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Rolling Loud have spoken to NME about how it became the world’s largest hip-hop festival ahead of the second-ever edition taking place in Portugal this weekend.Established in Florida eight years ago, the festival was created by hip-hop event promoters Matt Zinger and Tariq Chief. In 2010, Zingler and Cherif started to organise monthly parties in Miami headlined by some of today’s most successful rappers – such as Rick Ross, Travis $cott and Kendrick Lamar.Rolling Loud was first held in a Florida warehouse and had six headliners; Schoolboy Q, Curren$y, A$AP Ferg, Action Bronson, Juicy J, and $cott.

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After a rather subdued start to season 3 last week, the spinoff series,, packed more of an emotional punch this week. As Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) is asked to narrate the audiobook version of her book about the death of her husband, Mr.

Angelique Jackson Chlöe Bailey and Whoopi Goldberg were among the A-list honorees at the third annual Hollywood Unlocked Impact Awards. “It’s always nice to know that people appreciate you, and this award is really given because of what folks feel like I’ve done for the culture,” Goldberg said in a video message, accepting the Social Impact Award from presenter Macy Gray and thanking Hollywood Unlocked for the recognition. The East Coast-based Goldberg didn’t travel to L.A. for the awards ceremony, held at the Beverly Hilton on Tuesday night. Instead, the EGOT winner recorded her acceptance speech from home, gleefully thanking “everyone who thought this [honor] was a good idea” and sharing how wonderful it was to hear that her accomplishments were appreciated.

BET Awards promised a non-stop party paying tribute to the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, and they delivered!«We have an incredible lineup of performers who will take us on a musical journey, covering Hip Hop spanning every decade, style, and region,» said Connie Orlando, BET EVP, Specials, Music Programming & Music Strategy, ahead of the night in a press release. «From music to dance and fashion, we are digging through every crate as we celebrate 50 years of Hip-Hop and its diversity, evolution, and global impact.»«This wall-to-wall party will reverberate with the amazing energy and passion these artists bring to the stage and the culture,» she continued.

Spoilers ahead! If you haven’t seen the season 2 premiere of “And Just Like That…” on Max, proceed with caution.

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And Just Like ThatThough the season 2 premiere of started with Elton John and Britney Spears' «Hold Me Closer,» it really would have been more appropriate for episode two considering the A-list guest stars. In the words of Phoebe Buffay, «Hold me closer, Tony Danza!»On Thursday, Max dropped the first two episodes of the spinoff series.And though the start to the sophomore season was rather tame, the second episode did feature two standout guest appearances.Tony Danza was cast as himself playing the father of Ché Diaz (Sara Ramirez) in a pilot of the nonbinary comedian's life.Danza doesn't disappoint with Ché's girlfriend, Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), cracking a Who's the Boss? joke and the actor claiming his fans are referred to as the «Danza-Lions.»Danza insists upon his character being Italian despite Ché's background as Mexican-Irish.«I've come too far to get canceled now!» Danza declares.But Tony's not the only memorable celebrity cameo.

And Just Like That we're back! Whether you love it or love to hate watch it, Max's spinoff series,, has returned for a second season after the much-discussed first season in 2021.On Thursday, the streaming service released the first two episodes, and while there was no Big death or traumatic funerals, there were still plenty of gasp-worthy moments — almost entirely centered around Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) and Ché Diaz's (Sara Ramirez) relationship.The show opened with a sexy montage of all of our favorite characters, old and new, getting it on to the soundtrack of Elton John and Britney Spears' «Hold Me Closer.»Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) is hooking up with her podcast producer, Franklyn (Iva Hernandez), Miranda is California dreamin' with Ché while the nonbinary comedian is filming their pilot, Charlotte York Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis) is keeping the spark alive with her husband, Harry Goldenblatt (Evan Handler), as are Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker) and her husband, Herbert Wexley (Chris Jackson). Even serial single realtor Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury) has found a special someone.

And Just Like That returns for its second season this month.Created by Michael Patrick King, the series reunites Sarah Jessica Parker as Carrie Bradshaw, Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes and Kristin Davis as Charlotte York-Goldenblatt for a sequel series to the original Sex And The City.The show’s first season debuted in 2021. It was renewed for a second season on Max in March last year, which will feature the brief return of Kim Cattrall’s Samantha.The second season spans 11 episodes in total, one more than the first.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. A lot has happened in the Sex and the City Universe since HBO’s reboot “And Just Like That…” premiered last summer.

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franchise, Cynthia Nixon isn't afraid to strip down on season 2 of the show's Max spinoff, .The 57-year-old actress plays lawyer-turned-live-in-girlfriend Miranda Hobbes, who left behind her marriage to Steve Brady (David Eigenberg) and her busy professional life to travel to California with non-binary comedian Ché Diaz (Sara Ramirez) at the end of season 1.Ahead of the June 22 premiere of season 2, both Nixon and Ramirez opened up to ET about Miranda and Ché's journey, including Nixon's willingness to strip down for some of their steamy scenes.«I feel like I was always fairly game for it,» Nixon tells ET's Nischelle Turner of showing skin. «It's just one of the main subjects of the show is sex — people having sex and people having great sex and people having terrible sex and people having hilarious sex.»As for where her formerly high-strung character's mindset is at the start of season 2, Nixon says Miranda is trying to embrace a freer lifestyle.«Miranda is a total control freak, so she's tried to maybe kind of — for the first time really — let go,» Nixon says.

role on season 2 of has to be John Corbett returning as everyone's favorite furniture maker, Aidan Shaw.The former fiancé of Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) is set to come back to the beloved franchise in what seems to be more than just a brief cameo role.Following the death of Carrie's husband, Mr. Big (Chris Noth), Aidan is returning to the streets of Manhattan for what appears to be yet another shot at love with Carrie.ET's Nischelle Turner spoke with several members of the cast ahead of Corbett's return to the show to ask about how Aidan shakes up Carrie's world and what the widow is facing this season.Cynthia Nixon, who plays Carrie's bestie, Miranda Hobbes, clarified, «Miranda was always Team Aiden, you know.» And Sara Ramirez, who plays non-binary comedian Ché Diaz, added of Corbett, «John Corbett was the new thing in season 2, and he had the welcome energy everybody needed.»As for Parker herself, she is thrilled to have her character return to a former love.«It's a rich relationship,» Parker tells ET of the past between Carrie and Aidan.

And Just Like That actress Cynthia Nixon has explained what felt different on set during filming of seasons 1 and 2, compared to that of Sex and the City. Now entering its second season, the sequel series rounds up Miranda Hobbes (Nixon), Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Charlotte York Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis) once again, this time in their 50s as they negotiate new life complexities. For one special scene in the upcoming season finale, Kim Cattrall will be back as Samantha Jones too.

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William Earl During a lively Tribeca Festival masterclass discussion on genre filmmaking, director Mike Flanagan spoke with writer Justina Ireland, who was in the writers’ room for Flanagan’s upcoming Netflix series “The Fall of the House of Usher,” about how he was able to continue making the series after on-set disruption. In April 2022, Variety reported that Frank Langella, the lead of the series, was recast “following an investigation into alleged misconduct on set.” Bruce Greenwood took over the role, which included reshoots since Langella left midway through production. Ireland asked Flanagan about the difficulty of being a creative who has to be leader on set, alluding to a difficult person on “Usher” and mentioning that the audience could Google the behind-the-scenes drama if they weren’t in the know.

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