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We’ve heard about a lot of concert mishaps lately, but not usually because of the stars themselves!

Timothée Chalamet was SO distracted by his girl that he forgot where he was! LOLz!

Kathy A. McDonald Finally, Hollywood’s red-carpet drought is over and the business of awards season socializing is back. In anticipation, venues in Los Angeles and New York City are primed for entertainment industry celebrations from post-premiere blow-outs to intimate tastemaker dinners.

Jaden Thompson Studio71 has signed an advertising partnership with Unspeakable, a popular family-friendly content creator on YouTube who has more than 33 million subscribers across four channels and amasses 150+ million views every month. Houston native Nathan Milner, known online as “Unspeakable,” began creating Minecraft content more than ten years ago.

Megan Thee Stallion has teamed up with Reneé Rapp on a new song called ‘Not My Fault’ – listen below.The Houston rapper and actor/singer Rapp recorded the track for the upcoming Mean Girls movie musical, in which the latter portrays Regina George. She previously took on the role for the Broadway adaptation of the 2004 film.‘Not My Fault’ begins with a sample from the original Mean Girls movie.

Travis Scott, midway through his ‘Utopia Presents Circus Maximus Tour,’ is swinging into New York City and New Jersey for four big shows this month.First up, the Houston native will headline at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for two huge concerts on Monday, Dec. 18 and Tuesday, Dec.

Nicki Minaj has announced her ‘Pink Friday 2‘ 2024 world tour in support of her LP of the same name.Kicking off in the US on March 1, 2024 at the Oakland Arena in California, the ‘Roman’s Revenge’ rapper will make her way through North America, making stops in major cities such as Denver, Las Vegas, Seattle, Phoenix, Atlanta, Orlando, Newark, Philadelphia, New York City, Washington D.C., Brooklyn, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Houston and Dallas. The US leg of the tour will wrap up on May 12, 2024 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas.From there, Minaj will make her way across the pond to the UK to play shows in Manchester, Birmingham and London.

Tom Hanks has revealed what he believes to be the most “stupid” moment of his career.While appearing on The Graham Norton Show, the Oscar-winning actor reflected on his 30-year career before focusing specifically on his experience filming Ron Howard’s space drama Apollo 13.Released in 1995, Apollo 13 tells the true story of Jim Lovell, Fred Haise and Jack Swigert, astronauts who find themselves in life-threatening danger when their journey to the moon goes wrong.It was while filming the movie’s most quoted line – when Hank’s Lovell says: “Houston, we have a problem” – that the actor found himself in an embarrassing situation.Hanks told Norton: “Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton and I were recreating the serious moment right after ‘Houston we have a problem,’ and we’re going up and down on grips making us look weightless.”The Forrest Gump actor said he wouldn’t usually have been embarrassed by this, but that day, the cast and crew happened to receive a visit from Lovell himself.Hanks continued: “We looked ridiculous and when I looked down there was Jim looking up at us,” adding: “I have never felt more stupid in my life.”Apollo 13 was nominated for nine Oscars, winning two in the Editing and Sound categories.Hanks appeared on The Graham Norton Show to promote an exhibition called The Moonwalkers, which he narrates and co-wrote with director Christopher Riley.The installation tells the stories of the Apollo space missions, with the technology in the rooms designed to make audiences feel as if they’re sat alongside the astronauts.Earlier this year, Hanks admitted that he “hates” some of the movies he’s starred in, although he didn’t specify which ones.Speaking with The New Yorker, the actor explained: “Ok, let’s admit this: We all

EXCLUSIVE: It’s the year of Taylor Swift, and everything associated with the pop star seems to turn to gold.

For those who love Corrie, actor Dolly-Rose Campbell will be a familiar face.The 36 year old first joined the iconic soap opera in 2014 as Gemma Winter, and over the years, has successfully made the transition from bad girl gone good, after she was introduced as drug dealer Callum Logan's pal. Fast forward almost a decade and Dolly, aka Gemma has settled well into Weatherfield life, from welcoming quadruplets with veteran character Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) to bagging a job at the local takeaway, Prima Doner. However, like any other Coronation Street resident, it's not all been plain sailing, as Gemma has been involved in her fair share of dramatic storylines.

Power Trip surprised fans on Friday night (December 1) for a surprise gig in Austin, Texas.It’s the first performance from the thrash metal band since the unexpected death of frontman Riley Gale in 2020. Aged 34, Gale was later confirmed to have died from fentanyl.

SZA has been honored with Variety’s Hitmaker of the Year Award. After the release of her debut album “Ctrl” in 2017, the shapeshifting singer released her follow-up “SOS” to great anticipation. And it paid off.

A Houston family spent Tuesday frantically searching for their beloved 21-year-old daughter Idania Campos (pictured above, lower left) after she failed to show up at school. Then, that night, with the Houston Police Department also searching for the woman, Campos’ father came across her abandoned car in the Texas city’s Meyerland neighborhood. He broke into it, popped the trunk, and discovered the most awful site of his life: Idania’s lifeless body. Now, police have arrested 19-year-old A

Mark Shelmerdine, the veteran producer who revived London Films as an indie powerhouse and played a pivotal role in the development of the international TV distribution market, died October 26 in Santa Barbara surrounded by his family. He was 78.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Fresh on the heels of her new film “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” arriving in theaters, Beyoncé has dropped a new song, “My House,” to coincide with its release.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music A Nashville judge has temporarily blocked John Oates’ proposed sale of his share of the Hall & Oates business partnership to Primary Wave until a private arbitrator hears the case, according to a Billboard report on Thursday. The move is the latest in the ongoing, rather mysterious legal battle between the estranged longtime musical partners.

Janette Manrara has shared a gushing tribute to her 'always and forever'. The former Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer wasn't talking about her husband Aljaz Skorjanec but another important love in her life.

Jean Knight, the voice behind Mr Big Stuff, one of the most recognizable songs of the 1970s funk era, has died aged 80. 

Antony is the latest Manchester United player to succumb to injury.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s haunting and anthemic holiday staple will hit arenas all over North America all the way up until Dec. 30 of this year.The Yuletide and pyrotechnics loving group, which comes out of hibernation in November and December to rock, has 88 shows remaining on their 2023 ‘The Ghosts of Christmas Eve Tour’ schedule.That includes a few gigs in New York.First up, they’ll drop into Albany’s MVP Arena on Nov. 29.After that, TSO will headline at Rochester’s Blue Cross Arena on Nov.

Dancing With The Stars” judge Carrie Ann Inaba is opening up about what it’s like for her to be the only woman on the judges panel of the show. Inaba admits that she feels unfairly scrutinized compared to the other judges.Carrie Ann Inaba has been a judge on “Dancing With The Stars” since the very first show. For 32 seasons, she’s sat at the end of the panel and given her opinions about hundreds of dances.

Dancing With The Stars” fans have watched Harry Jowsey escape elimination week after week despite his constant presence at the bottom of the leaderboard. Some critics have suggested that the show has rigged the reality star’s safety. Now, the “Too Hot To Handle” star is speaking out.Harry Jowsey and Rylee Arnold have obviously been fan favorites on “Dancing With The Stars” Season 32.

Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel, the Miss Universe Organization (MUO), and formalwear marketplace Queenly are teaming up to donate all of R’Bonney’s outstanding outfits from her reign. The looks will be sold on Queenly’s platform, with the proceeds donated to Houston’s Magpies and Peacocks.

EXCLUSIVE: Audiences flocked to Dancing with the Stars for Whitney Houston night.

Mick Jagger, 80; Keith Richards, who turns 80 Dec. 18; and Ronnie Wood, 76, are throwing in with the American Association of Retired Persons as the sponsor of their Stones Tour ’24 Hackney Diamonds, which kicks off April 28 in Houston.The two-month stadium trek — which includes a headlining show at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 2 and a MetLife Stadium stop in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on May 23, before wrapping up in Santa Clara, California on July 17 — is behind the Stones’ new album “Hackney Diamonds.”The band released its first LP of original material since 2005’s “A Bigger Bang” — and its first since the 2021 death of beloved drummer Charlie Watts — in October.Reflecting on the 18 years since their last album of new material in September, Jagger quipped, “We’ve been very lazy.”But, he added, “We didn’t want to make just any record and put it out … Before we went in [to make ‘Hackney Diamonds’], we all said, ‘We’ve got to make a record that we really love ourselves.’ Other people may like it, other people may not.

The Rolling Stones – with a little help from AARP – will play 16 cities across the United States and Canada in a new spring-summer 2024 tour, with stops including L.A.’s SoFi Stadium and New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium outside New York City.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music As expected, the Rolling Stones have announced they are going back on the road in 2024 behind their recently released “Hackney Diamonds” album. The group, led by core members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ron Wood, will perform in 16 cities across the U.S. and Canada, playing a combination of classics, deep cuts and songs from the new album, according to the announcement.

Alicia Silverstone’s son, Bear, is all grown up. The “Clueless” actress brought her 12-year-old to the Los Angeles Clippers game against the Houston Rockets on Friday, November 17 — and he nearly towered over her.Before the match, Bear was photographed shooting hoops on the Crypto.com arena court while his famous mom looked on from the sidelines.Bear, whom Silverstone shares with ex-husband Christopher Jarecki, wore a Clippers jersey over a hoodie sweatshirt during the rare outing.Silverstone, 47, and Bear are big fans of the NBA, as she revealed in December 2022 that she acquired a signed jersey from Milwaukee Bucks athlete Giannis Antetokounmpo for Hanukkah.The “Reptile” actress has raised eyebrows over the years, however, for some of her parenting choices with her only child.

A post shared by Sony Music Portugal (@sonymusicpt)Tavares was born in Lisbon in 1978 to parents who emigrated to Portugal from Cape Verde. She rose to fame singing Whitney Houston’s ‘One Moment in Time’ on Chuva de Estrelas, a national singing competition, in 1994.She also won the Festival da Canção that same year, the national selection contest for Eurovision.

2024 Grammy nominations were announced.But even as top contenders SZA, Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo were already getting fitted for gowns, something was amiss.The fact that the nominees for music’s top prize were being announced before anyone got to chow and cocktail down for Friendsgiving — let alone Thanksgiving — made it feel way too early in the awards season.I mean, Mariah Carey didn’t even have enough time to properly defrost.Add to that the fact that the 2023 Country Music Awards took place just two days before the 2024 Grammy nominations were announced — and you knew that something just ain’t right with music award shows.That trend continued on Sunday night, when the Billboard Music Awards took the pre-Thanksgiving weekend spot long occupied by the American Music Awards — and turned it into one big turkey. (To make matters even weirder, both the BBMAs and the AMAs are owned by the same parent company.)Indeed, while the BBMAs were previously aired on NBC — these awards were relegated to a damn Billboard website.

Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Nikita Kuzmin showed off his new romance as he sweetly held hands with her as he stepped out in Blackpool. Nikita, who is partnered with Layton Williams on this year's show, dodged the busy crowds of the seaside town outside the Blackpool Tower and took Lauren Janie's hand to guide her through the chaos.The lovebirds wrapped up to avoid the chilly Northern November winds by the beach with Nikita looking stylish in a grey Burberry trench coat and thick winter hoodie, and added a chic black beanie and comfortable loose-fit denim jeans.

Sharon Osbourne is airing out all of her and Ozzy Osbourne‘s dirty laundry!

EXCLUSIVE: Jack Kilmer (Palo Alto), Paris Jackson (Gringo), and Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight) are in production in Atlanta on Open Wounds, an indie horror thriller from director Ronald Krauss (Gimme Shelter). Rounding out the cast of the pic are Lambert Houston (Resurrection Factor), Renata Notni (Zorro), Richie Radichi (My Best Friend’s Dead), and Jay Giannone (American Hustle).

Sharon Osbourne will always remember this intense celebrity encounter!

“Dancing With The Stars” fans aren’t happy with Carrie Ann Inaba after she seemed to be out of sync with her fellow judges on Tuesday night. Sadly, the situation led to Ariana Madix missing out on a perfect score.During Whitney Houston night on “Dancing With The Stars,” the contestants brought their A-games. Ariana Madix earned her best scores of the season with a Paso Doble danced to “Queen of the Night.” Fans loved it, and so did the judges.

Drake has been questioned in a deposition over the tragic events that occurred at Travis Scott‘s 2021 Astroworld event.In November 2021 eight people died at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival during the rapper’s set due to a fatal crowd crush. Two more victims passed away in the hospital in the following days and hundreds of others were left injured.The rapper was questioned for several hours in a deposition tied to hundreds of lawsuits filed in Harris County after the crowd rush.