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Lenny Kravitz shared an emotional note about Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actress and his godmother, who died on Jan. 28 at the age of 96.
“With inimitable style and grace, my dear Godmother Miss Cicely Tyson made her grand exit to the heavens,” Kravitz wrote on Friday (Jan. 29), a day after Tyson’s family and manager issued a statement about her death. “She lived a remarkable life up to the last moment.”
Kravitz lauded his godmother as “a true pioneer, who bared her heart and soul so we could witness the spirit of the characters she so brilliantly portrayed, which continue to move and inspire generations. A Black queen who showed us how beautiful black is.”
Among her many accomplishments, including being the recipient of three Emmy Awards, Tyson was the first African-American to win a lead actress Emmy, for her performance portraying a woman from the 1850s to the civil-rights era in the 1974 CBS telefilm The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. She notably received an Oscar nomination for her role in 1972’s Sounder, and she won a Tony award in 2013 for her work in The Trip to Bountiful.
“The love between us was and is tremendous,” Kravitz said in his post. “As long as I have had consciousness, I’ve known Godmother. She and my mother were kindred spirits. Sisters. And after my mother passed, Godmother’s role in my life was amplified. I constantly felt her spirit over me. She always gave me unconditional support. She came to my shows, came over for holidays, met me for dinners, stayed with me in Paris when I first moved there, and never let me too far out of her sight. Our phone calls went on sometimes for hours.”
“We spoke just a few nights ago and talked about everything. She had just sent me her book that has been sitting on my nightstand where it will remain. She did it all, wrote the book, and then God called her. I can hear Godmother saying ‘ok, now y’all can read about it, I’m going home.’ Rest peacefully, Godmother. You did it all exquisitely,” wrote Kravitz, referring to her just-published memoir, Just As I Am.
See his full note in honor of Tyson, as well as a series of personal photos, on Instagram.
Billie Eilish connected with fans by answering a random assortment of questions from them on Friday (Jan. 29).
The “Therefore I Am” singer took to Instagram Stories to give short-and-sweet responses to inquiries about what she’s into right now and what’s to come from her own upcoming releases.
Her personal favorite song is currently Cage the Elephant’s “Cigarette Daydreams,” and her top TV show at the moment is Killing Eve — which she showed with an image of actress Jodie Comer (who reacted to the news on her own Instagram Stories with an “I AM NOT OK”).
Eilish chose to respond to a question about who her “ideal boy” would be. Apparently, he’d be a little something like Scar from Disney’s animated feature film The Lion King.
For those that didn’t already know, Eilish answered a question about the release date of her upcoming documentary, The World’s a Little Blurry: It’ll be available on Feb. 26.
And when a fan asked “how many tracks approx on upcoming album,” Eilish implied there would be 16.
Eilish also shared an update on her dogs and a peek at her favorite restaurant.
Check out her mini question-and-answer session on Instagram.
Megan Thee Stallion wore all the colors for her latest set of photos posted on social media.
In pink, blue, purple and yellow-orange hues, the rapper posed with an iridescent Dior handbag.
On Instagram on Saturday (Jan. 30), she joked, “Dior’d my damn self.”
“That’s hot,” Meg captioned the pictures over on Twitter.
The “Body” rapper appears to have been inspired by the Lady Dior Art Bag (the limited edition handbag retails for $8,500), which was made in collaboration with artist Judy Chicago, for her overall bright look.
Get a glimpse of her statement outfit in a series of snapshots on Instagram.
Justin Timberlake paid a virtual visit to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday night (Jan. 29), and he dropped some details about new music.
While Timberlake was mainly making an appearance on The Tonight Show to promote his new film Palmer, the conversation with Fallon turned to his and Jessica Biel’s new baby — “Nobody’s sleeping, but he’s so cute” — and his next album.
“Can we say? Is there a possibility that there’s going to be a new Justin Timberlake album in the works?” Fallon prompted the pop star.
“Yeah, we can say that,” said Timberlake with a smile. “There is a possibility.”
“Let’s go with yes. I’ve been in and out of the studio working on stuff. I played you a few tunes,” he reminded Fallon.
Timberlake last released a full-length album in 2018, Man of the Woods. More recently, he collaborated with Ant Clemons on the song “Better Days,” which was performed at the primetime Celebrating America concert on Jan. 20, following the inauguration of Joe Biden.
Looking toward the future, Timberlake told Fallon he’d love to one day work with Kendrick Lamar or Travis Scott. He also joked that he’d allow Fallon in on a track.
Watch the clip below.
Hilton Valentine, an English musician who was a guitarist and founding member of The Animals, has died. He was 77.
His death was revealed by the record company Abkco Music & Records on Friday (Jan. 29).
“Our deepest sympathies go out to @HiltonValentine’s family and friends on his passing this morning, at the age of 77,” the company wrote on Twitter. “A founding member and original guitarist of The Animals, Valentine was a pioneering guitar player influencing the sound of rock and roll for decades to come.”
No cause of death was provided.
Valentine was born in 1943 in Northumberland, England, and joined The Animals, which was led by frontman Eric Burdon, in the early 1960s. Starting with The Animals in 1964, the group released numerous albums and had many rotating members over the years.
Their hits include “The House of the Rising Sun” and “We Gotta Get Out of This Place.”
The band’s final album was Ark in 1983. In 1994, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Later in Valentine’s career, he resided in California and worked on solo projects including the album All in Your Head and Skiffledog on Coburg Street.
Survivors include Valentine’s wife, Germaine.
This story first appeared on The Hollywood Reporter.
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