DALLAS — Fort Worth rapper Enchanting, born as Channing Nicole Larry, died Tuesday at 26. Her death was confirmed via social media by her sister, Kay Jay, and her collaborator, Lil CJ Kasino. According to the same posts, Enchanting had been on life support prior to her death. No official cause of death has been … Read more
NEW YORK – The Apollo Theater, a bastion of Black music and culture and one of New York City’s most storied venues, celebrates its 90th anniversary this year. On Tuesday, the historic theater held its annual spring benefit — its largest annual fundraising effort, this year raising $3 million — with a star-studded event featuring … Read more
NEW YORK – National Amusements, which owns a majority voting stake in embattled entertainment giant Paramount Global, said Tuesday that it has ended talks on a possible merger of Paramount with movie production company Skydance Media. The potential deal had drawn attention for weeks amid concerns about Paramount’s future given its heavy debt load and … Read more
Ana Liz Pulido of Mission, Texas, won the regional Best Chef award at the 2024 James Beard Awards on Monday. MISSION, Texas — A taqueria chef representing the Rio Grande Valley was awarded Best Chef in Texas in one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for leaders in the culinary and food industry on Monday. … Read more
NEW YORK – American investor Martin Shkreli is facing a new lawsuit for allegedly retaining and sharing recordings from a one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album that he was forced to sell following his 2017 conviction on securities fraud charges. The lawsuit was brought Monday by a cryptocurrency collective, PleasrDAO, which purchased the only known copy of … Read more
Ana Liz Pulido of Mission, Texas won in the category for Best Chef in the Texas region at the 2024 James Beard Foundation Restaurant and Chef Awards on Monday. MISSION, Texas — A taqueria chef representing the Rio Grande Valley was awarded Best Chef in Texas in one of the nation’s most prestigious honors for … Read more
PHILADELPHIA – Jay-Z is putting his weight behind an effort to fund private school vouchers in Philadelphia. The entertainment mogul’s Roc Nation announced it is funding a campaign this month to drum up support for the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success, a statewide legislative proposal to spend taxpayer money on private school scholarships for low-income … Read more