Tag: Empire
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‘Empire’ Season 3 Recap: “What Remains Is Bestial” (Or “Mariah Carey Is Here, Y’All!”)
Mariah Carey As Kitty On Empire Mariah. Is. Here. Y’ALL. She wears fabulous dresses and even records a song with Jamal while not wearing pants. Because she is Mariah Carey — on Empire, she’s “Kitty” — and Cookie brings her in to help Jamal with his PTSD-induced stage fright. Sadly, Mariah-Kitty isn’t the cure all…
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‘Empire’ Cast Endorses Hillary Clinton For President
Taraji P. Henson Endorses Hillary Clinton This year’s Presidential Election is hard to escape and right now, we’re in the thick of the final days of the campaign season. So naturally, even Hollywood stars will be making their own endorsements — and the cast of Empire has endorsed Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for President. The minute-long…
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Lucious Lyon Empire’s Terrence Howard Is The New Scarface
Terrence Howard has been focused on his craft since he was about 14 years old. In 1984 he landed a role on The Cosby Show yet the scenes were cut. The multi-talented actor is best known for his portrayal of DJay in Hustle & Flow. Lucious Lyon Empire’s Terrence Howard Empire‘s third season picked up where the…
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‘Empire’ Season 3 recap: “Sin That Amends” (Or “Lucious Is Just A Friend”)
Only two episodes in and Empire Season 3 is already getting to business. Lucious is desperately trying to win back Cookie’s favor — first with lots of extravagant gifts, then with Biz Markie (yes, it was really him). Biz Markie Empire Fox Turns out, his song “Just a Friend” is how Lucious and Loretha met back…
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The Caucasian’s Guide to Black TV Shows
Empire has changed network television, helping to convince executives that diversity is really worth pushing for. Lee Daniels and Danny Strong joining forces to create the Empire TV show proves the progress we have made as a society. People now understand that racism is ignorant yet there is still work to do. The cast of Empire…
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‘Empire’ Season 3 Premiere Recap: Goodbye, Rhonda
You’ve probably already seen Empire‘s Season 3 shocking premiere, in which the Lyon family must say goodbye to one of their own: Andre’s wife and college sweetheart, Rhonda. She perished in the rooftop struggle between herself and Anika “Boo Boo Kitty.” Rhonda is survived by Andre and the rest of the Lyon family, but Andre…
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Timbaland Exits ‘Empire,’ So What Does That Mean For The Fox Show’s Music?
As Empire heads into Season 3, it will be missing a key behind-the-scenes member of the show’s success from the past two years: Powerhouse music producer Timbaland. Billboard broke the news this week that Timbaland has exited Empire. He will be replaced by Grammy-award-winning songwriter/produce Rodney Jerkins (aka “Darkchild”). Songwriter Ester Dean will also contribute music…
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‘Empire’ News Round Up: Mariah Carey Preview & More
With Empire Season 3 premiere just around the corner (Sept. 21st!), the hit Fox series has been in the news a lot lately. The cast and crew have been dropping hints about the upcoming season in various news outlets and it’ll get you even more excited for Empire‘s big premiere in September. Mariah Carey Empire Are you struggling…
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‘Empire’ Alum Alicia Keys Is Now A Judge On ‘The Voice’
Last season, singer Alicia Keys shook things up on Empire as singer Skye Summers, a collaborator and kind-of love interest for Jamal. This season, she is joining another TV series on another network: Alicia Keys is a new coach on NBC’s The Voice. She and Miley Cyrus will sit in the seats vacated by Christina Aguilera and…
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Mariah Carey Joins ‘Empire’ Season 3 Finally
Just when you think summer couldn’t get any better, Empire Season 3 makes some stunning announcements: First, Season 3 will premiere on Sept. 21, 2016. Second, the legendary Mariah Carey will be joining Empire Season 3 and this time, this is not a drill. This isn’t like those unfulfilled rumors last year, which never came true.…
