TMZ — Nina Simone would go ballistic if she knew a light-skinned actress with dark makeup was portraying her in an upcoming biopic ... so say members of the late singer's family. Nina's brother, Sam Waymon, tells us Nina would blanch at the studio's… ... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The studio behind a film about African-American soul and jazz musician Nina Simone on Thursday defended the casting of Zoe Saldana in the lead role after the actress came under fire for not being black enough. more info

Mercury News, California — Nina Simone’s family rips Zoe Saldana, who’s playing the legendary singer in upcoming biopic. more info

Time — "I really didn’t feel much of anything except for poor Zoe" more info

TMZ — ON TODAY'S SHOW Will Smith Breaks a Blockbuster Deal for a Huge Movie Mama June Has a Serious Health Scare Arnold & Caitlyn Jenner: Best Buds Outrage over Zoe Saldana's Depiction of Nina Simone SKYPE US TMZTVSHOW TWEET US Tweet to @TMZLIVE more info

Time — "Please take Nina’s name out your mouth. For the rest of your life” more info

TMZ — The estate of legendary jazz and soul singer Nina Simone has no love for Zoe Saldana -- who's playing Nina in a biopic -- and sparked outrage over Zoe's skin color after the movie trailer debuted. Nina's estate finally gave its two… more info

Nialler9 — Yesterday, the trailer for Cynthia Mort’s Nina, the biopic of the “High Priestess of Soul, ” Nina Simone, appeared. The film tells the story of the life of the jazz musician and civil rights activist Simone, who had addiction problems throughou... more info

Time — David Oyelowo also stars more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the 15 films on the Best Documentary "shortlist" for the 2016 Oscars. The list, from which the five actual nominees will be selected, includes a few music-related films: Amy,... more info