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Azyr in The Mixmag Lab

Azyr in The Mixmag Lab

A special Sunday session at The Cause from Azyr and friendsContinue reading...

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New nightclub to open in former casino in Berlin, AMT

New nightclub to open in former casino in Berlin, AMT

The 1,000-capacity venue will open in Alexanderplatz next monthContinue reading...

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“An ever-evolving beast”: Inside Boomtown's ambitious plans for a "bold new era"

“An ever-evolving beast”: Inside Boomtown's ambitious plans...

With major changes planned for the festival’s 17th edition, Boomtown is undergoing...

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Even Higher Earners Are Struggling To Keep Up With Bills. Here’s What’s Happening

Even Higher Earners Are Struggling To Keep Up With Bills....

More Americans are falling behind on their credit card and mortgage payments, and...

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Willow Leaves Expectations At The Door In Intimate Blue Note Performance

Willow Leaves Expectations At The Door In Intimate Blue...

No last name needed as the singer unveils her fully self-produced album, 'Petal...

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North West Was Born To Be A Star

North West Was Born To Be A Star

With her new single “Piercing on My Hand,” as well as a possible fashion line on...

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Mimi Faust Opens Up About Her Daughter Learning Of Her Sex Tape Through Classmates

Mimi Faust Opens Up About Her Daughter Learning Of Her...

Mimi Faust was one of the original cast members of Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta, originally...

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Op-Ed: Growth At 69 Isn’t A Breakthrough

Op-Ed: Growth At 69 Isn’t A Breakthrough

Clifton Powell is 69 years old and just now learning how to love. That confession...

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See All the Rappers Touring in 2026

See All the Rappers Touring in 2026

Rappers are hitting the road in 2026. Continue reading…

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Harlem’s Fashion Row Teams Up With Gap To Debut A Global Collection Amplifying Black Designers 

Harlem’s Fashion Row Teams Up With Gap To Debut A Global...

New York Fashion Week and Black History Month collide, all thanks to Gap and Harlem’s...

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First Look: Algee Smith, Mason Gooding, And Keith Powers Star In ‘The Gates’ Trailer

First Look: Algee Smith, Mason Gooding, And Keith Powers...

Lionsgate has released the official trailer for The Gates, the latest thriller from...

Is The NBA All-Star Game Really Back?

Is The NBA All-Star Game Really Back?

When Anthony Edwards lifted the All-Star Game MVP trophy on Sunday night, I felt...

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Eight hospitalised following “mass pepper-spraying” at German nightclub

Eight hospitalised following “mass pepper-spraying” at...

38 people were injured in an incident at a Bremervörde club on Saturday nightContinue...

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The Mix 094: Carré

The Mix 094: Carré

California-hailing, London-based DJ and producer Carré explores the spectrum of...

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The Science of Winter Sun Exposure

The Science of Winter Sun Exposure

HED: The Science of Winter Sun Exposure—And How To Protect Black Skin DEK: Why UV...

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Meet Rutha Mae Harris The Last Original Freedom Singer Preserving Albany’s Civil Rights Legacy

Meet Rutha Mae Harris The Last Original Freedom Singer...

Six decades after the Civil Rights Movement, Rutha Mae Harris, the last surviving...

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Munich's BLITZ nightclub announces closure after nine years

Munich's BLITZ nightclub announces closure after nine years

First launched in April 2017, BLITZ will close this summer for reasons "beyond control"Continue...

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New music on our radar this week: Coucou Chloe, Nightmares on Wax, Kneecap

New music on our radar this week: Coucou Chloe, Nightmares...

All the biggest releases on our radarContinue reading...

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Former home of Hackney's The Gun acquired by fine dining group

Former home of Hackney's The Gun acquired by fine dining...

The beloved Well Street pub - known for hosting DJs including Optimo, Daniel Avery,...

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From The Pulpit To The Streets: Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Enduring Legacy Of Hope, Power, And Justice

From The Pulpit To The Streets: Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Enduring...

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse L. Jackson died on Tuesday at the age of 84 years...

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More Companies Are Mandating Return To Office—As Worker Burnout Rises

More Companies Are Mandating Return To Office—As Worker...

More workplaces are leaning away from pandemic-era learnings about how well working...

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Keke Palmer Gets Real On How To Avoid Hollywood Burnout As A Multihyphenate Mother

Keke Palmer Gets Real On How To Avoid Hollywood Burnout...

While Palmer secures her lane on television, film, and even podcast hosting, the...

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Electronic musician to represent the UK at Eurovision Song Contest 2026

Electronic musician to represent the UK at Eurovision Song...

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER, who experiments with synths and unusual instruments, will...

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Festival line-ups you might have missed: dweller, Movement, AVA

Festival line-ups you might have missed: dweller, Movement,...

Rounding up festival news from across the dance and electronic worldContinue reading...

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Shemar Moore And Vivica A. Fox To Reunite On ‘The Young And The Restless’ After 30 Years

Shemar Moore And Vivica A. Fox To Reunite On ‘The Young...

A reunion three decades in the making is officially on the books. On February 17,...

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Celebrating Black Love At The 2026 American Black Film Festival Honors

Celebrating Black Love At The 2026 American Black Film...

The American Black Film Festival Honors has long been one of the most anticipated...

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Celebrating Black Love At The 2026 American Black Film Festival

Celebrating Black Love At The 2026 American Black Film...

The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) has long been one of the most anticipated...

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Anthony Anderson Opens Up About His Health In TV One’s ‘Uncensored’ Season Premiere Teaser

Anthony Anderson Opens Up About His Health In TV One’s...

The actor and comedian also talks about his decision not to sell drugs while coming...

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Best Street Style Moments From NYFW FW26 Day Six

Best Street Style Moments From NYFW FW26 Day Six

Another fashion week season has come to a close and the industry can finally say...

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J. Cole Helped A Local Caterer Early in His Career, Now She Owns 2 Restaurants

J. Cole Helped A Local Caterer Early in His Career, Now...

Judith Cage, local Fayetteville, N.C. caterer recalls J. Cole's $10,000 check helped...

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Exclusive: Georgia Fort On Her Arrest, The Fear It’s Left In Her Kids, And Why She’s Still Committed To Telling ‘Our Stories’

Exclusive: Georgia Fort On Her Arrest, The Fear It’s Left...

In the early morning hours of January 30, Georgia Fort turned on Facebook Live to...

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What Jesse Jackson Taught Us About Wealth, Power, And The Fight For Economic Justice

What Jesse Jackson Taught Us About Wealth, Power, And The...

Reverend Jesse Jackson was more than just a towering civil rights leader. He — who...

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Café 1001 celebrates 25th anniversary with European hi-fi bar tour

Café 1001 celebrates 25th anniversary with European hi-fi...

The “first-of-its-kind” cultural exchange will see Café 1001 tap 10 audio-forward...

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UK hip hop pioneer Simon Harris has died aged 63

UK hip hop pioneer Simon Harris has died aged 63

Harris' imprint Music of Life helped lay the ground work for hip hop in the UK in...

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This Mesh Body Exfoliator Gave Me Smooth Skin

This Mesh Body Exfoliator Gave Me Smooth Skin

In an industry where there is an overwhelming amount of product launches daily,...

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Activist And Religious Leader, Dead At 84

Rev. Jesse Jackson, Civil Rights Activist And Religious...

Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed,...

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Caribbean Carnivals Around The World: A Year-Round Celebration Of Black Legacy, Resistance And Joy

Caribbean Carnivals Around The World: A Year-Round Celebration...

Carnival season has officially begun! Carnival pulses through the Caribbean like...

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Stone Roses legend Mani to be immortalised with permanent mural in Manchester

Stone Roses legend Mani to be immortalised with permanent...

A crowdfunder has been launched to raise money toward the tribute piece and a local...

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Ministry of Sound unveils major main room refurbishment for 35th anniversary

Ministry of Sound unveils major main room refurbishment...

The Box has been fitted out with a new KV2 soundsystem, redesigned dancefloor and...

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Running Culture Doesn’t Always Reflect The Communities That Built It—This Black-Owned Brand Is Changing That

Running Culture Doesn’t Always Reflect The Communities...

There’s a particular kind of frustration (i.e. hell) that comes from spending your...

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A Mother Was Told Her Daughter Wouldn’t Thrive—So She Built An AI App To Transform School Disability Plans

A Mother Was Told Her Daughter Wouldn’t Thrive—So She Built...

Cognitive scientist Antoinette Banks is on a journey that could radically change...

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Why did this UK political party throw a club night?

Why did this UK political party throw a club night?

Nightlife has been historically dismissed by politicians, but The Green Party’s...

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Darius Syrossian cancels US shows citing Trump's "race and nationality-based" travel bans

Darius Syrossian cancels US shows citing Trump's "race...

He shared concerns around current travel restrictions, which "target, exclude, and...

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Honey Dijon to curate exhibition at London’s Tate Modern Lates this month

Honey Dijon to curate exhibition at London’s Tate Modern...

The Chicago DJ will host conversations, workshops, listening experiences and a gallery...

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New Music Friday: 40 Hip-Hop, R&B Releases You Need On Your Playlist

New Music Friday: 40 Hip-Hop, R&B Releases You Need On...

Mary J. Blige, Jill Scott, Victoria Monét, Central Cee, Jamie Foxx, Sexyy Red, Key...

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‘Dreamgirls’ To Make Broadway Return With Jennifer Hudson As Producer

‘Dreamgirls’ To Make Broadway Return With Jennifer Hudson...

The award-winning musical's Broadway revival is set for 2026.

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Best Beauty Street Style Moments From NYFW FW26 Day Five

Best Beauty Street Style Moments From NYFW FW26 Day Five

Post-Valentine’s Day energy carried through day five of New York Fashion Week with...

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Nicki Minaj’s Infamous Chicken Wing Bling Designer Plucks Support Amid MAGA Support

Nicki Minaj’s Infamous Chicken Wing Bling Designer Plucks...

The Trindadian-born Young Money artist has been taking her place in the MAGA world...

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Buckinghamshire's Above Below Festival pauses indefinitely: “It’s been a privilege”

Buckinghamshire's Above Below Festival pauses indefinitely:...

The boutique UK festival previously said it was taking a “breather”, but is unsure...

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A dance music-focused theatre show ‘God Is A DJ’ is coming to the West End

A dance music-focused theatre show ‘God Is A DJ’ is coming...

The musical is currently in development, fusing “live DJ and band performances”...

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Diotima’s FW26 Show Was All Things Afromodernism-Chic

Diotima’s FW26 Show Was All Things Afromodernism-Chic

For designer Rachel Scott’s Diotima fall/winter 2026 collection, she was greatly...

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ICYMI: Beyoncé’s Americana Bob And More Best Celebrity Beauty

ICYMI: Beyoncé’s Americana Bob And More Best Celebrity...

This week, celebrity beauty was sandwiched between Valentine’s Day, New York Fashion...

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Alex Isley Reflects On Love And Life With ‘When The City Sleeps’

Alex Isley Reflects On Love And Life With ‘When The City...

Years ago, a friend of mine gave me a quote, and while I’m still not sure who to...

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Fela Kuti becomes first African artist to receive GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award

Fela Kuti becomes first African artist to receive GRAMMY...

The Afrobeat pioneer is being awarded by the US Recording Academy some 30 years...

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Tempio del Futuro Perduto claims “thousands” in damages as Winter Olympics forces closure

Tempio del Futuro Perduto claims “thousands” in damages...

The Milan venue said it was unwillingly made to close temporarily earlier this month...

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Exclusive: ‘RHOP’ Star Angel Massie On Facing Bullying, Protecting Her Marriage, And If She’ll Return For Another Season

Exclusive: ‘RHOP’ Star Angel Massie On Facing Bullying,...

It’s been six years since Angel and Bobby Massie were featured in ESSENCE’s Bridal...

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Reinvestment Fund Invests Up To $1 Million Per School In New HBCU Brilliance Initiative

Reinvestment Fund Invests Up To $1 Million Per School In...

While Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) remain systematically...

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‘RHOP’ Star Angel Massie On Facing Bullying, Protecting Her Marriage, And If She’ll Return For Another Season

‘RHOP’ Star Angel Massie On Facing Bullying, Protecting...

It’s been six years since Angel and Bobby Massie were featured in ESSENCE’s Bridal...

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Dear Black Women Leaders: We Cannot Build The Future At The Cost Of Ourselves

Dear Black Women Leaders: We Cannot Build The Future At...

Friday morning of last week, I sat with a familiar kind of frustration — one that...

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Best Street Style Moments From NYFW FW26 Day Four

Best Street Style Moments From NYFW FW26 Day Four

Saturday of the FW26 NYFW season fell on Valentine’s Day this year. Naturally, the...

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LaQuan Smith’s FW26 Runway Show Was An Ode to Romance

LaQuan Smith’s FW26 Runway Show Was An Ode to Romance

On the night of Valentine’s Day, at New York’s Chelsea Industrial, LaQuan Smith’s...

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Best Beauty Street Style Moments From NYFW FW26 Day Four

Best Beauty Street Style Moments From NYFW FW26 Day Four

Day four of New York Fashion Week fell on Valentine’s Day, and the designers on...

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New music on our radar this week: Rosa Pistola, Sir Spyro, Sofia Kourtesis

New music on our radar this week: Rosa Pistola, Sir Spyro,...

All the biggest releases on our radarContinue reading...

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Liverpool City Council launches support programme for grassroots music venues

Liverpool City Council launches support programme for grassroots...

Venues and promoters can apply for grants of up to £3,000, allowing for "six nights...

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Best Street Style Moments From NYFW FW26 Day Three

Best Street Style Moments From NYFW FW26 Day Three

Day three of NYFW Fall/Winter 2026 may have fallen on Friday the 13th, but there...

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Best Beauty Street Style From NYFW FW26 Day Three

Best Beauty Street Style From NYFW FW26 Day Three

‘Twas the day before Valentine’s Day and New York Fashion Week was filled with nothing...

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Sergio Hudson’s 10th Anniversary Show Celebrated The Poise Of The Modern Woman

Sergio Hudson’s 10th Anniversary Show Celebrated The Poise...

Last night, Sergio Hudson marked the 10th anniversary of his label with a striking...

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Inside Sergio Hudson’s 10th Anniversary Show

Inside Sergio Hudson’s 10th Anniversary Show

Backstage at Sergio Hudson’s Fall/Winter 26 show, the energy felt both electric...

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Rihanna Reminded Us Why She’s The Queen Of Beauty At A$AP Rocky’s AWGE Show

Rihanna Reminded Us Why She’s The Queen Of Beauty At A$AP...

Being a mother doesn’t end with three kids. At her partner A$AP Rocky’s AWGE show...

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Costume Designer Ruth Carter And Professional Drag Racer Dystany Spurlock On Success, Sacrifice, And Self-Care

Costume Designer Ruth Carter And Professional Drag Racer...

Academy Award-winning costume designer Ruth Carter and professional motorcycle drag...

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Messy New Details Emerge in ‘RHOA’ Star Kandi Burruss, Todd Tucker Divorce Timeline

Messy New Details Emerge in ‘RHOA’ Star Kandi Burruss,...

The divorce between Kandi Burress and Todd Tucker is starting to get a bit more...

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MOODEAUX’s Avant-Garden Fragrance Is A Love Letter To The Unconventional

MOODEAUX’s Avant-Garden Fragrance Is A Love Letter To The...

Valentine’s Day has long been synonymous with romance. For MOODEAUX, February 14th...

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Couple-Care: Nakeya Brown & Larry Cook

Couple-Care: Nakeya Brown & Larry Cook

Couple-Care is a monthly series highlighting inspiring couples in our community....

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I Worked Out At These Black-Owned Fitness Studios—And Here’s Why You Should, Too

I Worked Out At These Black-Owned Fitness Studios—And Here’s...

Finding a gym where you actually feel like you belong isn’t always easy. But when...

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Join the team! We're looking for a Social Media Intern

Join the team! We're looking for a Social Media Intern

Applications close February 13Continue reading...

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