‘How To Get Away With Murder‘ player Viola Davis is to portray Harriet Tubman in a new HBO movie telling the story of the visionary’s life.

Blame Ebro reports:

A new Harriet Tubman movie is set to come out on HBO, with Kirk Ellis writing, Doug Ellin producing and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin TV involved in the new project, as well.  Oscar nominee and How to Get Away With Murder’s Viola Davis has been chosen (to play Tubman) for the project.

The movie is based on a book about Tubman’s life called, Bound for the Promised Land, written by historian Kate Clifford.  The American hero was born a slave, escaped, then through the Underground Railroad, (secret passage ways through the forest and safe houses) she helped more like 300 slaves run their way to freedom in the safe North, and later fought in the Civil War on the Union’s side.

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Singles. Movies. Fashion. Albums. Tours. Books?

Yes, the latter has joined the long list of products/services the singer Beyonce has thrown into her business mix this year.

For, she has teamed up with a close friend to release a book penned to transform the lives of any who read it.

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Mariah Carey is ready to heat up Sin City!

Last night, the premium diva formed the focus of an elaborate welcome event to promote her hotly anticipated Las Vegas residency.

Thousands of fans, or Lambs as the 45-year-old affectionately deems them, showed up for a glimpse of the vocal powerhouse, who arrived in chauffeured  style.

Mimi’s ‘#1s’ show at The Colosseum / Caesars Palace kicks off on May 6th and, by the looks of things, the superstar ‘Infinity’ singer appears to be in fine form. With love, we hope her voice is too!

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After the commanding ‘Don’t Kill The Fun,’ Sevyn Streeter is back with new jam ‘4th Street.’

The cut is the latest to be lifted from the singer/songwriter’s first full length album, ‘On The Verge’ (which follow’s 2013 EP ‘Call My Crazy, But…’)

Available to buy on iTunes, the melodic mid-tempo awaits for your listening below…

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‘Stay With Me‘ singer Sam Smith has pulled the plug on the Australian leg of his tour, doing so after learning news set to shock and surprise his fans.

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TIME has taken aim at Jay Z’s TIDAL streaming service, hitting the rapper with claims that the “facts” he used to defend the service are anything but.

Why his supporters are unlikely to like what they have to say?

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Elijah Blake‘s debut album ‘Shadows & Diamonds’ is to drop on June 3rd, set to hit retailers with the help of its first single ‘I Just Wanna.’

The release is now available to pre-order on iTunes and follows the releases of the singer’s debut EP ‘Bijoux 22’ which hit the net in the December of 2012.

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Six days remain until Ciara‘s sixth studio album ‘Jackie’ sashays into stores.

So what better way to whet appetites than to deliver the Dr. Luke produced ‘Dance Like We’re Making Love’ for folk’s listening pleasure.

The bedroom jam finds CiCi serving a titillating Urban dish with Pop glossed sprinkles.

2nd Single!! Unlocked On ITunes!#DanceLikeWeremakingLove Produced By @TheDoctorLuke Written By Me, Luke, and Theron. https://t.co/p7q47uWbTH

— Ciara (@ciara) April 28, 2015

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Jason Derulo may be riding high with new single ‘Want To Want Me,’ but the Pop force is ensuring the masses get a meaty taste of its housing album ‘Everything Is 4’ ahead of its June 2nd arrival.

The 25-year-old channels a young Michael Jackson on the latest track to be unleashed from the project, his fourth.

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Another day, another teaser.

Ciara continues to drip-feed fans with morsels of new music from her upcoming album ‘Jackie’ (due May 4th).

After sharing snippets of a number of cuts last week, the latest to receive the preview treatment from the singer is the Dr. Luke produced ‘Give Me Love.’

Interestingly, the cut is markedly Pop. Take a listen below…

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It’s almost game time for Ciara!

This Sunday, the stage blazer is set to live up to her billing when her ‘Jackie Tour’ kicks off in Chicago. 24 hours later, her sixth studio effort ‘Jackie’ will strut into stores globally.

Keeping her momentum abuzz, the singer has today shared more snaps from her fierce feature shoot for L’Officiel Singapore.

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Pop radio is to receive Nicki Minaj‘s ‘The Night Is Still Young’ this week, committing to support the Dance number  after it was pulled from her third studio album ‘The Pinkprint.’

The jam will be joined by Adam Lambert’s ‘Ghost Town’ and Mariah Carey’s unfortunate new single ‘Infinity.’

Yet to hear the latter?

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