Month: July 2020

The album, based on the singer's soundtrack album "The Lion King: The Gift" for the 2019 remake of the Disney film, reimagines the lessons from the movie for "today's young kings and queens in search of their own crowns," Disney+ said in a release, and is a "celebratory memoir for the world on the black experience." The vibrant cinematographic album was produced over the course of a year and features a diverse cast and crew hailing from multiple locations where it was shot, including New York, Los Angeles, South Africa, West Africa, London and Belgium. The singer, who also directed and executive produced the work, first teased the album trailer on YouTube on July 19, in a video that has already racked up more than 2.7 million views. The album includes full-length videos for tr...

In 2006, Regis Philbin opened up in an all-encompassing interview with the Television Academy Foundation to discuss his career ups, downs, and most interesting moments. The television personality, who died on July 24, 2020, also discussed the topic of how he wanted to be remembered. Here’s what he had to say. Regis Philbin | Neilson Barnard/Getty ImagesRELATED: Regis Philbin’s Astonishing Career Earned Him This World Record Regis Philbin was laid to rest at the University of Notre Dame Five days after his passing, Philbin’s family held his private memorial service and burial at his alma mater, the University of Notre Dame. The television icon’s funeral took place at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart and he was buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery on the campus.  ...

Exclusive Breonna Taylor's mother knew in advance her daughter would become the first person other than Oprah to appear solo on the cover of O magazine ... because O told her herself. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ ... Oprah's team reached out to one of Breonna's family attorneys, Ben Crump, several weeks ago to see if she could get in touch directly with her mom, Tamika Palmer. We're told there was no hesitation on the part of Breonna's family ... Oprah got Tamika's number and gave her a call in early June ... shortly after O posted a birthday tribute to Breonna on Instagram. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. We're told it...

There are plenty of things I could tell you about Otterbox’s new stand for the third-generation Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker. I could tell you about its “durable materials” or how it’s designed to “securely” hold on to your Echo device. The Amazon listing even claims its “precision-fit, non-slip base” is “engineered for optimal audio output.” But you and I both know that none of that really matters, because what’s really important here is that this base adds little tiny Emmy-nominated Baby Yoda* ears to the sides of your Echo Dot. If you want to pretend that you’re actually speaking to The Mandalorian character every time you ask Alexa to set a timer, then this is (probably) the easiest way to do it. It’s “engineered for...