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Janelle Monáe performs during the Women's March on Washington, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington.
Janelle Monáe performs during the Women's March on Washington, Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017 in Washington.

Country music legend Crystal Gayle was inducted Saturday night into the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn., nearly a half-century after she first walked onto its stage to perform as a teenager. Gayle’s sister, country luminary Loretta Lynn, inducted her into the country music institution during a ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium. Gayle was invited to join the Opry in November. The honor comes almost 50 years after Gayle made her Grand Ole Opry debut, singing “Ribbon of Darkness” at the Ryman when she was just 16. The Ryman hosted the radio show from 1943 to 1974. Gayle’s 1977 hit “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” is among her most memorable. Her biography on her official website notes that it was the song that “opened the world’s eyes to Crystal Gayle.”

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Crystal Gayle

As Hidden Figures maintains its No. 1 spot at the box office, the film’s stars are working to make sure everyone gets a chance to see it, regardless of whether they can afford the price of a ticket. WXIA-TV reports Atlanta singer Janelle Monae, who plays Mary Jackson in the film, had offered a free screening today at 2 p.m. at AMC Southlake in Morrow, Ga. She announced the plan Friday on her social media accounts. The film chronicles the team of black women working behind the scenes at NASA who helped launch the first American into space. It also stars Taraji P. Hensen and Oscar winner Octavia Spencer.

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