So far, several celebrities have lost work due to new rules that have been put in place on film and TV sets over the past few months mandating everyone be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeNBC has pushed “American Song Contest,” its ambitious U.S. take on the legendary Eurovision Song Contest, back a month in order to give the production more time to handle COVID concerns when it comes to having a live audience.“American Song Contest” will now premiere on Monday, March 21 at 8 p.m. ET, and air there (in a two-hour slot, until 10 p.m.) for eight weeks, with a finale on May 9.
The show was originally set to launch on Monday, Feb. 21; in its place, “America’s Got Talent: Extreme” will now premiere that day at 8 p.m. and air in that timeslot (also for two hours weekly) for four weeks.“America’s Got Talent: Extreme” completed its season despite an accident on set last fall, in which stuntman Jonathan Goodwin was injured while performing a daredevil stunt.
Production paused in October after the incident, and was resumed in January. “AGT: Extreme” features “outrageous, unique and jaw-dropping acts of enormous scale and magnitude,” according to NBC, as contestants compete to win a $500,000 prize. Creator and executive producer Simon Cowell serves as a judge, along with WWE star Nikki Bella and motocross and rally car driver Travis Pastrana. “America’s Got Talent” host Terry Crews also hosts “AGT: Extreme, which comes from Fremantle and Syco Entertatinment.
Simon Cowell, Sam Donnelly, Jason Raff and Richard Wallace are the executive producers. As for “American Song Contest,” the series travels across the country, finding song writers and performers in all 50 states, five U.S. territories and the District of Columbia to compete. That scope presented a challenge during the recent omicron wave of COVID-19, forcing producers to take a breather, but they expect to have the show
.So far, several celebrities have lost work due to new rules that have been put in place on film and TV sets over the past few months mandating everyone be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Tom Walker has announced that he has added two Scottish dates to his UK tour and fans can't wait.
Kraftwerk have announced details of a new remix compilation, coming to CD and vinyl formats next month.Hot Chip, Orbital and William Orbit have all contributed to ‘Kraftwerk Remixes’, among others, which features 19 tracks and is due out on March 25.The remixes feature Kraftwerk songs from the 1991-2021 period and see the band remixing themselves alongside a host of other contributors.‘Kraftwerk Remixes’ will be available on triple heavyweight black vinyl LP, double CD and triple coloured vinyl. Pre-order your copy here and see the tracklist below.@kraftwerkKRAFTWERK – REMIXES released on Friday 25th March on triple, heavyweight black vinyl and double CD.Limited, coloured vinyl edition, exclusive to the official Kling Klang webstore, pre-order now .https://t.co/BFDr7QzDIS pic.twitter.com/PIpcGN3KBa— Kraftwerk (@kraftwerk) February 2, 2022Side A1. ‘Non Stop’2. ‘Robotnik’ (Kling Klang Mix)3. ‘Robotronik’ (Kling Klang Mix)Side B1. ‘Home Computer’ (2021 Single Edit)2. ‘Radioactivity’ (William Orbit Hardcore Remix – Kling Klang Edit)3. ‘Radioactivity’ (François Kervorkian 12″ Remix)Side C1. ‘Expo 2000’ (Kling Klang Mix 2002)2. ‘Expo 2000’ (Francois K and Rob Rives Mix)3. ‘Expo 2000’ (Kling Klang Mix 2001)Side D1. ‘Expo 2000’ (DJ Rolando Mix)2. ‘Expo 2000’ (Orbital Mix)3. ‘Expo 2000’ (Orbital Mix)4. ‘Expo 2000’ (Ur Thought 3 Mix)Side E1. ‘Aéro Dynamik’ (Kling Klang Dynamix)2. ‘Aéro Dynamik’ (Alex Gopher / Etienne de Crecy Dynamik Mix)3. ‘Aéro Dynamik’ (Francois K Aero Mix)Side F1. ‘Tour De France’ (Etape 2) [Edit]2. ‘Aéro Dynamik’ (Intelligent Design Mix by Hot Chip)3. ‘La Forme’ (King of the Mountains Mix by Hot Chip) Kraftwerk are set to make their return to touring this year, playing a 2022 North American tour, headlining
Andrea Bordeaux is speaking out about her exit from Run the World.
At a standstill. Kody Brown isn’t in a good place with his and Janelle Brown’s sons Gabriel Brown and Garrison Brown after they argued over the family’s strict COVID-19 rules.
ASTRO’s subunit, formed by members Moonbin and Sanha, will be returning with a new mini-album this March.On February 4, Fantagio Music announced via South Korean news outlet Newsen that the duo are set to drop their as-yet-unnamed sophomore mini-album in March. The upcoming record will be preceded by a pre-release single titled ‘Ghost Town’ arriving later this month.“Moonbin and Sanha will be releasing their second mini-album in March, ahead of which they will be dropping the pre-release single ‘Ghost Town’ on February 11.
Italian broadcaster Rai has revealed the hosts for the 66th Eurovision Song Contest.
Eurovision 2022 is coming!
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle have been "expressing concerns" to Spotify about Covid-19 misinformation amidst the Joe Rogan controversy.
Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have expressed their concern to Spotify about COVID-19 misinformation on its platform and are committed to continuing to work with the company, a spokesperson for their Archewell foundation said on Sunday.
Tickets have gone on sale for the new £1m Peter Rabbit attraction opening on Blackpool's sea front.
Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ – I think we can all agree – was an overlong, over-worked, pointlessly delayed and largely disappointing album. So you’ll be pleased to know that a sequel is coming next month.
STAYC are set to drop new music next month, confirmed High Up Entertainment.Earlier today (January 28), the girl group’s agency High Up Entertainment announced that the six-piece K-pop would be returning with new music, with the current release date set for sometime in February.“With the release of their new album approaching, STAYC are currently picking up the pace of their final preparations for their comeback,” wrote High Up Entertainment, as translated by Soompi. “We will announce the precise schedule [for their comeback] at a later date.”The label also teased STAYC’s forthcoming release, nothing that the group “will be returning with upgraded music”.
Foo Fighters‘ new feature-length film STUDIO 666 is coming to cinemas in the UK and Ireland next month.Directed by BJ McDonnell, the upcoming “horror-comedy” movie will follow Dave Grohl and co. as they move into a mansion in Encino, California that is “steeped in grisly rock and roll history” to record a new album.Once they arrive, however, frontman Grohl “finds himself grappling with supernatural forces that threaten both the completion of the album and the lives of the band”.A clip from the movie was shared last December, with the first official trailer landing earlier this month.Today (January 27) it’s been confirmed that STUDIO 666 will be released exclusively in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on February 25 via Sony Pictures UK.
BtoB are officially set to make their return as a full group for the first time in nearly four years.Earlier today (January 27), the group’s label CUBE Entertainment released an official statement in response to reports by SPOTV about BtoB’s return in February. The agency confirmed that the group are currently in the process of preparations for their comeback, per Newsen.Specific details regarding the nature of the upcoming release and its exact release date have yet to be unveiled by CUBE, but are expected in the coming weeks.BtoB’s forthcoming return in February will notably mark the boyband’s first comeback in nearly four years, with their last release as a fgroup of six being 2018’s ‘This Is Us’ mini-album.The group had undergone a prolonged hiatus following both Sungjae and Hyunsik’s compulsory two-year military consignment, from which they were discharged in November last year.
You can still hear Neil Young classics like “Heart of Gold” and “Rockin’ in the Free World” on Spotify, but not for much longer.
A Sundance debut for a film is a dream come true for many filmmakers. There aren’t very many stages bigger than Sundance to introduce a feature and hopefully earn acclaim that can help carry your film to big things in the months to come.
EXCLUSIVE: Killing Eve and A Discovery Of Witches star Edward Bluemel, Dune actress Sharon Duncan-Brewster and newcomer Eddie Karanja (After Ever After) have joined Sterling K. Brown, Iola Evans and Ernest Kingsley Jr as series regulars in Hulu drama series Washington Black, we can reveal.