US businesswoman Tina Knowles arrives for The Paley Center for Media gala honoring actor and director Tyler Perry, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills on December 4, 2024. (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT / AFP) (Photo by ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images)
US singer and actress Janelle Monae arrives for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on February 2, 2025. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 05: Nick Cannon attends the FOX fall press day at Fox Studio Lot on September 05, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images)
US singer, songwriter and funk music superstar George Clinton attends his Walk of Fame ceremony in Hollywood, California, on January 19, 2024. Clinton, 82, is the head of the American music collective Parliament-Funkadelic. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – OCTOBER 9: Stephen A. Smith speaks onstage during the 2025 ForbesBLK Summit at Ray Charles Performing Arts Center Morehouse College on October 9, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JANUARY 07: Cynthia Erivo attends the 2025 National Board Of Review Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on January 07, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by TheStewartofNY/FilmMagic)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JULY 13: Chris Brown attends a Maxim Hot 100 Event celebrating Teyana Taylor, hosted by MADE special, at The Highlight Room on July 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
