Meanwhile, Jamal (Jussie Smollett) attends a meeting at Empire with Lucious and the company’s board about Jamal’s gradual decline as a musician. Lucious grills his middle son for neither performing ...

(NEW YORK) — On Wednesday’s episode of Empire, Lucious Lyon’s new artist Freeda challenged his son, Hakeem, to a rap battle by singing her new song, “Daddy’s Little Girl.” The challenge had Cookie ...

, it's just that the Oscar nod sent his career into overdrive). Here he plays Lucious Lyon, a powerful music mogul who operates the influential Empire Entertainment, home to a host of music's hottest ...

"I don't want them at my company, and neither should you," Jamal says to Lucious in this week's episode. By Danielle Turchiano Empire S01E09 Still - H 2015 But Lucious is the past, and the Lyon sons ...

Tension mounts between Hakeem and Jamal, as Lucious attempts to brand Empire Entertainment as a tight-knit, “family-run” company. Meanwhile, Cookie and Anika don’t hold anything back when it comes to ...

Last week a single rose prompted Cookie to order a hit. Even Suge Knight told her to rethink her life choices. That rose is still causing trouble. Lucious invites ...

Empire most certainly wasn’t built in a day, but its reputation as a breakout hit has been made in virtually no time at all. Since the series debuted six weeks ago, every episode has drawn more ...

Hakeem throws an epic 21st birthday party and live-streams it all on Empire Xstream. Meanwhile, suspicions surrounding Anika's motives put the Lyons on high alert and the arrival of Giuliana gives ...