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  "title": "Angélique Kidjo Talks ‘Hope,’ Her Mother’s Legacy and Making History With a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/angelique-kidjo-talks-hope-her-mothers-legacy-and-making-history-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-18T15:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
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    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/music/focus/angelique-kidjo-hollywood-walk-of-fame-1236831766/"
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  "summary": "Angélique Kidjo, a five-time Grammy winner from Benin, West Africa, is set to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. According to Variety, she has sold nearly four million albums worldwide and written a bestselling autobiography, \"Spirit Rising,\" with a foreword by Desmond Tutu.\n\nShe will be the first African musician and first Black African to be recognized on the famed boulevard. As per IOL and Punch, Kidjo has built an international career spanning more than 40 years and was once dubbed \"Africa's premier diva\" by Time magazine.\n\nThe 66-year-old musician will be accompanied by Oscar-nominated American actor Willem Dafoe and record producer Harvey Mason Jr at the ceremony. Kidjo expressed her hope that she will not be the last African artist to receive this honor, saying it fills her heart with joy to think that many others will follow.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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