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Surprise: Academy Wants Beyonce To Perform At The Oscars

March 21, 2022 7:04 pm

The most obvious get for this year's Oscars telecast producer, Will Packer, was Beyonce. Nominated for the first time for co-writing "Be Alive" from "King Richard," an appearance by the 28-time Grammy winner w...

‘Black Is King’ Trailer: Beyoncé’s Musical Reimagining Of ‘The Lion King’ Premieres Later This Month

Charles Barfield

July 20, 2020 12:35 pm

News, Trailers

Recently, the CEO of Netflix threw a bit of shade at Disney+ for only offering event-style content instead of a consistent stream of originals, as seen with the recent release of “Hamilton.” Well, regardless o...

‘Black Is King’ Trailer: Beyoncé’s New Visual Album Inspired By ‘The Lion King’ Arrives On Disney+ In July

Charles Barfield

June 29, 2020 12:01 pm

News, Trailers

The idea that Beyoncé would do a “visual album” is nothing new. Previously, the singer released her album “Lemonade” initially as a visual album on HBO. That 65-minute film ended up winning awards and gaining ...

Oscars 2020 Nominations Snubs and Surprises: JLo, Beyonce & ‘Frozen II’

Gregory Ellwood

January 13, 2020 11:13 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

On a day when Netflix made history with the most Oscar nominations for any studio (24) and landed not one, but two Animated Feature nominations, it was who made the cut and who didn't that dominated the social ...

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Oscars Nominations Predictions 2020: ‘Parasite,’ ‘Joker,’ Beyonce

Gregory Ellwood

January 10, 2020 10:01 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News

No matter what happens on Oscars nomination morning, history will be made. At least, it should be. At a minimum, Netflix should beat out Sony Pictures for more nominations than any other studio. That will be a ...

Beyonce, Thom Yorke & ‘Frozen II’ Make Oscar’s 2020 Original Song Shortlist

Gregory Ellwood

December 16, 2019 6:27 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Some of the biggest music stars in history are in contention for the 2020 Original Song Oscar after the Academy of Motion Pictures announced the shortlist today. Songwriters Beyonce ("Spirit" from "The Lion Ki...

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Lizzo, Lil Nas X & Billie Eilish Lead 2020 Grammy Nominations

Gregory Ellwood

November 20, 2019 1:49 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Recording Academy announed the 2020 Grammy Nominations on Wednesday morning and history was made. Lizzo led all nominees with eight, but both she Billie Eilish landed nods in the top four categories: Record...

Did Beyonce Bestow ‘The Lion King’ At Least One Oscar Nod With The New Track ‘Spirit’?

Gregory Ellwood

July 10, 2019 10:24 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Beyonce Knowles had an unexpected surprise for her fans on Tuesday night, a new single from "The Lion King." Or, maybe considering how often she releases content without warning it should have been expected? W...

Hear Donald Glover & Beyoncé Sing ‘Can You Feel The Love Tonight?’ In New Ad For ‘The Lion King’

Charles Barfield

June 20, 2019 1:55 pm

News, Trailers

In a world where hundreds of films get theatrical release a year, and hundreds more hit streaming and VOD, it really does feel like all film industry news and rumors revolve around which Disney film is about to...

Beyonce’s ‘Homecoming’ Chronicles Her Spectacular Coachella Performance [Review]

Gregory Ellwood

April 17, 2019 4:28 am

Awards Campaign, Reviews, Television

Decades from now people will insist they were there. They'll say they were standing on that desert field at Coachella on April 14, 2018, when Beyonce Knowles delivered a performance for the ages. It will be the...

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