Motion Picture Academy Promotes Shawn Finnie to EVP Member Relations and Awards

Michael Nordine authorAmerica’s creation myths may not be entirely rooted in fact — few of us still believe the story about George Washington chopping down that cherry tree — but they’re considerably less outlandish than “America: The Motion Picture,” an animated comedy in which our first president is a chainsaw-wielding freedom fighter who founds America to avenge the murder of his best friend, Abraham Lincoln.

Lil Nas X has defended Madonna after the singer faced criticism for comparing the rapper’s kiss with a backing dancer to her kiss with Britney Spears in 2003.On Sunday (June 27), the rapper shared a passionate kiss with a dancer during his Egyptian-themed performance of ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ at the BET Awards 2021.Posting on her Instagram Stories feed on Monday (June 29), Madonna uploaded a screenshot of the moment above a still from her infamous performance with Spears and Christina

< 1 min read Lil Nas X has been working hard since the weekend to counter the trolls who have been criticising his kiss of a dancer at the end of his performance at the BET Awards, and now he’s asking his fans to chill out and stop going after Madonna.

Madonna, 62, is facing backlash for her comments about “Old Town Road” hitmaker Lil Nas X‘s performance at the BET Awards. The 22-year-old took to the stage at the June 27 awards ceremony to perform his new hit “MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)” and shared a kiss with one of his male backup dancers. Shortly after the performance, Madonna took to her Instagram Story to quip that she “did it first” referencing her on-stage kiss with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera at the MTV VMAs in 2003.

Yungblud has shared a new cover of a Madonna classic – listen to his version of ‘Like A Virgin’ below.The rock-heavy, bombastic cover version comes as part of a two-track Spotify Singles release, which also features a stripped-down version of his own track ‘Mars’, both recorded at Sound City studios.Speaking of the two track release in a statement, Yungblud said: “Recording at Sound City just blew my mind. I’m still picking my brains up off the pavement to be honest.

Madonna has faced criticism after comparing Lil Nas X‘s kiss with a backing dancer to her kiss with Britney Spears in 2003.On Sunday (June 27), X shared a passionate kiss with a dancer during his Egyptian-themed performance of ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ at the BET Awards 2021.Posting on her Instagram Stories feed yesterday (June 29), Madonna uploaded a screenshot of the moment above a still from her infamous performance with Spears and Christina Aguilera at the 2003 MTV VMAs.The ‘Madame X’

Miley Cyrus has performed a medley of Madonna hits for a new Pride-themed special – watch her performance below.The covers were performed for Stand By You, a Pride Month special concert available to stream on Peacock.

Madonna made a surprise appearance at a Pride party in New York on Thursday night (June 24) – scroll down to watch footage from her performance.The pop star performed two songs at the party held at The Standard hotel’s Boom Boom Room and raised over $100,000 (£72k) for LGBTQ+ organisations.After the likes of Kaytranada, Honey Dijon and The Misshapes performed at the event, Madonna appeared. She delivered versions of ‘Hung Up’ and ‘I Don’t Search I Find’ from on top of the bar.

The Television Academy has announced a rule change that will affect the acting categories at the Emmy Awards, starting with the 2021 ceremony this year.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday announced its newly elected 2021–2022 Board of Governors. Among the first-timers is Rita Wilson for the actors branch, while Oscar- and Emmy-winning director Susanne Bier returns for a new term in the directors branch, as does two-time Oscar show producer Jennifer Todd for the producers branch. Seven out of 12 governors elected for the first time are women, as are three out of four returning governors.

Ben Croll If no distributor can ever handpick its audience, once Netflix sent its ribald and irreverent reframing of the U.S.’ foundational myth to the French animation festival, the streamer certainly came awfully close.Produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and directed by “Archer” producer Matt Thompson, the decidedly hard-R “America: The Motion Picture” played to a room primed to react when it screened in France as part of Annecy’s Midnight Specials sidebar this past Friday.Though the

During a pre-recorded ATX panel airing Saturday, Ramy actor Steve Way slammed the Motion Picture Academy for its failure to provide all necessary accommodations for the disabled, prior to this year’s Academy Awards, where a wheelchair ramp was introduced for the first time.

Ethan Shanfeld The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promoted Shawn Finnie to executive VP of member relations and awards.In his new role, Finnie will lead engagement and outreach initiatives for the Academy’s global membership of over 10,000 artists, filmmakers and executives. He will also oversee the processes for submissions, rules and voting.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promoted Shawn Finnie to EVP Member Relations and Awards, Academy COO Christine Simmons announced today.

Billboard this year.The play was accepted by the university’s student theater company, where Miranda turned it into an 80-minute one-act show, adding freestyle rap and salsa numbers to flavor its otherwise traditional Broadway sound. The musical enjoyed a one-weekend run during Miranda’s spring semester.