Fantasia Barrino

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: The Color Purple (2023) can currently be streamed online with a Max subscription and purchased on Amazon Prime Video. Music has always been a part of The Color Purple in every capacity, whether on the stage or on the screen. Now, that well-rounded and immersed music in the 2023 edition is available to watch on Max. “A lot of musicals struggle from…

The Recording Academy recognized many of the musicians and people who worked behind the scenes in the music industry who have died in the past year during the Grammy Awards on Sunday night. Tony Bennett, Sinead O’Connor, Clarence Avant, Jimmy Buffet, and Tina Turner were among those celebrated. Stevie Wonder, who on Thursday presented Mariah Carey with the Global Impact Award at the Black Music Collective Ceremony, performed a touching piano-backed rendition of Bennett’s “For Once in My Life,” reviving a duet…

Fantasia reflects on her journey and her drive in the music video for “Superpower (I),” the end-credits song in the new musical adaptation of The Color Purple. In the video, the actress, who plays The Color Purple’s protagonist Celie in the movie, sings to her younger self, literally, since A.I. technology has created a version of Fantasia in her red dress that she wore when she sang “Summertime” on American Idol in 2004. “Oh, my soul, you’re the reason I made it through,” she sings to her younger self over…

Taraji P. Henson is no stranger to hustle. Throughout college, she spent most post-class evenings singing, dancing, and waiting tables on a D.C. cruise ship and her early mornings as a receptionist at The Pentagon to help cover her Howard University tuition. Henson still wears many hats as the owner of the haircare line TPH by Taraji, the founder of the mental wellness nonprofit Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation, and most recently as the brazen Shug Avery in the blockbuster musical The Color Purple.  “I just had my…

Blitz Bazawule could care less about The Color Purple’s recent award nominations. The film’s director isn’t worried about the movie-musical’s Best Picture snub at the Golden Globe or wowed by the musical’s five Critics Choice nominations and three mentions on the Oscars’ shortlist for its music. He understands the significance of such accolades, but says he prefers to focus on how viewers will receive the Broadway musical adaptation.  “I honestly do not pay attention to any of it,” Bazawule tells Rolling Stone, the…

Fantasia Barrino shared that she and her family were racially profiled by Airbnb when they stayed at a house booked on the website for her son’s birthday. The Color Purple star posted on her official social media accounts, explaining that she rented a house for her son and his friends and invited people over to celebrate during the day. Once the festivities ended, the number of guests staying the night matched the number on the reservation, so they did not break any rules. “My stomach is so…

It’s that time of year when the studios bring out their big guns, from awards fare to blockbusters. Here are the movies we’re looking forward to most The holiday season is upon us, which means there’s no better time to get your friends or family together and head to the movies — meaning either the local cinema or gathering around the TV when the film inevitably heads to streaming. And now that the actors’ strike has come to an end, you can actually see your favorite stars do…