The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival will open with the world premiere of the documentary Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President, it was announced Monday (Feb. 17).
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Raphael Saadiq will serve as executive music producer for the new National Geographic anthology series on Aretha Franklin. As Billboard notes, Terence Blanchard will serve as composer. Genius: Aretha is set to premiere on May 25 at 9 p.m. ET.
Genius: Aretha marks the third season of National Geographic’s Genius, which dramatizes the stories of geniuses in the arts and sciences. Season one followed Albert Einstein and season two, Pablo Picasso. Season three explores the impact and influence of
The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival will open with the world premiere of the documentary Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President, it was announced Monday (Feb. 17).
The 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago began on a somber note Sunday, with Jennifer Hudson performing a special tribute to Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and the seven others who were killed in a helicopter crash last month.Ahead of player introductions, Hudson performed an emotional rendition of the 1934 song "For All We Know," which has been recorded by artists such as Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole and more.
Jennifer Hudson holds on tight to a hot water bag to keep warm in the frigid temperatures while filming Respect in New York City on Friday (February 14).
Aretha Franklin remains one of the most iconic singers of all time, and now a new National Geographic series is set to take a closer look at her life and legacy. Oscar-nominated Harriet actress Cynthia Erivo will play the legendary star in the first authorized limited edition series about Franklin.
Marlon Wayans wraps his arms around Jennifer Hudson in a new look at Aretha Franklin biopic Respect.
Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren and soprano Anna Netrebko have been announced as laureates of the prestigious Polar Music Prize – often described as the “Nobel Prize of music”.
National Geographic unveiled a first-look national teaser for the scripted anthology series Genius: Aretha, with Cynthia Erivo starring as Aretha Franklin, during the 2020 Oscars telecast on Sunday night.In the 30-second teaser, Erivo is shown in many different looks as she tackles the role of the troubled star who died in 2018 at age 76. At one point in the spot she faces the stage, and the next, she is caught up in a domestic dispute.
All hail the queen, Aretha Franklin!
In today’s TV news roundup, National Geographic released a teaser for “Genius: Aretha” and Quibi released a teaser for “Most Dangerous Game” starring Liam Hemsworth.
By Bruce Haring
A lawyer for a son of Aretha Franklin asked a judge Tuesday (Feb. 4) to keep an eye on professional fees paid by the late singer’s estate, the latest jab in a dispute over assets left by the Queen of Soul.