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Thania Garcia Los Angeles-based duo the Driver Era is hitting the road for a 17-city tour across North America. With over three albums to date, brothers Ross and Rocky Lynch will again begin touring on April 2 in Pittsburgh’s Roxian Theatre and hit venues in New York, New Jersey, Quebec and more before wrapping in Toronto on May 8.

McDonald’s is celebrating a new anime collaboration by launching a Los Angeles exclusive: WcDonald’s, a version of McDonald’s that’s commonly featured in many popular anime shows.

The greater Los Angeles area is getting a new telephone area code, according to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). But don’t panic.

Malia Obama is enjoying her life in Los Angeles after premiering her first short at the start of the year. The daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama was photographed looking stylish and she grabbed some dinner with a group of friends. Michelle Obama talks about embracing a new stage of parentingThe Obama family enjoys dinner with Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson in GreeceMalia was spotted at “Petit Trois,” a French restaurant in Los Angeles, where she met up with some of her girlfriends.

Meghan Markle beamed as she headed out for a sushi dinner with Terry Woods, the boss of Oprah Winfrey's production company, at Asanebo Restaurant in Los Angeles. The Duchess of Sussex, 42, looked casual yet stylish on Thursday, February 22, in dark grey skinny jeans and a matching jumper, her long brunette hair styled in loose curls. She was without her husband, Prince Harry, for the evening.

wore a “Dump Him” T-shirt while her separation from Justin Timberlake was generating significant column inches. It was a not-so-tacit maneuver that helped the musician to regain a little control over what was (and wasn’t) being said.

Angelique Jackson A new cohort of emerging content creators have been selected for the second edition of Hoorae and Walmart’s “Black and Unlimited” digital development program. The program aims to provide content creators from diverse backgrounds with the necessary resources, membership and exposure to “unlock their full potential and pave their way to success.” The new class will receive a $10,000 stipend to help them focus on limitless discovery and creation.

Eva Longoria is back in front of the cameras, following a busy award season supporting her feature film directorial debut Flamin’ Hot. Longoria has been cast in Hulu‘s Only Murders in the Building Season 4 in a recurring role.

Joe Biden wrapped up his Los Angeles visit today with brief remarks at a Culver City library to talk about the administration’s plans to cancel the student debt of more than 150,000 borrowers.

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have announced they will perform at three “‘Vultures’ Listening Experience” shows in Europe later this week.Earlier this month, Ye teased potential dates for his world tour on Instagram – including arena dates in Toronto, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, London and more throughout the summer. Then, the Chicagoan revealed that he and Dolla $ign will hold three ‘Vultures’ listening events in both Italy and Paris.The collaborators will hit Italy first, performing at the Milan Forum in the country’s capital tomorrow (February 22) and Bologna’s Unipol Arena on Saturday (February 24), before landing in Paris on Sunday (February 25) at the Accor Arena.Those looking to attend either Italian ‘Vultures Listening Event’ show can find them here.

EXCLUSIVE: Following the Sundance debut of his newest documentary short, Merman, rising filmmaker Sterling Hampton IV has signed with Sugar23 for management.

Academy Awards — but everything changed after watching Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” “I did not think I would ever do it again,” Kimmel, 56, told the Los Angeles Times regarding the award show that is set to take place next month in Los Angeles. “I did two of them, and they went well — something crazy happened at one of them with a story I’ll have for the rest of my life,” Kimmel mused, referring to his first hosting stint in 2017 when Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway accidentally announced that “La La Land” had won Best Picture instead of “Moonlight.” “I know how much work goes into [the Oscars], so I thought, ‘Yeah, I don’t necessarily want to do this ever again,'” Kimmel added, reflecting on his time as host during the 2017, 2018 and 2023 ceremonies.According to Kimmel, he was persuaded to join the 2023 ceremony after watching Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun: Maverick.” “I knew there was a movie that people had seen, and it just makes the job easier,” he told the outlet, adding that this year he had the same feeling while watching Gerwig’s masterpiece.

Joe Biden‘s return trip to Los Angeles today for another round of fundraising is likely to add a huge haul to his campaign war chest, but there’s also the prospect of more protests over the administration’s support for Israel in its war against Hamas.

Rita McKenzie, known for staging the longest-running one-woman show in theatrical history, died Feb. 17 in Los Angeles days before her 77th birthday. She succumbed to what her family described as a long-term illness.

An anti-Scientology protest erupted Saturday night outside a Franklin Village restaurant where convicted rapist Danny Masterson allegedly took one of his victims before assaulting her.

Rumours have been swirling here at the European Film Market in Berlin that a market later in the year, the American Film Market, is moving location.

New legal documents made public Friday by the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission indicate former CBS President and CEO Leslie Moonves has paid an $11,250 fine for trying to influence a former LAPD captain.

Vampire Weekend has released two songs, titled "Capricorn" and "Gen-X Cops," taken from their upcoming album. Only God Was Above Us will be released on April 5 and was announced earlier this week.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Asia Argento (“xXx,” “Land of the Dead”) and Melvil Poupaud (“Speed Racer,” “Laurence Anyways”) will star in French crime thriller “Stronger Than the Devil.” The project will be pitched for the first time at the European Film Market, attached to the Berlin Film Festival, by All Rights Entertainment, the Hong Kong, Paris and Los Angeles-based film sales agency which has picked up the rights. The picture, which heads into production later this month, is written and directed by Graham Guit (“Les Kidnappeurs,” “Hello, Goodbye”). The finished film is expected to be completed by the autumn.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Taipei and Los Angeles-based Organic Media Group has picked up rights to U.S.-produced classical music documentary title “Crescendo” and will be launching it at the European Film Market, which accompanies the Berlin Film Festival. The picture had its first commercial release in South Korea in December and became the highest grossing foreign documentary in the last three years.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Meryl Streep is set to appear in “Only Murders in the Building” Season 4. Streep will reprise the recurring role of Loretta Durkin, whom she started playing in Season 3 of the Hulu series.

Naman Ramachandran Film and media company Buffalo 8 has acquired worldwide distribution rights to “Dig Me No Grave” from Djonny Chen’s prolific U.K.-based outfit Silent D Pictures. The deal was revealed at the Berlin European Film Market (EFM). “Dig Me No Grave” follows the harrowing journey of an ageing hunter who embarks on a final quest for an elusive elk.

Joey King is celebrating Valentine’s Day by sharing a fun memory!

“Suits” spinoff titled “Suits: LA.”The NBC series is currently in the works, with Amell starring as Ted Black, “a charismatic force of nature who puts his own needs above others,” according to Variety. While the new legal drama is set in the universe of the 2011 USA Network series, none of the OG cast members will be involved.Amell’s character is a former New York prosecutor who sets up camp in Los Angeles and leads a new team of lawyers at his firm.He reacted to the news, writing on social media in response, “I know a thing or two about building a universe.”People on X (formerly known as Twitter) rolled their eyes at his casting announcement following several controversies.

“Only Murders in the Building” — Oliver, Charles and Mabel are taking their acts (and podcast) from New York to LA in Season 4.At least for a little while.The Hulu series starring Martin Short (Oliver Putnam), Steve Martin (Charles-Haden Savage) and Selena Gomez (Mabel Mora) is relocating its universe from the fictional Arconia building on the Upper West Side to the City of Angels.The move was confirmed by Disney Television Group President Craig Erwich, though there are no specifics — including how long the characters will remain in LA.In the Season 3 finale of “Murders,” Tobert (Jesse Williams) asked Mabel to head to LA with him; Mabel rejected the offer … but that may change with the show landing on the West Coast.“Well, I’m very excited to see Steve, Martin and Selena take a little break from the apartment building and come to Los Angeles,” Erwich told Deadline.

Warpaint have celebrated their 20th anniversary with new one-off single ‘Common Blue’. Check it out below, along with the band telling us about their two “psychedelic” two decades in rock.It was 20 years ago today (February 14) that the indie quartet first came together on Valentine’s Day on Fairfax Boulevard in Los Angeles. Now to celebrate, they’ve shared new single ‘Common Blue’ along with a nostalgic new music video.“It feels like an accomplishment,” singer and guitarist Theresa Wayman (aka TT) told NME, reflecting on a career that has seen the Los Angeles band – also featuring singer and guitarist Emily Kokal, bassist and singer Jenny Lee Lindberg and drummer Stella Mozgawa – release four celebrated albums straddling art rock, dream pop and psychedelia.Lindberg added: “I feel like there’s so many lives lived in the last 20 years.

Carolyn Weathers, photographed on Jan. 12, stands next to the Heritage Award she received from the City of Los Angeles in 2015 for her work to improve the lives of the LGBTQ community. Photo: Q Voice News

Ben Affleck and his 15 year old child Seraphina were spotted in Los Angeles recently. The two were accompanied by Emme, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony’s child, as they did some shopping. Seraphina showed off a hot pink buzzcut.

Arrow Video FrightFest begins its first online edition this Thursday (27th August) and in the run-up we’ve had a series of interviews with some of the talent behind some of the movies playing. First up is our chat with writer and director, Tyler Savage, about his Los Angeles-set film, Blinders. The film follows Texan, Andy (Vincent Van Horn), as he relocates to Los Angeles after a bad break-up.

Malia Obama looked stylish as she was photographed in Los Angeles. The daughter of Barack and Michelle Obama was spotted leaving her car, wearing a cool outfit made out of a tight top and some pants with butterfly patterns cut into them. Couple jokingly invites The Obamas to their wedding and get a surprise letter backMalia Obama makes her first-ever red carpet appearance to present her film ‘The Heart’Malia’s sporty outfit was made out of a dark blue long sleeve shirt that fit her tightly and some baggy pants with butterfly cutouts.

EXCLUSIVE: Andrea Bang (Kim’s Convenience) will exec produce and topline Surrender, an indie drama marking the first feature from writer-director Jess Dang, which has entered production in Los Angeles. Co-starring Gilmore Girls‘s Keiko Agena, the film is one of ten in the fiction space to have recently been selected for fiscal sponsorship through Film Independent’s Fast Track Fellowship Program. 

Taylor Swift‘s touchdown at Los Angeles International airport carried all the drama and excitement of a lunar landing.

UPDATED with latest: A good sized earthquake rattled windows across Los Angeles at about 1:47 p.m. today. Preliminary reports put the temblor at 4.6 on the Richter Scale and have it centered about 7.7 miles southwest of Westlake Village. The USGS said the quake occurred at a depth of about 10 miles. It was the largest such shake felt in that area in some time.

Meghan Markle has been spotted beaming as she's broken cover for the first time since the news of King Charles' cancer diagnosis. Prince Harry raised back to the UK this week from LA to be with his father, who is receiving treatment for an unspecified treatment, to have an intimate 45-minute chat with the King at Clarence House.

Eyal Booker has shared a look inside his "apartment of dreams" in Los Angeles.The Love Island star took to TikTok to give a tour of his new home with his 406,000 followers. He captioned the clip: "Moving into the apartment of dream in LA with my best friend Max & his girlfriend Lexie. Very grateful & excited." One user estimated the rent for the apartment to be $6,900 after they "saw it listed on a realtor's page".The stunning flat has its own private entrance, which opens on to their enormous living room, which is flooded with natural light.

Taylor Swift, strutted right past him at the Grammys.TMZ reports multiple fire engines responded to a call around 8:25 p.m. from a person complaining about the smell of smoke inside the three-story house. The Los Angeles Fire Department allegedly sent about 10 different fire units and at least 20 responders to the scene where an eyewitness claimed smoke was visible coming off of the roof.