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NPG Records/Warner Records A stage adaptation of Prince’s Purple Rain is expected to wind up on Broadway, but before it hits the Great White Way, it will make its debut in Prince’s hometown of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The musical’s pre-Broadway premiere is expected to take place in the spring of 2025, at Minneapolis’ historic State Theatre. Producer Orin Wolf is behind […]
ABC/Gavin Bond Lionel Richie’s daughter Sofia Richie Grainge and her husband, Elliot Grainge, recently announced they were expecting their first child, and Lionel is excited to be a grandfather again. People talked to Lionel at the premiere of the Netflix “We Are The World” documentary, The Greatest Night in Pop, and he said he was “pumped up” about the upcoming addition to the […]
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Oscar nominee Colman Domingo has some very interesting projects coming up. Variety reports Colman will star in and direct an upcoming biopic about legendary singer Nat King Cole. The actor revealed his involvement in the project during an appearance on Variety’s Awards Circuit podcast, sharing, “I’ve been working on it quietly for a few years. It’s something I’m looking forward to […]
Courtesy of Netflix © 2024 The Greatest Night In Pop, a new documentary about the making of the star-studded 1985 charity single “We Are the World,” will hit Netflix on January 29. And Lionel Richie, who co-wrote the song with Michael Jackson, says witnessing the film being put together has made him cry. “It just brings tears to my eyes […]
Courtesy Live Nation In 2023, Janet Jackson hit the road for her sold-out Together Again Tour. In 2024, she’s bringing it back, “together” with another artist. “Hey u guys! By popular demand, we’re bringing the Together Again Tour back to North America this summer with special guest Nelly!” Janet writes on Instagram. “It’ll be so […]
Courtesy Live Nation Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire will be spending more time on the road together. The two acts have announced a 2024 leg of their Sing A Song All Night Long tour. Consisting of 13 shows, it kicks off Thursday, May 23, in Knoxville, Tennessee, and wraps Sunday, June 16, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The […]
Kevin Mazur/WireImage The planned Michael Jackson biopic finally has a release date. Deadline reports that Michael, directed by Training Day’s Antoine Fuqua and starring the singer’s nephew Jaafar Jackson in the title role, will hit theaters April 18, 2025. Production on the film is set to begin January 22. It’s being produced by Graham King, who was responsible for the 2000 Queen biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, as well as the […]
Blank Archives/Getty Images We’re getting our first look at the upcoming documentary The Greatest Night in Pop, which chronicles the making of the all-star charity single “We Are The World.” Netflix has just released a trailer for the film, featuring archival footage of artists like Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel and more in the studio. There are also clips of new interviews from […]
Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival A new documentary about the making of the ’80s classic “We Are The World” will have its world premiere screening at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. The Greatest Night in Pop reveals the untold story of how 46 musicians, including Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross and Billy Joel, came together in 1985 to […]
Disney/Randy Holmes It appears as though Lenny Kravitz has given the thumbs up to his daughter Zoë Kravitz’s engagement to Channing Tatum. “Hey man, that’s life,” Lenny told Entertainment Tonight when asked about the happy news. “When your family is happy, when your child is happy, that’s it — I’ve done well. Blessed.” Zoë, 35, who has starred in such films […]