• Empire Co-Creater Danny Strong: "The Finale is Not a Race Episode Whatsoever"

    The Empire season finale aired last night March 18. Fans attentively tuned in for two hours to experience the conclusion of the drama-filled hip-hop soap opera season that has drawn consistently high ratings. Co-creator of Empire, Danny Strong shared his views on the finale's cliffhanger and its touch on race, class and social issues.

  • Bryshere "Yazz The Greatest" Gray On Playing Rapper Hakeem Lyon on 'Empire' [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]

    Bryshere Gray, aka Yazz the Greatest, drip-dropped his way into becoming a household name after landing a plum role on Fox's Empire arguably the hottest show of the new 2015 season. As bad boy rapper Hakeem Lyon, the 21-year-old Phildelphia native dazzles as he vies for his father's (Terrence Howard) attention in a quest to inherit the Empire. When's he's not battling his brother Jamal (Jussie Smollet), Hakeem finds just enough time to woo the ladies: Mainly his much older secret lover played by 44-year-old Naomi Campbell. Here, Gray talks on "conquering" the small screen, filming steamy bathtub scenes with a certain supermodel and what to expect from Season 2 of Empire.

  • 'Empire' Edges Madonna for Billboard 200 Top Spot, but Did New Metrics Steal a Landmark Accomplishment from Pop Star?

    This week's Billboard 200 was topped by the Empire Soundtrack: Season 1, but it touches off an interesting battle between it and Madonna's Rebel Heart, which finished no. 2. The current Billboard metrics place Empire at no. 1 with 130,000 "equivalent" albums sold—a count that includes total single downloads and album streams as well. Madge's album only sold 121,000 "equivalent" albums but unofficial tracking of pure album sales—or what the Billboard 200 used to be based on—suggest that Rebel Heart actually sold more albums than Empire did as a whole.

  • Snoop Dogg Signs To Empire Records On Teaser To Season 1 Finale Of Hit Fox Series [WATCH]

    As previously reported, Snoop Dogg is set to appear on the season finale of Fox's hit series Empire tomorrow night. Ahead final episode, the rapper has shared a sneak peek of his cameo. Snoop plays a fictionalized version of himself on the show, and in the teaser, he is shown at a press conference with Terrence Howard's character, Lucious Lyon, as they prepare to announce that Uncle Snoop is making a switch over to the Empire Records roster.

  • Oprah Winfrey, Common To Appear On Fox's 'Empire,' Says Creator Lee Daniels

    Fox's new series Empire is already a bonafide television hit. What makes it even more engaging are the guest appearances. So far we've seen Courtney Love, Jennifer Hudson, Raven Simon, and Estelle with more appearances to come on the season finale. Now it has been reported that none other than Oprah Winfrey will be joining the show, along with Golden Globe- and Academy Award-winning rapper Common.

  • Lauren Conrad: Women Don't Have to Be Divas to Be Heard

    Every once in a while we get to hear from a former reality star who walked away from sensationalized television in favor of a real life, and Lauren Conrad is one of those people. She was smart enough to know that using her time on 'The Hills' as a springboard to a real career in fashion could be done. Nearly a decade ago fans were watching her intern at 'Teen Vogue,' and now at age 29 Conrad is running her own empire. She also insists that women do not need to be a diva to get things done, be heard or be successful.

  • Junk Mail: 'Empire' Season 1 Original Soundtrack Review

    The Empire Original Soundtrack works great as a soundtrack to a musical soap opera. Outside of the show's context, most of the songs wouldn't have much commercial viability in today's market. So the show could definitely benefit from following current production trends in today's mainstream. The songs that are able to stand on their own usually don't blatantly follow the show's storyline. However, the vocal performances shine through on each song, proving that these cast members have a lot of musical talent.

  • Sean "Diddy" Combs Reportedly Suing Fox Show 'Empire' For Using His Life Story

    Fox's new series Empire has taken the world by storm, having just hit a viewership high of 14.2 million viewers. But now it looks like hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is coming for them with a lawsuit, claiming that the show ripped off the story of his life for the lead character Lucious Lyon, according to All Hip-Hop.

  • Empire's Trai Byers (Andre) Talks Upcoming Episode with Jennifer Hudson

    Audiences that tuned in for episode nine of Empire last night March 4, got more than a spoonful of drama, a duet with Delphine (Estelle) and Jamal (Jussie Smollett) and saw another side of Andre (Trai Byers). In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Byers discussed the show and his upcoming scenes with artist, Jennifer Hudson.

  • ABC Has Locked Whoopi Goldberg Into Contract at 'The View'

    We told you last week that Rose O'Donnell quitting her job at "The View" really threw ABC News into a tailspin. While the conflict between her and Whoopi Goldberg went beyond palpable and often spilled out on camera in angry exchanges, the network had intended to keep O'Donnell onboard. Instead, it was going to buy Goldberg out of her current contract and apparently really did have other plans for her, according to Yahoo. Now, though, it has locked her into her contract.
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