Parkwood power player Beyonce has learned that she has reached an impressive milestone on Instagram this week.
What it is?
100 million accounts on the platform are now following the star’s official page extending her lead as one of Pop’s most influential purveyors on and off the net.
Where she comes on the platform’s list of users with the highest number of followers?
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Following its release on November 14th 2008, the vocalist’s third studio album ‘I Am..Sasha Fierce’ has moved over 8 million units in pure sales with help from its singles ‘If I Were a Boy’, ‘Single Ladies’ and her Lady Gaga-backed ‘Video Phone’.
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Will Smith is reportedly in talks to join the live action adaptation of Disney’s Aladdin!
Production on the Guy Ritchie-helmed project kicks off in the United Kingdom this summer and, should negotiations prove to be fruitful, will welcome Smith to the cast as Genie, once portrayed by the late Robin Williams.
Fans of the box office rocking Will will remember that the talks he entered with Disney to star in its forthcoming revival of Dumbo fell through after they allegedly refused to part ways with the $20 million he asked for.
According to Sean Bailey, head of motion picture production at Disney, the film will be a “highly energized” musical. This year has already seen the studio celebrating global success for Beauty and the Beast, with the film earning over $1bn worldwide. As well as Dumbo and Aladdin, the studio also has plans to remake Mulan, Peter Pan, The Lion King, The Little Mermaid and Pocahontas.
After taking a moment away from the spotlight to become a mother, Tyra Banks is back and firing from all cylinders.
Fresh from being announced as host of ‘America’s Got Talent’ and returning to ‘America’s Next Top Model,’ the super-mogul confirmed the sequel to her much-loved TV movie ‘Life-Size.’
Taking to Twitter, the 43-year-old sent the net into a frenzy with the following news…
‘Life-Size 2’ has been officially commissioned by Freeform, the sister network of the Disney Channel, which along with ABC, was home to the original 2000 telepic.
The news comes after a lengthy period of negotiations and development dating back to 2015, when Banks said of the sequel:
“There is no one else that can play Eve but me, thank you very much! I’m just joking with you, but yes, I am going to be Eve.
So what will ‘Life-Size 2’ be about?
Well, Banks will reprise her revered role as Eve – a doll that comes to life.
This go round though, she’s all grown up and magically woken to help a young woman learn to live and love again. As the story progresses, Eve herself experiences the highs and lows of real life in a narrative described by the network as a “fun, edgy, modern Christmas movie.”
Further news on the cast has yet to be divulged, however it appears Lindsay Lohan will not feature. For when asked about the story during the development stage, Banks told reporters:
“We have not talked about casting at all so I have no idea who is going to be the young person that will be the owner of Eve. We haven’t gotten to that.”
With Lohan’s role being the “young person” from 17 years ago, it’s unlikely she’s aboard. Still, anything can happen.
In any case, the movie will air on Freeform in December 2018 and forms part of the network’s popular ’25 Days of Christmas’ programming slate.
Ever of her entrepreneurial hustle, Banks will also serve as executive producer on ‘Life-Size 2.’ Cha-Ching!
With industry friends Usher, Jennifer Lopez, Rita Ora, and Jamie Foxx on board, R&B bad boy Chris Brown is said to be giving his fans life by bringing an in depth look at his to big screens across the country.
From his humble beginnings in Virginia to stages across the world, the candid documentary – ‘Welcome To My Life’ – is due to hit theaters in June and will feature a tell-all sit down with the embattled star.
Will the personalized view at the stageblazer help curtail the mounting negative press against him from recent months? See the trailer inside and tell us your thoughts:
Lana Del Rey, The Weeknd and Max Martin teamed up for a creative cause recently when they joined forces to hatch the song ‘Lust for Life’.
Standing as the title track for Rey’s new album the number touched down via Mistajam’s BBC Radio One show recently and leads the way for the set which is yet to nab a release date.
Then, we dance on the H of the Hollywood sign, yeah
‘Til we run out of breath, gotta dance ’til we die (duwop, duwop)
My boyfriend’s back, and he’s cooler than ever (shuwop, shuwop)
There’s no more night, blue skies forever
Listen below…
‘Cause we’re the masters of our own fate
We’re the captains of our own souls
There’s no way for us to come away
‘Cause boy we’re gold, boy we’re gold
And I was like…
If you live in a major city you’ve probably encountered many a celebrity making their way through town on their way to work and play.
What happens if you don’t?
You come to the new TGJ feature ‘Celebs about Town’ which sees us churn out details about where your favourite people were the night before, and when and why they were there.
Waiting below? India Arie, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown and more!
In New York City India Arie soared into Barnes & Noble to support the release of ‘The Soul of Richard Rodgers‘ alongside Billy Porter and Zaire Park.
Gracing the launch party with a performance, the ‘Ready for Love’ songstress loved and left partygoers before the unwrapping of her next studio album ‘Worthy’ which will sail its way into her fans’ worlds this year.
A release date is yet to be set.
Down in Miami, Jennifer Lopez and her new flame Alex Rodriguez found themselves ambushed by the paparazzi as they stepped out of the Prime 112 restaurant located at 112 Ocean Drive.
The couple dined shortly after going public with their relationship which blossoms months after Lopez pulled the plug on her time with the entertainer Drake.
Rodriguez, a baseball player, is worth a reported $300 million and like Lopez was raised in New York City before becoming a household name by way of wins scored in his field.
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Lopez wasn’t the only one with business in Florida this month. For, Chris Brown finds himself in alligator-invested legal water following his alleged assault of a photographer.
As reported here, Brown was caught punching said photographer on camera (allegedly) at a Tampa nightclub and parting ways with the venue long before he was scheduled to.
The club is now asking the singer to cough up the $30,000 they paid him to appear at the club as they believe he started the fight and had no good reason to split earlier than he was supposed to.
There, the professional athlete and rising star Sterling Shepard attended the NFLxFIT Visual System Design Contest at The Museum at FIT to celebrate the marriage of sports and fashion.
Unfamiliar with the contest?
The National Football League (NFL) and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) partnered more than eight months ago to challenge students minoring in Creative Technology to reimagine all of the NFL team identities, including artwork and graphics inspired by the teams’ logos and fan cultures. The new graphic elements and branding treatments will be used on NFL merchandise.
Nicki Minaj reunites with her Young Money comrades Drake and Lil Wayne in the video for ‘No Frauds.’
Premiering merely moments ago, the clip is the latest in a long list of visuals offered up by Onika of late. All of which pave the lane to her much anticipated fourth studio album, due later this year.
The regrouping of Minaj, Drizzy, and Wayne comes after years of “doing their own thing” amidst personal dramas (see: Meek Mill feud) and professional implosions (Weezy and Birdman).
With the band back together, can their newest number climb higher than its #14 peak on the Hot 100?
Watch its accompanying visual below and let us know…
There, she invited her supporters to pick up her couture goodies and rub shoulders with her as she continues to source material for her next studio album.
The star can be expected to drop news on her forthcoming LP before the year’s end and spill details on a number of movie and television projects she and her well-oiled Roc Nation machine have been hard at work on.
Marriage and motherhood are two roles that Kelly Rowland has taken on in recent years.
The singer went public with her relationship with manager Tim Witherspoon in 2013, marrying him soon after in 2014. They then welcomed their adorable son Titan Jewell in the same year.
Ever since, they’ve been the picture of happiness – something PEOPLE and EW celebrate in their joint World Most Beautiful Families feature.
The salute, and accompanying photoshoot, come one week after Rowland released her first book ‘Whoa, Baby’ – which is aimed at new mothers. It also arrives ahead of her new album, reportedly due later this year.
Indeed, this week marks one year since the passing of superstar musician Prince.
To honor his life and legacy, Rogue Music Alliance are readying the release of a brand new EP christened ‘Deliverance.’
The six song project is comprised of undiscovered studio recordings from 2006–2008 and will hit stores this Friday (April 21st). It’s presently available for pre-order on iTunes, Amazon, and Google Play. A physical edition will follow on June 2nd, with the lion-share of profits from all versions going to the Prince Estate.
[Despite a recent dealmaking the Purple One’s back catalogue available on streaming services, there’s no word on whether ‘Deliverance’ will be streamable on the Spotify’s and the like.]
Interestingly, the set sits outside the new major label partnership in place to maximize exposure of the legend’s classic and unheard music because he recorded the songs while an independent act.
Prince co-penned and co-produced ‘Deliverance’ with his mixing/recording engineer from 2004–2009, Ian Boxill.
In the year since his death, Boxill has worked round the clock to complete the cuts.
Speaking on the finished product, he said in a statement:
“I believe ‘Deliverance’ is a timely release with everything going on in the world today and in light of the one-year anniversary of his passing. I hope when people hear Prince singing these songs it will bring comfort to many. Prince once told me that he would go to bed every night thinking of ways to bypass major labels and get his music directly to the public. When considering how to release this important work, we decided to go independent because that’s what Prince would have wanted.”
Listen to a preview of the title track below, where the full tracklist awaits…
‘Deliverance’ Tracklist:
1. Deliverance
2. I Am
3. Touch Me
4. Sunrise Sunset
5. No One Else
6. I Am (Extended)
