Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Big Steppers’ Concert to Be Livestreamed From Paris by Amazon Music This Saturday

One of the most anticipated presumed Oscar contenders, and one of the very few remaining to debut before year-end, dropped last night with the first screening of Academy Award winning director Damien Chazelle’s Babylon. Paramount’s big Christmas release, and hopeful awards magnet chose the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theatre for the unveiling in front of entertainment pundits, industry members, and most importantly guild and Oscar voters, a perfect venue with both sides of the massive screen bookended by those imposing large Oscar statues. In addition to the screening there was a post Q&A with Chazelle and stars Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Diego Calva, Jean Smart, Jovan Adepo, Li Jun Li, and Tobey Maguire followed by a dessert reception in the lobby.

Actors’ Equity Association says it will stage a rally in Manhattan’s theater district Thursday to support contract changes in its agreement with The Broadway League, the trade organization for producers and theater owners.

The Recording Academy announced the 2023 Grammy Award nominations this morning and there were few surprises. Beyonce led all nominees with nine nods followed by Kendrick Lamar with eight, Adele with seven, and Future and Harry Styles with six each.

THE winner of The Great British Bake Off has been crowned - but some fans have been left furious. After 10 weeks and a total of 12 contestants just three bakers remained on the beloved competition, battling it out for the winner's spot.

I'M A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! fans are all in agreement about Boy George's 'annoying' habit. Viewers are finding the 80s pop star's chanting increasingly grating as they tune in for the latest antics from the jungle.

BOY George, Babatunde Aleshe and Chris Moyles only managed to get three stars as they took in the latest Bushtucker trial. The public voted on Monday for them to take part in Angel Of Agony, sparing former health secretary Matt Hancock, who had completed six consecutive trials since joining the ITV reality show. But the trio seriously struggled and ended up returning to camp almost empty handed – leaving some very hungry campmates.

MATT Hancock has not given up his running regime despite being on I'm A Celebrity – and the other stars are struggling to keep up. The former health secretary joined Jill Scott and Seann Walsh for a run around the ITV campsite, soon beating the footballer and the comedian by literally running rings around them. While Seann quickly ducked out of the exercise regime, instead opting for a lounge in his festival chair, Jill persevered to complete the circuit.

CORONATION Street star Sue Cleaver slammed Matt Hancock’s leadership during tonight’s show as she accused him of sleeping too much. The actress once again started plotting a revolution with Mike Tindall as they complained about their new camp leader.

TENSIONS are bubbling in I’m A Celeb after Boy George, Chris Moyles and Babatundé Aléshé left campmates starving with a Bushtucker Trial flop. They faced a challenge after a public vote — which finally spared MP Matt Hancock. But the trio limped back to camp with just three stars, meaning the 11 celebs had to share just three meals.

IT'S only been three months since we bid farewell to Neighbours, and already the once lively set looks shabby and derelict. New photos show old props and scripts lying abandoned, while the once inviting pond by The Waterhole Pub has turned green.

I’M A Celebrity has become embroiled in a ‘fix row’ after fans claimed Babatunde Aleshe was deliberately ruled out of the next trial. Ant and Dec revealed Chris Moyles had been picked by the public to take part in Boiling Point, as Matt Hancock was once again spared. But fans had been hoping to vote for Babatunde again after he spectacularly failed the last trial.

REALITY star Ferne McCann has issued a grovelling apology to acid attack victim Sophie Hall for calling her ugly. The ITV star, 32, confirmed she made the remarks heard in audio messages released last week — but insisted she acted out of fear. She apologised to all the victims of Arthur Collins — her ex-boyfriend and father of her daughter — who is serving 20 years for an attack at a nightclub in London in April 2017.

An influencer has been forced to apologise after she filmed an 'offensive' video of herself biting into a Terry's chocolate orange, leaving British viewers horrified. The 'Dancing with the Stars' TV celeb, from New Zealand, received a lot of backlash from Brits for her alleged crime as she bit into the solid treat instead of using the traditional whack-on-a-table method to open up the segments, the Mirror reports.

A man who was left severely injured after surviving a triple stabbing in which two others died has paid a touching tribute to one of his friends. Mason Jordan took to social media to share the "rollercoaster of emotions" he was going through after the incident on Sunday Morning in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, the Mirror reports.

Ferne McCann has broken her silence after being accused of sending voice notes about acid attack victim Sophie Hall. The Only Way Is Essex star has released a statement to her 2.9m Instagram followers confirming she has apologised to Sophie.

It is not unheard of for wedding guests to sometimes struggle to find the perfect elegant dress to celebrate their loved one's big day. But there are a particular set of unwritten rules when it comes to the dress code as guests are expected to keep it classy and obviously avoid the colour white.

These give new meaning to the phrase “dad jokes.” Nick Cannon‘s ever-growing family has become a fascination for stars and social media users alike, but the Wild ‘N Out host is taking it in stride.

 

Now they’ve got bad blood? Drake received backlash after seemingly throwing shade at Taylor Swift for the success she’s garnered from her latest album, Midnights.  

Rapper Offset has released his first extensive statement on the Nov. 1 shooting death of his cousin and Migos bandmate Takeoff, writing on Instagram, “the pain you have left me with is unbearable.”

I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here contestants have come up with a plan to oust Matt Hancock as camp leader.

The Walking Dead series finale is coming this weekend, but the battles over the big buck from the one-time blockbuster zombie apocalypse show are far from over.

EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, Topic Studios has secured the rights to Amanda Montell’s book Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism for adaptation as a television docuseries.

Martin Lewis has shared some of his top shopping hacks ahead of Black Friday and the Christmas sales.

This weekend the remaining Strictly Come Dancing stars will head to Blackpool - and BBC bosses have revealed the songs they will dance to this Saturday.

Syabira Yusoff was crowned the winner of the 13th series of Channel 4's Great British Bake Off on Tuesday night.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan selling their catalogs for $600 million, Genesis and Phil Collins for $300 million, Stevie Nicks for $100 million — over the past few years dozens of artists have sold the rights to their music catalogs for eight or nine figures. There are all kinds of reasons why this is happening: Artists are getting older and are basically estate planning, the pandemic proved that copyrights can be a great investment, and the booming market is bringing more and more buyers and sellers to the table. But what do you do with that catalog once you’ve bought it? The old approach was to basically to sit and wait for the songs to make money — through radio, sales, use in films or TV shows or advertising campaigns, Broadway shows and lots of other ways.

Duval Timothy, the pianist and producer who contributed to four tracks on Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, has announced details of a new solo album.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor It’s such a great idea, and so seemingly obvious, that it’s hard to believe no one had already thought of it: A line of horror and rock-themed pet products bearing the name Freak on a Leash, one of the most popular songs by long-running nu-metal pioneers Korn. “These premium products are created for all, paying homage to the horror and rock music we love,” singer Jonathan Davis, who created the line in partnership with promoter Danny Wimmer Presents and the non-profit animal rescue Take Me Home, wrote in an Instagram post. The series, announced last week, launches on Oct. 28 but had a preview at a special tent at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento. As the photos below show, the line runs from classy but low-key collars and leashes bearing just the logo, to items that more fully live up to the name, such as severed-hand or eyeball plushies.

DEALSJess Glynne has signed to booking agency UTA for worldwide representation.Sony Music Middle East and Kuwait-based music company Ghmza have announced a new partnership to produce music and promote emerging Khaleeji pop artists across the Middle East. “We are incredibly excited to partner with the talented team at Ghmza”, says Mike Fairburn, General Manager at Sony Music Middle East.

Kendrick Lamar is set to livestream a full concert from his ‘The Big Steppers Tour’ in Paris this weekend.The rapper has teamed up with Amazon Music for the show at the Accor Arena on October 22, which also marks the 10th anniversary of his debut album ‘Good Kid, MAAd City’.The show will be broadcast at 2pm Eastern Time (7pm BST) and will be available via Amazon Prime Video, the Amazon Music app and Twitch.Tim Hinshaw, head of R&B and hip-hop for Amazon Music, said in a press statement via The Fader: “As a kid from the west side of Compton, hearing good kid, m.A.A.d city for the first time and seeing Kendrick’s journey from neighborhood hero to global superstar ignited a fire in me that I’m forever grateful for. It showed me that no matter where you start in life, hard work and dedication will put you where you hope and dream to be.live from paris this saturday 10.22 8pm cest / 11am pt / 2pm et pic.twitter.com/6j2mCiAhZf— Kendrick Lamar (@kendricklamar) October 18, 2022“Now, 10 years later, it’s almost poetic that two kids from the same city with similar, but different dreams have landed in Paris to celebrate not just that record but Kendrick’s latest revolutionary album, ‘Mr.

Amazon Music will stream Kendrick Lamar's Paris stop on the Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers tour this Saturday, October 22 at 2 p.m. EST.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Warner Chappell Music publishing has unveiled an original podcast series called “Setting the Standard: Stories from the Great American Songbook,” in partnership with Bang/Audiation – the team behind WCM’s podcast “Final Sessions: Harry Nilsson’s Losst and Founnd.” The new podcast will “weave together story and song into a tapestry of American cultural history for songwriters, historians, musicians, artists, and fans alike,” according to the announcement. Launching on October 25th, “Setting the Standard” will feature eight episodes – each on a different legendary songwriter – starting with three-time Oscar-winning and pioneering film composer Harry Warren. Additional episodes will roll out throughout the year and spotlight composers and songwriters including Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Jule Styne, and more. Using historical sources and new discussions with scholars, critics, artists, and family members, the series will tell the stories of their lives and highlight their most iconic songs. It will also feature exclusive interviews from artists like Billy Corgan and Michael Feinstein, and top songwriters such as Justin Tranter.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Grammy and Oscar winning singer-songwriter Sam Smith has announced their fourth studio album, “Gloria,” will be released on January 27, 2023 via Capitol Records. Made with longtime collaborators Jimmy Napes, Stargate and Max Martin stablemate Ilya, the album is described in the announcement as “not only a creative revelation but something of a personal revolution for the celebrated artist. Lyrically, the subjects dive deep and wide, into contemporary narratives around sex, lies, passion, self-expression and imperfection.” Smith says, “It feels like emotional, sexual and spiritual liberation. It was beautiful, with this album, to sing freely again. Oddly, it feels like my first-ever record. And it feels like a coming of age.”

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor In the digital age, the traditional songbook — filled with lyrics and sheet music and maybe some pictures — can feel like a lost art, but it certainly is not to classical musicians, and particularly musical theater veterans. So even for Grammy, Emmy, Tony and Pulitzer winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, his first songbook, containing 27 songs from “Hamilton,” “Encanto,” “In the Heights” and more, was a big deal.Can’t believe there’s enough music for a collection, but here we are. I have a songbook. From In The Heights through Encanto. Wrote a foreword and everything. Overwhelmed and proud and grateful. Available now from @hal_leonard. -LMM pic.twitter.com/ydfREAs3Ym Such a big deal that Miranda’s songbook-release party in Manhattan last week was an extended-family gathering, attended by his parents, sister, nephews, friends, music teachers from several New York schools — and even Lin-Manuel’s former teachers — as well as city music programs serving underrepresented children, and fellows from the Miranda Family Fellowship Program, which aims to increase access to education and careers in the arts for emerging artists from underrepresented communities.