Disney/Randy Holme Teyana Taylor says it’s been a “long time coming,” but she’ll finally get to play iconic singer Dionne Warwick in an upcoming biopic. She took to Instagram Wednesday to share news that the untitled project has secured funding and will start shooting soon. “And just like that.. 2020MORE Blessings!” Taylor wrote. In an April 2023 interview with Tamron Hall, Taylor confirmed the biopic was in…
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Though Kanye West has yet to drop Vultures, his collaborative album with Ty Dolla $ign, he’s keeping anxiously-awaiting fans fed with some album–related drops. Ye released a trailer to Instagram Tuesday that includes ghostlike figures, animals that morph, explosions and a clown. At the end of the video, which features, Ty Dolla, Lil Durk and Bump J‘s new song, “Vultures,” a graphic pops up onscreen that…
Christopher Polk/Getty Images for MTV Snoop Dogg says his daughter, Cori Broadus, is on the road to recovery after she suffered a stroke January 18. “She’s doing a little bit better,” Snoop told People in a chat during the Tuesday premiere of his new movie, The Underdoggs. The health update follows a post by Cori, who said she started “breaking…
Billboard Tems, Ice Spice and Victoria Monét are among this year’s honorees at the 2024 Billboard Women in Music Awards. At the annual event, which honors female powerhouses who are shaping the music landscape, the women will join six others who will be taking home special awards in their respective categories. Tems is the Breakthrough Honoree, Ice Spice is the Hitmaker Honoree,…
Courtesy of Netflix © 2024 The Greatest Night In Pop, a new documentary about the making of the star-studded 1985 charity single “We Are the World,” will hit Netflix on January 29. And Lionel Richie, who co-wrote the song with Michael Jackson, says witnessing the film being put together has made him cry. “It just brings tears to my eyes…
Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Ciara is taking time to be with her family. The singer’s husband, Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson, shared a photo on Instagram recently featuring Ciara holding their new baby Amora. He captioned the black-and-white snapshot, “The Most Beautiful View.” The couple announced back in December that they had welcomed a daughter, whose full name is Amora Princess Wilson. She first revealed her latest…
Paramount+ A new documentary about the use of rap lyrics in court rooms and on trial will premiere on Paramount+ next month. The streamer announced As We Speak: Rap Music on Trial, which follows Bronx rapper Kemba as he explores the “growing weaponization” of rap lyrics in the United States criminal justice system and abroad. His findings will reveal…
ABC/Heidi Gutman Many would agree Issa Rae is an entertainment force to be reckoned with. But she’s maybe a good luck charm, too? When nominations for the upcoming 96th Oscars were announced Tuesday, it was revealed that all three movies Rae starred in last year are in the running for the coveted gold statuette. There’s Across The Spider-Verse,…
Courtesy Lovers & Friends Janet Jackson and Super Bowl halftime performer Usher will headline the third edition of the Lovers & Friends festival, scheduled to take place at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on May 4. The lineup for the festival also includes Nelly, Alicia Keys, Nas, Mary J. Blige, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Ciara, Timbaland and TLC. Usher will be performing his megaselling Confessions album in honor of its 20th anniversary, while…
Disney/Frank Micelotta A new TV project involving rapper Ludacris has a home at BET+, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The untitled series will be a half-hour scripted dramedy inspired by Luda’s life and his “experience coming up in the competitive music scene in Atlanta as DJ Chris Lova Lova.” A description of the project, as listed by THR, says, “The series follows…