Beyonce and Tina Knowles, announces the relaunch of their House of Dereon brand this spring as a high-end contemporary dress line.
Xerox Corp. President Ursula Burns and Oprah Winfrey are among the most powerful women in business, according to Fortune magazine.
One billion dollars is no longer enough to land you on the Forbes 400. The price of admission to this, the 25th anniversary edition of the Forbes 400, is $1.3 billion, up $300 million from last year.
Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson tips his G-Unit-branded hat to Forbes on the remix of his latest single, “I Get Money.”
Hip-hop entrepreneur Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has announced the opening a new $20 million 40/40 Club in Las Vegas. The newest 40/40 Club will be located in The Palazzo, a 53-story extension of The Venetian and Sands Expo complex on...
Earvin "Magic" Johnson, Chairman of Johnson Development Corporation has named Eric L. Holoman to the role of president effective immediately.
Condoleezza Rice top's the list as the world's most powerful black woman and is in forth place on the worlds 100 Most Powerful Woman list, Forbes magazines annual ranking of the 100 most powerful women on the planet.
Russell Simmons has announced he will step down as CEO of Phat Fashions in order to pursue his other varied interests.
Forbes magazine has released it's first ever ranking of Hip Hop's top earners. Shawn Carter aka Jay Z tops the list with an estimated $34 million in 2006, earning him the top spot on Forbes' first-ever list of hip-hop Cash Kings.
Our Stories Films and The Ford Motor Co. have formed an exclusive new marketing alliance that includes product placement, script integration, sponsorships, and promotions of featured film titles.
Salamander Hospitality, LLC, today announced the purchase of the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club, a 900-acre destination resort featuring four championship golf courses including the famed Copperhead, site of the PGA TOUR’s PODS...
If you follow the music business is might not be a surprised to you that Hip Hop no longer dominates the music industry. A recent USA Today article illuminates the fall with sobering statistics.
Michael Jackson has reached a settlement over a breach of contract claim by finance firm Prescient Capital, a one-man operation owned by Darien Dash, cousin of entrepreneur Damon Dash.
Forbes magazine has released its annual list of the world's most powerful and best-paid celebrities. For the first time ever a special category was created for rappers on the Celebrity 100 list and Tiger Woods earned more money...
Chris Lighty, founder and CEO of the artist management company Violator Management and Warner Music Group, has announced the formation of a new joint venture to be known as Brand Asset Group. The Group is designed to increase...
Sean 'Diddy" Combs has won the 2007 FiFi Award for Men's Fragrance of the Year for his cologne "Unforgivable." Combs becomes the second black person after Michael Jordan to win this award.
Dimensions International, Inc. (No. 24 on the 2007 BE 100s Industrial/ Service list with $187 million in sales), today announced that Honeywell International has signed a stock purchase agreement to acquire DI for $230 million.
Rodney J. Reynolds' RJR Media Group, LLC, announced today that it will acquire American Legacy Magazine, a national publication devoted to African-American history and culture.
Magic Johnson's Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund is partnering with Austin-based Stratus Properties to provide the equity for Block 21, a $250 million mixed-use development in downtown Austin.
Ken Stovitz is leaving Creative Artist Agency (CAA) to become a partner in Overbrook Entertainment, the production company run by Will Smith and James Lassiter.