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Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Byron Allen, Allen Media Group Gladys Knight is scheduled to perform at the fourth annual Elizabeth Taylor Ball to End AIDS, an event that will honor Earvin “Magic” Johnson and his wife, Cookie Johnson, with the Elizabeth Taylor Commitment to End AIDS Award. “Cookie and I are so excited to announce that on the night we […]
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Music and movie fans are getting their first look at the upcoming Bob Marley biopic, Bob Marley: One Love. Paramount has just released the trailer for the film, which stars British actor Kingsley Ben-Adir, who landed the role as Marley after a global talent search. It also stars Captain Marvel actress Lashana Lynch as Marley’s wife, Rita. The trailer features clips of Marley […]
Island Records Legendary Jamaican musician Bob Marley will release Africa Unite, a posthumous album featuring his greatest hits. A fusion of reggae and Afrobeats, the ten-track project blends some of the icon’s most beloved songs, like “Waiting In Vain” and “Three Little Birds,” with the contemporary sounds of popular African musicians Tiwa Savage, Teni, Sarkodie and more. “Africa Unite is an album that showcases the importance of Bob Marley […]
CBS Presents The Grammys /CBS ©2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Recording Academy has set the date for the 2024 Grammy Awards. The 66th Grammy Awards will take place Sunday, February 4, at Los Angeles’ Crytpto.com Arena, airing live on CBS at 8 p.m. ET and streaming on Paramount+. Fans will know who’s in the […]
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Patti LaBelle is speaking out following the lyric debacle during her Tina Turner tribute at the BET Awards 2023. LaBelle took the stage to honor the late Turner by singing a rendition of “The Best.” Midway through the performance, the singer stumbled through some of the lyrics — a mishap that occurred as a result of […]
Rob Verhorst/Redferns The late Tina Turner will be honored on Broadway. Deadline reports the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre is set to dim its marquee lights for one minute in honor of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend on Wednesday, June 21, at 7 p.m. ET. The theater is where the musical of her life, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, […]
Tina Turner in 2018; Franziska Krug/Getty Images A longtime friend of Tina Turner tells People that the late Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll was ready to embrace the end of her life. Stephen Sills — that’s Sills, not Stills — is a designer who helped decorate Tina’s home in the South of France and visited her every year in Switzerland. Speaking […]
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll Tina Turner continues to be remembered on social media following her death on Wednesday at age 83. Former President Barack Obama tweeted, “Tina Turner was raw. She was powerful. She was unstoppable. And she was unapologetically herself—speaking and singing her truth through joy and pain; triumph and tragedy. Today we join […]
Courtesy BET/ET Tina Turner will be the focus of an exclusive BET special that will delve into her life and yearslong career. BET & ET Present Tina Turner: Life and Legacy will air May 25, featuring archival footage from ET, which includes over 30 Tina interviews throughout the course of her career. It will see her discussing her acting […]
Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images Legendary singer Tina Turner, known for her sultry voice and a string of Platinum hits, has died at age 83. The news was confirmed on Turner’s official Facebook page. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner,” the statement said on Facebook. “With her music and her boundless passion […]
