Fantasia is heading back to where it all started. The “American Idol” champ is scheduled to perform on Thursday night’s episode of the hit show. She will serve up the soulful “Collard Greens and Cornbread,” the new single from her third album Back to Me. The R&B songstress will share the stage with Jamie Foxx [...]

After holding it down on Broadway in The Color Purple, Fantasia is ready to hit the big screen. The “American Idol” winner is set to star as Mahalia Jackson in a biopic adapted from the 1993 book Got to Tell It: Mahalia Jackson, Queen of Gospel, where she will play the late gospel singer.

Fresh off the success of her third album Back to Me, Fantasia Barrino is taking her show on the road with the announcement of her first headlining tour. The Grammy-nominated songstress will embark on her 30-city “Back to Me” trek with openers Eric Benét and Kandi, kicking off the nationwide jaunt on November 4 at [...]

Fresh off the success of her new album Back to Me, Fantasia keeps the ball rolling with the second season of her VH1 reality show “Fantasia for Real.” And the drama ain’t even close to over. In the next installment of the series, Fantasia deals with the hardship of discovering she was dating a married [...]

Fantasia was a guest on the Wendy Williams show earlier today and became emotional when Wendy Williams questioned her about her recent suicide attempt. When Wendy asked “Did you think about your daughter”, Fantasia grabbed some tissue and revealed “At the time I wasn’t thinking about anybody”. She then went on to explain how she [...]

Katy Perry might have the No. 1 album in the country, but that doesn’t mean Fantasia Barrino has no reason to celebrate. The “American Idol” alumnus, whose third album Back to Me was released just weeks following a highly-publicized suicide attempt, earned the highest chart debut of her career on the Billboard 200, landing at [...]

Though it may not seem like a good collabo on paper, Fantasia and Snoop Dogg proved to be a deadly duo last night in Las Vegas, sharing the stage at the cushy nightclub Rain at the Palms. Rocking a glittery poncho, Fantasia performed for a packed house boasting celebrity guests including Demi Moore, who two-stepped [...]

Following her suicide attempt a few weeks back, Fantasia Barrino appeared this morning on ABC’s “Good Morning America” to give an in-depth interview about her personal troubles as well as to promote her recent release Back to Me. During the brief conversation, she divulged what prompted her to try to take her own life and [...]

Two weeks after her suicide attempt, Fantasia Barrino is ready to open up about her dramatic overdose. The singer, who’s already back on the promo grind for her upcoming album Back to Me, recently spoke with VH1 for an episode of Behind the Music, sharing that she had attempted suicide after losing faith in life [...]

Fantasia worked up a sweat while performing past and present material including “Free Yourself,” “When I See U,” “Summertime,” “Hood Boy,” and “Bittersweet” for Walmart Soundcheck. Her impassioned set was taped July 30 at Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C. The “American Idol” alum’s recent personal drama has heightened the awareness for her new album Back [...]