Wicked took on a new meaning for Cynthia Erivo recently after the EMMY, GRAMMY, and TONY-award winning singer-actress caught a glimpse of a fan-edited poster for her forthcoming film.

Hop inside to see her full response to artwork she deemed “the most offensive thing” she’s seen.

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Having already found success on Billboard’s Holiday charts with the Meghan Trainor-assisted hit ‘Wrap Me Up‘ in 2023, GRAMMY and EMMY-winning ‘Tonight Show’ host Jimmy Fallon is looking to repeat the feat on the Billboard 200 this year with the new album ‘Holiday Seasoning.’

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Less than two months after Jennifer Lopez rocked headlines with reports she and her Academy Award-winning husband Ben Affleck were calling it quits (again), the ‘Let’s Get Loud’ hitmaker has taken to ‘Interview’ magazine to officially break her silence on the matter.

Tackling the topic head-on, the multi-hyphenate diva left little to the imagination as she explained how she’s “excited” to be single for the first time in her adult life.

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Jennifer Hudson may still be raking in praise for her stellar Whitney Houston tribute from Sunday’s American Music Awards 50th anniversary special, but now the EMMY, GRAMMY, OSCAR, and TONY Award-winning diva is gearing up to win even more acclaim for the same as she’s signed on to tribute a member of this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction class.

And, she’s bringing another award-winning, ‘American Idol’ alum-turned-talk show host with her.

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Class is about to be back in session at ‘Abbott Elementary.’

The award-winning ABC series, starring and created by EMMY winner Quinta Brunson, is returning with a whopping 22 episodes after a nearly 5-month hiatus following its season 3 finale in the Spring.

Reassembling the core cast (Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Janelle James, Lisan Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, and William Stanford Davis) after scoring some headline-grabbing pay raises in real life, viewers will see if their fictional characters will be able to boast the same as ‘Abbott’ continues to face the crippling effects of budget cuts and district indiscretion.

Ahead of the show’s October 9 return to screens, learn what lessons our friends at ‘Abbott’ will be teaching and learning in the season ahead by checking out the official trailer.

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Christmas is coming early for Kelly Clarkson fans.

The EMMY and GRAMMY-winning diva, no stranger to seeing her festively fueled albums ‘Wrapped in Red’ and ‘When Christmas Comes Around’ zoom to the top of Billboard’s Holiday charts annually, has unwrapped news the latter project is getting a repackaging thanks to a deluxe edition christened ‘When Christmas Comes Around…Again.’

Ahead of its November 1 arrival to digital shelves, Clarkson treated her fans to the first taste of its updated tracklist: the original new song ‘You for Christmas.’

“This time of year can be so hard / Searching for blessings in the dark / If Santa has one gift to bring us / I’ll tell him I just want you for Christmas,” she sings on the Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt-crafted cut.

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Having already made history with an EMMY win for her contribution to the Ryan Murphy-helmed ‘Dahmer,’ actress Niecy Nash-Betts is undoubtedly looking to repeat the feat with their reunion effort ‘Grotesquerie.’

Starring as the ambitious “Detective Lois Tryon,” Niecy is on the hunt for a killer whose gruesome crimes have rocked the town and local headlines.

“Something hellish is going on here,” her character says in the recently unleashed trailer. “This killer is one who knows anatomy, the blood, the DNA that was left there for us to find.”

Supported by a cast of familiar faces including fellow EMMY winner Courtney B. Vance, NFL champion Travis Kelce, and EMMY nominee Lesley Manville (as well as Nicholas Alexander Chavez, Micaela Diamond, and Raven Goodwin), ‘Grotesquerie’ is slated to slash into screens on September 25.

Ahead of its premiere on FX, hop inside to see the series’ chilling trailer.

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Queen Latifah continues to make a major mark as one of entertainment’s most revered multihyphenates.

Now, her life more broadly will be spotlighted like never before.

Because a biopic is on the way and it’s being jointly powered by some of the industry’s heaviest hitters.

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Nene Leakes is moving forward and surprisingly it’s in partnership with NBC Universal. 

As widely reported, the former ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star filed suit against the media juggernaut with a laundry list of allegations. She would eventually drop her legal action in 2022.

Now, it appears like time has healed the wound. Because Leakes has secured a major gig within the NBC corporate umbrella – and she’s speaking up and out about it.

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In breaking news, it has been confirmed that legend James Earl Jones has died at age 93.

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Edward Kelsey Moore‘s 2013 best-selling novel gets a delectable screen adaptation courtesy of the new Searchlight Pictures film ‘The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat.’

Starring Academy and EMMY Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, EMMY nominee Sanaa Lathan, and 2x EMMY winner Uzo Aduba, ‘All-You-Can-Eat’ tells the heartwarming story of a trio of lifelong best friends whose bond is tested like never before after they’ve navigated decades of “the joys and sorrows of life, marriage and children, happiness and blues, and love and loss” together.

Also starring veteran actors Mekhi Phifer, Julian McMahon, Russell Hornsby, and Vondie Curtis-Hall, the touching dramedy was directed by Tina Mabry.

Premiered on Hulu on Friday (August 23), hop inside to see the official preview before heading over to the streamer to watch in full.

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As producer of films ‘Crow: the Legend‘ and ‘Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey’ (to name a few), singer-actor John Legend knows a thing or two about creating family-friendly content.

To that end, the EMMY, GRAMMY, OSCAR, and TONY (EGOT) winner is broadening that portion of his vast portfolio by unveiling his first Children’s album – ‘My Favorite Dream.’

A 10-track affair, the set – kicked off on the wings of lead single ‘L-O-V-E‘ – comes as the follow-up to John’s critically acclaimed 2022 LP ‘Legend.’

“This song captures the spirit of what I always wanted this album to be. I wrote it as an anthem to celebrate our common humanity and bring a smile to people’s faces,” he said about the new tune that features his wife Chrissy Teigen and their children Luna and Miles. “I hope this song is uplifting and inspiring for everyone.”

Ahead of the album’s August 30 release, hop inside to get acquainted with ‘L-O-V-E.’

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