Gladys Knight is set to perform at Aretha Franklin's memorial next week

The late Queen of Soul tragically passed away last week at the age of 76 after having battled pancreatic cancer for several years, and will be honoured with a memorial service at Chene Park Amphitheatre in Detroit on August 30.

With just one week to go until the service, TMZ has obtained the full list of performers, which includes 74-year-old Gladys Knight, who is known as the Empress of Soul.

Other names set to pay tribute to the 'Natural Woman' hitmaker include The Four Tops, Johnny Gill, Ron Isley, Kiki Sheard, Kurt Carr, and Jean Carne.

TMZ reports that performances can be acoustic, track or with the Aretha Franklin combined band, and it has also been revealed that Dr. Louis Farrakhan will be in attendance as a guest.

George Clooney is the world’s highest-paid actor

Forbes magazine released its list of highest-paid actors for 2018.

George scored a “career-high pre-tax paycheck of $239 million (R3,4 billion) between 1 June 2017 and 1 June 2018,” the publication reports.

But the Money Monster star didn’t earn the big bucks from appearing on the big screen.

A large chunk of his earnings came from selling his Casamigos Tequila company, which he co-founded in 2013 with Rande Gerber and Mike Meldman, for $1 billion (then R12,5 billion) in June 2017, People reports.

“If you asked us four years ago if we had a billion-dollar company I don’t think we’d have said yes,” George said in an interview with CNBC.

“But we’re not going anywhere. We’ll still be very much a part of Casamigos.”

But George isn’t the only Hollywood star who raked in the big bucks this year. Dwayne Johnsoncame in second place after earning a $124-million (R1,7 billion) cut of the profits of his blockbuster Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.'

Pearl Thusi does us proud...again

Pearl Thusi kept fans enthralled with behind-the-scenes pictures of her and her co-stars while filming "Scorpion King: Book of Souls" in Cape Town in November. 

In the movie, the Scorpion King ( Zach McGowan) teams up with a female warrior named Tala (Thusi), who is the sister of the Nubian King.Together they search for a legendary relic known as The Book of Souls, which will allow them to put an end to an evil warlord.

Taking to her Instagram page over the weekend, Thusi teased the trailer of the fifth instalment in the Scorpion King franchise, where fans will get to see Warrior Princess Thusi kick butt alongside McGowan.

Camilla wins big!

Camila Cabello scooped up the two biggest prizes at the MTVVideo Music Awards (VMAs) on Monday (20.08.18).

The 21-year-old singer was one of the big winners at the glitzy award ceremony at Radio City Music Hall in New York, as she managed to take home the coveted Video of the Year award for her hit single 'Havana', as well as being crowned Artist of the Year.

Brooke Logan coming to South Africa

Bold and The Beautiful star Katherine Kelly Lang better known for her character Brooke Logan is heading to South Africa next month.

She has played her role since 1987 and has continued to keep many of the soap opera’s viewers entertained with her whirlwind love and romance mayhem.

The Emmy-award winning cast have visited South Africa before but without Katherine Kelly Lang.

According to a post shared by SABC 3, fans of the soapie could stand a chance to meet the famous star.

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