As even the most casual fan can probably tell you, Empire is very loosely based on Shakespeare’s King Lear, a play in which a king must divide up his kingdom between his daughters before his own death ...

It ain't easy being a Lyon. Sure, there's plenty of fame and fortune to go around, but in watching all of the trials and tribulations that Jamal, Hakeem, and Andre are forced to go through on Empire, ...

The fictional Lyon brothers of hit TV show Empire, Andre, Jamal and Hakeem are expanding their kingdom this month to now include ESSENCE’s cover with a photoshoot so hot, we needed four (that’s right, ...

Empire stars Jussie Smollett and Yazz tell ESSENCE Live how it feels to have the number one soundtrack album in country.