Jimmie Allen Reflects on Being the First Black Musician to Win ACMs' New Male Artist of the Year (Exclusive)

Bob Saget’s family is taking legal action against Florida authorities in hopes of keeping the comedian’s death records private.

“Encanto.”Miranda’s second feature for Walt Disney Animation Studios after “Moana,” “Encanto” tells the story of a family in Colombia at the turn of the 20th century, each of whom is gifted with a magical ability … all except awkward Mirabel (Stephanie Beatriz). While it was released into theaters at Thanksgiving, it really made a splash at Christmas, when it debuted on Disney+. Since then, it has been nominated for two Oscars (including one for Best Original Song), the soundtrack has dominated the Billboard charts, and it has been immortalized in countless TikTok videos, pieces of fan art, and highly sharable memes.In a wide-ranging interview, Miranda talks about the differences between working on “Moana” and “Encanto,” what he thinks about Disney CEO Bob Chapek calling “Encanto” the company’s newest animated franchise, and sheds some light on what he’s doing for the upcoming live-action “Little Mermaid” adaptation.“Encanto” directors Byron Howard and Jared Bush told me it was your idea to set the movie in Latin America. Confirm or deny?Lin-Manuel Miranda: I guess so.

Laverne Cox isn’t afraid of aging anymore.

Zack Sharf One of the biggest Netflix original series set to arrive later this year is “The Sandman,” a fantasy epic based on the acclaimed comic book written by Neil Gaiman. The author recently told Empire magazine that his main goal with the Netflix adaptation is to constantly surprise the viewer, so much so that all episodes of “The Sandman” will feel wildly different from each other.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorChinese Berlinale Competition title “Return to Dust” has been sold to several European distributors with more about to close deals. M-Appeal is handling world sales.

Amber Ruffin is coming back with more hilarious and insightful commentary on her critically-acclaimed late-night variety show. The Amber Ruffin Showwill return with new episodes dropping every Friday beginning on Friday, February 25.  The Amber Ruffin Show  showcases Amber’s smart and silly take on the week’s news.

Following the Los Angeles Rams’ victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at Super Bowl LVI, quarterback Matthew Stafford’s game is still being scrutinized. Now, his wife Kelly has had enough.

A family were left with a huge trench outside their home after they claim to have been given wrong information from United Utilities about a leak on their property.

A bright teenager tragically died just hours after complaining of a headache while at church.

GAME'S hotly anticipated restock of PlayStation Five consoles could drop sometime this week, according to the PS5 Stock UK Twitter account.

Shares of ViacomCBS are down more than 20% in early trading as Wall Street digests the company’s streaming strategy, outlook and financials announced after the market closed Tuesday, and clearly has some issues.

Linda Evangelista, 56, looks drastically different after trying CoolSculpting at a dermatologist’s office between August 2015 and Feb. 2016. Six years later, the model is opening up about the aftermath of the procedure, which is cleared by the FDA and considered an alternative to liposuction. In the new issue of People, she shared the first new photos of herself in years, showing off her new look, which you can see here. She said she is “permanently deformed” and “brutally disfigured” from CoolSculpting, which is also referred to as “fat-freezing.”

GLAAD, the queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, announced that it will honor award-winning actress, singer, and activist Michaela Jaé (Mj) Rodriguez with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, April 2, 2022.

A football fan who screamed racist abuse at a player has been banned from going to matches.

Delivery service workers and trade union leaders will rally at Yodel’s main Scottish depot in Bellshill on Thursday night over a number of workplace grievances.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterAt around $7 million per 30-second spot, an ad for Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI did not come cheap. But with more than 112 million viewers having tuned in for the Los Angeles Rams victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, the companies who shelled out that cash would likely think it was worth it to have their spot viewed by that many eyeballs.

“villain.” Disgruntled puzzlers continue to gripe that the New York Times is making their beloved Wordle “too hard.” The publication is now being accused of “trolling millennials” with Wednesday’s Wordle of the day, with many players deeming it so obscure only “Bob the Builder” could solve it. The latest incident of puzzle panic comes a week after the blockbuster game migrated to the website of the Times, which bought it from creator Josh Wardle in January for an “undisclosed” seven-figure sum.The viral brain teaser — in which players get six tries to guess a new five-letter word each day — has become a staple of puzzle lovers of late.

“Bridgerton” meets “The Bachelor” in NBC’s newest reality show dating competition, “The Courtship.”The regency-era-inspired series is dropping on NBC and its streaming service Peacock on March 6.The show takes a page out of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” as a modern spin on the classic game of love. It features Nicole Remy, a Seattle woman who is looking for her own Mr.

Black Like Me singer Mickey Guyton hosting alongside Keith Urban as the first Black woman ever to host the show, Black country stars also took centerstage with groundbreaking wins.Jimmie Allen took home a historic win for New Male Artist of the Year as the first Black artist to win within the category. For the 34-year-old artist, his first ACM win ever is a semblance of representation —  especially for young country fans witnessing the burgeoning diversity in the industry.“Growing up listening to country music, I loved it.

Jimmie Allen had quite the night at Sunday’s 2021 ACM Awards.

Thomas Rhett! The 31-year-old performer took home the Male Artist of the Year Award at the 2021 ACM Awards on Sunday. Rhett sat alone in the award show's minimal audience due to COVID protocol, but was getting a lot of love and support from home. «To my wife and my three baby girls sitting at home watching this on the TV, I love y'all so much,» Rhett declared during his acceptance speech. ET's Rachel Smith caught up with Rhett right after his big win where he dished about how his wife, Lauren Akins, and their daughters, Willa, 5, Ada, 3, and Lennon, 1, were celebrating at home. «This is about one of the nights of the year where we let our girls stay up 'til 10, 10:30,» he told ET of his young daughters. Rhett had already gotten some love

Jimmie Allen performs alongside Brad Paisley during the 2021 ACM Awards at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tenn., on Sunday night (April 18).

Mickey Guyton gave a powerful performance of “Black Like Me” at the Grammys last month, it was a statement moment for her and all of the other African-American artists who are stomping across country music’s color lines.No doubt — black artists such as Guyton, Kane Brown, Jimmie Allen and Nashville veteran Darius Rucker are leading a diversity movement in the traditionally white country-music industry.

The 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards (ACMs) are here. Marking one of the biggest nights of the year in country music, industry superstars Keith Urban and Mickey Guyton will host the soiree which will take place at several locations across Nashville, Tenn., including the Grand Ole Opry House, Ryman Auditorium and the Bluebird Café.

Miranda Lambert and her husband, Brendan McLoughlin, are definitely looking forward to this Sunday's ACM Awards. ET spoke to the 37-year-old country superstar alongside fellow singer-songwriters Jack Ingram and Jon Randall ahead of the awards show, and she talked about how her husband has been handling the glam side of her career as well as what we can expect from her performances.Lambert and McLoughlin, a former New York City police officer, looked incredible together at this year's GRAMMYs in March, and we can expect more of the same at the ACMs.«He loves it, he's all about it,» Lambert tells ET's Rachel Smith about how her husband feels about getting dressed up and hitting the red carpet.

Kane Brown just made history at the ACM Awards.

Kane Brown just made history at the ACM Awards.The 27-year-old country singer became the first Black artist to win Video of the Year for «Worldwide Beautiful» at the annual awards ceremony. Brown's win was announced on Wednesday during, days before the ACMs are scheduled to take place in Nashville.«I wrote this song with three of my buddies out of Nashville,» Brown expressed when told about his historic win.

Gabby Barrett and Jimmie Allen are already big winners at the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards… and the ceremony hasn't even happened yet!Ahead of Sunday's ceremony, Keith Urban -- who's splitting hosting duties with Mickey Guyton -- recorded a personalized video card for both Barrett and Allen to tell them that they're the 2021 New Artists of the Year.Barrett was initially confused when she received what Urban called «mighty fine news,» but expressed delight with screams and giggles as she took it all in.«Oh my gosh,» she said after watching the video. «Yay! I'm so happy.

Kane Brown is going to be making music history with his upcoming concert tour!

Two ACM Award winners are getting the good news early.

Jamie Foxx's life as a father in his and daughter Corinne Foxx's upcoming series, Based on Corinne's diary, the Netflix show follows Jamie as a single dad and cosmetics brand owner as he figures out fatherhood when his strong-minded teen daughter, played by Kyla-Drew, moves in with him. David Alan Grier plays Jamie's dad in the series, executive produced by Corinne.The 27-year-old opened up to ET's Rachel Smith about the series and how her father couldn't help but also embarrass her while they were on set.«Here's the thing, it never stopped.