NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 06: Iyanla Vanzant attends 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 31: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Gladys Knight of Gladys Knight and the Pips performs onstage during the Fool in Love Festival at Hollywood Park Grounds on August 31, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 25: Michelle Williams poses at a photo call for the musical based on the 1992 film “Death Becomes Her” at Public Studios on September 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 03: LL Cool J attends the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on November 03, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame )
LANDOVER, MARYLAND – NOVEMBER 24: Rapper Jay-Z (C) looks on before a game between the Washington Commanders and the Dallas Cowboys at Northwest Stadium on November 24, 2024 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 09: Mariah Carey performs onstage during the 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 09, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 03: In this image released on July 3, Carl Thomas attends the Evening Concert Series during the 2021 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at University of New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – MARCH 12: Natalia Bryant attends the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 04: Ryan Coogler attends the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards at Barker Hangar on January 04, 2026 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 28: Ava DuVernay attends Variety’s 2022 Power of Women: Los Angeles event Presented by Lifetime at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on September 28, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/FilmMagic)
MABLETON, GEORGIA – AUGUST 14: Singer Stephanie Mills performs onstage during An Evening of Classic R&B at Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre on August 14, 2021 in Mableton, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – NOVEMBER 13: In this image released on November 26, 2022 (L-R) Tamika Scott, Kandi Burruss, LaTocha Scott and Tameka “Tiny” Cottle of Xscape accept the Lady of Soul Honoree Award at the Orleans Arena on November 13, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Mindy Small/WireImage)
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 06: Cassandra Wilson performs at the 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Neil Diamond at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 6, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 12: Lil Kim performs during The Way It Is 20th Anniversary Tour at Barclays Center on July 12, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Udo Salters Photography/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 03: LL Cool J attends the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on November 03, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame )
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – JULY 06: Iyanla Vanzant attends 2019 ESSENCE Festival Presented By Coca-Cola at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 06, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)
INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 31: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Gladys Knight of Gladys Knight and the Pips performs onstage during the Fool in Love Festival at Hollywood Park Grounds on August 31, 2024 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 25: Michelle Williams poses at a photo call for the musical based on the 1992 film “Death Becomes Her” at Public Studios on September 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/WireImage)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 03: LL Cool J attends the 38th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Barclays Center on November 03, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame )
NAUCALPAN DE JUAREZ, MEXICO – MAY 21: Jennifer Lopez poses during the ‘Atlas’ Mexico City Fan Event at Plaza Toreo Parque Central on May 21, 2024 in Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico. (Photo by Adrián Monroy/Medios y Media/Getty Images)
