I actually first learned of this a few weeks ago, but I was waiting for some official confirmation, as well as other details on the project (like casting) before mentioning it here. However, checking Bill Duke's Twitter page, he's been retweeting articles written about it, which suggests that it's valid. I did ask him (via Twitter) about it previously, pressing for more details, but he hasn't replied. So this is all we've got so far... Duke is attached to direct and executive produce a feature film on the life of Mahalia Jackson, which will be based on the biography "Just Mahalia, Baby," written by Laurraine Goreau, which chronicles the life of the woman who rose...
- 4/6/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Despite all the controversy, Beyonce totally delivered with her amazing rendition of the gospel standard "Precious Lord, Take My Hand" at last night's GRAMMYs, and now we're getting a behind-the-scenes look of how the stunning performance came together.
In a stunning black-and-white video on her website on Monday, the 33-year-old superstar explains her surprisingly subtle performance.
Video: All of the 2015 Grammy Performances, Ranked
"The first time I heard 'Precious Lord,' I was a kid and my mother sang it to me," she recalls. "And my mother played me Mahalia Jackson's version and she sang the song with her eyes closed, and she was a vessel, and it was like, God speaking, using her body to speak and to heal."
The performance, part of a Selma tribute also featuring rapper Common and John Legend singing their song "Glory", also took on a more poignant message given the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and the...
In a stunning black-and-white video on her website on Monday, the 33-year-old superstar explains her surprisingly subtle performance.
Video: All of the 2015 Grammy Performances, Ranked
"The first time I heard 'Precious Lord,' I was a kid and my mother sang it to me," she recalls. "And my mother played me Mahalia Jackson's version and she sang the song with her eyes closed, and she was a vessel, and it was like, God speaking, using her body to speak and to heal."
The performance, part of a Selma tribute also featuring rapper Common and John Legend singing their song "Glory", also took on a more poignant message given the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri and the...
- 2/9/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
Ledisi is addressing fan uproar over Beyonce performing her song from Selma, the spiritual “Precious Lord, Take My Hand.”
When word spread that Beyonce would take the Grammy stage instead of Ledisi, fans felt the 42-year-old R&B singer wasn't getting her due. "No one is saying Beyonce shouldn't perform at #GRAMMYs. What we're saying is it should be Ledisi performing the song for #Selma perf," one tweet reads. "Ledisi sung it in the Selma film, so they should have asked her. Beyonce doesn't have the chops for that one. She'll over do it," another angry tweeter chimed in.
Pics: The Stars' Best Looks at the GRAMMYs 2015!
Ledisi, who plays gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic, responded to the controversy on the Grammy red carpet Sunday – and admitted that she “had no clue” why Beyonce was performing it over her.
“What I will say and what I’m excited about is that...
When word spread that Beyonce would take the Grammy stage instead of Ledisi, fans felt the 42-year-old R&B singer wasn't getting her due. "No one is saying Beyonce shouldn't perform at #GRAMMYs. What we're saying is it should be Ledisi performing the song for #Selma perf," one tweet reads. "Ledisi sung it in the Selma film, so they should have asked her. Beyonce doesn't have the chops for that one. She'll over do it," another angry tweeter chimed in.
Pics: The Stars' Best Looks at the GRAMMYs 2015!
Ledisi, who plays gospel singer Mahalia Jackson in the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic, responded to the controversy on the Grammy red carpet Sunday – and admitted that she “had no clue” why Beyonce was performing it over her.
“What I will say and what I’m excited about is that...
- 2/9/2015
- Entertainment Tonight
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