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Kevin Winter/Getty Images Netflix announced in February it had canceled the planned docuseries on Prince, and now the director of the series is speaking out about the decision. Ezra Edelman, who also directed O.J. Made in America, told the Pablo Torre Finds Out podcast that Netflix’s decision to axe the series is “a joke.” The cancellation followed a […]
Gaither Music Group R&B legend Smokey Robinson is showing his gratitude with a brand-new album, What the World Needs Now, dropping April 25. In a post on Instagram he describes the record as an “inspiration” album. The record, Smokey’s first since 2023’s Gasms, features 10 tracks, combining covers of songs like “Lean on Me,” “What a Wonderful World,” “I’ll Take You There” […]
Harper One Lionel Richie‘s memoir, which he first announced last year, now has a title: Truly, named after his 1982 debut solo single. The memoir, due out Sept. 30, is described by publisher Harper One as “intimate” and “deeply candid,” detailing “turbulence, loss, and near-calamity.” People further reports that the book is a “no-holds-barred” telling […]
David Livingston/Getty Images Chris Jasper, a member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame R&B group The Isley Brothers, passed away Sunday, according to an announcement on his official Facebook page. He was 73. According to the post he had been diagnosed with cancer in December. A classically trained musician who studied at Juilliard, Jasper […]
Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic Singer Dionne Warwick has paid tribute to her good friend, singer Roberta Flack, who passed away Monday at the age of 88. “We now say Rest In Peace and receive the loving award the Heavenly Father has for her,” Warwick shared in a statement. “I’ll miss our conversation about the journey through music […]
Paras Griffin/Getty Images for BET Singer Roberta Flack, whose signature voice and soulful interpretations of songs such as “Killing Me Softly with His Song” catapulted her to the top of the charts and influenced generations, has died. She was 88. The legendary singer died “peacefully surrounded by her family” on Monday, according to a statement from […]
Absolute Label Services After almost 20 years, R&B group The Stylistics, best known for such songs as “You Are Everything” and “You Make Me Feel Brand New,” are back with a brand-new album, Falling in Love With My Girl, which is out now. Founding member Airrion Love tells ABC Audio the idea for the project was sparked by […]
courtesy of Dolby Cinemas/Warner Motion Picture Group Purple Rain is coming back to theaters. Prince’s iconic movie is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion the film will return to theaters for one day only, on March 5. It will be released exclusively to Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres locations in the U.S. […]
Absolute Label Services The Stylistics have previewed their upcoming new album, Falling In Love With My Girl, with the release of the new single “Yes, I Am,” featuring Shania Twain, who also wrote the tune. “I fell in love with Shania Twain the first time I heard ‘You’re Still the One,’ a great song that I […]
Theo Wargo/WireImage Looks like we won’t be seeing that long-in-the-works Prince docuseries. A post on Prince’s Instagram account has confirmed that the planned six-part series has been canceled. “The Prince estate and Netflix have come to a mutual agreement that will allow the estate to develop and produce a new documentary featuring exclusive content from Prince’s archive,” read […]
