Film Academy Appoints Meredith Shea to Newly Created Executive Role

Lionel Richie has high hopes for the talented singers who went the distance this season on .On Sunday's Disney Night episode of the Top 5 contestants battled it out for the three spots in next week's three-hour grand finale. Colin Stough, Iam Tongi, Megan Danielle, Wé Ani, and Zachariah Smith sang their hearts out to make an impression.Speaking with ET's Denny Directo after the show, Richie revealed that he told the contestants before the show, and what he strongly believes about all the people who showed the world what they could do this season.«The Top 5, they have careers. I mean, you could just see it.

Making their debut in 2009, the bite-sized potato snacks were been met with eager demand. Sadly, this deep fried potato affair was short lived, with the item being pulled from the menu nationally in 2011.

Plans to redesign popular venue Victoria Warehouse - where overcrowding complaints have been made in recent years - have been tabled. Bosses have submmited a planning application to reconfigure the existing complex, made up of three early 20th-century warehouses and ancillary buildings.

WEi have cancelled the majority of their Latin America ‘Passion’ tour.Over the weekend, WEi and their label OUI Entertainment announced that they have cancelled all dates on their upcoming Latin America ‘Passion’ tour, with the exception of the Mexico City stop on June 4.“We requested visa issuance and other matters that had to be checked in advance to ensure smooth performance. Nevertheless, we were told to proceed with the concert without issuing a proper visa and to perform in an open-air venue,” OUI Entertainment said.“Furthermore, some of the notices were not negotiated with OUI Entertainment before uploading,” the agency added.

NCT member Johnny Suh has revealed that K-pop boyband NCT 127 are working on new music.In a newly released video by the Associated Press, recorded on May 7, Johnny told the new agency that both NCT and its sub-group NCT 127 are in the midst of recording new albums.“We are starting to record our new album for NCT 127, also the whole NCT, so you guys can look forward to that,” he said. “I don’t know how fast it’s going to come out, but we’re working on it.”Elsewhere during the interview, Johnny also gave a shoutout to the new NCT sub-unit, NCT DOJAEJUNG: “Right now DOJAEJUNG is out so if you guys support us, hopefully you guys are supporting them.”Last week, SM Entertainment released a preview of its upcoming music releases, up until the third quarter of 2023.

Katy Perry doesn't mind taking the internet by storm! Even when she doesn't actually mean to.Perry was in England earlier this month for the grand coronation ceremony for King Charles III — where she and Lionel Richie performed at the Coronation Concert. However, one moment went viral inadvertently when she couldn't find her seat for the grand occasion inside Westminster Abbey.«Well, I just want everybody to know, thank you so much for your concern,» Perry deadpanned while speaking with ET's Denny Directo following Sunday's new.

Keith Urban is set to make a much-anticipated return to American Idol, albeit for one night only.  The official announcement came from the show's Instagram account and was also shared by Keith on his Instagram Stories.  The 55-year-old will grace the grand finale on May 21st as a guest mentor and will also perform on the show.

Whitehall has announced he and his girlfriend, Roxy Horner, are expecting their first child together. The comedian and Bad Education star posted on Twitter a photo of him and Horner, 31, with them both announcing the news on their social media on Sunday. Whitehall, 34, jokingly captioned the post: “Should probably finally learn to drive now.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for hard hitting crime drama series “Scoop” from acclaimed filmmaker Hansal Mehta (“Scam 1992: The Harshad Mehta Story”). Based on journalist Jigna Vora’s 2019 memoir “Behind Bars in Byculla: My Days in Prison,” the series is created by Mehta and Mrunmayee Lagoo Waikul (“Thappad”). The book recounts how renowned journalist Jyotirmoy Dey was murdered by members of the Chhota Rajan gang in 2011. A few months later, fellow journalist and crime reporter Vora was arrested in connection with the murder.  “Scoop” marks Mehta and Netflix’s maiden partnership and the series is set up as the first season of a franchise. Mehta has directed all six episodes of the first season.

It takes a special kind of artist to draw humor out of the United States' mass shooting epidemic, but Paris Texas have managed to do it with the music video for their latest single "Bullet Man." The title (which may or may not be a reference to Shinya Tsukamoto 2009 cyberpunk film) takes on a very literal meaning in Aus Taylor's music video, written by the Los Angeles alt-rap duo themselves. The clip stars a young white kid who, after a sudden and unexpecting race swapping into a Black teen, finds himself stalked by the bullet of a gun fired by his own grandpappy.

Jamie Foxx has been released from the hospital and his condition is improving, according to an Instagram story his daughter Corinne posted this afternoon (May 12). Sharing a post from RapTV headlined “JAMIE FOXX’S LOVED ONES REPORTEDLY PREPARING FOR THE WORST,” she rebuked the unfounded rumors about her father’s health, including at least one claim from earlier today that he was “on Life Support in ICU.” “Update from the family: Sad to see how the media runs wild.

Lil Durk has recruited J. Cole for his latest single "All My Life." The song will feature on Durk's new album Almost Healed, which is due out on May 26. The uplifting track features a children's choir and finds Durk looking back at having made it against the odds ("All my life, they’re never gonna keep me down.

David Tennant goes around and around with a dancing Neil Patrick Harris in the newest teaser for the upcoming Doctor Who 60th anniversary special.

Billie Lourd‘s Mother’s Day message will hit you with all the emotions.

But, in a brand new season of Secrets and Surprises, not everyone can rise above the stresses of the high-stakes show. 

Maren Morris was honored at the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards New York with the Excellence in Media Award. The singer-songwriter took the stage to accept the award and recalled her feud with former Fox News star Tucker Carlson.

Andrew Lloyd-Webber, rapper Ms Banks, 2022 ESC runner-up Sam Ryder, and the Princess performed in the introductory musical montage.

American Idol has chosen their top 3 finalists for season 21!

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Witney Carson is a new mom once again!

Billie Lourd is remembering her late mom, Carrie Fisher, on Mother's Day. The actress took to Instagram on Sunday to share an emotional tribute to the beloved star.Lourd shared a throwback photo showing herself and her mom standing side-by-side in a meditative yoga prayer pose and captioned the post with some reflections on her mom in honor of the special day.«Even though I’ve been a mom for almost 3 years and now have 2 kids of my own the first thing I think of when I hear happy Mother’s Day is her,» Lourd, 30, wrote in the caption. «Even though it’s been over 6 years since she died, when I first wake up, this still feels like her day — not mine.

“Barry,” but he also wants to be clear: the episodes you see are the product of a lot of refinement. Specifically in Season 4 Episode 6, there was an entire Sally storyline that would have (maybe) involved Jennifer Lawrence that was jettisoned and a scene that was reshot mere weeks before the series premiered.“When you’re doing this stuff, people can tell you you’re great until they’re blue in the face, but you make a lot of mistakes,” Hader told TheWrap in our episodic breakdown interview for Episode 6.

The Roy siblings’ alliance is on thin ice during Sunday’s episode of Succession, and the fate of America hangs in the balance.

Joseph Fiennes is giving his take on the Harry Potter television series adaptation that has been set up at Max.

Bruno Fernandes has told his Manchester United teammates to forget what Liverpool are doing and focus on claiming the two wins they need to book a return to the Champions League.

Halle Bailey bursts out of a sea of blue for her performance of “Part of Your World” on American Idol‘s Disney Night!

Megyn Kelly is calling out Charlize Theron.

Ethan Shanfeld SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for Season 4, Episode 8 of “Succession,” now streaming on HBO Max. It’s Roman Roy’s world, and we’re all just living in it. Sunday’s hopefully-not-prescient episode of “Succession” pulls back the curtain on how, democracy be damned, a national election can ultimately be swayed by a few people who hold enormous wealth and power. Such is the case with Jeryd Mencken, Justin Kirk’s slippery Republican presidential candidate who flirts with fascism and makes a not-so-subtle deal with Roman. (Kendall tried to accomplish the same mutual back-scratching last episode with Democrat Daniel Jimenez’s campaign, but his adviser Nate was uncomfortable with the proposition.) When, on election night, a suspicious fire breaks out at a Milwaukee vote-counting center, calling into question the results of 100,000 ballots, Mencken outright promises Roman (Kieran Culkin) that he’ll kill the GoJo merger in exchange for ATN’s support. (It’s unclear whether the fire was started by left-wing extremists or “Menckenists,” as Shiv calls them, but the political alignment of the missing ballots points to the latter.)

their big breakup during part one of this season of 's tell-all special that aired on Sunday on TLC. Oussama admitted that after Debbie left Morocco after accusing him of just using her to get a green card, he called her «thousands» of times to try to get back together but then said he was now no longer in love with her.Debbie and Oussama's relationships drew suspicion from the start given their 43-year age difference.

Billie Lourd is remembering her iconic mom, Carrie Fisher, on Mother’s Day.

. After Kris finally returned to Colombia after barely communicating with Jeymi for months while she was in Alabama, the two reunited and eventually split after an explosive fight that turned physical.Kris and Jeymi got married this season, but it's been far from smooth sailing. Kris said she had to return to Alabama to take care of a court case and also so she could work to support her and Jeymi, but ended up staying much longer than planned.

Colton Underwood has found lasting love with Jordan C. Brown.

Addison Timlin — the estranged wife of “The Bear” star Jeremy Allen White — is getting real about the challenges of raising kids alone in an emotional, candid and inspiring Mother’s Day post.

royal surprise as King Charles III and Queen Camilla made a guest appearance on the show the day after the coronation. The royal couple appeared alongside judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie after they attended the royal festivities and performed at the King’s Coronation Concert last weekend.

And the new Academy post goes to … Meredith Shea.

Sophia Scorziello editor The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named Meredith Shea as its chief membership, impact and industry officer. In the new position, she will oversee new member cultivation and outreach, awards administration, rules and regulations, membership branch structural changes, member and industry engagement, film festival and international strategies, talent development programs, and industry DEAI and sustainability efforts. Shea previously worked as an Academy executive for a decade. In her new role, Shea will report directly to Bill Kramer, Academy CEO. “We are thrilled to welcome Meredith back to the Academy in this leadership position. Her vast knowledge of the film industry and Academy membership, along with her commitment to building and nurturing a diverse and equitable global film community makes her a perfect professional for this new role,” says Kramer.