the rapper’s unusually elaborate 2026 rollout.

The outcome revived the #EmmysSoWhite debate after Black nominees including Quinta Brunson, Zendaya, Ayo Edebiri, Colman Domingo and Tyler James Williams went home without a televised acting prize.

Long is scheduled to receive the 2,857th star in the Motion Pictures category on September 16, with Snoop Dogg and Michael producer Graham King set to speak.

Bassam Tariq’s Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother premiered at TIFF before its confirmed U.S. release through Amazon MGM Studios.

The seventh edition will pair Black independent cinema with a new 9:16 short-film competition, filmmaker programming and a Black-owned spirits event.

The Houston-set action thriller reaches select theaters September 25 after its Toronto festival run, giving Tariq an original project outside the stalled ‘Blade’ franchise.

In a new Art of Dialogue interview, Billy Garland reacts to Duane “Keffe D” Davis’ conviction and revisits the grief, anger and unanswered questions surrounding Tupac Shakur’s final days.

With two 2025 singles and a DJ-ready breakout in “Boot Scoot Boogie,” the independent artist is finding a lane where regional party music, remix culture and Southern soul meet.

The rapper performed with Krayzie Bone, Wish Bone and Flesh-N-Bone at Blossom Music Center on September 9, days after publicly addressing his absence from the group’s Wu-Tang Clan tour dates.

A Los Angeles federal jury cleared the Chicago rapper in the central case tied to a 2022 shooting, while a separate racketeering count remains pending.

Carmen Bryan’s civil complaint accuses the rapper of sexual assault; his attorney has called the allegations false and legally groundless.

The Netflix documentary series earned recognition for its editorial construction as the 2026 Emmys continue to reward high-profile music and culture documentaries.

With “Malaika,” the Kenyan artist brings Swahili, Kikuyu and English into a warm, streaming-ready love song—and sharpens a fast-building profile.

The Black British film festival brings screenings, professional development and cross-cultural programming to BFI Southbank from September 11-13.

The rapper will lead the VMAs as the ceremony returns to the West Coast for the first time since 2017.

Star announced the death of his longtime radio partner during a September 9 livestream; no cause of death has been confirmed.

The Los Angeles-based singer is carrying “Love Ain’t Fair” into a new chapter with “Quit This 9 to 5,” pairing classic-soul instincts with a distinctly modern sense of ambition.

The Victorville, California, singer’s seven-song Def Jam EP INTENSE LOVER makes emotional directness feel like a competitive edge.

On LOVESHY, the Oxon Hill singer pairs electric-guitar warmth with emotional accountability—and gives contemporary R&B a project willing to care out loud.

The Spence Bros Studios project pairs a financially pressured ensemble with a recognizable cast, while its public release listings reflect the complicated path of independent film distribution.

The sequel series is using HBCU campuses as both promotional stages and cultural touchpoints before its September 24 debut.

The Los Angeles pianist and producer’s September 25 debut assembles rappers, vocalists and jazz players around a collaborative sound he calls “Over The Breaks.”

Upcoming series featuring Sybrina Fulton, Gwen Carr and other prominent mothers brings together an acclaimed production team led by executive producers Tangie B. Moore, Antoine Smith and Cameron Fields, with P. Frank Williams serving as showrunner.

Trey Parker and Matt Stone say the long-gestating collaboration with Lamar and pgLang remains alive, but the project no longer has a public release date.

Westside Whimsy arrives September 11 with a 20-song tracklist and a high-profile Kendrick Lamar collaboration.

The 2026 gathering will pair 19 independent films with filmmaker conversations, a free Gumbo Festival and a gala honoring the cultural legacy of Alex Haley’s landmark miniseries.

Security detained 25-year-old Zenwilliam Robson before Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies arrested him; he was later charged with misdemeanor trespassing and refusing to leave private property.

‘JAŸ-Z IN 8’ promises an extended conversation about the rapper’s music, life and creative process, with Daniel Kaluuya among the executive producers.

FX’s new series shifts the Snowfall universe from the crack-era drug trade toward the music business and the cultural power of 1990s Los Angeles hip-hop.

The 16-track collaboration arrives October 23 with a lead single, “Daylight,” and a deliberately expansive vision of Black musical history.

The 58th ceremony is widening its cultural lens across film, television, music and the global Black diaspora.

Universal’s ‘Snoop’ adds a major piece of its hip-hop history narrative, pairing a rising recording artist with the role of the Notorious B.I.G.

The new sequel reunites the core couples for a destination-wedding reckoning, extending Perry’s long-running examination of Black love, marriage and second chances.