AleXa, PIXY and Rolling Quartz to perform at Otakon 2022

Each year, the BET Awards honor the best in Black music, culture and sports. Established in 2001, the show will take place this Sunday at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater and will broadcast live on BET and a handful of streaming outlets.Taraji P. Henson reprises her role as emcee (making her only the fourth two-time host in the show’s 22-year history) and more than two dozen stars are set to perform.

Coronation Street star Kimberly Hart-Simpson wowed as she posed in a swimsuit while jokingly imagining she was on Love Island. Kimberly, who plays Nicky Wheatley in the ITV soap, looked stunning in a sleek brown slogan swimsuit as she posed alongside a host of celeb pals while sunning herself in Spain.

Jack Harlow, Lizzo and Chance The Rapper are among those set to perform at this year’s BET Awards ceremony, with the event’s full roster – sporting 27 performers and 25 presenters – being finalised yesterday (June 24).10 of those performers will appear as part of a tribute to Sean “Diddy” Combs, who will receive this year’s BET Lifetime Achievement Award. In addition to Combs himself, the special performance will feature Mary J.

As the 2022 midterm elections draw near, a record number of LGBTQ candidates have been running for Congress. But while some segments of the community have made gains in political presence, other metrics are falling short when it comes representation that is reflective of the U.S. population.

NCT Dream, LOONA, ATEEZ and more.The K-pop festival, which is set to make its highly anticipated return to in-person events this year, has unveiled the second set of artists for the upcoming Los Angeles festival. These are NCT Dream, LOONA and ATEEZ, as well as rookie groups Kep1er, LIGHTSUM and TO1.In addition to the six new K-pop acts that have been added to the lineup of KCON LA, Japanese boy groups INI and JO1 will also be performing at the three-day convention.

Daytime Emmy Awards will be poppin' thanks to Michael Bolton! CBS and the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced on Tuesday that the two-time GRAMMY-winning pop singer will perform live at the 49th annual event.According to the network and the Academy, Bolton will sing his new track, «Beautiful World,» and will also perform during the «In Memoriam» segment. Friday's awards show will be hosted by Entertainment Tonight's own Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner.

Father’s Day and Juneteenth overlap this year, and there is no shortage of programming on television for the latter holiday, which celebrates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas, and delivered the news that all enslaved people were free. The Emancipation Proclamation arrived two years later on Jan.

Carson Burton ABC has set fall premiere dates for its new and returning series for the 2022-2023 season, including the new Hilary Swank drama “Alaska Daily” and a new primetime version “Celebrity Jeopardy!” Return dates have also been set for fan favorites “Abbott Elementary,” “Bachelor in Paradise” and “Grey’s Anatomy.”The Quinta Brunson-led “Abbott Elementary,” ABC’s most popular comedy last season among adults 18-49, returns for its sophomore season on its new night, Wednesday, September 21 from 9:00-9:31 p.m. ET. The hit show joins Wednesday’s lineup of network comedy staples including “The Conners” (8:00-8:30 p.m.

ABC has set fall premiere dates for its new and returning series, including a plum post-Grey’s Anatomy spot for the Hilary Swank starrer Alaska Daily from Oscar winner Tom McCarthy (Spotlight) and the debut of the newest primetime game show Celebrity Jeopardy!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAfter a three-year hiatus, the Brooklyn edition of the Afropunk festival will return this fall, taking place over the weekend of September 10-11 at its traditional location of Commodore Barry Park in the New York City borough’s Fort Greene neighborhood.The lineup, announced Tuesday, (June 14th) includes  the Roots, Lucky Daye,m= Tierra Whack, Burna Boy, Freddie Gibbs, Isaiah Rashad, Earl Sweatshirt, Bartees Strange, Adekunle Gold, Fana Hues, Pink Siifu, Butcher Brown, Alex Mali, Mick Jenkins, and others.The festival is divided into two stages: the “Brooklyn Baby” stage and the “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” stage.See the full lineup below.The Afropunk franchise continues to expand, holding its first-ever Midwestern event this weekend at Minneapolis’ Sheridan Memorial Park. Titled Planet Afropunk Live: Minneapolis, the lineup will include Ari Lennox, Noname, and Mereba just to name a few performers who will make an appearance on both days.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIt’s that time of year again. That post-July 4th period when media barons and billionaires break out the Brooks Brothers casual and don their sweater vests to hit an idyllic Idaho resort town of Sun Valley for another edition of “lets make a deal.”Many of the names expected to rub elbows next month are familiar ones. Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Liberty Media’s John Malone, Comcast chairman Brian Roberts, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple pasha Tim Cook and Berkshire Hathaway guru Warren Buffett are among those who have once again made the cut for Allen & Co.’s annual media conference.

Alesha Dixon has revealed that she was fond of collecting magnets during her time in girl group Mis-Teeq as it was the first time she had ever "experienced travelling".The 43 year old formed the group – which enjoyed chart success with hits such as Scandalous – alongside Sabrina Washington, also 43, and Su-Elise Nash, 41, in 1999. But the band broke up in 2005, with Alesha going on to win Strictly Come Dancing and become a judge on Britain's Got Talent. Speaking to Giovanna Fletcher on her Journey to the Magic podcast with The Walt Disney Travel Company, Alesha opened up on her former magnet-collecting hobby.

Machine Gun Kelly opened his 2022 world tour this week (June 8) in Texas – watch him arrive in a huge pink helicopter.The tour, behind new album ‘Mainstream Sellout’, began in Austin at the Moody Center on Wednesday, and Kelly made a huge entrance.As footage shows, a massive pink and black helicopter landed in the middle of the venue, from which the rapper and pop-punk star attached himself onto via a rope and was carried in mid-air through the venue.Watch footage of the arrival below.Reviewing Machine Gun Kelly’s latest album ‘Mainstream Sellout’, NME wrote: “In less than two years, Machine Gun Kelly has gone from underrated rapper to the sort of bonafide rock star who headlines festivals alongside the likes of Metallica, Green Day and Dua Lipa.”The lengthy arena tour behind ‘Mainstream Sellout’, which sees Kelly supported by Avril Lavigne and Blink-182’s Travis Barker among others, continues this week and throughout 2022.

Fleetwood Mac has revealed in an interview that taking substances and drinking allowed her to “perform better”.In a recent interview shared today, (June 9) the McVie discussed her solo work, writing some of the band’s biggest hits, and event talked about excess.When asked about Fleetwood Mac’s “legendary alcohol and drug intake” the singer told The Guardian, “My drug of choice was cocaine and champagne. I didn’t use any other drugs at all.

Sasha Urban editorWith L.A. Pride around the corner and Season 7 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” in full swing, the planets are aligned for a blowout weekend as the yearly event makes its debut in Hollywood, after more than 50 years of taking place in West Hollywood.Case in point: On June 10 and 11, a slew of all-star drag queens will appear in “Drag: The Musical Live!” at the Bourbon Room Hollywood for three performances. “All Stars” Season 2 winner Alaska Thunderfuck 5000, “All Stars” Season 4 winner Monét X Change, “Drag Race” Season 12 competitor Jackie Cox, New York City-based queen Lagoona Bloo, “Fire Island” star Nick Adams and more are set to appear.Additionally, “All Stars” Season 3 winner and musician Trixie Mattel will be in the DJ booth the evening of June 11 for her L.A.

Carly Rae Jepsen has shared dates and details for an upcoming North American tour. Check out the itinerary and purchase tickets below.The round of dates mark Jepsen’s first headline tour since 2019.

Celebrations are in order for Pixie Lott and Oliver Cheshire, who have officially tied the knot following a five-year engagement. It looked like a dreamy day, with 31 year old Pixie stunning in a unique gown. Oliver and Pixie married at Ely Cathedral and it looked a vision with florals scattered by the door way.

Celebrations are in order for Pixie Lott and Oliver Cheshire, who have officially tied the knot following a five-year engagement.The 31 year old singer and the catwalk model, 34, exchanged vows at the Ely Cathedral in Cambridgeshire, which reportedly was surrounded by a huge marquee and wedding decorations, according to CambridgeshireLive. Pixie looked incredible in her white strapless gown that featured a glittering sheer neckline, while Oliver was smart in a slick black three-piece suit with a single white rose in the pocket.The blonde's beachy locks were styled into a casual updo and she sported a glamorous coat of make-up. She accessorised with large silver encrusted yellow diamond earrings.

Pixie Lott celebrated her 'last night as a Miss' with her gal pals on the day before her wedding to Oliver Cheshire on Monday 6 June.The singer and The Voice Kids star, 31, began dating Oliver, 34, in 2010 and became engaged in 2016 after he popped the question. Re-posting pictures and videos on her Instagram stories, Pixie was pictured dressed in white with the caption, "Last night as Miss Lott @pixielott." Pixie was also filmed laughing, singing and playing games with her girlfriends on the night before her big day.