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‘Empire’s’ Bryshere Gray Teases Season Finale: ‘It’s Going to Be a Catfight’
Rapper/actor also known as Yazz the Greatest tells TheWrap that it was “very important” for his Fox show’s soundtrack to bow at No. 1
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‘Empire’ Creator Lee Daniels on Epic Two-Hour Finale: Sex, Murder (‘Maybe’) and a Lot More Cookie (Video)
Fox’s reigning emperor talks to TheWrap about the meteoric success of the show and his favorite moment of all time
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‘Empire’ Co-Creator Tackles N-Word Question: ‘We Don’t Need to Use It’ (Video)
Danny Strong also speaks to TheWrap about the Fox drama’s season finale, plans for Season 2 and the character for whom he has special affection
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‘Empire’ Tops Madonna to Become First No. 1 TV Soundtrack Debut Since 2010’s ‘Glee’ Release
What is the Fox soap opera NOT finishing first in these days?
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‘Empire’ Actress Grace Gealey Warns That Anika Is ‘Coming Back Hard’ in Season Finale (Video)
“Expect her to make your mouth open,” the Fox star tells TheWrap
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Watch Snoop Dogg’s Performance From ‘Empire’ Finale (Video)
The hip-hop star performs his new song “Peaches N Cream” on Fox’s two-hour special on Wednesday
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‘Empire’ Star Terrence Howard Says It’s Time to Get Real About the N-Word on TV
“We need to take the sutures, open up the problem and reach in and grab it,” the actor says
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Eddie Murphy in Talks to Play Richard Pryor’s Father in Lee Daniels’ Biopic
Mike Epps plays the late comedian, while Kate Hudson is set to play his wife
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‘Empire’ Cast Sing Favorite Shower Songs: Jussie Smollett, Creator Lee Daniels, Grace Gealey (Video)
“The Sound of Music” tunes echo within one cast member’s bathroom walls
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‘Empire’ Live Emmy Event – Cookie Steals the Show: ‘Martin Luther King, We Made It to the Mountain Top!’
“Taraji’s idea of a chemistry test is to slap the s–t out of you,” says star Terence Howard at a Q&A for Fox hip-hop drama
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‘Empire’ Live Event: Watch Jamal and Hakeem’s Concert, Cast Q&A at TheWrap (Video)
Stars Jussie Smollett and Bryshere “Yazz” Gray of Fox’s hip-hop drama will perform live at 8 p.m. PT/11 p.m. ET. Watch all the action — as it happens
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‘Empire’ Topples ‘The Walking Dead’ to Become Most-Tweeted TV Show
Fox’s hip-hop drama and AMC’s zombie drama leave “Scandal” at distant third
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How ‘Empire’ and ‘Last Man on Earth’ Are Helping Fox Now App ‘Crush’ Other Network Streaming Tools
“Every Thursday is the biggest day we’ve ever had,” network’s Digital president tells TheWrap
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8 Most Explosive Lines From ‘Empire’ Episode 10: ‘I Put the Baby in Her’
With confessions of fatherhood, threats of deportation and pleas for a marital reunion, the Fox hip-hop soap opera turns the drama up to full volume
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‘Empire’ Soundtrack Battling Madonna’s ‘Rebel Heart’ for No. 1 Chart Spot
Fox’s hip-hop drama soundtrack on pace to sell 125,000 units in first week