WASHINGTON — (AP) — The Biden administration's initiative to spur prevention and treatment of cancer got a dose of celebrity support Monday when singer Mary J. Blige joined Jill Biden and the American Cancer Society to announce national meetings on breast and cervical cancer. The cancer society pledged to convene the events after President Joe Biden and the first lady resurrected the "cancer moonshot" initiative this year. She has promoted breast cancer screening, especially among Black women who are disproportionately affected, through the Black Women's Health Imperative. Breast cancer is the leading cancer for women, and is the No. Her cancer advocacy began in the 1990s, after four of her friends were diagnosed with breast cancer.
wftv.comWASHINGTON — (AP) — First lady Jill Biden will host a roundtable Monday on breast and cervical cancer, part of the administration's “moonshot” effort to reduce deaths from cancer, the White House said. Singer Mary J. Blige, an advocate for cancer screening, will participate in the roundtable with Biden. President Joe Biden announced in February his goal of halving cancer deaths in the next 25 years. The issue is personal for Biden, whose son Beau Biden died in 2015 of brain cancer. Biden launched the cancer moonshot the following year when serving as then-President Barack Obama’s vice president.
wftv.com2022 BET Awards - Arrivals Mary J. Blige arrives at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) (Richard Shotwell)NEW YORK — (AP) — Mary J. Blige’s 2022 is going pretty well. Blige will host a one-night-only live performance to celebrate her life and music that will be available to stream exclusively on Apple Music in over 165 countries. ”It feels amazing to take this opportunity to celebrate, reflect and have an intimate night with my fans through this platform Apple Music is providing me.”Blige’s Apple Music Live concert will be held at New York City's United Palace Theatre, in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood. The digital concert series had its inaugural performance in May with Harry Styles spearheading the campaign, followed by a live performance by Lil Durk in June.
wftv.com2022 Billboard Music Awards - Show Morgan Wallen performs at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) (Chris Pizzello)Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen made controversial performances on the Billboard Music Awards stage on Sunday, while Mary J. Blige was honored for her musical excellence. Wallen performed in his first major awards show after he was caught on camera using a racial slur. The Kid LAROI became a first-time winner, taking home five wins for his song “Stay” with Justin Bieber - whose Billboard Music Awards win count rose to 26. She won top R&B artist and R&B female artist for the second consecutive year, along with top R&B album and female artist.
wftv.comLAS VEGAS — The Billboard Music Awards announced Thursday that singer Mary J. Blige will receive the Icon Award at its 2022 awards ceremony scheduled for May. Mary J. Blige to receive Icon Award at 2022 Billboard Music Awards File photo: Mary J. Blige performs at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on August 16, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Blige has won 10 Billboard Music Awards in her career, Today reported. Mary J. Blige to receive Icon Award at 2022 Billboard Music Awards INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 13: Mary J. Blige performs during the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. Expand Autoplay Image 1 of 43 Photos: Mary J. Blige through the years HOLLYWOOD, CA - MARCH 04: Actor/singer Mary J. Blige performs onstage during the 90th Annual Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California.
wftv.comNAACP Image Awards FILE - Host Anthony Anderson speaks onstage at the 51st NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif., on Feb. 22, 2020, in Pasadena, Calif. Samuel L. Jackson along with Prince Harry and Meghan are some of the individuals who will be recognized at the NAACP Image Awards. Netflix enters with a leading 52 nominations at the 53rd annual awards, which will be televised Saturday on BET. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) (Chris Pizzello)LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Samuel L. Jackson along with Prince Harry and Meghan are some of the individuals who will be recognized at the NAACP Image Awards. Anthony Anderson returns as host of the awards show, which highlights works by entertainers, writers, activists and athletes of color. Issa Rae’s “Insecure” earned 13 nominations, including best comedy television series.
wftv.comRams Bengals Super Bowl Football Eminem kneels down during the halftime performance at the NFL Super Bowl 56 football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) (Chris O'Meara)INGLEWOOD, Calif. — (AP) —50 CENT SURPRISES, EMINEM TAKES A KNEE AT HALFTIME50 Cent made a surprise upside-down entrance at the Super Bowl halftime show, and Eminem dramatically took a knee. “I don’t want to ruin anybody’s sports bets, but let’s just say it’s the Super Bowl, so it most likely won’t be as fast," the Grammy-nominated country singer told the AP. She was still faster than the average Super Bowl anthem of around two minutes. The duo, sisters Erica Campbell and Trecina Atkins-Campbell, grew up in the same neighborhood as the Super Bowl stadium. STARS ON THE BIG SCREENCelebrities in the stands of the first Hollywood-adjacent Super Bowl in nearly 30 years provided much of the entertainment at SoFi Stadium during commercial breaks.
wftv.comSuper Bowl LVI halftime Mary J. Blige performs during the Super Bowl LVI halftime show. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Rap and hip-hop royalty brought the sold-out crowd at SoFi Stadium to its feet during the highly anticipated Super Bowl LVI halftime show, making it easier for them to walk down memory lane. Mary J. Blige. Social media users were aflutter, to say the least”Even if they weren’t quite sure who was performing:MIL: Is that the one Martha Stewart is good friends with? Some fans said only one tweak would have made it so:©2022 Cox Media Group
wftv.com“I don’t want to ruin anybody’s sports bets, but let’s just say it’s the Super Bowl, so it most likely won’t be as fast," the Grammy-nominated country singer told the AP. She was still faster than the average Super Bowl anthem of around two minutes. The Super Bowl has come back to Los Aaaaangelesssss!” Johnson said, cocking his eyebrow as he did when he was WWE star before he became a movie star. The duo, sisters Erica Campbell and Trecina Atkins-Campbell, grew up in the same neighborhood as the Super Bowl stadium. STARS ON THE BIG SCREENCelebrities in the stands of the first Hollywood-adjacent Super Bowl in nearly 30 years provided much of the entertainment at SoFi Stadium during commercial breaks.
wftv.comPepsiDuring Super Bowl LVI’s halftime show extravaganza, featuring the likes of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige and 50 Cent, rapper Eminem took a knee in solidarity with former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick.Kanye West Targets Pete Davidson, Kid Cudi, Billie Eilish and Taylor Swift With Childish Instagram MemesThe move by Eminem came after he performed “Lose Yourself” in front of the sold-out crowd at the LA Rams’ SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. If you recall,
news.yahoo.comINGLEWOOD, Calif. — With Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem and Mary J. Blige headlining Super Bowl LVI’s halftime show Sunday, pro football’s annual entertainment extravaganza will rap to a stronger beat. Super Bowl halftime shows are typically watched by more than 100 million people, according to Sports Media Watch. They vow that their Super Bowl halftime show with @KendrickLamar and @Eminem will change that. pic.twitter.com/IRQiyAHP49 — AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) February 13, 2022Blige, for example, is the only one of Sunday’s performers who have been part of a Super Bowl halftime show. That marked the first time in Super Bowl halftime history that sign language interpreters were included, according to Variety.
wftv.comBetting on the Super Bowl is big business, but not all bettors are interested in who wins. That is why sportsbooks have a proposition heading into Super Bowl LVI. Putting together all your Super Bowl props @FDSportsbook like… pic.twitter.com/xKLEg1WXKO — Hammer DAHN (@HammerDAHN) February 12, 2022A quick reminder about looking at odds. Here's a look at some of the more intriguing prop bets: https://t.co/WCildaM3JB — AP NFL (@AP_NFL) February 13, 2022>> Super Bowl LVI: What you need to knowSo, here are some prop bets. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Roc Nation)>> Super Bowl LVI: Here is a history of Super Bowls in the L.A. areaOh yes, the game itself.
wftv.comSuper Bowl Football Dr. Dre answers a question during a news conference for the Super Bowl LVI halftime show Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) (Morry Gash)LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg said the NFL was late embracing hip-hop and vowed that their Super Bowl halftime show would create more opportunities for the genre. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Lamar are Southern California natives. Other rap artists who have performed at previous Super Bowl halftime shows include Travis Scott, Sean “Diddy” Comb, Queen Latifah, Nelly and Big Boi of Outkast. Dre is responsible for promoting rap stars such as Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Lamar.
wftv.comLOS ANGELES — (AP) — There promises to be plenty of “California Love” when Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar combine Sunday for the Super Bowl halftime show. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Lamar — a Pulitzer Prize winner — are Southern California natives. Dre is responsible for promoting rap stars such as Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Lamar. 1 hit song “Family Affair.”The Super Bowl returns to the Los Angeles area for the first time since 1993. Other rap artists who have performed at the Super Bowl include Travis Scott, Sean “Diddy” Comb, Queen Latifah, Nelly and Big Boi of Outkast.
wftv.comThe movie, which Lopez produced and performs songs in, will surely strike some as reflecting the star's own closely followed, always-in-the-spotlight romantic life. — Spoon roar back with the 10-track, stripped-down rock 'n' roll album "Lucifer on the Sofa" out Friday. "We wanted to make a rock 'n' roll record, a great rock 'n' roll record. I just don't feel like there's enough great rock 'n' roll records being made these days," frontman Britt Daniel recently told The AP. — AP Entertainment Writer Mark KennedyTELEVISION— Joseph Sikora's Tommy Egan is at the center of "Power Book IV: Force," as is Chicago.
wftv.comSuper Bowl LVI Halftime Show Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar pose for a promotional photo for the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show. (Hand-out/PepsiCo)Just under a month before hip-hop royalty is set to take the stage at the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show, Eminem, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre appeared in a trailer for the upcoming performance. >> Read more trending newsThe iconic entertainers will perform together for the first time at the Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show on Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. Dubbed “The Call,” the trailer featured snips of some of the musicians’ most well-known songs, including “The Next Episode,” “Family Affair” and “HUMBLE.”The most epic, star-studded @Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show trailer is OUT! It’s been a blast!”More than 100 million people have tuned in to watch the Super Bowl halftime show in recent years, according to officials with Pepsi, the show’s title sponsor.
wftv.comThe first Super Bowl in the Los Angeles area in nearly three decades will have a definite Hollywood feel for its halftime show. >> Read more trending newsThe NFL announced Thursday that the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on Feb. 13, 2022, will feature Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar. Dr. Dre, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar and Snoop Dogg to Headline 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show https://t.co/tJUURjiBJR — People (@people) September 30, 2021This will be the eighth Super Bowl held in the Los Angeles area. “The opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, and to do it in my own backyard, will be one of the biggest thrills of my career,” Dr. Dre said in a statement. In 2020, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira performed at Super Bowl LIV in Miami, while The Weeknd headlined the halftime show for Super Bowl LV earlier this year in Tampa, Florida.
wftv.comSuper Bowl Performers This combination of photos shows, from left, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and Dr, Dre, who will perform for the first time together on stage at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. NFL, Pepsi and Roc Nation announced Thursday that the five music icons will perform on Feb. 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo) (Uncredited)LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar will perform for the first time on stage together at the 2022 Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show. Dre, Snoop Dogg and Lamar are Southern California natives. “The opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl Halftime show, and to do it in my own backyard, will be one of the biggest thrills of my career,” Dr. Dre said in a statement. The seven-time Grammy winner added that their halftime performance will an “unforgettable cultural moment.”The Super Bowl returns to the Los Angeles area since 1993.
wftv.com10 — Nominations for “Mank," the most of any film this year, with nods for best picture, best director for Fincher, best actor for Gary Oldman and best supporting actress for Seyfried. In the best supporting actor category, Heath Ledger and Ralph Richardson were nominated, with Ledger winning for “The Dark Knight” in 2009. 5 — African nations that have received nominations for best international feature, now that Tunisia has its first nominee, “The Man Who Sold His Skin." 4 — Nominations received by “Nomadland” director Chloé Zhao, a record for a woman in a record year for women. 1 — Man nominated for both best actor and best original song.
(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)NEW YORK – A night after winning the top Grammy Award for songwriting, R&B singer H.E.R. Leslie Odom Jr. will also compete for best original song with “Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami...," which he wrote with Sam Ashworth. AdSongs by John Legend, Mary J. Blige, Janelle Monae and Robert Glasper were shortlisted for best original song but didn't make the final cut. The duo of Reznor and Ross have won a number of awards for their scoring work, including an Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe. Terence Blanchard (“Da 5 Bloods"), Emile Mosseri (“Minari") and James Newton Howard (“News of the World") round out the best original score nominees.
Four women won the top four prizes Sunday, including Swift, who became the first female performer to win album of the year three times. Beyoncé — with her 28th win — became the most decorated woman in Grammy history. And 9-year-old Blue Ivy Carter — who won best music video alongside her mother — became the second youngest act to win a Grammy in the show’s 63-year history. Megan Thee Stallion, who won three honors, also made history and became the first female rapper to win best rap song. She's also the fifth rap-based act to win best new artist.
FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2020, file photo, images of Kobe Bryant are displayed as fans enter Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse for an NBA basketball game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the New Orleans Pelicans in Cleveland. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Tuesday, March 2, 2021, that the 2021 induction ceremony will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on October 30. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)CLEVELAND – The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the 2021 induction ceremony will take place at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on October 30. President and CEO Greg Harris said the ceremony's move to the fall will likely stick, going forward, news outlets reported. Last year’s ceremony was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, and eventually replaced with an HBO special honoring the inductees.
Blige made this years list of nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK – The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame said Tuesday that it plans to have a live induction of its 36th class on Oct. 30 in Cleveland — before an actual audience! “We are optimistic and hopeful for the ceremony,” said Greg Harris, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. It will be the sixth time the induction ceremony will be held in Cleveland, home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. AdHarris said a fall induction ceremony, moved from the spring last year because of COVID, will become permanent.
Jay-Z, Foo Fighters, Tina Turner and Iron Maiden lead this year's nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, a female-heavy list of 16 acts that includes for the first time The Go-Go's, Mary J. Blige and Dionne Warwick. There are two newly eligible acts in Jay-Z and Foo Fighters while artists nominated for the first time include Blige, The Go-Go's, Iron Maiden, Warwick and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Turner would be inducted for a second time, having gone to the hall as part of Ike & Tina Turner in 1991. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is already in the hall as a member of Nirvana. CBS News"This remarkable ballot reflects the diversity and depth of the artists and music the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrates," said John Sykes, Chairman of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, in a statement Wednesday.
cbsnews.comFILE - In this Sept. 29, 2019, file photo, Dave Grohl of the band Foo Fighters performs at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The band made this years list of nominees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. There are two newly eligible acts in Jay-Z and Foo Fighters while artists nominated for the first time include Blige, The Go-Go’s, Iron Maiden, Warwick and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl is already in the hall as a member of Nirvana. “This remarkable ballot reflects the diversity and depth of the artists and music the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame celebrates,” said John Sykes, Chairman of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, in a statement Wednesday.
This combination photo shows Leslie Odom Jr. posing for a portrait on Nov. 8, 2019 in New York, from left, H.E.R. On Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, Leslie Odom Jr., H.E.R. and Andra Day were announced along with Celeste and Diane Warren as the Golden Globe nominees for best original song. Day and Odom Jr. follow the footsteps of Mary J. Blige, Lady Gaga and Cynthia Erivo, who all recently scored acting and music nods in a single year. However, the tracks can compete for best original song at the Oscars.
Sullivan and Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next months Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform America the Beautiful. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK – R&B star Jazmine Sullivan and country singer Eric Church will join forces to sing the national anthem at the next month’s Super Bowl, where Grammy-winning singer H.E.R. will perform “America the Beautiful.”The performances will take place Feb. 7 at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa before the big game and halftime show starring The Weeknd. She’s won honors at the MTV Video Music Awards, BET Awards and Soul Train Music Awards and launched R&B hits such as “Focus,” “Best Part,” “Slide,” “Damage” and “B.S.” with Jhené Aiko.
Peter Paterno, an attorney for the rapper and producer, said Dre was home but offered no other details in an email exchange Saturday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)LOS ANGELES – Dr. Dre was back at home Saturday after being treated at a Los Angeles hospital for a reported brain aneurysm. Peter Paterno, an attorney for the music mogul, said Dre was home but offered no other details in an email exchange Saturday. On Friday, actor and rapper Ice T posted that he had connected with Dre on FaceTime and that he had “just made it home. Dre founded Beats Electronics in 2008 with Jimmy Iovine, and six years later they launched a streaming subscription service, Beats Music.
Kidman was among the entertainers who appeared to discuss the charities that benefit from HFPA grants. More than $5.1 million in funds were given to over 70 nonprofit organizations during the “HFPA Philanthropy: Empowering the Next Generation” virtual event on Tuesday. The event, formerly known as the Grants Banquet, celebrated some of the organizations with aspiring artists, filmmakers and storytellers. The organization is known for putting on the Golden Globes. Salma Hayek paid homage to the Las Fotos Project, a nonprofit organization that inspires teenage girls through photography.
Hess shot Henry as Henry drove through a parking lot, away from a disturbance that spilled out of a bar in October 2010 in Mount Pleasant, a New York City suburb. Hess has said Henry was trying to run him down and that he fired through the windshield to stop the driver. The Henrys have said Hess jumped front of the car, got onto the hood and shot their son for no good reason. Henry's father said new information that has come out since the criminal case was closed warrants a reexamination of his son's death. As human beings we should all want a standard of justice that is fair and right, Danroy Henry Sr. told The Boston Globe.
NEW YORK A never-before-heard solo version of the late Aretha Franklins riveting and powerful collaboration with Mary J. Blige about faith and race, 2006s Never Gonna Break My Faith, has arrived on Juneteenth. Never Gonna Break My Faith resonates today, featuring lyrics like: You can lie to a child with a smiling face/Tell me that color aint about a race.The world is very different now. It deserves to be an anthem.Never Gonna Break My Faith won best gospel performance at the 50th Grammy Awards in 2008, marking Franklins 18th and final Grammy win. This solo version has been sitting on my computer for years, and when I heard Clive was making a film on Arethas life, I sent this version to him. Im so glad its being released, the world needs this right now.
NEW YORK A tribute to Andre Harrell, the influential music executive who discovered Sean Diddy Combs and died earlier this month, will air Sunday. It will air commercial free on BET, BET Jams, BET Soul and REVOLT TV, where Harrell served as vice chairman. Diddy often credits Harrell with giving him the tools to find success in music and life, even saying Harrell was like a father figure to him. In 1993, Harrell let go of Diddy, who then launched his uber-successful Bad Boy Records. Diddy posted multiple tributes to Harrell on social media following his death.
click to enlarge Photo by Sam RockYoung hip-hop firebrand and boundary-pusher Tyler, the Creator is set to wow UCF students and Orlando hip-hop heads at the Addition Arena as part of a tour supporting new album. The new record is a sonically adventurous breakup chronicle that is pushing Tyler to greater and more dramatic performance heights magazine recently raved that he was channeling Mary J. Blige at a summertime Governors Ball performance and with GoldLink and (the) Jaden Smith (!) along for the ride, youve got yourself a show. This MC is evolving creatively at a dizzying clip; check out this incarnation before he goes full jazz-fusion or death metal next time around.with GoldLink, Jaden Smith | 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 | Addition Financial Arena, 12777 Gemini Blvd. | 407-823-3070 | additionfiarena.com | $27-$67
orlandoweekly.comApple Music is out with a new ad, starring Mary J. Blige, Kerry Washington and Taraji P. Henson. Music legend and Interscope Records co-founder Jimmy Iovine leads the charge at Apple Music. Blige and Iovine join “CBS This Morning” to discuss the new campaign and the company's hope to change the way we listen to music.
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