After a shortened 2022-23 season, Saturday Night Live returned a bit later than usual to kick off its 2023-24 run.
The writers strike affected both the end of last season and the start of season 49; the end of the labor action on Sept. 25 meant a mid-October start for SNL — with former castmember Pete Davidson hosting — rather than the late September or early October premiere the show usually has. (The cast is covered under a different SAG-AFTRA contract than the one actors are currently striking against, so they can perform without crossing picket lines.)
The show’s cast returned intact from last season, with James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman moving up from featured players to repertory players. Chloe Troast joined the cast as a featured player.
Below is The Hollywood Reporter’s updating guide to season 49’s SNL hosts and musical guests.
It was revealed on Dec. 16 that Jacob Elordi...
The writers strike affected both the end of last season and the start of season 49; the end of the labor action on Sept. 25 meant a mid-October start for SNL — with former castmember Pete Davidson hosting — rather than the late September or early October premiere the show usually has. (The cast is covered under a different SAG-AFTRA contract than the one actors are currently striking against, so they can perform without crossing picket lines.)
The show’s cast returned intact from last season, with James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman moving up from featured players to repertory players. Chloe Troast joined the cast as a featured player.
Below is The Hollywood Reporter’s updating guide to season 49’s SNL hosts and musical guests.
It was revealed on Dec. 16 that Jacob Elordi...
- 5/2/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Producers of ‘Saturday Night Live’ revealed on Thursday the final three guest hosts of Season 49. As previously announced, pop superstar Dua Lipa will be guest host and musical guest on May 4. Former cast member Maya Rudolph returns on May 11 with musical guest Vampire Weekend. Oscar nominee Jake Gyllenhaal hosts the season finale on May 18 with musical guest Sabrina Carpenter.
This will mark the debut appearance for Dua Lipa as a host on “SNL” but she was previously a musical guest with Natalie Portman and Kristen Wiig. Rudolph is a five-time Emmy winner who hosts for the third time. Gyllenhaal is also making his third appearance as host.
The regular cast members for “SNL” Season 49 are, in credits order: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang. The featured players are: Marcello Hernandez,...
This will mark the debut appearance for Dua Lipa as a host on “SNL” but she was previously a musical guest with Natalie Portman and Kristen Wiig. Rudolph is a five-time Emmy winner who hosts for the third time. Gyllenhaal is also making his third appearance as host.
The regular cast members for “SNL” Season 49 are, in credits order: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang. The featured players are: Marcello Hernandez,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Universal Music Group chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge has applauded a new music licensing deal with TikTok which ends a recent months-long standoff over royalties to be paid out around the social media platform.
“It’s another significant step we’ve taken to guide the industry’s evolution to a future where human artistry must be respected,” Grange told an analyst call after the release of his company’s first quarter financial results. He argued the resolution of the TikTok dispute had impacts beyond a single social media platform.
“The income from social media is increasingly important income to artists, songwriters, labels and publishers, which is why we’ve pushed so hard and we will continue to push hard to protect and to develop it,” Grange warned.
“Ultimately, the point of engaging in such conflicts is to find a higher common ground from which new and greater progress can be made.
“It’s another significant step we’ve taken to guide the industry’s evolution to a future where human artistry must be respected,” Grange told an analyst call after the release of his company’s first quarter financial results. He argued the resolution of the TikTok dispute had impacts beyond a single social media platform.
“The income from social media is increasingly important income to artists, songwriters, labels and publishers, which is why we’ve pushed so hard and we will continue to push hard to protect and to develop it,” Grange warned.
“Ultimately, the point of engaging in such conflicts is to find a higher common ground from which new and greater progress can be made.
- 5/2/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Well over 1,000 Gold Derby users have been predicting Album of the Year at the upcoming 2025 Grammys, and now you can place your early bets in two more general field categories: Record of the Year and Song of the Year. Who do you think will win these two top races? Let us know here in our predictions center.
We can probably expect a few of the top Aoty contenders to make an impact here with their respective singles. For instance, Taylor Swift is ahead in our Aoty odds for “The Tortured Poets Department,” so her lead single “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone is a strong bet for both Roty and Soty. She’s the most nominated songwriter of all time in the latter category with seven citations, but she has yet to win it. Meanwhile, Beyonce is the most nominated artist in the history of Roty with eight career bids, but she...
We can probably expect a few of the top Aoty contenders to make an impact here with their respective singles. For instance, Taylor Swift is ahead in our Aoty odds for “The Tortured Poets Department,” so her lead single “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone is a strong bet for both Roty and Soty. She’s the most nominated songwriter of all time in the latter category with seven citations, but she has yet to win it. Meanwhile, Beyonce is the most nominated artist in the history of Roty with eight career bids, but she...
- 5/1/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Former children’s television producer Dan Schneider is suing the producers of ID’s Quiet on the Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV docuseries, calling the show a “hit job” that implied he was a sexual abuser of children.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by TVLine, states: “While it is indisputable that two bona fide child sexual abusers worked on Nickelodeon shows, it is likewise indisputable that Schneider had no knowledge of their abuse, was not complicit in the abuse, condemned the abuse once it was discovered and, critically, was not a child sexual abuser himself.
The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court and obtained by TVLine, states: “While it is indisputable that two bona fide child sexual abusers worked on Nickelodeon shows, it is likewise indisputable that Schneider had no knowledge of their abuse, was not complicit in the abuse, condemned the abuse once it was discovered and, critically, was not a child sexual abuser himself.
- 5/1/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Embattled producer Dan Schneider is fighting back against Quiet on Set, Investigation Discovery’s explosive limited series that promised to delve into the toxic and dangerous culture behind some of the most iconic kids’ television shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, the lawsuit accuses Warner Bros, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures and producers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz of defamation. You can read the lawsuit here.
After the series dropped, Schneider apologized for his behavior that was depicted Quiet On Set and vowed to hold himself accountable for how he acted on his Nickelodeon shows. He taped a 19-minute interview that was posted on You Tube, in which he says “watching over the past few nights was very difficult. Me facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and I regret. I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.
Filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, the lawsuit accuses Warner Bros, Maxine Productions, Sony Pictures and producers Mary Robertson and Emma Schwartz of defamation. You can read the lawsuit here.
After the series dropped, Schneider apologized for his behavior that was depicted Quiet On Set and vowed to hold himself accountable for how he acted on his Nickelodeon shows. He taped a 19-minute interview that was posted on You Tube, in which he says “watching over the past few nights was very difficult. Me facing my past behaviors, some of which are embarrassing and I regret. I definitely owe some people a pretty strong apology.
- 5/1/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Showrunners are the creative visionaries of a series.
They might not be the original creators, but they cover all aspects of the creative elements, evolve the show's vision, and decide where the story and character arcs will go.
They run the writing rooms, head the development, hire writers, and ensure actors are kept happy and that the budget is not exceeded.
Series are usually a collective effort, with writers giving their thoughts, but showrunners have the final say and are essential.
Where would the industry be without people like Shonda Rhimes, Matt and Ross Duffer (Stranger Things), and Ryan Murphy?
It would be mundane and repetitive.
Intelligent and prolific showrunners are the difference between a hit and a flop.
They set an unwavering tone for their ideas, and consistency is vital.
If the reason you fell in love with a series is altered or gone one day, then the connection created is absent,...
They might not be the original creators, but they cover all aspects of the creative elements, evolve the show's vision, and decide where the story and character arcs will go.
They run the writing rooms, head the development, hire writers, and ensure actors are kept happy and that the budget is not exceeded.
Series are usually a collective effort, with writers giving their thoughts, but showrunners have the final say and are essential.
Where would the industry be without people like Shonda Rhimes, Matt and Ross Duffer (Stranger Things), and Ryan Murphy?
It would be mundane and repetitive.
Intelligent and prolific showrunners are the difference between a hit and a flop.
They set an unwavering tone for their ideas, and consistency is vital.
If the reason you fell in love with a series is altered or gone one day, then the connection created is absent,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Eve Pierpont
- TVfanatic
Ariana Grande and Jimmy Carr were guests on Alan Carr’s Chatty Man show and played a fun game of Roulette. During the game, Jimmy Carr made a dark joke about Grande that left the Dangerous Woman singer speechless. However, she is known to come up with some sassy clapbacks and her befitting response came a little later in the show, surprising Carr.
Victorious star Ariana Grande was left speechless after Jimmy Carr’s dark joke about her
However, both the celebrities had no bad blood between them at the end of the fun segment. Both of them even shared their celebrity encounter with the one and only Jim Carrey. The show also featured actor and comedian Will Arnett as the third guest in the episode.
Ariana Grande Had A Befitting Response To Jimmy Carr’s Dark Joke About Her Ariana Grande had a befitting response to Jimmy Carr’s...
Victorious star Ariana Grande was left speechless after Jimmy Carr’s dark joke about her
However, both the celebrities had no bad blood between them at the end of the fun segment. Both of them even shared their celebrity encounter with the one and only Jim Carrey. The show also featured actor and comedian Will Arnett as the third guest in the episode.
Ariana Grande Had A Befitting Response To Jimmy Carr’s Dark Joke About Her Ariana Grande had a befitting response to Jimmy Carr’s...
- 5/1/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
Taylor Swift made history on the Billboard charts this week and she’s the first person to occupy the top 14 slots of the Hot 100 singles chart.
The 34-year-old singer launched her album The Tortured Poets Department earlier this month and it broke records by moving 2.6 million equivalent album units in its first week of release.
Taylor released two versions of the album with 31 total songs. All of those songs are sitting in the Top 55 slots of the Hot 100.
In addition to those 31 songs, Taylor‘s Lover song “Cruel Summer” is still sitting high on the chart, making it 32 songs in the Top 55.
Head inside to check out the ranking of all the songs…
Keep scrolling to see where each song ranks on the Hot 100…
1. Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” (read more about the song!)
2. Taylor Swift – “Down Bad” (read more about the song!)
3. Taylor Swift – “I Can Do It...
The 34-year-old singer launched her album The Tortured Poets Department earlier this month and it broke records by moving 2.6 million equivalent album units in its first week of release.
Taylor released two versions of the album with 31 total songs. All of those songs are sitting in the Top 55 slots of the Hot 100.
In addition to those 31 songs, Taylor‘s Lover song “Cruel Summer” is still sitting high on the chart, making it 32 songs in the Top 55.
Head inside to check out the ranking of all the songs…
Keep scrolling to see where each song ranks on the Hot 100…
1. Taylor Swift ft. Post Malone – “Fortnight” (read more about the song!)
2. Taylor Swift – “Down Bad” (read more about the song!)
3. Taylor Swift – “I Can Do It...
- 4/30/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
A certain actor has been taking over Hollywood as of late, and his name is Glen Powell.
The actor, hailing from Austin, Texas, has a long list of credits to his name, with various appearances on television series over the years. But, he reached movie star status after starring in two of the biggest films of the last two years.
Both Top Gun: Maverick and Anyone but You were bonafide commercial hits, but they are far from the only series and movies of Mr. Powell's you'll want to add to your must-watch list.
Powell's acting career started with a small role in Spy Kids 3-D Game, and a few years later, he went on to star in The Great Debaters alongside Hollywood heavy hitters Forest Whitaker and Denzel Washington, who also directed it.
More roles would follow that, including guest stints on CSI: Miami, Rizzoli & Isles, and NCIS.
The actor, hailing from Austin, Texas, has a long list of credits to his name, with various appearances on television series over the years. But, he reached movie star status after starring in two of the biggest films of the last two years.
Both Top Gun: Maverick and Anyone but You were bonafide commercial hits, but they are far from the only series and movies of Mr. Powell's you'll want to add to your must-watch list.
Powell's acting career started with a small role in Spy Kids 3-D Game, and a few years later, he went on to star in The Great Debaters alongside Hollywood heavy hitters Forest Whitaker and Denzel Washington, who also directed it.
More roles would follow that, including guest stints on CSI: Miami, Rizzoli & Isles, and NCIS.
- 4/30/2024
- by Whitney Evans
- TVfanatic
The Billboard Hot 100 singles chart measures the most popular songs every week from Friday to Thursday based on the combination of their sales, online streams (audio and video), and radio airplay. Below is the list of every song that came out on top in 2024, updated weekly as each new chart is announced.
SEEGrammy Album of the Year: All the Winners in Grammy Awards History Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone, “Fortnight”
1 week at number-one
May 4
The lead single from her album “The Tortured Poets Department” debuted at number-one the same week the album dropped. It’s the 12th number-one hit of her career, which ranks her sixth among all artists. “Tortured Poets” launched all of its 31 tracks onto the Hot 100, including a sweep of the top 14 slots on the chart. Meanwhile, Post Malone achieves his fifth number-one hit.
Hozier, “Too Sweet”
1 week at number-one
April 27
This is the first number-one single of Hozier’s career,...
SEEGrammy Album of the Year: All the Winners in Grammy Awards History Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone, “Fortnight”
1 week at number-one
May 4
The lead single from her album “The Tortured Poets Department” debuted at number-one the same week the album dropped. It’s the 12th number-one hit of her career, which ranks her sixth among all artists. “Tortured Poets” launched all of its 31 tracks onto the Hot 100, including a sweep of the top 14 slots on the chart. Meanwhile, Post Malone achieves his fifth number-one hit.
Hozier, “Too Sweet”
1 week at number-one
April 27
This is the first number-one single of Hozier’s career,...
- 4/29/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Television star Harry Jowsey took to TikTok Friday with stunning news: he has skin cancer.
Jowsey told his followers a dermatologist found out he had a cancerous growth on his shoulder. He’s being treated and insists he’s fine, but encouraged others to put on more sunscreen.
He also said people need to go get their skin checked by a professional, admitting he had the growth on his shoulder for a year or two before seeing a dermatologist.
The 26-year-old Australian appeared on the popular Netflix show Too Hot to Handle in 2020. He launched an interactive show on Spotify, Dating Harry Jowsey, where each week he answered questions about dating, relationships and other topics. He also appeared on season 32 of Dancing with the Stars, finishing 6th.
In the comments section, friends talked about their own experiences. Ariana Grande was among them, and mentioned her own case of skin cancer.
Jowsey told his followers a dermatologist found out he had a cancerous growth on his shoulder. He’s being treated and insists he’s fine, but encouraged others to put on more sunscreen.
He also said people need to go get their skin checked by a professional, admitting he had the growth on his shoulder for a year or two before seeing a dermatologist.
The 26-year-old Australian appeared on the popular Netflix show Too Hot to Handle in 2020. He launched an interactive show on Spotify, Dating Harry Jowsey, where each week he answered questions about dating, relationships and other topics. He also appeared on season 32 of Dancing with the Stars, finishing 6th.
In the comments section, friends talked about their own experiences. Ariana Grande was among them, and mentioned her own case of skin cancer.
- 4/27/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
A few years ago, filmmakers Emma Schwartz and Mary Robertson remember taking note of video compilations from old Dan Schneider series that showed children and young teens “enacting scenes that are arguably sexual in nature.”
“One example you see Ariana Grande squeezing a potato, or Ariana Grande — who was then a young teenager — pouring water on her chest and face,” Robertson recalls during a panel at Deadline’s Contenders TV: Documentary + Unscripted event. “And you see Jamie Lynn Spears receiving this squirt of a viscous liquid on her face. And there were many on social media who were asking, ‘Did I grow up watching these clips?’ “
Their shock over what they found on social media, together with a story about ’90s kids TV in Business Insider, is what prompted the creation of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. The Investigation Discovery docuseries set out to uncover the...
“One example you see Ariana Grande squeezing a potato, or Ariana Grande — who was then a young teenager — pouring water on her chest and face,” Robertson recalls during a panel at Deadline’s Contenders TV: Documentary + Unscripted event. “And you see Jamie Lynn Spears receiving this squirt of a viscous liquid on her face. And there were many on social media who were asking, ‘Did I grow up watching these clips?’ “
Their shock over what they found on social media, together with a story about ’90s kids TV in Business Insider, is what prompted the creation of Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV. The Investigation Discovery docuseries set out to uncover the...
- 4/27/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
For a show that changes coaches every round, Blake Shelton has been our mainstay. Now that he’s gone, it feels like something special is missing from the show. Don’t get me wrong, the new cast are incredible, but Shelton’s always been there with his funny one-liners and country charm, and the beautiful musical insights. It’s just…
While Shelton believes he made the right choice walking away, there is one thing that can bring him back.
Blake Shelton – Details Reasons Why He Left “The Voice” After Being On The Singing Show For Many Years
In 2023, some cosmic “The Voice” button clicked when Blake Shelton surprised fans by announcing that he’s finally leaving the show. Remember, everyone from the original cast has left but Blake Shelton, but with Shelton’s exit, the last piece of “The Voice’s” humble beginnings chipped away.
For me, I felt like...
While Shelton believes he made the right choice walking away, there is one thing that can bring him back.
Blake Shelton – Details Reasons Why He Left “The Voice” After Being On The Singing Show For Many Years
In 2023, some cosmic “The Voice” button clicked when Blake Shelton surprised fans by announcing that he’s finally leaving the show. Remember, everyone from the original cast has left but Blake Shelton, but with Shelton’s exit, the last piece of “The Voice’s” humble beginnings chipped away.
For me, I felt like...
- 4/27/2024
- by Nmesoma Okechukwu
- Celebrating The Soaps
Is “SNL” new tonight? No. NBC’s late night sketch comedy series is taking a few weeks off, but it will return on Saturday, May 4 with host and musical guest Dua Lipa. The entertainer previously served as the musical guest to Natalie Portman in 2018 and to Kristen Wiig in 2020, but this will be her first time as the host.
The regular cast members for “Saturday Night Live” Season 49 are, in credits order: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang. The featured players are: Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, Chloe Troast and Devon Walker. In a move of solidarity, none of the cast members from last year’s strike-truncated 48th cycle have departed.
See‘SNL’: Longest-running cast members ever on ‘Saturday Night Live’
The Writers Guild of America strike lasted...
The regular cast members for “Saturday Night Live” Season 49 are, in credits order: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang. The featured players are: Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, Chloe Troast and Devon Walker. In a move of solidarity, none of the cast members from last year’s strike-truncated 48th cycle have departed.
See‘SNL’: Longest-running cast members ever on ‘Saturday Night Live’
The Writers Guild of America strike lasted...
- 4/27/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, and Judy Greer reunited to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their seminal film 13 Going on 30. The actors shared the video celebration on Instagram, writing, “We are three Boomers braving zoom—because we want to thank you. To every person who has loved this movie along with us: Thank You. We see you, we appreciate you and we love you back. Forever thirty, flirty and thriving!”
In the clip, the trio recalled making the movie, which was released in 2004 and directed by Gary Winick. The...
In the clip, the trio recalled making the movie, which was released in 2004 and directed by Gary Winick. The...
- 4/24/2024
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Whether one’s a fan or not, it’s become difficult to deny the impact that Fortnite has had on the industry, as Epic’s battle royale keeps touching new heights and doesn’t seem like it’s going to stop anytime soon. Not only did it popularize the genre that even franchises like Call of Duty have been trying their luck with, but it also proved to be a virtual world.
Players could log on and catch up with their friends, regardless of their physical location. It may have started as a free-to-play battle royale where gamers had to survive, but it transformed into something grander, and the original director, Donald Mustard, was one of the key reasons for that.
Live Events in Fortnite Used to Be Virtual Spectacles
Fortnite used to host massive concerts for its player base, giving gamers a space to enjoy virtual events with their friends.
Players could log on and catch up with their friends, regardless of their physical location. It may have started as a free-to-play battle royale where gamers had to survive, but it transformed into something grander, and the original director, Donald Mustard, was one of the key reasons for that.
Live Events in Fortnite Used to Be Virtual Spectacles
Fortnite used to host massive concerts for its player base, giving gamers a space to enjoy virtual events with their friends.
- 4/24/2024
- by Osama Farooq
- FandomWire
While celebrities often seem larger than life, the reality is that many of them are much shorter than you’d expect! The female celebrities on this list all stand at a petite 5’2 or below!
Jenna Dewan – 5ft 2 Sarah Michelle Gellar – 5ft 2 Kim Kardashian – 5ft 2 Emilia Clarke – 5ft 2 Camila Cabello – 5ft 2 Lisa Bonet – 5ft 2 Melissa McCarthy – 5ft 2 Salma Hayek – 5ft 1 ½ Elisha Cuthbert – 5ft 1 ½ Reese Witherspoon – 5ft 1 ½ Alyssa Milano – 5ft 1 ½ Christina Aguilera – 5ft 1 ½ Shakira – 5ft 1 ¼ Lady Gaga – 5ft 1 ¼ Sarah Hyland – 5ft 1 Carrie Fisher – 5ft 1 Rachel Bilson – 5ft 1 Lucy Hale – 5ft 1 Kristen Bell – 5ft 1 Nicole Richie – 5ft 1 Anna Kendrick – 5ft 1 Zoë Kravitz – 5ft 1 Eva Longoria – 5ft ½ Christina Ricci – 5ft ½ Elliot Page – 5ft ½ Ariana Grande – 5ft ½ Hayden Panettiere – 5ft ¼ Maisie Williams – 5ft 0 Victoria Hesketh – 5ft 0 AnnaSophia Robb – 5ft 0 Kourtney Kardashian – 5ft 0 Kylie Minogue – 5ft 0 Jada Pinkett-Smith – 4ft 11 ½ Ashley Olsen – 4ft 11 ½ Mary-Kate Olsen – 4ft 11 Nicole Polizzi – 4ft 8
5’2 is generally considered to be short, but not abnormally so.
Jenna Dewan – 5ft 2 Sarah Michelle Gellar – 5ft 2 Kim Kardashian – 5ft 2 Emilia Clarke – 5ft 2 Camila Cabello – 5ft 2 Lisa Bonet – 5ft 2 Melissa McCarthy – 5ft 2 Salma Hayek – 5ft 1 ½ Elisha Cuthbert – 5ft 1 ½ Reese Witherspoon – 5ft 1 ½ Alyssa Milano – 5ft 1 ½ Christina Aguilera – 5ft 1 ½ Shakira – 5ft 1 ¼ Lady Gaga – 5ft 1 ¼ Sarah Hyland – 5ft 1 Carrie Fisher – 5ft 1 Rachel Bilson – 5ft 1 Lucy Hale – 5ft 1 Kristen Bell – 5ft 1 Nicole Richie – 5ft 1 Anna Kendrick – 5ft 1 Zoë Kravitz – 5ft 1 Eva Longoria – 5ft ½ Christina Ricci – 5ft ½ Elliot Page – 5ft ½ Ariana Grande – 5ft ½ Hayden Panettiere – 5ft ¼ Maisie Williams – 5ft 0 Victoria Hesketh – 5ft 0 AnnaSophia Robb – 5ft 0 Kourtney Kardashian – 5ft 0 Kylie Minogue – 5ft 0 Jada Pinkett-Smith – 4ft 11 ½ Ashley Olsen – 4ft 11 ½ Mary-Kate Olsen – 4ft 11 Nicole Polizzi – 4ft 8
5’2 is generally considered to be short, but not abnormally so.
- 4/22/2024
- by Jan Stromsodd
- Your Next Shoes
There are plenty of musicians who aren’t so sure about their own music.
Over the decades, plenty of different entertainers have spoken out following the smash success of their songs to reveal that, for one reason or another, they feel awkward, embarrassed or even ashamed about certain songs.
It may be because of the lyrics. Or the song’s total over-saturation of the market. Regardless, these stars have enough distance between the song’s release and now to reflect on the choices they made.
We’ve put together some of the biggest hits from the likes of everyone from Taylor Swift to Radiohead to Ariana Grande, and how the artists really feel about the songs. Some of these are going to surprise you!
Click through to see which hit songs artists now regret…...
Over the decades, plenty of different entertainers have spoken out following the smash success of their songs to reveal that, for one reason or another, they feel awkward, embarrassed or even ashamed about certain songs.
It may be because of the lyrics. Or the song’s total over-saturation of the market. Regardless, these stars have enough distance between the song’s release and now to reflect on the choices they made.
We’ve put together some of the biggest hits from the likes of everyone from Taylor Swift to Radiohead to Ariana Grande, and how the artists really feel about the songs. Some of these are going to surprise you!
Click through to see which hit songs artists now regret…...
- 4/21/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
'So High School' Lyrics: Taylor Swift's Hidden Message Seemingly Confirms Song Is About Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift has a new song called “So High School” on her album The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology and fans think it’s about Travis Kelce.
The 34-year-old singer basically confirmed the fan theories through a hidden message in the lyric video for the song.
The song is about the giddy feelings that come with new love and feeling like you’re back in high school.
“I feel so high school every time I look at you / I wanna find you in a crowd just to hide from you,” Taylor sings to begin the song.
Keep reading to find out more…
One lyric that seemingly references Travis is when she sings, “Are you gonna marry, kiss or kill me? / It’s just a game, but really / I’m bettin’ on all three for us two.”
If you didn’t know, many years before Taylor and Travis met, he played a game of “marry,...
The 34-year-old singer basically confirmed the fan theories through a hidden message in the lyric video for the song.
The song is about the giddy feelings that come with new love and feeling like you’re back in high school.
“I feel so high school every time I look at you / I wanna find you in a crowd just to hide from you,” Taylor sings to begin the song.
Keep reading to find out more…
One lyric that seemingly references Travis is when she sings, “Are you gonna marry, kiss or kill me? / It’s just a game, but really / I’m bettin’ on all three for us two.”
If you didn’t know, many years before Taylor and Travis met, he played a game of “marry,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Taylor Swift seems to be singing the praises of her boyfriend, NFL star Travis Kelce.
The Grammy-winning superstar recently released her 16-track album, The Tortured Poets Department, and a deluxe version, The Anthology, with another 15 new songs.
Among the selections are what fans identified as a diss track about Kim Kardashian called thanK you aIMee.
However, Swift isn’t just singing about her exes, rivals, and public feuds; she’s also seemingly celebrating the love of her life.
In particular, Swift released two songs on her new albums: So High School and The Alchemy.
Both feature plenty of references that appear to be all about Kansas City Chiefs tight end Kelce, which may have some fans fully believing they’re all about the couple’s romance.
Taylor Swift’s The Alchemy includes football references
This past NFL season, the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce love story dominated headlines, bringing more attention to the games.
The Grammy-winning superstar recently released her 16-track album, The Tortured Poets Department, and a deluxe version, The Anthology, with another 15 new songs.
Among the selections are what fans identified as a diss track about Kim Kardashian called thanK you aIMee.
However, Swift isn’t just singing about her exes, rivals, and public feuds; she’s also seemingly celebrating the love of her life.
In particular, Swift released two songs on her new albums: So High School and The Alchemy.
Both feature plenty of references that appear to be all about Kansas City Chiefs tight end Kelce, which may have some fans fully believing they’re all about the couple’s romance.
Taylor Swift’s The Alchemy includes football references
This past NFL season, the Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce love story dominated headlines, bringing more attention to the games.
- 4/20/2024
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
On this week’s “Real Time” on HBO, Bill Maher addressed the recent “Quiet on Set” documentary, which explored exploitation of children in Nickelodeon programming. Maher then used that to launch into a wider discussion expressing skepticism of modern progressive gender politics, including how much kids are exposed to nontraditional gender identities.
In a featured “New Rule” segment titled “Kid ‘n Prey”, Maher opened up, “And finally, New Rule: as one of the few people in the public eye who’s gone through life and never had kids, someone has to tell me, why am I always having to defend them? I don’t even like kids. But I also think it’s every adult’s job to protect them.”
He asked the crowd if they’d been watching Max/Investigation Discovery documentary “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”
“O-m-g,” Maher began. “Nickelodeon — it wasn’t a studio,...
In a featured “New Rule” segment titled “Kid ‘n Prey”, Maher opened up, “And finally, New Rule: as one of the few people in the public eye who’s gone through life and never had kids, someone has to tell me, why am I always having to defend them? I don’t even like kids. But I also think it’s every adult’s job to protect them.”
He asked the crowd if they’d been watching Max/Investigation Discovery documentary “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.”
“O-m-g,” Maher began. “Nickelodeon — it wasn’t a studio,...
- 4/20/2024
- by Mike Roe
- The Wrap
Taylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department, includes numerous Easter eggs pointing to her relationships of the past and present. Many fans of Swift’s work believe she mentions Travis Kelce more than once. And they even suspect she references a viral video in which Kelce states he wanted to “kiss” Swift and “marry” Katy Perry.
Taylor Swift’s lyrics from ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ point to a Travis Kelce viral moment
Taylor Swift loves to weave stories with her lyrics, and fans are dissecting her newest work in The Tortured Poets Department. Several songs in the album point to her past relationships with actor Joe Alwyn, fellow musician Matty Healy, and her collaborator Jack Antonoff. Of course, Swift also appears to mention her current boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
Swift’s song “The Alchemy” appears to reference Kelce, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. “So when I touchdown,...
Taylor Swift’s lyrics from ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ point to a Travis Kelce viral moment
Taylor Swift loves to weave stories with her lyrics, and fans are dissecting her newest work in The Tortured Poets Department. Several songs in the album point to her past relationships with actor Joe Alwyn, fellow musician Matty Healy, and her collaborator Jack Antonoff. Of course, Swift also appears to mention her current boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
Swift’s song “The Alchemy” appears to reference Kelce, a tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs. “So when I touchdown,...
- 4/20/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Fortnite keeps paving the way for what a gaming collaboration means, making players want to buy the amazing skins of these characters that appear on the game’s store. Names like The Weekend, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and many more.
According to some recent leaks that are circulating on X, a new very popular pop star could be added to the game very soon. This giant leak reveals the whole 2024 roadmap that this game has, with the season description, other collaborations, and much more information.
A Huge Pop Star Could be Coming to the Game in the Upcoming Months
Billie Eilish could be coming to Fortnite soon.
The popular X insider known as Shiina posted a leaked picture that supposedly has all the 2024 roadmap that Fortnite will launch, including collaborations, seasons, Lego, and more.
Rumor: The Fortnite 2024 Roadmap may have been Leaked
– New Marvel Season in August
– Apocalypse Season in...
According to some recent leaks that are circulating on X, a new very popular pop star could be added to the game very soon. This giant leak reveals the whole 2024 roadmap that this game has, with the season description, other collaborations, and much more information.
A Huge Pop Star Could be Coming to the Game in the Upcoming Months
Billie Eilish could be coming to Fortnite soon.
The popular X insider known as Shiina posted a leaked picture that supposedly has all the 2024 roadmap that Fortnite will launch, including collaborations, seasons, Lego, and more.
Rumor: The Fortnite 2024 Roadmap may have been Leaked
– New Marvel Season in August
– Apocalypse Season in...
- 4/19/2024
- by Lucas Lapetina
- FandomWire
Mercury Studios and Utopia Originals have announced the premiere of the feature-length documentary “Linda Perry: Let It Die Here,” which will make its debut at the upcoming Tribeca Festival 2024.
Directed by Don Hardy, and produced by Ktf Films, the film takes a look at the life and career of Perry, who led the group 4 Non-Blondes before launching her career as one of the most successful songwriters of the last 30 years, collaborating with Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, Pink, Adele, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Weezer, Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys, the Chicks and others. The film features Parton, Aguilera, Kate Hudson, Sara Gilbert and Brandi Carlile. CAA Media Finance represents the film’s North American distribution rights.
Screening times are:
06/06/2024, 8:00 Pm at The Indeed Theater at Spring Studios
06/07/2024, 11:30 Am at AMC-02 – Press/Industry Screening
06/08/2024, 2:15 Pm at Vec-02
06/09/2024, 5:45 Pm at AMC-03
06/12/2024, 9:00 Am at AMC-01 – Press/Industry Screening
According to the announcement,...
Directed by Don Hardy, and produced by Ktf Films, the film takes a look at the life and career of Perry, who led the group 4 Non-Blondes before launching her career as one of the most successful songwriters of the last 30 years, collaborating with Dolly Parton, Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, Pink, Adele, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande, Weezer, Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys, the Chicks and others. The film features Parton, Aguilera, Kate Hudson, Sara Gilbert and Brandi Carlile. CAA Media Finance represents the film’s North American distribution rights.
Screening times are:
06/06/2024, 8:00 Pm at The Indeed Theater at Spring Studios
06/07/2024, 11:30 Am at AMC-02 – Press/Industry Screening
06/08/2024, 2:15 Pm at Vec-02
06/09/2024, 5:45 Pm at AMC-03
06/12/2024, 9:00 Am at AMC-01 – Press/Industry Screening
According to the announcement,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Jem Aswad
- Variety Film + TV
Ariana Grande is believed to be around 5ft ½ in (153.7 cm), though she has claimed to be taller in interviews.
Ariana Grande dazzles in a custom Giambattista Valli pink gown at the 2024 Oscars, channeling her character Glinda with a majestic puff sleeve cape and elegant updo (Credit: Media Punch / INSTARimages)
She is considered petite and is approximately 3.5 inches (about 8.9 centimeters) shorter than the average American woman, whose height is typically around 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm).
In June 2009, the successful singer claimed on Twitter that she’s grown taller.
Ariana Grande claims on Twitter that her real height is 5-foot 3-inches (Credit: Twitter)
Two years later, she indicated that her height might be only 5 feet, approximately 152.4 cm.
Ariana Grande says her height is 5 feet or a little more (Credit: Twitter)
Ariana Grande has a shoe size of 6 US, which is relatively small. The average shoe size for women in the United States is around 8.5 US.
Ariana Grande dazzles in a custom Giambattista Valli pink gown at the 2024 Oscars, channeling her character Glinda with a majestic puff sleeve cape and elegant updo (Credit: Media Punch / INSTARimages)
She is considered petite and is approximately 3.5 inches (about 8.9 centimeters) shorter than the average American woman, whose height is typically around 5 feet 4 inches (162.6 cm).
In June 2009, the successful singer claimed on Twitter that she’s grown taller.
Ariana Grande claims on Twitter that her real height is 5-foot 3-inches (Credit: Twitter)
Two years later, she indicated that her height might be only 5 feet, approximately 152.4 cm.
Ariana Grande says her height is 5 feet or a little more (Credit: Twitter)
Ariana Grande has a shoe size of 6 US, which is relatively small. The average shoe size for women in the United States is around 8.5 US.
- 4/17/2024
- by Anne De Guia
- Your Next Shoes
All Nonna had to do was give Ariana Grande some advice about love to make history.
Grande’s grandmother Marjorie Grande (or Nonna to the world) posed for a photo with a massive plaque commemorating her accomplishment of becoming the oldest person to land a song on the Hot 100 thanks to Grande’s “Ordinary Things.”
“Celebrating the one and only, most beautiful Nonna who has now made history for being the senior most person to ever appear on the @billboard Hot100 ,” Grande wrote on Instagram with a photo of her Nonna.
Grande’s grandmother Marjorie Grande (or Nonna to the world) posed for a photo with a massive plaque commemorating her accomplishment of becoming the oldest person to land a song on the Hot 100 thanks to Grande’s “Ordinary Things.”
“Celebrating the one and only, most beautiful Nonna who has now made history for being the senior most person to ever appear on the @billboard Hot100 ,” Grande wrote on Instagram with a photo of her Nonna.
- 4/16/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Tonight on “The Voice,” country powerhouse Keith Urban is enlisted as a mega mentor to help prepare the artists for the Knockouts. Coaches Reba McEntire, Chance the Rapper, Dan + Shay and John Legend pair two artists to perform solo against each other. The winner of each Knockout will move on to the playoffs. Each coach has just one steal in this round.
The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” returns with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the show’s newest season, which premiered February 26 on NBC (8pm Pt/Et). The show’s innovative format features five stages of competition: Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockouts, Playoffs and Live Performance Shows.
See Former ‘American Idol’ judge Keith Urban joins ‘The Voice’ as Season 25 mega mentor
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 25, Episode 13 to find out what happened Monday, April 15 at 8:00 p.
The four-time Emmy Award-winning musical competition series “The Voice” returns with the strongest vocalists from across the country invited to compete in the show’s newest season, which premiered February 26 on NBC (8pm Pt/Et). The show’s innovative format features five stages of competition: Blind Auditions, Battle Rounds, Knockouts, Playoffs and Live Performance Shows.
See Former ‘American Idol’ judge Keith Urban joins ‘The Voice’ as Season 25 mega mentor
Below, read our minute-by-minute “The Voice” recap of Season 25, Episode 13 to find out what happened Monday, April 15 at 8:00 p.
- 4/16/2024
- by John Benutty and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
As The Voice brought to a close its Season 25 Knockouts Monday night, the narrative that was being built around one contestant in particular became crystal clear: “Look here, folks! We’ve got the next Taylor Swift on our hands!” But did the show really? I… was not buying the hype. Were you? Let’s go over the evening’s performances, then we’ll have ourselves a little chitchat in the comments.
The Voice: Every Winner of Every Season — and What They’ve Done SinceView List
Team Chance: Maddi Jane performing “New Rules” (Grade: B) defeated Kamalei Kawa’a performing “All of Me...
The Voice: Every Winner of Every Season — and What They’ve Done SinceView List
Team Chance: Maddi Jane performing “New Rules” (Grade: B) defeated Kamalei Kawa’a performing “All of Me...
- 4/16/2024
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Remi Wolf’s eyes are scanning the immediate area surrounding the metal table we’ve claimed on a side street in New York’s Chinatown. “Fuck, there’s no wood,” she says, swiveling her head around once more before finding what she’s looking for. About six feet away, outside of a barber shop, sit two wooden chairs — and, as she sees it, the key to continuing her streak of good luck, or at least warding off any potential bad fortune. “I’ve developed a knocking-on-wood tic,” she explains after...
- 4/15/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
The Voice fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 25 Episode 14 episode titled The Playoffs Premiere!
Find out everything you need to know about the The Playoffs Premiere episode of The Voice, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
The Voice The Playoffs Premiere Season 25 Episode 14 Preview
Get ready for an electrifying night of music and competition as “The Voice” returns with its highly anticipated episode titled “The Playoffs Premiere,” airing on NBC at 8:00 Pm on April 22, 2024. In this thrilling installment, America’s best undiscovered talent takes center stage as they go head-to-head in the ultimate vocal showdown.
Led by four of today’s biggest musical icons, the teams are poised for battle as they compete against each other for vocal supremacy. The coaches, each renowned for their own musical prowess, playfully spar and strategize as they...
Find out everything you need to know about the The Playoffs Premiere episode of The Voice, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
The Voice The Playoffs Premiere Season 25 Episode 14 Preview
Get ready for an electrifying night of music and competition as “The Voice” returns with its highly anticipated episode titled “The Playoffs Premiere,” airing on NBC at 8:00 Pm on April 22, 2024. In this thrilling installment, America’s best undiscovered talent takes center stage as they go head-to-head in the ultimate vocal showdown.
Led by four of today’s biggest musical icons, the teams are poised for battle as they compete against each other for vocal supremacy. The coaches, each renowned for their own musical prowess, playfully spar and strategize as they...
- 4/15/2024
- by News
- TV Regular
Producers of ‘Saturday Night Live’ revealed during this weekend’s episode that Dua Lipa will be guest host and musical guest on May 4. This will mark the debut appearance as a host on “SNL” but she was previously a musical guest with Natalie Portman and Kristen Wiig.
The regular cast members for “SNL” Season 49 are, in credits order: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang. The featured players are: Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, Chloe Troast and Devon Walker.
SEE40 celebrities who have shockingly never hosted ‘Saturday Night Live’
“Saturday Night Live’s” Weekend Update is once again anchored by Jost and Che, as they’ve done every week together since September 2014. As of the 47th season two years ago, they are officially the longest-serving duo in the history of Weekend Update.
The regular cast members for “SNL” Season 49 are, in credits order: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, James Austin Johnson, Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang. The featured players are: Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, Chloe Troast and Devon Walker.
SEE40 celebrities who have shockingly never hosted ‘Saturday Night Live’
“Saturday Night Live’s” Weekend Update is once again anchored by Jost and Che, as they’ve done every week together since September 2014. As of the 47th season two years ago, they are officially the longest-serving duo in the history of Weekend Update.
- 4/14/2024
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt reignited the Barbenheimer battle during Gosling’s “Saturday Night Live” monologue with an epic rendition of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well,” complete with real-life Barbies and dancing Oppenheimers.
Update: Taylor Swift has enthusiastically approved “All Too Well (Ryan and Emily’s Version).” “Watch me accidentally catch myself singing this version on tour. This monologue is Everything,” the singer-songwriter posted on X.
All Too Well (Ryan and Emily’s Version) !!! Watch me accidentally catch myself singing this version on tour. This monologue is Everything...
Update: Taylor Swift has enthusiastically approved “All Too Well (Ryan and Emily’s Version).” “Watch me accidentally catch myself singing this version on tour. This monologue is Everything,” the singer-songwriter posted on X.
All Too Well (Ryan and Emily’s Version) !!! Watch me accidentally catch myself singing this version on tour. This monologue is Everything...
- 4/14/2024
- by Jack Dunn and Meredith Woerner
- Variety Film + TV
Screen looks at the key take-aways from the annual exhibitors convention in Las Vegas which ran April 8-11.
Studios put corporate speculation to one side
Amid all the huff and puff about resigning Paramount Global board members and exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, Disney CEO Bob Iger’s boardroom victory over Nelson Peltz, and whatever fate may befall David Zaslav’s Warner Bros Discovery, studio executives put on a show, having no alternative.
There was the usual talk of the value of theatrical and how distributors and theatre owners need to collaborate more closely. This is all par for...
Studios put corporate speculation to one side
Amid all the huff and puff about resigning Paramount Global board members and exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, Disney CEO Bob Iger’s boardroom victory over Nelson Peltz, and whatever fate may befall David Zaslav’s Warner Bros Discovery, studio executives put on a show, having no alternative.
There was the usual talk of the value of theatrical and how distributors and theatre owners need to collaborate more closely. This is all par for...
- 4/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
Screen looks at the key take-aways from the annual exhibitors convention in Las Vegas which ran April 8-11.
Studios put corporate speculation to one side
Amid all the huff and puff about resigning Paramount Global board members and exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, Disney CEO Bob Iger’s boardroom victory over Nelson Peltz, and whatever fate may befall David Zaslav’s Warner Bros Discovery, studio executives put on a show, having no alternative.
There was the usual talk of the value of theatrical and how distributors and theatre owners need to collaborate more closely. This is all par for...
Studios put corporate speculation to one side
Amid all the huff and puff about resigning Paramount Global board members and exclusive merger talks with Skydance Media, Disney CEO Bob Iger’s boardroom victory over Nelson Peltz, and whatever fate may befall David Zaslav’s Warner Bros Discovery, studio executives put on a show, having no alternative.
There was the usual talk of the value of theatrical and how distributors and theatre owners need to collaborate more closely. This is all par for...
- 4/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
Screen looks at the key take-aways from the annual exhibitors convention in Las Vegas which ran April 8-11.
Exhibitors in decent shape; AMC boss fends off bankruptcy talk
Cineworld has come through a restructure. Cinemark continues to run a tight ship. And AMC will not file for bankruptcy – or so CEO Adam Aron asserted whenever a reporter was within earshot, despite a heavy debt load and incessant speculation about the financial health of the world’s largest circuit after Covid and the Hollywood strikes.
However Drafthouse is exploring a sale, and Hollywood sources told Screen the likelihood is there will be consolidation down the line,...
Exhibitors in decent shape; AMC boss fends off bankruptcy talk
Cineworld has come through a restructure. Cinemark continues to run a tight ship. And AMC will not file for bankruptcy – or so CEO Adam Aron asserted whenever a reporter was within earshot, despite a heavy debt load and incessant speculation about the financial health of the world’s largest circuit after Covid and the Hollywood strikes.
However Drafthouse is exploring a sale, and Hollywood sources told Screen the likelihood is there will be consolidation down the line,...
- 4/13/2024
- ScreenDaily
We’re leaving Las Vegas.
CinemaCon 2024 is over — time for studios to go out and prove their pitches at the box office. Based on what we saw, or really what we didn’t see, that will be an uphill battle.
First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the folks and films that showed up. Arguably, the biggest star to attend CinemaCon was Kevin Costner. The cynical point of view? He was pitching not one but two “Horizon” films to theater owners — and simultaneously pitching third and fourth installments to Warner Bros. Plus, Costner received a trophy (the CinemaCon Visionary Award), for which WB execs shooed him offstage just to call him back up. Kinda silly. Speaking of WB execs and no-shows, if David Zaslav was in town, he didn’t come on stage.
Jeff Goldblum did, as did his fellow “Wicked” co-stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh.
CinemaCon 2024 is over — time for studios to go out and prove their pitches at the box office. Based on what we saw, or really what we didn’t see, that will be an uphill battle.
First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the folks and films that showed up. Arguably, the biggest star to attend CinemaCon was Kevin Costner. The cynical point of view? He was pitching not one but two “Horizon” films to theater owners — and simultaneously pitching third and fourth installments to Warner Bros. Plus, Costner received a trophy (the CinemaCon Visionary Award), for which WB execs shooed him offstage just to call him back up. Kinda silly. Speaking of WB execs and no-shows, if David Zaslav was in town, he didn’t come on stage.
Jeff Goldblum did, as did his fellow “Wicked” co-stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh.
- 4/12/2024
- by Tony Maglio and Brian Welk
- Indiewire
The 2024 Grammys were not that long ago, but we’re already well into the 2025 Grammy season. With the eligibility deadline being August 30, 2024, we only have five months left to gear up our predictions and then switch focus to all the campaigning that goes along with Grammy voting. So, with a lot of the major contenders being out already, let’s see how the race looks.
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In terms of hit songs, a few stand out from the rest. While songs like Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me,” Doja Cat’s “Agora Hills,” Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Carnival,” Tate McRae’s “Greedy”, and Teddy Swims’s “Lose Control” (he’d also need to submit a live version) will likely be big contenders for nominations, there are four songs that, to me at least, currently sound like possible winners.
The...
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In terms of hit songs, a few stand out from the rest. While songs like Jack Harlow’s “Lovin On Me,” Doja Cat’s “Agora Hills,” Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Carnival,” Tate McRae’s “Greedy”, and Teddy Swims’s “Lose Control” (he’d also need to submit a live version) will likely be big contenders for nominations, there are four songs that, to me at least, currently sound like possible winners.
The...
- 4/12/2024
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
Jon M. Chu says that "destiny" enabled him to cast Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in 'Wicked'.The 44-year-old filmmaker is helming the two-part film adaptation of the hit stage musical and is grateful to have the stars featuring in the roles of witches Elphaba and Glinda respectively.Speaking at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday (11.04.24), Jon said: "When you find those two, you know it's destiny."The 'Crazy Rich Asians' director explained how Cynthia, Ariana and himself have all incorporated "personal things" to add extra emotion to the film – the first part of which will be released in November with the second following in 2025.Chu said: "We've gone through so many emotional journeys together."The director explained how the musical has had a profound "impact" on his life as he went to see the show in San Francisco during his college days with his mother – who was undergoing chemotherapy at the time.
- 4/12/2024
- by Ayaan Ali
- Bang Showbiz
Wicked director Jon M. Chu opened up about casting Ariana Grande as Glinda and the important skill that she brought to the movies.
The 30-year-old pop star is set to share the screen with Cynthia Erivo in the two-part saga, which kicks off with Part One on Thanksgiving this year.
During a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Jon reflected on casting concerns for the film adaptation and what it meant for him to find Ariana and Cynthia.
Keep reading to find out more…
“When you find those two, you know it’s destiny,” Jon said, adding that they had developed “a spiritual connection.”
“We’ve gone through so many journeys together,” he explained, alluding to both personal and professional examples. “That’s why it had that impact on me.”
Jon also addressed another skill that Ariana brought to the set – her expansive knowledge of the source material. He said that...
The 30-year-old pop star is set to share the screen with Cynthia Erivo in the two-part saga, which kicks off with Part One on Thanksgiving this year.
During a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter, Jon reflected on casting concerns for the film adaptation and what it meant for him to find Ariana and Cynthia.
Keep reading to find out more…
“When you find those two, you know it’s destiny,” Jon said, adding that they had developed “a spiritual connection.”
“We’ve gone through so many journeys together,” he explained, alluding to both personal and professional examples. “That’s why it had that impact on me.”
Jon also addressed another skill that Ariana brought to the set – her expansive knowledge of the source material. He said that...
- 4/12/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Director Barry Jenkins appeared at his first CinemaCon on Thursday to show off a trailer from Mufasa: The Lion King.
How did an arthouse director and Moonlight Oscar winner take on a four-quadrant movie? He wondered about that himself for a minute, he said, but he told the crowd that he’s seen the original 1994 movie 200 times with his nieces and nephews.
“When the script came to me, I was fascinated by watching these complex people dealing with complex emotions,” Jenkins told attendees at Caesars Palace Colosseum. “This film explores Mufasa’s rise to become the heroic king that we know.”
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ director Barry Jenkins on his personal ties to ‘The Lion King’ – and seeing the movie around 200 times | #CinemaCon pic.twitter.com/Bgdb1qbXPH
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) April 12, 2024
The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree, and we see that Papa isn’t that different from Simba,...
How did an arthouse director and Moonlight Oscar winner take on a four-quadrant movie? He wondered about that himself for a minute, he said, but he told the crowd that he’s seen the original 1994 movie 200 times with his nieces and nephews.
“When the script came to me, I was fascinated by watching these complex people dealing with complex emotions,” Jenkins told attendees at Caesars Palace Colosseum. “This film explores Mufasa’s rise to become the heroic king that we know.”
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ director Barry Jenkins on his personal ties to ‘The Lion King’ – and seeing the movie around 200 times | #CinemaCon pic.twitter.com/Bgdb1qbXPH
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) April 12, 2024
The fruit doesn’t fall far from the tree, and we see that Papa isn’t that different from Simba,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Fanboys will have to wait until San Diego Comic Con to see footage from Marvel Studios’ 2025 release Captain America: Brave New World, but exhibitors do not. On Thursday during Disney’s closing CinemaCon session, the studio showed off the new Anthony Mackie movie that picks up after the events of the 2021 Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. In that series, Sam Wilson takes over the shield left behind by the late Steve Rogers (Chris Evans).
Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige called the film “a grounded politically thriller” onstage of Caesars Palace at the Colosseum before introducing Mackie.
Mackie shared how he started in these movies 10 years ago, and loved how he’s now “starring in my own Marvel movie.” Mackie didn’t delay and introduced the footage.
In the clip, Harrison Ford’s Potus wants Sam Wilson to rebuild the Avengers. He’s impressed what the hero did down in Mexico.
Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige called the film “a grounded politically thriller” onstage of Caesars Palace at the Colosseum before introducing Mackie.
Mackie shared how he started in these movies 10 years ago, and loved how he’s now “starring in my own Marvel movie.” Mackie didn’t delay and introduced the footage.
In the clip, Harrison Ford’s Potus wants Sam Wilson to rebuild the Avengers. He’s impressed what the hero did down in Mexico.
- 4/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Less than 24 hours after unveiling exclusive Wicked footage in Las Vegas, filmmaker Jon M. Chu found his way into the spotlight of another CinemaCon stage inside Caesars Palace, this time for a special luncheon in his honor at which he revealed secrets about filming the two-part epic musical.
“It was pretty magical last night,” Chu told The Hollywood Reporter’s co-editor-in-chief Nekesa Mumbi Moody, who moderated a fireside chat with the filmmaker after he was presented a trophy for cultural impact in filmmaking (by his In the Heights star Ariana Greenblatt). Chu has been in the editing room while managing a full household of four young children, so he said that being in Las Vegas where he could sleep and hang out with others, “I’m, like, ‘Let’s go.’”
Chu, fresh from the Colosseum stage where he appeared during Universal Pictures’ slate presentation, opened up on the 30-minute Wicked...
“It was pretty magical last night,” Chu told The Hollywood Reporter’s co-editor-in-chief Nekesa Mumbi Moody, who moderated a fireside chat with the filmmaker after he was presented a trophy for cultural impact in filmmaking (by his In the Heights star Ariana Greenblatt). Chu has been in the editing room while managing a full household of four young children, so he said that being in Las Vegas where he could sleep and hang out with others, “I’m, like, ‘Let’s go.’”
Chu, fresh from the Colosseum stage where he appeared during Universal Pictures’ slate presentation, opened up on the 30-minute Wicked...
- 4/11/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon M. Chu revealed it was “heartbreaking” and “very hurtful” for him when he learned his 2021 musical “In the Heights” was being released in theaters and on streaming via HBO Max on the same day.
Speaking to a crowd of exhibitors at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas on Thursday, Chu lamented the “Project Popcorn” campaign put in place by former Warner Media CEO Jason Kilar back in 2021, in which Warner Bros. took its entire theatrical slate for the year, including films like “In the Heights,” “Dune,” and “The Matrix Resurrections,” and put them in theaters and on streaming day-and-date, all as a means to drive subscribers to HBO Max.
When he was asked how “In the Heights” prepared him for thinking about his next film “Wicked,” another movie musical adaptation, this time for Universal, he said it made him realize the importance of theatrical.
“We would’ve made that choice early,...
Speaking to a crowd of exhibitors at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas on Thursday, Chu lamented the “Project Popcorn” campaign put in place by former Warner Media CEO Jason Kilar back in 2021, in which Warner Bros. took its entire theatrical slate for the year, including films like “In the Heights,” “Dune,” and “The Matrix Resurrections,” and put them in theaters and on streaming day-and-date, all as a means to drive subscribers to HBO Max.
When he was asked how “In the Heights” prepared him for thinking about his next film “Wicked,” another movie musical adaptation, this time for Universal, he said it made him realize the importance of theatrical.
“We would’ve made that choice early,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Brian Welk and Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The trailer for Paramount’s Smile 2 came as a surprise Thursday morning during the studio’s session at CinemaCon.
Alhough not introduced, when the images first hit the screen, it was easy to assume Paramount was distributing a Lady Gaga concert movie (it truly felt that way). But as it continued, it was clear Naomi Scott was playing a pop star who encounters a number of terrorizing smiling fans and associates (including Lukas Gage) in the Parker Finn-directed and -written sequel to the $217 million-plus global grossing 2022 horror hit.
Gags were aplenty this morning from Paramount CEO Brian Robbins and Domestic Distribution President Chris Aronson, the latter who showed up dressed as a gladiator, and they continued after they dropped the trailer. Following its reveal, Aronson called out to circuit heads Sean Gamble of Cinemark, Eduardo Acuna of Regal and Adam Aron of AMC, who individually were projected on screen smiling (get the stunt?...
Alhough not introduced, when the images first hit the screen, it was easy to assume Paramount was distributing a Lady Gaga concert movie (it truly felt that way). But as it continued, it was clear Naomi Scott was playing a pop star who encounters a number of terrorizing smiling fans and associates (including Lukas Gage) in the Parker Finn-directed and -written sequel to the $217 million-plus global grossing 2022 horror hit.
Gags were aplenty this morning from Paramount CEO Brian Robbins and Domestic Distribution President Chris Aronson, the latter who showed up dressed as a gladiator, and they continued after they dropped the trailer. Following its reveal, Aronson called out to circuit heads Sean Gamble of Cinemark, Eduardo Acuna of Regal and Adam Aron of AMC, who individually were projected on screen smiling (get the stunt?...
- 4/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
What do you do when your conglom might be a target for a takeover? Don’t sweat it and laugh.
As Skydance remains in talks with Paramount Global‘s majority shareholder National Amusements to take control of the studio, Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins made light of sales talks before exhibitors at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday, saying “My colleague Chris Aronson is also raising money to make a bid for the studio; he has a Kickstarter … I don’t know how corporate will feel.”
Flashed behind Robbins on the screen was a fake news report about Paramount’s domestic distribution president Aronson with a cardboard sign that read “Anything helps” in a plea for donations.
Paramount is currently in an exclusive 30-day negotiating window with Skydance Media for a deal that’s favored by Shari Redstone but getting tons of blowback from other shareholders.
Despite’s Paramount financial...
As Skydance remains in talks with Paramount Global‘s majority shareholder National Amusements to take control of the studio, Paramount Pictures CEO Brian Robbins made light of sales talks before exhibitors at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday, saying “My colleague Chris Aronson is also raising money to make a bid for the studio; he has a Kickstarter … I don’t know how corporate will feel.”
Flashed behind Robbins on the screen was a fake news report about Paramount’s domestic distribution president Aronson with a cardboard sign that read “Anything helps” in a plea for donations.
Paramount is currently in an exclusive 30-day negotiating window with Skydance Media for a deal that’s favored by Shari Redstone but getting tons of blowback from other shareholders.
Despite’s Paramount financial...
- 4/11/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro and Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s rare when a documentary series makes as big a splash as that created by “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV.” The five-part Investigation Discovery docuseries has been seen by an estimated audience of more than 20 million over ID and Max and generated a groundswell of chatter over its revelations about toxic children’s TV production environments – primarily at Nickelodeon in the early 2000s. The filmmakers responsible for the series that premiered on March 17 – executive producer-director Mary Robertson and co-exec producer-director Emma Schwartz – are thrilled at a reaction that they describe variously as “inspiring” and “overwhelming.”
Adds Schwartz: “I think one of the most exciting parts of that is really to see how many people are not just impacted by watching it, but want to take action or improve the environment in which these problems occur. Taking the work to a next level is something you would hope for.
Adds Schwartz: “I think one of the most exciting parts of that is really to see how many people are not just impacted by watching it, but want to take action or improve the environment in which these problems occur. Taking the work to a next level is something you would hope for.
- 4/11/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater are sharing some very rare photos together!
The couple and Wicked costars were first romantically linked in the summer of 2023, and they’re still going strong months later. In fact, a recent report suggested that they are “getting more serious” about their relationship.
While things seem to be going well, we don’t often get pictures of Ari and Ethan. On Wednesday (April 10), they shared two new photos that were taken at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Keep reading to find out more…
During the event, Ari, who plays Glinda in the forthcoming movies, took the stage with Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba), Michelle Yeoh (Madame Morrible), Jeff Goldblum (the Wizard of Oz) and Jonathan Bailey (Fiyero).
It turns out that Ethan, who plays Boq, was also present. We know this because Jeff and director Jon M. Chu shared photos of him backstage with the rest of the cast.
The couple and Wicked costars were first romantically linked in the summer of 2023, and they’re still going strong months later. In fact, a recent report suggested that they are “getting more serious” about their relationship.
While things seem to be going well, we don’t often get pictures of Ari and Ethan. On Wednesday (April 10), they shared two new photos that were taken at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Keep reading to find out more…
During the event, Ari, who plays Glinda in the forthcoming movies, took the stage with Cynthia Erivo (Elphaba), Michelle Yeoh (Madame Morrible), Jeff Goldblum (the Wizard of Oz) and Jonathan Bailey (Fiyero).
It turns out that Ethan, who plays Boq, was also present. We know this because Jeff and director Jon M. Chu shared photos of him backstage with the rest of the cast.
- 4/11/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Universal brought its CinemaCon presentation to a heartfelt finale in Las Vegas on Wednesday with a 30-minute segment dedicated to the glittering jewel of its 2024 release slate, Wicked.
Leads Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who play the witches Elphaba and Glinda from the magical Land of Oz, introduced footage to the first part of Jon Chu’s Broadway adaptation, which recently wrapped production in London and is scheduled to open on November 27. The second instalment comes out on November 26, 2025.
Chu fought back tears as he joined the film’s producer Marc Platt, who won a Tony for the Broadway show,...
Leads Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who play the witches Elphaba and Glinda from the magical Land of Oz, introduced footage to the first part of Jon Chu’s Broadway adaptation, which recently wrapped production in London and is scheduled to open on November 27. The second instalment comes out on November 26, 2025.
Chu fought back tears as he joined the film’s producer Marc Platt, who won a Tony for the Broadway show,...
- 4/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
Universal brought its CinemaCon presentation to a heartfelt finale in Las Vegas on Wednesday with a 30-minute segment dedicated to the glittering jewel of its 2024 release slate, Wicked.
Leads Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who play the witches Elphaba and Glinda from the magical Land of Oz, introduced footage to the first part of Jon Chu’s Broadway adaptation, which recently wrapped production in London and is scheduled to open on November 27. The second instalment comes out on November 26, 2025.
Chu fought back tears as he joined the film’s producer Marc Platt, who won a Tony for the Broadway show,...
Leads Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, who play the witches Elphaba and Glinda from the magical Land of Oz, introduced footage to the first part of Jon Chu’s Broadway adaptation, which recently wrapped production in London and is scheduled to open on November 27. The second instalment comes out on November 26, 2025.
Chu fought back tears as he joined the film’s producer Marc Platt, who won a Tony for the Broadway show,...
- 4/11/2024
- ScreenDaily
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