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Mariah Carey Gets Her Hollywood Star
After 25 years in the music business and 200 million albums sold, Mariah Carey finally has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Will.I.am Quits ‘The Voice’
Dr. Dre’s Album Sales Expected To Be High; Plans To Donate Royalties
Lee Daniels
Filming Girl Group Drama For FOX
Lee Daniels’ success with Empire has led to new proj- ects.
The popularity of FOX's Lee Daniels’-directed series “Em- pire” has the network demand- ing more music industry drama from Daniels -- FOX has teamed up with Daniels again to film a pilot for a show called Star.
Fox TV Group chairman and CEO Dana Walden said in a statement, "Like Empire, it's set against the backdrop of the music business but from a dif- ferent perspective," Walden said. Daniels provided the outline for the show, and will write, executive produce and direct Star.
While Empire is told from the point of view of music execs, Star will reportedly be from the point of view of three girls from ATL, who rise to fame and all their challenges in the music industry (the story of TLC?). Walden says the show will mix music and drama, just like Empire.
FOX is extending the rela- tionship with Daniels ever since the success of Empire, which revived the network after slipping in ratings.
Will.I.am has reportedly 'quit' The Voice after four years as a coach on the show.
The Black Eyed Peas star, 40, has allegedly told BBC bosses that he will not return for the fifth series of the talent compe- tition when filming starts next month.
And according to the Daily Star's James Ingham pro- ducers of the BBC one show were 'desperate' for Will to change his mind offering the star a big pay out that he turned down, saying it was time he moved on. Producers of the show, who already lost pop star Rita Ora to the X Factor this year, are reportedly doing 'everything' they can to persuade Will to stay as a coach but the star has made up his mind. The original mentor has been a permanent fixture on the show since it first hit
Dr. Dre is looking like an- other major moment in history with the release of Compton, his first album in 16 years.
According to Hits Daily Dou- ble, the opus is expected to move between 260k and 275k, according to sales predictions. The album will likely debut at #2, but the album only showed up on iTunes Friday. With the inclusion of streaming “Sales,” the overall units moved could be as high as 350k.
Dr. Dre is reportedly worth over $700 million, so he is clearly not hurting for money. The legendary producer is for- going collecting royalties from his latest album Compton: A Soundtrack in order to donate his profits from the project to
Dr. Dre’s Compton: A Soundtrack is his first album in 16 years. Announce album’s royalties will fund children’s art facility in Compton.
help build a new performing arts and entertainment facility for the children in Compton.
Will.I.am and Rita Ora
screens in 2012, but according to reports Will feels 'miffed' that no contestants have gone on to have success after ap- pearing on The Voice.
Will, who also works as a record producer and has col- laborated with the likes of Justin Bieber, Rihanna and Miley Cyrus, is said to be confused over the impact the show's winning contestants - including his own act Leah McFall - have failed to make on the music industry.
Last week, Ice Cube, con- cisely confirmed to All- HipHop that he’s open to tackling another Hip-Hop- based movie. While discussing the anticipated N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, which hits theaters on Aug. 14, the celebrated MC and ac- claimed actor affirmed that he’s up to the challenge of cre- ating a film about, Public Enemy.
In response to a candid in- quiry about Ice Cube possibly making a film about the iconic
Ice Cube and Chuck D
“Fight The Power,” group, he replied, “of course; definitely.” As the conversation continued he showed further interest stating, “Let’s do it.”
Ice Cube’s Open To ‘Public Enemy’ Biopic
‘Orange Is The New Black’ And ‘Glee’ Stars To Join Cast Of ‘The Wiz’
Uzo Aduba and Amber Riley
It’s official: the role of the good witches of the North and South in NBC’s The Wiz Live! are finally filled!
Orange is the New Black star Uzo Aduba and former Glee star Amber Riley have filled the two roles that sparked weeks of speculation: Aduba will play Glinda the Good Witch of the South and Riley will play her sister Addaperle, the Good Witch of the North.
Aduba tweeted, “I’m beyond grateful and excited to join this incredible company of artists as Glinda, The Good Witch in #TheWizLive and to tell this story!” Aduba wrote on Twit- ter.
Aduba and Riley join new- comer Shanice Williams (as Dorothy), Mary J Blige (as Evillene, the Wicked Witch of the West), Queen Latifah (as the Wiz), and David Alan Grier (as the Cowardly Lion). However, part of the tin man and scarecrow are either still up for grabs or haven’t been announced.
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