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Throughout the 1990s, En Vogue was one of the biggest acts in music.

The group sold over 20 million records on the strength of six top ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100.

Songs like “My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get It)” and “Free Your Mind” remain popular more than 30 years after their release, and fans probably assumed that the group’s original stars are comfortably retired from the music business.

So for many, it came as quite a shock to learn that founding member Dawn Robinson has been homeless since 2021.

Dawn Robinson, Rhona Bennett, Maxine Jones, Terry Ellis, and Cindy Herron of En Vogue attend City Of Hope Spirit Of Life Gala 2019 on October 10, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for City of Hope) Dawn Robinson reveals that she’s been living in her car

On Wednesday, En Vogue icon Dawn Robinson posted...

It may not be the holidays just yet, but early October is the beginning of the season of giving, as Hollywood bands together at glittery charity galas. Plus: film festivals, premieres, special screenings and The Grill, TheWrap’s annual conference about the state of Hollywood 2022.

From Hollywood to New York to London (and beyond), the movers and shakers of the entertainment world are out in force at events filled with fabulous clothes, beautiful people and even some giving back. Join us in a quick look at what’s been going on as Fall arrives, bringing awards season festivities along with the slight chill in the air.

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Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel, Chla Patient Ella and her family attend the 2022 Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Gala.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel (clad in a feathery Giambattista Valli Haute Couture...

After last season’s controversial decision to include a disgraced politician who is the target of a criminal investigation involving the attempts in 2020 to overthrow the democratically-elected President of the United States, “The Masked Singer” returns next month with a new crop of contestants — and Variety has a first look at one of the costumes.

“Bride,” the dragon-esque character as seen above, reps the first character to be introduced so far for the Season 8 of “Masked Singer.” Bride was created by costume designer Tim Chappel, who has also designed creations for the Australian version of the series.

Fox has so far not revealed any other characters. But the show is having some fun with speculation on social media (and on the Fox-owned TMZ website) that NFL superstar Tom Brady may appear on the new season, since he’s been missing from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp.

The show, which returns Wednesday,...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched Season 7, Episode 9, of “The Masked Singer,” “One Mask Hurrah – Round 3 Finals,” which aired May 4 on Fox.

Alas, En Vogue couldn’t hold on, and this time, it was Shaggy. Both 1990s artists were eliminated on Wednesday night during the Round 3 finales of this season’s “The Masked Singer.”

The En Vogue trio of Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron and Rhona Bennett were unmasked as the Queen Cobra, while Shaggy was revealed to be the Space Bunny.

For Queen Cobra, Nicole Scherzinger figured out it was En Vogue, and Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg agreed. Robin Thicke thought it was another 90s R&b group, Swv; and Ken Jeong went big with the more contemporary combo of Ariana Grande/Jessie J/Nicki Minaj.

As for Space Bunny, Thicke was correct with Shaggy, and Scherzinger agreed. McCarthy Wahlberg thought it was Sean Kingston and Ken Jeong guessed Owen Wilson.

(Warning: This post contains spoilers for Wednesday’s “The Masked Singer.”)

It appears to be ’90s week on “The Masked Singer.” During the Round 3 Finals on Wednesday, both Space Bunny and Queen Cobras were eliminated from the competition.

Queen Cobras was revealed to be R&b group En Vogue, while Space Bunny was none other than Shaggy. The judges were on a roll this week, managing to guess the correct identities for each before they were unmasked.

Shaggy was the first to go home after his performance of “Now That We Found Love.” Before he was revealed, judge Robin Thicke managed to correctly guess that he was behind the cuddly astronaut costume. In all honesty, the reggae singer told TheWrap he wasn’t too surprised that the judges were able to figure out his identity — and he actually expected it sooner.

“It took too damn long! With the exception of Jenny McCarthy,...

The most powerful singer so far on “The Masked Singer” season 7 is masquerading as Queen Cobra. While a half dozen cobras appeared on the stage on April 20, only one of them sang “Good as Hell” by Lizzo. But we think that this is a red herring as we are convinced that the soloist is actually one of many in a group. We were proven right on April 27 when many of the Queen Cobras on-stage joined together to sing “I Say a Little Prayer For You” by Aretha Franklin. Keep reading for all “The Masked Singer” spoilers including the answer to the question, “Who is Queen Cobra”?

We think that the Queen Cobra is En Vogue, with Cindy Herron in the solo spotlight for that first appearance. There is just no mistaking her distinctive voice. But remember, we were shown a visual of a pair of Queen cobras, which seems to...

En Vogue closed out a very odd Billboard Music Awards ceremony on Wednesday night with a rock-out performance of their 1992 single “Free Your Mind.”

Decked out in all-black outfits, the current En Vogue trio of Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron, and Rhona Bennett exchanged vocal belts in front of a live rock band, briefly giving way to their guitarist’s ripping solo. “Free your mind and the rest will follow/Be color blind, don’t be so shallow,” they sang together. The political message of “Free Your Mind” was not lost on the group,...

Nearly 30 years after “Free Your Mind” first topped the charts, En Vogue made a special appearance at Wednesday’s Billboard Music Awards to remind us all of the anti-prejudice anthem’s timeless relevance.

Hailed as a special “throwback” performance, host Kelly Clarkson introduced the iconic trio — Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron and Rhona Bennett.

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“Hold On” earned En Vogue its first and only Billboard Music Award...

“Harmony, harmony, harmony — no band, no nothing,” explains Charlie Thomas of the Drifters in director Brent Wilson’s Streetlight Harmonies, a new doc tracing the history of doo-wop (premiering tonight on VOD). Doo-wop could be swoony and romantic, playful and mischievous. It was the sweet-voiced sibling to the insouciant rock & roll being made at the same time, and genre classics like “I Only Have Eyes for You,” “In the Still of the Night,” “I Wonder Why,” “Speedoo,” and “Why Must Fools Fall in Love” remade the sound of syncopated pop...

Last week, City of Hope, a world-renowned independent research and treatment center, raised more than $4 million at a black-tie gala honoring Epic Records Chairwoman and CEO Sylvia Rhone.

Alicia Keys and Sara Bareilles

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The funds will go toward the nonprofit biomedical institution’s research to find improved treatments for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases. Held at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar, the annual event featured a one-of-a-kind duet performed by Alicia Keys and Sara Bareilles, as well as performances from Yolanda Adams and En Vogue. Eric H. Holder Jr., 82nd attorney general of the United States, presented Rhone with the prestigious Spirit of Life award.

Yolanda Adams opened the ceremony with a heartfelt performance, wowing the crowd with a medley of her favorites including “Just a Prayer Away”, “Open My Heart”, and “Someone Watching Over You.”

Mega-producer Kuk Harrell thanked the...

Just when you thought the 2018 Billboard Music Awards couldn’t be dripping with any more ’80s/’90s nostalgia, along came Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue.

All three members of Salt-n-Pepa — Cheryl James (Salt), Sandra Denton (Pepa) and Deidra Roper (DJ Spinderella) — were on hand for the big event, which marked the 30th anniversary of them becoming the first female rappers to crack the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 20 with “Push It.”

Watch footage of Salt-n-Pepa and En Vogue’s performance below:

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From popping bottles in Vegas to tons of birthday celebrations and fun performances, celebs are kicking off fall right!

Lorde made the crowd feel anything but blue during her performance on the first night of the Life is Beautiful Music and Art Festival in Las Vegas on Sept. 22, performing her hits like “Green Light” and “Royals.” The night was closed out by blink-182 and Chance the Rapper.

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Following his Saturday afternoon set at Marquee Dayclub in the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, DJ Khaled was briefly joined by Kesha at a private dining room at Tao Asian Bistro in the Venetian on Sept. 23. The “Praying” singer, who was in town to perform at the iHeartRadio Music Festival, congratulated Khaled on his festival performance before heading to her own table in the restaurant’s loft, where she enjoyed the chicken fried rice, lobster wontons and short ribs. As for the producer, he and a group...

En Vogue cheated on their record label and cost them over $100M ... so says the company suing the group for leaving them high and dry for another label. According to the legal docs ... Rufftown Entertainment owner Rene Moore says he doled out $190K to front a huge En Vogue comeback in 2010 with Og members Cindy Herron, Terry Ellis and Maxine Jones that never happened.  TMZ even found video of them in the studio in 2011 excitedly...

Hold On: En Vogue is reuniting to star in a new holiday movie for Lifetime. In An En Vogue Christmas, the funky divas will play themselves, reuniting to perform a benefit concert to save the nightclub where they got their start.

An En Vogue Christmas opens with members Terry Ellis, Cindy Herron and Rhona Bennett having all gone their separate ways. But when the club that made them stars is forced to shut its doors, the trio organizes a Christmas-themed concert to raise money for the venue.

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Only two of the original four members can still call themselves "En Vogue" ... and the other two can go pound sand ... this according to a judge. According to legal docs, a judge granted "Ev" founding members Cindy Herron and Terry Ellis the exclusive right to use the name "En Vogue" while performing and touring ... after a long, drawn-out legal battle with former bandmates Maxine Jones and Dawn Robinson.Here's what happened ... Cindy and Terry sued...

Although most people don't think of rock bands and R&B groups as corporations, the truth is that many are established by charter and members are equivalent to shareholders. There's also good reason why it might be best to have an odd number of core members -- like 3 or 5 or 7. In the 1990s, the female R&B group En Vogue burst onto the music scene as a sophisticated reincarnation of the girl groups from a previous doo-wop era. Cindy Herron-Braggs, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson and Terry Ellis were the original lineup who produced such hits as "Hold On,

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Three members of En Vogue have revealed that they are suing each other. Singer Maxine Jones, who left the band earlier this month, revealed on her Twitter page that her bandmates Terry Ellis and Cindy Herron "forced" her out and have taken legal action against her. She wrote: "Yup Terry n Cindi r evil! They took over the LLC n bank acct, forced me out, gave my gigs to that chick Lol, and Suing #Me! "@MaxineJonesEV Real arrogant bitches drunk over power lol! My lawyer and I look forward to court! We're gonna catch it on our reality show 2 lol." Former member Dawn Robinson, with whom Jones plans to form (more)...

En Vogue have announced details of a reunion gig in London. The group, who have undergone several lineup changes since forming in 1990, will perform at London's IndigO2 on October 21. The concert marks a rare live UK show from the band, who last year reformed under their original lineup of Terry Ellis, Maxine Jones, Cindy Herron Braggs and Dawn Robinson. It is rumoured that the group are also working on a brand new album. En Vogue have released (more)...

The original En Vogue lineup reunited for a performance at the Essence Music Festival on Sunday. Cindy Herron-Bragg, Terry Ellis, Dawn Robinson and Maxine Jones performed a selection of songs by female artists who inspired them such as Gladys Knight and Aretha Franklin. However, due to time restraints they were unable to play their popular hits 'Whatta Man' and 'Hold On'. Speaking afterwards, Herron-Bragg told The AP: "It was amazing. I'm just glad we were able to connect with [the audience]." Robinson added: "We're just excited to be together again. It's like we never missed a beat. It feels normal again." En Vogue, (more)...