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Onyx Collective has boarded Candice Carty-Williams’ buzzy British drama series Queenie.

BreAnna Bell Onyx Collective and Channel 4 have placed a straight-to-series order for Candice Carty-Williams’ “Queenie.” The eight-episode series will be available on Channel 4 in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland and will stream exclusively on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ in all other territories. “Queenie Jenkins is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in south London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither. After a messy breakup with her long-term boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places and begins to realize she has to face the past head-on before she can rebuild,” reads the logline. The series is based on Carty-Williams’ best-selling novel.

EXCLUSIVE: Normal People and Where the Crawdads Sing star Daisy Edgar-Jones is the latest star attached to Oscar winner Ron Howard’s next movie Origin Of Species, which is a hot project at the Cannes market.

The Cannes Film Festival begins this week and with that also comes the Cannes Film Market, as you might suspect it’s an industry marketplace where various film projects are out to potential buyers, financiers, and distributors. One of those movies on the auction block is director Ron Howard‘s survival thriller “Origin of The Species” based on two different accounts of a true story.

EXCLUSIVE: We told you about Ron Howard’s survival thriller Origin of The Species last fall and the project now has a killer cast with Oscar nominee Ana De Armas (No Time To Die), Oscar nominee Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes), Oscar winner Alicia Vikander (Tomb Raider) and Golden Globe nominee Daniel Brühl (All Quiet On The Western Front) all attached.

Alicia Keys suprised the audience at her concert in Buenos Aires’ Movistar Arena. Keys brought out Cazzu, one of the most beloved trap performers in the country, bringing down the house and providing an unexpected and welcome blend of genres and sounds.

Project Runway is celebrating 20 years of the reality competition series with an “All-Stars” edition set to premiere on Thursday, June 15 at 8 p.m. ET on Bravo. The network announced that the premiere will be two parts and you can watch a preview of the upcoming season in the video posted above.

Alicia Keys has reimagined her 2004 track ‘If I Ain’t Got You’ with an orchestra featuring over 70 women of colour.The track was recorded for the Netflix series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, which arrived last week, and has been released with an accompanying music video.The Bridgerton spin-off series follows a young Charlotte (India Amarteifio) as she begins to understand her power and the meaning of love. The story sees her embark on a life-changing marriage with young King George (Corey Mylchreest), while spearheading a societal shift that will lead to generations of change in the Bridgerton world.Keys has brought together musicians from all over the world to create this unique orchestra, called Queen Charlotte’s Global Orchestra, both for the Netflix series and for the song’s 20th anniversary.In the video, the orchestra, led by South Africa’s first Black female conductor Ofentse Pitse, wear Bridgerton-era costumes and make-up, as Keys sits at a grand piano in front.“The entire idea was quite ambitious,” Keys told Billboard.

Actress Cheryl Fergison is looking slimmer than ever as the former Eastenders star revealed a childhood hobby is helping her shift the pounds.

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BreAnna Bell Onyx Collective’s “Searching for Soul Food” will arrive on June 2 exclusively on Hulu, Variety has learned. “Searching for Soul Food” follows rock star celebrity chef Alisa Reynolds as she discovers what soul food looks like around the world. As she seeks out the food, she’ll also explore the stories, the people, and the traditions of each place she visits, bringing her own flavor right along with her. The international journey finds Chef Reynolds exploring the culinary worlds of Mississippi, Oklahoma, Appalachia, South Africa, Italy, Jamaica, Peru and Los Angeles.” Additionally, Onyx Collective also released a teaser for the unscripted series. The 38-second clip offers a brief montage through some of host Reynolds’ travels across the globe, eating various versions of tacos, corn bread and collard greens, and pizza in celebration of the traditions that unite the diverse cultures throughout the world.

Alicia Keys’s “Keys to the Summer” world tour is stopping by Latin America. Keys informed her fans on social media, sharing her excitement over getting to perform in some of the continent’s most iconic venues and locations. Alicia Keys teases possible duet with Lady GagaTakeoff’s ‘Celebration of Life’: Alicia Keys and Justin Bieber are expected to take to the stage at the rapper’s funeralAlicia Keys and Swizz Beatz are couple goals while visiting QatarA post shared by Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys)Keys posted a video of herself singing the Spanish version of “If I Ain’t Got You,” one of her most famous songs.

As the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival looms, a cavalcade of previews for films in competition for the coveted Palme d’Or arrives. Here’s one from the first wave of titles: Karim Aïnouz‘s “Firebrand,” which stars Alicia Vikander as Katherine Parr, the sixth and last wife of England’s King Henry VIII.

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video has expanded the cast for Season 2 of its neo-Western series Outer Range. Christian James (All American), Megan West (How To Get Away With Murder),Daniel Abeles (Women of the Movement), Kimberly Guerrero (The English) and Monette Moio (The Real Bros Of Simi Valley) have been tapped for recurring roles opposite Josh Brolin in the drama series. Character descriptions are being kept under wraps.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a first look at Alicia Vikander’s turn as Katherine Parr in the Cannes-bound Firebrand.

Naman Ramachandran “Luther” star Idris Elba has joined the team at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre as an associate producer for the U.K. production of “School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play” by Jocelyn Bioh, in association with Mark Gordon Pictures and Francesca Moody Productions. The play is set in Ghana’s prestigious Aburi Girls Boarding School in 1986, and follows Queen Bee Paulina and her crew as they await the arrival of the Miss Ghana pageant recruiter. It’s clear that Paulina is in top position to take the title until her place is threatened by Ericka – a beautiful and talented new transfer student. The cast includes Heather Agyepong, Bola Akeju, Deborah Alli, Francesca Amewudah-Rivers and Jadesola Odunjo, with further casting to be announced.

Tamra Judge is back — and not wasting any time! The Real Housewives of Orange County star is front and center in the season 17 trailer.

Heather Hemmens is opening up about working with Luke Mitchell on their new Hallmark Channel movie, A Pinch of Portugal.

Alicia Keys has big summer plans this year.The 15-time Grammy winner just announced she’s embarking on her huge 22-concert ‘Keys To The Summer Tour’ from June 28 through August 2.She can’t wait to hit the road either.“I’m about to glow brighter than I ever glowed,” Keys shared on Instagram.Along the way, the NYC native and “Empire State of Mind” singer will return to the “concrete jungle dreams are made of” for a huge gig at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Wednesday, July 12.And if you can’t wait to grab tickets to hear “Fallin’,” “Girl On Fire,” “If I Ain’t Got You,” “No One,” “You Don’t Know My Name” and all the rest of her mega hits live, we’re here to help.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, April 21, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all ‘Keys To The Summer Tour’ dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.Although we can’t guarantee what Keys will play at her live shows, we can make an educated guess based on her set lists from her 2022 ‘Alicia + Keys World Tour.’Here’s what she played at most live shows last year courtesy of Set List FM.01.) “Nat King Cole”02.) “You Don’t Know My Name”03.) “Wasted Energy”04.) “Karma”05.) “New Day”06.) “Un-Thinkable (I’m Ready)”07.) “Jill Scott”08.) “The Way” (Jill Scott cover)09.) “Diary”10.) “Off the Wall” (Michael Jackson cover)11.) “The Gospel”12.) “Plentiful”13.)

sold their Newport Beach chateau in October of 2022 for a whopping $55 million and bought a new penthouse up north in Los Angeles While “RHOC” has already finished production for its upcoming Season 17, Dubrow’s new Century City residence has sparked chatter online from fans who speculate Dubrow might take a stroll down Rodeo Drive and join the “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” franchise at some point in the future. In an interview with TheWrap, Dubrow mentioned that even though she has a new home, she is still very much living in Orange County.“So we didn’t actually move there, we bought a place there and that’s supposed to be a place for me and Terry to live someday, like when the kids leave. So there’s a little bit of a misconception here,” Dubrow said. “We are actually still living in Orange County.