Auntie Dionne has started a Twitter account and it is beyond entertaining. Between arguing with her son online, and answering random questions from fans, she has expressed interest in having Teyana Taylor play her in a biopic. https://twitter.com/dionnewarwick/status/1339310671217926144?s=12 In a tweet, Auntie posted a video asking her fans if they’d watch a Netflix series of […]

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Dionne Warwick says that Beyoncé hasn’t reached “iconic status” yet. During a recent interview with ESSENCE magazine, Warick was about about current artists and if they’re creating timeless music. She responded, “I don’t know if 10 years from now, anybody can actually sing the songs of our babies today. That’s not, as you guys say, ‘throwing shade.’ That’s just looking […]

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Dionne Warwick has denied claims that her sister sexually assaulted her cousin, Whitney Houston. According to Madamenoire, Whitney’s brother, Gary, revealed in the documentary about the late singer that she was allegedly molested by Dee Dee Warwick from the age seven to nine. Dionne has since spoken with Larry King Now, and has called the claims made by Whitney’s former assistant, Mary Jones, […]

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Dionne Warwick has recently spoken out about the current climate of music and how it has changed. According to The Jasmine Brand, she said, “I think that’s what happened to our industry – literally – everybody became a clone. If you turn on the radio today, you can’t tell who’s singing what.” She continued, “I think that’s […]

The shade is real out in these legendary music streets. According to the Jasmine Brand, the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is livid with fellow legend Dionne Warwick. In a recent interview, Aretha called out Dionne over an issue that seems to go back over five years. Aretha claims that Dionne fabricated a story that she was Whitney […]

The legendary Dionne Warwick calls into The Tom Joyner Morning Show to talk about the importance of HIV testing, her work with the Acria organization and the shocking statistics surrounding women over 50 contracting the disease. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter. (Photo credit: EVA HAMBACH/AFP/Getty Images)

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H-Town’s own, LeToya Luckett is quite the actress!  According to Deadline, via RatedRNB.com, The former Destiny’s Child member will portray music legend Dionne Warwick in an upcoming biopic, Dionne. Warwick announced the news during a press conference at The Cannes Film Festival. “She is perfect and she has exactly the right look,” Warwick said about […]

The film, Dionne, is based off her 2010 autobiography "My Life as I See It".