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Displaying all articles tagged:
Nina Simone
performances
June 21, 2021
Chlöe x Nina Simone’s Encore Performance on
GMA
Has Us ‘Feeling Good’
Chlöe Bailey onscreen, you know how I feel.
By
Zoe Haylock
feeling good
June 20, 2021
Nina Simone’s Granddaughter Defends Chloe Bailey’s Slinky ‘Feeling Good’
The singer performed as a part of ABC’s
Together We Triumph
Juneteenth special.
By
Halle Kiefer
inauguration day
Jan. 20, 2021
John Legend Is ‘Feeling Good,’ But Chrissy Teigen Is Probably Feeling Better
Because President Biden followed her on Twitter.
By
Chris Murphy
apologies
Aug. 5, 2020
Zoe Saldana Apologizes, for Real This Time, for Playing Nina Simone
“I should have never played Nina.”
By
Rebecca Alter
rock hall 2018
May 6, 2018
The Highs, Lows, and Whoas of the 2018 Rock Hall Induction Ceremony
Low: that whole Dire Straits situation.
By
Devon Ivie
rock hall 2018
Apr. 14, 2018
How to Watch This Year’s Rock Hall Induction Without Going to Cleveland
Don’t let Bon Jovi down.
By
Devon Ivie
Feb. 16, 2018
Neneh Cherry’s 10 Favorite Books
Nina Simone, James Baldwin, and more.
By
Neneh Cherry
rock hall 2018
Dec. 13, 2017
Bon Jovi, Nina Simone to Be Inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Radiohead got their wish.
By
Dee Lockett
bad quotes
June 17, 2016
Zoe Saldana Is Just Happy She Got Nina Simone Trending: ‘We F*cking Won’
“For so many years, nobody knew who the fuck she was.”
By
Dee Lockett
essays
May 19, 2016
Why We’re Still So Bad at Talking About Colorism
Even as terms like “yellowface” and “whitewash” sink into our cultural vocabulary, there remains confusion on basic matters of colorism.
By
Mallika Rao
disasters
Apr. 14, 2016
BuzzFeed Documents the Nina Simone Disaster
“I really want people of color to tell the stories of people of color.”
By
Madeline Raynor
nina
Mar. 17, 2016
Nina
Distributor Responds to Casting Criticism
“Black Americans should know better than to have this discussion over a creative project.”
By
Jackson McHenry
nina simone
Mar. 5, 2016
Nina Simone’s Daughter Is ‘Not Upset With Zoe’
Simone Kelly said that she was unaware of Twitter account representing her mother’s estate, which posted a critical tweet of Zoe Saldana.
By
Jackson McHenry
controversial casting couch
Mar. 3, 2016
Nina
Distributor Defends Zoe Saldana’s Casting
The biopic
Nina
cast Zoe Saldana as Nina Simone.
By
Emma Barrie
fantasy casting
Mar. 2, 2016
7 Actresses We Would Have Cast As Nina Simone Instead of Zoe Saldana
No blackface necessary.
By
Dee Lockett
and
E. Alex Jung
trailer mix
Mar. 2, 2016
See Zoe Saldana As Nina Simone in
Nina
Trailer
David Oyelowo co-stars.
By
Nate Jones
first looks
Mar. 1, 2016
Zoe Saldana’s Nina Simone Biopic Will Be Released After All
See the controversial first poster.
By
Dee Lockett
blood orange
Dec. 15, 2015
Dev Hynes at the Apollo, and the Year of Being Black in Front of White People
This past Saturday night, the Apollo was in the creative hands of singer/composer/producer/champion of choreographed dance and tapered pants Dev Hynes.
By
Rembert Browne
covers
Aug. 25, 2015
Solange Covers ‘To Be Young, Gifted and Black’
They performed it at FYF Fest, but the rehearsal footage is even better.
By
Dee Lockett
what happened miss simone
June 26, 2015
11 Nina Simone Songs You Need to Know
The iconic singer could be anything she wanted to be — damn if anyone tried to stop her.
By
Lauretta Charlton
June 26, 2015
Nina Simone’s Impossible — But Necessary — Demands
A new doc revisits the singer’s legacy.
By
Lindsay Zoladz
lauryn hill
June 20, 2015
Hear a Clip From Lauryn Hill’s Nina Simone Rap
Hill raps over Simone’s classic “I’ve Got Life.”
By
Greg Cwik
covers
June 18, 2015
Lauryn Hill Sounds Better Than Ever on Her Cover of Nina Simone’s ‘Feeling Good’
She recorded six covers for the upcoming Netflix documentary.
By
Dee Lockett
trailer mix
Apr. 29, 2015
Watch the
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Trailer
Netflix’s new Nina Simone doc.
By
Dee Lockett
Oct. 17, 2012
Mike Epps Is Playing Richard Pryor in a Biopic Not About Richard Pryor
Stand-up and actor Mike Epps, best known for roles in the Friday sequels and The Hangover, has just been cast as Richard Pryor in a new biopic […]
By
Bradford Evans
casting couch
Oct. 16, 2012
Mike Epps to Play Richard Pryor in Nina Simone Biopic
Better start growing that magnificent moustache.
By
Jesse David Fox
casting couch
Aug. 15, 2012
Zoe Saldana to Play Nina Simone
In Cynthia Mort’s
Nina
.
By
Zach Dionne
queens of soul
May 19, 2010
Mary J. Blige Explains Why She Was Born to Play Nina Simone
High Priestess of Soul, meet Queen of Hip-Hop Soul.
By
Michelle Ruiz
good calls
May 13, 2010
Most Exactly Right Person in Whole Wide World Cast to Play Nina Simone
Mary J.
By
Willa Paskin