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Yahoo
7 days ago
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- Yahoo
A Full List of Current Las Vegas Residencies (Updating)
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. 2025 is already shaping up to be a big year for concerts, from Kendrick Lamar and SZA setting off on their first-ever stadium tour, to AC/DC rocking out across the USA on their Power Up tour. If you're itching for live music next year, there may be no place hotter than Las Vegas. More from Billboard 25 Biggest Concert Residencies of All Time Usher on Channeling Frank Sinatra for New Ralph Lauren Fragrance Campaign: It's a 'Grand Moment for Me' 'AGT' Contestant Had No Idea Her Mom Signed Her Up to Audition, But She Still Blew Simon Cowell Away Some of music's biggest stars, including the Backstreet Boys, Mariah Carey, the Eagles and Maroon 5 are taking over Sin City in 2025. Regardless of whether you're a fan of country, pop, R&B, hip-hop, alternative or other genres, Vegas has enough live entertainment for all kinds of music lovers to enjoy. And what better excuse to travel to Vegas than to see your favorite musician? Because there are so many music tours, festivals and Las Vegas residencies on the roster for this year, keeping track of when and where to see your favorite artists live can be a bit overwhelming. To make your search easier, we've compiled a list of current Las Vegas residencies, where they'll be taking place and, of course, where to buy tickets. See below for a roundup of Las Vegas residencies to check out on throughout 2025. July 2025: July 11 – 26: Kelly Clarkson: Studio Sessions at The Colosseum, Caesars Palace (Buy tickets here or here) July 11 – 27: Backstreet Boys: Into the Millennium at the Sphere (Buy tickets here or here) August 2025: Aug 1 – 16: Kelly Clarkson: Studio Sessions at The Colosseum, Caesars Palace (Buy tickets here or here) Aug 1 – 10: Backstreet Boys: Into the Millennium at the Sphere (Buy tickets here or here) Aug 1 – 9: Lenny Kravitz: Blue Electric Light at Park MGM (Buy tickets here or here) Aug 8 – 9: Boyz II Men at the Chelsea, the Cosmopolitan (Buy tickets here or here) Aug 22 – 31: Bruno Mars at Park MGM (Buy tickets here or here) September 2025: Sept 1 – 6: Bruno Mars at Park MGM (Buy tickets here or here) Sept 5 – 13: The Eagles at the Sphere (Buy tickets here or here) Sept 10 – 20: Janet Jackson at Resorts World (Buy tickets here or here) Sept 12 – 13: Pitbull: Vegas After Dark at Fontainebleau (Buy tickets here or here) Sept 24 – 30: Rod Stewart: The Encore Show at Caesars Palace (Buy tickets here or here) October 2025: Oct 1 – 24: Rod Stewart: The Encore Show at Caesars Palace (Buy tickets here or here) Oct 2 – 25: Lionel Richie: King of Hearts (Buy tickets here or here) Oct 3 – 30: The Eagles at the Sphere (Buy tickets here or here) Oct 10 – 25: Earth, Wind & Fire at Venetian Theatre (Buy tickets here or here) November 2025: Nov 1 – 8: The Eagles at the Sphere (Buy tickets here or here) Nov 1 – 16: New Kids on the Block: The Right Stuff at Park MGM (Buy tickets here or here) Nov 7 – 15: Kelly Clarkson: Studio Sessions at The Colosseum, Caesars Palace (Buy tickets here or here) Nov 21 – 22: Pitbull: Vegas After Dark at Fontainebleau (Buy tickets here or here) December 2025: Dec 4 – 13: Dolly Parton at the Colosseum, Caesars Palace Buy tickets here or here) Dec 30 – 31: Jennifer Lopez: Up All Night at the Colosseum, Caesars Palace (Buy tickets here or here)
Sydney Morning Herald
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘I'm in the best shape I've ever been': At 61, Lenny Kravitz keeps on rocking
Lenny Kravitz knows the video you're thinking of. Tank top, sunglasses, leather pants. Lifting weights at the gym. It went viral last year, not just because it lived up to the mental image most of us have of the rock star – perennially leather-pantsed, even while working out. But also because he looked 31 when he's actually 61. 'In order for me to give all of myself at my highest frequency, I have to be in a great place mentally, spiritually and physically,' Kravitz says. 'Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work on myself, and I've grown as a person. I have learnt to improve myself, and it makes the whole experience of living all that much better.' At 61, Kravitz's discipline is unwavering. Away from the spotlight, he busily ticks all his wellbeing boxes, from meditation to yoga and breath work, and the odd 2am gym session. 'Discipline turns into a pleasure. It doesn't feel like a chore,' he says. 'I like vibrating at an optimal level, and the things you thought were annoying when you were younger, you start to do automatically and with pleasure when it comes to self-care.' Kravitz is speaking over Zoom from New York, where he's been preparing for a coming residency in Las Vegas. More than 35 years since releasing his debut album Let Love Rule, he's one of the '90s' most stylish rock'n'roll survivors, and he still tours the world. He's the fittest and happiest he's ever been, closer to God, and has found his ultimate purpose in life – though it took a lifetime to get there. In November, after several cancellations due to COVID, Kravitz will tour Australia for the first time since 2012 to promote Blue Electric Light, an album he recorded last year. 'I am in the best shape I have ever been,' he says. 'I am now enjoying all these experiences in life more than I ever have, and to be on the road playing shows is truly a gift. I am savouring every moment.' Kravitz first toured Australia in 1994, a year after releasing Are You Gonna Go My Way, his first album to climb to No.1 on the Australian music charts. By then, the four-time Grammy winner had found his musical sweet spot traversing rock, soul and R&B, a melding that made him a household name. A motorcycle ride to the Blue Mountains with a group of bikers in 1994 remains a nostalgic highlight of his time in Australia. Then came a campervan road trip to the outback, with some of that footage to be re-released as part of his music documentary Alive from Planet Earth. 'The '90s were all about being free and in the moment,' Kravitz says. With 12 albums under his belt, Kravitz continues to make music at his state-of-the-art home studios in the Bahamas and Paris, where he splits his time. He's already working on two new albums; a dedicated multi-instrumentalist, playing drums, guitars and occasional horns allows him to tap into different sides of his personality. 'It always starts with the music for me,' he says. 'I think that as long as you're hearing the music, and you have the desire to do it, it doesn't feel like work to me.' Kravitz has worked with many famous artists in his time, too. He co-wrote Justify My Love with Madonna in 1990, recorded a version of Give Peace a Chance with Sean Lennon in 1991, while co-writing with him on the track All I Ever from his 1991 Mama Said album. He also worked with Mick Jagger for his 2001 solo album on the track God Gave Me Everything. But for all the perks of the job, he says it's his fans he does it for. 'My music wouldn't exist without my fans. The fact that for all these years people have enjoyed my music and made it part of their personal lives and given it life, they in turn give me life … I have more perspective, more gratitude. It's a blessing to still be doing this at my age.' Away from music, Kravitz has dabbled in painting and art. Two months ago, he took us through his 16th arrondissement Paris home – Hotel de Roxie, named in honour of his late mother – in a video for Architectural Digest. His lavish Parisian home is filled with designer furniture, from his own namesake Kravitz Design chairs to pieces by his favourite furniture maker Paul Evans, who crafts brutalist elegance that feels H.R. Giger-esque in his pad. There's an iconic Karl Springer table and some Paris flea-market cane chairs he's thrown in for the high-and-lowbrow juxtaposition. Art fills the walls, too: an original Muhammad Ali Warhol print is there, as well as photographs of his mother, Roxie, and maternal grandfather, Albert Roker. The library bookshelves are filled with literature and African art books, while music memorabilia is all around. From James Brown's boot on display to garments worn by Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Bob Marley and Miles Davis, it's his shrine of worship. Yoko Ono presented him with a John Lennon shirt for his birthday once; it hangs protected behind glass here. Kravitz's luxe interior world highlights the fruits of his labour. He's an artist who found worldwide fame and broke boundaries to become a mainstream biracial American success story. In 2020, Kravitz released his autobiography Let Love Rule, a deep dive into the first 25 years of his life. His fraught relationship with his father, Sy Kravitz, an American-Jew, came to the fore. His bond with his showbiz mother, Roxie, who appeared in 11 seasons of the TV show The Jeffersons, was tighter by comparison, instilling him with African-American stoicism and Christian values. Kravitz was living on Broome Street in New York in 1989 when he began writing his debut Let Love Rule; he noticed the words scrawled near an elevator in his building and thought it would be perfect for the album title. His then wife, actress Lisa Bonet, helped him write the lyrics for Rosemary and co-wrote Fear. The couple were together from 1987 until they divorced in 1993. They have one daughter together, award-winning actress Zoe Kravitz, who appeared in Big Little Lies with her father's ex-fiancée Nicole Kidman. Kravitz lost his mother when she was 66 years old, the decade he finds himself navigating now. While on a phone call with his cousin a few days before we speak, Kravitz recited a quote his mother would often share with him. 'My mum always said, 'Don't worry about what everybody else is doing, do what you're supposed to do' – meaning, no matter how hard you're being treated or how wrong somebody could be treating you, don't worry about that, continue your life with love and integrity and respect,' Kravitz says. 'I love this because it requires a lot of self-control and non-judgmental thinking to apply it to your life.' Roxie Roker was an actress on Broadway, while Sy Kravitz worked for NBC, producing radio and television shows, and promoted jazz on the side. Kravitz recalls a childhood spent meeting his dad's friends, from Miles Davis to Sarah Vaughan and American poet, activist and writer Maya Angelou. Loading 'I grew up in the middle of different religions and found my place within it all,' Kravitz says. 'For me, it's always about God and Christ consciousness, the real meaning of all of that – that's where I am.' While he won't weigh into the politics of the world, he remains firm on his position for peace and love. 'As you know, people can take any good faith and twist it to justify something that is not what it is,' he says. 'I can take a knife and butter your toast, or I can take a knife and cut you with it. I'm all about God, which is love. That is how I have always lived it.' Faith has never been about religion for Kravitz, but his moral code and self-love has helped him find nirvana. 'It starts with God for me,' he says. 'I lean on faith and gratitude no matter what the situation. Whether that is prayer, meditation, rest, exercise, therapy, diet – all of these techniques make you the person you are.' He has no plans to slow down as he ages, either. 'I am still young, but I am not 20, of course,' he says. 'But I want to get the most out of each day in life as I can. We spend so much time looking back and looking forward and forget to be in the moment – yet the moment is all we have, and I am trying to be in it as much as possible.'
The Age
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
‘I'm in the best shape I've ever been': At 61, Lenny Kravitz keeps on rocking
Lenny Kravitz knows the video you're thinking of. Tank top, sunglasses, leather pants. Lifting weights at the gym. It went viral last year, not just because it lived up to the mental image most of us have of the rock star – perennially leather-pantsed, even while working out. But also because he looked 31 when he's actually 61. 'In order for me to give all of myself at my highest frequency, I have to be in a great place mentally, spiritually and physically,' Kravitz says. 'Over the years, I've had the opportunity to work on myself, and I've grown as a person. I have learnt to improve myself, and it makes the whole experience of living all that much better.' At 61, Kravitz's discipline is unwavering. Away from the spotlight, he busily ticks all his wellbeing boxes, from meditation to yoga and breath work, and the odd 2am gym session. 'Discipline turns into a pleasure. It doesn't feel like a chore,' he says. 'I like vibrating at an optimal level, and the things you thought were annoying when you were younger, you start to do automatically and with pleasure when it comes to self-care.' Kravitz is speaking over Zoom from New York, where he's been preparing for a coming residency in Las Vegas. More than 35 years since releasing his debut album Let Love Rule, he's one of the '90s' most stylish rock'n'roll survivors, and he still tours the world. He's the fittest and happiest he's ever been, closer to God, and has found his ultimate purpose in life – though it took a lifetime to get there. In November, after several cancellations due to COVID, Kravitz will tour Australia for the first time since 2012 to promote Blue Electric Light, an album he recorded last year. 'I am in the best shape I have ever been,' he says. 'I am now enjoying all these experiences in life more than I ever have, and to be on the road playing shows is truly a gift. I am savouring every moment.' Kravitz first toured Australia in 1994, a year after releasing Are You Gonna Go My Way, his first album to climb to No.1 on the Australian music charts. By then, the four-time Grammy winner had found his musical sweet spot traversing rock, soul and R&B, a melding that made him a household name. A motorcycle ride to the Blue Mountains with a group of bikers in 1994 remains a nostalgic highlight of his time in Australia. Then came a campervan road trip to the outback, with some of that footage to be re-released as part of his music documentary Alive from Planet Earth. 'The '90s were all about being free and in the moment,' Kravitz says. With 12 albums under his belt, Kravitz continues to make music at his state-of-the-art home studios in the Bahamas and Paris, where he splits his time. He's already working on two new albums; a dedicated multi-instrumentalist, playing drums, guitars and occasional horns allows him to tap into different sides of his personality. 'It always starts with the music for me,' he says. 'I think that as long as you're hearing the music, and you have the desire to do it, it doesn't feel like work to me.' Kravitz has worked with many famous artists in his time, too. He co-wrote Justify My Love with Madonna in 1990, recorded a version of Give Peace a Chance with Sean Lennon in 1991, while co-writing with him on the track All I Ever from his 1991 Mama Said album. He also worked with Mick Jagger for his 2001 solo album on the track God Gave Me Everything. But for all the perks of the job, he says it's his fans he does it for. 'My music wouldn't exist without my fans. The fact that for all these years people have enjoyed my music and made it part of their personal lives and given it life, they in turn give me life … I have more perspective, more gratitude. It's a blessing to still be doing this at my age.' Away from music, Kravitz has dabbled in painting and art. Two months ago, he took us through his 16th arrondissement Paris home – Hotel de Roxie, named in honour of his late mother – in a video for Architectural Digest. His lavish Parisian home is filled with designer furniture, from his own namesake Kravitz Design chairs to pieces by his favourite furniture maker Paul Evans, who crafts brutalist elegance that feels H.R. Giger-esque in his pad. There's an iconic Karl Springer table and some Paris flea-market cane chairs he's thrown in for the high-and-lowbrow juxtaposition. Art fills the walls, too: an original Muhammad Ali Warhol print is there, as well as photographs of his mother, Roxie, and maternal grandfather, Albert Roker. The library bookshelves are filled with literature and African art books, while music memorabilia is all around. From James Brown's boot on display to garments worn by Jimi Hendrix, Prince, Bob Marley and Miles Davis, it's his shrine of worship. Yoko Ono presented him with a John Lennon shirt for his birthday once; it hangs protected behind glass here. Kravitz's luxe interior world highlights the fruits of his labour. He's an artist who found worldwide fame and broke boundaries to become a mainstream biracial American success story. In 2020, Kravitz released his autobiography Let Love Rule, a deep dive into the first 25 years of his life. His fraught relationship with his father, Sy Kravitz, an American-Jew, came to the fore. His bond with his showbiz mother, Roxie, who appeared in 11 seasons of the TV show The Jeffersons, was tighter by comparison, instilling him with African-American stoicism and Christian values. Kravitz was living on Broome Street in New York in 1989 when he began writing his debut Let Love Rule; he noticed the words scrawled near an elevator in his building and thought it would be perfect for the album title. His then wife, actress Lisa Bonet, helped him write the lyrics for Rosemary and co-wrote Fear. The couple were together from 1987 until they divorced in 1993. They have one daughter together, award-winning actress Zoe Kravitz, who appeared in Big Little Lies with her father's ex-fiancée Nicole Kidman. Kravitz lost his mother when she was 66 years old, the decade he finds himself navigating now. While on a phone call with his cousin a few days before we speak, Kravitz recited a quote his mother would often share with him. 'My mum always said, 'Don't worry about what everybody else is doing, do what you're supposed to do' – meaning, no matter how hard you're being treated or how wrong somebody could be treating you, don't worry about that, continue your life with love and integrity and respect,' Kravitz says. 'I love this because it requires a lot of self-control and non-judgmental thinking to apply it to your life.' Roxie Roker was an actress on Broadway, while Sy Kravitz worked for NBC, producing radio and television shows, and promoted jazz on the side. Kravitz recalls a childhood spent meeting his dad's friends, from Miles Davis to Sarah Vaughan and American poet, activist and writer Maya Angelou. Loading 'I grew up in the middle of different religions and found my place within it all,' Kravitz says. 'For me, it's always about God and Christ consciousness, the real meaning of all of that – that's where I am.' While he won't weigh into the politics of the world, he remains firm on his position for peace and love. 'As you know, people can take any good faith and twist it to justify something that is not what it is,' he says. 'I can take a knife and butter your toast, or I can take a knife and cut you with it. I'm all about God, which is love. That is how I have always lived it.' Faith has never been about religion for Kravitz, but his moral code and self-love has helped him find nirvana. 'It starts with God for me,' he says. 'I lean on faith and gratitude no matter what the situation. Whether that is prayer, meditation, rest, exercise, therapy, diet – all of these techniques make you the person you are.' He has no plans to slow down as he ages, either. 'I am still young, but I am not 20, of course,' he says. 'But I want to get the most out of each day in life as I can. We spend so much time looking back and looking forward and forget to be in the moment – yet the moment is all we have, and I am trying to be in it as much as possible.'
Scoop
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
‘Blue Electric Light Tour 2025' Comes To Spark Arena
(16 June 2025) – Today, 4-time GRAMMY® Award-winning writer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and all around multi-hyphenate icon, Lenny Kravitz announces his first ever tour to Aotearoa New Zealand as part of his globally praised Blue Electric Light Tour presented by TEG Live. On Saturday 15 November, Kravitz and his band will make their highly anticipated debut in New Zealand for one night only at Spark Arena. Tickets for the Aotearoa leg of the Blue Electric Light Tour 2025 will be available on pre-sale via the Artist on Tuesday 17 June, 9am – Thursday 19 June, 9am (local time) and TEG Live and Ticketmaster on Thursday 19 June, 10am – Friday 20 June at 9am (local time). General public tickets will be available on Friday, 20 June at 10am (local time) from ' We're thrilled to welcome Lenny Kravitz and his band to New Zealand for the first time! This dynamic live show is not to be missed. Lenny will perform all the hits, along with fan favourites from Blue Electric Light. The energy, vocal power, and stage presence of Kravitz and his exhilarating band are truly outstanding.' TEG LIVE The Blue Electric Light Tour 2025 continues what Billboard calls the 'Lennaissance,' a period of worldwide success for Kravitz, who released his critically-acclaimed 12th studio album Blue Electric Light last year. The Associated Press described the project as ' glorious… the rocker's best stuff in years,' while NPR called it a ' kaleidoscope of soaring rock, psychedelic funk, gentle soul and more.' Also, Kravitz was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the 'Music Icon Award' at the 2024 People's Choice Awards, the 'Best Rock Award' at the 2024 Video Music Awards and the CFDA's 'Fashion Icon Award.' Kravitz recently took Europe by storm on his Blue Electric Light Tour. ABOUT LENNY KRAVITZ Regarded as one of the preeminent rock musicians of our time, Lenny Kravitz has transcended genre, style, race, and class over the course of a three decade-plus musical career. Revelling in the soul, rock, and funk influences of the sixties and seventies, the writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist has won four GRAMMY® Awards. In 2023, Kravitz debuted the anthemic 'Road To Freedom,' a song he wrote, performed, and produced specifically for the much-buzzed-about Netflix film, Rustin. The track, which can be heard HERE, plays over the film's end title credits. In conjunction with the release of the song, Kravitz secured a Golden Globe nomination for 'Best Original Song – Motion Picture', a Critics Choice Award nomination for 'Best Song,' and the Guild of Music Supervisors Award nomination for 'Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film' for the soul-stirring anthem. In addition to his twelve albums, which have sold 40 million worldwide, his creative firm Kravitz Design Inc. touts an impressive portfolio of noteworthy ventures, including hotel properties, condominium projects, private residences, and high-end legendary brands like Rolex, Leica and Dom Perignon. In 2022, he launched his own ultra-premium spirits brand, Nocheluna Sotol—a distillate from Chihuahua, Mexico derived from the sotol plant. Kravitz is the author of Flash, a book which showcases unique rock photography. His recent memoir, Let Love Rule, also landed him on The New York Times' Best Sellers List. Kravitz currently serves as the brand ambassador and global face for YSL Beauty's Y cologne and is the global ambassador for luxury watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre. This multidimensional artist has also segued into film, appearing as Cinna in the box-office hits, The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, as well as in the critically acclaimed films Precious and The Butler.
Scoop
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
‘Blue Electric Light Tour 2025' Comes To Spark Arena
(16 June 2025) – Today, 4-time GRAMMY® Award-winning writer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and all around multi-hyphenate icon, Lenny Kravitz announces his first ever tour to Aotearoa New Zealand as part of his globally praised Blue Electric Light Tour presented by TEG Live. On Saturday 15 November, Kravitz and his band will make their highly anticipated debut in New Zealand for one night only at Spark Arena. Tickets for the Aotearoa leg of the Blue Electric Light Tour 2025 will be available on pre-sale via the Artist on Tuesday 17 June, 9am – Thursday 19 June, 9am (local time) and TEG Live and Ticketmaster on Thursday 19 June, 10am – Friday 20 June at 9am (local time). General public tickets will be available on Friday, 20 June at 10am (local time) from ' We're thrilled to welcome Lenny Kravitz and his band to New Zealand for the first time! This dynamic live show is not to be missed. Lenny will perform all the hits, along with fan favourites from Blue Electric Light. The energy, vocal power, and stage presence of Kravitz and his exhilarating band are truly outstanding.' TEG LIVE The Blue Electric Light Tour 2025 continues what Billboard calls the 'Lennaissance,' a period of worldwide success for Kravitz, who released his critically-acclaimed 12th studio album Blue Electric Light last year. The Associated Press described the project as ' glorious… the rocker's best stuff in years,' while NPR called it a ' kaleidoscope of soaring rock, psychedelic funk, gentle soul and more.' Also, Kravitz was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, the 'Music Icon Award' at the 2024 People's Choice Awards, the 'Best Rock Award' at the 2024 Video Music Awards and the CFDA's 'Fashion Icon Award.' Kravitz recently took Europe by storm on his Blue Electric Light Tour. LENNY KRAVITZ BLUE ELECTRIC LIGHT 2025 NEW ZEALAND TOUR DATE Saturday, 15 November | Auckland | Spark Arena TICKETS ON SALE ON FRIDAY 20 JUNE 2025 AT 10AM (local time) ABOUT LENNY KRAVITZ Regarded as one of the preeminent rock musicians of our time, Lenny Kravitz has transcended genre, style, race, and class over the course of a three decade-plus musical career. Revelling in the soul, rock, and funk influences of the sixties and seventies, the writer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist has won four GRAMMY® Awards. In 2023, Kravitz debuted the anthemic 'Road To Freedom,' a song he wrote, performed, and produced specifically for the much-buzzed-about Netflix film, Rustin. The track, which can be heard HERE, plays over the film's end title credits. In conjunction with the release of the song, Kravitz secured a Golden Globe nomination for 'Best Original Song - Motion Picture', a Critics Choice Award nomination for 'Best Song,' and the Guild of Music Supervisors Award nomination for 'Best Song Written and/or Recorded for a Film' for the soul-stirring anthem. In addition to his twelve albums, which have sold 40 million worldwide, his creative firm Kravitz Design Inc. touts an impressive portfolio of noteworthy ventures, including hotel properties, condominium projects, private residences, and high-end legendary brands like Rolex, Leica and Dom Perignon. In 2022, he launched his own ultra-premium spirits brand, Nocheluna Sotol—a distillate from Chihuahua, Mexico derived from the sotol plant. Kravitz is the author of Flash, a book which showcases unique rock photography. His recent memoir, Let Love Rule, also landed him on The New York Times' Best Sellers List. Kravitz currently serves as the brand ambassador and global face for YSL Beauty's Y cologne and is the global ambassador for luxury watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre. This multidimensional artist has also segued into film, appearing as Cinna in the box-office hits, The Hunger Games and The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, as well as in the critically acclaimed films Precious and The Butler.
