J. Cole Responds To Backlash Regarding His New Song

With the massive success of the Hamilton movie this weekend, there has also been a renewed conversation about the show and how it portrays history.

Australian auteur George Miller is getting into business with Beijing-based real estate giant Sunac China. The Chinese property developer has closed a deal to co-finance Miller's forthcoming "epic love story" Three Thousand Years of Longing, co-staring Idris Elba and Tilda Swinton.

Alicia Keys has shared a new song – listen to ‘Perfect Way To Die’ below.The new track tackles the issue of police brutality, and discusses a “system of racism that looks at Black life as unworthy”.Black Lives Matter protests and anti-racism activism has been prominent in the last month, following the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis last month.Speaking of the new song, Keys wrote: “Of course there is no perfect way to die.

Alicia Keys has released a heartbreaking new song about a mother mourning a son who has been murdered because of their race. 'Perfect Way To Die' comes after the death of African American George Floyd - who died after a police officer knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes during his arrest in Minneapolis, Minnesota, last month - and the subsequent Black Lives Matter protests.

In 2013, a young black man named Julian Cole had his neck broken and was left brain-damaged by police after an incident at a Bedfordshire nightclub in 2013. Three of the officers involved were later sacked, but none have yet been charged. His case was recently mentioned by George The Poet on Newsnight in parallel to that of George Floyd in America. Cole is also a close friend of Che Lingo. After immortalising him in the song ‘My Block’, here the rising rapper tells NME about the continued fight

H.E.R. has shared a powerful new song ‘I Can’t Breathe’ in response to the death of George Floyd in Minnesota last month.

Gospel singer Keedron Bryant caught the attention of many after performing on season 4 of NBC’s talent competition “Little Big Shots”. Now, the 12-year-old has gone viral with his moving tribute to the late George Floyd.

The actor took to social media to pay tribute to George Floyd in a really touching way. Johnny Depp posted a cover of Bob Dylan’s Times They Are A-Changin’ on his relatively new Instagram page and shared a very important message in the caption as well.

Kanye West was among hundreds of others who protested in Chicago on June 4. The rapper kept a low profile as he joined a crowd of protesters for George Floyd and Black Lives Matter. A local Chicago morning show host, Kendra G, shot video of Kanye marching. He stayed silent while wearing a protective face mask and the hood of his sweatshirt pulled up.

Stephanie Beatriz has a call to action to  celebrities  in Hollywood who play law enforcement. The Brooklyn Nine-Nine actress has taken to her social media to call to actors and actresses across Hollywood who have played cops to donate money to the National Bail Fund Network in support of people across the United States who take the streets in protests the death of an unarmed Black man in Minneapolis, George Floyd.

Emma Watson has been forced to defend herself after attracting criticism for her Blackout Tuesday posts this week.

LL Cool J has proved he’s still got it when it comes to delivering powerful messages via rap. He didn’t need a beat or background track for the 2:39 message he released via an Instagram video on June 1.

Owning up. Victoria Fuller spoke out about her “naive” participation in a “White Lives Matter” campaign after protestors demanded justice for George Floyd in her Virginia hometown.

By Nellie Andreeva