By Bruce Haring
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By Greg Evans
Associate Editor/Broadway Critic
Hal Willner, a longtime sketch music producer for Saturday Night Live and a music producer and compiler of tribute albums and concerts, has died of complications related to COVID-19, according to multiple reports.
Willner, who joined SNL in 1981, also produced albums for such artists as Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Marianne Faithfull, and Lucinda Williams. He was a score producer for films including Finding Forrester (2000) and Gangs of New York
By Bruce Haring
American golfer Patrick Landers and his girlfriend Karla Baca have been murdered in Mexico. The couple, who were quarantined amid the coronavirus pandemic in the city of Juárez, were fatally shot in broad daylight on April 20.
In a new series launching amid the coronavirus pandemic, Billboard is asking individuals from all sectors of the music business to share stories of how they work now, with much of the world quarantined at home and unable to take in-person meetings, attend conferences or even go into the office. Submissions for the series can be sent to [email protected].
By Patrick Hipes
New York rapper Fred the Godson (born Fredrick Thomas) has died at age 35 from COVID-19. The news was confirmed by friend DJ Self, who wrote that Fred "was loved ...
Fred the Godson has sadly died.
New York rapper Fred the Godson (born Fredrick Thomas) has died at age 35 from COVID-19.
She’s smitten! Food Network personality Anne Burrell and boyfriend Stuart Claxton are engaged after nearly two years of dating.
Friendly neighbors! Martha Stewart is thanking Ryan Reynolds for an unexpected Aviation Gin delivery he brought to her New York farm recently.
Love Island's Mike Boateng has admitted gross misconduct while serving as a police officer for Greater Manchester Police, after claims he was racially abused whilst in the force.
By Variety Staff
Live from New York, it's Saturday Night Live's best sketches! In honor of some of the show's content from the SNL Vault being available on Peacock, NBC's new streaming service, we're looking back at of our personal favorite sketches of all time from the storied show. Since the program first aired in 1975, we've seen hundreds of hilarious sketches full of characters, impressions and jokes that make us laugh, but there are a few that stand out above the rest.
Wynn Handman, the longtime New York acting teacher and artistic director of the American Place Theatre, has died. He was 97.
Hank Steinbrenner has sadly died after a lengthy illness at the age of 63, People reports.
Kristen Stewart turned 30 on April 9, and her girlfriend, Dylan Meyer, posted an Instagram tribute to the actress.Meyer called Stewart, "my absolute favorite person."Stewart and Meyer have been linked since August 2019 when they were spotted kissing in New York.Kristen Stewart just turned 30, and her girlfriend has been helping her celebrate.Stewart is dating screenwriter Dylan Meyer, and has already hinted that she hopes to propose to her beau.
Tributes have been paid to a legend of Manchester's gay scene who died after testing positive for coronavirus.