Ariana Grande Parts Ways With Scooter Braun As Her Manager

Alison Herman TV Critic Everyone loves an underdog, but it’s possible nobody loves one more than Greg Whiteley. With Netflix hits “Cheer” and “Last Chance U,” the documentarian trained his eye on undergraduate athletes whose programs lack the resources or respect of a Big Ten institution. Each show made a compelling case for its subjects’ skill, tenacity and right to a bigger spotlight; “Cheer,” in particular, made stars of its protagonists, a charismatic squad of Texas students who performed death-defying stunts with a smile.

Olivia Rodrigo is taking her new album “Guts” on the road for the second tour of her fast-rising career. The trek launches in California in February and stretches across North America for six weeks before moving to Europe, then returns to North America in May before concluding in Rodrigo’s home of Los Angeles on August 14. Pre-sale tickets go live on Ticketmaster on Sept.

Jordan Moreau In a historic move, Marvel Studios’ visual effects worked unanimously voted in favor of unionizing with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) in an election held bythe National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the company announced Wednesday. This marks the first time a unit of solely VFX workers has unionized with IATSE.

Sean Penn’s house. Small talk is made about how the coffee table in his living room looks like a junk drawer just exploded on it. There are sunglasses, prescription bottles and a device that shoots salt at mosquitoes.

Naman Ramachandran Jessica Chastain will receive the Zurich Film Festival’s Golden Icon Award. Chastain will present her latest film “Memory” at the festival alongside director Michel Franco and co-star Peter Sarsgaard on Oct. 1.

Sophia Scorziello editor When “Stranger Things” fans last saw Scoops Ahoy, it was being destroyed in the battle of the Starcourt Mall in Season 3. But now the Hawkins ice cream shop is back — this time, in Walmart. Starting on Sept.

Sophia Scorziello editor Smile! Starz’s “Shining Vale,” starring Courteney Cox, Greg Kinnear and Mira Sorvino, is back for Season 2. The horror comedy picks up from last season after Pat (Cox) checks herself into a psychiatric hospital following her attempt at murdering her own family with an ax. The new season debuts on Friday, Oct.

The Associated Press.Actions to achieve that vision include reducing the scope of government, stripping away powers under the purview of Congress while endowing the president with absolute power to do whatever he wishes, and firing tens of thousands of federal workers, replacing them with political appointees willing to cater to the whims of a hypothetical Republican president elected in 2024 — whether that is former President Donald Trump or someone with similar views.As laid out in Heritage’s 920-page blueprint, “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise,” the next Republican president is expected to engage in culture-war battles, taking the offensive in a war on “wokeness.”The blueprint calls for erasing any mention of sexual orientation and gender identity from all existing federal laws, agency rules, and regulations, as well as mentions of “diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, gender, gender equality, gender equity, reproductive rights, and “any other term used to deprive Americans of their First Amendment rights.”“Pornography, manifested today in the omnipresent propagation of transgender ideology and sexualization of children, for instance, is not a political Gordian knot inextricably binding up disparate claims about free speech, property rights, sexual liberation, and child welfare,” the document reads.“It has no claim to First Amendment protection. Its purveyors are child predators and misogynistic exploiters of women.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Have you ever wanted to attend a private Taylor Swift concert? Well, Cinemark is offering moviegoers a chance to rent out auditoriums to watch the filmed version of Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour,” which hits theaters on Oct. 13. Private Swiftie Parties, as the theater rentals have been dubbed, cost $800 (plus taxes and fees) and can accommodate up to 40 people.

Loose Women's Linda Robson said she 'doesn't need a partner' to love her - adding she wants ‘affection not an erection’. The 65 year old actress - who earlier this month appeared to confirm her split from husband of 33 years Mark Dunford - received a raucous round of applause from the studio audience as she made the comments during a panel discussion on Wednesday’s show, 13 September, entitled ‘When is the right time to find love again?' Linda, who rose to fame on hit TV comedy Birds of a Feather, was first quizzed by show anchor Jane Moore on her relationship with Tony Tyler - who she was with for eleven years and is father to her daughter Lauren. Linda said: “It took me a long time to get over that because that was my first love.” And then she added: “But I feel like I don’t really need a partner to love me.

Days of Wine and Roses, a musical adaptation of the classic 1958 teleplay and 1962 feature film about a married couple struggling to come to grips with alcoholism, will open on Broadway in January starring Kelli O’Hara and Brian d’Arcy James reprising their performances from an acclaimed Off Broadway production earlier this summer.

TV analytics firm 605 has been acquired by leading ad measurement company iSpot, the company’s fourth acquisition in five years and its largest to date.

One Piece, the live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s ongoing best-selling manga, just wrapped its second week at No. 1 in Netflix’s Top 10 with another dominating performance internationally. And, in what is becoming a right of passage for every series that hits it big with young adults these days (like Netflix’s Wednesday), One Piece sparked a TikTok craze with tributes to its demented villain Buggy.

Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds and Ice-T starred in a low-budget movie called Crazy Six in 1997. The movie, which told the story of powerful mafia families vying for control of the arms trade, was written by Galen Yuen, who is the focus of a new original podcast series for Apple.

Selena Gomez can’t help being in awe of Taylor Swift.

Meet the new crop of dancers.

Selena Gomez has been turned into a never-ending cycle of memes.

Liam Payne is continuing to deal with health issues.

Selena Gomez clearly can’t hide how she feels if she disapproves of something.

The 2023 MTV VMAs were packed with incredible performances, viral celeb clips and Moon Person trophies on Tuesday, so let’s take a look at some of the most-talked about moments.

The Buffy the Vampire Slayer universe is expanding.

The 2023 MTV VMAs took place on Tuesday night (September 12) at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.

at the London premiere of Barbie, on at the 2023 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, on at a Saint Heron launch. There have been magazine cover placements, including in British GQ and in Teen Vogue. All the fashion girls are on board, from to to .

yesterday, the Princess of Wales looked chic in a by Alexander McQueen, however it was her tousled chestnut hair that caught everyone’s attention. Unlike recent purveyors of the trend (think Amal Clooney and Victoria Beckham), Kate updated her long locks with the addition of the sweeping “Farrah fringe.”Made popular by original Charlie’s Angel and ’70s beauty icon Farrah Fawcett, this wispy curtain-style fringe is a softer take on more traditional bangs. “It’s a great thing to do if you want to put a feature in your hair, but don’t want to do something drastic like a full fringe,” adds hairstylist Roi Nadin, who is based at .

Britney Spears‘ rumored new man is opening up about his fondness for her!

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Demi Lovato has signed with Brandon Creed’s Good World Management, a rep for the singer confirms to Variety. The news was first reported by Hits; Lovato parted ways with former manager Scooter Braun earlier this year.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Newer fans may not be aware that in the early years of his career, James Blake’s music was really, really weird. The largely instrumental tracks featured lots of blipping, angular grooves and warped sounds and voices that were initially totally disorienting but would always coalesce into something melodic or rhythmic (if sometimes testing the boundaries of coherence).

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Country star Zach Bryan was arrested on charges of “obstruction of investigation” in Oklahoma Thursday, according to multiple news reports. He was released on bond later in the day. Commenting on the incident after his release, Bryan owned up to being “out of line” with police: “Today I had an incident with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Billie Eilish, Peter Gabriel, Sheryl Crow, Nile Rodgers, Bootsy Collins, Sofi Tukker, Rufus Wainwright, Bush and many more have joined a coalition of musicians called Artist for Action to Prevent Gun Violence designed to inspire people to volunteer, donate and vote to end the epidemic of gun violence plaguing the United States. The organization is launching with a series of live events, including a performance by Bush and special guests at New York’s Irving Plaza on September 22.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music After weeks of rumors, it’s official: Elliot Grainge’s 10K Projects, home to releases by Trippie Redd, Ice Spice, Iann Dior and more, has launched a joint venture with Warner Music Group. According to the announcement, the label, which was founded by Grainge — son of Universal Music chairman/CEO Lucian Grainge — in 2016, will become a standalone label within the WMG ecosystem, bringing its roster and team into the WMG fold.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Nirvana’s third and final album, “In Utero,” is often overlooked because it basically marked the beginning of the end of the band — Kurt Cobain died less than eight months after it was released. While not the kind of celebratory, culture-shifting album that its predecessor, “Nevermind,” was, it’s still a glorious piece of vulnerable, rebellious rock music that includes some of Cobain’s best-ever songs.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Ariana Grande has parted ways with Scooter Braun and HYBE despite claims to the contrary, a source with inside knowledge of the situation confirms to Variety. “Scooter’s team is spinning the story. Ariana is leaving both Scooter and HYBE. There is absolutely no truth to her staying,” the source said in a statement, noting that the singer unfollowed Braun on social media earlier this week.

Jack Antonoff is throwing some shade Scooter Braun's way. The music producer took a break from celebrating his recent nuptials with Margaret Qualley to post a meme about the famed manager, who's long had beef with Antonoff's pal, Taylor Swift.Antonoff posted the meme in question over the weekend.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music “Snooze” is one of the most romantic songs on SZA’s chart-topping sophomore album “SOS,” and the song gets a suitably intimate treatment in her new video for the song, which features her snuggling, smoking, swimming arguing and dancing with Justin Bieber, “Power Book II” star Woody McClain, “Beef” hunk Young Mazino and super-producer/songwriter Benny Blanco (who has worked with Bieber, Ed Sheeran and many others as well as his good friend SZA). However, she saves the most intimate dance scenes for … well… you’ll see. Bieber is featured on the song’s extended remix, and he and wife Hailey attended her show in Los Angeles back in March.

Justin Bieber is serious about parting ways with Scooter Braun!

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music After a three-year delay while legal matters were sorted out, the Prince estate is relaunching the reissue campaign of the late artist’s sprawling catalog with one of his biggest-selling albums, 1991’s “Diamonds and Pearls.” With singles like “Cream,” “Gett Off” and the title track, the album returned Prince to the top of the charts and was his final blockbuster release. On October 27, Paisley Park Enterprises, in partnership with Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Records, will reissue “Diamonds And Pearls” in a giant 7CD/12-LP set (also available in 2-CD and 1-CD versions), with 47 previously unreleased tracks, as well as a previously unreleased two hours of video concert performances from Prince’s much-vaunted vault.