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Less than six months after wowing audiences with his first film to stage play adaption, Je’Caryous Johnson is back with Set It Off Live. The stage play is based on Set It Off, the iconic Black film about four friends from the ‘hood in Los Angeles, who decide to rob banks to escape their unfortunate circumstances.…

Life has been a blinding whirlwind for do-it-all talent Demetria McKinney. While her thriving music career has kept her busier than a certain president’s tweet calendar, her work as an actress is equally as impressive. Her latest accomplishment in that area has certainly piqued the interest of many, as she’s set to portray the iconic…

Bobbi Kristina Brown, the only daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, is getting a well-deserved biopic. The TV special will air on TV One. An aspiring singer, she was found face-down and unresponsive in a bathtub in her suburban Atlanta townhome in January 2015.

Atlanta’s leading live music series, ATL Live on the Park, produced by Shanti Das and Marlon Nichols, returns for new season. At the season opener R&B’s Keri Hilson and Demetria McKinney sang “Happy Birthday” to a group of ladies.

Demetria McKinney slayed the stage with her incredible performance at the Real Love Music Experience, which is a weekly Tuesday night live music event at Scales 925 in Atlanta. I don’t think the crowd was ready for McKinney to take them down memory lane. McKinney performed some of her new songs from her recently released…

Angela Simmons, Romeo Miller and their entire cast graced the city of Atlanta for a private screening of “Growing Up Hip Hop.” This We TV sponsored event brought all the Atlanta reality TV stars out. Cold weather did not stop the cast of “Growing Up Hip Hop” or the other stars from slaying the red carpet.…

This week on “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” Phaedra struggles to watch Ayden grow up as he starts his first day of kindergarten. Meanwhile, Kandi jumps back into the music scene with a new music video. However, things go south when DonJuan gets into an argument with Porsha and Phaedra over Kandi and Todd. Check…

“The Real Housewives of Atlanta” divas Kandi Burruss and Demetria McKinney collaborated on “Unnecessary Trouble.” The song and video are fun and flirty, combined with pretty good vocals. What do you think? Is the song a hit or miss?

Rolling out and parent company Steed Media Group were thrilled to honor several phenomenal women at the 2015 Top 25 Women of Atlanta soiree at the Twelve Atlantic Station Hotel on Nov. 19. From radio personalities to college professors and restaurateurs, the accomplished ladies recognized for their influence in Atlanta have risen to the top ranks…

In a show of love and respect, Demetria McKinney was in the studio working on her own album, but couldn’t stop singing “Hello” and decided to cover it. Enjoy.

Entertainment executive and philanthropist Shanti Das teamed up with actress Keshia Knight Pulliam and singer Teddy Riley on Nov. 21 for the 4th annual food drive to benefit The Atlanta Mission’s No Reservations Needed Thanksgiving Dinner. Food was collected at Walmart off MLK Drive in Atlanta. Hundreds of people showed up and contributed non-perishable goods,…

Demetria McKinney talks about what fans can expect from her latest album, “Officially Yours,” and whose music she keeps on repeat.

Fans of “Tyler Perry’s House of Payne“ will soon be able to catch the series on a regular basis again, thanks to BET. The Viacom-owned network recently announced that it has bought all 254 episodes of the long-running series with intentions to immediately begin syndicating the show. “I think it’s fantastic that BET will soon…

Lyfe Jennings teams up with Demetria McKinney for the release of a new video, “Talkin’ About Love.”

NeNe Leakes had a rough time with her “Real Housewives of Atlanta” cast mates all season long, and the reunion was no different as she reportedly clashed with all of her cast mates except Phaedra Parks and Porsha Williams. But now that the season is coming to a close and fans are looking forward to…

This week, rumors have surfaced that “Real Housewives of Atlanta” newcomer Demetria McKinney has been fired from the show. But according to McKinney, the rumors are absolutely false. In a recent interview with HelloBeautiful.com, McKinney addressed the rumors that she was fired, as well as rumors that she was banned from last week’s reunion taping.…

Dignitaries, politicians and celebrities saluted U.S. Congressman John Lewis at his star-studded 75th Birthday Celebration, themed: Celebrating 75 Years, Portraits of John Lewis: Keeper of Faith, Protestor for Justice, Defender of Freedom. “We are going to have a beautiful evening together, with great food, dancing and fun,” Congressman Lewis said in a press statement. “I…

It’s got to be a sad day for the three musketeers – Cynthia Bailey, Claudia Jordan and Demetria McKinney – at least it will be when it’s time to film. I guess Cynthia and Claudia are now the dynamic duo. Who knows? Perhaps they will expand their circle and everyone will be one big happy family. We won’t…

Claudia Jordan’s rise as a “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star has been meteoric as she’s gone from initially being hired as just a “friend” on the show to becoming a full-fledged “housewife” to becoming one of the most talked about cast mates in years. But even though she’s become an integral part of the show,…