The Latest Breaking News from Elvis Presley

Elvis was a devout Christian who prayed before shows, reveals stepbrother

Even at the height of his fame, the singer called on God to calm his stage nerves, his stepbrother reveals in a new biography

The Guardian - UK · Jul 30, 2022

Elvis: Austin Butler says he was left ‘in tears’ following Baz Luhrmann’s method approach

Leonardo DiCaprio had warned Butler that the director would ‘push you in ways you didn’t know somebody could’

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2022

‘Jailhouse Rock made prison seem like fun’: Billy Gibbons’s honest playlist

The ZZ Top vocalist and guitarist was five when he went to an Elvis Presley concert, and has a passion for dice. But which tune is his karaoke favourite?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2022

Elvis actor Shonka Dukureh found dead in her home by her child

Dukereh went viral after portraying Big Mama Thornton in the film - with her performance of Hound Dog getting plaudits around the world.

Irish Mirror · Jul 22, 2022

Elvis director Baz Luhrmann heartbroken as Big Mama Thornton actress found dead at home

Tributes have paid to the late Shonka Dukureh, who made her film debut in Baz Luhrmann's Elvis (2022), with her having played blues singer Big Mama Thornton in the biopic about Elvis Presley

Daily Mirror · Jul 22, 2022

Elvis actor Shonka Dukureh dies one month after big screen debut

The 44-year-old singer, who portrayed Big Mama Thornton in Baz Luhrmann’s latest film, was found unresponsive in her Nashville home

The Guardian - AU · Jul 22, 2022

Shonka Dukureh, who played Big Mama Thornton in ‘Elvis,’ found dead at 44

Autopsy results pending for the Nashville actor, singer and former teacher.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 21, 2022

Shonka Dukureh dead: Elvis actress, 44, found by one of her young children in flat

Actress Shonka Dukureh, who stars in the new Elvis Presley film, was found by one of her young children in her Nashville apartment this morning, TMZ have reported

Daily Mirror · Jul 21, 2022

Elvis Presley's ex-wife Priscilla now - real reason she left singer and the truth of how they met

Priscilla Beaulieu was just 14 years old when she first met Elvis at a party in West Germany in September 1959

Irish Mirror · Jul 21, 2022

LQ Jones obituary

Character actor best known for war movies and Sam Peckinpah westerns as well as directing the cult B-movie A Boy and His Dog

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2022