With Music From Black Films Dominating the Awards Race, H.E.R., Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr. and Others Discuss Why the Change Has Come

Is now when the fun begins? After a historic two-month pandemic-related postponement, the nominees for the 93rd Academy Awards are about to be announced. It’s been a strange campaign with no official in-person screenings, virtual Q&As, and almost every major contender already available on streaming or PVOD.

At the height of the COVID pandemic, All In: The Fight for Democracy directors Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés reached out to Janelle Monáe to write a song for the documentary about voter suppression. By her own admission, Monáe “mentally wasn’t in a good space” and had stopped recording.

Netflix has set its main cast for Lost Ollie, a live-action/animation hybrid family series based on William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg’s book Ollie’s Odyssey. Jonathan Groff (Frozen, Hamilton), Mary J.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNetflix has set an all-star cast for the animation-live action hybrid limited series “Lost Ollie.”Mary J. Blige, Gina Rodriguez, Jake Johnson, Tim Blake Nelson, Kesler Talbot, and Jonathan Groff have all been cast in major roles in the four-episode series.The show is inspired by the book “Ollie’s Oddyssey” by William Joyce.

gotta choose Team Blake Shelton — or do they?On Monday's all-new episode, 20-year-old North Carolina native Avery Roberson wowed all four coaches with his solemn, acoustic cover of Tim McGraw's «If You're Reading This,» kicking off a bidding war to land his smooth baritone.«You didn't do what people expect people to do to get four-chair turns, which is wail everywhere and do all of those things,» Kelly Clarkson marveled, praising Avery's tone and «storyteller vibe.» «You kept it you, and it

Chris Willman Music Writer“Turntables” is not, as you might guess from its placement in the documentary “All In: The Fight for Democracy,” a song written to extol vinyl. It uses that film’s exploration of the historical and recent suppression of Black voters’ rights in Georgia as a launchpad to explore “what’s goin’ on” in a nation still not done turning away from racial inequities.

gotta choose Team Blake Shelton — or do they?In a sneak peek from Monday's all-new episode, 20-year-old North Carolina native Avery Roberson wows all four coaches with his solemn, acoustic cover of Tim McGraw's «If You're Reading This,» kicking off a bidding war to land his smooth baritone.«You didn't do what people expect people to do to get four-chair turns, which is wail everywhere and do all of those things,» Kelly Clarkson marvels, praising Avery's tone and «storyteller vibe.» «You kept it

Got a new agenda,With a new dream,I’m kicking out the old regime,Liberation, elevation, education.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorJanelle Monáe knows the tables have turned and a new era has evolved with the 2020 elections that saw Democrats win the White House and Georgia flip the Senate in the runoffs. “The Georgia that went out and voted is not Georgia in the ‘50s or ‘60s.

Blake Shelton had a big surprise on Monday’s episode of The Voice as he turned for an old bandmate.Pete Mroz, 45, appeared on the show to sing Blind Faith’s Can’t Find My Way Home, and both Blake and John Legend turned their chairs for him.But Pete had a shock for Blake, as he explained he used to sing and write under the name Pete Mitchell.WATCH: Blake Shelton opens up about being a stepfather to Gwen Stefani's children"I was in this group called the Young Riders," he shared to which Blake

Raine Stern rocked out on Monday night’s episode of “The Voice”.

Gwen Stefani, John Legend and Pink are looking to add a new award to their collections! On Friday, ET's Rachel Smith exclusively announced that all three artists earned their first ACM Awards nominations ahead of the April ceremony.Pink and Stefani are both nominated in the Music Event of the Year category, the former for her and Keith Urban's track, «One Too Many,» and the latter for the song «Nobody But You,» which she recorded with her fiancé, Blake Shelton.

season 20 hasn't even begun, and Blake Shelton's ego is already taking over!The country star and his fellow coaches recently joined ET's Lauren Zima to discuss the upcoming landmark season of the NBC singing competition show, and Nick Jonas — who's returning to the show for his second season, taking the seat vacated by Blake's fiancée and season 19 champion, Gwen Stefani — shared his thoughts on taking down the resident old-timer.«Blake is in his 20th season, which means that he's just getting

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With the season premiere of “The Voice” set to arrive next week, the show’s coaches are doing a little time-travelling back to the 1980s.

Mary J. Blige is opening up.

Turning 50 hit Mary J. Blige hard.

Gallery: #FreeBritney: The 10 most revealing moments from Framing Britney Spears (BANG Showbiz)She explained: "I really didn't like listening to even my speaking voice, let alone listening to Mary J. Blige, but I've grown so much in confidence that, during the quarantine, I don't know, something just said, 'Listen to some Mary J.