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Netflix/Perry Well Films 2 Netflix has dropped a teaser to The Six Triple Eight, the based-on-real-life drama from Tyler Perry. Kerry Washington plays the no-nonsense Maj. Charity Adams in the World War II film: She was the leader of what was known as the U.S. Army’s 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion. The group was comprised […]
Scott Dudelson/Getty Images for Coachella Lauryn Hill and the Fugees may have canceled their 2024 tour, but Ms. Hill gave her former high school classmates an impromptu live performance earlier in August. The singer showed up to her Columbia High School reunion in Maplewood, New Jersey, and sang some of her hits, including “Ex-Factor” off […]
Dan MacMedan/Getty Images Lupita Nyong’o is remembering her friend and former Black Panther co-star Chadwick Boseman Wednesday, on the fourth anniversary of his death. Boseman was just 43 when he lost his private battle with colon cancer on Aug. 28, 2020. “Remembering Chadwick Boseman. Forever,” Lupita captioned a black-and-white photo of the actor she posted […]
ABC A few days after saying she was taking a “gap year” and “protecting my peace,” Lizzo was back on Instagram talking about the theme of her next album. Lizzo, who still appears to be on vacation in Bali, posted a “before and after” video of herself. She wrote, “I wasn’t gonna post this on […]
Aaron J. Thornton/WireImage Marsha Ambrosius‘ song “One Night Stand” off her latest album, Casablanco, has consistently been on the Urban/R&B charts in the last few weeks, with its peak at #1. It marks another notable feat for the singer, who has previously received Grammy nominations as a solo artist. Having been introduced to the world as half […]
–LL Cool J has joined the lineup of the MTV VMAs, airing live from New York’s UBS Arena on Sept. 11. He’ll be performing five days after his new album, The FORCE, drops. GloRilla is also on the award show’s lineup. –John Legend went under the needle for his two youngest children, Esti and Wren, and his wife, Chrissy […]
Mattel All of John Legend loves all of the new Fisher-Price toys that will feature his music. The singer is releasing a children’s nursery rhyme album, called My Favorite Dream, on Friday. It came about after the fan response to his November 2023 cover of the Fisher-Price song “Maybe.” And now Fisher-Price is offering a […]
On Aug. 26, Mariah Carey confirmed that her mother, Patricia, and her sister, Alison, had died on the same day, but didn’t give any further details. Now we’re learning more about Alison’s death. In recent years, Alison, 63, had been living in Greene County, New York, and her friend David Baker told the local paper, The […]
Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Parkwood Despite internet rumors, Beyoncé did not perform at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and producers have set the record straight about her rumored involvement. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, DNC producers Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss say that Bey was never part of the DNC plan. “We never […]
Def Jam Recordings It was originally scheduled to come out Aug. 9, but that week, Big Sean said on social media that his new album Better Me Than You would be pushed back “just a lil bit.” Now, he’s announced that the album will arrive this Friday. In addition to the release news, Sean has unveiled […]
