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AKW Productions Alicia Keys’ Broadway musical, Hell’s Kitchen, scored 13 Tony nominations on Tuesday, April 30. It was the most nominated musical, scoring nods in categories including Best Musical and Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical for Maleah Joi Moon. Hell’s Kitchen, loosely based on Keys’ life and featuring a score […]

Karwai Tang/WireImage Ciara is heading to American Idol. The singer will serve as guest mentor on the Sunday, May 5 episode, where the top seven contestants will perform material with the theme of “Songs That Make Me Wanna Dance.” The episode will also feature contestants singing songs by Adele.  Monday night’s episode of Idol featured […]

Tabatha Fireman/Getty Images PartyNextDoor is bringing the party to a stage near you. After releasing his new album PARTYNEXTDOOR 4 (P4) on Friday, April 26, the singer has announced the Sorry I’m Outside tour. Party teased the upcoming trek Monday with a fast-paced, special effects heavy trailer featuring his single “Lose My Mind.” “Dates announced […]

Rock the Bells/Sixthman The full lineup of performers has been announced for the second annual Rock the Bells Cruise: A Hip-Hop Experience. Newly added artists Busta Rhymes, Method Man and Redman, Scarface, Twista and Goodie Mob are among those joining previously announced performers Jadakiss, E-40, Rakim, Talib Kweli and Digable Planets. There will also be […]

Monica Schipper/WireImage At some point, perhaps Rihanna will actually release some music, but for now, all we have is her talking about it. Speaking to Extra at the launch of her new Fenty foundation line, Rih says her new music is “gonna be amazing” and added, “It has to be — that is the only […]

Walt Disney Studios Beyoncé was a “mom first” alongside her daughter Blue Ivy in Mufasa: The Lion King, according to director Barry Jenkins, whose forthcoming prequel debuted its first trailer on Good Morning America Monday. Jenkins spoke to GMA about working with Beyoncé, reprising her role as Nala from the 2019 live-action Lion King adaptation, and her […]

Disney The teaser trailer for Barry Jenkins‘ Mufasa: The Lion King is ready to roar. The first look at the highly anticipated film features Aaron Pierre as the voice of Mufasa, the role previously voiced by James Earl Jones in previous Lion King movies. “This story begins far beyond the mountains and the shadows, on the other […]

Getty Images for TIME Alongside Taraji P. Henson‘s entry on the 2024 TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World list is an essay written by her friend Mary J. Blige that praises her for being “unapologetically herself,” among other things. With the recent news of Blige’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, Taraji returned the love, expressing […]