After duking it out with ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Kenya Moore on ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ last year the actress Vivica A. Fox has teamed up with Moore’s ‘Housewives’ producer Carlos King this year.
What for?
A place on his TV One series ‘Hollywood Divas.‘
Major TV news below…
The primetime success of ABC’s ‘Black-ish,’ ‘Scandal,’ and ‘How To Get Away With Murder,’ alongside FOX’s breakout hit series ‘Empire,’ are proving themselves just the catalysts needed to see more faces of color in high profile roles.
Now, with ABC and FOX changing the game, CBS and NBC are both readying a slew of projects to “get in on the action,” so to speak, by calling on the likes of Rockmond Dunbar, Anika Noni Rose, and Lance Gross to veteran actresses Whoopi Goldberg and Phylicia Rashad to help steer potential future projects upward.
Get the latest on all of the previously mentioned actors/actresses and more as primetime TV promises to see its most diverse displays yet later this year, early next year:
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards certainly provided many a notable moment courtesy of the host of music stars who took to the stage.
Now, after show-stopping performances from Beyonce, Madonna, Katy Perry, Rihanna, and more, see who walked away with the show’s biggest star – its coveted trophies!
A full winners’ list awaits below:
Last week, music mogul Mathew Knowles could be forgiven for blaming North Korea for exposing his plans to produce a Destiny’s Child movie for the big screen with their latest enemy, ‘Sony Pictures.‘
However, thanks to a Shonda Rhimes– flavoured plot twist unveiled today, evidence now claims that the recent hacking of Sony’s database was carried out by…Sony.
Full story below…
After a lengthy break on the bench, ‘TGJ Replay’ is back!
Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ features, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s latest retrospective segment to act as a written quest, if you will, to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday. Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase entire albums (and eras) from a library of pop and Urban pop music hits.
As this month brings with it the 8th anniversary of the ‘Dreamgirls’ motion picture soundtrack, we thought there would be no better time than the present to ode this amazing collection of new and revamped tunes. Tuck in below for more on one of the most celebrated soundtracks of all time…
Are we the only ones who love when awards’ season is in full swing?
With the American Music and Soul Train Awards in our rearview, the People’s Choice Awards, Golden Globes, Academy Awards, and Grammy’s ahead are now joined by the NAACP Image Awards.
Unveiling its full list of nods today, the prestigious award honors actors, actresses, singers, authors, and activists of color, in and out of the entertainment industry, via its 46th annual presentation this year live on TV One. With television shows ‘Scandal’ (ABC), ‘black-ish’ (ABC), and ‘Orange is the New Black’ (Netflix) leading the overall nods with 6 apiece and Beyonce and Pharrell dominating the music categories with 5 and 4 respectively, this year’s showing looks to be its most exciting yet.
But, before you can tune in to see who will walk away with the coveted trophies on February 6th, tuck in below to see the full list:
As viewers of TV One’s ‘Hollywood Divas’ will already know, the show’s first season has followed five African-American actresses as they join forces to create a movie they hope will restore (or hand them) the notoriety their talent makes them deserving of.
These actresses being Golden Brooks of ‘Girlfriends‘, Countess Vaughn of ‘Moesha‘ and ‘The Parkers’, ‘The Proud Family’s Paula Jai Parker and ex- ‘Real Housewife of Atlanta’ Lisa Wu.
Alas, we doubt the sweet smell of success they enjoyed many moons ago can mask the stench that rises from their movie ‘The White Sistas‘, seeking to tell a story of revenge, betrayal and murder…but now appears to have turned into a comedy.
Pills’n’Poor Actin’ below…
As one of the world’s most renown supermodels, Naomi Campbell‘s career continues to shine bright. It’s entirely apt, then, that the model-mogul has teamed up with Beats By Dre to offer a golden salute to World Cup winners Germany.
Together, Campbell and Beats have presented the entire team with 24 carat gold dipped Beats Pro headphones.
To celebrate the win, the unique campaign tapped famed photographer Rankin to lens a shoot titled Golden. The snap, which features above, see’s Naomi stun as the World Cup trophy adorned in gold high-fashion and wearing the the 24 carat Gold Beats Pros.
Needless to say, she looks divine!
Speaking on the project, Campbell gushed…
“Working on the ‘Golden’ project with Beats by Dr. Dre was so much fun. The shoot was loud and energetic…I even got to practice my football skills! This was the first time I’ve had the chance to work with the legendary Rankin, so it was a dream shoot. The ‘Golden’ project is the perfect way to celebrate the German victory and I’m glad to be a part of this campaign.”
Peep a behind the scenes look at the shoot below…
The accolades continue to roll in for actress Lupita Nyong’o.
Fresh from nabbing Golden Globes and Oscars for her role in ’12 Years A Slave’, the Kenyan-bred talent has been named PEOPLE magazine’s “Most Beautiful Person In The World”.
Lancome‘s newest spokesmodel not only celebrates the feat a-front of PEOPLE, she dishes on her journey to self-acceptance in an exclusive interview.
Lupita, in her words, after the jump…
After cutting ties with long time collaborator Drew Scott, 2013 saw Dawn Richard return to the arms of original group Danity Kane, joining its remaining members in their quest for a sizeable comeback.
Fast forward to 2014, and the ladies are yet to deliver the studio album their fans hope will bring them the international acclaim their world class talent should have afforded them during their first run.
Now, in news that will no doubt excite these supporters, ‘Billboard’ joins Richard to tease a special announcement pertaining the group’s future…set for liftoff this month!
Full story below…
Introduced as the silver medal winner of BET’s ‘Sunday Best’ (season 2), Jessica Reedy has since brought home the gold in more ways than one since her 2009 exordium to the masses.
A golden voice with an illuminating personality to match, gospel music lovers quickly gravitated to the Michigan belle – a feat evidenced by the #1 debut of her inaugural album ‘From the Heart’.
Now, with ‘Heart’ and its hits in her rearview, Reedy readies embarkation on a new chapter in her already storied career. Chatting exclusively with That Grape Juice, see below as the songstress dishes on her new album, the dark side of the industry, and even weighs in on recent gospel scandals.
As always, Miss Reedy keeps it really real.
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