The actor said his girlfriend Megan Good has supported him "like a Coretta" during his assault trial and conviction.

Actress Keke Palmer was granted a temporary restraining order against her ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson. Palmer alleges he physically attacked her at her Los Angeles home over two years. In the court documents, Palmer says the abuse included striking and grabbing her around the neck and threatening to kill himself with a gun if she left him. She also accuses him of hitting her in front of their son and spewing profanities about her to their child.

Ralph Tresvant told me that it was such an honor for him & the fellas to perform in honor of The Spinners at The Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame.

He also said such great things about The Spinners & their history as he & the fellas had learned much more about them during this process.

Let's don't forget NE also paid tribute to Don Cornelius when The Soul Train Dancers came out dancing during NE's set when they sang The Spinner's RubberBand Man. The late Don Cornelius Was inducted into the Hall Of Fame with the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

No sooner than all of that took place then a few days later New Edition recieves a Las Vegas Residency.

Like I told Ralph they just keep goin & goin & goin. Congrats NE.

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Quad Webb and Dr. Heavenly Kimes chat with Sara Gore about the milestone season of “Married To Medicine.”

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Biles served notice that even after a two-year break following the Tokyo Olympics, in gymnastics there is the GOAT and there is everyone else.

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This bizarre NPC trend has taken over TikTok. Users online have been acting as non-playable characters from video games during live streams making more than thousands of dollars.

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NPR Music's Tiny Desk series will celebrate Black History Month with Tiny Desk (home) concerts featuring legends in the world of R&B, jazz, gospel, and hip-hop. Each artist in this legacy lineup has helped to define Black music as we know it and will be performing a Tiny Desk concert for the first time.

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During a moment of testimony in her Tiny Desk (home) Concert, Pastor Shirley Caesar declares, "I'm beginning to feel something moving on the inside." It is impossible to witness a performance from the "First Lady of Gospel Music" and there not be a moment where the spirit moves her to dance, punctuated — in true gospel fashion — by a band led by her longtime organist and music director, Michael Mathis.

As one of the most iconic figures in traditional gospel music, Pastor Shirley Caesar has amassed 18 Dove Awards, 14 Stellar Awards, 11 Grammys in addition to a Lifetime Achievement Award, and an induction into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame. During her seven decades-long career, she has collaborated with fellow traditional gospel figures including Inez Andrews, Dorothy Norwood, Dottie Peoples, Milton Brunson, and her mentor Albertina Walker, as well as contemporary artists such as Kirk Franklin, Whitney Houston, Patti LaBelle, Anthony Hamilton, J. Moss and Tye Tribbett.

Pastor Caesar recently became familiar to those outside of the gospel sphere when an excerpt of her song "Hold My Mule" went viral in 2016, shooting the song to the top of Billboard's Hot Gospel Songs chart. For those hoping to hear "I got beans, greens, potatoes, tomatoes..." be sure to stick around to the very end of this Tiny Desk — Pastor Caesar has a treat for you.

With a vast discography, this set offers just a brief sampling of Pastor Caesar's music ministry, including 2016's "It's Alright, It's Ok," the 1989 classic "I Remember Mama," the charged "Armor of God" and "Take Your Knee Off My Neck," Pastor Caesar's response to the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer.

SET LIST
"It's Alright, It's Ok"
"I Remember Mama"
"Armor Of God"
"Take Your Knee Off My Neck"

MUSICIANS
Shirley Caesar: vocals
Michael Mathis: musical director, organ
Criss Johnson: guitar
Willie Riddick: bass
Aaron Meadows: drums
Ryan McCorkle: keys
Lisa Powell: vocals
Donald Gore: vocals
Avery Evans: vocals

CREDITS
Producers: Michael Mathis, Jonathan Anderson
Video Production: Benton L. Aladdin for TAG Studios
Camera Operators: Horace Hall, Nyla Carter, Rayshon DeLoach
Audio Engineers: Emmanuel Aluko, Reprondre DeLoach
Production Assistants: Quaford Coleman, Cherie Clinton
Executive Producers: Shirley Caesar, Carolyn Sanders

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Video Producer: Joshua Bryant
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Bobby Carter, Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Ashley Pointer
Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann