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Janelle Monáe will star in the second season of “Homecoming,” an Amazon original series, the singer, actress and activist confirmed on Tuesday.  The “Dirty Computer” singer/songwriter will succeed Julia Roberts, who had the leading role in the first season of the series as social worker Heidi Bergman. Roberts will continue to serve as an executive producer […]

Billy Eichner, who stars in the realistic remake of “The Lion King,” recently got to meet his former Northwestern University classmate, Meghan Markle, at the London premiere of the film last week.  In an interview with NBC’s “Today with Hoda & Jenna,” on Tuesday, Eicher said that he and the Duchess of Sussex spoke about their

Image copyright Guy Levy Image caption The CBeebies Prom was held over the weekend Jazz star YolanDa Brown says pressure must be brought to bear on politicians to understand the social benefits of music education. The presenter and musician was speaking at the CBeebies Prom at the Royal Albert Hall on Monday. In March, the

The trailer for the much-anticipated Harriet Tubman biopic has finally arrived.  Focus Features released the trailer for “Harriet,” which stars Cynthia Erivo in the title role, on Tuesday morning. “Eve’s Bayou” director Kasi Lemmons leads the film that tells the incredible true story of how Tubman escaped slavery in 1849 and later helped free hundreds of

“People who have disabilities deserve to have fun too,” says Comic Con fan Kaitlyn Lundy. The 23-year-old has anxiety and depression and for the past three years Kaitlyn has travelled with her service dog Lilo from Phoenix Arizona to San Diego to attend Comic Con, an annual event that attracts thousands of people. On Saturday,

Fifteen years have passed since Natasha Bedingfield released the hit song “Unwritten,” and it continues to carve out a place in culture.  The English singer-songwriter says people of all ages still often share with her how much the song means to them. “I love when people tell me about big changes in their lives and

Image copyright Getty Images A Chewbacca mask worn by Lewis Capaldi has sold for more than £7,000 at an online auction. The singer made his entrance wearing it at TRNSMT in Glasgow earlier this month. It’s after Noel Gallagher had suggested he looked like the Star Wars character. Then someone working at the festival put

The 6-year-old debuted a new, fake nose ring at her great-grandmother MJ’s 85th birthday party over the weekend.  Mom Kim Kardashian shared photos of her daughter’s new accessory on her Instagram stories on Monday, writing to fans with a “fake nose ring alert!!!” Kardashian, who styled the shoot, said she was “seriously so proud” of

Image copyright Pathe/Tiff/Fox Image caption Left to right: Stills from Judy, Joker and Jojo Rabbit The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) has shouted “action” on the epic six month saga that is film awards season, with the announcement of its first wave of movies. Among the Oscar hopefuls showing at Toronto in early September will

Writer, actor and director James Sweeney said the impetus for “Straight Up,” his debut feature film, came from a sobering epiphany ― even though the final product is very much an “arthouse screwball” rom-com. “It started from a feeling of wanting to explore the improbability of finding your soul mate,” Sweeney, who is based in