Lin-Manuel Miranda Not Attending the Oscars After Wife Tests Positive for COVID-19

Anderson Cooper has tested positive for COVID-19. The CNN anchor took to his Instagram Story Monday night to share the news. «Just tested positive for COVID,» Cooper wrote alongside a photo of him at home, in bed.

Lin-Manuel Miranda. The composer and actor took social media to inform that he would not attend the Oscars because his wife, Vanessa Nadal, tested positive for Covid-19.

Billie Eilish just gave the performance of a lifetime at the 2022 Oscars. As first-time Academy Award nominees this year, the 20-year-old singer and her music partner, brother Finneas, performed their James Bond theme song, «No Time to Die,» during the awards show on Sunday.The haunting track, which was first released in February 2020 and later served as the signature tune for the film of the same name, filled the star-studded Dolby Theatre as Billie sang and Finneas played the piano.Accompanied by musicians behind them, the siblings both wore black looks as they delivered their incredible performance.Following the epic performance, Billie and Finneas won their first-ever Oscar, taking home the award for Best Original Song.«This is so unbelievable, I could scream,» Billie said, thanking the creative team as she and her brother took the stage to accept their award.«We want to thank our parents, who have always ben our greatest inspirations,» Finneas added. «We love you as our parents and we love you as real people too.

Megan Thee Stallion is putting her own spin on “Bruno”!

Billie Eilish just gave the performance of a lifetime at the 2022 Oscars. As first-time Academy Award nominees this year, the 20-year-old singer and her music partner, brother Finneas, performed their James Bond theme song, «No Time to Die,» during the awards show on Sunday.The haunting track, which was first released in February 2020 and later served as the signature tune for the film of the same name, filled the star-studded Dolby Theatre as Billie sang and Finneas played the piano.Accompanied by musicians behind them, the siblings both wore black looks as they delivered their incredible performance.«No Time to Die» is one of five nominees this year for Best Original Song, joining 's «Be Alive,» 's «Dos Oruguitas,» 's «Down to Joy» and ' «Somehow You Do.» The siblings are in acclaimed musical company as Beyoncé, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Van Morrison and Diane Warren are some of the names behind the songs. Following the news of their nomination, the siblings told ET in part in a statement, «Words cannot describe how honored and excited we are to have been nominated for an Academy Award for our song 'No Time to Die.' It was a lifelong dream of ours to write a Bond theme, and one we never thought would ever come true. It’s completely unbelievable that we are here being recognized for this song, and this is a peak life experience for us as songwriters and artists.

Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s “Dos Oruguitas” is one of the nominees for Best Original Song at the 2022 Academy Awards and you can listen to and read the lyrics for the song right here!

Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s “Dos Orguitas” is one of the nominees for Best Original Song at the 2022 Academy Awards and you can listen to and read the lyrics for the song right here!

Though two of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s films earned coveted nominations at the 94th Academy Awards, he has confirmed he will be absent from the red carpet and the Dolby Theatre ceremony.

This weekend, my wife tested ➕ for COVID.She's doing fine. Kids & I have tested ➖, but out of caution, I won't be going to the Oscars tomorrow night.

Lin-Manuel Miranda unfortunately won’t be in attendance at the 2022 Oscars.

Songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda, nominated for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song) for “Dos Oruguitas” from Walt Disney’s Encanto, will not attend tomorrow’s Academy Awards.

J. Kim Murphy Lin-Manuel Miranda will not be present at the Academy Awards on Sunday evening. The creative composer has elected against attending the Oscars ceremony at the Dolby Theater “out of caution” after learning that his wife, Vanessa Nadal, has recently tested positive for COVID-19.Miranda revealed his decision through Twitter on Saturday afternoon, adding that he and his children continue to test negative for COVID-19.“This weekend, my wife tested [positive] for COVID.

The Sopranos.The Hamilton creator appeared as a hotel employee in the 15th episode of the sixth season, who crosses paths with Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) and Paulie Gualtieri (Tony Sirico) during their road trip from New Jersey to Florida.Speaking about his experience on the show in Judd Apatow’s new book Sicker In The Head: More Conversations About Life And Comedy, Miranda explained how he was intimidated by the small role.“I went on lots of voiceover auditions and acting auditions, and the only thing I booked was The Sopranos, as a bellboy; I say, ‘I don’t know’ twice,” Miranda said.“I’m so green you can see me look down at my mark. Watch it if you get a chance, because now people are like ‘Lin-Manuel’s cameo on The Sopranos!’ It wasn’t a cameo.

“Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda had a blink-and-you’ll miss it role on “The Sopranos”. Now the Tony-winner, 42, is speaking out about his experience working alongside the late James Gandolfini on the HBO mob series. “He was never locked up in this trailer,” Miranda said of Gandolfini in Judd Apatow’s new book, “Sicker in the Head: More Conversations About Life and Comedy.”“He [Gandolfini] was just out, and people would talk to him,” Miranda added, noting the actor’s kindness.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTikTok… boom!Lin-Manuel Miranda, the multihyphenate who composed eight songs for Disney’s “Encanto” soundtrack, gave thanks to TikTok users who have made hits like “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” go viral on the platform — and helped push the film’s album to the top of the charts worldwide.“I wanted to take a moment to thank you all for all of your outstanding videos featuring songs from ‘Encanto’ that have helped make it one of the top soundtracks on TikTok and all over the world,” Miranda said in a video shared by TikTok’s PR team.He cited TikTokers’ “truly surreal and incredible ‘We Don’t Talk About Bruno’ dances” and “the heartfelt stories set to ‘Dos Oruguitas.'” The latter song is nominated for an Oscar, while Disney did not submit “Bruno” for consideration. Miranda continued, “It’s amazing what you’ve done and the way you guys have taken these songs and been inspired by them and made amazing artwork of your own — and I’m truly grateful.”Since becoming a hit on TikTok, “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” has become the biggest Disney animated musical success on the Billboard Hot 100 in nearly 30 years.

Tick, Tick…BOOM! And now the movie musical has released a deleted song just in time for St. Patrick’s Day. Adapting Jonathan Larson’s Tick, Tick…BOOM! for film likely brought a ton of challenges for Lin-Manuel Miranda and company, especially deciding which songs ultimately made it into the movie.

The 2022 Met Gala returns to its traditional spot on the first Monday of May, and this year the hosts and co-chairs will reflect the strong Hollywood theme: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Regina King and Lin-Manuel Miranda have been named to the posts.