Britney Spears performed on The Oprah Winfrey Show in an interview that taped in Chicago on Friday (February 1) and aired nationwide Monday (February 4). The pop superstar performed “I’m a Slave 4 U” from her latest album, Britney. She also performed “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet A Woman,” which is also from the album and is featured in her upcoming movie Crossroads. Spears got her start on The Mickey Mouse Club, as did Christina Aguilera, Keri Russell (Felicity), *NSYNC’s J.C. Chasez, and her current boyfriend, *NSYNC singer Justin Timberlake. Oprah Winfrey asked the singer if there is any… Read more »
Pop superstar Lady Gaga has canceled a slew of concerts after collapsing prior to last night’s concert at Purdue University, however performed live on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” this afternoon.
The Grinch might be stealing Christmas from music retailers, but thanks to Josh Groban and Oprah, there’s still some singing in Whoville. For the sales week kicked off by Super Tuesday–the release date before Thanksgiving when record labels typically schedule their big guns–the figures were abnormally bad, with only one Top 10 bow and a seven-week-old album topping the charts. Still, that album, Groban’s Noël, can thank last week’s performance on The Oprah Winfrey Show for driving it past Alicia Keys and into the number one spot. Noël crowned the Billboard 200 by selling 405,000 copies for the week ended… Read more »
Frustrated with just donating money to charities, Oprah Winfrey says she built a school for poor girls in South Africa because she wanted to feel closer to the people she was trying to help. “I really became frustrated with the fact that all I did was write check after check,” she told Newsweek magazine. “At a certain point, you want to feel that connection.” Winfrey spent five years and $40 million to build the Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls outside Johannesburg. The school for 12- and 13-year-old girls has 28 buildings on 22 lush acres. The school includes huge… Read more »
She can score whatever interview she wants. She can send a book to the top of the best-seller list. She can even inspire the Backstreet Boys to reunite. Thanks to Oprah Winfrey, the Backstreet Boys have decided the timing is right to finally hit the recording studio for the follow-up to 2000’sBlack & Blue. “We’re all excited,” Kevin Richardson said soon after the group taped an upcoming episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” last month. “All of us hadn’t been together in the same room in like six months, so it was wild. It was good to be back together… Read more »
Today we have David Zaslav to lead the newly merged WarnerMedia-Discovery, Amazon’s talks to acquire MGM, the new trailer for Oprah Winfrey and Prince Harry’s The Me You Can’t See, and Disney Junior teaming up Questlove and Black Thought of The Roots.
Election Day is officially here, and voters are turning out in droves to vote for the next President of the United States between current Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Tons of celebrities and musicians have expressed their support for the Democratic ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, including Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Mark Hamill, Oprah Winfrey, Olivia Rodrigo, and Frank Iero. Among them, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and Billie Eilish have made a point to remind their fans once again to get out and vote today. Read more: Celebs Who’ve Endorsed Kamala Harris… Read more »
In the most important election of our country’s history, the Democratic and Republican Parties are neck and neck in fierce competition for the White House. The name of the game is getting voters to vote like their lives depend on it. And in reality, some lives may very well depend on who supersedes President Biden this winter. In times like this, it’s worth knowing who’s on your side and who you can count on. From Oprah Winfrey to Bill Nye, here’s a list of celebrities who’ve endorsed and contributed to the mission of electing current Vice President Kamala Harris and… Read more »
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