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Murtada Elfadl In the pleasantly amusing “Praise This,” Chloe Bailey is the self professed nonreligious Sam, a musical artist in the making who finds her niche in Atlanta’s competitive gospel youth choir scene. Director Tina Gordon crafts a musical that’s carried through by a charming cast and highly entertaining ensemble performances. “Praise This” adds a mostly delightful entry to the genre, even if it doesn’t offer a unique take. More successfully it acts as a winning introductory calling card to the acting and musical talents of its rising star, the slightly-older sister of upcoming “The Little Mermaid” actor Halle Bailey and one-half of the sibling R&B duo Chloe x Halle. The story starts with Sam forced to leave Los Angeles by her dad because of some rebellious behavior. He entrusts her care to her aunt and uncle (Kendrick Cross and Janora McDuffie), but the person who takes full charge of Sam’s new life in Atlanta is her cousin Jess (Anjelika Washington). Immediately calling her a sister-cousin and introducing Sam to her life, friends and choir practice, Jess is the type of relative most people try to avoid, driven away by their too boisterous enthusiasm. Ever the smart person, it doesn’t take long for Sam to realize that joining Jess’ praise team in the lead-up to a national championship competition might be her way out of Atlanta and into a successful musical career. And so an odd-couple friendship is born.
Between practice and competitions, the film reveals its many supporting characters. There are the other singers on the choir team, various rivals and members of the church the choir belongs to. There are even a few people in the audience highlighted fleetingly. Almost all of these characters are thinly drawn
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Looking cool for the hottest event. The stars hit the desert for the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, and they showed off their style while doing it.
Chloe Bailey has kicked off her In Pieces tour and you can check out the full set list for the tour right here!
Angelique Jackson After making more than $1.4 billion at the box office, producer Will Packer has gotten into the streaming game with “Praise This.” The Peacock original marks Packer’s first time producing a movie that wasn’t destined for cinemas. While the new distribution plan might seem like a reaction to the hit or miss theatrical business — or the kind of pivot that would happen after a box office bomb, which Packer has yet to suffer, by the way — that’s not what’s behind the change in strategy. “Malleable” is a word Packer has found himself using quite often in reference to the current state of moviemaking.
Chloe Madeley and James Haskell have jetted off for a family getaway with baby Bodhi, after sharing their daughter’s adorable milestone . Posting a sweet family snap while out for dinner, baby Bodhi looked adorable perched on her mum’s lap as the family of three posed for the camera. James joked in the caption: “It’s not the throuple we wanted but it’s the throuple we got”, with two laughing crying emojis.
Chloe Bailey is speaking out after her debut solo album In Pieces dropped with a slow start on the Billboard chart.
Chlöe Bailey has defended her recent single ‘How Does It Feel’, which features contributions from Chris Brown.The track, which appears on her new album ‘In Pieces’ was released in February to mixed reviews. In a three-star review of the album, NME said of the song: “Take ‘How Does It Feel’, a team-up with Chris Brown that simply treads water with a limp beat and smooth, straightforward harmonies.“Sonically, it’s unfulfilling, but it’s Chlöe’s collaboration with an artist that has a very public history of violence toward women that is a much greater cause for concern.”Speaking on on V-103 Atlanta’s The Big Tigger Morning Show on April 5, Chlöe said of the single: “I always just wanna let the music speak for itself.
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Chlöe Bailey has responded to the backlash to her Chris Brown, stating that she feels she can't do right for doing wrong. Bailey included Brown on "How Does It Feel," a song lifted from her debut solo album In Pieces, released late last month.
Chloë Bailey is single and not quite ready to mingle. The star of 's first-ever digital cover opened up about her love life, sharing that she has not seen anyone for «almost a year now» despite rumors speculating otherwise.The 24-year-old explained that rather than dating anyone, she's been working on herself «and I wish I was lying.»«I tell myself, 'God, I know what you're doing. You're sifting out the BS, so I can find good lovin',» she adds. «When you don't know your worth and when you haven't mastered the art of loving yourself, you question why others would love you.
“Shucked” is the best new musical of the Broadway season so far. The Southern comfort show, with a tuneful country score by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally and a superb book by Robert Horn, is just so damn funny. If any of the outrageous yokel characters open their mouths to do anything but sing, 99% of the time they will deliver a winning joke or pun. The receptive audience sits in a state of perpetual giggle, with heads bobbing up and down like buoys. An example of the sense of humor: A scamp named Peanut (Kevin Cahoon, brilliant) is a walking Poor Richard’s Almanac who colorfully announces his unhinged, universal truths as we howl back.
attended the premiere of her new movie Praise This on April 3 in a stunning strapless yellow gown with an asymmetrical corseted bodice and thigh high slit skirt; Bailey stars as Sam, a church choir member who dreams of musical stardom and helps nudge her choir group toward cooler, more modern selections. Part of the bodice was slightly sheer to show a peek of Bailey's skin, as well as the corset boning. The skirt was intricately draped on one side to create subtle pleating to create a sweeping, dramatic waterfall as it cascaded into a sweeping train.
Chloe Bailey is speaking out about a range of topics in her brand new interview!
Chloë Bailey's new album, , is here! And while it very much was a labor of love for the singer-actress, Bailey told ET's Denny Directo that she actually had some help on the project from her mentor, Beyoncé, «Yes, I know she listened to the album,» Bailey shared when asked if Bey had heard yet. «She gave me notes on it before I released it.»She continued, gushing over having the mega popstar's support, «I love her so much. Dearly, dearly, and I'm so grateful to her for everything.»As for the nerves she felt about dropping her first debut album last week, Bailey, who spoke to ET at the premiere of her new Peacock film, , said she's happy it's out.«I was so nervous, and now I just feel at peace,» the actress said. «I'm so happy it's out.
Donald Glover takes his satirical style into new territory with horror thriller series Swarm.Created by Glover and Janine Nabers (Watchmen), the series follows Dre (Dominique Fishback) and her obsession with world-famous popstar Ni’Jah (Nirine S. Brown) which leads her down a dark path.Alongside Fishback, the series stars Chloe Bailey as Dre’s sister Ris, with guest appearances from Damson Idris, Rory Culkin, Paris Jackson, Byron Bowers and Billie Eilish.Amazon Prime Video hasn’t officially announced a second season.The project is the first to come from Glover’s deal with Amazon, so it’s unclear whether this will be an ongoing series or a standalone experiment.Speaking to Elle, Nabers gave a definitive answer on whether Dre’s story will continue in a second season.
on Twitter were not too happy about it– but in a new interview with ET Canada, Bailey admitted that she laughed off the criticism. “I was laughing about it,” Bailey told the outlet.
Chloe Bailey is speaking out in response to the backlash that her Swarm sex scene has received.
Chlöe Bailey is a proud big sister.
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Chlöe Bailey has had to grow a thick skin when it comes to the criticism circulating about her. The «Body Do» singer appeared as the first guest on Latto's new Apple Music 1 show, where she opened up about how she's struggled with the public's reaction to her shedding the kid-friendly image she established early in her career and how comparisons to her younger sister, Halle Bailey, add to her frustration.Chlöe — who debuted her first solo album, on Friday -- told the «Big Energy» singer that people's reactions to her sultry posts on social media, her sexy solo singles that differ from her previous work as part of Chloe x Halle, have left her «confused.»«It's like, if I do it, it's forced, it's contrived. But… I've come to the conclusion it's because they're not used to seeing me in that light,» she said.