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The cupcake got frosted out of the competition in this week’s “The Masked Singer,” but if you loved her rich-as-buttercream voice, you’re in luck — you can hear it in many movies and television shows.

Indie director Jim Cummings and co-star PJ McCabe have made a scornful part-thriller about an unctuous agent in thrall to the system

Forty years later, Black & White is still an indispensable Pointer Sisters album. Their versatility is their biggest triumph and the cherry on top of their quality repertoire.

Appearing on The One Show on Friday (April 23), the actress told hosts Alex Jones and Clara Amfo that the scene in question was actually filmed on the very first day of filming. "It was like Dirty Dancing – you know when she runs and then she stops, and then she runs and then she stops? And the whole crew were there, and I had to do that, and Im like, Im going to kill him! Im going to knock him over and Im going to kill him!" she said. "The last scene was the first scene we filmed so everyb...

Gossip Girl star Ed Westwick admits latest movie role was a nice change from playing brooding Chuck Bass EXCLUSIVE: Ed Westwick has opened up on his latest movie role in Me, You, Madness, while admitting its been a nice change from his iconic Chuck Bass role in Gossip Girl. The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get daily celeb exclusives and behind the scenes house tours direct to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up When you subscribe we will use...

ABC News Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOn Mickey Guyton talks historic Grammy nomination for Black Like Me: Its such a bigger song than just me and my story "I was just surprised that I got nominated," she said. • 6 min read Mickey Guyton makes country music history, but it almost didn’t happen Mickey Guyton is the first Black female solo artist to earn a Grammy nomination in a country category Victoria Will/AP, FILE Mickey Guyton might have ...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Make Us Laugh: The Link Between Comedy and Depression Asking for help with depression through humor. “Being funny isn’t the same as being happy,” writes  The Simpsons writer Dana Gould, reflecting on the life of his close friend Robin Williams and how he struggled with comedy and...

The relationship between the African-American gospel tradition and country music is older than country music itself Because America is a country founded on Christian values, and two out of every five Americans practice the Protestant faith, the relationship between gospel music and all American-borne musical genres is essential. However, when considering how specifically gospel’s rhythmic, percussive, and spiritually empowering Black tradition impacts country, a musical conversation tran...

The Pointer Sisters performing in New York City in 1983, the year the group released its album em Break Out /em , which included four top 10 hits. If you spun the dial of your AM/FM radio on any given day in the early 1980s, chances are you heard a Pointer Sisters record. The group was in heavy rotation in a variety of formats whose playlists included Duran Duran, Bruce Springsteen and the Human League or Patti LaBelle and Earth, Wind and Fire. The electro-pop sound of the Pointer Sisters "Jum...

Rolling Stone Chester Thompson on His Years With Genesis, Frank Zappa, and Weather Report He spent 30 years in Genesis as a touring drummer, but he had a falling out with Phil Collins in 2010 and they haven’t spoken since By Michael Putland/Getty Images Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned ...