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Drake scored a leading seven nominations for the music-heavy 2023 BET Awards today, and GloRilla was next with six. Both also are up for Album of the Year. Lizzo and 21 Savage follow with five nominations apiece.

John Travolta shared a video on Monday of his daughter, Ella, working to recreate the famous Tom Cruise cake, which the star reportedly sends to a long list of celebrities each year. The cake, supposedly the White Chocolate Bundt Cake from Doan's Bakery in Woodland Hills, California, is a sour cream-based cake with coconut and white chocolate. Cruise is known to have sent the delicious package to celebrities across Hollywood, including co-stars Miles Teller and Jon Hamm, as well as Angela Bassett, James Corden, Kirsten Dunst, Cobie Smulders, Jimmy Fallon and Rosie O'Donnell. In Travolta's video, Ella, 23, stands in the kitchen as she prepares the cake, icing the top and covering it with coconut shavings.

The television series Transparent is now a musical and it’s playing in Los Angeles for three more weeks!

Sophia Scorziello editor Glenn Farr, the Oscar-winning editor known for his work on “The Right Stuff” and “Commando,” has died. He was 77. Farr died on May 25 due to complications from a brain tumor, said his friend and fellow editor Janice Hampton. In 1984, Farr won the Academy Award for editing with Philip Kaufman’s “The Right Stuff,” a historical drama film based on Tom Wolfe’s 1979 novel of the same name. Farr shared the win with fellow editors Lisa Fruchtman, Tom Rolf, Stephen A. Rotter and Douglas Stewart. “This is truly a beautiful, wonderful moment for each one of us,” Farr said in his Oscar acceptance speech. “We are privileged to be a part of it and the experience will long live in our hearts. We must thank our marvelous, beautiful director — we love you Phil Kaufman — for his leadership and dedication and the vision he gave to us.” Farr also offered a thank you to all assistant and contributing editors that worked on the film.

Austin Butler is jumpstarting his Thursday (June 1) with a workout.

died on Wednesday at the age of 83. “I would not exist if it not for the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” Lizzo said as the crowd roared.

Tina Turner by sharing the last words the pop icon said to her.Turner died yesterday at the age of 83 following a long illness, her spokesperson said.“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner. With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow,” a statement on her social media pages read.“Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music.

the death of Tina Turner. The Rock n’ Roll icon was an 8-time Grammy Award winner and a total legend.

Loose Women panellist and OK! columnist Judi Love has discussed Tina Turner's legacy following the singer's death as she shares what Tina meant to here.Tina Turner, who was born Anna Mae Bullock, passed away yesterday (May 24) at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland. She was 83, and had been suffering a long illness, her representative said on Wednesday.

Glitz and glamour! Hollywood’s biggest names brought their fierce fashion sense to France at the 2023 amFAR Gala during the 76th annual Cannes Festival.   

Beyoncé, Diana Ross, Elton John and others have paid tribute to Tina Turner after her death. A publicist for the Simply the Best singer announced her death on Wednesday, revealing that Tina had died aged 83 in her Zurich, Switzerland home following a "long illness". Reacting to the news, Beyoncé wrote on her website, "My beloved queen.

Angela Bassett, 62, has paid a moving tribute to music legend Tina Turner, 30 years after playing the Queen of Rock and Roll in a biographical film about the star's often turbulent life. Tina's autobiography I, Tina, was turned into the 1993 film What's Love Got To Do With It and Angela's portrayal of the superstar earned her an Oscar nomination.

death of Tina Turner on Wednesday, actress Angela Bassett remembered the trailblazing powerhouse’s resilience and talent.Bassett, who portrayed the late singer in the 1993 flick “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” honored the star’s steadfast determination and recalled the final words Turner shared with her.“How do we say farewell to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it as a means to help change the world?” Bassett’s lengthy statement on Instagram began. She applauded Turner’s “courage in telling her story” and “commitment to stay the course in her life, no matter the sacrifice.” Bassett, 64, also championed the “Legs” singer for “her determination to carve out a space in rock and roll for herself and for others who look like her.”“…Tina Turner showed others who lived in fear what a beautiful future filled with love, compassion, and freedom should look like,” she wrote, in part.“Her final words to me — for me — were ‘You never mimicked me.

Angela Bassett is honoring Tina Turner.

Angela Bassett is remembering Tina Turner. In the wake of the iconic singer's death on Wednesday, the 64-year-old actress, who earned an Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Turner in the 1993 film , spoke out in a statement to ET.«How do we say farewell to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it as a means to help change the world?» Bassett's statement began.

Stevie Nicks) to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame twice in 2021.Even if you didn’t know one song by the woman born Anna Mae Bullock in Nutbush, Tenn., on Nov. 26, 1939 — who died at 83 on Wednesday, after living longer than many, including me, would have ever anticipated given all of her trials and tribulations — you knew that she was the epitome of endurance, resilience and unbreakable badassness.But Turner’s story — immortalized by an Oscar-nominated performance from Angela Bassett that had folks feeling like she was long overdue when she lost out to Jamie Lee Curtis for Best Supporting Actress earlier this year — shouldn’t overshadow her impact and importance as an artist.She was the first black woman who I — and many others — saw rock.

Angela Bassett shared her thoughts and reflected on her friendship with rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Tina Turner, who died Wednesday after a long illness at her home in Zurich, Switzerland.Turner’s death has inspired a slew of reactions and tributes from celebrities and fans alike. Bassett, who was nominated for an Academy Award for playing Turner in the 1993 biopic “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” issued a statement Wednesday afternoon sharing her sentiments on the music icon and her impact. “How do we say farewell to a woman who owned her pain and trauma and used it as a means to help change the world?” Bassett began in a statement sent to TheWrap.

died Wednesday at age 83, in the 2021 Max documentary “Tina.”In the doc — which the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer dubbed a bittersweet goodbye to fans — Turner, who suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, lamented over the unending media headlines about the torture bore during her 16-year marriage to Ike. (Ike Turner died from a drug overdose at 76 in December 2007). “I wasn’t interested in telling that ridiculously embarrassing story of my life,” said Turner, born Anna Mae Bullock, in the film. “But I felt that’s one way I can get the journalists off my back.”Years prior to releasing the documentary, the Nutbush, Tennessee, native shockingly exposed Ike’s domestic violence in her 1986 memoir, “I, Tina,” and again in the 1993 biopic, “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” starring Oscar-nominee Angela Bassett. “The story was written so I would no longer have to discuss the issue,” Turner said of her torment. “I don’t love that it’s always talked about.

Tina Turner. The once-in-a-lifetime singer and performer often called the Queen of Rock & Roll, whose career spanned over half a century and multiple comebacks, died Wednesday May 24 at age 83.

The news that Tina Turner passed away today brought swift reaction from some of the biggest names in music, sports, television and politics.

Angela Bassett received her first Oscar nomination for her portrayal of Tina Turner in the iconic 1993 biopic What’s Love Got To Do With It?

The world has lost one of rock and roll's most famous voices as it was announced that Tina Turner has died at the age of 83. The legendary singer, who had hits including Proud Mary and The Best, passed away after a long illness, her publicist Bernard Doherty confirmed.

at her home near Zurich, Switzerland, following a long illness, her manager confirmed to on May 24. She was 83. During her 60-year-long career, Turner made lasting friendships both within the industry and outside of it.

Reuters.Her hits included her 1970 cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary” and her big comeback hit from the ’80s, “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” which won Record of the Year and Song of the Year at 1985’s Grammys. The groundbreaking singer transcended genre, as her wins for both Best Female Vocal Performance in both Rock and Pop categories that year proved.She was the subject of the 2021 HBO documentary, “Tina,” in which she recounted her health battles, including cancer and a stroke.

Singer Tina Turner, one of rock’s most famous voices who had hits including Proud Mary and The Best, has died at the age of 83 after a long illness. In a statement her representative said: "Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock'n Roll' has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.

Just last month, fans were shocked to hear that Fox had officially cancelled 9-1-1, which had been the network’s most popular primetime television series for six seasons.

Hondo is feeling a “lot bit sad.”

The Tribeca Festival today announced its Storytellers Series, which includes Paul McCartney in conversation with Conan O’Brien for a podcast recording of Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp in conversation with David Letterman.

The 118 is on the move! Ryan Murphy’s first responder series 9-1-1 has been canceled by FOX after six seasons — and already found a new home.