Megan Thee Stallion

Lady Gaga, Green Day and Post Malone will headline 2025's Coachella music and arts festival, organizers said on Nov. 20, while Travis Scott will play a special guest slot.

Missy Elliott, Charli XCX and Megan Thee Stallion will also feature at the major event in the California desert that kicks off the music festival circuit.

Nearly 30 years ago, creators of Essence Magazine came to New Orleans to celebrate the publication's 25th anniversary with a salute to Black women highlighting culture, empowerment conversations with the nation's thought leaders and, of course, music.

Jennifer Hudson was named entertainer of the year at the 53rd annual NAACP Image Awards that highlighted works by entertainers and writers of color.

After Hudson accepted the award on Feb. 26' night, the singer-actor thanked the NAACP for inspiring ``little girls like me.'' She beat out Regina King, Lil Nas X, Megan Thee Stallion and Tiffany Haddish.

New York is done with dressing down: the splashy black-tie Met Gala returned on Sept. 13, with a cohort of Gen-Z's glitterati hosting the A-lister bash famed for its over-the-top panache - and, despite the pandemic, this year the fashion was so fierce one guest wielded a sword.

Female performers including Beyonce and Taylor Swift had a record-making night at the 2021 Grammy Awards, a jam-packed but socially distanced show highlighted by live music sorely absent during the pandemic era.