John Legend To Host ‘Afghan Star’ Podcast About Revolutionary Music Talent Format

Paul McCartney has been one of the UK’s wealthiest musicians for the last 60 years due to his Beatles royalties. Now he has reportedly become the first UK musician to become a billionaire ($1.27bn).

It was a big night for Lainey Wilson at the ACM Awards. She opened the show with a bang and then capped her evening by winning the coveted “Entertainer of the Year” award.

Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor Everyone’s in the Emmy race, but the Television Academy has forced John Mulaney to make a change that may only benefit his awards run. Netflix‘s live smash “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A,.” featuring the Emmy-winning stand-up comedian celebrating the quirks and unique personality of his beloved city, was massively popular on the platform.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Thursday’s nights Academy of Country Music Awards program will provide further evidence that we are entering a Post country music period. But not as in “post-country,” let’s be clear… we’re talking about a Post Malone country era.

EXCLUSIVE: Sophia Bush (One Tree Hill) and Chris Carmack (Grey’s Anatomy) will topline The Stranger in My Home, a new thriller from Brad Krevoy’s Motion Picture Corporation of America, which entered production in Utah toward the end of last month.

British Vogue, Sophie Turner bravely shared her emotional journey following the highly publicized divorce from her former husband, Joe Jonas. The news of Turner’s divorce made headlines in September 2023, thrusting her into a whirlwind of public attention during a difficult time.

Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner has opened up about her dislike for being labelled "the wives" during her four-year marriage to singer Joe Jonas.The British actress, 28, who played Sansa Stark in HBO’s hit fantasy series Game Of Thrones, and Joe, 34, confirmed the end of their four-year marriage in September. In a candid chat with British Vogue, the actress has now opened up on their public split.

The 59th Academy of Country Music Awards, one of country music’s biggest nights, will be live from the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Many incredible country artists are up for nomination this year. Kane Brown, Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton, Morgan Wallen and Lainey Wilson are all nominated for entertainer of the year.

King Charles III has bravely opened up about his ongoing battle with cancer.The 75-year-old monarch shared his diagnosis earlier in February after receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate. Despite being given the green light by his doctors to return to public duties last month, he is still undergoing medical care.

Former The Only Way is Essex star Kirk Norcross has delighted his fans this week as he unveiled his impressive body transformation results on social media.The 36 year old star who is best known for appearing on the ITV2 reality show, wowed his followers as he shared two shirtless selfies taken 12 months apart. Before the transformation, Kirk appeared to have a normal healthy body, albeit one without much muscle definition, something he soon changed after embarking on a full year of health eating and regular exercise to tone up and get the look he wanted.

EXCLUSIVE: David Duchovny is getting in the rink and into the podcasting business.

The CW‘s losses fell by $50 million in the first quarter and parent Nexstar Media Group still expects the network to turn a profit by next year, but CFO Lee Ann Gliha offered investors some reason for caution.

BTS member RM has enlisted an all-star cast and crew for the upcoming music video of his new single, ‘Come Back to Me’.Today (May 6), BTS’ RM dropped new posters for his next single, ‘Come Back to Me’, which will appear on his upcoming second solo album, ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’. The song and music video drops this Friday (May 10), while the record will be out on May 24 at 1pm KST.According to the posters for ‘Come Back to Me’, the song’s music video will be directed by Lee Sung-jin, best known for his work on the Emmy-winning 2023 Netflix series Beef.

Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise will return to host PBS‘ National Memorial Day Concert, to take place from the west lawn of the Capitol on May 26.

JK Rowling has shared the conversation she had with actor Alan Rickman, when she revealed to him the true complications of his character in the Harry Potter movies.

Game of Thrones fans obsessively watched the series to see who would end up on the Iron Throne. The conclusion to years of scheming and fighting was a controversial one to say the least.

‘Leather Tour’ all over North America in early 2024, country star Cody Johnson is coming back for seconds.From May through November, the “Son of a Ramblin’ Man” singer announced he will return to the road for more concerts at stadiums, arenas and festivals in the U.S. and Canada.While he won’t hit New York or New Jersey on this upcoming run, CoJo will get close when he performs at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on Friday, Nov.

Benson Boone‘s song “Beautiful Things” is one of the most successful songs of the year so far and it continues to stay at the top of the charts!

The star of Disney+‘s Shardlake has addressed having a different disability to the character he portrays in the C.J. Sansom adaptation, which launches today.