Bruno Mars, John Legend, Patti LaBelle & More Set for Virtual Essence Festival of Culture

The star power at the parties thrown by President Obama and President Trump are much different!

summer due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, 4th of July barbecues are pretty typical, especially for celebrities.Take Taylor Swift, for example.

Although the coronavirus has made it so the annual “Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular” will look a little different in 2020, NBC announced it's enlisting some serious star power to help make it a worthwhile celebration all the same.

John Legend, The Black Eyed Peas, Lady A and many more are set to take the stage during NBC's upcoming 44th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular.Hosted by Jane Lynch and Today anchor Craig Melvin, the annual Independence Day event will be broadcast live from New York City.

Andy Cohen helped spread the love during the last days of Pride Month by officiating the wedding of Justin and Robert in front of “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen” viewers, Patti LaBelle,”Real Housewives of Atlanta”‘s Kandi Burruss, and “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills”‘ Erika Jayne.

Andy Cohen helped spread the love during the last days of Pride Month by officiating the wedding of Justin and Robert in front of viewers, Patti LaBelle,'s Kandi Burruss, and ' Erika Jayne. «I want to get started before we lose the venue, oh wait, we're all at home,» Cohen quipped, kicking off the virtual ceremony.

This year's BET Awards was next level! If you missed it, watch all of the 2020 BET Awards performances below.Being a virtual awards show this year didn't keep the show from pretaping a slate of fiery, energetic and deeply moving musical appearances from artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Jennifer Hudson, DaBaby and Roddy Ricch, John Legend, and Alicia Keys, to name a few.From songs that addressed the painful realities of police brutality to music videos that captured the spirit of this moment in

roster of performers for the Amanda Seales-hosted show. Topping the list of musicians set to perform are Alicia Keys, Roddy Ricch, Chloe X Halle, DaBaby, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne, Megan Thee Stallion and Summer Walker.BET Amplified Artists Masego and Lonr will also be on tap, with additional performances from D Smoke, Jonathan McReynolds, SiR, Usher and Wayne Brady.

Father’s Day feast! Dads all over the country celebrated the annual holiday on Sunday, June 21, with gifts, sweet cards from their kids and, of course, some tasty home-cooked meals.Take John Legend, for example.

Alicia Keys, 39, and John Legend, 41, just killed it! Alicia and John were the latest duo to go head-to-head in Timbaland and Swizz Beatz‘ (Alicia’s husband, FYI) viral Verzuz battles, and they were fantastic. During performances of “If I Ain’t Got You”, “This Time I Want it All”, and more of their biggest hits LIVE for the world to see on June 19, celebs like Kerry Washington begged them to go on tour together. And we hope they do!

John Legend, Tessa Thompson and 1,000 other Black artists in the entertainment industry are coming together to put an end to the racial injustice.

John Legend offered a different type of love album, Victoria Monet teamed up with Khalid and SG Lewis for a song to dance to, and BTS gifted their fans with a new track. The Black Eyed Peas added some Latin flair to their latest project, Teyana Taylor unveiled her first album since 2018, and J.

Eric Diep Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States — June 19, the day in 1865 when Texas was the final Confederate state to be notified of the Union victory and, thus, the freeing of all slaves in the U.S.

Juneteenth — the holiday marking the end of slavery in the US on June 19, 1865.“I’m excited that the album’s coming out that day,” says Legend of “Bigger Love,” which arrives two days before his “John Legend and Family: A Bigger Love Father’s Day” special airs on ABC. “And I’m excited that people are taking a moment to celebrate the ending of slavery in this country … It also reminds us that we still have a ways to go to get more free in this country.

With the coronavirus scuppering Comic-Con this year, Warner Bros. has announced it is bringing together some of the biggest names in the DC Comics universe for a 24-hour digital gathering.