Debby Friday’s Album ‘Good Luck’ Wins Coveted 2023 Polaris Music Prize

affair heard around the world, when Elizabeth Taylor infamously stole best friend Debbie Reynolds’ husband Eddie Fisher.The “Singin’ in the Rain” star — who died in 2016 just a day after her daughter Carrie Fisher — was married to the singer while Taylor was wedded to Mike Todd.It was after Todd’s death in 1958 that things began to go south.Reynolds’ son, Todd Fisher, opened up about the “Cleopatra” star’s rendezvous with his father and how it made his mother feel to Fox News.Eddie and Reynolds divorced in 1959, and he subsequently married Taylor just weeks after. However, the “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” star left him five years later for two-time husband Richard Burton.“My father left my mother for Elizabeth Taylor,” Todd said.

, and her work, along with that of her collaborator, immunologist Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, formed the basis of what became the first COVID-19 vaccines. We honored her as one of , and it only took two years for the Nobel Committee get with the program: Dr. Karikó and Dr.

Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Maxo's Debbie's Son, Slow Pulp's Yard, Armand Hammer's We Sell Diabetic Test Strips, and more.

EXCLUSIVE: Screamfest Horror Film Festival has unveiled the first-wave lineup for its 23rd edition, taking place at the TCL Chinese Theatre from October 10-19, announcing that it will kick off with a screening of Eddie Alcazar’s much-discussed Sundance 2023 mind-bender Divinity.

Manchester United got back to winning ways with a 1-0 win over Vincent Kompany's Burnley in the Premier League fixture at Turf Moor. A fabulous first-half goal from United captain Bruno Fernandes, assisted by 35-year-old defender Jonny Evans, secured the three points for manager Erik ten Hag.

Bobby Brazier is already a front-runner in this year's Strictly Come Dancing and he hasn't even performed for the judges yet. The 20-year-old, who has been partner with Dianne Buswell in the dance contest, is a British model and actor best known for his role as Freddie Slater in EastEnders.

Every Friday, The FADER's writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week.

McKinley Franklin editor For the third year in a row, Jack Harlow was named songwriter of the year at the SESAC Music Awards. The performing rights organization’s annual ceremony that recognizes member songwriters and publishers was held on Sept.

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Blackstone, who won a 2022 Emmy Award for his music direction of the memorable hip-hop Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem and others, has joined the creative team of the Broadway-bound musical revival of The Wiz.

Marta Balaga International Sámi Film Institute’s managing director Anne-Lajla Utsi will now add “trailblazer” to her résumé as the recipient of the first-ever Women in Film and Television International Peace Prize. The award ceremony will take place on Sept. 23 during the WIFTI Helsinki Summit.

Debby Friday is the winner of the 2023 Polaris Music Prize. The Nigerian-born, Toronto-based electronic artist's latest project Good Luck, which featured the Song You Need-playlisted "So Hard To Tell," was selected by a panel of Canadian journalists and industry professionals as the country's best album of the year.

The glitz, the glam and the glorious - albeit sometimes questionable - dancing is officially back as Strictly Come Dancing finally returned to our TV screens. The new series of the BBC One dance contest began on Saturday night (September 16) with the launch show.

It's been several months since the last series came to a glittering end and now it's finally that time of the year and from this weekend, we'll finally get to see the new crop of celebrities in action as Strictly Come Dancing returns to our screens.

Strictly Come Dancing is back for another three months of foxtrots, paso dobles and cha-cha-chas.

“Vanderpump Rules” star Ariana Madix is putting Scandoval behind her, but still bringing the drama in an upcoming Lifetime movie. On Friday, the network released the first trailer for the upcoming TV movie, “Buying Back My Daughter”, i

Bad Bunny is opening up about losing the Album of the Year category at the 2023 Grammys.

Ezra Collective have been experiencing a nearly 900 per cent increase in album sales and streams since winning the 2023 Mercury Prize.The London-based jazz group – consisting of drummer and bandleader Femi Koleoso, bassist TJ Koleoso, keyboardist Joe Armon-Jones, trumpeter Ife Ogunjobi, and tenor saxophonist James Mollison – won the award with their second LP ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’, beating Loyle Carner, Olivia Dean, RAYE, Shygirl, Jockstrap and more.As The Line of Best Fit reports, according to BPI analysis of Official Charts Company data, ‘Where I’m Meant To Be’ has seen 859 per cent increase in its combined sales and streams. The jump occurred between September 8 -10.A post shared by Ezra Collective (@ezracollective)Physical album sales and downloads also saw an impressive jump with 6,012 per cent hike compared to the same three day period the week before and audio streams seeing a 1,960 per cent increase.Following the band’s win, Koleoso gave a passionate speech while accepting the award.“Most importantly, Ezra Collective represents something really special because we met in a youth club.

Victoria Monét has opened up as to why she did not perform at this year’s edition of the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).The singer-songwriter released her debut album ‘Jaguar II’ last month. The LP included collaborations between Monét and Lucky Daye, Buju Banton, her daughter Hazel Monét, and Earth, Wind & Fire and a song produced by Kaytranada.Her fans took to social media after noticing that Monét was not part of the MTV VMAs 2023 performer’s list.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer CBS Studios has suspended term deals with talkshow star Phil “Dr. Phil” McGraw, BET+’s “Kingdom Business” producer DeVon Franklin and “Nancy Drew” executive producer Lis Rowinski due to the ongoing Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike. Representatives for CBS Studios declined to comment on the suspension of these deals Monday.

It’s interesting how the Venice Film Festival has gone from one of the festivals of the fall festival season to arguably the best film festival in the world now, even overshadowing Cannes in recent years thanks to the fact that Netflix now avoids the Croisette for the most part because of France’s theatrical laws and save their Oscar contenders for the Lido. Venice has had an amazing run, arguably since 2017 when Guillermo del Toro’s “The Shape Of Water” won the top prize and then went on to win the Oscar for Best Picture, which has happened one more time since with “Nomadland” and several key Oscar contenders since).