Lin-Manuel Miranda praises ‘The Little Mermaid,’ calls out racist trolls

MORE: Miranda Kerr photographed with ex Orlando Bloom as they step out for special occasionNever has this felt more apt than with Miranda Kerr. The 39-year-old may have started out walking for the iconic lingerie retailer in 2007, but right now in 2022, she still possesses an air of radiance that is hard to ignore. The model looked utterly stunning on Tuesday as she co-hosted the Curateur Autumnal Supper alongside celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe.

Relationship bliss! Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin‘s marriage has only gotten better, with a source exclusively telling Us Weekly that the couple are “pretty much inseparable.”

NY1.The playwright, who created hit musicals “In The Heights” and “Hamilton,” gave movie-goers a choice of films to screen over the weekend, offering either “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Black Panther,” and “Coco” — which ultimately won the vote.And making the event even more special, Miranda’s father, Luis Miranda Jr., came along to the screening.“Making sure that our neighborhood has a first-class theater that they can come for free is very, very important,” the composer’s father said.The venue recently got a major revamp thanks to Miranda, whose organization, Miranda Family Fund, donated a large sum of cash for a new screen and an HD projector, he told the outlet.“We always are trying to sell Washington Heights to the larger New York community, so this is an opportunity,” Miranda said.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor In the digital age, the traditional songbook — filled with lyrics and sheet music and maybe some pictures — can feel like a lost art, but it certainly is not to classical musicians, and particularly musical theater veterans. So even for Grammy, Emmy, Tony and Pulitzer winner Lin-Manuel Miranda, his first songbook, containing 27 songs from “Hamilton,” “Encanto,” “In the Heights” and more, was a big deal.Can’t believe there’s enough music for a collection, but here we are. I have a songbook. From In The Heights through Encanto. Wrote a foreword and everything. Overwhelmed and proud and grateful. Available now from @hal_leonard. -LMM pic.twitter.com/ydfREAs3Ym Such a big deal that Miranda’s songbook-release party in Manhattan last week was an extended-family gathering, attended by his parents, sister, nephews, friends, music teachers from several New York schools — and even Lin-Manuel’s former teachers — as well as city music programs serving underrepresented children, and fellows from the Miranda Family Fellowship Program, which aims to increase access to education and careers in the arts for emerging artists from underrepresented communities.

Miranda Lambert celebrated her husband Brendan McLoughlin's 31st birthday on Friday - and fans had just one thing on their minds.MORE: Miranda Lambert sparks reaction in tiny denim shorts and fishnet tights"Miranda…. Girl….

Miranda Lambert delighted her fans on Tuesday, unexpectedly releasing the music video for her new track Strange.LOOK: Inside Miranda Lambert's stunning Tennessee home where she hosted intimate weddingTaking to Instagram to share the thrilling news, Miranda wrote: "Surprise! The official video for "Strange" is out now. It's a celebration of the return to live music after being in such strange times."WATCH: Miranda Lambert delights fans with new videoMiranda accompanied the huge news with a video of her performing live to a huge crowd, dressed in a pink fringed jacket and mini skirt, complete with statement cowboy boots and jewel-encrusted tights.MORE: Miranda Lambert's daily diet revealed: how she dropped a dress sizeSEE: Miranda Lambert wows in bikini during fun date with her husbandThe big announcement delighted the singer's fans.

Katie Reul editor The action-packed final season of “His Dark Materials” will debut its first two episodes in a back-to-back broadcast on HBO Dec. 5, according to a teaser that premiered at New York Comic-Con. Season 3 will also be available for streaming on HBO Max. James McAvoy is making a significant resurgence in the series as Lord Asriel, who was absent from the screen for the majority of Season 2. The upcoming season largely focuses on Asriel rallying military forces to launch a holy crusade against the “Authority” — an antagonistic spiritual force that dictates his universe. “I’m gathering the greatest from every world to help me wage war,” Asriel reveals in the trailer.

After being accused of using the music of a popular British pop band without permission, Beyoncé is hitting back, calling the allegations "erroneous and incredibly disparaging." During the 2022 Broad Music Inc Awards in London, Fred and Richard Fairbrass, leading members of the band "Right Said Fred," called her arrogant for using their song "I'm Too Sexy" in her recent Renaissance track "Alien Superstar." "Normally the artist approaches us but Beyoncé didn’t because she is such an arrogant person," the pair told the Sun. "She just had probably thought ‘come and get me’, so we heard about it after the fact, when you did." "To use our melody they need our permission so they send us the demo and we approve it and if so we get a co-write credit," they added.

Chloe Moriondo has shared some exclusive behind-the-scenes photos from the video for her latest single ‘Plastic Purse’.The song appears on the indie-pop artist’s third studio album ‘SUCKERPUNCH’, which was released today (October 7).In the track’s wacky accompanying visuals, we find Moriondo in mad scientist mode as she shrinks boys to fight for survival inside of her titular plastic purse. The clip was filmed in London last month, and has been described as “Willy-Wonka-meets-Lord-Of-The-Flies”.“Put you in my plastic purse/ Zip it up and I’ll make you feel worse/ Wanna put you in the dirt/ But you would probably like that/ Right?” Moriondo sings in the chorus, before hitting out at a “bonehead cheez-it brain boy” for not texting her back.Watch the video below, and check out some exclusive behind-the-scenes shots from the shoot.‘SUCKERPUNCH’ also features the recent singles ‘Cdbaby’ and ‘Fruity’.

Boro Kuzmanovic, the coach who gave Manuel Kanji his professional debut, has spoke of his pride in seeing his former player perform to peak levels on the biggest stage for Manchester City.

Rob Schneider‘s daughter may be a bit behind on her movie watchlist, but she’s not out of the loop on her dad’s comedic appeal. Nine-year-old Miranda told ET’s Will Marfuggi that she’s only seen “half of one” of her father’s movies, but said she still thinks her dad is funny.

Mike Wass Fabulous fashion and Katy Perry go hand-in-hand, making her an ideal guest for Season 3 of Mo Heart’s Amazon Music digital series, “The Walk In.” The concept is simple: The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alum pokes around in the closets of music’s biggest stars to admire their most iconic outfits. In Perry’s case, Heart gets up close and personal with that all-denim VMAs tribute to Britney Spears as well as her, er, fruity 2009 Grammys look. “It was inspired by Carmen Miranda, fruit on the head and fruit on the body,” Perry says of the sequined bodice in the glitzy clip. “I haven’t seen this for years.” The hitmaker, 37, then reminisces about the time she wore it for her very first Grammys performance. “It was right when I was making it and everything was happening,” she says, “singing ‘I Kissed A Girl’ — my [religious] parents were deeply ashamed — and I was on my way up.”

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.” Lin-Manuel Miranda has a message to the trolls who have targeted their hate at Halle Bailey, star of the live-action adaptation of “The Little Mermaid” — watch Brandy in “Cinderella.” “I’m old enough to remember that being a game changer for my generation,” Miranda told me during a Zoom chat from the L’Attitude conference in San Diego, where he was making an appearance with American Express to support Latino small business owners. “And Rob Marshall was the choreographer on that and is now the director of the movie. I’m really thrilled by that symmetry.” Besides, Miranda thinks the positivity and excitement around the new film far outweigh the negativity. Just take a look at the sneak peek of Bailey singing a snippet of “Part of Your World,” which racked up 104 million global views within days of its debut at the D23 Expo. “I’m not interested in giving them any oxygen because I know the lives that are going to be changed. Halle is perfect for the part,” said the Tony winner, who wrote four songs for the movie with composer Alan Menken. “She is going to blow them away. If that’s the thing that makes you mad, then stay mad. But examine your choices.”

Lenny Henry has thanked Amazon bosses for standing by the cast of 'The Rings of Power' after they were targeted by racist trolls. The TV star plays Sadoc Burrows in the new Prime Video series - which serves as a prequel to 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' films based on J. R.

Miranda Lambert kicked off her Las Vegas residency with a literal fire performance.

Miranda Lambert has nothing but love and appreciation for her husband, Brendan McLoughlin.Recently, the «Bluebird» crooner sat down with ET's Cassie DiLaura backstage at her Las Vegas residency at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, and she opened up about her new show, and the role her husband has played as her biggest fan.«He's been awesome. It's so nice to have someone so supportive stand by your side,» she shared, adding that McLoughlin also «gives his notes.»«We've watched a lot of rehearsals and he has a lot of opinions and I cherish them, because he's seen so many shows and he's in it,» she continued.

Miranda Lambert loves that her husband is a "harsh" critic. The 38-year-old country star tied the knot with former policeman Brendan McLoughlin - who later quit the LAPD to work full time for his spouse - in 2019 and while she loves how supportive he is, she also welcomes his honest feedback and the "notes" he's offered while she prepared for her Las Vegas residency. She said: "He's been awesome.

Miranda Lambert has nothing but love and appreciation for her husband, Brendan McLoughlin.Recently, the «Bluebird» crooner sat down with ET's Cassie DiLaura backstage at her Las Vegas residency at the Zappos Theater at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, and she opened up about her new show, and the role her husband has played as her biggest fan.«He's been awesome. It's so nice to have someone so supportive stand by your side,» she shared, adding that McLoughlin also «gives his notes.»«We've watched a lot of rehearsals and he has a lot of opinions and I cherish them, because he's seen so many shows and he's in it,» she continued.