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via CNN: Nominations for the 90th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday amid what’s proving to be an unpredictable and highly political awards season. The nine best picture nominees are “Lady Bird, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,” “The Shape of Water,” “The Post,” “Get Out, “Dunkirk,” “Darkest Hour” “Call Me By Your Name” and “Phantom Thread.” […]

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via Joy105: Trying to distinguish your product among the thousands at the CES gadget show is no easy feat, so it helps when music legend Stevie Wonder pays an unexpected visit. Especially when your product is a “smart” piano designed to teach people how to play. Piano teacher Gabie Perry was demonstrating the internet-connected device, […]

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via BCNN1: Here are the movies and TV shows that received the top awards. See more live updates on the Golden Globes Movies Best motion picture, drama: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” Best motion picture, musical or comedy: “Lady Bird” Best director, motion picture: Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water” Best performance by an actress in a motion picture, drama: Frances […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb: 1.BLACK PANTHER opening February 12, 2018 Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Angela Basset, Forest Whitaker, Lupita Nyong’o What else do we need to tell you about this? Just pre-order your tickets now. And have your outfit ready 2. BLACK LIGHTNING CW  Debuts Tuesday, January 16, 2018  at 9 p.m. Starring: Cress Williams, China Ann McClain, Nefessa […]

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via FirstLadyB: Jennifer Hudson is sanging her face off in new song “Burden Down” As she sits behind a piano, Jennifer Hudson is pouring her heart out.  The Voice UK judge, sings lyrics that almost every person can relate to at some point in their life. “I’m a pilar, you got use to leaning on.” “Underneath there’s a person, I’m […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb: Guillermo del Toro’s Cold War-era fairytale “The Shape of Water” swam away with a leading seven Golden Globes nominations on Monday and the HBO drama “Big Little Lies” came away with six nods. But nobody made landing a Globe nomination look easier than Christopher Plummer. Just two weeks after shooting his scenes in […]

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via Wkyc: Entertainer and 1970s teen idol David Cassidy has died. The musician and actor, 67, who starred in TV’s The Partridge Family (1970 to 1974), has died in Florida after being hospitalized with organ failure, according to a statement sent to USA TODAY by his representative Jo-Ann Geffen. “On behalf of the entire Cassidy family, it is […]

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American Music Awards 2017: The Winners List Bruno Mars wasn’t at the American Music Awards on Sunday night, but he was the big winner with seven awards, including entertainer of the year. Mars also won video of the year and favorite male artist, pop/rock, and favorite album, pop/rock. Diana Ross was awarded the Lifetime Achievement […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb: Robert Guillaume, who rose from squalid beginnings in St. Louis slums to become a star in stage musicals and win Emmy Awards for his portrayal of the sharp-tongued butler in the TV sitcoms “Soap” and “Benson,” has died at age 89. Guillaume died at home Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to his widow, […]

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via BlackAmericaWeb: Good Times and What’s Happening were staples in the black home back in the day. We sat down with “Thelma” and “Raj” aka Bern Nadette Stanis and Ernest Thomas for a quick interview that turned into a love fest between two old friends. Check out the full interview above!  

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  via BlackAmericaWeb/WillieMooreJr Angela White is a film producer, talent and business affairs executive and member of the Producer’s Guild of America who specializes in creating compelling, commercial material with a distinct perspective. The founder of Silver Lining Entertainment, a family owned Multimedia Entertainment Company based in Los Angeles, White is behind several acclaimed productions including Busted with Rockmond […]

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  via PraiseCleveland: Today the Praise 94.5 spotlight is on actor/rapper Will Smith on his 49th Birthday TODAY: Actor and rapper who had his breakthrough acting role on the popular sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. In 2007, he was named the most powerful actor in Hollywood by Newsweek. His long list of film credits […]