Amanda Gorman Talks Writing, the Power of Change and Her Own Presidential Aspirations

Sea Power have shared their latest single ‘Folly’ – you can hear the new track below.The song is the latest preview of the band’s – who were formerly known as British Sea Power – upcoming new album ‘Everything Was Forever’, which is set for release on February 11, 2022.“‛Folly’ is in the tradition of singalong Sea Power apocalyptic anthems – everyone ambling down the road to a multitude of catastrophes.

Angelique Jackson Jesse Metcalfe has signed on for MGM and Lightworkers’ new faith-based family drama “On a Wing and a Prayer,” starring opposite Dennis Quaid and Heather Graham.Based on a true story, Quaid stars as Doug White, who’s forced to fly a plane after the pilot dies unexpectedly mid-flight.The movie is the latest production from MGM’s Lightworkers — the company, founded by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, is behind “The Bible” miniseries and MGM and Paramount’s contemporary “Ben-Hur”

Variety invited audiences “On the Carpet” to take in all the action live on Facebook as Power of Women honorees Channing Dungey, Amanda Gorman, Lorde, Rita Moreno and Katy Perry arrived for the annual celebration.Three hundred people gathered for the glamorous outdoor event on Thursday night in Los Angeles.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety‘s Power of Women Presented by Lifetime dinner bought 300 people from across the entertainment industry together on Thursday to celebrate the achievements and philanthropic work of this year’s five honorees: Katy Perry, Amanda Gorman, Rita Moreno, Channing Dungey and Lorde.For many, the gathering was a post-COVID vaccine-era coming-out party of sorts.

Mother-daughter date night! Angelina Jolie and Zahara attended Variety’s Power of Women event on Thursday, September 30.

Katy Perry is giving a special shout out to Orlando Bloom.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterAngelina Jolie struck a poignant and empowering chord on Thursday night, presenting national youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman with Variety‘s Power of Women honor.The superstar director, actor and humanitarian arrived at the Beverly Hills celebration presented by Lifetime with daughter Zahara Jolie-Pitt in tow, to hand the honor to Gorman — the poet who captivated the country in January at the inauguration of President Joe Biden.“The young woman of grace, who

Jennifer Yuma editorAmanda Gorman presented a new poem at Variety’s Power of Women event presented by Lifetime, in which the 23-year-old encouraged women to rise up and speak their truth and strength into power.The National Youth Poet Laureate — who is one of Variety‘s Power of Women cover stars — delivered a strong message about visibility and allowing others the space to use their voices to speak out.

The power this has! Angelina Jolie and daughter Zahara, 16, met poet Amanda Gorman at Variety’s Power of Women dinner in Beverly Hills on September 30. The trio were captured exchanging niceties before posing for a photograph together in a video shared by the outlet’s executive editor Ramin Setoodeh on Twitter on Thursday.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterOn a night of overwhelming inspiration and the in-person return to Variety‘s Power of Women celebration, host Chelsea Peretti brought some much-needed levity.The stand-up comic and “Brooklyn Nine Nine” star played emcee for the Thursday event, where she loosened up a crowd of honorees including Lorde, Amanda Gorman, Katy Perry, Warner Bros. executive Channing Dungey and EGOT icon Rita Moreno.

The way the world works is strange. In the fall of 2019, I interviewed writer/director Scott Z.

William Earl The “On the Carpet” pre-show of Variety’s Power of Women: Los Angeles, presented by Lifetime, will be livestreamed exclusively on Variety’s Facebook page from 5:45-6:45 p.m. PT on September 30.

Claudia Eller Co-Editor-in-ChiefI had the pleasure of recently interviewing one of the most dynamic figures of our time, Amanda Gorman, who is one of our five Power of Women honorees this year.

@NischelleTurner found out she made the #EBONYPower100 list. pic.twitter.com/noMfX8aZvZThe Ebony Power 100 List is made up of 11 categories, which aside from Excellence in Journalism, includes Breakthrough Creators, Ceiling Breakers, Community Builders, Entertainment Powerhouses, Game Changers, Innovation Leaders, Music Impact, Next Generation, Social Justice Champions and Special Awards.

Manori Ravindran International EditorCondragulations are in order for Irish presenter Graham Norton, who’s set to host “Queen of the Universe,” a new unscripted international drag queen singing competition, Variety can reveal.Produced by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” producers World of Wonder, the Eurovision-style series finds countries going head to head with their top drag queens putting their real singing voices to the test (no lip synching here!).Early promotional materials for the show teased: