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Francis Ford Coppola is celebrating his memorable film The Outsiders with footage of the auditions that brought together the film’s young stars, almost all of whom went on to even greater glory.

Just five months after the baseball world mourned the untimely loss of longtime pitcher Tim Wakefield, his wife Stacy has now passed away, too.

A wildfire in Texas has burned through 200,000 acres of land in just one day, making it the sixth biggest fire in the state's history. The huge fire started near Smokehouse Creek on Monday afternoon and has since doubled in size, says the Texas AandM Forest Service.

Dolly Parton, 78, wrote on Instagram last week. “So congratulations on your Billboard Hot Country number one single.

There’s been a major update in the heartbreaking case of Nex Benedict. As we’ve been following, the nonbinary Oklahoma

Martin Scorsese was making “Silence,” his 2016 drama about a pair of Jesuit priests spreading the gospel in Japan, a typhoon hit the area, bringing with it biblical showers. As the filmmaker braced himself for news that the bad weather would mean he’d have to abandon plans to shoot that day, there was a rap on his trailer door. There stood Rodrigo Prieto, Scorsese’s long-time cinematographer, outfitted in heavy rain gear.

Tiger King star Joe Exotic has expressed his admiration for Machine Gun Kelly, claiming he’d woo his crush with “a tiger and a bit of meth”.MGK recently took to Instagram to share an image of his new tattoo, a black block that takes up the entirety of his upper torso and arms to cover up his previous inkings, with a blank cross left in the middle of his chest. In the post, the rapper said he made the decision for “spiritual purposes only”.Clearly impressed by MGK’s new ink, Exotic, who is currently serving a 21-year prison sentence, commented on the post: “A tiger and a bit of meth and you would be mine.

In the wake of Nex Benedict’s heartbreaking death, we’re slowly hearing more and more details… including some of their final messages from right after the attack. The nonbinary Oklahoma teen sadly died earlier

Texas Hold ’Em.”The achievement was announced Tuesday by Billboard, which has been charting country songs since 1958.Beyoncé’s tune also holds the No. 2 slot on the Hot 100 chart, behind Jack Harlow’s “Lovin on Me.”The 32-time Grammy Award winner shocked listeners earlier this month when she appeared in a Super Bowl commercial for Verizon — and casually revealed she would be releasing a brand-new album.Simultaneously, she dropped two singles: “16 Carriages” and the aforementioned “Texas Hold ’Em.” According to the “Crazy in Love” singer, her upcoming album — out March 29 — is “Act II” of “Renaissance,” her album cycle that started with “Renaissance: Act I” in 2022.“Texas Hold ’Em” has received 19.2 million streams, while “16 Carriages” has garnered 10.3 million and is No.

Brace yourselves for some horrid new details in the Audrii Cunningham murder case. Last week, the 11-year-old Texas girl was repor

An Oklahoma teen is dead after a senseless outburst of violence. On Friday, February 8, nonbinary 16-year-old

put out two country-themed tracks this month.“They’ve got to make their mark, just like a dog in a dog walk park. You know, every dog has to mark every tree, right? So that’s what’s going on here,” Schneider, 63, said while appearing on conservative media outlet One American News. The comment came after the anchor asked Schneider his thoughts on fans pressuring an Oklahoma radio station to play the “Single Ladies” songstresses new country music.“The lefties in the entertainment industry just won’t leave any area alone, right? They just have to seize control over every aspect, don’t they,” asked the host.According to Schneider, it’s usually the other way around with country stars attempting to break into mainstream music.

Joining me in the Apple Original Films portion of Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees were several Oscar nominees for Martin Scorsese’s epic Western Killers of the Flower Moon, and since the film has been nominated for a whopping 10 Academy Awards it was a good cross-section of artisans who made this very big film come to life.

Variety FYC Fest: The Producers. The conversations were moderated by Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay and senior awards editor Clayton Davis. ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Producer Daniel Lupi on Filming in Oklahoma, Striving for Authenticity Producer Daniel Lupi became involved in “Killers of the Flower Moon” after the script was rewritten to center the relationship between Ernest (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Mollie Burkhart (Lily Gladstone), contrasting from the original version of the script where DiCaprio was playing FBI agent Tom White.

Jennifer Lopez is going out on tour this summer!

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have announced details of an extensive new North American tour to take place this summer.The tour will be titled ‘Can’t Let Go’, and will kick off on June 2 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and run for 30 dates, wrapping up in Vail, Colorado on September 1, with some more dates also expected to still be added. See below for full details.Tickets for the shows went on pre-sale today (February 14), with the general sale taking place at 10am local time on Friday (February 16) here.The duo last toured together in 2022, which itself was their first complete tour in 12 years.

Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has opened up about his struggles with writing new music.Speaking to Rolling Stone recently to announce his upcoming tour with Alison Krauss, the pair shared about what they’ve been up to in recent times. While Krauss revealed that she has been back in the studio, Plant said he’s been “going through all that stuff that I never released and never quite got finished”.When asked specifically if he’s been working on new music, Robert Plant said: “I’ve got a Tascam digital recorder, and I sing, and I put the vocals through a guitar pedal, and then I record them on that over there, and it sounds great.

You must not know ’bout me. A “Jeopardy!” contestant incorrectly deemed Beyoncé one of the best rappers during Tuesday’s episode of the beloved quiz show.

Beyoncé’s new country single “Texas Hold ‘Em” — but the station’s general manger is defending the decision. One Beyoncé fan went viral on X after sharing an email from Southern Central Oklahoma Radio Enterprises Broadcasting after she requested the new song.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Sterlin Harjo has landed a drama pilot order at FX with Ethan Hawke attached to star, Variety has learned. The pilot is titled “The Sensitive Kind.” Exact plot details are being kept under wraps aside from the fact it is described as a “Tulsa noir about a guy (Hawke) who knows too much.” Harjo created the project and will also serve as director and executive producer. Hawke will executive produce in addition to starring, with Garret Basch also executive producing.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Is Beyoncé going to get some love at the country radio format, now that she’s released a single, “Texas Hold ‘Em,” that openly embraces the genre? That’s a big question mark, as radio programmers, like many others in the music industry, are still reeling from the shock of her surprise release the night of the Super Bowl, with no apparent plan yet in place to immediately give the tune a promotional push at the format. But her move into country is certainly “topic A,” according to one programmer, even as radio pros take a pause on whether to play the music that is the talk of the nation.

EXCLUSIVE: Harvey Keitel (The Irishman), Rita Moreno (80 for Brady), Roselyn Sanchez (Fantasy Island) and Udo Kier (Hunters) have been set to star in Theirs, an indie horror thriller going into production in Tulsa, Oklahoma this summer.

at age 62 after a battle with stomach cancer.In a post on social media Monday, the “Made In America” hitmaker’s loved ones revealed plans for two upcoming memorial services.“The Covel Family is hosting a private funeral service for family, band and crew only in mid-February. A memorial service to honor Toby will be announced only on Keith’s socials shortly,” the Instagram post read alongside a photo of the country artist.“In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to @tkfoundation1 to support the OK Kids Korral,” the post continued, sharing a link to the Toby Keith Foundation’s website.The “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” singer’s death was announced last week in a post shared on his official social media account.“Toby Keith passed peacefully last night on February 5th, surrounded by his family,” the post read.

The first trailer for the upcoming Twisters movie just debuted!

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic There was no need to worry that Reba McEntire might mess up or bring any unnecessary flourishes to “The Star-Spangled Banner” when she performed the National Anthem prior to the Super Bowl on Sunday evening. Unlike anyone else who’d done it prior to the Bowl or any other major NFL game in recent memory, she brought a full half-century’s experience of singing the anthem to the occasion.

On Saturday night, when Martin Scorsese collected a gold medallion—the honor given by the DGA to all five of its Feature Film nominees—he thanked his cast and crew and Apple for their support in making Killers of the Flower Moon, but he emphasized his thanks to the Osage Nation for their intrinsic role in the making of the film and its success.

Country singer Toby Keith died Monday at the age of 62, his family wrote in a statement posted to his website and social media accounts early Tuesday. "Toby Keith passed away peacefully last night on February 5th, surrounded by his family," the statement read. "He fought his fight with grace and courage," it continued.

Sophia Bush and ex Grant Hughes are still finessing the details of their split, and they are not on common ground regarding their assets just yet.

Billy Joel will co-headline with Rod Stewart at Cleveland, OH’s Cleveland Browns Stadium.This one-off show will be the first time the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers have performed in concert together.And while fans can likely expect to hear the legends’ hits, the duo may also sneak a few new tracks in.Joel, 74, is dropping her first new song “Turn The Lights Back On” in 17 years on Feb. 1.As for Stewart, 79, he’s releasing “Swing Fever” with piano player Jools Holland and his band on Feb.

Robert De Niro has opened up about becoming a father for the eighth time.The Killers Of The Flower Moon star and his girlfriend Tiffany Chen welcomed Gia, their first child together, last April.“It feels great,” the eighty-year-old actor told AARP: The Magazine. Adding of his nine-month-old daughter, he said: “Everything that I’m consumed with or worried about just goes away when I look at her.

One of the most famous porn stars of all time has died, and far too young.

Jesse Jane, one of the most popular porn film actors of the early 2000s who had some success pivoting to the mainstream, was found dead by police this morning with her boyfriend at their Oklahoma residence. She was either 43 or 44.

Jesse Jane who made a name for herself in the adult film industry in the 2000s, has passed away alongside her boyfriend Brett Hasenmueller. Jesse, who was 43 at the time of her passing, and her boyfriend were discovered dead at her home in Moore, Oklahoma, according to TMZ. The outlet has reported that the pair were discovered by law enforcement after Brett's employer told police he had not heard from him in a few days.

Home Alone actor Devin Ratray was supposed to begin his domestic violence trial this week — but it was delayed due to a “critical” health emergency! According to a family member who spoke with

Oscars have been announced, so here’s how you can catch-up on all the nominees for Best Picture.The 96th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 10 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The event will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, who previously hosted the event in 2017, 2018 and 2023.READ MORE: Oscars 2024 nominations – see the full listOppenheimer is currently the frontrunner for awards success with 13 nominations, followed by Poor Things with 11 nods and Killers Of The Flower Moon with 10.The award for Best Picture is the most coveted prize, with last year’s going to Everything Everywhere All At Once.

Valerie Wu Intern Lily Gladstone has become the first Native American woman to be nominated for best actress at the Academy Awards. Gladstone was recognized for her role as Osage woman and historical figure Mollie Burkhart in Martin Scorsese’s epic “Killers of the Flower Moon.” Gladstone’s nomination comes four years after Yalitza Aparicio, who is Indigenous Mexican, received a best actress nomination at the 2019 Oscars. Aparicio starred in Alfonso Cuarón’s 2018 film “Roma” as housekeeper Cleodegaria “Cleo” Gutiérrez.