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Legacy of Billie Holiday’s Strange Fruit Endures with Impassioned Cover by Andra Day in Support of the Equal Justice Initiative (WATCH)

*NEW YORK –  Andra Day, the award-winning singer, songwriter, and philanthropist, released today a recording and music video for “Strange Fruit,” the historic song originally recorded by Billie Holiday in 1939. The recording is available on the Lynching in America site (lynchinginamerica.eji.org/strange-fruit) and Andra Day’s YouTube channel. Andra will also be performing Strange Fruit as part of […]

Andra Day to Get Breakthrough Award from Palm Springs International Film Festival

*The Palm Springs International Film Awards announced that Andra Day will be the recipient of the Breakthrough Performance Award for The United States vs. Billie Holiday. “Few jazz vocalists are more beloved than Billie Holiday, and Andra Day brings Holiday and her iconic voice back to life through a sympathetic and nuanced portrayal that sheds […]

EUR Exclusive: What Andra Day is Willing to Lay Her Life on the Line For (Watch)

*This winter, one of the greatest jazz musicians of all time is brought to life by a Best Actress and Grammy nominee! Andra Day stars as the legendary Billie Holiday in Oscar nominated director Lee Daniels‘ “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” – the intimate tale of a fierce trailblazer whose defiance through music helped […]

Apollo Theater Announces Details for Fall/Winter 2016 Season

[…] long celebration of Apollo Legend Ella Fitzgerald, in honor of the jazz songstress’s centennial birthday. The grand celebration will begin with a blockbuster concert featuring Patti Austin, Andra Day and Lizz Wright on Saturday, October 22nd. As the season’s opening concert,       100:The Apollo Celebrates Ella is also the first of the Theater’s four events that […]

Conservatives Slam Andra Day’s ‘Lift Every Voice And Sing’ Performance at Super Bowl

*Several conservatives turned to social media to complain about Andra Day’s performance of “Lift Every Voice And Sing” ahead of the LVIII Super Bowl.  “They’re desecrating America’s National Anthem by playing something called the ‘Black National Anthem,’” Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz said, according to Vibe.  Conservative pundit CJ Pearson added, “Before tonight’s Super Bowl, […]

Lauryn Hill, Andra Day Perform Nina Simone Medley at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Pics & Clips)

Lauryn Hill (L) and Andra Day perform Nina Simone tribute at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (Getty Images) *Lauryn Hill and Andra Day each contributed musical salutes to Nina Simone at her Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction in a touching medley that included the legend’s “I Wish I Knew […]

Andra Day Admits to Struggle with Porn and Sex Addiction: ‘I’m in a Healthier Place’

Andra Day *Prior to taking on the role of Billie Holiday, Andra Day claims she suffered from a porn and sex addiction that she feared would affect her performance in the Hulu feature.  “I didn’t want any element of sexualization,” she said in her cover story for InStyle of her award-winning performance playing the […]

Andra Day Tried to Run from Her Remarkable Billie Holiday Role Says Lee Daniels

Andra Day at the 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala Honoring Catherine Opie + Guillermo Del Toro And Presented By Gucci at LACMA on November 03, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. *Simply put, Andra Day wasn’t ready to play Billie Holiday … at least in her mind. And according to director Lee Daniels, she […]

Andra Day Cut Off ’12 Years of Hair Growth’ to Play Billie Holiday

Andra Day stars in THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY from Paramount Pictures. Photo Credit: Takashi Seida. *Singer Andra Day has opened up about the emotional experience that came with cutting off her “12 years of hair growth” to play Billie Holiday in an upcoming biopic.  Speaking on the PEOPLE Every Day podcast, Day, […]

Andra Day: Billie Holiday Portrayal in New Biopic was ‘Completely Life Changing’ / WATCH

*Singer-actor Andra Day makes her film debut in the title role in director Lee Daniel’s new film “The United States vs. Billie Holiday.” Day, known for her hit song “Rise Up,” has been unable to shake the experience of playing Holiday, she tells Tracy Smith in an interview for CBS SUNDAY MORNING to be broadcast […]

Andra Day & Common to Perform on Girl Scout Float at Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Common and Andra Day perform on “GMA” (ABC News) *Girl Scouts of the USA has announced that its “Building a Better World” float at the annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will feature Andra Day and Common performing their moving anthem, “Stand Up for Something,” from the film “Marshall.” The Girl Scout float features two dozen […]

Andra Day to Be Honored With Powerhouse Award at Billboard’s Women In Music 2016

Singer Andra Day performs onstage at Univision and Fusion host RiseUp AS ONE at Cross Border Xpress on October 15, 2016 in San Diego, California. *Singer-songwriter Andra Day will be honored as the recipient of the Powerhouse award at Billboard’s 2016 Women In Music event. Day will also perform at the Dec. 9 event in […]

Andra Day Lost 39 Pounds, Started Smoking & Drinking for Portrayal of Billie Holiday

*Wanting to capture the pure essence of the late great Billie Holiday, singer/actress Andra Day went to extreme measures.  She revealed that she lost almost 40 pounds and started drinking and smoking to portray Billie Holiday in the biopic, “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday,” directed by Lee Daniels. “I put my family through it […]

Andra Day Rises Up with Serena Williams in New Beats by Dre Campaign

  Andra Day Rises Up with Serena Williams in New Beats by Dre Campaign *Debut Album ‘Cheers to the Fall’ in Stores Now  Burbank, CA: Retro-pop/soul singer Andra Day’s uplifting single “Rise Up” provides the musical backdrop for a new campaign from Beats By Dre with Serena Williams. This universal message in the empowering song has […]

‘The United States vs. Billie Holiday’ Stars Spill CoStar Tea (Watch)

[…] Billie Holiday” with Trevante Rhodes, Tyler James Williams, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Miss Lawrence. The biopic based on the governments most wanted icon, Billie Holiday (played by Andra Day), will be trending and tweeted about. The stars spilled case mate secrets, museum memories and doggy funeral laughs with EUR correspondent Fahnia Thomas. Andra Day and […]
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