JAZMINE SULLIVAN

John Legend may have multiple Grammys and achieved the rare EGOT status, but the prolific singer still feels the need to prove himself.

This week’s new entertainment releases include fresh music from John Legend and Kane Brown, Samantha Morton stars as the 16th-century queen Catherine de Medici in an edgy Starz series and a race between two upcoming “Pinocchio” films begins with Robert Zemeckis’ adaptation.

Black culture, in all its glory, will be on display over the 4th of July holiday weekend in New Orleans as thousands converge for the in-person return of the Essence Festival of Culture.

LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Taraji P. Henson, Janelle Monae and Jazmine Sullivan were some of the big stars using the BET Awards stage to strongly criticize the Supreme Court’s recent decision to strip away women’s constitutional protection for abortion. Henson took the stage as the show’s host on Sunday with an uplifting message about “Black excellence” before she launched into the court’s overturning of the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling last week. We need y’all to stand up, stand up for us, stand up with us. The chart-topping performer is up for best female R&B-pop artist, best female hip-hop artist, album of the year for her No. The winners in the 19 categories, including film and sports awards, are selected by BET’s Voting Academy, comprised of entertainment professionals and fans.

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64th Annual Grammy Awards - Show Jazmine Sullivan accepts the award for best R&B album for "Heaux Tales" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. The duo’s song “Leave the Door Open” and Jazmine Sullivan’s “Pick Up Your Feelings” tied to win best R&B performance, and “Leave the Door Open” won best R&B song. The group won Grammys for best rock performance, best rock song and best rock album. Mitchell won best historical album on Sunday afternoon for “Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. The song won best performance by a country duo or group Sunday afternoon.

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Janet Jackson, Kevin Hart and Nicki Minaj are among the headliners announced for this summer’s Essence Festival of Culture.

Olivia Rodrigo, Sons of Kemet, Koffee and Ohio Players are among the concert standouts.

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

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Soul Train Awards: Ashanti performs onstage during the 2021 Soul Train Awards presented by BET at The Apollo Theater in New York City. ( Aaron J. Thornton/WireImage)NEW YORK — Fifty years later, “Soul Train” is still the hippest trip in America. >> Read more trending newsOn Sunday night, the 2021 Soul Train Awards celebrated 50 years of the music dance show started by the late Don Cornelius in October 1971. “‘Soul Train’ has meant darn near everything to me over the years,” El DeBarge told Essence. Having DeBarge on ‘Soul Train’ as many times as he did -- because we didn’t have many videos out -- back then, Don kept us visual.

2021 BET Awards - Show Queen Latifah accepts the lifetime achievement award at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. >> Related: Cardi B confirms 2nd pregnancy during 2021 BET AwardsSee the complete list of nominees and winners (in bold and italics) below:Album of the Year“After Hours” - The Weeknd“Blame It on Baby” - DaBaby“Good News” - Megan Thee Stallion“Heaux Tales” - Jazmine Sullivan - WINNER“King’s Disease” - Nas“Ungodly Hour” - Chloe X HalleThank you so much @BET. Album of the year yall 🥺😫😭 https://t.co/EuebtcBC5o — Jazmine Sullivan (@jsullivanmusic) June 28, 2021Best Female R&B/Pop ArtistBeyoncéH.E.R. - WINNERJazmine SullivanJhené AikoSummer WalkerSZABest Male R&B/Pop Artist6lackAnderson .PaakChris BrownGiveonTankThe WeekndBest Female Hip Hop ArtistCardi BCoi LerayDoja CatMegan Thee Stallion - WINNERLattoSaweetie🏆 | @theestallion has won "Best Female Hip-Hop Artist" at the 2021 BET Awards for the second year in a row. pic.twitter.com/tnkyTyDkBY — Bet Awards OutFits.🦋 (@BetAwardsFits) June 28, 2021Best ActorAldis HodgeChadwick BosemanDamson IdrisDaniel KaluuyaEddie MurphyLakeith StanfieldYoungstars AwardAlex R. HibbertEthan HutchisonLonnie ChavisMarsai MartinMichael EppsStorm ReidSportswoman of the Year AwardA’ja WilsonCandace ParkerClaressa ShieldsNaomi Osaka - WINNERSerena WilliamsSkylar Diggins-SmithSportsman of the Year AwardKyrie IrvingLebron James - WINNERPatrick MahomesRussell WestbrookRussell WilsonStephen CurryNaomi Osaka and LeBron James have won the Sportswoman and Sportsman of the Year award at the Bet Awards!#BETAwards pic.twitter.com/HZNMlHOfee — TimeoutSPORTS__ (@TimeoutSPORTS3) June 27, 2021Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 19 2021 BET Awards Jazmine Sullivan arrives at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.

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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, Eddie Murphy accepts the lifetime achievement award at the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month. The NAACP announced Thursday, March 11, 2021, that Murphy will be inducted during the March 27 ceremony, which will air on CBS. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)LOS ANGELES – Eddie Murphy was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the organization’s show that highlighted works by entertainers and athletes of color. I’m very moved.”Murphy went on to send a message to Hall about his famous red leather suit from his 1983 stand-up special “Delirious.”“My red suit was not that tight Arsenio,” Murphy said. “I get a lot of cracks about that red suit.

FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2020, file photo, Eddie Murphy accepts the lifetime achievement award at the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month. The NAACP announced Thursday, March 11, 2021, that Murphy will be inducted during the March 27 ceremony, which will air on CBS. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)LOS ANGELES – Eddie Murphy will be inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame this month. The NAACP announced Thursday that Murphy will be inducted during the March 27 ceremony, which will air on CBS. The NAACP Image Awards honoring entertainers and writers of color will also simulcast on BET, MTV, VH1, MTV2, BET HER and LOGO.

Singers Jazmine Sullivan and H.E.R. on their unique Super Bowl performances, an unconventional game Critically acclaimed singers and songwriters Jazmine Sullivan and H.E.R. join "CBS This Morning" to discuss their renditions of the National Anthem and "America the Beautiful" that kicked off Sunday night's big game. They talk about performing at an unconventional Super Bowl due to the pandemic and reflect on what it means to be Black women at the Super Bowl during this time in our nation.

Singers Jazmine Sullivan and H.E.R. on their unique Super Bowl performances, an unconventional game Critically acclaimed singers and songwriters Jazmine Sullivan and H.E.R. join "CBS This Morning" to discuss their renditions of the national anthem and "America the Beautiful" that kicked off Sunday night's big game. They talk about performing at an unconventional Super Bowl due to the pandemic and reflect on what it means to be Black women at the Super Bowl during this time in our nation.

Gorman, the 22-year-old poet who stirred America at the inauguration of President Joseph Biden, again commanded the spotlight on one of the countrys biggest stages, the Super Bowl. That Gorman brought poetry to the Super Bowl was an almost unthinkable collision of grace and glitz. She seemed to grasp the unlikeliness of her pre-game reading, the first in Super Bowl history. “Poetry at the Super Bowl is a feat for art and our country, because it means we’re thinking imaginatively about human connection even when we feel siloed,” Gorman said Sunday on Twitter. Here’s to them, to poetry and to a Super Bowl like no other.”

This combination photo shows singer Jazmine Sullivan in Rydal, Pa., on Jan. 26, 2021, left, and singer Whitney Houston at the BET Honors in Washington on Jan. 17, 2009. Sullivan and Eric Church will perform the national anthem at Sunday's Super Bowl. Houston has arguably the best performance of The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Super Bowl game. One of Sullivan's idols, Whitney Houston, has arguably the best performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Super Bowl game. I was blown away, in my feelings, everything, at the fact that she even knew me and stood up and was giving me love in that way," Sullivan continued.

Sullivan and Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next months Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform America the Beautiful. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK – R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month’s Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform “America the Beautiful.”The performances will take place Feb. 7 at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa before the big game and halftime show starring The Weeknd. She’s won honors at the MTV Video Music Awards, BET Awards and Soul Train Music Awards and launched R&B hits such as “Focus,” “Best Part,” “Slide,” “Damage” and “B.S.” with Jhené Aiko.