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Back to her roots. American Idol winner Samantha Diaz — who goes by the stage name Just Sam — revealed she’s returned to performing on the subways in New York City.

The songbird is still singing. Stevie Nicks opened up about how she’s been coping after Christine McVie’s death — and gave Taylor Swift a shout-out in the process.

Kim Petras has revealed the tracklist, artwork, and release date for her upcoming debut album, ‘Feed The Beast’.The dance–pop newcomer’s last full-length release was the 2019 mixtape, ‘Clarity’. In a four-star review, NME said the record is “complex”, and “boastful” without being “one-note”, concluding “the German singer-songwriter already sounds like a legit pop star.”Now, Petras has shared the artwork and tracklist for ‘Feed The Beast’ – featuring the already-released singles, ‘Brrr’, ‘Unholy’ with Sam Smith and ‘Alone’ with Nicki Minaj.

Cinderella’s Curse, which is set to be released later this year.The film will be produced by ChampDog Films who also created the unofficial Winnie The Pooh horror movie Blood and Honey. According to Bloody Disgusting, Cinderella’s Curse is going up for sale at the American Film Market and ITN Studios will be releasing the film in October 2023.Louisa Warren will serve as the film’s director and producer. Speaking to Bloody Disgusting, Warren shared: “This an incredibly unique spin on the Cinderella we all love and know.

Taylor Swift has announced a new deluxe version of her tenth album ‘Midnights‘, titled ‘Midnights (Til Dawn Edition)’.The expanded edition comes out tomorrow (May 25) – which you can pre-order here – at midnight EST and will feature a collaboration with Ice Spice on a new version of ‘Karma’, along with a re-recorded version of ‘Snow On The Beach’ featuring “more” Lana Del Rey.The pop singer also announced that fans attending the East Rutherford shows on her ‘Eras‘ US tour will be able to purchase a special edition CD which includes a never before heard ‘Midnights’ vault track called ‘You’re Losing Me’.The digital edition will also feature format-exclusive track ‘Hits Different’, which was previously only available on the Target version of ‘Midnights’.Um. SO much to tell you.

Clarissa Molina confirmed the rumors that had been circulating for months. She and her ex-fiancé, Vicente Saavedra, decided to end their relationship and call off the wedding engagement they announced in March 2022 - which had many of the fans of the Latina TV host excited. After the former Nuestra Belleza Latina, Clarissa, released a statement confirming the separation, she headed to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to film a new movie.

First Lady Michelle Obama knows how to distinguish between good and bad cocktails. Recently, the author and philanthropist revealed on “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” her two daughters have “weak” cocktail-making skills.According to Obama, 24-year-old Malia and 21-year-old Sasha invited her and President Barack Obama to hang out in their apartment before having dinner. The sisters decided to impress their famous parents; however, their experience wasn’t the best.“Not only did they drink it, they made one.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Taylor Swift announced a new deluxe edition of her “Midnights” album, titled “Midnights: Til Dawn,” that will feature Ice Spice as her guest on a fresh version of “Karma” and additional, newly recorded lead vocals from Lana Del Rey on their “Snow on the Beach” collaboration. Digital and physical editions will each have a format-exclusive track. For the digital release, it will be “Hits Different,” a song that was previously only available on the Target version of “Midnights.” More interestingly for fans, the physical edition will have a “Vault” track never before heard from the “Midnights” writing sessions. The all-new song is titled “You’re Losing Me,” the title of which will obviously set fans’ minds aflutter even before they hear it, given recent revelations about Swift’s personal life.

Vivo Film (“Le Quattro Volte,” “Miss Marx”) has boarded André Ristum’s action drama “Tecnicamente Dolce” (“Technically Sweet”), based on a screenplay by Italian legend Michelangelo Antonioni, teaming with Gullane Filmes, Brazil’s biggest independent film production house. The news comes as “Carnival Is Over,” the awaited thriller drama by “Narcos” director Fernando Coimbra, whose “A Wolf at the Door” was one of the standout Brazilian feature debuts of the last decade, has now entered post-production, shaping up as one of the big arthouse titles to hit festivals from Brazil next year.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent If São Paulo state were a country, its 47 million population would make it the third largest in South America: Only the rest of Brazil and Colombia are larger.  From the turn of the century, it has consolidated ever more as Brazil’s artistic powerhouse, growing to represent 50% of Brazil’s creative industries GDP, said Secretary of Culture and Creative Economy Marília Marton at Cannes Marché du Film.  Audiovisual production is in São Paulo’s DNA, she told Variety. “As some other sectors decline, creative industries have a large potential of returns, employment and a market future, so our idea is to grow and broaden the audiovisual market,” she explained. 

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor A24’s “The Zone of Interest” is spoken in German, but was filmed in Poland and is written and directed by a British auteur. So what does that mean for its prospects for best international feature at the Oscars? Written and directed by Jonathan Glazer, “The Zone of Interest” premiered last week at the Cannes Film Festival where it emerged as an early favorite for the coveted Palme d’Or after receiving widespread acclaim. The film tells the story of a commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel), and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Hüller) who strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp that was one of the sites where six million Jews were murdered.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Rebel Wilson has revealed that she auditioned for the next James Bond movie after producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson saw her host the 2022 BAFTA Film Awards. The “Pitch Perfect” star is currently at the Cannes Film Festival to launch her directorial debut, “The Deb,” a big-screen adaptation of the titular Australian musical comedy. Variety caught up with Wilson to discuss her turn in the director’s seat, and reflect on her no-holds-barred hosting duties at the BAFTAs, where she roasted Britain’s Royal Family. Wilson explained that she had to clear some Bond-related jokes with the producers ahead of the awards, which put them in direct contact and ultimately led to an audition.

Ethan Shanfeld Dominic Fike will release his long-awaited sophomore album, “Sunburn,” on July 7 via Columbia Records. The album includes debut single “Dancing in the Courthouse,” which debuted in April ahead of the singer’s performance at Coachella, as well as “Ant Pile,” which he premiered at the festival and will officially release on Friday. “Sunburn” is currently available for pre-order and will be released on CD and vinyl with exclusive editions. Fike teased the album with a promotional video posted to social media. The 14-song album is produced by Jim-E-Stack, and Fike’s band features drummer Henry Kwapis (Dijon) and bassist Devon Workman.

Guy Lodge Film Critic In the rose-gray light of dawn, Juliette Binoche strides through a verdant kitchen garden, wearing a straw hat as wide and undulating as an ocean wave. She plucks a majestically large, gnarled celeriac from the earth and sniffs it deeply and fondly, as if inhaling mythical ambrosia, and takes it back to the house. This is how Tràn Anh Hùng’s “The Pot au Feu” opens, which is to say on a note of sensory reverence and a hint of kitsch, in knowing thrall to one of the less pretty vegetables in nature’s cornucopia. There are people — this critic included — who will watch this scene and immediately sense with a hungry tingle that the film to come has been made expressly for their palate, and there is everyone else. “The Pot au Feu” is not for everyone else, and that’s just fine.

K.J. Yossman One of the bosses behind long-running game show “Deal or No Deal” defended the format after Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex accused the show of “objectifying women.” Markle spent a year working on the NBC version of the show, hosted by Howie Mandel, as a briefcase model between 2006 and 2007. The role involved opening a briefcase to reveal to the contestant how much money it contained — usually while wearing high heels and a skimpy dress. Last year, on an episode of her Archetypes podcast titled “Breaking Down the Bimbo,” Markle said she ended up quitting the show after feeling “objectified.” “I was so much more than what was being objectified on the stage,” she said. “I didn’t like feeling forced to be all looks and little substance.”

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Alireza Khatami and Ali Asgari‘s “Terrestrial Verses,” the sole Iranian film premiering in Cannes’ Official Selection, has been acquired for distribution in key European territories. Represented by Films Boutique, “Terrestrial Verses” has been acquired for France (ARP Selection), Benelux (September Films) and Germany/Austria (Neue Visionen). All three banners are leading distributors in their respective territories. Those deals were closed following the film’s well-received world premiere. “Terrestrial Verses” marks the first collaboration between Khatami and Asgari, who are both acclaimed directors.

Thania Garcia Following the news that Miley Cyrus will not be touring in support of her latest full-length album “Endless Summer Vacation,” the pop singer offered a detailed explanation behind the decision in a letter addressed to her fans. Last week, Cyrus spoke with British Vogue in what was her first in-depth interview in several months. She was quoted saying that “singing for hundreds of thousands of people isn’t really the thing that I love,” and said “There’s no connection. There’s no safety. It’s also not natural. It’s so isolating because if you’re in front of 100,000 people then you are alone.” The mass response from fans and critics prompted the “Flowers” singer to clarify the quote further in a lengthy notes app address that started with: “For clarity I feel connected to my fans NOW more than ever.”

Fetty Wap was sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug conspiracy charges.

Alison Hammond returned to the This Morning sofa on Wednesday alongside Craig Doyle, as her usual co-presenter Dermot O'Leary was off celebrating his 50th birthday. Body language expert Darren Stanton argued that although Alison is the "stronger presenter" with the role of a "leader" with Craig, she feels "more connected and confident" with Dermot by her side on the couch. Speaking on behalf of Betfair, Darren said: "Alison is a natural presenter with ITV’s viewers, she’s enticing and knows how to do it well.

Amanda Holden has claimed she extended an olive branch to Phillip Schofield over their infamous rift - but says he ghosted her. The Britain's Got Talent judge fell out with Phil, who announced his departure from This Morning on Saturday, over an apparent snub for a guest presenter role on the ITV daytime show.

The Little Mermaid” originally voiced by Pat Carroll, was an intimidating feat. “I so loved Pat Carroll,” McCarthy told TheWrap. “She crushed this in the original that if I’m going to do this I have to stop and just say, ‘all the love I have to you, homage to the beginning’ and then try to make mine my own.” That process started, as McCarthy said, by treating Ursula no different than any other character the actress has played.

told the Hollywood Reporter. “[The daddy thing] seems a little role-related. There was a period where the Mandalorian is very daddy to baby Grogu, and Joel is very daddy to Ellie [in ‘The Last of Us’].”Pascal, 48, has experienced a meteoric rise recently. Although he initially rose to fame in 2014 playing the ill-fated swaggering bisexual prince Oberyn on “Game of Thrones” during the show’s fourth season, his spotlight has increased more recently.

“American Idol” may be responsible for launching the careers of several music superstars, but according to “The View” host Whoopi Goldberg, it can also be credited with “the beginning of the downfall of society.”Goldberg’s comments came on Wednesday morning, as the women of “The View” were discussing Netflix’s new documentary on Anna Nicole Smith, and why — or even if — the documentary needs to exist. “I think that we, as a society, love to watch stuff to judge folks,” Goldberg argued.

Star Wars” was lying crunched up in a plastic bag in a London home.Now fully restored, the iconic gown is going up for public auction for the first time and is expected to fetch at least $2 million.The medieval-style dress worn by Carrie Fisher in 1977’s “Star Wars: A New Hope” is the only Princess Leia outfit from that film which has ever been discovered.“When I was first told about the dress, I simply couldn’t believe it,” props collector Stephen Lane told The Post. “I’ve been collecting for 30 years and I think it’s one of the most exciting finds of my career.”It had been kept by a member of the British crew as a memento, while many of the other costumes from the film were thrown away.

"Jeopardy" fans are angry on behalf of nine-day champion Ben Chan after a spelling error caused his winning streak to come to an end. On Tuesday night’s episode, Chan reached the Final Jeopardy category after a rocky start with a Daily Double loss that put him close with his opponents, Lynn Di Vito and Danny Lesserman. The category was "Shakespeare’s Characters," and the clue was "Both of the names of these 2 lovers in a Shakespeare play come from Latin words for 'blessed.'" The answer is Beatrice and Benedick from "Much Ado About Nothing." None of the contestants got it right, but Chan was achingly close.

relaunched as Max — and streaming competitor Peacock took the opportunity to make an NSFW joke.NBCUniversal’s streamer took a hilarious dig at HBO Max’s rebrand for dropping the first half of its name, letting everyone know that they will not be following suit.“I know you’re all very disappointed, but I will *not* be dropping the first half of my name any time soon,” the official account tweeted.Peacock got its name thanks to NBC’s iconic colorful logo that looks like the animal, though jokes have often been made around the “c- -k” part of the name.The tweet was reposted to the streamer’s Instagram account, and those running the social media account enjoyed responding to people in the comments.“Your social media person deserves a raise for this one,” one person suggested, to which the account responded, “brb sending this to my boss.”Another told the brand to “live a little,” and the account replied that those were “my words to legal exactly.”I know you’re all very disappointed, but I will *not* be dropping the first half of my name any time soon

Rita Wilson is setting the record straight about a photograph that landed her husband Tom Hanks in the hot seat.  The moment, captured on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet Tuesday, shows Tom Hanks appearing to speak angrily with a staffer. However, Wilson said the moment between Hanks and the staffer was not what it seemed. "This is called I can’t hear you.

“The Masked Singer” left a sour taste in her mouth. During the latest episode of “Let’s Talk Off Camera,” Kelly Ripa’s podcast with SiriusXM, the “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper” and “21 Jump Street” star revealed she was “so pissed” by her departure.

facing pushback from viewers on social media as well as the Directors Guild of America and Writers Guild of America. “We agree that the talent behind the content on Max deserve their work to be properly recognized,” a Warner Bros.

the Hollywood Reporter. Castillo starred in the ABC daytime soap opera “General Hospital” from 1992 to 1994, and also appeared in “M*A*S*H,” “Night Court,” “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” and “All in the Family.” Most notably, he played A.C.

Sibling rivalry! Before Nick Jonas landed his role as a coach on The Voice, he was in direct competition with older brother Joe Jonas.

Rebel Wilson is set to make her directorial debut with an adaptation of the Australian musical of “The Deb” for Unigram, AI Film and Access Entertainment.“The Deb,” according to the official synopsis, tells the story of “lovable farm-girl and high school outcast Taylah Simpkins, who is certain the upcoming Debutante Ball, ‘the Deb,’ is her one chance to redefine herself. When her cynical city cousin Maeve is exiled to Taylah’s drought-stricken town Dunburn, she thinks the ball is a ‘heteronormative shit-show’ and immediately disrupts the status quo.

Something weird is afoot in Season 2 of “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.”The next chapter of the Paramount+ series will feature a crossover with fellow “Trek” series “Lower Decks.” Crossovers aren’t unusual, but in this case “Strange New Worlds” is a live-action show, and “Lower Decks” is animated.All will be explained in due time, but somehow “Lower Decks” crewmembers Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) and Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) will board the U.S.S. Enterprise “in the flesh.” Check out the promotional photo below:The crossover episode, which will also feature animation, was directed by “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Star Trek: Picard” actor and director Jonathan Frakes.

part in a bi-coastal drug ring.The hip-hop star — whose real name is Willie Junior Maxwell II — and five others were accused of driving to Long Island about six times in the spring of 2020 and buying kilograms of cocaine that was then sold in New York and New Jersey.The Paterson, NJ, native was personally accused of dealing 25 kilograms of the drug in the Garden State.The 31-year-old “Trap Queen” rapper pleaded guilty in August to one count of conspiracy to possess and distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and faced a minimum of five years and a maximum of 40 years behind bars for the crime.Central Islip federal Judge Joanna Seybert handed down the sentence.Last week, prosecutors recommended that Maxwell — who has been locked up since August — receive from seven years and three months to nine years behind bars, claiming he was a “large-scale narcotics trafficker” who “continues to use his fame, sizable platform and influence to glamorize the drug trade.”The feds cited as an example his breakout hit “Trap Queen,” which Maxwell wrote about an ex-girlfriend who helped him peddle drugs in Paterson.Maxwell’s lawyer, Elizabeth Macedonia, said her client should be sentenced to the minimum, claiming he’s taken “full responsibility for his crimes.” The lawyer said Maxwell was motivated to start dealing drugs so that he could continue to provide for his family and friends — including his eight children — after his concert revenues dried up because of the pandemic.Maxwell was arrested on Oct. 29, 2021, and had been free on $500,000 bond until he allegedly violated the conditions of his release by threatening someone on a FaceTime call with a gun on Dec.

Couple goals! Hollywood’s most powerful pairs showcased their superior style at the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival.