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| Lizzo praises Beyonce as she accepts BET Award - WiscNews Posted: 29 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT  Return to homepage ×  You have run out of free articles. You can support our newsroom by joining at our lowest rate! Already a subscriber? Loading&hellp; × Sign Up Today and Support Local Journalism Enjoy more articles from Your Most Trusted Information Source. Subscribers can log in for unlimited digital access  Lizzo thanked Beyonce for "everything [she has] done for black culture" as she accepted her Best Female R&B/Pop Artist accolade at the BET Awards. The ceremony was held virtually on Sunday night (28.06.20) due to the coronavirus pandemic, so the 32-year-old singer recorded a video message from her home, in which she praised the 38-year-old star - who won the Humanitarian and BET HER prizes on the night - and admitted she has felt like a winner the past three years as well. She said: "Thank you so much BET, and thank you to all the wonderfully-talented, beautiful black women I share this category with. "Beyonce, thank you for everything you have done for black culture. "Three years ago, I sat in the audience and I didn't win anything. But I still went home and felt like a winner. "Last year, I performed on the main stage. I didn't win anything, and I still felt like a winner. "I will always feel like a winner, because as long as you're winning in life that's the only trophy you need. "So we're all winners, ladies. Let's keep bigging up the culture, because that's what this has been about and will always be about." She also wrote on Instagram: "I don't believe in being the 'best of' in a category of superior talent. I only believe in being the best me. Thank you @betawards for including my story in your celebration of our culture. I am beyond humbled and can't wait to drop more of my genre-flipping feel good music lol! Trust me... it's on the way (sic) Megan Thee Stallion triumphed in the Best Female Hip-Hop Artist category, and she admitted it felt "so crazy" recording an acceptance speech from home. She said: "I'll probably record this video 10 ten times, it feels so crazy doing this from my house. "But thank you BET, I cannot believe I've won. "Thank you to my team, thank you to Houston, thank you mumma, thank you God. "I used to watch the BET Awards all the time thinking, 'One day, that's gonna be me going up there accepting my awards,' and now it is. So, thank y'all so much." Other big winners on the night included Roddy Ricch, for Best New Artist and Album of the Year. Chris Brown won Best Male R&B/Pop Artist and Best Collaboration for his tune 'No Guidance' with Drake, who had led nominations with six nods. Public Enemy opened the event - which was hosted by Amanda Seales - with their 1989 hip hop classic 'Fight the Power', and they added new lyrics to the tune to include mentions to recent events, with the help of Nas, Rapsody, YG, the Roots' Black Thought and Questlove. The song was also accompanied by footage from Black Lives Matter protests. What's more, the video for DJ Khaled's 'Higher' featuring the late Nipsey Hussle - who died in March 2019 aged 33 - and John Legend triumphed in the Video of the Year category. BET Awards 2020 winners list: Video of the Year: DJ Khaled featuring Nipsey Hussle and John Legend, 'Higher' Best Female R&B/Pop Artist: Lizzo Best Male R&B/Pop Artist: Chris Brown Best Female Hip-Hop Artist: Megan Thee Stallion Best Male Hip-Hop Artist: DaBaby Best New Artist: Roddy Ricch Best Group: Migos Best Collaboration: Chris Brown featuring Drake, 'No Guidance' Album of the Year: Roddy Ricch, 'Please Excuse Me for Being Antisocial' Humanitarian Award: Beyoncé Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award: Kirk Franklin, 'Just for Me' Best Actress: Issa Rae Best Actor: Michael B. Jordan Best Movie: 'Queen & Slim' Youngstars Award: Marsai Martin Sportswoman of the Year: Simone Biles Sportsman of the Year: LeBron James BET HER Award: Beyoncé featuring Blue Ivy Carter, Wizkid and Saint JHN, 'Brown Skin Girl' Video Director of the Year: Teyana Taylor Best International Act: Burna Boy (Nigeria) Viewer's Choice: Best New International Act: Sha Sha (Zimbabwe) This article originally ran on celebretainment.com. Get local news delivered to your inbox! |
| 2020 BET Awards Winners: Full List - Hollywood Reporter Posted: 28 Jun 2020 04:36 PM PDT Beyoncé, Lizzo, Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch were among the winners during Sunday night's broadcast.The 2020 BET Awards were handed out Sunday night, with Beyoncé, Lizzo, Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch among the winners. Comedian and Insecure actress Amanda Seales hosted the annual show, which organizers this year said "expanded its footprint to go beyond the confines of a traditional stage show in response to safety precautions in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, marking a first for the network." In addition, the show also makde its national broadcast premiere on CBS, along with airing on ViacomCBS' networks including BET and BET Her. After a powerful remix by Public Enemy of 1989's "Fight the Power" — with updated lyrics and a slew of other artists — kicked off the show, Seales delivered a brief monologue that addressed racism. "Now, folks always say, 'All Amanda ever does it talk about race,'" she said. "Well listen, I would love to talk about regular, everyday things, but racism always beats me to it. For instance, candy. Who don't like candy? But whenever I try to talk about Skittles, I remember Trayvon Martin. i would love to talk about ice cream. it's delicious treat. But each time I do, I am reminded of Botham Jean. Who doesn't appreciate some shut-eye? Man, I had a nap in 2015 that was so good it felt like Black Jesus tucked me in. I still talk about it to this day. But that's a wrap. Because now i can't even dream of speaking about sleeping knowing Breonna Taylor's killers have not been arrested. When I said, 'I son't got the time, I'm on my trampoline,' I meant it, 'cause give it a minute, and racism gonna take the bounce of that too."
The annual awards show celebrates creative expression and Black excellence across music, film, television, sports and philanthropy. During the show, Beyoncé was honored with the Humanitarian Award, which she dedicated to the Black Lives Matter protestors. "Your voices are being heard and you're proving to our ancestors that their struggles were not in vain," the singer said during her acceptance speech. Heading into Sunday night, Drake led the nominations with six nods, followed by Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch with five each. Beyoncé, Nicki Minaj, Brown, Lizzo and DaBaby follow with four nominations apiece. Winners in the 21 categories were selected by BET's Voting Academy, which is made up of fans and an esteemed group of entertainment professionals. A slew of performers and stars appeared, including Alicia Keys, Chloe x Halle, DaBaby, D Smoke, Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Jonathan McReynolds, Kane Brown, Lil Wayne, Megan Thee Stallion, Roddy Ricch, SiR, Summer Walker, Usher and Wayne Brady. Many performances addressed the killings of Black men and women while in police custody, the Black Lives Matter movement and the protests over police violence. DaBaby and Roddy Ricch's performance of "Rockstar" opened with a close-up of DaBaby with his face against the pavement, rapping the new BLM intro to "Rockstar." As the camera slowly pulled back, it revealed a police officer with his knee on DaBaby's neck, a reference to the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis in May after a police officer knelt on his neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds despite his repeated pleas. Keys' performance of "Perfect Way to Die" featured her singing at a piano on an empty street. It ended with the camera pulling back to show a list of the names of the Black men and women who have been killed while in police custody written on the pavement. Some performances also referenced the coronavirus pandemic, incorporating COVID-19 into lyrics or masks into the performance. In addition, Lil Wayne paid tribute to Kobe Bryant, while Wayne Brady honored Little Richard. Both the NBA star and singing legend died this year. A list of winners follows. Refresh for the latest. Best Female R&B/Pop Artist Best Male R&B/Pop Artist Best Group Best Collaboration Best Male Hip Hop Artist Best Female Hip Hop Artist Video of the Year Video Director of the Year Best New Artist Album of the Year Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Best Actress Best Actor Young Stars Award Best Movie Sportswoman of the Year Sportsman of the Year BET HER Award Viewers Choice Award Best International Act Viewers Choice: Best New International Act Billboard staff contributed to this report. |
| Disney+, Beyoncé declare Black Is King | News | C21Media - C21Media Posted: 29 Jun 2020 02:39 AM PDT Disney+ will release a film written, directed and executive produced by Beyoncé next month titled Black Is King.  Beyoncé (Photo: Parkwood Pictures Entertainment via CC) Described as a 'visual album' and based on the music of The Lion King: The Gift, it will debut on Disney+ on July 31. It "reimagines the lessons of The Lion King for today's young kings and queens in search of their own crowns" and "highlights the beauty of tradition and Black excellence," Disney+ said. The film was in production for one year with a cast and crew that represent diversity and connectivity, the streamer added. It comes from Parkwood Entertainment, the production company, record label and management firm founded by Beyoncé in 2010. |
| Posted: 05 Jun 2020 12:00 AM PDT The world of Hollywood already seemed distant before there were armored trucks rolling down Hollywood Boulevard. But of course, the nationwide protests over police brutality have only made our pop culture fascinations seem increasingly frivolous—even sort of irrelevant. You can gauge this by the fact that this week's showbiz news cycle was about celebrities who were focused on empathizing and educating rather than entertaining. Music companies fell silent, comedians turned serious, and actors got uncomfortably real in order to bring attention to a movement that's about us no longer escaping reality but facing it. The show, for now, must not go on. Plenty of Texas stars were in that mix, of course. Beyoncé used her considerable platform to speak out about George Floyd, who died at the hands of Minneapolis police, posting an emotional video in which she vowed, "We all witnessed his murder in broad daylight. We're broken and we're disgusted. We cannot normalize this behavior." To that end, the landing page of her website has been changed to a stark photo of Floyd, alongside links to several petitions demanding justice. Beyoncé's fellow Houston star Lizzo has also posted several videos of support, directing fans to bail funds for protesters and pledging to help rebuild the damaged businesses along Minneapolis's Lake Street. She was more pointed in a later address: "White people, this is your daily reminder that if you stay silent, you are part of the problem," Lizzo said. "I know you're not racist, but you have to be more than that. You have to be anti-racist." She then used her most powerful medium to spread that message, personally serenading Joe Biden with a brief tune about "The Black Vote" ("You gonna have to do more than just get it / You gonna have to go out and earn it"), before busting out the drum machine to sing a catchy tune driving primary voters to the polls. On Saturday, as protests continued to spread across the country, The Good Place star William Jackson Harper posted a Twitter thread filled with palpable exhaustion and anger at the history of "oppression, injustice, and genocide" that belies "the cute, tidy idea of American exceptionalism" that's often bandied about at times like this. Harper also shared a personal story from his childhood in Dallas, about witnessing an armed security guard threatening his dad at his own community gym.
Thank you for reading Texas Monthly Now more than ever Texans are connecting over shared stories. Enjoy your unlimited access to our site. To have Texas Monthly magazine delivered to your home, become a subscriber today. On a similar note, Jamie Foxx appeared outside of San Francisco City Hall, speaking—and briefly singing—at a "kneel-in" in which he alluded to the racism he'd faced growing up in Terrell. Foxx also implored his other "Hollywood friends" to join him in the streets. "You gotta get out here," Foxx said. "You can't sit back. You can't tweet. You can't text. You got to get out here. When you're here, and you see how people are hurting, you can understand what it is as opposed to being in your bedroom or your living room and saying, 'Hey, I don't like this.'"
Cinemark Doesn't Expect "Normal" Movie Theaters Until at Least 2022 In the meantime, it's not like Foxx's "Hollywood friends" really have anywhere to go. Film and TV production remains in lockdown over that other American crisis, and this week's 22-page industry-wide report outlining strict new recommendations for working during the pandemic paints a decidedly pessimistic picture. That long road to recovery has plenty of collateral damage as well—chief among them movie theaters. The world's largest movie theater chain, AMC Theatres, expressed "substantial doubt" this week that it will survive the shutdown. Here in Texas, the Plano-based Cinemark is only slightly more optimistic. In a call with analysts this week, Cinemark CEO Mark Zoradi said he believes the theater business won't even come close to something resembling normalcy until at least 2022, in large because of predictions that they likely won't have any new movies to show. For now, the chain—which has already lost $59.6 million this quarter—plans to start reopening all its theaters in phases, at limited seating capacity, beginning June 19. It will screen older "library" titles at the drastically reduced ticket price of $5 per adult and $3 per child. Zoradi added that showtimes will be staggered to reduce crowding, "seat buffering" will be implemented to allow for proper social distancing, and that, while concessions will be sold, there will be a much smaller selection, with employees serving from behind plexiglass shields. At the same time, while those employees will be required to wear masks, customers will only be "encouraged" to do so. The chain also won't be performing temperature checks at the entrance. In short, you'll ultimately have to decide for yourself whether it's worth the risk just to have a slightly nightmarish distortion of the moviegoing experience watching a film you can probably stream safely, for free, at home. Ethan Hawke Leads ATX Festival's First-Ever Virtual Marquee Screening In fact, there's increasingly little that hasn't moved online already. The ATX Television Festival, which runs this weekend from June 5 to June 7, has even announced its first-ever virtual marquee premiere for Saturday night, with Austin's own Ethan Hawke joining his fellow cast members for a sneak peek at the new Showtime limited series The Good Lord Bird. Based on James McBride's 2013 historical novel, the show follows a young enslaved boy (Joshua Caleb Johnson) who joins up with Hawke's abolitionist John Brown in his armed insurrection against American slavery. It's a story that, while it certainly never lost its relevance, feels especially charged at the current moment, and the panel conversation with Hawke and McBride is bound to be an intense one. The Good Lord Bird joins a preview of the Showtime docuseries Outcry, which covers the trial—and eventual exoneration—of former Leander High School football player Greg Kelley over charges of sexual abuse. You can watch these and all other ATX events for free this weekend through the festival's website. Selena Becomes the Subject of a New College Course There's been some debate over whether universities can recover from the pandemic, as well. And while most observers, even in their most dire predictions, think colleges will eventually reopen, the prevailing belief is that they'll be drastically changed, with more students attending virtually. As the New York Times's Frank Bruni recently observed, there's also likely to be a shift away from the already-underfunded humanities and liberal arts toward business and STEM, as students increasingly demand a more immediate payoff from their education. For now, at least, we can take some small comfort that the humanities still exist for professors like Sonya Alemán, who this fall will introduce a class on Tejano legend Selena Quintanilla to the University of Texas at San Antonio. Alemán's course is the second Selena class we've heard of—there's already one at San Diego State University. The UTSA class, "Selena: A Mexican American Identity and Experience," uses the late singer as a way of exploring how "sociohistorical, economic, and political factors converge to shape a Mexican-American group identity in Texas, the Southwest and the United States." It's the first college course devoted to her—and hopefully it won't also be the last. THIS WEEK IN MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Adding to the overall desolation of this week, we spent it almost completely bereft of Matthew McConaughey, who opted to spend this tumultuous time in near-total radio silence. McConaughey did appear on CBS Sunday Morning to talk pandemic messaging, reiterating that wearing a mask shouldn't be a political statement and suggesting once again that he could be the guy to bridge that divide. "If I could be another voice to put that out, and somebody else could go, 'Oh, I didn't listen to so-and-so, but I like that McConaughey told me,' that's a win!" he said. Still, while the actor did send another 25,000 masks to the University Medical Center of El Paso, he did it quietly, with the voice that's been such a reassuring presence now unnervingly absent, from social media and beyond. Not that you needed another reminder that—for now, at least—things are most decidedly not all right. |
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