Jennifer Hudson Says She’s Down To Face Fantasia In A ‘Verzuz’ Battle: ‘That’s What Y’all Want? We’ll See’

A Jennifer Hudson versus Fantasia sing-off may be in the works. According to HipHopDX, the singer shared her thoughts on appearing on Verzuz while chatting with Swizz Beatz on The Jennifer Hudson Show. Beatz, who created the popular Instagram series in 2020, opened up about his career, marriage to Alicia Keys, health and more. The … Read more

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Shadow and Act has the exclusive trailer debut for the upcoming western film, Surrounded, starring Letitia Wright and the late Michael K. Williams. The Anthony Mandler-directed feature, from MGM Studios, follows Mo (Wright) as she travels into dangerous territory disguised as a man. Here is an official description: Five years after the Civil War, freedwoman … Read more

“P-Valley’s” Season Three Will Take Longer to Come Back Amid Hollywood’s Writers’ Strike

For fans waiting for season three of “P-Valley” to begin filming, you’ll have to wait an extra Mississippi minute due to the writers’ strike in Hollywood. via: Deadline P-Valley, which is filming its third season, has postponed its production in Atlanta. Creator and showrunner Katori Hall said, “We will not be filming until a fair … Read more

Anita Baker’s concert in New Jersey left many fans upset after she apparently asked opener Babyface not to perform. via: Vibe Last night during the New Jersey stop of Anita Baker’s 15-date “The Songstress” tour, concertgoers became disgruntled and disappointed. Not only did fans report waiting two hours for the “Sweet Love” singer to hit the stage, but ticket holders also did not get to see co-headliner Babyface perform. Adding to the chaotic night, one fan told VIBE that she witnessed a lady passing out while waiting for the show to start and that a fight also erupted in the audience. Following the backlash on social media from the show date, Babyface spoke out to clear up rumors about Ms. Baker allegedly being a “diva” towards him. “I am truly sorry to my fans who have been waiting for us to hit the stage this evening at @PruCenter,” he tweeted on Wednesday night (May 10). “I was asked not to perform in order to give Ms. Baker her space and time to perform her show in its entirety. My band and I are extremely saddened we didn’t get to perform for y’all tonight.” According to one attendee, the 65-year-old songstress asked Live Nation (who organized the tour) if they came out to apologize to fans for the delay. Another fan vented to Twitter about the delay and also having to work in the morning. He then asked for a refund. “I am at the Anita Baker concert, it is 2 hours late!” the disappointed fan wrote. “This is unacceptable! Ppl have to work tomorrow, others don’t live in NJ and traveled here. No announcements have been made. Tickets were expensive. Disrespectful! Who is responsible for this? Shameful. #refund” See Tweets below. In another video, the host of the show could be seen getting booed after announcing to ticket holders that there were “technical difficulties” — which he claimed caused the delay. “First of all I want to thank everyone for coming out tonight,” he began. “We did have some technical difficulties tonight. However, Ms. Baker isn’t going anywhere ya’ll she’s coming out tonight. Unfortunately because of these delays Ms. Baker wanted to be sure that she gave ya’ll the best that she could give.” “So unfortunately Babyface will no longer be performing. I deeply, deeply apologize,” he added as the audience roared with “boos” out of frustration. See below. Baker’s team has yet to release an official statement regarding starting her set two hours late and Babyface being unable to perform. Check out some of the responses from attendees and social media below. Related Posts

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Babyface Asked Not To Perform At Anita Baker’s NJ Show, Fans React [Photos + Video]

Anita Baker’s concert in New Jersey left many fans upset after she apparently asked opener Babyface not to perform. via: Vibe Last night during the New Jersey stop of Anita Baker’s 15-date “The Songstress” tour, concertgoers became disgruntled and disappointed. Not only did fans report waiting two hours for the “Sweet Love” singer to hit the … Read more

ABC News Taps Eva Pilgrim and DeMarco Morgan as New Hosts of ‘GMA3’ Following Amy Robach and TJ Holmes’ Departure

ABC News president Kim Godwin announced Thursday that ‘GMA 3’ will be led by anchors Eva Pilgrim and DeMarco Morgan, joining Dr. Jen Ashton, the chief medical correspondent for ABC News, who has been a fixture on the hour for the past three years. DeMarco and Eva were both tapped to fill in after TJ … Read more

Dennis Barnes, NOLA High Schooler Who Received Millions In Scholarship Money Chooses Cornell

Dennis “Maliq” Barnes, the superstar student from New Orleans who was awarded millions in scholarship money has decided to attend Cornell University this fall, CBS News reports. Accompanied by his family at a press conference on Friday, Barnes announced that he was taking his talents to the Ivy League to pursue a degree in computer … Read more