Tyler Perry has reached out and grabbed Sweet Brown for his big screen adaptation of his play, ”A Madea Christmas”, according to The Grio. No details have been given about her role in the movie, but surely she’s pinching herself after being asked to appear in the film. According to the report, the movie centers around a […]
Tyler Perry’s Madea Gets a Job (Play) Year: 2013 On Video/DVD: February 5, 2013 Starring: Tyler Perry Patrice Lovely Cheryl ‘Pepsii’ Riley Chandra Young Director: Tyler Perry Genre: Comedy Performing Arts Synopsis: Tyler Perry’s new musical stage play starring the infamous Mabel Simmons or “Madea” as her fans know her. When a judge orders Madea […]
“He (Rockmond Dunbar) was looking for something to direct,” said screenwriter/producer Rhonda Freeman-Baraka of her film Pastor Brown starring Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Emmy Award winning Keith David, Ernie Hudson, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Nicole Ari Parker, Tisha Smith and Michael B. Jordan – which airs on Lifetime February 16, 2013. “So I sent him the script. He called […]
It is confirmed that Oprah and Beyoncé will have a one on one sit down interview. This special will air as an EXCLUSIVE on Oprah’s Next Chapter next Saturday night before the HBO Beyonce Documentary. article courtesy of Joy105.com
Winners in selected major categories at the 55th annual Grammy Awards announced Sunday during ceremonies at the Nokia Theatre and Staples Center: — Record of the year: “Somebody That I Used to Know,” Gotye featuring Kimbra. — Album of the year: “Babel,” Mumford & Sons. — Song of the year: “We Are Young,” fun. — […]
Whitney Houston’s music will live on forever – and now, she’ll be immortalized in another medium as well. Madame Tussauds is remembering the legendary singer who died last year with not one, but four separate wax figures.We were extremely honored when Madame Tussauds approached us about doing four figures of Whitney from different […]
In the midst of talking black history with Grammy-winning singer Alicia Keys, Maya Angelou breaks out singing a hymn a cappella. The acclaimed poet and author wants to show Keys, a New Yorker, what “lining out,” call-and-response singing that is popular in black churches down South, sounds like. That teaching moment is one of many during Angelou’s third […]
The original cast of the groundbreaking TV mini-series Roots will be partaking in a live Q&A for a town-hall event on Sirius XM tonight in light of Black History Month. The cast, which includes LeVar Burton, Leslie Uggams and Louis Gosett Jr., will answer questions from a studio audience moderated by civil rights activist Joe Madison after […]
This is a note from Beyonce after the Super Bowl Performance article courtesy of Joy105.com
Prince can rest easy. His Super Bowl performance won’t be topped this year. Beyoncé’s Super Bowl XLVII show was classic B – a run-through of some of her hits featuring her all-girl band and a backup crew of hundreds of female dancers. And as expected in the worst kept secret in Super Bowl history, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland ofDestiny’s Child joined their former […]
Tyler Perry sent his close friend Oprah Winfrey such a large floral arrangement for her birthday that she ‘”strained her back picking it up.” While Perry’s gift was thoughtful, the filmamker suggested on Facebook maybe next year he will just sent one rose instead of an elaborate bouquet. The Alex Cross star posted about the unfortunate incident: I […]
He may have been a hardcore hip-hop artist, but even Biggie enjoyed “ladies in the place/with style and grace.” Class is a quality that seems almost old-fashioned in these days of attention whoring and bottle-throwing reality TV catfights. Fortunately, there are still some women in celebrity circles who are well known for their poise, […]
