*It’s a hit! Fox scored big with the series premiere of “Empire” Wednesday night. While “American Idol” continued its yearly opening day ratings slide, the weak lead-in didn’t deter folks from tuning in directly to see Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson and company. The 9 p.m. drama averaged a 3.7 rating among adults 18-49 and 9.8 million viewers, […]

Terrence Howard is starting the new year off on a high note. People magazine is reporting Howard and his wife, Miranda are expecting their first…

  Taraji P. Henson is coming for what belongs to her in the new promo for FOX’s hip-hop drama, “Empire.” The actress reunited with her…

Lee Daniels is lining up an all-star cast for his next project, and Naomi Campbell is his latest recruit. First things first: Lee, who is…

Fox is dipping into the hip-hop mogul storyline pool again (anyone remember “Platinum”?) with Lee Daniels’ new show “Empire.” The series stars Terrence Howard, Taraji P. Henson, Jussie Smollett, Macy Gray, Malik Yoba and more. Howard plays a gangster turned record exec named Lucious Lyon, who is running a label called Empire Entertainment. Lucious has […]

*Taraji P. Henson will reunite with her “Hustle & Flow” co-star Terrence Howard for yet another hip-hop themed project…this time for television. The “Person Of Interest” alum has been cast as the female lead in Fox’s “Empire,” a drama pilot from Lee Daniels, Danny Strong and Imagine’s Brian Grazer. Also cast in the project, written […]