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It may well be true that Prince William broke royal protocol when he hugged the victorious Lionesses at the Women's EURO 2022, after they beat Germany 2-1 in the nail-biting finale. But defender Lucy Bronze says she couldn't have been happier when the Duke of Cambridge showed his support in front of thousands of spectators, and it seems the players have struck up quite a friendship with the football fan Prince.

It looks like Beyonce gathered a bunch of her famous friends to celebrate the release of her new album Renaissance!

The England Women's national football team, known as the Lionesses, dressed to impress on a boozy night out as they continue to celebrate their epic victory in the Euro 2022 finals against Germany on Sunday 31 July. The tense game ended up going to extra time with full time ending on 1-1, but Chloe Kelly brought it home with a cheeky second goal for England in the 110th minute.The girls are the toast of the country, and they've certainly been celebrating their win in style as they've enjoyed numerous nights out this week.The Lionesses all looked fantastic as they paid a visit to Cirque Nightclub in London, and they were pictured looking in high spirits as they continued their celebrations.

Football fans old and new have been left awe-stuck by England's newly-crowned European champions. Manchester erupted with joy as the Lionesses defeated Germany 2-1 on Sunday (July 31) while the whole country burst with pride.

England's Lionesses were pictured returning to their £118-a-night hotel with their trophy while celebrating their UEFA Women's EURO 2022 final victory. On Sunday 31 July, the women beat Germany 2-1 in extra-time at Wembley.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFormer Manchester City and England soccer player Micah Richards fronts “Player Pranks,” a show commissioned by Sky, produced by Zig Zag and Krempelwood. The show sees the Premier League winner team up with his Sky Sports colleague Adam ‘Smithy’ Smith for a top-secret mission to prank the great and good of football.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter a three-year hiatus, the Brooklyn edition of the Afropunk festival will return this fall, taking place over the weekend of September 10-11 at its traditional location of Commodore Barry Park in the New York City borough’s Fort Greene neighborhood.The lineup, announced Tuesday, (June 14th) includes  the Roots, Lucky Daye,m= Tierra Whack, Burna Boy, Freddie Gibbs, Isaiah Rashad, Earl Sweatshirt, Bartees Strange, Adekunle Gold, Fana Hues, Pink Siifu, Butcher Brown, Alex Mali, Mick Jenkins, and others.The festival is divided into two stages: the “Brooklyn Baby” stage and the “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” stage.See the full lineup below.The Afropunk franchise continues to expand, holding its first-ever Midwestern event this weekend at Minneapolis’ Sheridan Memorial Park. Titled Planet Afropunk Live: Minneapolis, the lineup will include Ari Lennox, Noname, and Mereba just to name a few performers who will make an appearance on both days.

Manchester City will honour midfielder Jill Scott, who is leaving the club after eight-and-a-half years, as key figures at the Etihad crowned her a club legend.

A.D. Amorosi The hit “Hrs & Hrs” takes its time winding its way around Muni Long’s sultry, breathy, subtly repetitious chorus of “I could do this for hours / and hours and hours.” Before she reaches the crepuscular chorus’ climax, Long has rhymed out everything from “giving you your flowers” to “champagne showers” to ordering “shrimp and lobster towers,” not to mention her “superpowers.”Certainly Long knows how to craft a song.

Group B is making their debut on The Masked Singer!

Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 3-9:April 3: Actor Marsha Mason is 80. Singer Wayne Newton is 80. Singer Tony Orlando is 78.

The 2022 Academy Awards will have something a little different for this year’s telecast: an all-star band to underline the show, featuring pianist Robert Glasper, headline-making drummer Travis Barker, legendary lead singer Sheila E., and music director Adam Blackstone.

2022 Academy Awards fast approaching, another set of presenters have been announced. Josh Brolin, Jacob Elordi, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Momoa, Jill Scott, J.K.

NEW YORK -- Final preparations are underway for the 94th Academy Awards and a long awaited return to Hollywood's glamourous normalcy after a muted ceremony and ratings low last year. Here's everything you need to know about the 2022 Oscars, including where to watch the live show, who's expected to win and what the big controversies are this year.———WHEN ARE THE OSCARS?The Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 27, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. The ceremony is set to begin at 8 p.m.

In addition to performances of Oscar-nominated songs, the 2022 Academy Awards will have another musical treat underlining the telecast: an all-star band featuring pianist Robert Glasper along with headline-making drummer Travis Barker, legendary lead singer Sheila E., and musical director Adam Blackstone. You may know Travis from Blink-182 fame and Sheila E. is best known from her work with Prince, but we’re here to break down five things about a Robert, a supremely talented musician set to add his bit of spice to the show.

Conway the Machine's long-awaited Shady Records debut album has a release date. God Don't Make Mistakes will arrive on February 25 with a list of collaborators that includes Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Jill Scott, Beanie Sigel, The Alchemist, Daringer, and more.

Like many children of the late ’70s and ’80s, Michael Landon’s TV shows “Little House on the Prairie” and “Highway to Heaven” were appointment viewing for Barry Watson.

NEW YORK -- Like many children of the late ‘70s and ’80s, Michael Landon's TV shows “Little House on the Prairie” and “Highway to Heaven” were appointment viewing for Barry Watson.That's why when Watson was given the opportunity to co-star opposite Jill Scott in a film remake of “Highway to Heaven” for Lifetime, he was all for it.“Michael Landon was such a huge, huge part of my childhood," said Watson over a recent Zoom chat from his home in Los Angeles.

EXCLUSIVE: First Wives Club will be back for a third season on BET+. The streaming platform of BET Networks has locked in a third installment of the popular dramedy, starring Ryan Michelle Bathe, Jill Scott and Michelle Buteau, and has opened a writers room to work on the new installment.

EXCLUSIVE: Lifetime has set premiere dates for its fall movie slate, including its Highway to Heaven reboot with Jill Scott and Barry Watson, Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff with Heather Locklear and EP Meghan McCain, and List of a Lifetime, with Shannen Doherty and Kelly Hu, among others. As we previously reported., the anticipated Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace debuts on Labor Day, September 6 and the rest follow every weekend through November 6.

A beloved TV classic has been reimagined as a new Lifetime movie.

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Our favorite trio of wives is back for the second season of BET+'s , and they've brought a whole heap of drama for the ride. Jill Scott, Michelle Buteau and Ryan Michelle Bathé return to the screen as best friends Hazel, Bree and Ari, ready to take on new hurdles as they navigate their demanding careers and hectic love lives through the enviable bonds of their friendship.

EXCLUSIVE: An updated version of Highway to Heaven is coming to the small screen. Lifetime has greenlighted event movie series Highway To Heaven, a modern take on the classic Michael Landon TV series, starring Grammy winner Jill Scott (First Wives Club) in a gender-switching lead role, and Barry Watson (The Loudest Voice). Scott also serves as an executive producer.

We love R&B! And Ari Lennox reminds us of some of our all-time favorites!

EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Mitchenor (Lethal Weapon) is set as a new series regular opposite Ryan Michelle Bathe, Jill Scott and Michelle Buteau in the upcoming second season of BET+’s The First Wives Club. Additionally, Gary Dourdan (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Jordan Carlos (The Drew Barrymore Show), Essence Atkins (Ambitions) and Mikhail Keize (She Had To Ask) join in recurring roles.

Alicia Keys has shared the tracklist for new album ALICIA, set for release this week (September 18). Keys' seventh studio effort will feature a range of guest vocalists, with Sampha and Tierra Whack both featuring on the 15-track set.

15-time Grammy winners can be fan-girls.Clearly, that is the case with Alicia Keys. Her seventh studio album, which dropped on Friday, may be titled simply “Alicia,” but there is another R&B queen who gets a song named after her on the LP: Jill Scott.A great Scott, she must be.“Jill Scott,” featuring the titular singer herself, is a sensual slow jam that might have you wonder who’s actually singing.

Jill Scott is ready to play the queen. The Grammy-winning singer and sometimes actress has signed on to topline Mahalia! playing the queen of gospel Mahalia Jackson in a new biopic that counts collaborators in Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah, two stars who have navigated the moves from music and movies to critically acclaimed biopics with successful results.

Jill Scott is set to play Mahalia Jackson in the upcoming biopic Mahalia!, based on the novel Mahalia Jackson written by Darlene Donloe.As reported by Deadline, Mahalia! will also be produced by Queen Latifah, Jamie Foxx, Shakim Compere and Holly Carter.