Musicians Common and John Legend defended their politics-heavy speech backstage after winning the Oscar for Best Original Song on Sunday, though they stopped short of calling out other artists who shy ...

Condensing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. into one feature film all but alludes to the impossible. Which is why Ava DuVernay, Paul Webb and Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Productions decided to hone ...

The rapper and actor enjoys a higher profile thanks to his Oscar-winning song "Glory" Common has been a hip-hop superstar since the ’90s and acted in dozens of films. But this is truly the rapper’s ...

Four Golden Globe nominations .... it's what the powerful new biopic "SELMA" has scored so far - but it's sure to be a part of the Oscar race as well. The movie stars David Oweyelo (Martin Luther King ...

Common dropped by the Hot 97 studios yesterday, rightfully glowing from his historic win at the Oscars late last month. The Chicago Soulquarian spent a half hour with Ebro, Pete Rosenberg and Laura ...