Kevin Mazur/WireImage The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, has added some more names to the cast, including actors whoâll play legendary music figures like Berry Gordy and Diana Ross. Variety reports that Larenz Tate has been hired to play Gordy, the man behind Motown Records, the label behind such artists as the Jackson 5, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson,…
Paul Natkin/WireImage The success of the Bob Marley biopic, Bob Marley: One Love, has motivated a lot of music fans to rediscover the reggae legendâs music. The film was released on Valentineâs Day, bringing in $160.5 million worldwide, with a U.S. opening weekend of $28.7 million, and lots of those moviegoers followed up their viewing by streaming…
Republic/UMe James Brown passed away in 2006, but fans are now getting to hear a never-before-heard recording from the Godfather of Soul. The previously unreleased tune, âWe Got to Change,â features Brownâs band the J.B.âs, with William âBootsyâ Collins on bass, Phelps âCatfishâ Collins on guitar and âFunky Drummerâ Clyde Stubblefield. âJames Brown always leaned into the social tip,â Bootsy shares of…
Credit: Fool in Love Festival/Live Nation/Redrock Entertainment Lionel Richie and Diana Ross, who had a #1 hit together with 1981âs âEndless Love,â are set to team up again for a brand new love-themed festival coming to the Los Angeles area. The two superstars are set to headline the inaugural Fool in Love festival, happening August 31 in Hollywood…
Mike Coppola/WireImage Henry Lee Fambrough, the last surviving founding member of R&B group The Spinners, passed away Wednesday, the bandâs rep Tanisha Lynn Jackson confirms to ABC Audio. Fambrough died at his home in Virginia at the age of 85. Fambrough formed The Spinners in 1954 with Pervis Jackson, Billy Henderson, Bobby Smith and C.P. Spencer. Known for his baritone vocals and handlebar mustache, Fambrough…
NPG Records/Warner Records A stage adaptation of Princeâs Purple Rain is expected to wind up on Broadway, but before it hits the Great White Way, it will make its debut in Princeâs hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The musicalâs pre-Broadway premiere is expected to take place in the spring of 2025, at Minneapolisâ historic State Theatre. Producer Orin Wolf is behind…
Courtesy CBS/The Recording Academy The 66th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, aired live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS Sunday, February 4. Here’s the complete list of winners: Record of the Year âFlowers,â Miley Cyrus Album of the YearMidnights, Taylor Swift Song of the Year âWhat Was I Made For?â…
Disney/Randy Holmes Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet have been divorced since 1993, but he says he will always have love for his ex-wife, who’s the mother of his daughter, actress ZoĂŤ Kravitz. âShe is part of my life that will never leave my heart and my soul and my spirt,â he tells People. “I am what I am because of…
ABC/Gavin Bond Lionel Richieâs daughter Sofia Richie Grainge and her husband, Elliot Grainge, recently announced they were expecting their first child, and Lionel is excited to be a grandfather again. People talked to Lionel at the premiere of the Netflix “We Are The World” documentary, The Greatest Night in Pop, and he said he was âpumped upâ about the upcoming addition to the…
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Oscar nominee Colman Domingo has some very interesting projects coming up. Variety reports Colman will star in and direct an upcoming biopic about legendary singer Nat King Cole. The actor revealed his involvement in the project during an appearance on Varietyâs Awards Circuit podcast, sharing, âIâve been working on it quietly for a few years. Itâs something Iâm looking forward to…