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Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images An upcoming film about the legendary singer Otis Redding has found its stars. Variety reports that Star Wars actor John Boyega has been cast to play the legendary soul singer with Till‘s Danielle Deadwyler playing his wife, Zelma Redding, in the biopic Otis & Zelma. The film, directed by Channing Godfrey Peoples, will chronicle […]
dick clark productions This year marks the 50th anniversary of the American Music Awards, and a special celebrating the milestone on Oct. 6 features plenty of big-name acts. Mariah Carey will make an appearance to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her album The Emancipation of Mimi by performing a medley of hits, while Chaka Khan will […]
Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images Questlove has another documentary in the works. He announced he’s working on telling the story of Earth, Wind & Fire. “The story of how a band led by a genius from Chicago changed our way of thinking, our minds and our hearts. Having been baptized in the Afrocentric joy river […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Stevie Wonder is hitting the road this fall. The legendary performer just announced dates for the Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart tour. The trek consists of 10 dates, kicking off Oct. 8 in Pittsburgh, hitting New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee and more, before wrapping Oct. […]
Following the loss of both her mother and her sister in August, Mariah Carey is “doing the best that she possibly can.” That’s according to her ex-husband Nick Cannon, the father of her twins, Monroe and Moroccan. On Aug. 27, Mariah revealed to People, “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. […]
Neal Preston In 1994, Whitney Houston played three shows in South Africa. Soon you’ll be able to see a movie documenting those performances at a theater near you. Whitney Houston — The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) was filmed during Whitney’s show in Durban on Nov. 8, 1994. She also played Johannesburg and […]
Joseph Okpako/WireImage Former President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay damages to singer Eddy Grant over his use of Grant’s 1983 hit “Electric Avenue” during the 2020 election. Grant’s lawyers initially sent the Trump campaign a cease-and-desist letter over the use of a short clip of the song in an animated video that was […]
Disney/Frank Micelotta) Lionel Richie is happening in Vegas, so of course he’s staying in Vegas. The American Idol judge has extended his Lionel Richie: King of Hearts residency at Wynn Las Vegas into 2025. A batch of new dates, starting with a run of shows in January, go on sale Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. […]
Tito Jackson, a member of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Jackson 5 and brother of Michael and Janet Jackson, has died, his children have confirmed in an Instagram post. He was 70. “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved father, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tito Jackson is no […]
Audible Stevie Wonder’s optimism about life has inspired Barack and Michelle Obama, the former president reveals in a new podcast about Stevie’s career, The Wonder of Stevie. He and Michelle are featured on the final episode of the series, which captures Stevie discussing how he adopted an optimistic mindset at a young age, when he found out […]
