Tyler the Creator responds to Mountain Dew ad controversy
theGRIO REPORT - Tyler the Creator has finally responded to the backlash over his controversial Mountain Dew ad...
Beyoncé: In command, allegedly making demands
theGRIO REPORT - Beyoncé also wants the world to be watching her -- the version of her best self that is perfectly crafted. While perhaps not organic or transparent, her actions, as the public is reading them, are certainly understandable...
Mountain Dew pulls ad deemed racially offensive
theGRIO REPORT - After drawing criticism for its racially insensitive imagery, the latest installment of rapper Tyler the Creator’s advertisement series for Mountain Dew was pulled from the Internet on Tuesday...
Beyoncé looks into her past for Pepsi
VIDOE - Beyoncé released a video yesterday enticing fans with news that she will be making some form of an announcement this morning at 9 a.m. What did she release? A video of her new Pepsi commercial...
Beyoncé urged to reconsider $50 mil Pepsi deal
theGRIO REPORT - The Center for Science in the Public Interest is urging Beyoncé to back from her $50 million deal, because Pepsi 'contributes to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, tooth decay, and other health problems in adults and children'....
Beyoncé, Pepsi ink $50 million deal
theGRIO REPORT - Singer Beyoncé Knowles and Pepsi have agreed to a $50 million deal, according to the New York Times...
Minaj: Old black women 'write me off'
theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGRIO, Nicki Minaj discusses why she feels why people don't recognize the accomplishments she has made for black women...
Report: Beyoncé eyes fifth Pepsi commercial in a decade
theGRIO REPORT - According to MTV, Beyoncé may be preparing for an upcoming Pepsi commercial for the Superbowl. Many of the reports began circulating based on a photo posted by the Twitter handle @BeyonceLite, a fan page made for the R&B superstar...
Ne-Yo channels King of Pop on late singer's b'day
NEW YORK (AP) - Ne-Yo channeled Michael Jackson on the late singer's 54th birthday at an event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the King of Pop's multiplatinum 'Bad' album..
Classic black commerical pitchmen
SLIDESHOW - theGrio takes a look at the many notably African-American commercial icons over the years...
