Taylor Swift Boasts Highest Debut of Her Career & No. 1 Album of 2024 Already, Breaks a Bunch of Records With 'The Tortured Poets Department'

Hell’s Kitchen. Reviews were fairly solid, and plenty of buzz was generated when the jukebox tuner premiered at the end of last year at New York’s Public Theater.It didn’t even complete its run in January before Keys, along with producers, announced a transfer to Broadway, where it opened in April.New Yorkers — and specifically those who live in the midtown neighborhood the show is named for (now a predominantly gay mecca) — will appreciate that the locality is having a moment in the spotlight.

Olivia Rodrigo will tour Asia and Australia for the first time in her career, the singer announced Wednesday. Rodrigo has added nine international dates to her massive “Guts” world tour for a total of 82 shows globally. The new dates kick off Sept.

Katcy Stephan What really happened during the 48 hours leading up to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy — at least according to mob bosses — is heading to the big screen in the upcoming film “November 1963: The Killing of a President.” The mob’s version of events were passed down to Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana’s nephew, Nicholas Celozzi, by Sam’s brother, the late Joseph “Pepe” Giancana, who drove around with his brother Sam during those two days. “The reason why there’s this fascination or anxiety is because people know that what they’ve heard so far doesn’t make sense,” Celozzi tells Variety of the ongoing interest in the circumstances surrounding JFK’s assassination, even 60 years later.

Murtada Elfadl The Millennium Docs Against Gravity Festival, taking place in Warsaw from Friday until May 16, has grown exponentially in the last few years. In fact it is now, as the people behind it proclaim, “the largest cultural event in Poland.” Artistic director Karol Piekarczyk explains, “There is a culture of watching films and of watching films with subtitles in Poland. It’s quite unique.

War for the Planet of the Apes,” continues this damn dirty science-fiction franchise’s reign as one of the best out there.Directed with visual splendor by Wes Ball, the meaty film’s combo of flawless zoological effects (unlike this year’s inferior primate picture “Godzilla x. Kong”), superbly crafted characters and a timeless story of emerging civilization and the fight for survival is remarkably riveting for what sets the groundwork of a whole new trilogy.This enduring series proves that, when handled properly, you just can’t beat talking monkeys.And yap, they do.

Police in San Antonio, Texas are beginning to piece together the awful timeline of a murder-suicide involving a 32-year-old woman and her 3-year-old son — and the details are truly bone chilling. Back on March 19, Savannah Kriger

Travis Kelce has no idea why Jana Kramer is coming for him now! In fact, he has no clue who she even is!

Melanie Martinez — who performs as her alter ego Cry Baby onstage — is kicking off her ‘Trilogy Tour’ at Seattle, WA’s Climate Pledge Arena.Midway through the 35-concert nationwide tour, the 29-year-old “Play Date” singer and Queens native will drop into NYC’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, June 5 and Thursday, June 6.At all shows, fans will likely be treated to tracks from Martinez’s three albums — 2015’s “Cry Baby,” 2019’s “K-12” and 2023’s “Portals” — hence, ‘The Trilogy Tour.’And if you want to see her ambitious stage show live, last-minute tickets are available for all upcoming shows.Some are shockingly cheap, too.At the time of publication, our team found tickets going for as low as $26 before fees on Vivid Seats.When you factor in that she’ll be joined by high-profile special guests Men I Trust, Beach Bunny and Sofia Isella on select dates, it’s easy to see how much of a steal catching the ‘Trilogy Tour’ live would be for any Cry Baby.Curious how much tickets will cost at the concert closest to you?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Melanie Martinez’s 2024 ‘Trilogy Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Hollywood Reporter in an interview published Wednesday. “I honestly love John Mayer, and he loves me,” Cohen continued. “But because we’re so affectionate toward each other, people don’t know what box to put that in.

Austin City Limits Music Festival.On Oct. 4-6 and then Oct.

GQ. “I identify as a straight man, but I have been a part of some incredible queer stories,” he said in a story published Wednesday.

likening her Vetements look to an Ikea towel, inspiring the Swedish home goods giant to reimagine Doja Cat’s ensemble with their own products, likely costing much less than the cotton couture.“Have you MET the newest addition to our range. Introducing the DÖJA Towel dress,” Ikea UK wrote on Instagram alongside the carousel of images featuring a model parading around an Ikea store while dressed as the “Demons” singer.In one photo, Ikea’s inked model posed in front of a store pushing a branded cart wearing stilettos and a stark white bath towel.

to Pitchfork.Albini is best known for producing Nirvana’s 1993 cult-classic album In Utero, in which he helped craft the record’s abrasive and metallic tones. He is also credited as a pioneer who brought 80s indie outfits like Pixies to the mainstream, leading the way for other underground acts’ success.More recently, the Chicago-based icon produced Foo Fighter’s “Something From Nothing” in 2014.During Albini’s decade career, he engineered multiple underground classics, including The Jesus Lizard’s Goat, PJ Harvey’s Rid of Me, Jawbreaker’s 24 Hour Revenge Therapy and dozens more.In addition to his production work, Albini was the guitarist and frontman for Shellac — who are set to release To All Trains, their first album in a decade — next week.Albini began his professional music career in 1981 when he founded the often-confrontational punk group Big Black, an aggressive act famous for their industrial use of drum machines and icy guitar riffs.In his final years, the performer criticized exploitative music industry practices, according to Pitchfork.Celebrities across the internet shared their condolences after the rocker’s death.“Ugh man, a heartbreaking loss of a legend.

People magazine. Four days after the restraining order was granted, Valli received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Gleeson has previously terrorized Carrell onscreen (in Hulu’s “The Patient”). The show isn’t returning to Scranton, Pennsylvania.

how the iconic picture of her and Taylor Swift at Coachella went down.“I didn’t want to ask her for a photo because I didn’t want to bother her,” the 51-year-old Bravo star told “E! News.”Giudice explained that her husband, Louie Ruelas, encouraged her to speak with the 34-year-old pop star at the festival on April 13.“Jennifer Aydin [who’s] on my show, she loves her,” Giudice said about her co-star. “I’m like, ‘All right. I’m doing this for Jennifer Aydin.'”When she finally approached Swift, Giudice awkwardly asked: “Do you know who I am?” When the “Cruel Summer” singer said yes, the rest was history.

exiled royal. As Harry went down the line of spectators, a woman moved one of two phones that she was holding toward Harry’s face. Harry touched the woman’s arm, which prompted her to pull her hands back away from him.

Our Yorkshire Farm's Reuben Owen and his girlfriend Sarah Dow are back on our screens in the brand-new series, and fans are a little concerned about the lovebirds. Reuben, who is becoming a star in his own right following the demise of Our Yorkshire Farm after parents Amanda and Clive Owen split, has set up shop at Ravenseat with his 19 year old belle. In a recent episode, Reuben was training Sarah to manoeuvre diggers for their new venture on the latest episode.

Sienna Miller has been spotted rocking a spring-ready trench coat from Victoria Beckham's Mango collection, with the actress seen out and about in London wearing the 100% Cotton Long Trench Coat, priced at £300 here.The Victoria Beckham X Mango collaboration has been turning heads since its launch, with its unique take on classic styles.The range features deconstructed shapes and unusual details, all crafted from premium materials to reflect the modern woman.Trench coats are a must-have for any fashionista's wardrobe, and this one is a timeless piece that will never go out of style. Despite many items from the collection being sold out, this trench coat is still available in all sizes - perfect for the unpredictable spring weather we're currently experiencing.

Davina McCall doesn’t often call out detractors on social media - so it had clearly got too much for the TV presenter and fitness guru recently, when she furiously hit back at cruel trolls, who slammed her about her weight. Evidently upset at the unwarranted comments she received - after she uploaded a seemingly innocent post about a food shop - the 56 year old was targeted by nasty trolls, who left comments on the mum-of-three’s Insta on a recent Instagram video post, claiming she looked 'too skinny' and 'gaunt' - comments which the My Mum, Your Dad host admitted left her ‘furious’.

The 1% Club was taken off air this weekend following the sad news that contestant Steven Wong passed away shortly after filming the ITV game show.The programme, which is hosted by comedian Lee Mack, had to pause its broadcast after the tragic event. Steven, who nearly snagged a role in the iconic Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as a child, didn't get to see his episode when the hit show aired last Saturday.The show sees 100 hopefuls compete for a whopping £100,000 prize by answering questions that only 1% of people can get right.

Coronation Street’s Andy Whyment – better known as Kirk Sutherland in the hit ITV soap – has paid tribute to his former co-star Bernard Hill, following the acclaimed actor’s death on Sunday 5 May. Andy shared a photo of the pair on Instagram and wrote: “My first major speaking part was on a show called Once Upon a Time in the North.

A 2022 movie starring Daisy Edgar-Jones that has recently arrived on Netflix is causing viewers to take to social media and share their emotional experiences watching it. Based on the novel by Delia Owens, Where the Crawdads Sing is a mystery that stars Daisy as Kya, a young woman who has been raised in a shack by her family on a North Carolina marsh.The movie begins in 1953, as Kya’s mother and her older siblings leave the home one by one until she is alone with her alcoholic father, who has gambled away any money that the family had.

Lexi Carson “Illinoise” may be called a new musical on Broadway, but its real language is dance. Tony Award-winner Justin Peck directed and choreographed “Illinoise,” a 90-minute show without any dialogue. “Illinoise” opened on Broadway at the St.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer 17,000 fans. The reunion of an American football dynasty and the coach no one expected to show. Televised live around the world while the reputation of a man considered “the greatest of all time” sits in the hands of savage comedians and one-time foes.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Meshell Ndegeocello, Fishbone and others lead the 2024 season of the long-running BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival lineup. Now in its 46 th year, the festival returns to the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park beginning on June 8 and wrapping on August 24. It is the longest-running free performing arts festival in New York City.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Movie theaters can’t sell tickets if they don’t have a lot of new blockbusters to advertise on their marquees. And the actors and writers strikes that ground Hollywood to a standstill in 2023 left them with fewer movies to release as 2024 got started.

A man was left with 'life-changing injuries' after a horror stabbing outside a pub in Middleton. The victim, aged in his 20s, was found injured along Market Place, beside the Assheton Arms Hotel on Tuesday night (May 7).

declared “extremist” by the the country’s Supreme Court last year.He was sentenced to 15 days in jail.The 22-year-old was also fined 50,000 rubles — about $548 — for “discrediting the Russian army” in posts criticizing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on his Telegram channel, which has since been deleted.Since the Supreme Court ruling, Russian authorities have cracked down on displays or media depictions of LGBTQ identity, conflating support for LGBTQ rights as contrary to existing social mores and traditional or religious viewpoints.They have also cast pro-LGBTQ movements as potential breeding grounds for liberal Western values, including representation for sexual and gender minorities, as well as opposition to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine.Examples of these crackdowns have included raids on bars and nightclubs frequented by members of the LGBTQ community, the disruption of a “My Little Pony” convention for allegedly promoting homosexuality, and fines or prosecutions of individuals or Western media companies accused of displaying LGBTQ symbols or advocating on behalf of LGBTQ rights.In February, a woman was arrested and charged with spreading “LGBT propaganda” for wearing rainbow-colored earrings, while another was prosecuted for displaying a rainbow Pride flag on her Instagram account.That same month, a third woman was fined for displaying a Pride flag in the window of her house.In March, a man was arrested and charged for using “extremist symbols” when he sent a rainbow flag emoji in a private chat.According to France 24, Russian authorities have begun removing books with LGBTQ content from brick-and-mortar stores and from online libraries or catalogs.A new council set up by the Russian Book Union, a nominally

letter reads. “I have notified all of my girlfriends who in turn have decided to boycott your store.“It is not that we despise the flag…it is just we do not want to be associated with crazy left wingers who hate America. We have decided to take our business elsewhere and have blasted your organization all over social media.”“I was saddened to receive such a hateful note in the mail today,” Amanda Girardi, the store’s owner, wrote on Facebook.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Indie streaming platform Dropout, formerly known as CollegeHumor, is vying for a spotlight at this year’s Primetime Emmys with an ambitious campaign to secure its first major nominations. With a passionate and niche audience, Variety has learned exclusively about Dropout’s top contenders submitted for Emmy love, including the innovative game show “Game Changer” and the unique interview series “Very Important People.” “Game Changer,” a standout series hosted by Dropout CEO Sam Reich, turns the traditional game show format on its head.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Guy Nattiv‘s “Harmonia” has cast Naomi Watts, Vicky Krieps, Bella Ramsey and Odessa Young as Embankment Films, Range Media Partners and CAA Media Finance launch pre-sales ahead of Cannes. Inspired by a real-life events, the film is based on Nattiv’s grandmother and her involvement in an insidious cult.

Selome Hailu Dropout has set a new series of live recorded comedy specials titled “Dropout Presents.” The series will launch on June 12 with Hank Green‘s “Pissing Out Cancer,” taped at Dynasty Typewriter in Los Angeles Green is a YouTuber best known for the “Vlogbrothers” channel he runs alongside his brother, John Green, with whom he also produces educational shows such as “Crash Course.” He is also the author of the novels “An Absolutely Remarkable Thing” (2018) and “A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor” (2020). Green was diagnosed with cancer in May 2023 and has thoroughly documented his experiences with the illness on the internet.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor An Apple commercial for the new iPad Pro tablet showing an industrial press literally crushing a TV, musical instruments, books and more ignited an angry backlash among many in Hollywood and other creative industries. The ad, titled “Crush!”, shows an array of various objects — including a record player, a piano, a guitar, an old TV set, cameras, a typewriter, books, paint cans and a classic arcade game machine — getting compressed into (voila!) the new iPad Pro.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor TKO, the parent company of UFC and WWE, is on the upswing, delivering solid Q1 results and enough momentum for both franchises that the company opted to boost its full-year revenue and earnings guidance for Wall Street. TKO disclosed that it has reached a $25 million deal with NBCUniversal to allow WWE’s “Monday Night Raw” wrestling franchise to remain on USA Network through the end of this year. In January, TKO struck a massive 10-year deal with Netflix to bring “Raw” and other WWE content to the streamer’s platform as of next year.

Todd Gilchrist editorFor a writer, signing on to “Planet of the Apes” is less an assignment than a calling. After all, it’s the longest-running science-fiction series in film history.