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(CNN)Cynthia Erivo is putting on the crown of the Queen of Soul in the new trailer for National Geographic's "Genius: Aretha." The Emmy award-winning series is set to return March 21 with a new installment that focuses on the life of Aretha Franklin. A new trailer for the latest edition, the series third, was released Tuesday. The network said in a press release that the season will "explore Aretha Franklin's musical genius and incomparable career, as well as the immeasurable impact and lasting influence she has had on music and culture around the world." In addition to Erivo, who is best known for her roles in "Harriet" and "The Color Purple" on Broadway, the show stars Courtney B. Vance, Malcolm Barrett and David Cross, in addition to others. Franklin, one of the greatest and most celebrated artists of our time, died in 2018 at age 76. Read More All episodes of the series will be available for streaming on Hulu on March 25, which would have been Franklin's 79th birthday. … [Read more...] about Cynthia Erivo demands respect as she transforms into Aretha Franklin in ‘Genius: Aretha’ trailer

(CNN) Singer Stevie Wonder is moving to Ghana. The iconic, award-winning performer spoke to Oprah Winfrey in an interview explaining his decision, citing the political turmoil in the United States. "I wanna see this nation smile again. And I want to see it before I leave to travel to move to Ghana because I'm going to do that." Winfrey then asked, "You're going to permanently move to Ghana?" "I am," replied the singer, known for such hits as "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" and "I Just Called to Say I Love You." Read More He added, "I don't want to see my children's children's children have to say, 'Oh please like me. Please respect me, please know that I am important, please value me.' What is that?" This isn't the first time he has said he was considering moving to Ghana. In 1994, he said he felt there was "more of a sense of community" than in the US. Wonder, a Michigan native, learned to play piano, drums and harmonica by age 9 and signed … [Read more...] about Stevie Wonder is moving to Ghana

On June 7, 1979, then President Jimmy Carter declared that June would be the month of black music. Black Music Month honors the past, present and future musicians and producers in the industry. To pay homage this month, we look at not the lyrics that have touched our lives, but the words artists have spoken. “Tomorrow is always another day to make things right. ” – Lauryn Hill RELATED: Look Inside The Setup Of Super Bowl 55 “Everything that happened to me as a child involved music. It was part of every day life, as automatic as breathing.” – Nina Simone “I was born with music inside me. Music was one of my parts. Like my ribs, my kidneys, my liver, my heart. Like my blood. It was a force already within me when I arrived on the scene. It was a necessity for me — like food or water.” – Ray Charles “The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.”- B.B. King “Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them.”- Louis Armstrong “I think, as an … [Read more...] about Black Music Month: Inspiring Words From Famous Musicians

Under the belief it was the movie that would most offend today’s Woketards, last week I wrote about the gloriously inappropriate and problematic Animal House (1978). Finding myself in a Belushi mood, a few days later, I watched his next hit, 1980’s The Blues Brothers, and quickly realized today’s Hitler Youth would hate this one even more — a whole lot more. You have no idea how blessed I was to come of age in the 70s and 80s, two of the freest decades, not only in our country’s history but in world history. By 1970, Hollywood’s self-censoring Production Code had been dismantled, the great Norman Lear had pushed the boundaries of television with his masterpiece All in the Family , and suddenly nothing and no one was off-limits. There were no more sacred cows. No limits on satire. No protected groups. And do you want to know the best part? Almost all the satire was good-natured. When a Carlin, Pryor, Lear, and Saturday Night Live took a shot at you, you couldn’t help but … [Read more...] about Nolte: The Gloriously Inappropriate and Problematic ‘Blues Brothers’ (1980)

(CBS Local Sports)– Kevin Garnett was one of the most ferocious and dominant players of his generation. The man known as the Big Ticket on the basketball court was an NBA Champion, league MVP and a 15x All-Star. Garnett recently collaborated with author David Ritz on a new book from Simon & Schuster about his life and basketball career called “ KG: A-Z: An Uncensored Encyclopedia of Life, Basketball, and Everything in Between .” Unlike the typical athlete autobiography, Ritz and Garnett go from topic to topic and the book is broken up into tons of little vignettes by letter as opposed to typical chapters. While Ritz has collaborated with music icons like Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin and Janet Jackson, he was fascinated by the many layers of one of the league’s best big men to ever play the game. READ MORE: COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: More Than 2M Vaccine Doses Administered To Date “I’m a fan, so this was a joyful experience. He’s really an intelligent man,” said Ritz, in … [Read more...] about Author David Ritz On New Book ‘KG: A-Z’: Kevin Garnett Is A ‘Force Of Nature’