Empire Review and After Show

Streamed live on Apr 27, 2016Lucious holds a fundraiser as part of a campaign to prove he should return as Empire's CEO; Hakeem considers whether or not to be a father to Anika's child.http://thestream.tv/empire/ check out the whole season and our blogs!Join Starr Session, Jason Jay Carter and Seanne Murray every week, live and on demand, for review and conversation about each new episode of Empire. Tweet in questions or comments to the hosts all week using the hashtag #EMPIREASDon’t forget to follow @thestreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Tessa Sugay @TessaSugayDanny Royce @IAmDannyRoyceSeanne N. Murray @seannemurrayErinYvonne @ErinYvonnetheStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow.Terrence Howard, as Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jussie Smollett plays Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Bryshere Y. Gray is Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Grace Gealey is Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Naomi Campbell, Macy Gray, Courtney Love, Tasha Smith, Judd Nelson, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Gabourey Sidibe round out the cast.Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. Known for scoring hits with some of pops biggest artists including Madonna, Brandy and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah. Timbaland takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes.SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://bit.ly/1CjGx1dLIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://bit.ly/1LqUP7dFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://bit.ly/1QnHRavFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMhttp://bit.ly/21wSa30

Streamed live on Apr 20, 2016http://thestream.tv/empire/ check out the whole season and our blogs!Join Starr Session, Jason Jay Carter and Seanne Murray every week, live and on demand, for review and conversation about each new episode of Empire. Tweet in questions or comments to the hosts all week using the hashtag #EMPIREASDon’t forget to follow @thestreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Starr Session @STARRSESSIONJason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVERSeanne N. Murray @seannemurraytheStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow.Terrence Howard, as Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jussie Smollett plays Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Bryshere Y. Gray is Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Grace Gealey is Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Naomi Campbell, Macy Gray, Courtney Love, Tasha Smith, Judd Nelson, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Gabourey Sidibe round out the cast.Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. Known for scoring hits with some of pops biggest artists including Madonna, Brandy and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah. Timbaland takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes.SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://bit.ly/1CjGx1dLIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://bit.ly/1LqUP7dFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://bit.ly/1QnHRavFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMhttp://bit.ly/21wSa30

Streamed live on Oct 14, 2015Despite their feud, the Lyons decide to collaborate on a project that will benefit both companies; Lucious wants to make Vernon disappear.Don’t forget to follow @thestreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Dylan Landon @DYLANFROMBKLYNJason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVERGabrielle Loren @GABRIELLE_LORENStarr Session @STARRSESSIONtheStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow.Terrence Howard, as Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jussie Smollett plays Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Bryshere Y. Gray is Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Grace Gealey is Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Naomi Campbell, Macy Gray, Courtney Love, Tasha Smith, Judd Nelson, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Gabourey Sidibe round out the cast.Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. Known for scoring hits with some of pops biggest artists including Madonna, Brandy and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah. Timbaland takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes.SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...LIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://www.thestream.tv/facebookFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://www.twitter.com/thestreamtv

Streamed live on Oct 21, 2015Cookie and Anika work with Laz to throw an event to launch their company, showcase their artists and premiere a song written by Hakeem; Jamal works on his music with Ne-Yo; Hakeem begins a relationship.Don’t forget to follow @thestreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Dylan Landon @DYLANFROMBKLYNJason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVERGabrielle Loren @GABRIELLE_LORENStarr Session @STARRSESSIONtheStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow.Terrence Howard, as Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jussie Smollett plays Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Bryshere Y. Gray is Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Grace Gealey is Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Naomi Campbell, Macy Gray, Courtney Love, Tasha Smith, Judd Nelson, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Gabourey Sidibe round out the cast.Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. Known for scoring hits with some of pops biggest artists including Madonna, Brandy and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah. Timbaland takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes.SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...LIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://www.thestream.tv/facebookFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://www.twitter.com/thestreamtv

Streamed live on Nov 4, 2015Cookie and Lucious have to work together to protect their children; Jamal wants to get back into the studio; Andre discovers a disciple.Join Dylan Landon, Jason Jay Carter, Gabrielle Loren, Starr Session every week, live and on demand, for review and conversation about each new episode of Empire. Tweet in questions or comments to the hosts all week using the hashtag #EMPIREASDon’t forget to follow @theStreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Dylan Landon @DYLANFROMBKLYNJason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVERGabrielle Loren @GABRIELLE_LOREN Starr Session @STARRSESSION theStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes. SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...LIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://www.thestream.tv/facebookFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://www.twitter.com/thestreamtvFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMhttps://instagram.com/thestreamtv/

Streamed live on Nov 11, 2015Lucious considers a partnership with Jago, the founder of a streaming music company; Andre must achieve a delicate balance between his new values and his career; Hakeem tries to turn Laura into a star.Join Dylan Landon, Rebecca Price, Mercedeh Allen, Starr Session every week, live and on demand, for review and conversation about each new episode of Empire. Tweet in questions or comments to the hosts all week using the hashtag #EMPIREASDon’t forget to follow @theStreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Dylan Landon @DYLANFROMBKLYNRebecca Price@REBECCAPRICETVMercedeh Allen@MERCEDEHALLENStarr Session @STARRSESSION theStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes. SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...LIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://www.thestream.tv/facebookFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://www.twitter.com/thestreamtvFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMhttps://instagram.com/thestreamtv/

Streamed live on Nov 18, 2015Lucious releases a rap by Freda, which causes Hakeem to issue a rap-battle challenge; Cookie's sister visits; Jamal tries to land a big sponsorship deal; Anika receives life-altering news.Join Dylan Landon, Jason Jay Carter, Mercedeh Allen, Starr Session every week, live and on demand, for review and conversation about each new episode of Empire. Tweet in questions or comments to the hosts all week using the hashtag #EMPIREASDon’t forget to follow @theStreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Dylan Landon @DYLANFROMBKLYNJason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVERMercedeh Allen@MERCEDEHALLENStarr Session @STARRSESSION theStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes. SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...LIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://www.thestream.tv/facebookFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://www.twitter.com/thestreamtvFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMhttps://instagram.com/thestreamtv/

Published on Nov 25, 2015 A former prison mate helps Cookie and her sister, Candace a deep connection forms when Jamal works with a critically acclaimed pop star; Cookie makes a discovery about Laz. http://thestream.tv/empire/ check out the whole season and our blogs! Join Dylan Landon, Jason Jay Carter, Starr Session every week, live and on demand, for review and conversation about each new episode of Empire. Tweet in questions or comments to the hosts all week using the hashtag #EMPIREAS Don’t forget to follow @thestreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter! Dylan Landon @DYLANFROMBKLYN Jason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVER Starr Session @STARRSESSION theStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow. Terrence Howard, as Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jussie Smollett plays Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Bryshere Y. Gray is Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Grace Gealey is Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Naomi Campbell, Macy Gray, Courtney Love, Tasha Smith, Judd Nelson, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Gabourey Sidibe round out the cast. Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. Known for scoring hits with some of pops biggest artists including Madonna, Brandy and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah. Timbaland takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes. SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tv http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... LIKE US ON FACEBOOK http://www.thestream.tv/facebook FOLLOW US ON TWITTER http://www.twitter.com/thestreamtv

Streamed live on Dec 2, 2015Lucious makes a reckless move that could jeopardize everything; Cookie plans a concert at the prison where she was incarcerated for 17 years.http://thestream.tv/empire/ check out the whole season and our blogs!Join Dylan Landon, Jason Jay Carter, Starr Session every week, live and on demand, for review and conversation about each new episode of Empire. Tweet in questions or comments to the hosts all week using the hashtag #EMPIREASDon’t forget to follow @thestreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Dylan Landon @DYLANFROMBKLYNJason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVERStarr Session @STARRSESSION theStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow. Terrence Howard, as Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jussie Smollett plays Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Bryshere Y. Gray is Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Grace Gealey is Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Naomi Campbell, Macy Gray, Courtney Love, Tasha Smith, Judd Nelson, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Gabourey Sidibe round out the cast.Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. Known for scoring hits with some of pops biggest artists including Madonna, Brandy and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah. Timbaland takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes. SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...LIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://www.thestream.tv/facebookFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://www.twitter.com/thestreamtv

Streamed live on Oct 8, 2015Anika secretly work together behind Lucious' back to pull off a surprise performance that catches the eye of Pitbull. Meanwhile, Lucious tracks down Frank Gathers' daughter, Young Ma, to try to convince her to sign with him at Empire, while Hakeem is hard at work on his girl group, Ménage a Trois. Also, Andre and Rhonda hope their baby-on-the-way will be the key that unlocks Luciou's cold heart and opens the door for Andre to return to the Empire fold.- Written by Arber FazlijaDon’t forget to follow @thestreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Dylan Landon @DYLANFROMBKLYNJason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVERGabrielle Loren @GABRIELLE_LOREN Starr Session @STARRSESSION theStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow. Terrence Howard, as Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jussie Smollett plays Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Bryshere Y. Gray is Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Grace Gealey is Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Naomi Campbell, Macy Gray, Courtney Love, Tasha Smith, Judd Nelson, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Gabourey Sidibe round out the cast.Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. Known for scoring hits with some of pops biggest artists including Madonna, Brandy and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah. Timbaland takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes. SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...LIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://www.thestream.tv/facebookFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://www.twitter.com/thestreamtv

Streamed live on Mar 30, 2016Lucious declares he will do anything to regain his power, but Cookie has her own ideas; a major tragedy changes the lives of the Lyon family.http://thestream.tv/empire/ check out the whole season and our blogs!Join Starr Session, Jason Jay Carter and Seanne Murray every week, live and on demand, for review and conversation about each new episode of Empire. Tweet in questions or comments to the hosts all week using the hashtag #EMPIREASDon’t forget to follow @thestreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Starr Session @STARRSESSIONJason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVERSeanne N. Murray @seannemurraytheStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow. Terrence Howard, as Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jussie Smollett plays Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Bryshere Y. Gray is Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Grace Gealey is Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Naomi Campbell, Macy Gray, Courtney Love, Tasha Smith, Judd Nelson, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Gabourey Sidibe round out the cast.Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. Known for scoring hits with some of pops biggest artists including Madonna, Brandy and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah. Timbaland takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes.SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://bit.ly/1CjGx1dLIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://bit.ly/1LqUP7dFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://bit.ly/1QnHRavFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMhttp://bit.ly/21wSa30

Streamed live on Sep 30, 2015Cookie and her cohorts decide to start their own small record label, but it's off to a bumpy start as everyone has different visions for the new label. As his first project for the new company, Hakeem decides to form a girl group and woos a hot Latina lead singer proving that he can be more than just an artist.Empire After Show is where you will be joined by host Jason Jay Carter, Gabrielle Loren, and Starr Session. They will discuss, review, and breakdown each new episode of Empire. Tweet in questions or comments to the hosts all week using the hashtag #EMPIREASDon’t forget to follow @thestreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Dylan Landon @DYLANFROMBKLYNJason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVERGabrielle Loren @GABRIELLE_LOREN Starr Session @STARRSESSION theStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow. Terrence Howard, as Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jussie Smollett plays Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Bryshere Y. Gray is Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Grace Gealey is Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Naomi Campbell, Macy Gray, Courtney Love, Tasha Smith, Judd Nelson, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Gabourey Sidibe round out the cast.Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. Known for scoring hits with some of pops biggest artists including Madonna, Brandy and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah. Timbaland takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes. SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...LIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://www.thestream.tv/facebookFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://www.twitter.com/thestreamtv

Streamed live on Sep 23, 2015Season 2 kicked off with a bang. Luscious is behind bars and still ruling his Empire even though he handed the company to Jamal. Watch as the After Show cast discuss the demise between the family, a death threat to the Lyon family, and celebrity guest appearances from Swizz Beats, Marisa Tomei and many others.From celeb cameos, to the fashion and music line up, Season 2 of Empire is shaping up to be a phenomenal show. The After Show crew gives you the latest scoop on what to expect on this upcoming season. Join Dylan Landon, Jason Jay Carter, Gabrielle Loren, Starr Session every week, live and on demand, for review and conversation about each new episode of Empire. This week the crew is recaping the first season of Empire. Tweet in questions or comments to the hosts all week using the hashtag #EMPIREASDon’t forget to follow @thestreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Dylan Landon @DYLANFROMBKLYNJason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVERGabrielle Loren @GABRIELLE_LOREN Starr Session @STARRSESSION theStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow. Terrence Howard, as Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jussie Smollett plays Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Bryshere Y. Gray is Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Grace Gealey is Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Naomi Campbell, Macy Gray, Courtney Love, Tasha Smith, Judd Nelson, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Gabourey Sidibe round out the cast.Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. Known for scoring hits with some of pops biggest artists including Madonna, Brandy and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah. Timbaland takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes. SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://www.youtube.com/subscription_c...LIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://www.thestream.tv/facebookFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://www.twitter.com/thestreamtv

Streamed live on Apr 6, 2016SAVE on Empire Clothing & More in April using code: SAVE15AFFLINK: http://bit.ly/1W9QhEVCamilla sinks her claws into Hakeem, the acting Empire CEO, while the rest of the Lyon family members try to get him back on their side; Jamal gets backlash from his fans; Rhonda and Andre's marriage is tested.http://thestream.tv/empire/ check out the whole season and our blogs!Join Starr Session, Jason Jay Carter and Seanne Murray every week, live and on demand, for review and conversation about each new episode of Empire. Tweet in questions or comments to the hosts all week using the hashtag #EMPIREASDon’t forget to follow @thestreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Starr Session @STARRSESSIONJason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVERSeanne N. Murray @seannemurraytheStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow. Terrence Howard, as Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jussie Smollett plays Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Bryshere Y. Gray is Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Grace Gealey is Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Naomi Campbell, Macy Gray, Courtney Love, Tasha Smith, Judd Nelson, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Gabourey Sidibe round out the cast.Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. Known for scoring hits with some of pops biggest artists including Madonna, Brandy and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah. Timbaland takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes.SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://bit.ly/1CjGx1dLIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://bit.ly/1LqUP7dFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://bit.ly/1QnHRavFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMhttp://bit.ly/21wSa30

Streamed live on Apr 13, 2016Tensions rise between Lucious and his sons; Lucious recreates a traumatic interaction with his mother for a new music video; Tiana and Laura fight to be spotlighted during the Mirage a Trois tour.http://thestream.tv/empire/ check out the whole season and our blogs!Join Starr Session, Jason Jay Carter and Seanne Murray every week, live and on demand, for review and conversation about each new episode of Empire. Tweet in questions or comments to the hosts all week using the hashtag #EMPIREASDon’t forget to follow @thestreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Starr Session @STARRSESSIONJason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVERSeanne N. Murray @seannemurraytheStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow.Terrence Howard, as Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jussie Smollett plays Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Bryshere Y. Gray is Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Grace Gealey is Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A&R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Naomi Campbell, Macy Gray, Courtney Love, Tasha Smith, Judd Nelson, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Gabourey Sidibe round out the cast.Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. Known for scoring hits with some of pops biggest artists including Madonna, Brandy and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah. Timbaland takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes.SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://bit.ly/1CjGx1dLIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://bit.ly/1LqUP7dFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://bit.ly/1QnHRavFOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAMhttp://bit.ly/21wSa30

Join Dylan Landon, Jason Jay Carter, Gabrielle Loren, Starr Session every week, live and on demand, for review and conversation about each new episode of Empire. Tweet in questions or comments to the hosts all week using the hashtag #EMPIREASDon’t forget to follow @thestreamtv and the after show hosts now on Twitter!Dylan Landon @DYLANFROMBKLYNJason Jay Carter @JJCFOREVERGabrielle Loren @GABRIELLE_LOREN Starr Session @STARRSESSION theStream.tv Fan Show Network Presents the Empire After Show! Tune in each week, live or on demand, for review and conversation about the hit Fox Television Show. Empire centers around a hip hop music and entertainment company, Empire Enterprises, and the drama among the members of the founders' family as they fight for control of the company. The hour-long family drama was created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong, and stars Terrence Howard as Lucious Lyon and Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon. Howard and Henson previously starred together as love interests in the film Hustle & Flow. Terrence Howard, as Lucious Lyon, is a former drug dealer turned hip hop mogul and the CEO of Empire Entertainment. Taraji P. Henson as Cookie Lyon, is Lucious' outspoken ex-wife and mother of his three sons, who served a 17-year stretch in prison for drug dealing. Trai Byers as Andre Lyon, is the eldest son of the Lyon family and CFO of Empire Entertainment. He is Wharton educated, power hungry, bi-polar and married to his white college sweetheart, Rhonda. Jussie Smollett plays Jamal Lyon, the middle son and black sheep of the Lyon family, a talented, gay singer-songwriter who despises the corporate aspect of the music industry and is estranged from his homophobic father. Bryshere Y. Gray is Hakeem Lyon, the fame-obsessed youngest son and Lucious' favorite child, who is a hip hop star on the rise. Grace Gealey is Anika Calhoun, head of Empire Entertainment A & R and Lucious' fiancé who Cookie refers to as Kitty Boo Boo. Naomi Campbell, Macy Gray, Courtney Love, Tasha Smith, Judd Nelson, Ta’Rhonda Jones and Gabourey Sidibe round out the cast.Music for the show is handled by Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley. Known for scoring hits with some of pops biggest artists including Madonna, Brandy and Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Aaliyah. Timbaland takes his cue from the writing team who gives him an idea of where the plot is headed, and crafts songs to fit those themes. SUBSCRIBE TO theStream.tvhttp://www.youtube.com/thestreamtvLIKE US ON FACEBOOKhttp://www.thestream.tv/facebookFOLLOW US ON TWITTERhttp://www.twitter.com/thestreamtv