Why BMG Launched An Americana Label

COVID to gain entry to live events.As the office of New York City mayor Eric Adams confirmed on Friday (March 4), the ‘Key To NYC’ vaccine mandate was removed today (Monday, March 7).From now on, people visiting indoor venues – including restaurants, fitness facilities, and entertainment establishments – don’t need to show that they are protected against the virus before being admitted.However, such settings “will still have the flexibility to require proof of vaccination or masking indoors if they choose” to do so. You can see the thread of tweets below.BREAKING: NYC is lifting the indoor mask mandate for DOE schools K-12, starting Monday, March 7.Masks will be optional in indoor settings & will be available for anyone who wants to wear one.Masks will continue to be required for all settings with kids under 5 years of age.

Sam Smith and Normani copied elements of a song on their hit collaboration, ‘Dancing With A Stranger.’In a complaint filed in a Los Angeles federal court last week (March 4), songwriters Jordan Vincent, Christopher Miranda and Rosco Banlaoi allege that the pair’s song has the “same” title, chorus and composition as a song they wrote.

“Puberty really hit” with 20-year-old singer Luke Taylor.

Lady K dared to take on a Katy Perry song in front of the lady herself on Sunday’s “American Idol”, and her efforts paid off.

Bob Odenkirk, the experience of having a massive heart attack and almost dying on set is something that will be on his mind to some degree for the foreseeable future. The same goes for his co-star, and the woman who saved his life, Rhea Seehorn.The co-stars walked the red carpet at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Monica on Sunday, and they spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi about Odenkirk's shocking near-death experience.According to the actor, it was actually more frightening for Seehorn than for himself.«She got scared, I wasn't scared.

Regina Hall is gearing up for her big night hosting the upcoming 2022 Academy Awards, where she'll be sharing the spotlight with co-hosts and comedy icons Wanda Sykes and Amy Schumer. Needless to say, she's looking forward to the experience and is bringing her best to the stage.Hall stunned in a shimmering, golden dress on the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards red carpet on Sunday, where spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi about her upcoming high-profile gig.Hall, who took the stage during Sunday's show to present the award for Best Supporting Male, said her brief appearance at the Independent Spirit Awards would be something like a trial run for what's to come.«It's a little test on the stage, right before the big stage,» Hall said with a smile.Looking toward the future, the celebrated actress said she's looking forward to sharing hosting duty with the two stand-up comedy legends.«I think it's exciting, like, it's Women's History Month, it's quite historic, like all of us together,» Hall said.

“Life After Death” — his second and final studio album — the rapper was making plans to hypnotize London in support of the ambitious double LP. And while the bottles were popping at Vibe magazine’s post-Soul Train Awards party in Los Angeles, he was trying to convince DJ Clark Kent to be his spinning sidekick across the pond.“He was like, ‘Yo, you gotta go on the road with me. We gonna go to London for this new album,’ ” Kent — who at the time was senior vice president of A&R at Motown Records — told The Post.

Summer of Soul” were among the big winners at the 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards Sunday.The ceremony hosted by Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally was held in a tent by the beach in Santa Monica, California, broadcast on AMC and IFC. It is the cool, casual counterpart to some of the more traditional film awards shows.“If you don’t win, you can just walk straight into the ocean,” Offerman said.Gyllenhaal won best feature, director and best screenplay for her adaptation of the Elena Ferrante novel “The Lost Daughter.”Through tears, Gyllenhaal said that more than anything she believes in love.

There are a number of new laws coming into effect in April which will change rules and regulations around wages, car tax and divorce.

A school boss has warned kids are going hungry at home and surviving on as little as one slice of bread a day.

The Queen is really "desperate" to meet her great granddaughter Lilibet, and grandson Prince Harry, 37, and Meghan Markle's second child, according to claims from a royal author.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, 40, gave their child a great honour by naming her after her great-grandmother the Queen. But sadly, despite baby Lili being born last June 4, the 95 year old monarch still hasn't had the opportunity to meet her yet given the couple now permanently reside in Montecito, California. It is believed that Princess Eugenie, 31, is the only royal to have made the trip across the pond to America.

Holly Willoughby was caught getting the giggles on live TV during Monday's edition of This Morning, as the star was forced to reveal she'd had a problem with her Spanx underwear. Unable to control her laughing following a brief ITV break, the 41 year old mum-of-three ignored the regular schedule to go off-cue. "You lot are very rude," she began, as co-host Phillip Schofield turned to her in surprise.

Kate Garraway has reportedly suffered another misfortune following her husband Derek Draper’s long-term effects after catching Covid-19 as his business — which she took over as director of amid his health issues — has folded.The 54 year old mentioned having fears of “money running out” paying for Derek’s aftercare treatment and now a source alleges she is facing more difficulty as Derek's psychotherapy company Astra Aspera Limited has struggled to “keep going". After falling seriously ill with Covid-19 in 2020, Derek has been looked after by carers and wife Kate — leaving little time for the Good Morning Britain presenter to be able to focus on the couple's business.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentTelefonica’s Movistar Plus, Spain’s biggest pay-TV/SVOD operator, has launched an in-house overseas sales division, Movistar Plus Internacional, headed up by former Sony and Buendía Estudios exec Maria Valenzuela. Lorena Molloy, an ex-exec at The Mediapro Studio, has joined Movistar Plus Internacional beginning in March as its head of communication and marketing. Valenzuela, who began working with the platform last summer, heading international strategy and business development, reports directly to Domingo Corral, Movistar Plus’ director of original production.Movistar Plus Internacional is making further appointments, raising staff to around 10 employees, Valenzuela said. It will attend all major markets, beginning with Series Mania and MipTV/Canneseries, focusing at least in the short term on sales to Europe, Eastern Europe, U.S.

Actress Jessie Cave has been hospitalized for the coronavirus amid her fourth pregnancy.

before his death from cancer, aged 58, in August last year.Speaking on the show, the comedian said: “There was one moment when I went to see him where he just said to me – and he didn’t say this in a ‘I want to make you feel better’ or ‘I’m trying to convince myself’ way; I just knew it was 100 per cent true – he just said to me: ‘I’ve had a really good life, you know.’“It was really… it was so profound the way he said it, because I thought, ‘He really has,’ because he’s got this fantastic wife, three beautiful kids and he’s spent his life making millions of people laugh. It’s hard to argue with.”Gone at this about Sean Lock pic.twitter.com/d3dFOUaLNI— Nooruddean (@BeardedGenius) March 5, 2022After his death was announced last year, Mack released a statement which read: “I’ve known this day was coming for some time, but it’s no less heart-breaking.

Abbey Clancy was beaming with pride on Sunday as she revealed that her eldest daughter, Sophia, 10, takes after sporty dad Peter Crouch.MORE: Abbey Clancy melts hearts with rare photos of her children in F&F campaignThe couple's eldest daughter took part in a swimming competition over the weekend, and later proudly posed alongside her medals - including two gold and two silver.WATCH: Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch's home in Surrey is surrounded with endless landThe former Britain's Next Top Model star took to her Instagram Stories to share her pride. In the several videos she shared with her followers, Abbey could be heard shouting "Come on Sophia!" as she stormed ahead of the others competing.RELATED:Abbey Clancy hits back at critics over eight-year-old daughter's modelling debutMORE: Abbey Clancy wears chic gym kit as she works out with Peter Crouch Abbey's footage from the exciting race on SundayCaptioning the clips of the exciting race, the former Strictly Come Dancing star wrote: "My girl!!!!! Thank you @leatherheadswimming best swimming club in the world!! #100MFREE #GOLD."In the following snap, Sophia looked all snuggled up in a warm overcoat with a huge smile on her face.

She became an overnight success when she first hit our screens on The Great British Bake Off in 2015.The nation fell more in love with her each week until she was eventually crowned series winner. And since her victory, Nadiya Hussain has become so much more than a Bake Off champion.

Deborah James has hit back at a cruel troll who accused her of “sexualising” her cancer battle.The 40 year old, who has been living with incurable stage four bowel cancer for five years, has documented her journey on her BBC podcast You, Me and the Big C, as well as sharing updates on her Instagram account. Mum of two Deborah revealed she’s received shocking messages from people online who told her she “pouts too much” and “acts like a teenager”. She told The Sun: "I've been accused of sexualising cancer, of pouting too much and acting like a teenager.

TV host and actor Pasha Lee has died fighting for Ukraine just a week after joining the front line to defend his home country. Russian troops invaded Ukraine on 24 February and in a bid to help, Pasha joined the Territorial Defense Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He was killed on 6 March aged 33 after the Russian army shelled the city of Irpin.

Between Billy Fletcher (Jay Kontzle) and Dawn Taylor's (Olivia Bromley) disaster wedding and Vinny Dingle's (Bradley Johnson) shotgun registry office affair with Liv Flaherty (Isobel Steele), Emmerdale has had a fair few marriages recently. However, Bob Hope actor Tony Audenshaw is eager for bosses to add another to their upcoming storylines as he called for Bob and Wendy Posner (Susan Cookson) to get married in what would be his eighth soap wedding.Tony made the comment during today's episode of Lorraine (Monday 7 March). He said: "He needs another wedding doesn't he? Obviously he's with Wendy now and I think that'd be nice," after listing off Bob's many past marriages.

Coronation Street’s Sarah Platt actress Tina O'Brien and her former co-star and on screen husband Ryan Thomas split in 2009 after a six year relationship. While the couple, who share daughter Scarlett, 13, together, were said to previously be on good terms with each other, reports emerged that Tina, 38, “smashed” Ryan’s car mirror with a bat during a heated row. It was reported that the exes had an argument at 1am on Sunday 27 February after the actress had been partying with friends.

We know and love (or sometimes love to hate) their characters on screen, but now it’s time to discover all the behind-the-scenes secrets from our favourite soap stars. In our exclusive interview, Soap Stars Coming Clean, OK!'s finding out all the juicy gossip about what happens when the cameras stop rolling, as well as the actors’ favourite memories with their co-stars so far.

Former Love Island star Jess Shears showed off her growing baby bump in a nude snap. The 28 year old previously revealed the happy news that she and husband Dom Lever are expecting their second child together as she shared a photo of their adorable son, two, resting above her stomach. Giving fans an update on her pregnancy, Jess took to Instagram as she posted a picture of her body as she took a selfie in bed.

Aaron Rodgers was the officiant at this friend and teammate, David Bakhtiari’s, wedding at the Rosewood Miramar Beach in Montecito, California on Saturday, March 5. However, the nuptials were also a date night for the football star, as he brought Shailene Woodley with him to the ceremony, according to Entertainment Tonight. “During the cocktail hour, she lovingly patted his behind as she was seated and he was standing next to her and placed his hand around the back of her neck,” the outlet reports. “On the way to the reception, the pair was walking arm in arm as they made their way to the ballroom.”

Dancing On Ice fans have been left making a very clear demand after dubbing Sunday's show the 'best episode ever' that even left some in tears.

A major rescue operation is said to be underway in Troon to retrieve a dog stuck in a rabbit hole.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+’s international drama commissioning spree continues and Deadline can reveal New Pictures/Viacom International Studios (VIS) thriller The Blue, with filming set to commence in Thailand later this year.

American roots and Americana music have a new home at BMG, which today (March 10) launched Renew Records, a new label that will focus on artists and special projects in the genre. Based in Los Angeles, the label will be led by BMG executive vp David Hirshland, who has “his fin