There are only seven Black EGOT winners: Whoopi Goldberg, Quincy Jones, John Legend, Viola Davis, Jennifer Hudson, Harry Belafonte, and James Earl Jones. However, there are only five PEGOT winners—meaning they’re EGOT recipients who have also won either a Peabody Award or a Pulitzer Prize—none of whom are Black; Robert Glasper wants to be the first. During his appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Tuesday (May 23), the Black Radio artist revealed his future plans to one of the newly mintedEGOT recipients.

Roseanne Barr thinks Lizzo should be paying homage to her for all that she did for curvy women in Hollywood. On Monday (June 26), Barr, 70, took to Instagram with a slew of throwback photos of herself gracing Vanity Fair’s February 1994 issue.  However, instead of using the pictures to reminisce on her time during the photo shoot, she opted to deliver a message to the GRAMMY award-winning star. The Salt Lake City, UT, native expressed she believes the Special singer should be giving her flowers for seemingly opening doors for curvy women in Hollywood.

Fat Trel wants it all. The DMV rapper, once dubbed the best in the region, prepares his national takeover with the upcoming “Sex, Drugs, Money and Guns.” Trel spoke to VIBE about his mixtape, his newly-free friend Chief Keef and his loft aspirations for the future. –Chris Harris VIBE: You were named the number one artist in the DMV not too long ago. How does that feel? Trel: It’s like I would feel the same way LeBron did when he won his first MVP.

Shawnna isn’t much of a controversial female MC. She’s never been tangled in public beef, worn multi-gradient wigs, or dealt with ghostwriter accusations. Shawnna’s only ever been Ludacris‘ potty-lipped right-hand misses. But her 10-year ride with Disturbing Tha Peace hit a sudden crash in October 2009 after the 27-year-old abruptly abandoned what could’ve been her proudest—and most profitable—project to date, the collaborative album Battle Of The Sexes. Since then, Shawnna has never spoken a word on the real reason behind her sudden departure from DTP.

Sheryl Lee Ralph and Jackée Harry are the only two Black actresses to win an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, 35 years apart. Harry took hers home in 1988 for her role as Sandra Clark on 227 while Ralphgarnered her win in 2022 for her role as Barbara Howard on the hit sitcom, Abbott Elementary. For the latter’s recent Of The ESSENCE cover, she spoke with hercomedic comrade about their shared experiences in Hollywood, but specifically getting their egos in check over the years.