The Recording Academy has announced that the amount of nominees selected in major Grammy categories such as Record, Song and Album of the Year and Best New Artist, will be expanded from five to eight. The change was announced to Recording Academy members on Tuesday and will be implemented with the 61st annual Grammy Awards in 2019. Recording Academy president and CEO Neil Portnow said that expanding the amount of eligible nominees from five to eight in some of the Grammy's biggest … [Read more...]
Joe Jackson, father and manager of the Jackson 5, dead at 89
Joe Jackson, the patriarch and manager of the musical Jackson family, including the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson as a solo artist and Janet Jackson, has died at the age of 89. Joe Jackson died Wednesday at a Los Angeles hospital following a battle with terminal cancer. Brian Oxman, a close friend of Joe Jackson's, confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. "We are deeply saddened by Mr. Jackson's passing and extend our heartfelt condolences to Mrs. Katherine Jackson and the family," the estate of … [Read more...]
Kanye West premieres new album ‘ye’ with last minute cover art
Kanye West debuted his eighth studio album titled ye Thursday during a special livestreamed event that took place at the Diamond Cross Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyo. The listening party was streamed exclusively for fans to view through the WAV media app that West promoted on his Twitter. West was accompanied by his wife Kim Kardashian at the event which also featured celebrity guests such as Chris Rock, Jonah Hill, Nas, Kid Cudi, 2 Chains, Lil Yachty and more, Rolling Stone reported. The … [Read more...]
Janet Jackson contacts police to check on welfare of son
Janet Jackson called police to check on the welfare of her 1-year-old son Eissa Al Mana who she shares with estranged husband Wissam Al Mana. Eissa was with his father Saturday at the Nobu hotel in Malibu, Calif., when Janet placed the call, a spokesperson for the Malibu Lost Hill's Sheriff's Station confirmed to People magazine. The singer was not at the hotel at the time. "Deputies were there [and] called to the scene. They decided the child was okay and they left," the spokesperson … [Read more...]
Halle Berry set to join cast of ‘John Wick: Chapter 3’
Halle Berry and Anjelica Huston have been cast in Lionsgate's next entry in its Keanu Reeves action series, John Wick: Chapter 3. Berry and Huston will be joined by fellow franchise newcomers Asia Kate Dillon, Mark Dacascos and Jason Mantzoukas. Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, and Laurence Fishbourne are also set to return. Berry announced her involvement with John Wick: Chapter 3 on Instagram by posting a black and white photo of a note that reads, "See you in a year, Mr. Wick." John Wick: … [Read more...]
Jamie Foxx to host the 2018 BET Awards show
Oscar-winning actor and Grammy-winning musician Jamie Foxx will host the 2018 BET Awards ceremony at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on June 24. The gala will recognize actors, singers and athletes across about two dozen categories. DJ Khaled leads the field this year with six nominations, followed by Kendrick Lamar with five. Migos and SZA are up for four awards apiece. Foxx first found fame in the sketch comedy series In Living Color. He has since appeared in the films Collateral, … [Read more...]
Donald Glover to serve as host and musical guest of ‘SNL’
Donald Glover will host an upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live on May 5 and will also appear as the musical guest under his rap persona, Childish Gambino. Glover was announced as the host and musical guest on Saturday as stand-up comedian John Mulaney hosted the sketch-comedy show with musical guest Jack White. "Mark your calendars! May 5!!!!" the official Twitter account of SNL said alongside a photo of Glover and Gambino's name being posted onto a wall. Glover will be starring as … [Read more...]
Yvonne Staples, singer, manager of Staple Singers dead at 80
Yvonne Staples, a member of her family's pop and soul group the Staple Singers, has died at the age of 80. Yvonne died Tuesday at her home in Chicago from colon cancer, family friend Bill Carpenter confirmed to The New York Times. The Staple Singers, known for a number of hit songs in the 1970s including "If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)," "Respect Yourself" and "I'll Take You There," was formed in 1948 by family patriarch Roeback Staples and was comprised of his children Pervis, Mavis … [Read more...]
Donald Glover announces Childish Gambino tour
As his rap persona Childish Gambino, Donald Glover has announced a 13-date North American arena tour for this September in support of his third studio album, Awaken, My Love! The tour begins Sept. 6 at the Infinite Energy Arena in Atlanta before wrapping up Sept. 30 at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia. Glover will also perform in Chicago, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Dallas, Los Angeles and elsewhere. Tickets go on sale Friday with pre-sale beginning Tuesday, the actor … [Read more...]
Ava DuVernay to direct ‘The New Gods’ for WB
A Wrinkle in Time and Selma filmmaker Ava DuVernay is to direct The New Gods, a superhero movie based on the DC Comics series created by the late Jack Kirby. "'Our dreams make us large.' Thank you, #JackKirby," DuVernay tweeted Thursday. Variety reported Warner Bros. hired DuVernay to helm the picture, which will be part of a DC Extended Universe that already includes Wonder Woman, Batman and Superman. The Hollywood Reporter said The New Gods is about how a war between two alien planets … [Read more...]
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