Cedric 'BIG CED' Thornton Recording artist Lizzo is set to make her movie debut in Amazon MGM Studios’ music biopic, “Rosetta ...

Lizzo stars in Amazon’s ‘Rosetta,’ honoring rock pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe. See how the film reclaims her legacy at ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe died from a stroke in 1973, aged 58. Her epitaph reads: “She would sing until you cried and then she would sing until you danced for joy.

Grammy Award-winning singer Lizzo will make her lead acting debut, playing Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Amazon MGM Studios’ “Rosetta.” Lizzo is stepping into the acting world by honoring one of ...

A new biopic on Cotton Plant native Sister Rosetta Tharpe is in the works, and this one’s got some serious artistic muscle behind it: Oscar-nominated director Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Mick Jagger ...

Lizzo lands her first starring role as Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Rosetta, a biopic honoring the Godmother of Rock and Roll. Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our ...

A documentary film chronicling the life of Cotton Plant (Woodruff County) native and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame virtuoso Sister Rosetta Tharpe will receive four free showings in March as part of ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, known as the “godmother of rock ’n’ roll,” is the subject of “Marie and Rosetta,” which is showing at the Indiana Repertory Theatre from Oct. 28 to Nov. 23 ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe in 1964. Tony Evans/Getty Earlier this month, Lizzo performed her first solo concert in two years and said on stage that the past few years had sent her into "such a dark ...

Lizzo is ready for her starring role. The singer will portray rock and roll’s godmother, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, in a new biopic co-produced by Forest Whitaker.

The 36-year-old has been tapped, E! News has learned, to play rock and roll pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe in a new biopic currently in development at Amazon MGM Studios.

Reflecting on Tharpe’s impact, Chuck Berry once admitted, “My whole career has been one long Sister Rosetta Tharpe impersonation.” Though she passed away in 1973, Tharpe’s legacy continues ...