Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: The search for a vaccine for COVID-19 is one of the biggest news stories around the world right now.
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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Collaborating with a composer who is iconic was something else,” marvels Paul Leonard-Morgan of working with Phillip Glass on Amazon’s “Tales From the Loop.” The two composers tinkered around with musical ideas while Leonard-Morgan visited Glass in New York and “it was just an organic place from there.”The music for the series set in Mercer, Ohio, where residents live above “the loop” (which when unlocked, explores the secrets of the universe), soundtracks the
.Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: The search for a vaccine for COVID-19 is one of the biggest news stories around the world right now.
Kanye West to postpone his presidential campaign until 2024.“I’ve done my best to convince him that 2024 would be better than 2020,” Musk said in an interview with The New York Times published on Saturday (July 25).Following West’s breakdown at a South Carolina campaign event and his ensuing Twitter “rampage”, Musk said that he reached out to the rapper.“When he was about a third of the way through the tweet rampage, just to see if he was doing OK, I sent him a text saying, you know, ‘just
“Kanye West 2020” might soon be “Kanye West 2024” all because of Elon Musk.
Grimes, X Æ A-Xii, until the child is older.Speaking to The New York Times, Musk said that babies “are just eating and pooping machines” and that Grimes – whose real name is Claire Boucher – is taking on much more responsibility at present.“Grimes has a much bigger role than me right now,” he admitted.
Dade Hayes Finance EditorMike Francesa, a pioneering figure in sports talk radio and host for 30-plus years on WFAN, said Friday will be his last regularly scheduled broadcast on the New York station.Francesa, who made his acting debut as Adam Sandler’s bookie in Uncut Gems, plans to continue making occasional appearances on the station but will discontinue “Mike’s On.”Although he has been a solo host for more that a decade, Francesa is best remembered by listeners for his longtime teaming with
Former NBA guard Nate Robinson and YouTube star Jake Paul make it official: They tell me they will be fighting Sept. 12 as an undercard to Mike Tyson vs.
Dave Grohl is raising his hand for teachers. In a new audio episode of his "Dave's True Stories" series, which debuted on Wednesday (July 22), he offers a nearly 9-minute homage to educators entitled "In Defense of Our Teachers."
Ellie Goulding took over Billboard's Instagram on Friday (July 17) to dish about her new double album Brightest Blue in this week's edition of First Stream+.Filming from her home in London, the pop star opened up about the inspiration behind her long-awaited fourth LP, which arrives nearly four years after 2015's Delirium. "It was written a few years back in New York," she says of Brightest Blue in the IGTV exclusive.
#MC30 Friday series that kicked off on Friday.Fittingly, the Long Island-born singer revealed footage of an early showcase at New York’s now-defunct Club Tatou in 1990.
There's a good chance you weren't one of the lucky few to see Mariah Carey perform at New York's Club Tatou back in 1990 when the new kid on the block wowed the crowd. And even though time has no meaning in MC world, the singer is celebrating three decades of hit-making this year under the #MC30 tag, beginning with a new EP dedicated to one of her very first live performances from that night. "We don't acknowledge
Peter White Television EditorThe Tonight Show returned to the studio tonight with Jimmy Fallon kicking off with an emotional message to viewers.Fallon, sitting on a stool in the middle of the studio, rather than behind the traditional desk, and dressed in a sweater and sneakers rather that his usual suit, said that “any type of normalcy feels great” during the COVID-19 pandemic.“As a New Yorker, I wanted to say thank you to everyone who helped get us back to where we are now,” he opened.
Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorWe’re getting the first look at the 30 Rock reunion special episode in a just-released teaser trailer. It opens with Tina Fey’s Liz Lemon, who is clearly not happy when she runs into a man without a mask on a New York City street during the coronavirus pandemic.“No mask hotshot? You scared of the virus now?” she yells at the maskless stranger, “I already had corona, I’m on my way to donate plasma,” the man replies as he runs away from her.
Jay-Z has joined forces with his promotion firm Roc Nation to take out full-page newspaper adverts to promote local black businesses across the US.The rapper took out the adverts in titles including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Denver Post, The Chicago Tribune, and many more, drawing attention to a variety of different Black-owned businesses across those cities.They range from law firms to clothing stores and restaurants, with the advert actively encouraging readers to use
Joe Otterson TV ReporterAmazon has landed the rights to develop the 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist New York Times story and podcast “The Jungle Prince of Delhi” as a drama series, Variety has learned.The story, written by Ellen Barry, delved into the history of the royal family of Oudh, deposed aristocrats living in a ruined palace in the Indian capital claiming to be the heirs to a fallen kingdom.Mira Nair is attached to direct the project and will also executive produce.
Peter White Television EditorThe Jungle Prince of Delhi, a New York Times expose about the fake royal family of Oudh, is in development at Amazon.The streamer has secured the exclusive rights to the story, which was also profiled on the paper’s podcast The Daily and was a 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist.Mira Nair, who recently directed six-part BBC drama A Suitable Boy, is attached to direct and exec produce.