Boygenius Members Respond to the Group’s Six Grammy Nominations: ‘It’s Triple the Joy’

Ellen Holly, the first Black person to star in a soap opera with her lead role on One Life to Live, died Wednesday at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx, N.Y. She was 92 and died in her sleep.

The third annual Red Sea Film Festival handed out its Yusr Awards on Thursday night, with Zarrar Kahn’s In Flames taking Best Feature and Farah Nabulsi’s The Teacher scoring a pair of wins including Best Actor for Saleh Bakri. See the full list below.

It’s not often that a Hollywood premiere is met with continual cheers, gasps, tears and several rounds of applause during its screening, but that was Warner Bros.’ The Color Purple‘s force of nature at the David Geffen Academy Museum Theater Wednesday night.

Lauren Harries has shared a health update after spending several months in hospital and undergoing an emergency brain operation. The Celebrity Big Brother star, 45, has finally been discharged from hospital seven months after they were admitted, following brain surgery which resulted in the star receiving treatment in intensive care. Lauren, who appeared on CBB in 2016, has been suffering from a spinal injury and has received several operations, as well as spending time in an induced coma.

Shoppers were left scratching their heads after spotting Easter-themed chocolates on supermarket shelves in December. In the Facebook group, Food Finds UK Official, customers made light of one retailer's early jump into the Easter spirit.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor Andrew Garfield spoke to an audience rich in Spider-Man fans about his career at the Red Sea Film Festival Thursday, sitting alongside Saudi producer and Red Sea Film Foundation CEO Mohammed Al Turki. The two have known each other since Garfield starred in Ramin Bahrani’s 2014 drama “99 Homes,” which Al Turki produced. “I’m currently out of work,” Garfield quipped.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief China’s Linmon Media celebrated its tenth anniversary this week by unveiling 16 new shows for its 2024 production and release slate. The roster included seven Chinese period drama series, five contemporary shows and two more being made in Thailand. “We are not just a producer, we are a studio,” Zhou Yuan, co-founder and EVP of Linmon, told Variety on the sidelines of the company’s predominantly English-language presentation at the Asia Television Forum & Market in Singapore.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Mark Ruffalo appeared on “Hot Ones” ahead of the release of “Poor Things” and got asked about the time he accidentally popped Channing Tatum‘s eardrum on the set of “Foxcatcher.” The 2014 sports drama, directed by Bennett Miller, starred the two actors as Olympic wrestlers Mark and David Schultz. Ruffalo played David, who was murdered in January 1996 by multimillionaire John du Pont (played by Steve Carell in the film) after John recruited the brothers to help train them. “[Channing] did ask me to slap the shit out of him, and it was easy to do because he’d beaten the shit out of me so many times,” Ruffalo wisecracked when the topic of Tatum’s popped eardrum was brought up.

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Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen surprised the world with the announcement of their divorce last year. The former celebrity couple decided to call it quits after facing some struggles in their marriage, and have since made some co-parenting arrangements, spending quality time with their kids, 13-year-old Benjamin, and 11-year-old Vivian.GISELE BÜNDCHEN SPENDS THE HOLIDAYS WITH JOAQUIM VALENTEGISELE BÜNDCHEN SHARES EMOTIONAL POSTTOM BRADY ENJOYS WINTER IN HIS BATHING SUIT WITH HIS KIDSNow a close source to the couple has revealed to Us Weekly some details about their amicable relationship following their divorce, and moving on with their personal and professional lives. “Tom and Gisele have navigated their coparenting relationship really well,” a source said to the publication.

Adele delivered a heartfelt and confessional acceptance speech after being honored with The Sherry Lansing Leadership Award at The Hollywood Reporter’s 2023 Women in Entertainment Gala on Thursday (December 7).

Taylor Swift opened up about her feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in her new Time interview and now insiders are speaking out about what their relationship is like today.

Heida Reed, who has portrayed Special Agent Jamie Kellett on FBI: International since the CBS series launch in 2021, will be leaving the show early in the upcoming third season, sources confirm to Deadline.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Freud’s Last Session, which Sony Pictures Classics pre-bought after teaming with star Anthony Hopkins to release his Oscar-winning turn in The Father.

Ariana Grande has shared a series of new photos from a recording studio that seemingly teases a new music project is on the way soon.Grande shared a series of photos and muted videos on Instagram today (December 7) that show her working in a recording studio. In many of the photos, Grande can be seen sitting at a computer while looking at audio files on screen.Grande didn’t caption the posts but her friend and frequent collaborator Victoria Monet commented “she’s home!” while Grande’s Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo wrote in a comment: “no one is ready”, adding: “I’m so freaking proud of you…This project is so freaking special!”You can see the post here:A post shared by Ariana Grande (@arianagrande)Back in August, Grande paid tribute to Mac Miller in the video for a new version of the pair’s 2013 track ‘The Way’.

Crowdfunder page, the goal is “to raise £15,000 to support 10 grassroots music organisers, financially and with mentorship, from February 2024 for 6 months. Each organiser/event will receive a one-off grant, plus 5 mentorship sessions over 6 months.

Ricky Gervais has faced criticism after using an ableist slur in his Netflix special, Armageddon.In the upcoming special, which has been previewed through various clips on social media, the comedian jokes about making videos for terminally ill children for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.“I always start the video the same way, I go, ‘why didn’t you wish to get better?’ Gervais jokes in the clip. “What, you fucking ret***ed* as well?”Shortly afterwards, Gervais states that he doesn’t “use that word in real life”, defending his use of the word as “playing a role” for comedy purposes.After the video was posted on YouTube last week, disability equality charity Scope spoke out against the special in a statement on X.“Language like this has consequences,” they wrote.

Elon Musk has jokingly warned Taylor Swift that her popularity could decline after being named Time’s Person Of The Year for 2023.In response to Swift’s post on X announcing she had won the accolade (December 6), Musk congratulated the pop singer before posting a cautionary reply.“Some risk of popularity decline after this award,” Musk wrote. “I speak from experience lol.”The SpaceX founder was named Time’s Person Of The Year in 2021 for his influence “on life on Earth, and potentially life off Earth too,” in a statement from the magazine at the time..@samlansky has such a wondrous way with words, and I’ve loved reading his pieces for over a decade.

Painting Birds With Jim And Nancy Noir: Christmas Special, which airs December 20 on Sky Arts at 8pm.In the special of the travelogue series, Jim Moir (aka Vic Reeves) and his wife Nancy are joined by Mortimer in Penshurst Place in Kent, where they attempt to create an artistic rendition of the robin.In a clip from episode, Mortimer describes the festive bird as a “hooligan”, to which Reeves replies: “I agree completely. They’re like territorial little brutes.

Boygenius have released a cover of the traditional Irish ballad, ‘The Parting Glass’, in tribute to the late Sinead O’Connor.Today (November 17), Boygenius – the trio of Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus – shared the track on streaming platforms and features Irish folk duo Ye Vagabonds. The song was recored and released as a tribute to Sinead O’Connor, who died in July at the age of 56.O’Connor famously recored and released ‘The Parting Glass’ in 2002.

Boygenius have reflected on the positive LGBTQ+ representation across the 2024 Grammy nominations.The supergroup – comprising Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus – were nominated for six 2024 Grammys awards last week, including Album and Record Of The Year for ‘The Record’ and ‘Not Strong Enough’, respectively.Bridgers also earned a seventh nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for her SZA collaboration ‘Ghost In The Machine’.In a recent interview with Billboard, Boygenius reflected on their nominations and shared their thoughts on the wider LGBTQ+ representation across all the nominees like Victoria Monét, Miley Cyrus and Brandy Clark.A post shared by boygenius (@xboygeniusx)When asked what it means to see that kind of representation in the nominations, Baker replied: “It’s cool, because when you’re saying ‘this class of people,’ or ‘this demographic of folks’ … it’s like, if there’s enough people that fit that category within the organisation, it stops becoming a novelty.”Bridgers added “or even just as much of a commodity”, to which Baker replied: “Exactly, it allows all of those people to be individuated more.”Dacus continued: “It would be so sick if the way all queer people were treated got more normal too. Like, we have a friend that, during Pride Month, said, ‘It’s cool to see the rainbow on this Shell gas station sign.

Boygenius appeared on Saturday Night Live last night (November 11) and the band channelled The Beatles during their performance, which you can watch below.The band, made up of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus, were appearing on the show with Timothée Chalamet.They took to the stage in matching suits and ties in a nod to The Beatles and performed ‘Not Strong Enough’ and ‘Satanist’. At the end of ‘Satanist’, Baker threw her guitar across the stage.

Timothée Chalamet and boygenius have appeared on Saturday Night Live parodying Troye Sivan.Last night (November 11), Chalamet performed a sketch acting as a sleep demon in the form of Sivan.“I’m an Australian YouTube twink turned indie pop star, and model turned HBO actor Troye Sivan played by an American actor who can’t do an Australian accent,” he joked. Chalamet also called Sivan a “moisturised Machine Gun Kelly”Chalamet then performed the choreography from Sivan’s song ‘Got Me Started’, which ends with Chalamet pulling his pants down and revealing his bright red underwear.After appearing to the woman in hospital several times, Chalamet is joined by all three members of boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Julien Baker), who served as musical guests on SNL.

Boygenius have opened up about their Grammy nominations, joking that they’re “gonna have to fight Dave Grohl” in the parking lot after they were nominated in the same category.The official Grammys YouTube hosted a livestream yesterday (November 10), with the winners set to be announced at the 67th Grammy Awards ceremony on February 4, 2024 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California. You can see the full list of nominations here.Boygenius – made up of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus – were nominated for six Grammys including Album and Record of the Year for ‘The Record’, which NME described as an “instant classic” in a five-star review.

Lana Del Rey, Mark Ronson, Olivia Rodrigo and more have been reacting to news of their Grammy nominations.The nominations were announced yesterday (November 10),with SZA leading the way, earning nine nominations.Taylor Swift, Rodrigo, Boygenuis, Miley Cyrus, John Batiste, Victoria Monét, and Billie Eilish will all be competing with SZA in the main Record Of The Year category. The eight nominees (instead of the usual 10) for Album Of The Year include SZA, Swift, Rodrigo, Cyrus, and Batiste as well as Del Rey and Janelle Monae.Phoebe Bridgers, Victoria Monét and mixing engineer Serban Ghenea are all tied with seven Grammy nominations – Bridgers earning 6 for her work with Boygenius, who mark their first time ever being Grammy nominated.

Boygenius are celebrating their six Grammy nominations!

SZA leads all artists with the most nominations at the 2024 Grammy Awards, with nine. The R&B favorite is followed by Victoria Monét, Phoebe Bridgers (including her work with the band Boygenius), and Serban Ghenea — who works behind the scenes — with seven apiece. Superstars like Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Olivia Rodrigo, and the aforementioned SZA all end up in three of the four biggest categories, including Album, Record, and Song of the Year.

the nominees for the 66th annual Grammy Awards were announced on Friday morning, women ruled — make that, owned — the Big 4 categories: Album, Record and Song of the Year, plus Best New Artist.The diva domination was most drastically disproportionate in what are really the Big 2 categories: Album and Record of the Year. There is only one single, solitary man — former “Late Show” bandleader Jon Batiste, the 2022 Album of the Year winner for “We Are,” who is nominated again for “World Music Radio” — among the 16 nominees.

94 Grammy categories below. That's right: 94.The 2024 Grammy nominations list was announced during a livestream event on November 10, with musicians like St.

full list of 2024 Grammy nominees here. SURPRISE: Women take all. Well, not all, but you get the idea.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Nominations for the 66th annual Grammy Awards are being announced by Recording Academy chief Harvey Mason Jr. and celebrity guests in a livestream rollout, with nominees in just over 20 categories — including the four general-field competitions — being revealed first, starting at 11 a.m.

Phoebe Bridgers of Boygenius has hit out at online trolls who make comments about her body online, and use social media to “actively embarrass themselves.”The singer, songwriter and guitarist spoke out about the slew of nasty comments she and her bandmates receive online in a new interview with GQ, and stated that she finds it “fucking embarrassing” how people actually take to social media to make comments about their appearance.The topic arose when the band were asked about their set at Belgium’s Pukkelpop festival in August, when Bridgers ripped her shirt open and revealed her bare chest.Bandmate Lucy Dacus then followed suit, and the two spun around on stage together before falling to the floor. After it happened, discussion of the moment spread across social media, with some users criticising the musicians for what they saw as public indecency.“Twitter’s dead and everyone who’s actively using Twitter is, I think, fucking embarrassing themselves,” said Bridgers, reflecting on the comments.

Timothée Chalamet is gearing up to host Saturday Night Live with musical guest boygenius!

Billie Eilish has dropped a video singing ‘when the party’s over’ with boygenius – watch the footage below.The singer performed the 2018 song when she visited London’s Electric Ballroom last August for a surprise last-minute gig. Indie supergroup boygenius were invited onto the stage as special guests. “I’m in love with all three of them,” Eilish reportedly said on the night.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic “Baby, it’s Halloween / And we can be anything,” Phoebe Bridgers once promised, in a song named after the high holy day of Oct. 31.

Dave Grohl played drums on Boygenius‘ song ‘Satanist’ during their Halloween Hollywood Bowl show last night (October 31).The Foo Fighters singer and guitarist, who first found fame as the drummer in Nirvana, returned to his sticksman state for a performance of Boygenius’ ‘The Record’ album track.Grohl wore all black and facepaint as he hopped on the kit for the song, while Boygenius bandmembers Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker were seen sporting spooky outfits as The Father, Son and Holy Ghost for their set.Watch the moment in the clips below.Dave Grohl playing drums onstage with Boygenius tonight! pic.twitter.com/ZZz4CX7Qia— phoebe on tour (@bridgersontour) November 1, 2023Dave Grohl of @foofighters joins @xboygeniusx at their Hollywood Bowl #Halloween show tonight pic.twitter.com/qXhltsWmid— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 1, 2023Meanwhile, Grohl has released an expanded deluxe edition of his memoir The Storyteller: Tales In Life & Music.First released in 2021, the original version of the book recounted the Foo Fighter bandleader’s life and music career, from his origins in the suburbs of Washington D.C., to his experiences touring from the age of 18.Now, an expanded version of The Storyteller, which hit bookshelves yesterday (October 31) is said to include a variety of additional and never-before-seen content.The Storyteller’s deluxe paperback edition includes a first-person essay about Grohl’s philosophy on creativity, and a series of writing prompts aimed at sparking readers’ own creative pursuits.The updated memoir also provides insight into the genesis and songwriting behind four Foo Fighters songs, and how Grohl’s relationship to these songs has evolved over time.Elsewhere, Boygenius are due to