Grand Ole Opry Finds New Purpose Amid Pandemic, Playing to an Empty House and a New TV Audience

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorVox Media, the media company whose brands include New York Magazine, Vulture, The Verge and SB Nation, is cutting 6% of its workforce, laying off about 70 employees.According to a memo sent to company staff Thursday, CEO Jim Bankoff said the majority of the employees being laid off were furloughed in May (when Vox Media said it was furloughing 9% of its employees for a three-month period).Bankoff said Vox Media has already brought back (or will soon) nearly 30% of

Disney is pushing back updates to some of their exciting attractions.

Daniel Holloway Executive Editor, TVGrant Morrison has been riding out the coronavirus pandemic at a safe distance from Hollywood.“As a writer, you’re self-isolating your entire life anyway,” Morrison says from his home in his native Scotland. “So it hasn’t been that difficult.

President Donald Trump, 74, debuted a more natural hair makeover on July 14 when his locks appeared to have more gray tones to them during a press conference about China in the White House Rose Garden. The look was definitely different from his usual blondish color that we’re used to seeing and many viewers took to Twitter to tweet about the change.

Margo Price addressed the recent Lady A name dispute during her televised performance on “The Grand Ole Opry” Saturday.

Margo Price is making her voice heard in the dispute over the musical moniker "Lady A." The name has made headlines following the announcement that the country band Lady Antebellum would now be called Lady A due to the previous name's reference to a pre-abolition South. However, a Black blues singer named Anita White had been using the name for her own music and pushed back against the name change.

Chris Willman Music WriterIn a televised live appearance on “The Grand Ole Opry” Saturday night, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Margo Price offered an unexpected bit of advocacy between songs, name-checking the group formerly known as Lady Antebellum before suggesting that the show should book Anita White, whom she called “the real Lady A.”Price made the suggestion immediately after performing a cover of “Skip a Rope,” a No.

DJ Khaled and Drake are reuniting for another collaboration.

Disney live-action remake of Peter Pan.The iconic story looks to become the latest in a long line of Disney classics to get the live-action remake treatment.According to Variety, the film will be titled Peter Pan & Wendy, and Law is said to be in advanced talks to play one of the main roles.Directing the film will be David Lowery (Pete’s Dragon) with Jim Whitaker producing, and Lowery taking on the script alongside Toby Halbrooks.The new film will be the latest in a line of Peter Pan reboots,

Thomas Rhett is making the most of his newfound time at home.

soccer's showpiece competition earlier than planned in the United States. Rather than the usual home-and-away series for the quarterfinals and semifinals, UEFA has adopted a rapid two-week, eight-team knockout tournament in Lisbon, Portugal, culminating in the Aug.

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Sarah Jessica Parker is celebrating her business!

The Toronto, New York, Telluride and Venice film festivals, knocked sideways in their planning by the coronavirus pandemic, have unveiled a joint statement that commits the long-time rivals to cooperate and not compete for film titles and awards-season bragging rights in the fall. "This year, we’ve moved away from competing with our colleagues at autumn festivals and commit instead to collaboration.

TMZ reported that the hugely popular reality show's 22nd season will feature an all-star cast, a change made because of the COVID-19 pandemic."Big Brother" was reportedly in the middle of casting for its next season when the outbreak hit. The casting process was quickly shut down and executives opted to go with an "all star" format since the participants have already been vetted and were familiar with how the show worked.While the show is still happening, it has been delayed.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle joined in on a conversation with others about equal rights.

Taylor Swift for president in 2020? Her fans sure hope so.

50 Cent, 44, is back at it with drama on Instagram, and this time it’s with the one and only DJ Clue, 45. The rapper — born Curtis Jackson — called out the New York City DJ for allegedly not playing the late Pop Smoke‘s new song (which he’s featured on) for a pretty reason.

As COVID-19 rates rise and L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti puts a pause on some reopenings (like movie theaters), a number of L.A.