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ABC/Paula Lobo Usher‘s charitable efforts and contributions to music have earned him an honorary degree at Emory University, which he’ll accept during its 180th commencement. He’ll be honored with an honorary doctor of humane letters degree and is set to deliver the commencement speech. “There are few artists in the history of popular music who have […]
Harper One Lionel Richie‘s memoir, which he first announced last year, now has a title: Truly, named after his 1982 debut solo single. The memoir, due out Sept. 30, is described by publisher Harper One as “intimate” and “deeply candid,” detailing “turbulence, loss, and near-calamity.” People further reports that the book is a “no-holds-barred” telling […]
ABC News Studios Will Reeve: Finding My Father is now streaming on Hulu. It documents Christopher Reeve‘s son Will‘s journey as he recreates an expedition that his father undertook, shortly before he became paralyzed in a horse riding accident in 1995. “My dad had been filming this documentary about gray whales in Alaska and Mexico just months […]
Live Nation Mary J. Blige is going to share her world with fans for an additional four days. Her For My Fans tour will now visit a total of 40 cities, including newly added dates in Indianapolis, Nashville, Orlando and Miami. The shows will take place on the final four nights of the trek — April 21, April […]
Somebody once told me Zendaya is joining the cast of Shrek 5. Universal Pictures made the cast announcement in a video shared to its YouTube channel and Instagram on Thursday. “Far, Far Away’s finest are coming,” the Instagram caption read. Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy and Cameron Diaz will return to their beloved animated characters of […]
House of David, Prime Video’s series about the life of the biblical King David, debuts Thursday with three episodes. It depicts how shepherd boy David is anointed king of Israel while another king, Saul, is on the throne. In that way, show creator Jon Erwin says it’s similar to another epic series about the struggle for power. […]
The trailer for the upcoming documentary Last Take: Rust and the Story of Halyna arrived on Wednesday. The film, which arrives on Hulu on March 11, tells the story of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was killed when a prop gun held by Alec Baldwin fired a live bullet. Hutchins’ friend Rachel Mason directs the documentary, […]
The 97th annual Academy Awards ceremony is Sunday. This year’s crop of nominees have cemented their place in Oscar’s history. Here’s a look at some of the historical things and records that could be broken at this year’s ceremony. Cynthia Erivo has the chance to become the youngest person to ever earn an EGOT. Already […]
Live Nation Mary J. Blige is currently on the road, and she’s brought along Ne-Yo and Mario. Speaking to ABC Audio, Mario shares the For My Fans tour is about “preserving the art form” of R&B and “reminding people of why they support and love” the genre. However, he warns his set is limited as he […]
ABC News has confirmed that Gene Hackman, 95, the prolific and versatile two-time Oscar-winning actor whose career spanned more than five decades, was found dead Wednesday in his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, 63, who he married in 1991. The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Public Information […]
