EXCLUSIVE: Waleed Zuaiter, who scored a Leading Actor BAFTA nomination for his role in Channel 4 and Hulu series Baghdad Central, has joined the cast of Sky’s crime drama Gangs Of London.
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Grammy Awards have announced that they are ending the “secret” committees responsible for its nomination process. The Recording Academy had faced criticism from artists including previous Grammy-winner The Weeknd, who stated in March that he would be boycotting the ceremony “because of the secret committees”.
Other artists including Beyoncé, Solange, Kanye West, and Frank Ocean have skipped or criticised the awards body in recent years for failing to honour artists of colour. On Friday (30
.EXCLUSIVE: Waleed Zuaiter, who scored a Leading Actor BAFTA nomination for his role in Channel 4 and Hulu series Baghdad Central, has joined the cast of Sky’s crime drama Gangs Of London.
Maisa Abd Elhadi, the Palestinian actress whose credits include the Channel 4 series Baghdad Central and Netflix original The Angel, is recovering after reportedly being shot by Israeli police during a protest in Haifa.
Olivia Rodrigo has found massive success with her song Drivers License and recently opened up about her songwriting career and facing criticism over writing emotional songs. Rodrigo's second track "déjà vu" sparked a lot of speculations about it being based on her alleged ex-boyfriend and High School Musical series co-star Joshua Bassett.
The Weeknd has said that he still won’t submit his music for consideration by the Grammy Awards.
The Weeknd has doubled down on his decision to no longer enter his music for future Grammy consideration, despite the Recording Academy’s announcement to eliminate “secret committees”. “Even though I won’t be submitting my music, the Grammys’ recent admission of corruption will hopefully be a positive move for the future of this plagued award and give the artist community the respect it deserves with a transparent voting process,” he said in a May 3 statement to The New York Times.
This weekend was a tricky one for the Grammys committee as they decided to disband previous nominations and let voters call the final shots by choosing the winners. The decision comes as no surprise as stars like The Weeknd heavily criticised the nominees after his album After Hours failed to make the list.
said Friday that nominations for the next Grammy Awards in January will be chosen by its 11,000 voting members instead of by committees of 15 to 30 industry experts that have remained anonymous. Chairman and interim president and Chief Executive of the Recording Academy Harvey Mason Jr.
Quebec television host Maripier Morin has asked that her nomination for an award at the Artis Gala be withdrawn following a new controversy in which she’s embroiled.
Chris Willman Music WriterRIP to “the room where it happens” — the Grammy Awards’ blue-ribbon committees, which are officially being laid to rest this year after being an essential part of the nominating process in most categories since the 1990s. Never again will non-insiders have to play the role of Aaron Burr, wondering if there was actually smoke filling those rooms, and if so, what kind.
The Grammy Awards have changed its tune and voted to remove its nomination review committees — groups that determined the contenders for key awards at the coveted music show. The Recording Academy made the announcement Friday after the board of trustees met and approved the change.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt’s safe to say that the music industry was stunned on Friday when the Recording Academy almost completely eliminated the controversial “secret” committees that for decades have decided the final list of Grammy nominees in most categories, including the “Big Four” General field of Album, Song, Record of the Year and Best New Artist.The committees (which worked from a shortlist from the main body of approximately 12,000 voting members) were comprised of industry
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Recording Academyannounced today that ithas made significant changes to the Grammy Awards process — including the elimination of nearly all of the controversial “secret” nominating committees that made final decisions about which artists or recordings were nominated in certain categories, including the “Big Four” General field of Album, Song, Record of the Year and Best New Artist.
© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Gary Barlow has shared his secret to preparing a delicious and healthy shake with his fans. Taking to his Instagram Stories, the singer posted a video which showed him preparing the mouth-watering snack.
The plight of Middle Eastern refugees awaiting asylum in the West is given a mordantly absurdist edge in Limbo, a tart socio-political tale in which the urgency of distant tragedies is siphoned into a timeless setting in the Outer Hebrides, where almost nothing ever happens. The result resembles a Samuel Beckett-like piece rewritten by Bill Forsyth, a combination that squeezes mirth out of cold stones.
Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterMaking Academy Awards history in the most awkward way imaginable, Anthony Hopkins won the Oscar for best actor for his performance in “The Father,” becoming the oldest winner ever.Hopkins, however, was not on hand to accept the award, which for the first time in Oscars history was placed at the very end of the telecast, after “Nomadland” had won best picture and Frances McDormand took home best actress.
Saltire Burlesque Academy was established in 2019 by Karyn Hamilton aka Bustyy Bleu, mum of six to boost confidence, empower and allow people a safe space to be the best version of themselves, and love the body they have.Since the beginning of lockdown Karyn and her instructors have provided a full online timetable of classes, quizzes, cookery shows and fun to boost the morale of the members.She said: "There was no question of what we had to do as a team, we pulled together to ensure our
Sony has dated Denzel Washington’s directorial A Journal for Jordan for Dec. 10 in New York and LA with a wide break on Dec. 22.