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News.com.au
2 days ago
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- News.com.au
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Michelle Williams admits Tonys snub ‘stung a little bit'
The former Destiny's Child singer currently stars as Viola Van Horn in the Broadway musical adaptation of the 1992 movie Death Becomes Her. While the show itself received 10 Tony nominations this year, Williams wasn't individually recognised. "It stung a little bit," she told Variety about the snub. "But I was like: Girl, you're back on Broadway after you didn't think you ever would be. Who's the winner? I'm still the winner! That fixed me." Williams explained that she didn't think she would be welcomed back into the Broadway community…
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
NEWS OF THE WEEK: Michelle Williams admits Tonys snub 'stung a little bit'
The former Destiny's Child singer currently stars as Viola Van Horn in the Broadway musical adaptation of the 1992 movie Death Becomes Her. While the show itself received 10 Tony nominations this year, Williams wasn't individually recognised. "It stung a little bit," she told Variety about the snub. "But I was like: Girl, you're back on Broadway after you didn't think you ever would be. Who's the winner? I'm still the winner! That fixed me." Williams explained that she didn't think she would be welcomed back into the Broadway community…
Daily Mail
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Destiny's Child icon pays tribute to MTV trailblazer Ananda Lewis after tragic death aged 52
Kelly Rowland paid tribute to Ananda Lewis after the MTV trailblazer passed away at 52 following her breast cancer battle. The former MTV VJ died this week following a seven-year battle with cancer and had shared a heartbreaking final post before her sister announced her passing. The 44-year-old singer rose to fame alongside her band members Beyoncé and Michelle Williams in the late 1990s and often crossed paths with Lewis on MTV. In a tribute dedicated to Lewis, the Destiny's Child icon shared that she has 'the most amazing memories' of the time they spent together. Rowland recalled how she and the late MTV star were once at a Sade concert and had fun 'belting' out songs together until both of their throats felt 'hoarse.' Alongside a portrait of the late star, she wrote: 'Interviews, yeah! But my fav is us singing together at a SADE concert, at THE TOP of our lungs! We both left hoarse, but did not care!' She gushed about the late journalist and shared her 'love and prayers' to Lewis' family and friends. 'Her spirit, SOUL, her [heart]... she was just an ALL around cool, beautiful, FLY woman! I am at a loss for words! BUT SENDING her LOVED ONES, my love and prayers!' Lewis had previously interviewed Destiny's Child nearly two decades ago, and the rising stars had crossed paths multiple times in Hollywood. On Wednesday, July 11, Lewis passed away after her seven-year battle with cancer. She had also recently shared her past regrets as she warned fans to focus on their health in one of her final Instagram posts. The former MTV VJ's death was announced by her sister Lakshmi Emory via a Facebook post. She shared a black and white portrait of Lewis with the caption: 'She's free, and in His heavenly arms. Lord, rest her soul.' In a post to her Instagram page in February Lewis told her followers that she had some regrets about her diagnosis and that she wished she had done things differently. On Wednesday, July 11, Lewis passed away after her seven-year battle with cancer. The former MTV VJ's death was announced by her sister Lakshmi Emory via a Facebook post; pictured September 2005 in West Hollywood Lewis had previously said she had refused a double mastectomy. She said: 'Is that body you're in right now healthy? I mean like relatively, no big diseases. If so, consider it like a winning lotto ticket.' 'I know I don't talk a lot about what I go through on a day-to-day basis wrestling the big C monster. 'Part of it is because I refuse to give it anymore energy than it's already taking from my life. 'It doesn't matter how bad things are in my body right now. What does matter is keep you out of this club. ' There are things I wish I did differently like 10 years ago to prevent cancer and I am talking about them.' She then mentioned a story she did with Essence magazine in which she further delved into her cancer battle. Lewis added: 'You can avoid this, only five to ten percent of cancers have anything to do with genetics. 'That leaves 90 percent that are environmentally or lifestyle influences, and some of those are things you can control. 'Prevention is the cure, because preserving your health is way easier than fighting to get it back.' As a fixture on MTV in the late 1990s, Ananda hosted hit shows like Total Request Live, Hot Zone and Spring Break. Lewis nabbed her very own daytime TV talk show, The Ananda Lewis Show, in 2001, which ran for one season. She earned two NAACP Image Awards during her career and was once deemed the 'the hip-hop generation's reigning It Girl' by The New York Times. Lakshmi told TMZ that her sister died at her home in Los Angeles at 11:35am on Wednesday, June 11. She was in hospice care at the time of her death. Lakshmi said that a memorial would be held 'in a few weeks' and that celebrities who Ananda previously interviewed have already expressed interest in paying tribute to her at the upcoming service. In October 2020 Ananda shocked fans when she announced on social media that she'd been privately battling stage III breast cancer. 'I have been fighting to get cancer out of my body for almost two years,' she shared in the six-minute video posted to Instagram. She also admitted that she'd avoided getting regular mammograms due to fear of radiation exposure. 'I have refused mammograms... that was a mistake. I watched my mom get mammogrammed for 30 years almost and at the end of that she had breast cancer,' she explained. Four years after her announcement, Ananda confirmed that her breast cancer had metastasized and advanced to stage IV. She spoke about deciding not to undergo a double mastectomy in an October 2024 interview with CNN. Lewis explained that she had originally planned to 'keep my tumor and try to work it out of my body a different way.' But when her tumor eventually metastasized, Ananda realized that she probably 'should have' gone through with the life-saving surgery. Days after her CNN interview, Lewis clarified her comments about refusing a double mastectomy. She said: 'My quality of life was very important to me, like there's a certain things I know I'm not gonna be okay with and I know myself. I want to want to be here, so I had to do it a certain way, for me.' Lewis's last Instagram post was made on March 7 as she paid tribute to the legendary R&B hitmaker Roberta Flack, who died on February 24 of Roberta Flack at age 88. She wrote: 'Rest in Power [heart emoji] Thank you for shining your light so bright as Roberta Flack and leaving a musical legacy that will bless us forever' Lewis was born in Los Angeles in March 21, 1973 but her parents' divorce when she was just two-years-old led to her being raised by her mother and grandmother in San Diego, California along with her sister Lakshmi. She attended an arts high school before studying at historic Howard University in Washington, DC. She graduated from in 1995. Lewis first garnered TV fame as a host of BET's youth talk-show Teen Summit in Washington D.C., where she famously interviewed then-First Lady Hillary Clinton. Ananda quickly became a fan-favorite fixture on MTV and interviewed many of the major stars of the late 90s and early 2000s, including Britney Spears and Beyonce. In 2001, the star took a major career leap as she left MTV to become the host of her very own daytime talk show. The Ananda Lewis Show premiered in 2001 but was short-lived as it went off the air after one season. She served as a correspondent for The Insider from 2004 to 2005. Lewis then became a carpenter and hosted the 2019 revival of While You Were Out on TLC.
News.com.au
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Michelle Williams admits Tonys snub ‘stung a little bit'
The former Destiny's Child singer currently stars as Viola Van Horn in the Broadway musical adaptation of the 1992 movie Death Becomes Her. While the show itself received 10 Tony nominations this year, Williams wasn't individually recognised. "It stung a little bit," she told Variety about the snub. "But I was like: Girl, you're back on Broadway after you didn't think you ever would be. Who's the winner? I'm still the winner! That fixed me." Williams explained that she didn't think she would be welcomed back into the Broadway community…
The Sun
05-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Beyonce struggles to sell out UK Cowboy Carter tour as blocks of seats remain onsale just hours before she goes onstage
BEYONCE has suffered a blow as she struggles to sell out her UK Cowboy Carter tour, as blocks of seats remain unsold just hours before she goes onstage. The American superstar kicked off her long-awaited tour in the States and is now on British soil - but could be disappointed by the turnout. 4 4 The tour kicks off in the UK at North London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight. Beyonce, who played five shows there in 2023, is doing six nights at the venue, which ends on June 16 — before a string of dates in Paris. However, which just hours to go until she kicks of the UK leg of her tour, the Destiny's Child star is still struggling to sell hundreds of tickets. Blocks of seats remain unsold at the stadium which holds around 62,000 people for concerts. There are still over 500 tickets up for grabs, with the cheapest costing £71, (for obstructed view seats), while the most expensive are £278. The Cowboy Carter tour sales are in stark contrast to her Renaissance world tour in 2023, where UK shows sold out within minutes of being released. It's also been revealed that her country music themed tour also struggled to sell some tickets in the US. In America, the price of some tickets were slashed in order to get fans to buy them. This saw some concertgoers nab a seat for as cheap as $35 (around £26). SPECTACULAR SHOW Those fans who are going are in for a treat, if the US leg of her tour is anything to go by. Beyonce Stuns in Braless Top The two-hour, 45-minute concert is in support of her Grammy-winning 2024 album, Cowboy Carter. Revellers will get to watch Queen Bey belt out her hits, which includes some classics, along with her latest songs. Nineteen of the 36 songs performed are from her latest album, which includes hits like Texas Hold 'Em, Jolene and II Most Wanted. Fans will also see Beyonce strut her stuff in a string of glamorous outfits, which previously included a white Mugler bodysuit and a figure-hugging red catsuit. The show includes 24 dancers, who all help the superstar bring to life her songs on stage. When Bey performed in the US, celebrities in the audience included Rita Ora and her Hollywood director husband Taika Waititi, singer Lizzo and telly host Oprah Winfrey. The Crazy In Love singer is scheduled to play four more nights in Los Angeles before stints in Chicago and New Jersey, after her European leg of her tour is over. Beyonce's Cowboy Carter set list Act I: 1. Ameriican Requiem, 2. Blackbird (The Beatles cover), 3. The Star-Spangled Banner (John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key cover), 4. Freedom, 5. Ya Ya / Why Don't You Love Me Act II: 6. America Has a Problem, 7. Spaghettii, 8. Formation, 9. My House, 10. Diva Act III: 11. Alliigator Tears, 12. Just For Fun, Protector, 14. Flamenco Act IV: 15. Desert Eagle, 16. Riiverdance, 17. II Hands II Heaven, 18. Sweet Honey, Buckiin' / Pure/Honey / Summer, Renaissance Act V: 19. Jolene (Dolly Parton cover), 20. Daddy Lessons, 21. Bodyguard, 22. II Most Wanted, 23. Cuff It, 24. Tyrant, 25. Thique, 26. Levii's Jeans, 27. Daughter Act VI: 28. I'm That Girl, 29. Cozy, 30. Alien Superstar. Act VII: 31. Texas Hold 'Em, 32. Crazy in Love Heated, 34. Before I Let Go (Maze featuring Frankie Beverly cover) Act VIII: 35 Carriages, 36. Amen
