Eddie Huang to Receive Inaugural Variety Voice of Inspiration Award

Mary J. Blige’s latest project focuses on her 1994 album, My Life.

Victoria Beckham drops a new collection. The former Spice Girl's latest Spring/Summer 21 range is filtering through to her website and we've been excitedly going through her latest pieces.READ: Victoria Beckham stuns New York in a neckline we'd never thought she'd wearWe couldn't help but notice that perhaps the 47-year-old has been inspired by the Duchess of Cambridge's wardrobe.

Mare Of Easttown star Kate Winslet has explained how her family inspired the character of the HBO show’s grisly detective.Winslet, who played the titular Marianne “Mare” Sheehan in the hit drama that finished on Sunday (May 30), revealed how she sought inspiration from her father, Roger.“My dad actually reminds me quite a lot of Mare, to be honest. He was slightly the inspiration,” the actress told the New York Times.“He basically moves like Mare and eats like Mare.

NEW YORK -- After experimenting with different types of music, Juanes returns to his roots with “Origen,” a covers album in which he pays tribute to the most influential artists in his life and career, from Joe Arroyo and Bruce Springsteen to Bob Marley and Juan Luis Guerra.Through 12 songs including Carlos Gardel's “Volver,” Joaquín Sabina's “Y Nos Dieron Las Diez” and Bob Marley's “Could You Be Loved,” the Colombian rock star travels to his childhood and adolescence in “Origen”, his 10th

Pete Davidson is prepared to move on. The 27-year-old stand-up comedian burst onto the scene in 2014 when he joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live." He didn’t appear in many sketches at first, largely appearing as himself for segments of Weekend Update, but as his tenure stretched on, he became more involved and now routinely appears in sketches and even impersonates New York Gov.

Antonio Ferme editorReel Works honored industry leaders who are paving the way in terms of diversity and representation during its virtual 20th anniversary gala on May 26.Hosted by “Hamilton” star Bryan Terrell Clark, “Insecure” star Issa Rae was honored with a Changemaker award along with the inclusion rider trio of Fanshen Cox, Tasmin Plater and Kalpana Kotogal.

NEW YORK -- Megan Thee Stallion and DaBaby are the prom queen and king of the 2021 BET Awards.The chart-topping rappers each scored seven nominations at the show airing live on June 27 from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.Megan Thee Stallion, who won three Grammys this year, is up for best female hip-hop artist, album of the year for “Good News” and video of the year for “WAP,” her No. 1 hit with Cardi B.

NEW YORK -- The Recording Academy has updated its rules for the album of the year Grammy, giving more producers and songwriters a better chance at winning the top award.The academy announced Wednesday that any producer, songwriter, engineer or featured artist on an album nominated for album of the year will also earn a nomination — even if the music creator co-wrote one song on the 10-track project.

has died. He was 74.Wright died Monday night, peacefully in his sleep, at his home in Walden, New York, his daughter told  His death comes following a three-year battle with prostate cancer.Before his performance in, Wright was an accomplished stage star, making his debut in the 1971 production of and had a lead role in on Broadway in 1972.He earned his first Tony Award nomination in 1984 for his role in In 1997, he began his run as Mufasa in the Broadway adaptation of.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety has hired K.J. Yossman as an international correspondent, based out of London.Yossman, a former lawyer, most recently worked as a freelance journalist, contributing to a range of publications including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Elle, Marie Claire, Wired UK, Animation Magazine and more.

Haley Bosselman editorWith his feature directorial debut, “Boogie,” Eddie Huang wanted to challenge his audience.“It was always white people in school that were like, ‘Oh, I love “Catcher in the Rye,” I love Holden Caulfield,’” says Huang.

The UK’s Music Producers Guild has announced Prince’s former in-house engineer Susan Rogers as the next recipient of its Outstanding Contribution To UK Music trophy at this year’s MPG Awards.Rogers is the first female recipient of the award, which has previously gone to people including Youth, Paul Epworth and George Martin.

For Rep. Francesca Hong, it was a natural progression from running a restaurant — Morris Ramen in Madison, Wisconsin — to running for Wisconsin State Assembly. “Food is inherently political,” Hong told HollywoodLife in an EXCLUSIVE interview. ” I think politics is actually quite ubiquitous in most of our communities. Having experienced both paradigms and policy making, I’ve come to understand that it comes down to power dynamics and needing to make systemic changes.”

Antonio Ferme editorVariety has won the Webby Award for best entertainment website, the Webbys announced on Tuesday.The category — general websites and mobile sites, entertainment — considers sites that are developed for the distribution of entertainment content or focused on the entertainment industry, including, sports, games, news, gossip, humor, reviews or promoting a specific celebrity or group.Variety received three nominations in total: general social, entertainment; general websites and

No longer live from New York! Saturday Night Live has catapulted the careers of many of today’s most popular comedians, including Will Ferrell, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey and Adam Sandler. In fact, the NBC sketch comedy series has become a launching pad for hit talk shows, films, sitcoms and game shows since its 1975 premiere.

EXCLUSIVE: NewFest has taken the wraps off NewFest Pride, its new virtual summer film series that will kick off June 4-7. The event from the New York-based LGBTQ+ film and media organization aims to kick off Pride month showcasing six feature films along with a short-film program co-presented with Vimeo and LGBTQ-focused panels and special events.

NEW YORK -- Guitars from Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton and Aerosmith as well as autographed memorabilia from The Beatles and even strands of hair from Kurt Cobain are some of the highlights of an online rock ‘n’ roll auction that ends over the weekend.Six strands of blonde hair from the grunge rock icon are part of a series of Nirvana offerings that also includes a Cobain amp and a rare group-signed blue Stratocaster-style guitar.

Drake is set to receive the top honor of the decade at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards.