The female singer-songwriter-musician-producer(-engineer)

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Tina Weymouth

 

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Willow talks about her new single 'Run'

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"Hollywood’s musical biopic fever is, once again, in full swing. Buzz has never been louder for Sam Mendes’s ambitious Fab Four biopic - a quartet of films from the perspective of each Beatle – even with the release date still being three years away. Meanwhile, although Timothée Chalamet might not have taken home the Oscar for his lauded performance as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, pundits are already tipping The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White for next year’s prize for his turn as Bruce Springsteen in the forthcoming Deliver Me From Nowhere.

But amid the discourse around how much Paul Mescal may or may not look like McCartney and whether White can nail those gravelly vocals, two other recent biopic announcements – among the slate’s most exciting yet – risk being drowned out despite their considerable cultural significance.

Last week, it was confirmed that Zendaya will star as Ronnie Spector, the iconic lead singer of 60s girl group The Ronettes in the long-awaited biopic Be My Baby for A24, where she’ll also take on a producer role ...

Also revealed is that Lizzo is set to play the trailblazing gospel and blues musician Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a biopic for Amazon – finally bringing to the screen a pioneer as cinematically unsung as she has been in history. Tharpe’s innovative, electric guitar-strapped style was instrumental in defining the sound of American rock and influenced a generation of stars including Elvis, Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Keith Richards and Johnny Cash. Lizzo will also produce the film which promises to give Tharpe’s legacy as the “godmother of Rock n Roll” its rightful due."

Stop screaming about the Beatles biopic. Start whooping for Zendaya as Ronnie Spector and Lizzo as Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Cinema’s obsession with rock stars’ lives has not hitherto found much time for Black women. That tune looks set to change

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"Today, we celebrate the birthday of the remarkable Clora Bryant—born May 30, 1927. A pioneering trumpeter and vocalist, Clora was a force in jazz, breaking barriers as one of the few prominent women in a male-dominated field.

Happy birthday, Ms. Bryant."