Janelle Monáe: The Interracial Queer Relationship in ‘Homecoming’ Is ‘The Representation We Need’ Now

Finding their way back to each other! Nearly four months after Miguel and wife Nazanin Mandi announced their separation, the duo have reconnected.

Julia Fox is opening up about her whirlwind relationship with Kanye West, following their breakup announcement after six weeks of dating.The 32-year-old actress is now explaining what caused their split, indicating that it had to do with the rapper’s spontaneous lifestyle and his “hectic” schedule.“It feels like you’re just going with the flow, but the flow is very hectic, if that makes sense. It’s a lot of last-minute decisions or deciding to go somewhere at the last minute and activating when needed,” she said, ”When I’m with Ye...

Cue “Can’t Help Falling in Love” because Priscilla Presley‘s son is a married man.

Two people have appeared in court charged with murdering Glasgow grandad Brian Maley.

A popular cafe in East Ayrshire is gearing up to re-open under new ownership.

Jane Lynch is reflecting on her long-time battle with alcohol addiction, specifically her relapse five years ago.

The world of “The Boys” is expanding.

Quentin Tarantino is making the jump to TV! Well, not as a filmmaker. And not really as an actor.

Gaining a new perspective. While reflecting on his childhood, Chet Hanks didn’t hold back about the ups and downs of growing up with famous parents.

Bethenny Frankel is giving Kanye West some advice about his divorce.

2022 Oscar nominee Will Smith (King Richard) and two-time Emmy nominee David Oyelowo (The Girl Before) have come aboard Netflix’s film adaptation of Tọlá Okogwu’s upcoming book Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun as producers, Deadline has confirmed.

Kanye West is the subject of a brand new Netflix docu-series, jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy.

Queen Elizabeth was photographed for the first time since the public was concerned for her safety.

Winners are being announced for the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. Follow the ceremony live via the below video feed from 7PM CET / 10AM PST, with the red carpet now underway.

LGBTQ comedians Sampson McCormick and Kia Barnes will be performing at Mixx Atlanta (1492 Piedmont Ave NE) on February 22. The show, called “Black Joy,” will start at 7:30pm with doors opening at 7pm. Tickets are $20 for singles and $35 for couples in advance and $25 and $40, respectively, at the door.

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas might be expecting baby #2! Although the couple hasn’t shared any news related to another bundle of joy, Turner appears holding her possible baby bump in a recent family outing.The 25-year-old “Game of Thrones” star stepped out on Valentine’s Day to walk around in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. During the family stroll, Turner placed her hand on her stomach while showcasing the adorable bump in a white crop top, and completing the look with brown sweatpants, and a matching sweatshirt tied around her waist.The celebrity couple legally married during a Las Vegas ceremony right after the Billboard Music Awards in May 2019.

Ye, formerly known as Kanye West has been on an Instagram posting spree for the last couple of days with most of his content surrounding Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson’s relationship. After going on a rampage about Pete, Ye leaked alleged text messages from Kim worried about Pete’s safety. “U are creating a dangerous and scary environment and someone will hurt Pete and this will all be your fault,” the text message read.A conversation surrounding Kanye’s actions towards Kim began to take place online with many calling them a form of abuse and harassment.

Although Britney Spears, 40, has made it clear that she’s done with her family, her mom Lynne Spears, 66, is still reaching out to the singer — at least on Instagram. The one-sided interaction happened on Feb. 15, when Britney posted footage of her adorable Australian shepherd puppy named Sawyer that she and fiancé Sam Asghari took home from Hawaii. The “Toxic” hitmaker gushed over the cute canine in her lengthy caption, which led her millions of followers, Lynne included, to post messages about Sawyer in the comments section.

Girl In Red has signed a new record deal with Columbia Records.The Norwegian artist, real name Marie Ulven, previously released music through a worldwide recordings deal with AWAL (Artists Without A Label), a company which offers independent musicians an alternative to working with a traditional record label.Following the success of her April 2021 debut album ‘If I Could Make It Go Quiet’, Ulven has now signed to Columbia for her future releases.The label confirmed the news to Variety yesterday (February 15), though neither Columbia or Girl In Red have officially announced the signing at the time of writing.Speaking to NME at Reading Festival back in August, Ulven confirmed that she was working on new Girl In Red material.“I’m already working on new stuff, I’m really excited to see what’s going to happen,” she said, before reiterating that she isn’t interested in releasing singles at the moment.“I still don’t think singles are that interesting. I honestly don’t even know at this point,” Ulven continued.

Kate Aurthur editorIn February, in order to interview Janelle Monáe for Variety’s Power of Women issue, the two of us did an Escape Room together. Since I am categorically terrible at Escape Rooms, the venue choice was all hers — never would I have suggested such a setting.

Janelle Monae and Billy Porter are among the stars turning out for a special live stream in honor of the 50th anniversary of New York’s first Pride march in 1970.In-person events scheduled as part of this summer’s annual celebration have been scrapped for the first time due to the Covid-19 pandemic, meaning neither the signature New York parade, nor the Pride Island festival, which had been set to feature performances by Janelle Monae, Betty Who, and Pussy Riot, will go ahead.However, in place of the public gathering, organizers have rallied together for a Special Pride Broadcast Event, with Schitt’s Creek star Dan Levy set to marshal the show.Janelle Monee, Deborah Cox, Billy Porter, Luisa Sonza and more will perform, with Wilson Cruz, Mis

Human By Orientation platform, which will host daily virtual events honoring the LGBTQIA+ community from June 18 to June 28.All of the events on the platform are free, including musical performances from Janelle Monáe, Todrick Hall and Kim Petras.Jackie Gagne, vice president of multicultural marketing at HBO, said in a press release that this year’s Pride month is more important than ever. “Black lives matter, Black trans lives matter, Black queer lives matter.

Ellise Shafer editorHBO has announced the launch of a digital Pride celebration on its Human By Orientation platform, which will host daily virtual events honoring the LGBTQIA+ community from June 18 to June 28.All of the events on the platform are free, including musical performances from Janelle Monáe, Todrick Hall and Kim Petras.Jackie Gagne, vice president of multicultural marketing at HBO, said in a press release that this year’s Pride month is more important than ever. “Black lives matter, Black trans lives matter, Black queer lives matter.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentSamantha Ware was 23-years-old when she first stepped onto the set of “Glee.” A few years prior, she chose to leave college, where she was studying to become a music teacher with a minor in journalism, to audition for “The Lion King.” She booked the role of Nala in the Las Vegas stage production, then landed a starring role in “The Book of Mormon” on Broadway, followed by the Chicago production of “Hamilton.”When she left New York for her first-ever TV gig on “Glee” in 2015, Ware – a longtime fan of the show – was ecstatic to join the hit series in its final year, as one of the “new kids” in Season 6.After she had completed filming her first musical number, “Tightrope” by Janelle Monáe, for her

“To have a Black woman and an Asian woman in a relationship on TV is the type of representation that we need,” Janelle Monáe says when discussing her role on Homecoming in Variety’s 2020 Power of Women Issue. On the Amazon psychological thriller, Janelle portrays a character who’s in a romantic relationship with Hong Chau’s character Audrey. Though the “Tightrope” singer said that Homecoming’s themes of privileging “greed and capitalism over the well-being of humanity and humans” are “even more relevant” now, it was this chance to bring visibility to the LGBTQIA+ community that really drew her to the role.

Janelle Monáe is speaking out about the protests that have erupted after the George Floyd murder in late May in America.

Tracee Ellis Ross, Kelly Rowland, Shonda Rhimes, Yara Shahidi, Janelle Monae and more recited Maya Angelou's "Still I Rise" poem during YouTube’s virtual “Dear Class of 2020" commencement celebration on Sunday (June 7).

Kelly Clarkson in a series of tweets in which she was reacting to a report that a Buffalo Police Department spokesperson in which he claimed, "during that skirmish involving protestors, one person was injured when he tripped and fell."In the video, two helmeted officers in riot gear can clearly be seen pushing the man in the chest with their hand and batons, causing him to stumble backwards and hit his head on the pavement. Kacey Musgraves was similarly incensed, tweeting that she'd called the Buffalo PD to demand the firing of the officer seen pushing the man and then not helping him after he was injured.

Janelle Monae has demanded the Kansas City police officers who arrested peaceful protesters over the weekend be “prosecuted and fired”.