Nat Geo’s ‘Genius: Aretha’ Sets Extravagant Premiere With Live Performances, Multi-city Drive-in Screenings

Aretha Franklin, died in 2018, she had already anointed who should immortalize her on screen: Jennifer Hudson, who will star in the biopic “Respect,” due in August.But it’s Tony-winning actress Cynthia Erivo (“The Color Purple”) who first brings Franklin back to life in “Genius: Aretha,” the third installment in the National Geographic anthology series following previous seasons on Albert Einstein and Pablo Picasso.

Sam Smith delivered an emotional performance of their latest single ‘Kids Again’ on US TV last night (March 16).The track features on the London singer-songwriter’s third album ‘Love Goes’, which was released last October.Appearing on the most recent episode of The Late Late Show With James Corden, Smith performed a stirring rendition of ‘Kids Again’ with their band.

Grammys 2021 last night (March 14) for JoJo Rabbit.It comes a year after the director won an Oscar for adapting the screenplay for the World War II satire in which he played a caricature of Adolf Hitler.“I guess they’re just giving Grammys to anyone now! I’ll take it, thank you,” said Waititi from the Sydney set of his latest film, Thor: Love and Thunder.

Rebecca Davis editorThe Shanghai International Film Festival will take place this year from June 11 to June 19.The news comes less than two weeks after Gao Yunfei, the head of Shanghai’s municipal film administration and vice-minister of its propaganda department, stated at a press conference that the city was considering pushing the event back to July.Registration for the 24th annual event is now open to “Chinese and foreign filmmakers and industry people,” the festival said, implying a door

Dua Lipa just scorched the stage at the 2021 Grammys – and a familiar nickname is now trending!

Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak brought their new collaboration Silk Sonic to the stage for the first time at the Grammys 2021 tonight (March 14).The pair announced the new project last month (February 26) and released their first single ‘Leave The Door Open’ on March 5.Mars and .Paak joined forces on stage for the first time at tonight’s Grammys, performing alongside the likes of Harry Styles, Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish.They brought some vintage style to the annual awards show,

Natalie Oganesyan editorIn today’s TV news roundup, HBO set the release date for its new baking competition series “Baketopia,” hosted by YouTuber Rosanna Pansino, and Syfy announced the premiere date for the fifth and final season of “Van Helsing.”BET Plus announced that the second season of Will Packer-executive produced comedy series “Bigger” will premiere April 22.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAC Milan legend Franco Baresi would like his former club to sign Marcus Rashford from Manchester United.United welcome the Serie A club to Old Trafford on Thursday for the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be without the services of Rashford, as well as David de Gea, Paul Pogba and Donny van de Beek, whilst Edinson Cavani is also likely to miss out.

Courtney Barnett has launched a new website and archival project that documents the songwriter’s live performances over the last decade and a half.The new site allows fans to extensively explore Barnett’s prolific touring history, featuring live videos, full concert desk mixes, backstage photos, show posters and more.Originally conceived as a simple way for fans to experience her live performances while touring was on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, the project expanded with the help of

Haley Bosselman editorIn today’s TV news roundup, Amazon Prime Video announced the premiere date for “Them” and NBC News will air “The Racism Virus,” about the stark rise in anti-Asian discrimination due to the pandemic.NBC News Now and NBC Asian America partnered for a special about racism experienced by the Asian American community as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, “The Racism Virus,” airing March 10 at 8 p.m. Hosted by NBC News’ Vicky Nguyen, it features conversations with comedian Marga

New York Attorney General Letitia James Monday set two lead attorneys to investigate allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct against Governor Andrew Cuomo,

straight to your inbox every day for freeRoy Keane believes Manchester United turned in an "almost perfect" performance to beat Manchester City 2-0. Anthony Martial earned his side a penalty after only 34 seconds, allowing Bruno Fernandes to give United an early lead before Luke Shaw added a cushion in the second half.

Selena Gomez and DJ Snake are back at it!

Eurovision Song Contest have said that all 41 artists will perform live and in-person at this year’s competition.Eurovision is hoping to return this year – with the final set to be held on May 22 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands – after it was forced to cancel its event in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.Eurovision’s executive supervisor Martin Österdahl has now confirmed that the contest intends to have all 41 acts perform live in Rotterdam in May.

Haley Bosselman editor“The Day Sports Stood Still,” a documentary about the unprecedented sports shutdown of March 2020, will debut on March 24 on HBO Sports.The film centers on NBA All-Star and NBA Players Association president Chris Paul, who is also an executive producer. At the time, Paul played point guard for Oklahoma City Thunder and was up against the Utah Jazz on March 11, 2020, when the game suddenly stopped.

Fox is expanding animation to Mondays, with the premiere of its new animated comedy Housebroken, starring Lisa Kudrow, Nat Faxon, Tony Hale and Will Forte. The series will debut on Monday, May 31 at 9 PM ET/PT, followed by Season 2 of Duncanville at 9:30 PM ET/PT. A special two-episode second season debut of Duncanville featuring a Parks & Recreation cast reunion will air Sunday, May 23 (8:30-9 PM ET/PT and 9:30-10 PM ET/PT), after which the series moves into its Monday time period.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorA new game set in the world of the Aliens movie franchise is coming this summer.“Aliens: Fireteam” is a cooperative third-person survival shooter in which three-player teams must fight swarms of the interstellar creatures to complete the mission and get out alive.

Nick Jonas slayed Studio 8H. The singer delivered the debut performance of two new solo songs on “Saturday Night Live” over the weekend.

Nick Jonas slayed Studio 8H.