Disney/Randy Holmes Jennifer Hudson is sharing a reminder to “never give up on your dreams” on the 20th anniversary of her American Idol elimination. The 42-year-old singer, who has gone on to be one of the most celebrated voices of her generation, came in seventh on season 3 of the singing competition series, which Fantasia Barrino…
Fred Lee/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Singer Mandisa, who reached the top 10 on American Idol season 5 and later became a Grammy-winning Christian artist, has died, ABC Audio has confirmed. She was 47. âWe can confirm that yesterday [April 18] Mandisa was found in her home deceased,” her rep said in a…
Neil Mockford/WireImage At this point, a new Rihanna album is more mythical than the proverbial unicorn, but according to Rih herself, she has at least the makings of new music â and she says, “it’s so good.” Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the launch of her latest Fenty X Puma sneaker, Rih said, âI already got…
Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Armani Beauty Victoria MonĂ©t is over the moon after her performance at Coachella was recognized by someone who once took the big stage: BeyoncĂ©. Bey sent Victoria a bouquet of white flowers, as shown on the latter’s Instagram Story Wednesday. With it came a note that read, âCongratulations on your beautiful…
Astrida Valigorsky/WireImage SZA is set to be honored by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Grammy winner will receive the Hal David Starlight Award, which recognizes young songwriters âwho are making a significant impact in the music industry with their original songs.â âThis is such an exciting time for songwriters and music,â SHOF Chairman Nile…
David Becker/Getty Images for Paramount Pictures Almost exactly a year ago, Rihanna surprised attendees at CinemaCon in Las Vegas to announce that she’d signed on to a new animated film, The Smurfs Movie, to provide the voice of Smurfette, contribute original music and co-produce. More details on the project have now been revealed. The all-star…
Live Nation Las Vegas Mariah Carey‘s Las Vegas residency The Celebration of Mimi launches April 12 at Dolby Live at Park MGM, but she’s already extended her run. Originally scheduled to run for eight shows throughout April, the residency has now added eight new performances: three in July and five in August. Tickets go on…
Photo by Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images It’s a rare occasion when Rihanna shares an update about her music, especially after years of making headlines for her babies and businesses. Fortunately for fans, she gave some tidbits on her process of creating her long-awaited album R9 during her cover story for Interview magazine. âI have a…
Blair Caldwell Thanks to her new album Cowboy Carter, BeyoncĂ© has landed another Billboard chart milestone. Twenty three songs from the album have charted on the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to three of them making the top 10, as previously reported, she’s got four more in the top 30 and the rest scattered all the…
Blair Caldwell BeyoncĂ© has galloped into the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 with three different songs from her new #1 album, Cowboy Carter. “Texas Hold ‘Em,” which was #1 a while back, has rebounded from #11 to #2. Meanwhile, “II Most Wanted,” Bey’s duet with Miley Cyrus, is at #6, while Bey’s take…