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*The Apollo Theater is gearing up for the 8th Annual Spring Gala Concert. This year, legendary singer and diva, Chaka Khan will be honored and the event will be hosted Wayne Brady. Chaka will be inducted into the “Apollo Legends Hall of Fame” on Monday, June 10, 2013 in celebration of her 40th anniversary in the music business and Erykah Badu [...]
*Simon Cowell talks straight in a recent interview with Terri Seymour of “Extra,” chatting about what great new things we can look forward to in the next season of “The X Factor,” especially with the addition of Kelly Rowland and Latin pop star Paulina Rubio. “I thought all these shows are beginning to look the [...]
*Viewers of Bravo’s new reality series “Newlyweds: The First Year” know that Alaska and Kim Gedeon of New York take the “honor and obey” portion of the woman’s traditional wedding vow very seriously. In the first episode of the season, Kim admits that she struggled with the whole “wives submit to your husbands” notion for [...]
*After video of Morgan Freeman dozing off during an interview went viral on Thursday, the actor has come to say that he was not, in fact, sleeping. During an interview with FOX affiliate Q13 in Seattle, to promote his new movie “Now You See Me,” the actor had his eyes closed much of the time [...]
*E! News says it has confirmed that the first “American Idol” alum turned judge will be Jennifer Hudson. The Oscar winner, according to E!, has signed a deal to join the judges panel for season 13, and the other two spots may be filled by former “Idol” contestants Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert or Clay [...]
*Chris Rock is giving one fan the chance to play a bit part in his upcoming film “Finally Famous,” which also stars Rosario Dawson and Gabrielle Union. The winning bidder will be invited to bring a friend for a meet-and-greet with Rock, and they will be treated to an exclusive tour of the set. Rock’s [...]
*Deitrick Haddon certainly knows how to party big! The party was held at Rooftop 3100 in downtown Los Angeles giving you a view of the beautifully lit skyline of the city. Loved ones, friends, family were lined up to see performances by Deitrick and gospel sensation and new reality star Kierra Sheard. The event was [...]
Teddy Campbell, the husband of Mary Mary‘s Tina Campbell is asking for prayer and fasting to help save their marriage. Tina admitted to wanting a divorce in the past and attempting to stab her husband after learning he’d cheated, which was divulged in the current issue of Ebony Magazine. During the second season of the [...]
*Everyone has their own fitness tricks that keep them motivated to do what’s necessary to stay healthy everyday. Some people enhance their fitness routine with different moves or routines weekly. Some just freestyle on a treadmill. One guy at the gym is not mad that he has to be there. He’s an unidentified treadmill dancer [...]
*Love her or not, anyone who saw Mariah Carey on “Good Morning America” today has to admit that she was a boiling hot mess — from her complaining about the early hour, to her near wardrobe malfunction, to her sad attempt at one of her vintage “high-pitched” runs that was neither high, nor pitched. Carey [...]
*“Glee” newcomer Jacob Artist is the latest star from the show to sign with United Talent Agency for representation. Artist, of African American and Polish descent, joined the cast of Glee in the just-wrapped fourth season as Jake Puckerman, half-brother of regular character Noah “Puck” Puckerman. His co-stars Cory Monteith, Naya Rivera, Jayma Mays and [...]
*Music and TV producer Russell Simmons has inked a two-year first-look deal with HBO, bringing him back to the premium cable network that ran his groundbreaking series “Def Comedy Jam.” Under the pact, Simmons will create and develop projects for the channel, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam, which ran from 1992-97 [...]
*This weekend, the curtain will rise at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles (Hollywood) for the highly anticipated stage play “My Brother Marvin.” The eagerly anticipated production was written by renown director and producer Angela Dunlap, and inspired entirely by Zeola Gaye, sister to the late music icon Marvin Gaye. Zeola once again gave another [...]
*Just one week after the season 12 finale of “American Idol,” winner Candice Glover debuts on eight different charts with her coronation song, “I Am Beautiful.” It’s already a top five hit in its first week on the charts, entering the R&B Digital Songs tally at No. 5. The song is also No. 6 on [...]
*Mike Epps has stepped up his Hollywood game by signing with major talent agency CAA. The standup comedian and actor can be seen in this weekend’s “The Hangover Part III,” in which he reprises his role of drug dealer Black Doug seen in the first “Hangover” movie. Other recent credits include Screen Gems’ “Sparkle,” in [...]
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