Perez Hilton — Queen Latifah may be going up against Marlon Wayans on Lip Sync Battle this Thursday, but really she's looking at someone else at the bar — host LL Cool J! The singer/actress/talk show host returned to her rap roots for her performance by taking on... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Queen Latifah was a young rapper just beginning to dabble in acting when she was first approached about the possibility of playing the lead in a film about singer Bessie Smith. It's taken 22 years, more than half the 43 years that Smith lived, for "B... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — Early on in "Bessie," a new HBO biopic premiering Saturday and starring Queen Latifah as the singer Bessie Smith, Smith's about-to-be mentor, Ma Rainey (played by Mo'Nique), offers a musicological lesson in show business. more info

The Telegraph — Queen Latifah stars as blues singer Bessie Smith in an HBO biopic also starring Michael Kenneth Williams more info

Time — The biopic tells the story of the legendary singer Bessie Smith more info

Perez Hilton — Things have been looking up for Queen Latifah since her talk show was cancelled last year. The 45-year-old actor is starring in a musical biopic for HBO! Queen plays iconic blues singer Bessie Smith in Bessie. And if the teaser is any indication, sh*... more info

The Daily Mail — The 44-year-old star did not just kick back on her holiday, she instead kicked up her heels in Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday. more info

MTV.co.uk News — Ever wondered what it would be like if the A-list actor had a different name…? more info