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

Stereogum — After a preliminary round of voting, The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has revealed a short list of 15 documentaries currently in the running for an Oscar nomination, Variety reports. The next round of voting will whittle those 15 down to... more info

Stereogum — Raye aka Rachel Keen is a 17-year-old singer from South London (Croydon) who has been writing songs since she was 10 and cites old-school jazz and soul influences like Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, and Nat King Cole. She recently had a session with L... more info

Stereogum — There’s a paradox with some artists — the legends who stand apart from so much of pop music history in such a way that would seemingly make their music untouchable. Nina Simone is one of those artists. Her influence is vast, and her voice is so d... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Even in a summer that's focused on creativity, with exceptional documentaries like "Amy" on Amy Winehouse and "What Happened, Miss Simone?" on Nina Simone, "Listen to Me Marlon" stands out. Autobiographical in nature, unconventional in structure, thi... more info