Busta Rhymes is paying respect to a trailblazer. As the 53-year-old accepted the inaugural MTV Rock the Bells Visionary Award during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at the UBS Arena in Elmont, N.Y.

Busta Rhymes took the stage at the MTV VMAs on Sunday to accept the inaugural Rock the Bells Visionary Award and memorialized Ananda Lewis— despite the awards ceremony surprisingly paying the late TV ...

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday condoled the passing of Ananda Raju, 67, founder-member of the Raju Vegesna Foundation. “Through generous donations, he undertook numerous initiatives ...

It’s been nearly a month since Ananda Lewis, the celebrated media personality, model, and advocate, passed away after a years-long battle with breast cancer. Upon her passing, moving tributes from ...

I was born in 1997, which means I came of age during the golden hour of glossy magazines and cable television. I flipped through Vibe, ESSENCE, and Ebony like they were scripture, but when I turned on ...

Candice Frederick is a Brooklyn-based culture journalist. She writes about pop culture and the arts at the intersection of sociopolitical issues.

Last week, the journalist, TV host, and carpenter Ananda Lewis passed away at 52. The Howard graduate and two-time NAACP Image Award recipient hosted an eponymous talk show in the early 2000s and a ...

Alternative therapies for cancer care can have dire consequences, experts say. Ananda Lewis, former MTV VJ and TV host, died last week from breast cancer at age 52. After revealing in 2020 that she ...

CNN's Sara Sidner and Stephanie Elam are mourning the death of their friend Ananda Lewis. The two journalists paid tribute to the late MTV VJ, who died Wednesday following a prolonged battle with ...

A pair of CNN stars are remembering MTV video jockey Ananda Lewis, who died earlier this week from breast cancer. Holding back tears, CNN anchor Sara Sidner told viewers this is "a story I didn't want ...

Ananda Lewis was at peace during her final days. The MTV VJ sent a heartbreaking final text message to her best friend, CNN correspondent Stephanie Elam, which she read aloud in an emotional interview ...

Stephanie Elam is sharing insight into her friendship with the late Ananda Lewis. The former MTV VJ and talk show host died at age 52 following a lengthy battle with breast cancer. On Friday, the CNN ...