Nicholas Gray Dies: New York Hot Dog King Of TV/Film Favorite ‘Gray’s Papaya’ Was 86

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Endeavor-owned WME has acquired the Ross Yoon Agency, a Washington, D.C.-based literary firm.

It was Pride and Drag Queen picket day in Los Angeles, where around 300 people hit up Warner Bros. Discovery to highlight their issues as the strike marches into its second month.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Grace Jones was one of the most iconic artists of the early ‘80s, with a boldly androgynous and prescient image and string of brilliant albums with a pioneering sound and expertly curated covers that fused R&B, new wave and reggae into a fusion that has been echoed everywhere from Rihanna to Massive Attack and beyond. Now 75, she’s continued performing but hasn’t released an album since 2008, and seemed to drop below the radar for all but her fanbase, influencees and the LGBTQ and Pitchfork audiences until the past few years, when the brilliance of her “Warm Leatherette,” “Nightclubbing” and “Living My Life” albums became even more undeniable. Yet even fans who’d seen her shows in the past probably were not prepared for the eye-popping, mind-blowing concert she staged as part of Blue Note Jazz Festival at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom on Wednesday night, which mere words cannot do justice. At 75, her always-deep voice sounds as great as ever, her outfits and staging are as provocative as ever, and she could give Mick Jagger a literal run for his money in terms of fitness and dexterity at a certain age. Best of all, for all her hauteur, diva-tude and icon status, she never takes herself too seriously and every outfit, headdress, and staging touch had an undercurrent of humor that’s sadly lacking in most artists — and her stage banter is absolutely hilarious, although the humor often lay less in what she was saying than the way she said it (although lines like “Why do you need a dick if you’ve got a dildo?” land in a multitude of contexts).

The new Alicia Keys musical Hell’s Kitchen will make its world premiere this fall as part of the 2023-24 season of New York’s Public Theater Off Broadway, the Public announced today.

Lil Uzi Vert is a longtime Paramore stan, having professed their love for the band as far back as 2017. Last night in New York they got to live out their dreams when they joined Hayley Williams and co. on stage during their song "Misery Business." You can see a clip of the celebratory moment above.

Paramore brought out a special guest to help them sing ‘Misery Business’. That special guest was Lil Uzi Vert.While performing fan-favourite ‘Misery Business’, Hayley Williams and co.

Showing off their love. T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach were seen packing on the PDA while enjoying a Memorial Day weekend date in New York City.

Sophia Scorziello editor Seth Rogen’s “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” has released another trailer, previewing the new take on the classic comic book characters Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael. The film is set to premiere Aug. 2, 2023. The reptilian brothers are voiced by Micah Abbey (Donatello), Shamon Brown Jr. (Michelangelo), Nicolas Cantu (Leonardo) and Brady Noon (Raphael). Supporting voices include Jackie Chan (Master Splinter), Ayo Edebiri (April O’Neil), Rogen (Bebop), John Cena (Rocksteady), Giancarlo Esposito (Baxter Stockman), Post Malone (Ray Fillet), Paul Rudd (Mondo Gecko), Maya Rudolph (Cynthia Utrom), Hannibal Buress (Genghis Frog), Rose Byrne (Leatherhead), Ice Cube (Superfly) and Natasia Demetriou (Wingnut).

WGAE Career Longevity Salon, a group of writers over the age of 50 within the WGAE have shown a presence as well, especially through co-leader Courtney Simon, who spoke on camera in a video posted to Twitter.“We’re here today picketing ‘The View,’ an ABC show that is still continuing to be written even though we are on strike,” Simon said in video you can watch below. “We are gonna make noise along with everyone else.

Matty Healy is getting candid in a new profile.

“The Little Mermaid,” but not for any reason you’re likely imagining. Twitter users criticized the publication and critic Wesley Morris for saying that the children’s movie lacked “kink.”“Disney’s live-action remake of ‘The Little Mermaid,’ with Halle Bailey starring as Ariel and a diverse cast, ‘reeks of obligation and noble intentions,’ Wesley Morris writes,” the viral tweet read.

Heating up? Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen continued to fuel romance rumors when they were spotted out and about in New York City.   

Sam Faiers jetted off for a flying visit to the big apple to celebrate the American launch of her hugely successful supplement brand.The former The Only Way Is Essex star, 32, revealed to fans on her social media that she had spent just two nights in New York. Although she couldn’t stay for long, Sam called the US launch “a dream come true” and shared that it had “always been my goal.” Sam, who admitted that she felt emotional leaving her kids behind in the UK, is partnering with Saks, a department store headquartered in New York that boasts 42 locations across the country, to bring her brand to a brand new audience.To celebrate the collab, Sam posed in a bright pink pantsuit outside of Saks’ most famous store which is located on New York’s iconic fifth avenue. The former reality star thanked her “amazing team” for the feat and paid tribute to her business partner, John Bailey.

Kelly Clarkson is taking her eponymous talk show to New York City, all in the name of family.It was first announced in early May that Clarkson would be moving from its longtime home in Los Angeles to Manhattan, and now the pop superstar and daytime talk show host is explaining the reasons for the big switch.Speaking with Nancy O'Dell on the TalkShopLive podcast recently, Clarkson explained that she first broke the news of the move to her staff back in January.«I talked to them because I was like, 'Guys, I need you to know what’s happening. It’s either I’m not going to be able to continue the show or I gotta go East Coast,'» Clarkson recalled.The singer explained that, during the coronavirus pandemic, she realized «being isolated and so far from your family… that’s not good for anyone.»«My family is East Coast, they’re North Carolina based.

Kelly Clarkson is opening up about the reason she is relocating her eponymous daytime talk show to New York City after four seasons in Los Angeles.

Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello continue to heat up rumours of their rekindled romance.

William Earl Taylor Swift is such a force that her post-quarantine “Eras Tour” was a sensation the moment tickets went on sale. Despite Swift playing the biggest venues possible for multiple days in each city, the wild demand has helped to make each stop national news, especially as they are documented in real time on social media. Livestreams dominate on TikTok, “I-can’t-believe-you-got-tickets” posts rise to the top on Instagram, and the media cycle analyzes every change in Swift’s setlist, as well her famous friends in attendance. Beyond the hoopla, Swift’s May 26 NYC show at MetLife Stadium was a dazzling display of an artist at the height of her powers, able to elevate her success over her previously-set peaks. Swift paved the way to the “Eras Tour” via a wildly productive quarantine, when she recorded her sound-shifting trilogy of albums “Folklore,” “Evermore,” and “Midnights.” Those records broadened her appeal and won new fans, but her audience wondered how she’d ever be able to properly tour that trio plus her previous album, “Lover,” the tour of which was canceled because of COVID-19.

Are Hailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen a new couple?

Doing what it best for her. Kelly Clarkson made a rare comment about her upcoming plans to move to New York with her children — and her talk show.