Roberta Flack passed on Monday at 88. The iconic singer, best known for songs such as 'Killing Me Softly With His Song' and 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' passed away on Monday at 88 years old. Throughout her career, Flack earned some of music's highest honors, including 4 Grammy's, the Recording Academy's 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award, and an American Music Award. She reportedly passed as a result of cardiac arrest, just over two years after she had been diagnosed with ALS. Leighton Meester to join cast of Nobody Wants This season 2. The Gossip Girl alumni will reportedly guest star alongside husband Adam Brody in the upcoming season of the hit Netflix original series Nobody Wants This. The streaming service made the big announcement on X last week, writing 'Leighton Meester will guest star in Nobody Wants This Season 2 playing Kristen Bell's middle school nemesis who Joanne crosses paths with as an adult.' Nobody Wants This will be the latest of Brody and Meester's on-screen collaborations, having previously starred together in The Oranges, Single Parents and River Wild. New musical Saturday Church featuring music by Sia to make world premiere Off-Broadway. The musical, which will feature music and lyrics by the Grammy-winning artist, will make its worldwide debut with New York Theatre Workshop for their 2025-2026 season. It is currently unclear if the songs will be original or pulled from Sia's pre-existing catalog. Tony nominated director Whitney White will lead the creative team, with a book by Emmy nominated producer Damon Cardasis and Tony nominee James Ijames. Additional music will be provided by artist Honey Dijon. Casting for the new musical has yet to be announced. WNBA star and three-time champion Diana Taurasi announces retirement after 20 seasons. After 20 seasons with the Phoenix Mercury, multiple MVP titles, six olympic gold medals, three championship wins, and one incredible career, Diana Taurasi is stepping away from the court. The 42-year-old WNBA star, who was named the 'greatest of all time' by fans, announced her retirement on Tuesday in an interview with Time Magazine, detailing her success, achievements, and overall satisfaction with her career. 'Mentally and physically, I'm just full,' Taurasi said in the interview, 'That's probably the best way I can describe it. I'm full and I'm happy.' National Pistachio Day is celebrated. While the United States is currently the largest producer of pistachios, they actually originated in the Middle East, dating as far back as 9,000 years ago. In their early days of discovery, they were largely popular in Iran, Syria, and Turkey, but quickly rose as a trade product along the Silk Road. Pistachios are often classified as nuts but they are actually seeds, better categorized as culinary nuts which are defined as the edible part of a seed plant. In today's birthday news: Singer Mitch Ryder turns 80, singer Michael Bolton 72, Rage Against the Machine/Audioslave bassist Tim Commerford 57, singer Erykah Badu 54, director James Wan 48, singer Corinne Bailey Rae 46, late country singer Johnny Cash would be 93.
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