It looks like Trick Daddy isn't too bothered by the flack he's been getting recently in response to criticizing the singing talents of Beyoncé, even doubling down by naming five female music icons he believes King Bey can't compete with vocally.

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Legendary soul songstress Stephanie Mills shared her thoughts on a number of hot topics during a recent interview with The Root, including Jennifer Lopez’s controversial Motown Tribute at The Grammys, Michael Jackson’s “Leaving Neverland” doc and R. Kelly’s sexual abuse case. Mills said that while she’s convinced the R&B hitmaker is guilty, she also believes his ex-wife Andrea Kelly should be indicted […]

Stephanie Mills is celebrating 40 years in the music industry and couldn’t be more excited! “40 years! I’m 60. 40 years,” she expressed. Both Sherri and Kym were inspired by Mills to become actresses and performers. As little girls, they remember seeing her perform on Broadway for The Wiz! “My dad took me to see you when I […]

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If an Instagram caption from Stephanie Mills was accurate and not a simple misstatement, Tyler Perry may be secretly married to his longtime girlfriend and baby mama, Gelila Bekele. In June, Mills shared a photo of herself flanked by the couple. She captioned the pic: “Tyler Perry, his lovely wife, Gelila and I at The […]

Fresh off the heels of NBC’s The Wiz Live, Stephanie Mills talks to the Tom Joyner Morning Show about last night’s production and her new single with her famous cousin, K-Ci. Are her plaid skirt and shiny shoes officially retired? “I’m 58-years-old…I could not have played Dorothy. Shanice is absolutely amazing. I was talking to the head of […]

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NBC dropped a new 40-second teaser for its upcoming live broadcast of “The Wiz,” with a first look at Queen Latifah as “the all powerful Wizard of Oz,” as her character proclaims in the clip. We also get a first look at “Orange is the New Black” star Uzo Aduba as Glinda the Good Witch, […]

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NBC is holding an open casting call in New York for the lead role of Dorothy in its upcoming holiday special “The Wiz Live!,” set for Dec. 3. Auditions will take place on June 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Telsey + Co in Manhattan. Sign-in begins at 9 a.m. Per NBC: “Casting […]

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Stephanie Mills will ease on down to NBC’s upcoming musical adaptation of The Wiz, itself an African American musical adaptation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. But she won’t be playing Dorothy in this version. Mills played Dorothy in the original Broadway production of The Wiz in 1975 and in a 1984 revival, but will portray […]

Soulful R&B singer Stephanie Mills has seen it all: from chart topping songs like “I Have Learned To Respect The Power of Love” and “Home”…

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Stephanie Mills has been a renowned vocal talent for most of her 55 years on earth. Her otherworldly voice helped her become a six-time Apollo Amateur Night winter at age 11 and star in two hit Broadway shows “The Wiz” and “Your Arms Too Short to Box With God,” as well as become one of […]

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Stephanie Mills has been a renowned vocal talent for most of her 55 years on earth. Her otherworldly voice helped her become a six-time Apollo Amateur Night winter at age 11 and star in two hit Broadway shows “The Wiz” and “Your Arms Too Short to Box With God,” as well as become one of […]