Oprah Winfrey Becomes First Black Female Recipient of Cecil B. DeMille Award admin Monday, January 8, 2018 Feature, Film & Television, The Script, The Vault At last night's 2018 Golden Globes, actress and media mogul Oprah Winfrey became the first black woman to receive the coveted Cecil B. DeMille Award. The 63-year-old billionaire was awarded the honor by the...
MCM Worldwide x Scoot-E-Bike Hosts Private Event in Atlanta [PHOTOS] admin Monday, June 19, 2017 Events, Fashion & Beauty, Feature, The Vault, Trendsetters On Friday, June 16, MCM Worldwide hosted a private event at Neiman Marcus - Lenox Mall for their recent collaboration with Scoot-E-Bike®. The high fashion luxury brand teamed up with Raytroniks owners,...
Another Lawsuit Underway For Fyre Festival admin Wednesday, May 3, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio, The Vault Ja Rule and business partner, Billy McFarland, are being sued again by festival goers. After recently being hit with a $100 million class-action lawsuit, L.A. attorney John Girardi is adding fuel to the...
RECAP: ‘Grow House’ ATL Screening With Lil Duval & DeRay Davis admin Thursday, April 20, 2017 5-4-3-2-1, Feature, Film & Television, The Script, The Vault What happens when a weed head and a conservative wannabe entrepreneur think of a genius way to make some money? The two discover the profitable business of growing marijuana in the DJ Pooh...
Lil Yachty Debuts Nautica Spring ’17 Collection + Talks More Fashion and Debut Album admin Friday, March 31, 2017 Fashion & Beauty, Feature, Runway Xclusive, The Runway, The Vault, Trendsetters By: Alex Ro, STACKS Magazine correspondent (@alexrolive) Lil Yachty made a short pit stop to Urban Outfitters in Downtown Atlanta for a meet-and-greet with fans on Thursday, March 23. Yachty welcomed...
Beyonce Sued For $20 Million For Unauthorized Use of Messy Mya’s Vocals admin Wednesday, February 8, 2017 Feature, Music, The Studio, The Vault Beyonce is being sued for $20 million by the sister of slain New Orleans bounce artist, Messy Mya, for the use of his vocals in Lemonade. Angel Barre, the sister of New Orleans bounce artist Messy Mya, claims...
Big Boi Hosts ‘Walking Dead’ Party For Charity [PHOTOS] admin Monday, October 31, 2016 Events, Feature, Music, The Studio, The Vault On Saturday (Oct. 29), Stankonia Studios was the hot spot for industry insiders celebrating Halloween. Everyone gathered at the studio in support of multi-platinum artist Antwan "Big Boi" Patton's annual...
ON THE BLOCK: Swagu Style House Talks Alternative Hip-Hop and Working With Cee-lo Green admin Friday, September 16, 2016 Feature, Music, On The Block, Studio Xclusive, The Studio, The Vault 1 Comment By: Kira Demund, contributing intern (@kiracarinaa) When it comes to music, there is no denying that Atlanta has been home base for some of the most influential artists in the music industry. For decades,...
Toni Braxton, Chris Tucker & More Celebrate BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards 2016 [PHOTOS] admin Tuesday, September 6, 2016 Events, Feature, Music, Studio Xclusive, The Studio, The Vault 1 Comment By: Kira Demund, contributing intern (@kiracarinaa) The beauty of music is that it brings people from all walks of life together. BMI honored that significance at the 2016 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards - held...
[EXCLUSIVE] Pastor Calvin Roberson On How NOT to Let Money Destroy Your Marriage + Reality TV admin Thursday, September 1, 2016 Feature, Film & Television, Script Xclusive, The Script, The Vault, Tune In 1 Comment Now in its fourth season, FYI breakout hit show “Married At First Sight” has made a few dramatic changes. Not only is the show being filmed in Miami, but it also casted two new onsite therapists. One of...
Donald Glover Hosts ‘Atlanta’ Premiere Screening [PHOTOS] admin Monday, August 29, 2016 Feature, Film & Television, The Script, The Vault, Tune In By: Kira Demund, contributing intern (@kiracarinaa) Leave it to none other than creative mastermind Donald Glover to combine sharks with the screening of his new show "Atlanta." That was the ambiance of...
[EXCLUSIVE] Donovan Carter Talks HBO’s ‘Ballers,’ NFL to Hollywood, and Handling New Money admin Tuesday, July 5, 2016 Feature, Film & Television, The Script, The Vault, Tune In 1 Comment By: Kira Demund, contributing intern (@kiracarinaa) From the football field to Hollywood, HBO "Ballers" Donovan Carter is standing proof that sometimes the risks we take in life can end up being the most...
18 Women, One Pastor & Mama Lola All Join Cast of ‘Match Made in Heaven’ For Stevie Baggs Jr. [PHOTOS] admin Thursday, May 19, 2016 Events, Feature, Film & Television, The Script, The Vault, Tune In By: Alex Ro, contributing intern (@alexrolive) Former NFL/CFL football linebacker, entrepreneur, father and philanthropist Stevie Baggs Jr. is the latest eligible bachelor that is gambling for love on...
Rickey Smiley Talks His Childhood and New Season of ‘Rickey Smiley For Real’ admin Thursday, May 19, 2016 Feature, Film & Television, Script Xclusive, The Script, The Vault, Tune In 1 Comment By: Kira Demund, contributing intern (@kiracarinaa) Hot wings, *Coming To America* references, and a few occasional gutter balls made for a great night yesterday at the Rickey Smiley Foundation's celebrity...
[EXCLUSIVE] Zonnique Opens Up About ‘Worst Friday,’ Cosmetic Surgery & Her Dating Life admin Friday, May 6, 2016 Feature, Music, Studio Xclusive, The Studio, The Vault By: Alex Ro, contributing intern (@alexrolive) Former member of the all-girl R&B group OMG Girlz, Zonnique Pullins sits down with Stacks Magazine to talk everything from her calling up T.I. for...
RECAP: ‘Rickey Smiley For Real’ Season 2 Premiere Screening [PHOTOS] admin Thursday, May 5, 2016 Events, Feature, Film & Television, The Script, The Vault, Tune In By: Alex Ro, contributing intern (@alexrolive ) You would imagine being the heiress of a successful syndicated radio personality, comedian, TV host, and community leader would hold it benefits. Well, think...
MC Lyte, Rico Love, Tamar Braxton & More Celebrate Kelly Price’s 43rd Birthday [PHOTOS] admin Monday, April 11, 2016 Events, Feature, Music, The Vault Kelly Price got her party and philanthropic swag on this past weekend for her 43rd birthday. A gang of celebrities came out to celebrate with the veteran singer at Scales 925 and Atlanta's Gold Room...
[EXCLUSIVE] ‘Ghost Brothers’ Talks New Show, Dating Life As Ghost Hunters, & More admin Friday, April 8, 2016 Feature, Film & Television, Script Xclusive, The Script, The Vault, Tune In Destination America is premiering a new docu-series on April 15th, which involves the paranormal. The show, "Ghost Brothers," is a six-part series that features three young African-American males who...
VIDEO: K. Michelle ‘More Issues Than Vogue’ ATL Meet-n-Greet admin Tuesday, April 5, 2016 Events, Feature, Music, Studio Xclusive, The Studio, The Vault On Saturday (April 2), V-103 FM, in association with Atlantic Records and DTLR, hosted a meet-n-greet in Atlanta, GA. A long line of die hard fans waited for the opportunity to meet their favorite artist,...
2 Chainz Cites Jay Z as Major Influence on Southern Rappers admin Monday, March 28, 2016 Feature, Music, The Studio, The Vault 2 Chainz recently visited Power 106 while promoting the ColleGrove project in Los Angeles. He tells radio show host, J. Cruz, how Jay Z's influence on artist like himself, T.I. and Jeezy made drug...
[EXCLUSIVE] Benzino Talks Baby Mama Althea, Turning Up, & ‘Next 15’ admin Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Feature, Film & Television, The Script, The Vault, Tune In Former owner of The Source magazine and "Love And Hip Hop Atlanta" cast Benzino hits the red carpet for TV One’s newest reality show "The Next 15." In this clip, Benzino speaks with our reporter Alex Ro...
[EXCLUSIVE] Naughty By Nature Speaks on 25th Anniversary, Fatherhood, Battle Rap & More admin Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Feature, Music, Studio Xclusive, The Studio, The Vault By: Alex Ro, contributing intern (@alex_ro_on_air) Naughty By Nature stopped in Atlanta recently to celebrate their more than 20 year stint in the music industry. STACKS Magazine got an opportunity to...
ON THE BLOCK: LOUD (@thebandloud) Ms. Bels Tuesday, January 26, 2016 Feature, Music, On The Block, Studio Xclusive, The Studio, The Vault After getting a glimpse of the group LOUD at a private media meet-n-greet, we were surprised by these four young artists. The dynamic between the group members (Katie Marie, Timothee Alex, Turner, and...
GO-GETTER: Ashley S. Evans Talks the ABC’s of Modeling & Acting Ms. Bels Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Fashion & Beauty, Feature, Runway Xclusive, The Vault What makes a girl want to model and act. It is mind-boggling. However, there's something appealing about a woman of many talents. A different kind of "triple threat" of sorts. Understanding why one chose a...
[EXCLUSIVE] Bando Jonez Talks #Bandoland Mixtape + Nicki Minaj, Boosie & More Ms. Bels Thursday, January 7, 2016 Feature, Music, Studio Xclusive, The Studio, The Vault Singer-songwriter Bando Jonez is back with new music for the fans. The project is called Bandoland and features the young R&B artist in rare form, giving a mixture of music that forces you to tune in. To...
[EXCLUSIVE] Exclusive Game Clothing’s Tee Talks Business As Usual Ms. Bels Monday, January 4, 2016 Fashion & Beauty, Feature, Runway Xclusive, The Runway, The Vault, Trendsetters The business of fashion has seen an overwhelming influence from the urban, street wear synthetic since the late 80's. As fashion designers like Dapper Dan became a beacon in hip-hop culture, it was custom...
[EXCLUSIVE] Rapper Kevin Lavell Talks How Social Media Changed His Life Ms. Bels Friday, December 11, 2015 Feature, Music, On The Block, Studio Xclusive, The Studio, The Vault Rapper Kevin Lavell admits he’s had an “on the fence” type of upbringing. He says it was either “you got it or you don’t got it.” Coming from the good and bad parts of Chicago, there were times...
[EXCLUSIVE] CMG’s Blac Youngsta Says Rappers Can Have Fun and Still Be Gangsta Ms. Bels Monday, November 30, 2015 Feature, Music, Studio Xclusive, The Studio, The Vault In an exclusive interview with Blac Youngsta, CMG label's newest signee, it was clear that a new breed of artists were emerging from the South. Over the past decade, the street/trap style of rap made artists...
[EXCLUSIVE] ‘The Indictment’ Web Series Turns The Tables on Love & The Justice System Ms. Bels Monday, October 5, 2015 Feature, Film & Television, Script Xclusive, The Script, The Vault, Tune In Based on a true story, “The Indictment” focuses on a man that is incarcerated and the things his woman must go through on the outside. This is what makes this web series different from the rest. The...
[EXCLUSIVE] R&B/Hip-Hop Duo, Mullage, Talks Their Journey, New Mixtape & Business Ethics Ms. Bels Friday, September 4, 2015 Feature, Music, Studio Xclusive, The Studio, The Vault B Boi and B Town, of the hip-hop/R&B group Mullage, is back with their latest project Believers Never Die. The talented duo has returned to the music scene after being absent for several years. Since the...