Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout) is set to star in Long Bright River, a limited series for Peacock based on Liz Moore’s New York Times bestselling novel of the same name.
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Ethan Shanfeld Bonnaroo is back, as the Manchester, Tenn., music festival unveils is 2024 lineup featuring headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers, Post Malone and Fred Again. Taking place June 13-16 just 60 miles southeast of Nashville, Bonnaroo will also host Megan Thee Stallion, Cage The Elephant and Maggie Rogers at this year’s fest. Other acts include: Melanie Martinez, Khruangbin, Cigarettes After Sex, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Diplo, Carly Rae Jepsen, Fisher, Jon Batiste, Dominic Fike, Parcels, Idles, Joey Bada$$, Lizzy McAlpine, T-Pain, Interpol, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, Two Friends, Taking Back Sunday, Gary Clark Jr, TV Girl, Thundercat, Ashnikko and Brittany Howard.
Marking a first for Bonnaroo, Pretty Lights will perform a special Thursday night headline set at the What Stage. The dance music act will also perform a second sunrise set on The Other Stage during the weekend. Per the press release, Bonnaroo will mark Fred Again’s only U.S.
festival performance in 2024, which means he won’t be making a repeat appearance at Coachella in April. This year’s Bonnaroo SuperJam, a themed musical collaboration between various artists, will be “Once More With Feeling(s) – The Dashboard Confessional Emo Superjam,” with performances from special guests both announced and unannounced. Last year’s SuperJam was spearheaded by the formidable funk guitarist Cory Wong and featured guests such as Sammy Rae, Big Wild and Tal Wilkenfeld.
Presale for Bonnaroo begins Thursday, Jan. 11, at 10 a.m. CT.
Amanda Seyfried (The Dropout) is set to star in Long Bright River, a limited series for Peacock based on Liz Moore’s New York Times bestselling novel of the same name.
Andy Burnham has shed more light on the agreement he signed with scandal-hit software firm Fujitsu. Japanese company Fujitsu has been at the centre of the Post Office scandal, with its faulty Horizon accounting software being used to convict more than 900 sub-postmasters and sub-postmistresses for years.
Lovers and Friends is, it feels appropriate.On Saturday, May 4, the annual nostalgia extravaganza returns to the Las Vegas Festival Grounds for a day featuring some of the biggest names in early-aughts pop, R&B, Hip-Hop and more.Just a few of those mega headliners include Janet Jackson, Usher, Backstreet Boys, Lil Wayne and Snoop Dogg.They’ll be joined by Gwen Stefani, Alicia Keys, Nas, Mary J. Blige and Ludacris.Nelly Furtado, Akon, T-Pain, Ja Rule and M.I.A.
Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Oscars nominations might not have given everything the people wanted, but diversity in the acting categories had several high points to celebrate. Lily Gladstone made history as the first Native American nominated for best actress, for her towering role as Mollie Burkhart in the crime thriller “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Colman Domingo became the first Afro Latino nominated in best actor for his powerhouse performance in the civil rights drama “Rustin.” He’s joined by fellow Black nominee Jeffrey Wright for “American Fiction.” This is only the second time in Oscar history where more than one Black actor, who wasn’t either Will Smith or Denzel Washington, was nominated for the leading prize.
Berlin Film Festival is unveiling its full competition lineup. Berlin’s previously announced opener is Ireland-set drama “Small Things Like These” starring “Oppenheimer’s” Cillian Murphy and directed by Tim Mielants (“Peaky Blinders”).
The members of One Direction have grown up in front of our eyes.
Annika Pham Red Arrow Studios International has inked a deal with Portuguese pubcaster RTP on the Icelandic family drama series “Descendants,“ from “Quake“ helmer Tinna Hrafnsdóttir. The show is vying for the €20,000 ($21,600) Nordisk Film & TV Fond Prize for best Nordic screenplay at the Göteborg Film Festival‘s forthcoming TV Drama Vision confab.
Post Malone will sing ‘America The Beautiful’ at next month’s Super Bowl LVIII, it has been confirmed.The traditional pre-game performances of ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ and ‘Lift Every Voice And Sing’ will be performed by Reba McEntire and Andra Day respectively.Super Bowl LVIII will take place at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, February 11.Performing the famous halftime show will be Usher, who said: “It’s an honour of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list.”
Forty-plus years into their career, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are still going strong, with two full-length albums in 2022. But now it’s time for a first for the rock band: the big screen.
Reba McEntire, Post Malone and Andra Day will kick off this year’s Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas with pre-game performances, the NFL announced today.
Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Post Malone, Reba McEntire and Andra Day will perform during the pre-game for Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas, the NFL has announced. The game will be played at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, Feb.
EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has optioned rights to Anthony Kiedis’ New York Times bestseller Scar Tissue, with the feature film project is currently in early development at the studio. It will be produced by Brian Grazer through Imagine Entertainment, Kiedis, and Guy Oseary.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The story of Red Hot Chili Peppers frontman Anthony Kiedis is being steered toward a screen adaptation, with Universal having optioned the rights to the singer’s bestselling memoir, “Scar Tissue.” Kiedis himself has been set as a producer on the project along with Brian Grazer, representing Imagine Entertainment, and Guy Oseary, who took over management duties for the Chili Peppers in 2021. Kiedis was represented in the deal by CAA, Oseary, and Eric Greenspan at Myman Greenspan Fineman Fox Rosenberg & Light LLP. Universal’s announcement reports that Jay Polidoro, the studio’s executive VP pf production development, will oversee the project.
EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to Anthony Kiedis’ New York Times Best Seller Scar Tissue and the project is currently in early development at the studio. The project will be produced by Brain Grazer through Imagine Entertainment, Kiedis, and Guy Oseary.
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Festival season is almost underway. As always, Coachella will take place over two weekends — April 12-14 and April 19-21.
Naman Ramachandran Arabella Burfitt-Dons’ dark coming-of-age music drama film “Finding My Voice” has completed principal photography and is currently in post. Debutant Anais Garness is in the lead role of teenage aspiring singer-songwriter Melanie Kendall, raised in a North London council apartment by her mother Lisa, portrayed by “Bionic Woman” star Michelle Ryan.
Homelessness levels in Scotland could rise by a third over the next two years unless action is taken now, a report has warned.
Thania Garcia Mitski has expanded her North American tour to include a slate of new dates in Michigan, Maryland, Ohio, Georgia, Texas, Colorado, Oregon and California. In support her last full length LP “The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We,” Mitski will open the jaunt in Miami on Jan. 26 with support from already-announced acts Tamino, Sunny War, Julia Jacklin, Cowboy Junkies, and Sarah Kinsley.
Governors Ball will return to Flushing, NY’s Flushing Meadows Corona Park for three days of Hip-Hop, rock, reggaeton, pop and more.Mega headliners on this year’s bill include ’00s rock legends The Killers, Hip-Hop mainstay Post Malone, R&B megastar SZA, pop icon Carly Rae Jepsen and the rapidly rising Peso Pluma.They’ll be joined by 21 Savage, Rauw Alejandro, Sabrina Carpenter, Don Toliver and Sexxy Red.“SNL” musical guest and “Mean Girls” star Reneé Rapp is also slated to perform.In total, 63 acts are scheduled to take the stage over the long weekend.And if you can’t wait to see them all live, you can grab your tickets as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Thursday, Jan.
The Killers, Post Malone, and SZA have been announced as headliners for this year’s edition of the Governors Ball festival – check out the full line-up below.The annual festival, which takes place at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York will run from June 7-9 this year.Post Malone is set to headline on Friday, June 7 with acts such as FLO, Blondshell, Rauw Alejandro, Dominic Fike, Labrinth, Ryan Beatty, Mimi Webb, Arcy Drive and more also scheduled to perform.Saturday, June 8 will see The Killers headline with acts such as 21 Savage, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sabrina Carpenter, D4vd, Sexyy Red and more set to perform.Closing out the festival on Sunday, June 9 will be SZA with Reneé Rapp, Don Toliver, Kevin Abstract, Chappell Roan, Stephen Sanchez, Beach Fossils, Geese and more on the bill. Check out the full line-up and day breakdown below.Fans can sign up now for the SMS presale which will commence on Thursday, January 18 from 11am until 1pm ET.