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Angelique Jackson After dominating the Grammy Awards with five wins, including album of the year, Jon Batiste is set to conquer a new medium — acting. The musician has joined the cast of “The Color Purple,” directed by Blitz Bazawule, for his feature acting debut.Batiste is set to portray Grady, husband to Shug Avery (played by Taraji P. Henson).

Henry Golding has been added to the cast of the upcoming drama feature Downtown Owl.The news about the 35-year-old performer was initially revealed by The Hollywood Reporter, who noted that the project would mark the directorial debut of both Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater.The media outlet also pointed out that the feature is currently in the production stage, with filming taking place in Minnesota. Signing on:Henry Golding has been added to the cast of the upcoming drama feature Downtown Owl; he is seen earlier this monthThe Hollywood Reporter noted that the project's screenplay is being penned by Linklater.The feature is based onChuck Klosterman's novel of the same name, which was published in 2008.

It’s not long now until Prince Harry’s bombshell memoir hits the shelves, and some say will shake the palace to its core.The Duke of Sussex - who’s been denied gun-clad guards on his upcoming trip to Holland for the Invictus Games - is expected to release his book in ‘late 2022’, much to the dismay of the Royal Family. We don’t quite know what the pages will reveal, but royal author Phil Dampier says it’ll be ‘sensational’ and full of ‘festering issues’ that Harry can’t put to bed - and we won’t be able to resist. Mr Damper told MailOnline: “Harry’s [book] will be a best-seller.

is ready to make herstory once again with the upcoming season of !Paramount+ announced on Wednesday that will feature the franchise's first-ever all-winners cast, as past champions return to compete for the title of «Queen of All Queens,» and a cash prize of $200,000! The star-studded roster includes some of your all-time faves, and instantly legendary winners, as well as one important international addition! Plus, there will be new episodes of streaming exclusively on Paramount+ to bring you all the best behind-the-scenes drama! Watch the casting announcement in the video below:Fans can also catch an exclusive, extended first look at the legendary queens coming to during the live grand finale of  season 14, airing Friday, April 22, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on VH1.And, leading up to the premiere on Paramount+, check out -- a four-episode special premiering Friday, April 29, on VH1 and the official YouTube channel -- where eight fan favorite queens watch and react to the  queens' very best moments throughout franchise herstory. Check out the eight returning champions who are back to compete for the crown once again:Insta/Twitter: @jaidaehallLook over there! Season 12’s winner and trade of the season is back to snatch another crown.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterThey’re all winners, baby.In a watershed moment in “Drag Race” herstory, all eight returning queens on Season 7 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” have won previous seasons of “Drag Race” or “All Stars.” The cast includes winners that stretch from 2011 through 2020, one international queen and three queens who’ve won seasons of All Stars.

I’ve been following the career of French actress Noemie Merlant since I saw her in Celine’s Sciamma queer romance film Portrait of a Lady on Fire at the Cannes Film Festival in 2019.  Since her performance as Marian in Sciamma’s film, Merlant has worked non-stop as an actress appearing films including: 

Harry Styles‘ ‘Treat People With Kindness’, have said they were not properly credited for their contribution to the 2019 song.In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times about the duo’s new album ‘Second Nature’, they say they think they were unfairly denied a feature credit on the song, which appears on Styles’ second album ‘Fine Line’.Though they are named as vocalists in the album’s liner notes for ‘Treat People With Kindness’, the duo are not officially listed as a feature artist, or tagged on the track on streaming services such as Spotify. The LA Times piece acknowledges that Styles has never officially listed a feature artist in any of his solo music.Lucius have, however, been tagged as a featured artist on other acts’ songs in the past, such as the title track from The War on Drugs‘ latest album, last year’s ‘I Don’t Live Here Anymore’, or Nathaniel Rateliff’s 2018 song ‘Babe I Know’.“We start the song, we sing every chorus, just us. We trade off the bridge.

EXCLUSIVE: Takashi Doscher is set to write the screenplay for Sony Pictures and PlayStation Productions’ film adaptation of the latter’s hugely successful action adventure game Ghost of Tsushima, which crossed a massive milestone in January, with more than 8 million copies sold since its July 2020 debut. The project is in early development.

K.J. Yossman Award-winning South African drama “Good Life” is set for a U.S.

The recently-launched Strong Studios has acquired rights to Alec Sokolow’s script The Tank Job, setting the Oscar nominee as the film’s director.

Will Ferrell has joined the cast of the forthcoming romantic comedy movie Barbie.The news about the 54-year-old performer was confirmed on Monday, and The Hollywood Reporter noted that he is set to portray the CEO of a toy company.The project, which is based on the best-selling fashion doll line of the same name, has been in the works for several years and it is currently set to be released next year. On the big screen: Will Ferrell has joined the cast of the forthcoming romantic comedy movie Barbie; he is seen in 2020The media outlet also reported that Ferrell's character may or may not be the CEO of toy company Mattel, who has manufactured the dolls ever since 1959.Numerous direct-to-television films based on the toys have been released over the years, with the first, entitledBarbie in the Nutcracker, making its debut in 2001.

Chris Willman Music WriterEddie Vedder, who has made efforts to include a more proportionate of women on the bill at his Ohana Festival than is typical at rock festivals, is going the extra mile this year, putting female headliners at the top of the bill on two out of Ohana’s three nights.At the sixth annual gathering in southern California Sept. 30-Oct.

People will have to wait to see the up-close shots of Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s wedding in the wake of Vogue magazine reportedly acquiring the photos.The newlyweds have done a handful of features with the high-end fashion magazine, including a Q&A where they revealed some of the details about their special day that took place yesterday, Saturday 9 April. While photos from afar of their £3 million nuptials have been snapped, including several of their celebrity guests, the actual wedding photos are said to have been bought by Vogue.

Variety of the pioneering role. “It’s life-changing equality and participation.”“This can impact change for all of us,” the actor added.

The Simpsons is set to feature its first-ever deaf voice actor in an upcoming episode entitled The Sound Of Bleeding Gums.John Autry has been cast in the role of Monk, the deaf son of saxophonist Bleeding Gums Murphy, and American Sign Language will be used for the first time in the show's history.Producer Al Jean shared an image of the new character on Twitter and captioned the picture: 'It's very hard to do a "first" after 722 episodes. But I couldn't be more excited about this one.' A first for the show:The Simpsons is set to feature its first-ever deaf voice actor in an upcoming episode entitled The Sound Of Bleeding GumsIn the episode, Lisa Simpson helps Monk in his pursuit of a cochlear implant, which can help to improve speech understanding.Autry, who is deaf, expressed that he was thrilled to have been cast in the iconic TV show, describing it as a historic moment.

“The Simpsons” is making history with its latest episode.

EXCLUSIVE: We hear that Officer Exchange, a big action comedy project, just sold to Amazon Studios. Peacemaker and The Suicide Squad star John Cena is starring in a script by Ben Zazove and Evan Turner. The project is currently in development.

EXCLUSIVE: The Oscar nominated What’s Love Got to Do With It actress has boarded Netflix’s fantasy film Damsel, which also stars Millie Bobby Brown.

EXCLUSIVE: Scott Free Productions has optioned the rights to the acclaimed thriller Outside from bestselling Icelandic author Ragnar Jónasson for feature adaptation. Acclaimed commercial director Henrik Hansen from Scott’s RSA Films is in talks to direct the project. The novel will be released in the UK on April 28, 2022 and in the US in June 2022.

Spotify is facing renewed criticism from US Congress over its Discovery Mode feature, which allows artists to receive additional exposure for a reduced royalty rate.Three Congress members – Yvette D. Clarke, Judy Chu and Tony Cardenas, who represent the Congressional Caucus on Multicultural Media, have sent a letter to Spotify CEO Daniel Ek criticising the feature.In exchange for a boost in visibility, artists and their labels agree to receive a “promotional” royalty rate on those streams, believed to be lower than the standard rate through the feature, which was announced in November 2020.Highlighting this issue, the letter said via Variety: “Choosing to accept reduced royalty payments is a serious risk for musicians, who would only benefit if Discovery Mode yields more total streams for an artist across their entire catalogue, not just the track covered by the program.”“And if two competing artists both enroll their newest track in the program, any benefit could be cancelled out, meaning that the only profit goes to your company’s bottom line.

A24 has assembled an impressive package for The Governesses—the sophomore feature from Joe Talbot (The Last Black Man in San Francisco), in which Lily-Rose Depp (The Idol) will star, alongside recent breakouts Hoyeon (Squid Game) and Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World).