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August Alsina: ‘We don’t need two Chris Browns’

August Alsina isn’t the stereotypical contemporary R&B star. The New Orleans native doesn’t just sing about romantic love and loss, he sings story songs about his hardscrabble upbringing and the street lifestyle he’s seen in his city. And for the 21-year old Def Jam artist, he’s happy to do something that sets him apart from the pack of current R&B mainstays.

Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore talk about ‘Non-Stop’

Liam Neeson returns in Non Stop, an action suspense film that takes place on a flight from New York to London. Co-starring the always-watchable Julianne Moore, the movie finds Neeson once again in butt-kicking mode, and for both actors the subject matter—about a murder in a flight—ties into fears that almost everyone has about flying.

‘Rolling out’ talks to Zindzi Mandela at BET Honors

Her father was an icon and world-changer who moved mountains socially and politically. But her subdued grace was a reminder that, in spite of Nelson Mandela’s lofty legacy and persona, she is simply a daughter who has just lost her father.