Queen LaLa attends New York City Ballet's Spring 2013 Gala at David H. Koch Theater, Lincoln Center on May 8, 2013 in New York City.

Lifetime's Steel Magnolias teleplay became the network's third-most-watched tele-event ever, transfixing 6.5 million viewers over the weekend. That wasn't enough to dethrone Lifetime's most popular TV offering, 2006's Life Is Not a Fairy Tale: The Fantasia Barrino Story, which has coincidentally reigned the numero uno…

So, they did kind of a clever thing in this trailer: Each character is "announced" by another character saying their name, so you know which one is Ouiser, which one is Clairee, which one is Truvy, etc. Then it's up to you to be like, oh, I get it, Jill Scott is Dolly Parton, Phylicia Rashad is Olympia Dukakis, and, um,…

Last night we told you how Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg criticized Nicki Minaj's single "Starships," his harsh words causing her label head Lil Wayne to pull her from the station's Summer Jam in New Jersey. Well, she appeared on fellow Hot 97 DJ Funkmaster Flex's radio show after all hell broke loose on the Twitters to…

Saturday night, Queen Latifah headlined the 29th Annual Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival, singing her own hits like "U.N.I.T.Y." and "Ladies First" as well as classics like Roy Ayers' "Everybody Loves The Sunshine."

Since it was announced that Queen Latifah will be headlining Long Beach Pride Weekend this month, various blogs have wondered whether this was a small, subtle step out of the closet for the entertainer.

Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah were on Today this morning, promoting their new flick Joyful Noise, and when Ann Curry asked how hip-hop and country work together, Dolly answered by rapping as Latifah provided a beat. It was amazing.

Queen Latifah may be awesome but she's the first to admit she's not perfect—and she wouldn't have it any other way:

Queen Latifah says plus-size "is a word we need to bury at this point." Promoting her just-announced line for HSN, Queen Latifah said her collection will feature plus-size clothes but is not a plus-size line because "it's for all sizes." The line, to be called Queen, will launch in August and will include sweaters, jeans,…

It's the Queen's 41st birthday, so raise a glass to her highness. And because everyone loves a good flashback, remember when she was a rapper?