There’s more drama afoot for the Nina Simone estate. The iconic singer’s heirs are battling Sony, her former label, for allegedly pirating her music. According to Billboard, the plaintiffs claim that 80 albums of recorded Nina Simone songs were sold via iTunes and other digital outlets without permission. This is an extension of an old […]

Former The Young and the Restless star Victoria Rowell is accusing her previous employers of going after those speaking out against racism. Earlier this month, Rowell filed a lawsuit against CBS and Sony Pictures where she alleged both refused to re-hire her over her “public and private complaints regarding the lack of diversity in front […]

At HelloBeautiful, our stance on being pro-Black woman and pro-Black girl are definitely loud and clear, but we do know how to share the love as well. We appreciate any woman who aspires to be great and has made the moves to achieve their dreams to its full potential. And it’s not like we’re not counting […]

Spike Lee and Rev. Al Sharpton are not holding back on Selma director Ava DuVernay and the film’s lead actor David Oyelowo being shut out for an Oscar nomination. On the day the nominations were announced, Lee slammed the Academy voting board over Ava and Oyelowo not receiving nominations in the Best Director and Best Actor categories in an […]

President Obama spoke at a news conference and expressed that Sony did the wrong thing when it backed down and pulled Seth Rogen and James Franco’s new movie, “The Interview” because of threats from North Korean hackers. “I wish they had spoken to me first,” President Obama said. He continued, “Sony’s a corporation. It suffered […]