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Heidi Klum and Janelle Monรกe wear elaborate E.T. costumes for their Halloween parties
Read full article: Heidi Klum and Janelle Monรกe wear elaborate E.T. costumes for their Halloween partiesHeidi Klum and Janelle Monรกe have opted for out-of-this-world Halloween costumes this year โ both choosing the stubby alien E.
Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeist
Read full article: Queer women rule pop, at All Things Go and in the current cultural zeitgeistThe All Things Go music festival made its way to New York City this weekend for the first time, featuring a lineup of predominantly women and queer women headliners like Boygeniusโ Julien Baker, Ethel Cain, Muna, Janelle Monae and Reneรฉ Rapp.
Diddy faces public scrutiny over alleged sex crimes as questions arise about future of his music
Read full article: Diddy faces public scrutiny over alleged sex crimes as questions arise about future of his musicSean โDiddyโ Combs created a hit-making empire with big name performers, earning his place as a savvy music mogul and becoming a three-time Grammy winner while securing high-profile deals across other industries.
SZA, Swift and Bridgers top the Grammy list. AP writers predict who will win on music's big night
Read full article: SZA, Swift and Bridgers top the Grammy list. AP writers predict who will win on music's big nightWomen lead the major categories at the Grammys this year, with names like SZA, Taylor Swift, Victoria Monรฉt, Phoebe Bridgers, Olivia Rodrigo and Brandy Clark topping the list.
โNew Yearโs Rockinโ Eve' will feature Janelle Monรกe, Green Day, Ludacris, Reneรฉ Rapp and more in LA
Read full article: โNew Yearโs Rockinโ Eve' will feature Janelle Monรกe, Green Day, Ludacris, Reneรฉ Rapp and more in LARyan Seacrest will usher in 2024 on โNew Yearโs Rockinโ Eveโ from Times Square, with satellite locations in Los Angeles and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Listen up, Houston: Janelle Monรกe seeking Black women, non-binary photographers and videographers
Read full article: Listen up, Houston: Janelle Monรกe seeking Black women, non-binary photographers and videographersHeads up Houston shutterbugs, Janelle Monรกe is searching for Black women and non-binary photographers and videographers to film her upcoming tour.
Janelle Monรกe, the not-so-secret weapon of 'Glass Onion'
Read full article: Janelle Monรกe, the not-so-secret weapon of 'Glass Onion'As much as Janelle Monรกe has been a natural, full-body entertainer and a red-carpet head-turner, it has sometimes seemed since her two 2016 big-screen debuts in โHidden Figuresโ and โMoonlightโ that Hollywood hasnโt known quite how to fully harness the wide-ranging talents of such a self-propelled, mold-breaking Black female artist.
New this week: Mariah Carey special, 'Maverick,' 'Best Man'
Read full article: New this week: Mariah Carey special, 'Maverick,' 'Best Man'This weekโs new entertainment releases include Mariah Carey in concert on CBS singing Christmas songs, a free stream of the beloved 1965 animated special โA Charlie Brown Christmasโ and megahit "Top Gun: Maverickโ lands on Paramount+ on Thursday.
In a first, Netflix's 'Glass Onion' to play in major chains
Read full article: In a first, Netflix's 'Glass Onion' to play in major chainsFor the first time, the major U_S_ theater chains will play a Netflix release after exhibitors and the streaming service reached a deal for a nationwide sneak-peak run of Rian Johnsonโs โGlass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.โ.
Out magazine names Lizzo, Monae, Maddow to its Out100 list
Read full article: Out magazine names Lizzo, Monae, Maddow to its Out100 listNEW YORK โ Award-winning singers Lizzo and Janelle Monae, Apple CEO Tim Cook and MSNBCโs Rachel Maddow have made Out magazineโs 2020 Out100 list. Honorees will be celebrated Saturday at the first 2020 Out100 Virtual Honoree Induction Ceremony, which will stream live at 8 p.m. EDT at Out.com/Out100Live. Others who made this yearโs list include Donald Trumpโs niece, the psychologist and author Mary Trump, former baseball player Billy Bean, teen rapper Kidd Kenn and actors Lili Reinhardt, Cheyenne Jackson, Jonathan Bennett and Dashaun Wesley. Several members of President-elect Joe Bidenโs team made the Out100 list, including Jamal Brown, Reggie Greer and Karine Jean-Pierre. ___This story corrects the spelling of Andrรฉ Leon Talley.
Horrors of slavery at center of Janelle Monae's 'Antebellum'
Read full article: Horrors of slavery at center of Janelle Monae's 'Antebellum'Much of the horror of โAntebellumโ is in its unflinching depiction of the violence inflicted on slaves. Monae hopes the film acts as a catalyst for discussions about systemic racism in a politically divided nation. The movie grew out of a literal nightmare that co-writer-director Gerard Bush had after his father died. In addition to Monae, the cast also includes Jack Huston, Eric Lange, Kiersey Clemons, Gabourey Sidibe and Jena Malone. Bush said he realizes that audiences will be uncomfortable watching the film, but he believes that unsettling times calls for unsettling art.
New this week: 'Cuties,' 'Unpregnant' and fresh 'Jeopardy!'
Read full article: New this week: 'Cuties,' 'Unpregnant' and fresh 'Jeopardy!'Heres a collection curated by The Associated Press entertainment journalists of whats arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. The film from director Mamouna Doucour is a thoughtful and poignant coming-of-age drama about Amy, an 11-year-old Senegalese immigrant living in Paris. Dont judge Cuties by its cover and give it a chance when it starts streaming Wednesday. Answer: Jeopardy! The quiz show with Alex Trebek at the helm of a COVID-19-conscious season hits screens Monday. Celebrity guest hosts are all the rage these days on late night TV but a documentary airing Thursday sheds light on one who really made history.
From Dash to Coppola, highlights from TCM's Women Make Film
Read full article: From Dash to Coppola, highlights from TCM's Women Make FilmFILE - Julie Dash attends the New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Jan. 3, 2017, in New York. Dash's work will be featured in Turner Classic Movies' four-month Women Make Film series, airing every Tuesday night through December. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)Associated Press Film Writers Lindsey Bahr and Jake Coyle pick some programming highlights from Turner Classic Movies' four-month Women Make Film series, airing every Tuesday night through December. In her 1976 film (airing Sept. 15 on TCM), Kopple intimately documents a grueling, 13-month coal miner's strike in a small Kentucky town. They just thought I was a funny little girl who carried a tape recorder and a camera. The film won Kopple her first Oscar.
Janelle Mone Encourages Black Lives Matter Allies to Keep Having 'Those Tough Conversations'
Read full article: Janelle Mone Encourages Black Lives Matter Allies to Keep Having 'Those Tough Conversations'Janelle Mone is opening up about how we can all push the Black Lives Matter movement forward and enact real change. "This is an interesting time and an important time for all of us to check our perspective," Mone said. "For me, I'm trying to figure out how to channel my anger. One of the things that I learned about me is that I'm not settling for those who say that they're allies. "Have those tough conversations of why we are even saying Black Lives Matter as though Black people are objects and not subjects to study until the end of time.