Tavis Smiley

R. Kelly's Memoir Soula Coaster Is Not Coming Out Next Week. And Maybe Not At All? (Updated)

The mysterious case of Soula Coaster's disappearance This isn't a surprising development, but it's an unfortunate one. There seems to be some unexplained drama with the R. Kelly life-changer Soula Coaster: Diary of Me, the cover of which made the rounds this morning. Online bookseller Indigo has th ... More >>

R&B Serenity Now: R. Kelly, Ne-Yo, and Others Keep the Quiet-Storm Flame Alive

Ed Norton's Double Life

The master of the dual role on his new movie, Stone, and why critics don’t matter

Late-Life and Times with Bill Withers in Still Bill

M.I.A. to Michelle Obama, Oprah: "STOP THE BOMBING OF THE TAMILS IN SRI LANKA"

This amazing photo brought to you by M.I.A.The weird Time 100 fairy tale gets even weirder for M.I.A.. On Tuesday, she was invited to, and then attended--as this amazing picture to the left clearly shows--a gala at Lincoln Center in celebration of the most influential people list the mag just releas ... More >>

Prince Will Audit Until the Last Copy of Purple Rain Is Counted

This teaser clip for Prince's appearance on next week's Tavis Smiley show starts casually enough, with Prince explaining the meaning behind new song "Feel Good, Feel Great, Feel Wonderful"--"It's about telling folks to celebrate and stop hating." But it turns out that's not at all what the song is ... More >>

Week in Review: M.I.A. Is A Great Artist, and We Wish Her Well

David WentworthThis really happened. In the week we went to fashion week, Kanye appeared pretty much everywhere. Justin Timberlake was in the building, too--right next to the chia pets. We interviewed director Richard Foreman, who kinda hates Shakespeare, and Thursday, who admit to sort of being d ... More >>

Sri Lankan Government Responds to Alleged M.I.A. Slur: "It's Best That She Stay With What's She's Good At"

Yesterday the Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary, Dr. Palitha Kohona, appeared on the Tavis Smiley show to refute what were allegedly "misinformed" remarks made by M.I.A. on Smiley's show in January. "Being the only Tamil in the Western media," she said then, "I have a really great opportunity to bring ... More >>

M.I.A. May or May Not Be A Terrorist Apologist, Says New York Times

My lord this is a badly informed piece in the Times this morning. The lede: To many Americans, Maya Arulpragasam, known as M.I.A., is the very pregnant rapper who gyrated across the stage at Sunday's Grammy Awards. Tet in Sri Lanka, where she spent her childhood years, M.I.A. remains virtually u ... More >>

Will Smith Shows Off Scientology Brainwashing