About Matthew Allen

Matthew Allen is a Brooklyn-based TV producer, director and award-winning music journalist. He’s interviewed the likes of Quincy Jones, Jill Scott, Smokey Robinson and more for publications such as Ebony, Jet, The Root, Village Voice, Wax Poetics, Revive Music and Soulhead. His video work can be seen on PBS/All Arts, Brooklyn Free Speech TV and BRIC TV.

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July 10, 2021
In a recent interview, Jazmine Sullivan said the rapper and singer encouraged her to be comfortable and unapologetic on her…
July 10, 2021
The United States and Colombia plan to aid Haiti in investigating the assassination of the Caribbean nation's president, Jovenel MoĂ¯se.
July 10, 2021
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency on Friday responded to congressional members who criticized the suspension of runner Sha'Carri Richardson.
BET Presents: 2019 Soul Train Awards -  Show
July 9, 2021
Super producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are releasing "Jam & Lewis: Volume One" this Friday, an album 35 years…
Questlove thegrio.com
July 9, 2021
Questlove spoke to theGrio about directing his first documentary, "Summer of Soul," the filmmakers who gave him advice.
Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter thegrio.com
July 9, 2021
Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter of The Roots gives insight into his life, career, and hip-hop history in a new audio…
Lovecraft thegrio.com
July 4, 2021
The groundbreaking HBO series Lovecraft Country will not return for a second season and fans are not pleased about the…
July 4, 2021
The 29-year-old track and field athlete will be forced to miss the next two Olympic Games, putting her career in…
Sha'Carri Richardson thegrio.com
July 4, 2021
The 21-year-old track and field star took to Twitter to acknowledge the reactions, letting her detractors know that she'll be…
Will Smith thegrio.com
July 3, 2021
In an interview celebrating the 25th anniversary of "Independence Day," director Roland Emmerich revealed he had to fight for Smith's…
July 3, 2021
Marc Lamont Hill said the exchanged left him "disgusted," while Jude Joe Brown said that Hill should "man up."
July 3, 2021
"I am sorry. I intend to earn your trust and your forgiveness," actress Phylicia Rashad wrote after receiving blowback for…
Summer of Soul thegrio.com
July 1, 2021
'Summer of Soul' documentary unearths the long-forgotten 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival that featured acts like Stevie Wonder.
Luke James thegrio.com
June 30, 2021
Luke James has been able to achieve success as a singer and actor and is starring in the fourth season…
June 30, 2021
Speaking to theGrio's April Ryan, Stephanie Mills talks new songs, politics and gets candid about R&B artists going pop.
BET Awards 2021 - Show
June 28, 2021
The 2021 BET Awards ended on a bittersweet note, with an all-star tribute to rapper DMX. The tribute was curated…
BET Awards 2021 - Arrivals
June 28, 2021
Rapper/actress/producer Queen Latifah was honored at the 2021 BET Awards with a Lifetime Achievement Award.
June 27, 2021
While receiving a bronze medal for hammer throwing in the qualifiers in Oregon, Berry did not expect the U.S. national…
June 27, 2021
The match up between the teen rap sensations of the 2000s at one point drew more than 700,000 views on…
June 27, 2021
On "The Cross Connection" Saturday, Cross said that Maher had no business telling people of color what they should be…