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As Andra Day relaxes in San Diego, California, she muses over how hard she fought not to be Billie Holiday. Suffering from extreme imposter syndrome, she did everything she could to not land the role. But God and the universe had another idea for her. Instead of running away, she completely immersed herself not only…

Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, activist and actress Andra Day evokes emotion with “Tigress & Tweed,” a soul-stirring original song she wrote with Raphael Saadiq. The timely track is featured in the upcoming biopic, The United States vs. Billie Holiday, which stars Day in the lead role. Click play above to listen to the full song,…

Lee Daniels is back with his new visionary film “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” The film, starring Andra Day, tells the story of Holiday’s battle with the federal government, which sought to stop her from singing her controversial and heart-wrenching ballad, “Strange Fruit.” The film will be released on Feb. 26, 2021, on Hulu.

Mary J. Blige is scheduled to perform at the Oscars ceremony. The 47-year-old singer-songwriter is to perform “Mighty River” from the Dee Rees-directed drama movie “Mudbound,” which she also stars in. The track has been nominated in the Best Original Song category at the annual awards bash, which is being staged at the Dolby Theatre in…

Kesha stole the show with her emotional performance of “Praying} at this year’s Grammy Awards. The 30-year-old singer was joined on stage at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday January, 28, 2018 by Andra Day, Camilla Cabello, Cyndi Lauper, Bebe Rexha, Julia Michaels and the Resistance Revival Chorus for a performance of her hit…

In celebration of CARS 3, cast members and filmmakers including Kerry Washington, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Jenifer Lewis attended the red carpet world premiere on Saturday, June 10 at Anaheim Convention Center. Singer Andra Day, actress Marsai Martin, retired NBA player Reggie Miller also supported the release by walking down the carpet. Washington looked adorbs wearing…

Jill Scott, LL Cool J, Andra Day, Common and more hit the main stage at Hard Rock Stadium From the moment you enter the Jazz in the Gardens gates at Hard Rock Stadium in the final days of the winter season, clear blue skies, a cool breeze, and the energy of excited festivalgoers ready to…

Shhh. Just for a moment, close your eyes and listen. You hear it? That, my friend, is the tide officially changing. For so long, Black women in this country have suffered through being unnoticed, undervalued and unappreciated. But a funny thing happened on the way to this unfortunate trend becoming an unbreakable tenet of American…

As part of Cola-Cola’s “Share a Cup and a Song” campaign, Andra Day and the lyrics to her ballad “Rise Up” will appear or 40 million of the company’s cups. Purchasers of the cups will have access to a short film, “I Rise,” inspired by the song. Here’s the trailer.

The house was packed with some of the most powerful Black women in entertainment at BET’s “Black Girls Rock!” event this year. The ladies also ripped the red carpet in style before the big show. Rihanna, who was an honoree of the evening, wore a fur coat with a casual button-up and white shorts underneath. Her look-alike,…

Leave to Grammy Award-nominated songbird Andra Day to absolutely blow our minds on the set of her recent cover shoot for rolling out. Not only did she graciously hold court, as she opened herself up during her interview with journalist/author A.R. Shaw, but the San Diego native also knows how to take one hell of a picture. Here is an exclusive look at the effortlessly stylish Andra Day.

Andra Day served as the headlining act at Essence’s Black Women in Music event during Grammy Weekend.

Grammy Awards weekend kicked off with Essence magazine’s seventh annual Black Women in Music event. Held at the Avalon in Hollywood, the event celebrated the Black women who have made extraordinary strides in music. From the onset, it was obvious that it was the beginning of a big weekend in L.A. as dozens of celebrities…

Up-and-coming songstress Andra Day graced our most recent rolling out cover. Photographed by DeWayne Rogers, Day fashioned a few looks for the shoot, from urban chic to vintage pieces.

Andra Day hadn’t really started her day when she got the news. Awakened by a slew of text messages and phone calls at 6 a.m., Day silenced her cellphone and pushed it off her nightstand. Her only concern was getting a few more minutes of sleep before delving into the hectic schedule that comes with…

Andra Day recently sat down with rolling out to discuss how she built confidence to believe in herself. Edit: Robert Williams III