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Selome Hailu Apple TV+ has set a title for its upcoming series from Legendary’s Monsterverse: “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.” “Monarch” is set in the same universe as the films “Godzilla” (2014), “Kong: Skull Island” (2017), “Godzilla: King of the Monsters” (2019), “Godzilla vs. Kong” (2021) and the upcoming sequel “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.” Spanning three generations, the series following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that leveled San Francisco and tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later where Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows.

The Wiz is heading back to Broadway in 2024, but first the musical will travel around the United States with nearly the full cast who will be seen in New York City!

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor UPDATED, 3:55 p.m. ET: X, Elon Musk’s new name for the social network formerly known as Twitter, appears to be adding an approximately five-second delay to links that are redirected to certain sites, including Meta’s Facebook, Instagram and Threads. Earlier Tuesday, X’s delay also was applied to links to the New York Times and Reuters.

NBC News’s Gabe Gutierrez is joining the network’s White House team as senior White House correspondent.

EXCLUSIVE: Performance footwear brand Hoka is providing traction for a new documentary filmed within California’s oldest state prison.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services had told its hundreds of employees in San Francisco that it’s too dangerous to come in to the office.

NBC News’s Laura Jarrett will co-anchor Saturday Today this fall, joining Peter Alexander as the weekend broadcast moves back to Studio 1A in New York after originating from Washington.

Outside Lands Music Festival is dropping into the Bay Area’s Golden Gate Park for three days of good vibes, hot jams and big stars.Personally, we’re most excited about Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Odesza, Lana Del Rey and The 1975 gracing the stages.Other huge acts set to perform include Megan Thee Stallion, Zedd, Janelle Monáe, Maggie Rogers and Noah Kahan.Father John Misty, Willow, Lil Yachty, beabadoobe and Interpol will be there too.There’s only one problem.Last-minute tickets are quite pricey.At the time of publication, three-day general admission passes start at $852 before fees on Vivid Seats.Still, pound for pound, for the amount of talent gathered in one space over three-days, that’s not a terrible deal.In fact, $852 is cheaper than tickets to quite a few Taylor Swift shows on her upcoming tour’s international calendar.Need more details before committing?Keep scrolling.We’ve got all the information you’re looking for and more below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on last-minute single and multi-day Outside Lands passes can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Doja Cat has returned with a brand new single and video – watch ‘Paint The Town Red’ below.The new track is the singer and rapper’s second release of 2023, following comeback single ‘Attention’ which landed in June.‘Attention’ was her first solo offering since she released her chart-topping third studio album ‘Planet Her’ in 2021.The video for ‘Paint The Town Red’ is inspired by a trio of Doja-created paintings, and directed by Nina McNeely.Watch it below.Elsewhere since the release of ‘Planet Her’, Doja has dropped the Top 10 Billboard track ‘Vegas’ from the Elvis soundtrack and appeared on the remix for SZA’s Number One-peaking single, ‘Kill Bill’.She has also announced her first-ever North American arena tour kicking off later this year, with Ice Spice and Doechii as support – find the full schedule below and buy tickets here.The singer and rapper will kick off ‘The Scarlet Tour’ on October 31 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, with stops planned for Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Houston, Miami, Brooklyn, Toronto and many more, closing out the 24-date trek at Chicago’s United Center in Chicago on December 13.‘The Scarlett Tour’ 2023OCTOBER31 – San Francisco, CA @ Chase Center *NOVEMBER2 – Los Angeles, CA, Crypto.com Arena *3 – Las Vegas, NV, T-Mobile Arena *5 – San Diego, CA, Viejas Arena *6 – Anaheim, CA, Honda Center *8 – Phoenix, AZ, Footprint Center *10 – Denver, CO, Ball Arena *13 – Austin, TX, Moody Center *15 – Houston, TX, Toyota Center *16 – Dallas, TX, American Airlines Center *19 – Atlanta, GA, State Farm Arena *21 – Miami, FL, Kaseya Center #24 – Tampa, FL, Amalie Arena *26 – Charlotte, NC, Spectrum Center #27 – Washington, DC, Capital One Arena #29 – Brooklyn, NY, Barclays Center #30 – Newark, NJ, Prudential

As the SAG-AFTRA strike enters its second month with no end in sight, joining the WGA strike that began in May, some of Hollywood’s biggest stars have been taking to picket lines to support the unions.

Coi Leray has been accused of dissing fellow rapper Latto on an unreleased song after the latter mentioned her on the Billboard-charting hit ‘Put It On Da Floor’.The New Jersey star’s gripe with Latto started in April when the Clay County rapper previewed her then-unreleased pop–trap single ‘Put It On Da Floor’ at this year’s Coachella.In the second verse, Latto rapped, “Smoking on that gas blunt big as Coi Leray/ Bitches like to run they mouth, but I’m the type to run a fade.” This sent Coi Leray into a Twitter frenzy where she took offence to the lyrics’ implied body-shaming.Over the weekend, Coi Leray then posted a video of her dancing to the new rambunctious “rage” style song with the following lyrics: “Yeah, I’m on they ass / Hop up on that couch and roll a Latto out the bag / I don’t need a stylist, they don’t fuck with Coi Leray / Tried to count me out, but now I’m big as Trippie Redd.”A post shared by Coi (@coileray)The lyrics show Leray referring to Latto as a blunt too, as well as responding to old criticism of her using her ex-boyfriend Trippie Redd for clout in 2018 – a time when he was significantly more popular than her.Fans on Twitter called the ‘Good Day’ singer out, with one asking her, “Why you diss Latto?”.Why you diss latto?— Alisha Washington

X doesn’t mark the spot anymore.

The San Francisco Department of Building and Inspection says it has been unable to inspect a new black “X” logo on the roof of Elon Musk’s social media company formerly known as Twitter for two days in a row after the company declined access to the structure.

Joni Mitchell has released a live album of her 2022 comeback gig at the Newport Folk Festival – listen to it in full below.Last July, Mitchell performed a surprise set at the legendary music festival – which she last appeared at in 1969 – delivering a 13-song “JONI JAM” set that featured Brandi Carlile on the tracks ‘Carey’, ‘A Case Of You’ and ‘Big Yellow Taxi’.The new live album, titled ‘At Newport: Featuring the Joni Jam’, is out now, on the same weekend that the Newport Folk Festival returns.During the show, she played a host of classics from across her career, including a version of ‘A Case Of You’ with Brandi Carlile and Marcus Mumford.Listen to the full album on Apple Music below.

William “Bill” Cunningham, who more than 50 years ago founded the company that became CESD Talent Agency, has died at 96. The agency said he died July 15 at his West Hollywood home but gave no other details.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Hot on the heels of the deluxe edition of her debut EP “Like..?,” Ice Spice has dropped a video for “Deli,” one of the four new songs on the revamped EP. Similar to her performance on last month’s BET Awards, the video features Ice rapping and twerking in, naturally enough, a deli, presumably in her hometown of the Bronx.

Elon Musk, who bought the social media platform formerly called Twitter last fall, has rebranded it to ‘X’ after a weekend of messaging signaling the change that included a photo of the new logo projected on the company’s San Francisco headquarters and a video of a flickering X.

The Santa Barbara News-Press, which bills itself as the longest running daily newspaper in Southern California, has ceased publication.

Elon Musk has revealed the new logo for Twitter as part of its major rebrand. This weekend the billionaire teased the end of the popular social media site as we know it when he tweeted: "And soon we shall bid adieu to the Twitter brand and, gradually, all the birds."

Paramore have postponed their concert in San Francisco over illness, just hours before they were set to take the stage.The band revealed on social media on Saturday (July 22) that they had to cancel their show at San Francisco’s Chase Center that same night due to “sickness within the touring party” and that they had already locked in a replacement date.“Due to sickness within the touring party, we will be rescheduling our show tonight at Chase Center in San Francisco to Monday, August 7, 2023,” a statement posted on Paramore’s Twitter account reads.pic.twitter.com/Lm6kywG34P— paramore (@paramore) July 23, 2023The band have also confirmed that tickets bought for the original show will be honoured at the August 7 date: “Previously purchased tickets are valid for the rescheduled date. If you cannot attend the rescheduled date and would like a refund, instructions will be sent to all ticket purchasers and refunds will be offered for the next 7 days,” reads the post.