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Kim Robinson Jr. has spent his career working at the intersection of culture and commerce. Through his platform 3pts, he helps artists and makers navigate the realities of building sustainable creative businesses. Robinson has collaborated with figures across music and culture, including Nas, Kendrick Lamar, Solange, and Tyler, the Creator, and helped produce influential events…
Most artists mark a new release with interviews and tour dates. Felicia Temple used the moment to reflect on something more personal. Her sixth EP, A Soft Place to Land, centers on what she calls “life after love,” a period of reckoning that followed the end of her marriage and forced a deeper look at…
Olivia Swann enters season three of “NCIS: Sydney” with a character—and a career—in motion. As Michelle Mackey continues to evolve from a guarded, by-the-book leader into a more emotionally open presence, Swann has leaned into the shift, allowing vulnerability and personal instinct to shape the role. Now leading a major franchise with global reach, the…
For celebrities and major brands seeking to engage audiences of color, visibility alone is not a strategy. Natalie Wilson, head of NWR Communications Group and co-founder of the Black and Missing Foundation, says the first move many high-profile figures overlook is narrative control. Before a campaign launches or a crisis unfolds, leadership must align messaging…
Blizm built his career by refusing to wait for permission. In 1999, when major labels controlled distribution and radio access, he launched Chainless Entertainment instead of pursuing a traditional deal. More than a decade later, he founded K-100 Radio to create space for independent artists seeking interviews and airplay. Working as an artist, producer, and…
Percy Daggs continues to build his career across television and film. He returns for Season Two of Paradise as James Collins, a character he calls “smart, intuitive, [and] observant,” and he recently earned a NAACP Image Award nomination. Daggs also joins The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping as Ampert Latier, a tribute from District…
James McMillan has spent decades negotiating at the intersection of creativity and commerce. As CEO of Art@War, he has worked with artists including Honey Bxby and members of the YBN collective, structuring deals designed to protect ownership and long-term control. In this conversation, McMillan turns his focus to artificial intelligence and its growing role in…
Ayanna Irish grew up in a Caribbean home where music was central to family life and daily practice. That early training shaped an incredible career built on discipline, performance, and staying true to her voice. You were born into a multi-generational Caribbean musical family. What did music represent in your home growing up? Music was…