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How to Stream ‘Girls5eva’ Season 2 Starring Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry & More
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Season two of the Emmy-nominated series, Girls5eva, officially hit Peacock on Thursday (May 5). Sara Bareilles, Ashley Park, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell and Busy Philipps star in the eight-episode comedy about a one-hit-wonder girl group from the ’90s who try to give their revive their careers after their song gets sampled by a young rapper. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The reunited girl group gets into “album mode” for season two, but they only have six weeks to put the project together. N...
Boo Bird Sage Steele Sues ESPN, Claims “Free Speech” Was Restricted
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jesse Grant / Getty Sage Steele, a host of ESPN’s SportsCenter program, is reportedly suing the network for her suspension due to “selective enforcement” of a rule. According to reports, the anchor is suing the network and its parent company, Walt Disney Co., alleging that she was targeted and subjected to unfair treatment after she made comments during a podcast interview last September. The details of the lawsuit filed in Connecticut, have Steele claiming that ESPN failed to “stop bullying and harassment by Ms. Steele’s colleagues,” breaching her contract and violating her First Amendment rights. Related Stories Steele landed in the midst of controversy while appearing as a guest on the Uncut With Jay Cutler podcast. In the discussion with the former NF...
Everything Coming To Netlfix This Summer Possibly Worth Keeping Your Subscription For
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Netflix / The Takedown If you’re not one of the people cutting the cord to your Netflix subscription, these movies that are coming to the streaming service this summer might be worth your time. Netflix isn’t letting a lousy stock day and bleeding subscribers from dropping new content and based on the recent slate of summer content Netflix announced, there is still plenty of reasons to stick around. We took the liberty to go through the expansive list and highlight the films we think should be added to your queue without hesitation breaking them down by the month each film is slated to be released. May The Takedown (Loin Du Périph) (May 6) starring: Omar Sy, Laurent Lafitte, Izïa Higelin (May 6) [embedded content] [embedded content] June Interceptor (June ...
Lizzo Is the YouTube Algorithm and a Costco Singer in Cut for Time ‘SNL’ Sketches
Lizzo served as both host and musical guest on this weekend’s SNL, but at least two of her sketches were cut for time from the televised show. Fortunately, they landed on YouTube the morning after it aired. One sketch, which was actually themed to YouTube, starred Chris Redd and Bowen Yang as a duo singing about how they watch YouTube while eating dinner. “Food and YouTube” brought Lizzo in as a special guest — The Algorithm — toward the end of the tune. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I am The Algorithm and I’m here to help/ B—-, I know you better than you know yourself,” Lizzo rapped. “Oh, you watch travel vids? I can show you the world/ Here’s the 10 most savage moments from The Golden Girls/ I’ll take you down roads that you never ...
Please Don’t Destroy Helps Lizzo Pen New Song ‘Horny Zookeeper’ on ‘SNL’
“Special” wasn’t the only new song Lizzo debuted on SNL this weekend. With late-night comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy’s assistance, the singer overcame a bout of writer’s block and brought “Horny Zookeeper” to life. In a writing night sketch, Saturday night’s (Feb. 16) host and musical guest sat down for a hilarious meeting with Ben Marshall, John Higgins and Martin Herlihy. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I mean, two new songs?” she said with a laugh. “I don’t have those … I’m not joking.” “I got writer’s block. Can you write me a new song? I’m gonna need you to write me a new song. New song now, b—-. Go,” demanded Lizzo. “I need y’all to write a Black woman anthem,” she clarified, before everyone in the room realized that really was...
‘American Idol’ Judges Give Nicolina Bozzo a Standing Ovation for Her Emotional Take on Sia
American Idol contestant Nicolina Bozzo delivered yet another show-stopping performance Sunday (April 10), only solidifying her place in the Top 24. The Canadian vocalist, who received mentorship from country star Jimmie Allen, powered through Sia‘s “Elastic Heart.” After her performance, which took place at Disney’s Aulani resort in Hawai’i, Bozzo received a standing ovation from the judges who were once again mesmerized by her vocal prowess and star quality. “I’ve always thought that you were one of — if not the best — singer in the competition. You always deliver,” said Luke Bryan. “We’re outside, we’re not getting sound necessarily like we would in a big theater, but you really, really delivered all of the emotions. It was one of those I could really sit back and enjoy the quality...
Whoopi Says Will Smith Will “Be Fine” After Oscars Slap
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Ron Galella, Ltd. / Getty Whoopi Goldberg hasn’t been afraid to weigh in on the Oscars controversy involving Chris Rock and Will Smith, but she feels Smith will be okay in the long run. In the opening discussion on Monday’s (April 4th) episode of The View, the panel spoke about the recently publicized developments that Netflix and Sony have put film projects starring the King Richard actor on hold. This was reportedly in response to Smith slapping Rock after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith at the Academy Awards a week ago. Related Stories “Some of Will Smith’s future projects are in question. The question is does he have a path back? Yes, of course, he does,” Goldberg said to open up the discussion with her co-hosts, chuckling....
Ol’ Dirty Bastard Documentary On The Way Via A&E Network
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Al Pereira / Getty The story of one of Rap’s most memorable MC’s is about to be told. A&E has confirmed they are working on an Ol’ Dirty Bastard documentary. As per Complex a prime time film on the late great has been finally green lit. On Thursday, March 31 the network announced that they have signed on to formally chronical the life and career of the Wu-Tang Clan member. While other projects have been released prior this is the first ever to be blessed by his estate. Additionally, the doc is set to feature some never seen before footage shot by his widow Icelene Jones. Tentatively titled Biography: Ol’ Dirty Bastard, the film will be co-directed by the father and son team of Sam Pollard (Black Art: In The Absence of Light) and Jason Pollard (Ge...
Will Smith And Chris Rock’s Tense History Explained
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Will Smith Chris Rock Fight Oscars / Will Smith Chris Rock Fight Oscars Long before the 2022 Oscar slap that was heard around the world echoed from Will Smith’s hand on Chris Rock’s cheekbone there was tension brewing between the two black entertainment stars. 2009 – Chris Rock produces Good Hair [embedded content] Chris Rock’s dig at Will’s wife Jada Pickett-Smith wasn’t his first on the Oscar stage but it may very well be his last. Will and Chris’ entanglement goes back years. 2016 – Chris Rock comes for Jada during the Oscars the first time [embedded content] In 2016, when the comedian was last a host for the Academy Awards he directed some jokes toward the Smiths for boycotting that year’s show over Will not being nominated for his film “Concussi...
How Atlantic Records Plans to Promote 56 Songs From ‘American Song Contest’
The 56 artists competing in the inaugural edition of NBC’s American Song Contest – which debuted Monday (March 21) evening — will have their songs released by Atlantic Records, the legendary American label that has been home to iconic artists such as Aretha Franklin, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Ed Sheeran. Billboard spoke with Atlantic Records president, West Coast, Kevin Weaver about the label’s involvement with the competition and plans for the season. How did Atlantic Records become the label for the American Song Contest? Ben Silverman and Audrey Morrissey are both really good friends of mine. Ben propagated the deal to bring the format to the U.S. I talked to Ben very early on and then I saw the press announcements that NBC picked up the show and then they hired Audrey ...
Taraji P. Henson Among List of Celebrities Criticizing Jussie Smollett’s Punishment
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: Jeff Schear / Getty Days after a judge sentenced former Empire actor Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail for staging a hate crime, his television mom and real-life friend, Taraji P. Henson, is speaking out, calling for his release. According to reports, Taraji P. Henson joined several other celebrities in calling the punishment excessive. Though Smollett maintained his innocence, he was found guilty last year of filing a false police report and was convicted of five counts of disorderly conduct. Related Stories Taking to social media to stand in solidarity with Smollett, who is currently in Chicago’s Cook County Jail, posting a stark black and white message with the hashtag #FreeJussie and a full-throated call for his release, writing: “I am not here...
SXSW: Anne Hathaway and Jared Leto Hit the Red Carpet for ‘WeCrashed’ Premiere
“Jared, it’s so nice to meet you,” Anne Hathaway says to her co-star Jared Leto, as if they were meeting for the first time. The Oscar winners were on stage at the Paramount Theater at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, to present the premiere of their new limited series, WeCrashed, the story of charismatic WeWork cofounder Adam Neumann and his wife, Rebekah Neumann, who propelled the co-working start-up to a global value of $47 billion before it all came tumbling down. Hathaway’s line was playing off the fact that Leto reportedly stayed deep in character while filming and that she didn’t properly “meet” the actor until after production concluded Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “He just became Adam Neuman...
