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A lawsuit brought by two songwriters who claimed they cowrote the Lizzo hit Truth Hurts has been dismissed by a federal judge. Brothers Justin and Jeremiah Raisen claimed they created Truth Hurts as a derivative work based on a song called Healthy that they created with Lizzo in 2017, two years before she broke…

Amazon has struck a first-look deal with Good As Hell singer Lizzo. Lizzo, real name Melissa Viviane Jefferson, is to work with the streamer to develop and produce TV series. Albert Cheng and Vernon Sanders, Co-Heads of Television at Amazon Studios, revealed the news as part of the company’s virtual press tour. Lizzo…

Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Lizzo, and many more delivered powerful virtual performances during Saturday’s “One World: Together at Home” concert. Gaga, who curated the event from producers Global Citizen, opened the two-hour televised portion with an emotional performance of the Charlie Chaplin classic…

A return 35 years in the making gave Saturday Night Live its biggest ratings in two and a half years. Former SNL star Eddie Murphy’s first hosting stint on the venerable NBC program since 1984, delivered a 2.5 rating in adults 18-49 and 9.921 million viewers overall in Live+Same Day, according to “fast official&#8221…

Before Eddie Murphy took the stage on Saturday Night Live for his highly anticipated opening monologue, the show kicked things off with a cold open spoofing Thursday night’s PBS NewsHour/Politico Democratic debate. Watch the clip above. The sketch made fun of the debate’s lack of diversity with celebrity cameos; a…

Maybe Eddie Murphy’s return to NBC’s Saturday Night Live was bound to be fraught with drama, but this new promo really amps up the comic gravitas. The Dolemite Is My Name star is shown striding – slo-mo, grainy black & white – into Studio 8H like a triumphant warrior coming home. And as an added bonus: Murphy makes…

Climate change campaigner Greta Thunberg has been named Time magazine's 2019 Person of the Year, while Disney CEO Bob Iger and pop star Lizzo have also been feted. 16-year old Thunberg, who addressed the United Nations Climate Change conference in 2018 and this year helped organize multi-city climate protests…

No one in the music business was asking “Where’s the beef?” this week. It was right out in the open, as Taylor Swift/Big Machine, Lizzo vs. Postmates, and Sharon Osbourne vs. Bob Lefsetz squared off against each other over various issues. Using the power of social media to shame, make a point, and generally launch…

Move over, Melissa McCarthy. There’s another contender for the role of Ursula in the live action adaptation of The Little Mermaid. Melissa Viviane Jefferson, known professionally as Lizzo, made her pitch for the role on Twitter Friday, shortly after news broke of McCarthy being in talks for the part, to which…

Recording artist Lizzo has been added to the cast of STXfilms' Hustlers, joining Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Cardi B, Lili Reinhart, Keke Palmer, Julia Stiles, Mercedes Ruehl, Trace Lysette, Mette Towley, and Madeline Brewer. The marks the “Juice” crooner’s live-action film debut and her second collaboration with…

EXCLUSIVE: The soulful, flute-playing, twerking queen Lizzo is set to bring her “Juice” to the 30th GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. In addition to Lizzo performing her hit song to open the annual ceremony, GLAAD announced additional LGBTQIA+ luminaries and allies as presenters including Lena Waithe, Janet Mock, Gwyn…