Yara Shahidi discusses the Black Lives Matter movement, the “double-edge sword” of people speaking up and more in a new interview with Elle magazine.
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Prospective “Hamilton” audiences might not be able to see the musical production live on Broadway right now but they’ll be able to stream it on Disney+ starting July 3.
The musical’s star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda announced the news on Tuesday’s “Good Morning America” and explains to ET Canada‘s Graeme O’Neil this was years in the making.
Miranda revealed the original cast filmed the movie back in June 2016 just before he, Jonathan Groff, Christopher Jackson, Daveed Diggs, Leslie Odom Jr,
Yara Shahidi discusses the Black Lives Matter movement, the “double-edge sword” of people speaking up and more in a new interview with Elle magazine.
(CNN)Disney+ has scored a hit with the filmed version of "Hamilton," but that success has renewed discussion about how the musical deals with the slaveholders it portrays.While it boasts a diverse cast including creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda who is of Puerto Rican descent, "Hamilton" has been criticized by those who believe it doesn't accurately portray the horrors of slavery and glosses over the role in it played by America's founding fathers.It's a discussion which kicked off after
Stormzy spoke of the “real pain” that drives the Black Lives Matter movement as he surprised a schoolboy by helping to decorate his bedroom.
Grammy categories will no longer be used by the streaming service in the UK.“Moving forward, we won’t be using the word ‘urban’ in the UK anymore,” Safiya Lambie-Knight, Spotify UK’s head of artist and label partnerships, tells Music Week.
Don Lemon may be used to tackling the hard-hitting topics as an anchor on CNN, but he admits covering both the pandemic and Black Lives Matter movement can be "a lot" to endure. In a candid conversation with The Hollywood Reportereditorial director Nekesa Moody on Promax Virtual Experience, the CNN anchor opened up about how the pandemic has helped the Black Lives Matter movement remain prominent and keep conversations constant.
Lin-Manuel Miranda chatted with Apple Music's Zane Lowe Tuesday (July 7) to talk about Hamilton, his Broadway musical-turned-Disney+ movie, and its affectionate connection to hip-hop.Telling the story of one of America's Founding Fathers Alexander Hamilton meant encapsulating how Hamilton wrote as a form of resistance and proved the pen was mightier than the sword during the fight for people's liberation during a historical large-scale revolution, similar to the work of rappers in Miranda's
sparred with CNN host Don Lemon Monday night over whether the Black Lives Matter movement was going too far with their campaign against police violence.The “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” star was on the show addressing fierce backlash that the actor received over a series of heated tweets amid the protests over the death of George Floyd and other black Americans in police custody.In the much-criticized posts, Crews, 51, pledged to “unite with good people, no matter the race, creed or ideology” and wrote
Keke Palmer is using her platform to continue the conversation and encourage action amid the Black Lives Matter movement.
There’s no doubt that Hamilton is a really popular and beloved musical but that is not to say that it doesn’t have its flaws, something many, especially now amid the BLM protests have pointed out. That being said, Lin-Manuel Miranda wants everyone to know that he is taking their complaints about the play very seriously.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined in on a conversation with others about equal rights.
Andy Samberg has revealed the “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” cast and crew are currently figuring out how to “move forward” with the show amid the Black Lives Matter movement.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle took part in a joint video call with young leaders last week to discuss fairness, justice, and equal rights.
Last month, it was revealed that BTS and Big Hit Entertainment donated USD 1 million towards the Black Lives Movement. The band also issued a joint statement about their support towards the movement.
This past spring, as states went into lockdown and hospitals scrambled to secure enough PPE and space for the onslaught of COVID-19 patients, celebrities retreated into their multi-million dollar homes, mysteriously snagged hard-to-come-by coronavirus tests, and made jokes about how quarantine felt like “jail.” Maybe most notably, in the way that cringe-y social media gaffes have become notable, Gal Gadot and her cohort of colleagues took to Instagram with a pieced-together version of John
@DianaAward #2020DianaAwards taking place today (on what would be Princess Diana’s 59th birthday).In it, he says institutional racism is still “endemic” in our societies and has pledged that he and Meghan will be “part of the change” needed.
first debuted on Broadway in 2015, it was an immediate hit.
George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and subsequent protests have further ignited a passion in artists inspired to use their music as a sounding board for change. Check below for protest songs that highlight the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement.The GRAMMY winner lets his emotions flow on the BLM-inspired piano ballad “I Cry.” The father of two released the song to teach his sons that it’s «OK for a man to feel emotions deeply and to cry.” All proceeds from “I Cry” benefit Local