Jon Batiste To Make Acting Debut in 'The Color Purple'

Jon Batiste is a glass half-full kinda guy. Case in point -- amid his wife, Suleika Jaouad's, second bout with leukemia, the five-time GRAMMY-winning singer is smiling, dancing and counting his blessings thanks to a promising update about her health.The 35-year-old musician spoke with ET's Rachel Smith on Monday night as he arrived on the red carpet for the Met Gala and explained why he feels blessed — and it has everything to do with Jaouad having an incredible couple of weeks.«She's doing great,» Batiste revealed. «This is actually the best two weeks we've had so far.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticThe top of the bill at the forthcoming Pilgrimage Festival in Tennessee looks a little like a reprise of the recent Grammy Awards telecast, with Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile and Grammy king Jon Batiste all set to perform this September.From there, the festival takes a more decided skew toward Americana than it has in past years, although it also leans into other genres. The Avett Brothers are also among the headliners, on a lineup that includes Lake Street Dive, Celisse, Elle King, Dawes, Adia Victoria, Marty Stuart, Molly Tuttle, Butch Walker and Trampled by Turtles.Pilgrimage takes place Sept.

Gallery: From SKINNING SQUIRRELS to BALLET DANCING. . . You'll never believe the skills these actors learned for their movies (BANG Showbiz)Blitz Bazawule, the filmmaker behind Beyonce's 'Black Is King', will direct the fresh take on the musical.

JLS singer JB Gill and his wife Chloe have revealed to HELLO! how proud they are of their children Ace, seven, and three-year-old Chiara after the budding stars made their acting debut together in BBC drama Chloe.Exclusive: JB Gill and wife Chloe open up about idyllic farm life with son Ace and daughter Chiara"Ace and Chiara can do whatever they want, they just have to work hard at it, be passionate and love what they do," Chloe explained in an exclusive shoot with HELLO!.WATCH: JB Gill's children star in BBC drama ChloeTalking about Ace, Chloe says: "He's a confident and mature little boy so he thrives in these environments." She adds: "Chiara is definitely a performer. She loves her dancing and she's just started gymnastics.

took home five Grammys Awards earlier this month, will make his big-screen acting debut in the upcoming musical remake of “The Color Purple.”The 35-year-old musician — who also serves as musical director and bandleader for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” — is set to play Grady, the husband of sexy blues singer Shug Avery, a role previously announced will be filled by 51-year-old Taraji P. Henson (“Hidden Figures,” “Empire”).

Hot off his five Grammy wins including Album of the Year this month, Oscar winner Jon Batiste has joined the remake of The Color Purple, whose producers include Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey and Quincy Jones.

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).

Naman Ramachandran Warner Music India is set to make its debut in Bollywood soundtracks via a strategic partnership with Jjust Music.The deal will see Warner Music India make its first foray into marquee Bollywood releases, while Jjust Music’s artists will benefit from being plugged into Warner Music’s global network. The partnership’s first joint release will be an English-language pop track by Bollywood star Tiger Shroff.Jjust Music was launched by Bollywood producer and actor Jackky Bhagnani in 2019 and the label is known for singles, including “Vande Mataram” featuring Tiger Shroff, “Prada” featuring Alia Bhatt, and “Muskurayega India” featuring Akshay Kumar, Tiger Shroff, Ayushmann Khurana, Kriti Sanon, Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee Pannu.

Chris Willman Music WriterJon Batiste’s five wins at the Grammys — and a galvanizing performance on the telecast — sparked a lot of interest in further checking out his music online, as his music enjoyed a 950% increase in streaming following Sunday night’s show.Numbers from Luminate Data (formerly MRC Data) provided to Variety show just how sharp an uptick Batiste enjoyed after winning the most awards of anyone nominated this year, including the album of the year prize.In the two days prior to the telecast, Batiste had a total of 307,400 on-demand audio streams. On the day of the show and the following day, his tally for those 48 hours added up to 3,227,300, the difference being a 950% bump.The increase in interest in Batiste really showed up on Monday, the day after the CBS and Paramount Plus telecast.

Two of Jon Batiste’s biggest supporters are Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell.

We Are, and beating out major pop stars like Taylor Swift, Lil Nas X, Doja Cat, and .In an interview with , Jaouad, who is the author of the bestselling cancer memoir , confirmed the bittersweet news. “We got married the day before I was admitted to the hospital to undergo my bone marrow transplant,” she told CBS correspondent Jim Axelrod. “We have known that we wanted to get married, I think, from the first week that we started dating.

NEW YORK -- Jon Batiste wears so many hats he may need a closet for them all — recording artist, bandleader, musical director, film composer, museum creative director and scion of New Orleans musical royalty. The multi-instrumentalist won five Grammys on Sunday and despite being on TV all week, not many people may know fully.HE'S GOT ‘SOUL’Batiste composed music, consulted on and arranged songs for Pixar's animated film “Soul,” a mid-life crisis movie mixed with a New York jazz fantasia and a body-swap comedy.

Jon Batiste was the big winner at the 2022 Grammy Awards on Sunday April 3. The Late Show bandleader took home five of the 11 awards he was nominated for, including the coveted Album of the Year award. Jon has been a longstanding figure in the music industry, both putting out his own music, and collaborating with many other major acts over the years. Just before he won at the Grammys, he had announced that he and his wife Suleika Jaouad married in a secret ceremony back in February. Of course, Suleika was in the house to cheer on her husband. Find out everything you need to know about Jon and Suleika here!

Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad are holding onto the light amid some unexpected darkness. The 35-year-old musician, who was the most-nominated artist at the 2022 Grammys, and longtime girlfriend Suleika, an author, revealed in an interview for  that they secretly wed in February, on the eve of her bone marrow transplant as she battles Leukemia a second time.  «It's an act of defiance,» Jon said of tying the knot. «The darkness will try to overtake you, but just turn on the light. Focus on the light. Hold onto the light.»After eight years together, the two became wife and husband with the help of bread ties, which they used in the absence of rings, and a marriage license procured while Suleika was in the operating room getting a catheter placed in her chest. «That night we went and bought our wedding outfits together, very last-minute, lots of laughter,» she said, according to CBS News.

The biggest win of Jon Batiste’s career – so far – came in the closing moments of the 64th Annual Grammy Awards. After presenter Lenny Kravitz read out the names of the nominees – Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Lil Nas X, Doja Cat, H.E.R. Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Lady Gaga with Tony Bennett – the rock star opened the envelope and announced that Jon, 35, had taken home Album of the Year for We Are. After Jon realized that this wasn’t a joke, he accepted the Grammy in a speech that praised his fellow nominees while celebrating all those who make art.

Coming off his big night at the Grammys, Jon Batiste has another surprise to share.

Jon Batiste was the big winner at the 2022 Grammy Awards. The 35-year-old musician took home five awards at the 64th annual ceremony held on Sunday (03. 04.