A reality show for Lionel Richie and his daughters? “I’m a little bit more reserved”

ABC/Eric McCandless In our post-Kardashian world, quite a few celebrities have co-starred with their families in reality shows. For example, Sylvester Stallone just launched The Family Stallone, starring him, his wife and his three daughters. But Lionel Richie says he’d never consider doing something like that…

The Weeknd derides ‘Rolling Stone’ slam of ‘The Idol’ as “ridiculous”

Courtesy HBO As the debut of his HBO series The Idol approaches, The Weeknd is opening up about the notorious article Rolling Stone ran about the show, calling it “twisted torture porn” that has gone “wildly, disgustingly off the rails.” When the article first ran, he responded…

Lionel Richie sets Bahamas destination festival Dancing on the Sand with Sheryl Crow and more

Courtesy Vibee Lionel Richie is going on vacation in November — and he wants you to join him. The American Idol judge has announced a destination festival event dubbed Dancing on the Sand, which will take place at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas from…

The Weeknd wants to “kill” The Weeknd, says next album will be alter ego’s “last hurrah”

Photographed by Tyler Mitchell; Styled by Sara Moonves While The Weeknd has “died” in his videos multiple times, the artist, born Abel Tesfaye, says he’s getting ready to kill off his alter ego once and for all. Speaking to W magazine, Tesfaye says he’s currently experiencing an identity…

Ahead of King Charles’ Coronation Concert, “excited” Lionel Richie says he’s like “a kid at Christmas time”

L-King Charles III, R- Lionel RichieYui Mok – WPA Pool/Getty Images This Sunday, Lionel Richie will perform at King Charles III’s Coronation Concert at Windsor Castle. Lionel’s already in the U.K. ahead of the big event, and at a garden party at Buckingham Palace…

I Feel It Brewing: The Weeknd teams up with Blue Bottle Coffee for new brand named after his mom

Blue Bottle Coffee and The Weeknd Partner to Launch “Samra Origins” in Celebration of Ethiopian Culture; Courtesy Blue Bottle Coffee The Weeknd is of Ethiopian descent, and Ethiopia is known as the “birthplace of coffee” because the first coffee ever consumed,…

Rihanna playing Smurfette is new animated ‘Smurfs’ movie, will also write & perform music for it

Rihanna greets the crowd at CinemaCon; Kevin Winter/Getty Images for CinemaCon Now that Rihanna is a soon-to-be mother of two, it’s no wonder she wants to take on a family-friendly project. The superstar will play Smurfette in an upcoming animated Smurfs film, it was…

Mariah Carey personally approved use of her song for sex scene in new movie ‘Beau Is Afraid’

A24 Films Mariah Carey‘s music has been heard in many a movie and TV show, but the most recent use of one of her hits is pretty unexpected — and approved by her. The movie is Beau Is Afraid, which stars Joaquin Phoenix as Beau,…

The Gap Band drops lawsuit over “Uptown Funk” royalties

OBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images The Gap Band has dropped their lawsuit against BMG. Back in January, the family of band members Ronnie J. Wilson and Robert Lynn Wilson sued the label, claiming they were owed back royalties from the Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars hit “Uptown Funk.” The band…