August 17th, 2012

Will You Be Going to the Movies to See Sparkle This Weekend?

Posted on 17 Aug 2012 at 9:27am

The much anticipated, TD Jakes produced remake of “Sparkle” starring the late Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks is in theatres today. Are you going to support the movie this weekend?

Tyler Perry & Alicia Keys to Do Episodes of “America’s Next Top Model”

Posted on 17 Aug 2012 at 6:04am

The upcoming season of America’s Next Top Model will have some serious  star power.

Executive producer Tyra Banks has booked Alicia Keys and Tyler Perry to make  appearances on season 19 of the reality show modeling competition. Perry will give the  aspiring models an acting challenge. According to TV  Guide, the acting challenge winner will get a role in a Tyler Perry  movie.

If that’s not a cool enough prize, show viewers can also look forward to  seeing Alicia Keys as a celebrity mentor in one episode.

The 19th cycle of America’s Next Top Model, which will be the show’s  first college-themed…

Alicia Keys is Sexier Than Ever, Readies a New Album “Girl on Fire”

Posted on 17 Aug 2012 at 5:53am

Alicia Keys is in full album mode these days. The talented singer took to her personal website to share details about her upcoming project, including its title, Girl on Fire.

 ”Let me just say before making this record, in some ways I felt like a lion locked in a cage,” wrote Keys in a journal entry. “I felt like a girl misunderstood that no one really knew, I felt like it was time to stop making excuses for any part of my life that I wanted to change. Once I made that choice I became a Girl on Fire, the…

Zoe Saldana to Replace Mary J. Blige in Nina Simone Biopic

Posted on 17 Aug 2012 at 5:49am

There’s been a casting shakeup regarding the upcoming Nina Simone biopic.

Mary J. Blige was originally slated to play the late music icon, but due to funding issues she’s “moved on,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Zoe Saldana will take her place.

Simone’s illustrious 40-plus-year career began in 1959 with Top 10 hit “I Loves You Porgy” and in the years to come she would produce more than 40 albums. Not only was she known for her music but her passion for politics and Civil Rights. In 1993, she left America and relocated to Southern France where she lived out…