Naomi Ackie plays Whitney Houston in new ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ trailer

Nicki Minaj will soon become the subject of a new course at one of the most prestigious universities in the world.

Sharna Burgess is sharing a huge personal milestone! She's officially a United States citizen. «Today something really amazing happened,» the former pro posted on Thursday, alongside a video of her taking what appears to be the naturalization oath of allegiance to the United States of America. The clip is set to Whitney Houston's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" from the 1991 Super Bowl. «I had no idea that this would feel emotional for me.

$500 million Bruce Springsteen banked from selling his catalog to Sony last year and the $300 million Universal Music paid for Bob Dylan’s catalog in 2020, but may be the first such deal for a punk rocker. Estates and musicians from The Beach Boys to Michael Jackson have sold catalogs in recent years.The deal was reportedly struck by Primary Wave in a new partnership with Canadian mega-investment firm Brookfield Asset Management, an outgrowth of the fortune built by the Seagram Company that is best known for its massive real estate holdings, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Primary Wave Music, a top player in the music-catalog and publishing boom, has joined forces with Brookfield Asset Management in a $2 billion deal to invest in music copyrights, the companies confirmed. The news was first reported by the Wall Street Journal. Brookfield, which is new the space, will take a significant minority interest in Primary Wave, and commit $1.7 billion to fund a permanent capital vehicle focused on acquiring music rights from top acts. Primary Wave Music is primarily a music publisher but has become a leader in the catalog-acquisition business with its ability to market those catalogs biographical films, Broadway shows, song interpolations and brand deals. Its assets include interests in the catalogs of Whitney Houston, James Brown, half of the Prince estate, Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and more.

Harp is back on The Masked Singer!

Kevin McHale seems to have a good idea who Harp is on The Masked Singer.

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Unless you've been completely plain sailing in your first relationship, chances are you'll have a break-up song or two.

Yousef Srour Freddie Gibbs is “The Mack” of hip-hop — hunched over a grand piano, two ice cubes in his old fashioned, white dress shirt unbuttoned to his torso, Big Boss Rabbit chain glistening across his neck. Slightly off-tune on purpose, he croons classic soul songs, from The Jackson Five’s “One More Chance” to Stan Smith’s “Stay With Me” to TLC’s “Waterfalls,” but there’s one exception: he wrote them. “Oooh, baby give me one more chance” transforms into “Oooh, baby give me one more gram,” as Gibbs gives them the Freddie Corleone treatment. In tandem with the emergence of Blaxploitation films in the early 1970s, artists among the likes of Richard Pryor and Ron O’Neal have lent their hand as the comedic relief to tales of pimps and gangsters, dealing crack to their respective communities. Freddie wants you to ask yourself: “Is it entertainment or is it an autobiography?” Blurring the line between fact and fiction, “Soul Sold Separately” finds Freddie Gibbs on the Kane Train once again, running hijinks, opening fire and selling cocaine at the $$$ Casino.

“Hold On to the Nights” and “Right Here Waiting” — as well as hits for everyone from ’N Sync (“This I Promise You”) to Luther Vandross (“Dance with My Father”).But even he had to defer to one legendary tunesmith on his new album, “Songwriter,” out Friday. That would be Burt Bacharach — the 94-year-old composer behind classics such as “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head,” “(They Long to Be) Close to You” and “That’s What Friends Are For.”“I’m supposed to go to his house to write with him.

Harp is back on The Masked Singer!

Harry Styles is continuing to break records on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with ‘As It Was’ reaching its 15th week at Number One.The lead single from ‘Harry’s House’, which was released in April, is currently in the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US. With this latest milestone, Styles has become the longest-reigning British artist to top the chart with a single track, usurping Elton John‘s 1997 hit ‘Candle In The Wind’ (which spent 14 weeks at Number One).It also makes Styles’ hit the longest-running Number One by a solo artist, overtaking Whitney Houston‘s ‘I Will Always Love You’ (1992) and Mariah Carey‘s ‘We Belong Together’ (2005), as well as the aforementioned ‘Candle In The Wind’.Additionally, ‘As It Was’ marks the longest Billboard run since Lil Nas X‘s ‘Old Town Road’ (feat.

The Bodyguard is coming back to the big screen to celebrate its 30th anniversary since its release. On Sunday, Nov. 6 and Wednesday, Nov. 9, Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner will return to movie theaters in the romantic film. The companion album to 1992’s The Bodyguard is the best-selling soundtrack of all time and tied for the 13th-biggest-selling disc in U.S. history with 18 million-plus units, per the RIAA.

Jordin Sparks hopes to inspire her son on 'Dancing with the Stars'. The 32-year-old singer is set to star on the hit TV series, and Jordin is determined to inspire her four-year-old son, Dana Isaiah Jr, in the dance competition. She explained: "I want to show him that you can be brave and scared at the same time.

Harry Styles is continuing to break records on the Billboard chart with ‘As It Was’ after the track hit Number One for a 14th week.The ‘Harry’s House’ lead single, which was released in April, is currently in the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in the US.In turn, it ties as the fourth longest reign in the Billboard Hot 100’s 65-year history alongside hits including ‘Uptown Funk!’ (by Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars), ‘I Gotta Feeling’ (Black Eyed Peas) and ‘I Will Always Love You’ (Whitney Houston), all of which spent 14 weeks in the top position (via Billboard).‘As It Was’ marks the longest Billboard run since Lil Nas X‘s ‘Old Town Road’ (feat. Billy Ray Cyrus) remained at Number One for a record-breaking 19 weeks in 2019.Additionally, ‘As It Was’ is the joint longest-running Number One track by a solo artist, joining Elton John‘s ‘Candle In The Wind’ (1997), Whitney Houston‘s ‘I Will Always Love You’ (1992) and Mariah Carey‘s ‘We Belong Together’ (2005).‘As It Was’ is also the first song ever to spend its first 24 weeks on the top three positions on the same chart, with 23 of the 24 in the top two extending its record.In May Styles achieved the rare feat of simultaneously holding the Number One album and Number One track titles with ‘Harry’s House’ and ‘As It Was’, respectively, in a number of countries.Styles and Kate Bush were recently revealed to be the leading acts on Spotify‘s Top Songs Of Summer 2022 steaming report.According to the platform, ‘As It Was’ registered more than 610million streams between May 29 and August 29.

is back for Season 31, on its new home on Disney+, and the familiar show felt largely unchanged in its new modified, commercial-free format that gave more time for the dances and the judges' feedback.Returning host Tyra Banks was joined by new co-host Alfonso Ribeiro — as well as returning judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli — as they saw a new slate of celebs hit the dance floor for their debut performances.With the theme of Premiere Night Party, the slate of 16 celeb-pro couples brought their best to the dance floor with numbers set to the stars' favorite party songs. Some performances, as expected, fell a bit flat, while others wowed the judges and earned some impressive scores.Here's a look at some of the best numbers of the night, and the celebs who are already leading the pack as front runners in the race for the Mirrorball trophy.

This article contains spoilers for the season 31 premiere episode of Dancing With the Stars.

Talk of a Whitney Houston movie has been in the air ever since her tragic and untimley death in 2012. This December the long-awaited movie arrives and there's a trailer to stoke anticipation.

performance of the National Anthem at the 1991 Super Bowl. Near the end of the clip, an interviewer relays the message that some people don’t find her music “black enough,” to which she sharply replies: “I don’t know how to sing ‘black,’ and I don’t know how to sing ‘white’ either.