*(CNN) — First, Laverne Cox was mistaken for Beyoncé at the US Open. Now, two other legends have been mixed up. The internet had a field day after former tennis pro and analyst Mary Carillo identified Dionne Warwick, who was sitting in the stands, as Gladys Knight. Carillo’s colleague, Chanda Rubin, also repeated the error.
*Nigeria has become the first country to ban all non-Nigerian actors and models from starring or voicing in Nigerian commercials. This is an “action aimed at growing the Nigerian advertising industry,” according to a statement released by the Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON). “All advertisements, advertising, and marketing communications materials targeted or exposed on
*Idris Elba is fed up with the new debate on Black British Actors being cast in American roles. Reports state that the upcoming Whitney Houston biopic “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” features actress Naomi Ackie playing the late legendary singer. This casting brought back the debate over Black British actors taking roles away from Black
*(CNN) — Adapted from a film short into a movie, “Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul” exhibits the strain of the magnification process — as premises go, feeling a little light in terms of the collection plate. The central performances, however, make this dark satire awkwardly watchable, with Sterling K. Brown and Regina Hall as
*Before he stepped into the rap game, Lil Baby was a hustler and a formidable gambler. His sister once claimed that Lil earned six figures before his rap career picked up. So it’s little surprise that Lil Baby recently won $1 million at a Las Vegas casino. The Atlanta rapper visited the place in the
GRAMMY and Stellar Award-winning artist, Jonathan McReynolds has given a visual treatment to his latest single “Your World“. The concept music video features footage with appearances from Marvin Sapp, Travis Greene, Mali Music, JJ Hairston Others. “Your World” was written to help people lift the weights that hold them down. The song reminds the listener
Celebrate Nigerian gospel singer and psalmist, Dunsin Oyekan miraculously survived a ghastly car accident that happened along the Lagos/Ibadan expressway early today. According to reports, Dunsin Oyekan and his crew were on their way for a ministration at a program held at the university of Ibadan. The gospel minister came out unscathed from the motor
Nigerian gospel music minister and the senior pastor of Jesus Classroom Church Inc. Timothy Ndaokani popularly called Pst Timothy is out with a new single titled “No Power Like Jesus.” The Port-Harcourt-based singer teamed up with ace producer Mr Echris of (Top Sound Music Studios) and the result is a soukous African praise tune. “No
John Legend has announced a host of in-store signing events to support his double album, LEGEND, out Sept. 9. On Sept. 10, Legend will visit Target in Jersey City, New Jersey, from noon-2 p.m. Then, he will head to Rough Trade in New York City, New York, from 3:30-5:30 p.m. On Sept. 15, starting at
The excitement for Jennifer Hudson’s daytime talk show is in the air as the first guest has been revealed. Simon Cowell, one of the three founding American Idol judges, will take a seat at The Jennifer Hudson Show when its premieres later this month, PEOPLE reports. Hudson threw Cowell’s name around as a dream guest