Beyoncé Just Scored Her First Oscar Nomination

“It’s so great for representation and it’s also grounded in normalization,” says Naomi star Kaci Walfall of the barrier breaking CW superhero series from Ava DuVernay and Jill Blankenship. “So it’s a story that is just about a 16-year old girl whose Black, who happens to be a superhero and I think that is supercool ‘cause it’s not something we see, it’s not something we see,” Walfall added.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentAfter Oscar nominations were announced Feb. 8, the buzz seems equally centered on who was nominated and who wasn’t.There’s an impressive roster of work in both categories.

Things are getting even messier after Travis Scott, Kanye West and Billie Eilish first made headlines for an apparent feud on social media. It all started when Kanye—otherwise known as Ye—demanded that Billie apologize to Travis after reports claimed she “dissed” the rapper’s Astroworld tragedy during one of her own concerts. Now, the “SICKO MODE” rapper seems to have picked a side in this squabble.

Billie Eilish has denied she threw shade at Travis Scott after the Astroworld tragedy while stopping a show to help a fan that was having an asthma attack. The singer, 20, had been filmed pausing one of her shows to check on a fan and make sure they got an asthma inhaler before telling the audience: ‘I wait for people to be okay until I keep going.’While she did not name Travis, 30, some took the comment to be referencing his Astroworld concert from November, during which he was accused of ignoring fans in difficulty to keep performing, something he denied, claiming he was unaware of what was happening. Ten people died and hundreds were injured after crowds surged towards the stage in Houston, Texas, leaving some fans crushed and trampled by the weight of the crowd. After Billie’s clip went viral, Kanye, 44, took to Instagram to demand she apologises to Travis before he would perform at Coachella with the rapper. He wrote alongside a screenshot of a news story: ‘Come on Billie we love you please apologise to Trav and to the families of the people who lost their lives no one intended this to happen.‘Trav didn’t have any idea what was happening when he was on stage and was very hurt by what happened.’Kanye added: ‘And yes Trav will be with me at Coachella but now I need Billie to apologise before I perform.’My 600lb Life's first transgender star Destinee Lashaee dies aged 30Nelly sorry after sex tape leaked on Instagram: ‘This was an old video’Funk legend Betty Davis dies of natural causes aged 77Billie denied that her comments were aimed at Travis, writing in response: ‘Literally never said a thing about Travis.

Kanye West is one of the headliners scheduled to perform at Coachella 2022. In an Instagram post shared on Thursday, West (who recently changed his legal name to Ye) revealed that he intends to bring Travis Scott along for the performance.

Nicole Kidman is up for another Oscar but her daughters aren’t fazed.

Called out. Kanye West and Billie Eilish’s feud over Travis Scott‘s Astroworld wasn’t something fans saw coming. Kanye took to his Instagram on February 10, 2022, to call out Billie after seemed to shade Travis’ Astroworld tragedy a week prior.

Billie Eilish and brother Finneas have paid a visit to a longtime fan of theirs, who also just happens to be the President of the United States.It’s shaping up to be the week of dreams for the 20-year-old, with Joe Biden sharing a snap of the three of them together, and writing on Instagram: ‘When I heard my friends @billieeilish and @finneas were in town for a show, I knew I had to invite them over to the White House. ‘Great to see you and your family — and I’m glad you got to meet Commander.’A White House official added to People: ‘Billie Eilish, Finneas and their parents Maggie and Patrick were invited to pay a visit to the White House today to meet President Biden.‘Billie and Finneas were supporters during Biden’s campaign and the Biden family have been long time fans of their music.

Disney’s Gaitán, who voices the character Pepa Madrigal in the animated film, is also shattering records after her song, «We Don't Talk About Bruno,» reached the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 and Global 200 charts. Plus, it’s also become a viral hit on TikTok.«It's crazy! It's absolutely unbelievable. It's surreal, it's magical realism.

Charisma Deberry, joins the ladies of ‘The Real’, Adrienne Bailon, Loni Love, Garcelle Beauvais, and guest host Nene Leakes to discuss the hottest topics trending on your timeline. This week we’re diving into the Oscar nominations, Columbus Short’s curious case, Zendaya’s ‘Euphoria’ controversy, plus more! Tune in for hot takes daily on ‘The Real’ and bi-weekly to catch social updates with ESSENCE.

Zack Sharf Actors who web-sling together, stay together. Andrew Garfield revealed on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast that his “Spider-Man: No Way Home” co-stars Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire sent him “very sweet” text messages on Feb. 8, not long after he received an Academy Award nomination.

Beyoncé has done it again! The superstar is officially an Oscar nominee, after breaking the record for most Grammy wins in history last year, the singer is now coming for the Academy Awards.

Keith Urban is having a proud husband moment. The “You’ll Think of Me” singer gave his wife, Nicole Kidman, a special shout-out after she was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Actress in a Leading Role category for her performance as Lucille Ball in on Tuesday“CONGRATS on your OSCAR nomination today babygirl! SO proud of you & all that you poured into this dual role,” the 54-year-old singer tweeted. «Lucille AND Lucy.

Perhaps the Best Picture race is truly over. When the 2022 Oscar nominations were announced Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” landed 12 nominations including Best Picture, Best Director, Adapted Screenplay, four acting nominations, and Editing.

#KingRichard family has been nominated by the @TheAcademy for 6 awards including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, Best Film Editing, and Best Original Song. pic. twitter.

Thanks to his 2022 Oscar nomination for his work on the Disney movie "Encanto," Lin-Manuel Miranda could become the 17th person ever to earn an EGOT.  "EGOT" stands for Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony, the four major awards in show business. While many consider themselves lucky to nab even one, others, like Whoopi Goldberg, Rita Moreno, Mel Brooks and John Legend, can boast of winning all four.  Now, thanks to his nomination for best original song, "Dos Oruguitas," in the animated film, a win could add the "Hamilton" creator to the list of EGOT winners.

2022 Oscar nominations, and Andrew Garfield was among the five talents picked in the Best Actor category. No, he didn’t get a nomination for his incredible long-game lie about returning to play Peter Parker in Spider-Man: No Way Home (even though that’d be totally deserved). Garfield is being recognized for portraying Rent playwright Jonathan Larson in Tick, Tick… Boom!, and funny enough, a bunch of other former Spider-Man actors also picked up Oscar nominations this year alongside him.

He already is The Oscars record holder for most-nominated Black actor.But Denzel Washington is making sure he will keep the crown as long as possible.The 67-year-old A-lister was nominated for his ninth Academy Award for acting, tenth total, as he was recognized in the Actor in a Leading Role category it was announced on Tuesday. Top man: Denzel Washington (seen in December)was nominated for his ninth Academy Award for acting, tenth total, as he was recognized in the Actor in a Leading Role category it was announced on Tuesday Washington earned the honor as he played the titular role in historical drama The Tragedy Of Macbeth.

Will Smith scored his third and fourth Oscar nominations this morning as the star and producer of King Richard, doubling his Oscar nominations haul and becoming only the ninth producer-actor to nab both nominations for the same film. “It’s six nominations total,” Smith tells Deadline, “and this is rarefied air for me. I’ve been nominated two other times, but it’s never been this kind of blanket love, you know?”

Lin-Manuel Miranda was not prepared for the massive success of the hit song We Don't Talk About Bruno from Disney's latest animated flick, Encanto.The catchy tune became the highest-charting song from a Disney animated film in more than 26 years and has been played more than 100 million times on Spotify, but wasn't nominated for an Oscar because Miranda didn't even submit the song.Miranda wrote eight original songs for the flick and did receive an Academy Award nod for the song Dos Oruguitas, and if he wins the trophy, not only would Lin-Manuel earn his first Oscar, but also EGOT status. Honest approach: Lin-Manuel Miranda was not prepared for the massive success of the hit song We Don't Talk About Bruno from Disney's latest animated flick, EncantoWhen asked on the Elvis Duran and the Morning Show if he was 'kicking' himself for not submitting the song, Lin-Manuel laughed off any adversity.

The Academy may have snubbed Lady Gaga, but the artist isn’t sweating it.