Missy Elliott‘s iconic sound and legendary looks will go down in history, but it was a rough start when the artist first came on the scene. The 50-year-old who is most known for her classic hits like “Work It,” “Get Ur Freak On,” and “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly), spoke …

Annie Live! Is coming to the small screen on December 2 and 12-year-old actress Celina Smith has landed the lead role. On August 24, she told Today about hearing she was chosen to play Annie after a nationwide search, “We were in my mom’s room and my team called and …

Country music legend Charley Pride died in Dallas, Texas, on December 12, due to COVID-19 related complications. He was 86. His son is now speaking out about his father’s death. In an exclusive with PEOPLE, Dion Pride says his father’s health rapidly declined due to coronavirus,  “It was hard because …

A man high on drugs fatally shot a Florida tourist as he was holding and protecting his baby. According to police, Tamarius Blair Davis, 22, of Norcross, Georgia, told investigators he shot Dustin Wakefield, 21, because he “was high on mushrooms.” Wakefield, was visiting Miami and eating at South Beach …

Garcelle Beauvais of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills got into an online social media spat with series alum Terri Mellencamp on Twitter on Tuesday (Aug. 24).   The spicy “she-said, she-said” back-and-forth was in response to a fan sending out a tweet regarding Mellencamp’s podcast, Teddi Tea Pod With Teddi …

Photo: New Balance The ranks of Black female tennis phenoms with fashion collections just swelled a little. On Wednesday, Coco Gauff joined fellow fashionable ladies of the court Serena and Venus Williams and Naomi Osaka as she introduced her first collection with her sponsor, New Balance. Per a press release …

Annie Live! Is coming to the small screen on December 2 and 12-year-old actress Celina Smith has landed the lead role. On August 24, she told Today about hearing she was chosen to play Annie after a nationwide search, “We were in my mom’s room and my team called and …

The Taliban is tightening its grip, as the deadline for American withdrawal creeps closer. Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox. The Taliban …

One of Kanye West’s nicknames could officially become his real name. The 44-year-old producer/rapper has reportedly applied to change his legal name from Kanye Omari West to Ye, court documents obtained by PEOPLE reveal. According to the documents, West says his decision for the name change is for “personal reason” …

Sha’Carri Richardson has been catching a lot of heat for her last-place finish in her most recent match at the Prefontaine Classic over the weekend. After missing the Tokyo Olympics, she had the perfect opportunity to beat all three medalists from Jamaica but once again, Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson-Herah, the fastest …