Queen Latifah News

Queen Latifah returns to rap on "Persona"

Jul 24, 2009 4:00 pm PDT

The world sees plenty of Queen Latifah (real name Dana Owens) these days -- at movie theaters, on magazine covers, in CoverGirl ads -- but it rarely hears new music from her. Latifah's last two albums consisted entirely of jazz and sou...

Report: Queen Latifah says she was sexually abused

Jun 10, 2009 12:29 pm PDT

Queen Latifah has revealed a traumatic chapter of her personal life: The singer-actress was sexually abused as a child. In the latest issue of Essence magazine, Latifah says the abuse occurred over a period of time, and at the hands of a...

Queen Latifah to host BET Awards after-party show

Jun 9, 2009 12:00 pm PDT

The party won't stop after the BET Awards are over, and Queen Latifah (Lah-TEE'-fah) will be around to make sure of it. The entertainer is hosting the network's post-awards televised bash, which will air after the live show June 28. Be...

Jon Bon Jovi, Queen Latifah go gospel for "Day"

Mar 27, 2009 2:00 pm PDT

Some of secular music's top acts -- among them Queen Latifah, Jon Bon Jovi, Joss Stone and 3 Doors Down -- take a walk on the spiritual side for "Oh Happy Day: An All-Star Music Celebration." The EMI Gospel/Vector Recordings collectio...

It's `Fairweather' for Latifah song contest winner

Mar 4, 2009 2:00 am PST

Queen Latifah, who gave fans the chance to write and pick one of the songs for her next album, has a winner. Ingrid Woode, of Sharonville, Ohio, will join Latifah in the studio to record Woode's original song "Fairweather Friend" for the ...