Cynthia Erivo Is Entertainment’s Top Overachiever With New Solo Album, Children’s Book and Screen Roles Galore

Angela Bassett joins Cynthia Erivo on the red carpet for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Homecoming Concert & Gala held at Walt Disney Concert Hall on Saturday (October 9) in Los Angeles.

Shalini Dore Features News EditorAfter a year in which audiences couldn’t enjoy the Los Angeles Philharmonic in person due to the pandemic, the orchestra returned with a boisterous gala on Saturday night at Walt Disney Concert Hall. The evening included performances by Cynthia Erivo, pianist Seong-Jin Cho and a drumline.Conductor Gustavo Dudamel, who was also named music director of the Opéra National de Paris in April, reminisced about his start 12 years ago at the helm of the L.A.

Cynthia Erivo’s debut solo album, Ch. 1 Vs. 1, was a long time coming.

Cynthia Erivo is celebrating the release of her first children’s book, “Remember to Dream, Ebere.”

NEW YORK -- While the height of the COVID-19 pandemic brought much of the world to a standstill, it also spread a blanket of loneliness in its path by isolating family members and friends. And despite international fame and accolades, Cynthia Erivo was not exempt.“I did feel really lonely.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s set during the 1979 all-star “No Nukes” concerts at New York’s Madison Square Garden is legendary, but only one song from it had been released — until November of this year, when Sony Music Entertainment’s Premium Content Division in partnership with Sony Pictures Home Entertainment will release “The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts.”The film features ten never-before released Springsteen performances from the concerts, and

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorJulz Sale, co-founder and singer of Delta 5, whose 1980 indie hit “Mind Your Own Business” saw an unexpected revival when it was used in an Apple ad earlier this year, has died, Variety has confirmed via the band’s U.S. label.

The Color Purple and slipped into the roles of Aretha Franklin and Harriet Tubman, Cynthia Erivo has already proven herself to be something of a chameleon.With a Tony and a Grammy for her stage work already under her belt, not to mention two Oscar nominations, a debut full-length album of original music was probably as inevitable as it was eagerly anticipated.Living up to expectations like that can be a tall order, but Erivo pulls it off with Ch. 1 Vs.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorApparently concerts, albums, documentaries, writing songs with Mick Jagger, VMA honors and writing books aren’t enough to keep the indefatigable Dave Grohl busy: Now he’s doing a book tour.Later this month and next, Grohl will undertake an extremely limited run of intimate evenings that’ll see (and hear) him bring his first book to life: “The Storyteller –Tales of Life and Music,” which is described as “a collection of memories of a life lived loud,” is out October

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorCumulus Media has named two executives, Doug Cohn and Bruce Gilbert, to newly created positions across Music & Entertainment and Sports, respectively, to lead new content development across the company’s platforms, including broadcasting, podcasting, streaming, social media, digital, and live events, the company announced Monday (Sept. 20).

Dazzling in diamonds! Stars showed up for 2021 Emmys on Sunday, September 19, in gorgeous dresses, pops of neon and stunning silhouettes. 

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe beach in Asbury Park, N.J., may have at first seemed an unlikely venue to host Pearl Jam’s first concert in more than three years, but it turned out to be a highly appropriate locale the weekend of Sept. 18 at the third-annual Sea.Hear.Now festival on the Jersey Shore.

Cynthia Erivo is breathtaking at the 2021 Emmys.

Cynthia Erivo looks so elegant on the red carpet at the 2021 Emmy Awards on Sunday (September 19) at The Event Deck at L.A. Live in Los Angeles.

New Music Friday! It's every audiophile's favorite day of the week, and some of our favorite artists from all different genres have blessed us with new tunes.Lil Nas X finally welcomed his highly anticipated bundle of joy, releasing his debut album,, Taylor Swift surprised fans by leap-frogging her  re-release and sharing «Taylor's Version» of her hit, «Wildest Dreams,» and Sam Smith and Summer Walker teamed up for the latest release from the soundtrack, the soaring ballad «You Will Be

What lines would you cross to be with your soulmate? That’s the question posed by the time-travel romance epic “Needle in a Timestack.” The movie’s first trailer gives a taste of what happens to four people put in that situation. READ MORE: Fall 2021 Movie Preview: 60+ Must-See Films “Needle in a Timestack,” based on a short story of the same name by Robert Silverberg, follows a blissful married couple, Nick and Janine.

Luther film which is coming to Netflix has found two additional cast members in Cynthia Erivo and Andy Serkis.The pair will join Idris Elba, who is reprising his role as the titular detective in the new movie made by Netflix in association with the BBC.Series creator Neil Cross has written the script for the film, while Jamie Payne, who directed the final season, will also be directing the film.

Cynthia Erivo is striking a pose on the red carpet!