Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis and Cameron Diaz star in the soon to be released remake of "Annie."
Slated to arrive in theaters this Christmas, with musical production from Jay Z, "Annie" stars Foxx as Benjamin Stacks, a wealthy mayoral candidate hoping to improve his chances of a win with Annie (Wallis) by his side.
We have a first look at Andre "3000" Benjamin (Outkast) as Jimi Hendrix in the biopic "All Is By My Side."
Directed by John Ridley (12 Years A Slave), the pic is due to premiere as SXSW this month and will cover a portion of Hendrix's life.
It's unclear if the film will make it to theaters later this year due to a series of issues, including Hendrix's estate. As widely reported, the family did not approve the use of his original songs in the film and has slammed the director and the production team for moving ahead with the project without their permission.
Below is a clip released Wednesday. It features Andre Benjamin interacting with Imogen Poots, who is portraying Linda Keith.
Driver lift the partition please. Is Beyonce's "Partition" going to be her next big hit? According to Billboard, the thumping, bass heavy, and salacious track is soaring on the R&B and Rhythmic charts.
Following "Drunk In Love," which earned a seventh week atop the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart Thursday, "Partition" flew to no.17 on the same chart and has been deemed the week's Greatest Gainer.
Joining "Drunk In Love," which is at no.1 for the third week, "Partition" also debuted at no.29 on the Rhythmic Songs chart Thursday.
Returning to the R&B Streaming Songs chart, "Partition" has topped "Drunk In Love" arriving at no.3. It had fallen off that chart after a seven week run.
Last but not least, "Partition" has soared 17-6 on the R&B Songs chart in its eleventh week.
John Legend's compelling single, "All of Me," has reached its fifth week atop the Urban AC (Adult Contemporary) chart.
Taken from his latest album, "Love In The Future," "All of Me" grew within the last charting week, seeing an increase in plays at radio.
Reaching an audience of 11.667 million, the song had the most plays at Urban AC radio, but was nearly eclipsed by Pharrell's growing single "Happy." Reaching an audience of 12.453 million, "Happy" is this week's fastest moving song, jumping 4-3 on the chart. A contender for number one next week, "Happy" fell just shy of Legend's "All of Me" and Robin Thicke's "For The Rest of My Life" in terms of overall plays.
In related news, Kelly Price's new single, "It's My Time," has debuted on the Urban AC chart.
Reaching an audience of just over 1.5 million, Price's "It's My Time" arrives at no.24 and has been deemed the week's most added song.
Ashanti is back with new music and she's not holding back when it comes to discussing the truth about her relationships with Irv Gotti and Nelly.
Sitting down with The Breakfast Club this week, the former Murder Inc princess said she was nothing but loyal to Irv Gotti.
"For Irv to say I wasn’t loyal, wasn’t true at all. After 2008, we didn’t speak for 6-7 years. We had a conversation at Hip Hop Honors and we agreed to disagree on a lot and that was it. I still consider them family, but we’re on different paths right now," Ashanti told The Breakfast Club.
As for Nelly, the "I Got It" singer says they both made mistakes, leading to a break up.
"I feel like there was a foundation that was set and those things shouldn't have happened," Ashanti said of their relationship, claiming things were said publicly that should not have been said. "It got bad. We both made mistakes."
Moving on to her chief concern right now, her new album, "Braveheart," Ashanti said music listeners should pick it up because she's more vulnerable and sincere than ever before.
"This was my opportunity to be brave enough to be honest. I’m very vulnerable and sincere on this album," said Ashanti.
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Prince is an elusive, private man, but when he shows up, he shows out in a huge way!
Last night (March 5), “The Arsenio Hall” show welcomed Prince to take over most of the full-hour air time. Along with multiple performances and a rare interview, audience members got a rare chance to witness Prince tear up the stage and candid chit-chat with Arsenio; he even answered direct questions from the audience.
The hour started with an explosive performance of “Funknroll” ft. 3RDEYEGIRL, and the stage was brimming with dancers and musicians. Prince then answered a few audience fan questions, where he revealed he can make a mean omelette and it's the "Don't Touch" rule when it comes to his hair. And, speaking of hair, the Purple One then performed the B-side fan favorite "She's Always In My Hair" with 3RDEYEGIRL backing him up once more.
Pharrell Williams' hit single, "Happy," is the number one charting single in the U.S. for a second week.
According to Billboard, the single has not only retained the top position on the coveted Billboard 200. It has sold over 400,000 copies within the last week.
"Happy" maintains its Hot 100 command with gains in all three of the charts metrics (sales, airplay and streaming), while sales continues to make up the majority (53%) of its chart points. It leads the Digital Songs chart for a third week with a 3% increase to 413,000 downloads sold," reports Billboard. "Having sold 402,000 last week, "Happy" is the first song to earn two straight weeks of more than 400,000 in sales since another Williams-assisted track, Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," featuring Williams and T.I., reached the number in the three consecutive weeks last June."
Pharrell's "Happy" is likely to continue its run at no.1, or at least in the top 5, with an expected boost in sales due to his performance at the Oscars (Academy Awards) Sunday.
Pharrell's new album, "G I R L," is also projected to debut well on the Billboard 200 albums chart next week with a projected 85-95,000 copies sold.
It's official. K. Michelle's journey through music, relationships and overall life will be chronicled on VH1 later this year.
"It looks as if “Love & Hip Hop” star K.Michelle finally has everything she’s ever wanted. Success, fame, a hit album – but is it all it’s cracked up to be? VH1 will follow K. as she learns to balance life, relationships, and bona fide superstardom with the help of a dynamic group of friends. It may appear like she has it all together, but nothing is as it seems in K’s crazy world," reports VH1. "Notorious for her red hair, razor sharp wit and fiery tongue, K.Michelle navigates New York City and her life with a renewed dedication to her son, her friends, and her career. K.Michelle has the life she’s always dreamed of, but will it ever be enough?"
Slated to premiere late Summer/early Fall, the "Untitled K. Michelle Project" is being executive produced by Mona Scott-Young and Stephanie Gayle for Monami Entertainment. Toby Barraud, Stefan Springman, and Mala Chapple are executive producers for Eastern TV. Co-executive producers for Eastern TV are Jeff Grogan and Robyn Schnieders. K.Michelle is also executive producer, with Jeff Robinson co-executive producing. Susan Levison, Brad Abramson and Danielle Gelfand are executive producers for VH1. Vivian Gomez is coordinating producer
Pharrell Williams and Ashanti will join Rick Ross in having top debuts on the R&B/Hip Hop charts next week.
Riding high on the hit single "Happy," Pharrell's new album, "G I R L," is projected to debut within the top five. Sales are projected to be between 85-95,000 copies.
Ashanti's awaited effort "Braveheart" will also debut on the charts next week. Featuring the single "I Got It" the album is projected to move 18-21,000 copies by week's end.
With those totals in mind, Rick Ross' new album, "Mastermind," has a strong chance at debuting at no.1 on the Billboard 200 and associated Hip-Hop charts. Led by singles including "Box Chevy" and "No Games," "Mastermind" is projected to arrive at number one with 145-160,000 copies sold.
Charts will be refreshed next Wednesday with official album sales figures.
