Frank Ocean releases ‘Dear April’ and ‘Cayendo’ on streaming services

Tell is like it is, Countess! Luann de Lesseps didn’t hold back during a virtual phone interview on The Wendy Williams Show, Wednesday morning. The Real Housewives of New York City star, 54, admitted that the show’s 12th season — and the first since Bethenny Frankel announced her departure last August — is “a lot better” without Bethenny.

Joaquin Phoenix urged the New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to release some prisoners amid the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic. The Hollywood actor put forward his request in a video posted by the Aging People in Prison Campaign’s twitter handle.

Frank Prisinzano's three restaurants -- Frank, Lil Frankie’s and Supper -- all reside within a bustling ten-block radius in the East Village of New York City. They served over 1,000 people a day before the global coronavirus pandemic put a pause on serving their hearty Italian dishes to the public.And yet, many of Prisinzano's 100,000 (and counting) Instagram followers have never seen the inside of his intimate eateries.

Joaquin Phoenix wants to protect people behind bars.

The documentary about Other Music, the beloved New York City record store that closed in 2016, will be released through “virtual screenings” this week. The film was originally slated for a theatrical opening on April 18 and a physical release the same day for the since-postponed Record Store Day.

A judge has allowed Michael Avenatti to be temporarily freed from a federal jail in New York City and to ride out the coronavirus scare at a friend's house in Los Angeles. The attorney, who rose to fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels in lawsuits against President Donald Trump, petitioned last month to be released to home confinement.

A New York Federal judge has denied R. Kelly’s request to be released from prison due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The band's sixth studio album will arrive this Friday (April 10)

Many stars are doing their part to try to keep us smiling during the coronavirus pandemic, but Frank Ocean is taking a different approach!

Tekashi 6ix9ine, whose real name is Daniel Hernandez, was released from a New York prison on Thursday, April 2 his lawyers confirm to HollywoodLife. The 23-year-old rapper was granted early release due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Tekashi, who suffers from asthma, was deemed a heightened risk for contracting COVID-19. His initial release date was scheduled for July 31.

Brooklyn rapper 6ix9ine is out of prison several months early, Inner City Press reports. The embattled MC has been locked up since he was arrested in late 2018 for his role in a variety of gang-related crimes, and received a 24-month prison sentence in December 2019.

Her first release on XL Recordings

Benjamin Scheuer and Samantha Williams (Photo courtesy Canvasback Records/Atlantic Records)

James Corden hosted a special called Homefest on Monday (March 30) and he chatted with celebs via video chat while everyone’s at home in quarantine.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Saturday that he was delaying the state's presidential primary from April to June, citing concerns about people gathering to vote during the coronavirus outbreak.

Back in October, Frank Ocean previewed a pair of new songs during his first-ever PrEP+ club night in New York City. “Dear April” and “Cayendo” received remixes from Justice and Sango respectively, and listings for 7" vinyl editions of the new music was subsequently made available to pre-order on Frank’s webstore. Now, months later, those physical copies have finally shipped to fans.

Contagion stars Matt Damon and Kate Winslet, and the cast of TV’s Watchmen have released special public service announcements (PSAs) online to educate fans about COVID-19.

Including a set from New York's CBGB's in 1989