Omar Apollo Brings Mariachi and Corridos to The Shrine: Concert Review

Emanuel Okusanya Nigerian-British singer Tiwa Savage is a relatively new presence to most American music fans, but she’s been honing her craft for many years. After moving from Nigeria to London as a child, she began singing backup for George Michael and Mary J.

Lina Lecaro A sprawling all-day Springtime event celebrating the darker edge of ’80s music held under a brutal Southern California sun? It might sound antithetical, but the Cruel World Festival, which took over Pasadena’s Brookside golf course at the Rose Bowl this weekend, was in fact, a fitting, full-circle moment for music, celebrating and validating an often misunderstood — and even mocked — subculture. It was also a reminder that the U.S., and specifically Los Angeles, has long served as a welcoming home for gloomy post-punk — maybe even more so than the U.K.Saturday and Sunday’s festivities highlighted the legacy of Gen-X’s dark side with a dynamic and defiant bill full of enigmatic weirdos and erstwhile rock heroes, most in their sixties or older.

Reba McEntire has joined David E. Kelley’s ABC drama Big Sky as a series regular for the upcoming third season.

Kelly Ripa is back at it! The star delighted fans when she revealed she was finally out of quarantine after having tested positive for COVID-19.ALSO: HELLO! launches Jubilee T-shirt collection to celebrate Queen Elizabeth in styleThough it is unclear when she'll be back on Live! With Kelly and Ryan, the morning show host left isolation just in time to take a trip to sunny Los Angeles, and she was finally joined by her husband, Mark Consuelos.She announced her return from quarantine with a series of videos from a Beverly Hills terrace with an incredible panoramic view of Wilshire Boulevard and the Los Angeles skyline.WATCH: Kelly's life at home during COVID-19 battleMORE: Kelly Ripa shares update from home in the midst of COVID-19 battleKelly was first diagnosed with COVID-19 right around Mother's Day weekend, and joked with fans that the bright side of having to isolate was getting "the peace and quiet I requested for Mother's Day."She updated fans on her health with a heartfelt statement, explaining: "I am taking all necessary precautions and looking forward to returning to normal life as soon as the standard quality time is over."Now the morning show host is diving right back into "normal life," jokingly referring to herself as "the comeback kid" in a new selfie.

Lily Moayeri No one told the almost 2,000-strong audience at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles that Supergrass were never as big in North America as they were in their native U.K. After an almost decade-long break-up and reformation in 2019, the excitement for the band’s singular-sounding exuberant pop/rock, which never really went away, is reignited.

Marc Anthony’s now-fiancée Nadia Ferreira has revealed that she and the artist are engaged, months after they made their relationship Instagram official. The 23-year-old model shared the news on her Instagram Story on Thursday. The post included a picture of her hand, on which she wore a diamond engagement ring on her finger.

Mark Lanegan‘s final ever video prior to his death has been released.‘Hiraeth’, from the late grunge icon and Joe Cardamone’s side project Dark Mark vs. Skeleton Joe, features the final filmed footage of the Screaming Trees frontman, with a collage of clips throughout his career.The second half of the video shows Lanegan and Cardamone wandering the forests around Killarney, Ireland, where Lanegan moved to towards the end of his life.The pair filmed the video after his near-death experience from COVID-19. Lanegan died at the age of 57 in February.“When I made it over to Killarney to visit Mark post-COVID/coma, we only had a week to work on filming things and humble resources,” Cardamone told Spin of the video.“We just got together every day and tried to make a go of it.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaRLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, and Shudder, the company’s streaming service for horror, thriller and supernatural content, have acquired the North American rights to “The Reef: Stalked.” The shark survival tale will be released in theaters, as well as on digital and on-demand platforms on July 29, 2022. It will be available to Shudder subscribers on the same day.

Fremantle-Owner RTL Group Boosts Revenues By 11.3%

Naman Ramachandran Bertelsmann’s Luxembourg-based media giant RTL Group, which owns Fremantle, has declared revenues of €1.56 billion ($1.64 billion) for the first quarter of 2022, a growth of 11.3%.The RTL Group has interests in 67 television channels, 10 streaming platforms and 38 radio stations. The group’s content business, Fremantle, is one of the world’s largest creators, producers and distributors of scripted and unscripted content, including “American Idol,” “Britain’s Got Talent” and “The X Factor.”Fremantle revenues are up 6.5% to €461 million (Q1/2021: €433 million) with the stated target of full-year revenue of €3 billion by 2025 on track.

K.J. Yossman U.K. based Independent Entertainment, which develops, finances, produces and sells independent features, has expanded to Los Angeles, Variety can reveal.Independent has tapped former Voltage Pictures executive Marc Hofstatter to run the L.A.

Sharon Osbourne has shared a picture of herself in bed attached to a drip after catching Covid-19 from husband Ozzy.The former X-Factor judge, 69, flew back to Los Angeles after learning that her husband, 73, had been struck down with Covid-19 last week, but she ended up contracting the illness herself along with their daughter Kelly. Sharon has updated her fans with an image of herself hooked up to an IV whilst cosying up in bed with her pet dog Elvis. Sharon was worried about her husband Ozzy, who suffers from Parkinson's disease, when she headed home to LA to care for him and the reality TV star shared earlier this week that the whole household, including daughter Kelly, had contracted Covid-19.

Mark Tuan has hinted at what appears to be plans for him to stay in South Korea for the foreseeable future.The GOT7 rapper wrecently appeared on Harper’s Bazaar Korea’s YouTube series Inside Bag, where he introduced to viewers the essential items found in his carry-on. For Tuan, one such item was his set of clear teeth aligners, which he explained was his second time undergoing an orthodontic process after seeing his dentist back in Los Angeles.He then revealed that he has to change out his aligners on a weekly basis, and that he brought about 20 sets. “I think I may stay in Korea for long, so I brought everything along,” he explained.Despite not elaborating further on his plans while he’s in South Korea, he’s so far been situated in the East Asian country for two months now, following his appearance at this year’s Paris Fashion Week.

Jesse Marsch has told his Leeds United players that they have to be 'pesky' for Manchester City when they meet this weekend.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Actor Reese Witherspoon and Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry have joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer's Nashville team ahead of the opening Sunday of Geodis Park, its 30,000-seat stadium.Witherspoon's husband, agent and investor Jim Toth, also has joined the ownership group, the team said Tuesday.The soccer team started play in 2020 at Nissan Stadium, home of the Titans, and played its first eight league games on the road this season before it opens the new venue with a game against Philadelphia.Witherspoon grew up in the Nashville area.“As a Tennessee native, it is thrilling to see how much growth and development has come to our home state," she said in a statement.

Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian stepped out for quite the special occasion over the weekend. On Sunday, the couple was spotted in the audience at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. in honor of Jon Stewart, who was presented this year with the annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.While the pair did not pose on the red carpet at the star-studded event, the  comedian and reality star were seen in their seats, Kardashian sporting what appeared to be a black textured ensemble.

Sasha Urban editor“I was questioning what suffering was,” Amber Mark said to the crowd at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. “What is life, what is the meaning of life — I could go on and on — but I need to be here for three more hours and smoke a lot of weed to get into it, and this is not a Ted Talk.”It was a heavy introduction for the smooth R&B of “What It Is,” a song from her recently released debut album, “Three Dimensions Deep,” but such is the multiplicity of Mark, whose live set found her exploring a melange of genres and vocal styles.Bathed in blood-red lighting and dancing so energetically that her mic pack came loose, Mark was in full form as she sang about “a feeling so strange / the way time never stays the same.” Her voice was in top gear, not once wavering as she climbed the scale from her signature raspy alto register to a softer, high-pitched falsetto.