Off price retailer Burlington Stores, and WomenHeart have teamed up with tv talk show host Wendy Williams for a heart health awareness campaign known as the #HealthyHeartSelfie Challenge.
Just six weeks after Roc Nation artist Rita Ora filed a lawsuit against the label, Roc Nation is fighting back filing a counter suit against Ora for breach of contract.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), has announced that on-demand audio or video streams will now be included in considering albums for gold and platinum status certifications in addition to traditional album sales.
To help kick off the road to the 70th annual Tony Awards, the Tony Awards and Snapchat are presenting another On Broadway live Snapchat story tonight to give fans a behind-the-scenes look at their favorite Broadway shows.
Former Murder Inc. Records Vice President Chris “Gotti” Lorenzo is carving out a new lane for emerging artist to get exposure with his Add Ventures Music.
On Friday (January 8th), the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) hosted a luncheon for over 75 members of the media at the Eventi Hotel in New York to celebrate the premieres of new seasons of their hit series “The Haves and the Have Nots” and “Love Thy Neighbor.” Show creator Tyler Perry along with cast members John Schneider, Angela Robinson, Palmer Williams, Jr and Patrice Lovely as well as OWN president Erik Logan were in attendance.
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Before introducing Perry and the cast of the hit series, Logan greeted the guests at the luncheon by revealing that the season four premiere of The Haves and Have Nots drew over 3 million viewers when it aired on Tuesday night.
After brief clips of both series were shown, the casts and Perry took questions from the media during a Q&A style press conference. Some of the topics that were addressed during the conference included how Perry incorporates the Black Lives Matter movement into his work, as well as Perry discussing how his religious faith has helped and influenced his career.
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When asked at what point did they know they were famous Love thy Neighbor’s Patrice Lovely said, “It hasn’t hit me, but I do appreciate the fact that I can call my bossman with anything, and I’m gonna try not to tear up because this man has been there for me from day one and it was as if we knew each other when we met, it’s like we were together in a past life. I don’t know but all I know is when he writes it’s almost as I can hear what he’s about to say next and he can hear me and it’s just like we were meant to meet and we were meant to go on this journey together, and he’s helped me, he’s helped me, he’s called me, he’s calmed me down and he’s helped me stay on the path. I may not ever know in my mind that I am famous and I just don’t even think like that. I just enjoy what I’m doing, I enjoy the work, I enjoy the blessings of God and I keep on this path and I stay on this journey and I continue arise to do bigger and better things.”
In talking about the stability of working witt Mr. Perry, Lovely’s costar Palmer Williams Jr. stated, “I’m very very excited, I have the two greatest bosses that you can have in the entertainment industry, you don’t ever have to worry about a check clearing which is a very reassuring thing.”
The Haves and Have Nots which also stars Ride Along’s Tika Sumpter airs Tuesday night’s at 9 p.m., while Love Thy Neighbor airs on Friday evenings on the network.
The Knockturnal caught up with Angela Robinson and John Schneider who portray the villainess Veronica Harrington and the cunning judge Jim Cryer on Tyler Perry’s hit OWN series The Haves and the Have Nots at OWN’s New York luncheon on Friday (January 8) celebrating the season premieres of both OWN series The Haves and Have Nots and Love Thy Neighbor.
Beyonce’s reps have shut down rumors that the superstar is planning to write and star in a film about a 1800’s South African woman named Saartjie Baartman.
President Obama took a strong stance against gun violence and announced executive actions to be put into place in an effort to improve gun control during a speech at the White House today (January 5th).
Actor and comedian Bill Cosby was arraigned in a Pennsylvania courtroom earlier today (December 31) on sexual assault charges in relation to an alleged incident, which occurred in 2004.