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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 […]
NPG Records/Paisley Park Enterprises/Sony Music Entertainment The 20th anniversary celebration of Prince’s 28th studio album, Musicology, continues with the digital release of “Magnificent,” which originally came out as a virtual B-side to the album’s title track. This is the first time the song has ever been released to streaming services; it was sourced from master tapes discovered in […]
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage If you’re a fan of SZA‘s acting in the “Kill Bill” video, you’ll see more of her skills pretty soon. Deadline reports the singer has secured her first feature acting gig, a role opposite Keke Palmer. The pair will star in an untitled buddy comedy film that will be produced by Issa Rae and her Hoorae company, Sara […]
Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Pepsi Mary J. Blige has reteamed with Pepsi for a scholarship supporting organizations that empower underserved women from her hometown of Yonkers, New York. She launched the fund Thursday, April 25, at Westchester Community College on Pepsi x Strength of a Woman Community Day. The Pepsi x Mary J. Blige Strength of a Woman […]
From a lead single to the fourth iteration of an album series, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Tems, “Love Me Jeje” — Featuring an interpolation of Seyi Sodimu‘s song of the same name, the song’s the lead single off Tems’ debut album, Born In the Wild, due out in […]
From a lead single to the fourth iteration of an album series, check out this week’s New Music Friday for the culture’s latest and greatest in music. Tems, “Love Me Jeje” — Featuring an interpolation of Seyi Sodimu‘s song of the same name, the song’s the lead single off Tems’ debut album, Born In the Wild, due out in […]
Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images The Lyrical Lemonade Summer Smash Festival is coming back for its sixth year, with a lineup filled with stars ready to hit the stage. The three-day event is taking place June 14-16 at the Seatgeek Stadium in Chicago, with headliners Travis Scott, Playboi Carti and Chief Keef. The performance will […]
Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Fantasia Barrino says she’d love to replace Katy Perry as a judge on American Idol. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight released Thursday, April 25, Fantasia said she wasn’t aware Katy was exiting the singing competition show at the end of this season, but she would be up to replace […]
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