The National Association of Theatre Owners VP & Chief Communications Officer Patrick Corcoran is departing after 24-plus years.
04.07.2023 - 06:55 / nme.com
OMEGA X have signed with a new K-pop agency after leaving SPIRE Entertainment.IPQ Corp announced yesterday (July 3) that it has signed an “exclusive contract” with the group. The company is known for producing the Korean Boys’ Love series A Shoulder to Cry On, which starred OMEGA X members Jaehan and Yechan.“Our agency will not only support OMEGA X’s activities as an idol group but also expand individual members’ activities in various fields such as acting, musicals, broadcasts, and solo and unit activities as well as [partaking in] original soundtracks,” IPQ Corp said in a statement to MBC, as translated by Soompi.“We will protect the members by [taking] strong legal action without any settlement or leniency against intentional slander or defamation toward OMEGA X with the resumption of their scheduled activities,” the company added.The announcement of the exclusive contract comes about two months after OMEGA X officially terminated their contracts with SPIRE Entertainment.
The National Association of Theatre Owners VP & Chief Communications Officer Patrick Corcoran is departing after 24-plus years.
The DC Center for the LGBTQ Community and the Capital Pride Alliance held a ceremonial groundbreaking at the new space site for the Center’s soon-to-be new headquarters on Wednesday, June 28. The new building, located in the city’s Shaw neighborhood, will house key services for those in need, such as a food pantry, STD and HIV testing, and mental health counseling services, in addition to providing office space for nine local LGBTQ community organizations.The 6,671 square foot space is located in The Adora, at 828 Wiltberger St. NW, and will feature a therapy room, a boutique with a clothing closet, an ADA-accessible shower, a mailroom to help those without an address receive mail, and a large kitchen, in addition to traditional office space.The new community center will also have WiFi, a computer and resource lab, and a space for large-scale events and meetings.“It’s going to be a space of respite and a space where you can feel whole,” Kimberley Bush, the DC Center’s executive director told Metro Weekly at the groundbreaking.
Madonna is back at home.
Fall Out Boy have released an updated version of Billy Joel‘s ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’ with headlines from the past 30 years.Joel’s 1989 Number one hit, ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’, includes brief references to 118 significant political, cultural and scientific events between the years of Joel’s birth in 1949 and the song’s release in 1989.Today (June 28), Fall Out Boy shared a modernised version of the track, replacing the original lyrics with standout events from where the song left off in 1989 to 2023.“I thought about this song a lot when I was younger. All these important people and events – some that disappeared into the sands of time –others that changed the world forever,” shared the band on Twitter.“So much has happened in the span of the last 34 years – we felt like a little system update might be fun.
Kevin Costner has faced difficulties while finding a filming location in Utah for the second installment of his upcoming film series, "Horizon: An American Saga." Costner opened up about his latest passion project in an interview with local outlet St. George News. "Every day, my dream was to film at this other place.
Naman Ramachandran Following its run on Paramount+, the second season of “Queen of the Universe” will land on streaming platform WOW Presents Plus as a box set. Produced by “RuPaul’s Drag Race” producers World of Wonder, and hosted by BAFTA-winner Graham Norton, the Eurovision-style series finds countries going head to head with their top drag queens putting their real singing voices to the test. In the second season, former Spice Girl Mel B joins returning judges including recording artist, three-time Emmy-winning producer and judge of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ Michelle Visage, multi-Emmy and Grammy nominee Vanessa Williams and American drag superstar Trixie Mattel.
Ampere Analysis presented Tuesday at Spain’s Conecta Fiction. Ampere’s popularity score is a propriety metric based not on viewership but on the tracking of internet search volume received by a title each month as well as other metrics, Ampere’s Alice Thorpe clarified at the presentation. The fandom base of Korean series and Japanese anime are concentrated in teen and YA demographics, which are also most avid Internet users.
Taylor Swift is looking cute and casual in these new candid photos!
Coronation Street fans have demanded that a newcomer to Weatherfield is 'protected at all costs' as he made his official debut on the street. Gav Adetiba had already been seen alongside Max Turner in the Secure Training Centre (STC).
XG have shared a cover of TLC’s ‘No Scrubs’.On June 25, XG released the fifth video of their ‘XG VOX’ series on YouTube, which features cover performances by the girl group’s vocalists. In the new clip, Hinata, Juria and Chisa each perform a solo cover before teaming up for their rendition of TLC’s 1999 hit ‘No Scrubs’.Hinata opens the clip with her take on Kriz and WOODZ’s 2018 song ‘Bad’, singing in Korean and English.
Drake has announced a new album following the release of his debut poetry collection. The book – Titles Ruin Everything: A Stream of Consciousness by Kenza Samir and Aubrey Graham – is now available for purchase, a day after being formally announced.To promote the book, Drake took out full-page advertisements in publications such as the New York Post and Houston Chronicle, which featured a QR code leading to this website.
EXCLUSIVE: Korean multi-hyphenate powerhouse Don Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok) is set to star in and produce an English-language feature adaptation of New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Sansbury Smith’s dystopian sci-fi novel series Hell Divers. The film will draw from the first three books in the series whose first installment was published by Blackstone in 2016; there are 10 books in total.
There are two new seasons of The Voice incoming, and both will have a major swivel chair shake-up…including a double chair!
K-pop boyband Stray Kids have released the music video for ‘Topline’, from their latest album ‘5-Star’.In the new music video, Stray Kids and featured artist Tiger JK perform the high-octane song in a warehouse atop shopping containers, as money falls from the sky.“On the top line, we swing to the beat show / Ha, hotline, hot, hot, we about to blow, top line / We can see the world under our feet, we’re the top line / Your neck must be stiff from only looking up,” they rap.‘5-Star’ includes a total of 12 songs, including the single ’S-Class’. The record also features their August 2022 track ‘Mixtape: Time Out’, as well as a Korean version of their Japanese single ‘The Sound’, plus ‘Get Lit’ and ‘DLC’.‘5-Star’ is Stray Kids’ first domestic release in over seven months, following their mini-album ‘Maxident’ in October 2022, as well as their first studio album since 2021’s ‘NOEASY’.The record has since become Stray Kids’ third consecutive Billboard 200 Number One, following their two 2022 releases, ‘Maxident’ and ‘Oddinary’.In other K-pop news, Tomorrow X Together (TXT) are set to collaborate with the Jonas Brothers on a brand-new single called ‘Do It Like That’.
Choi Sung-bong, a South Korean pop star, has been found dead at the age of 33.
Yaya Toure has revealed he is leaving his role at Tottenham’s Academy to take up the position of assistant coach at Belgian side Standard Liege.
Coronation Street fans have been left distracted by Toyah Habeeb as she looks set to be the unlikely support for Amy Barlow amid her rape ordeal.
‘Halli-Galli’ is notably produced by Hot Sauce, a JYP Entertainment producer. In addition to the title track, PLAN B’s debut release will include two other songs, ‘LON (Overflow)’ and ‘Sunday to Monday’.The upcoming H.LAND Entertainment group comprises five members: Hwi, Roy, Hao, James and Han, who hail from South Korea, Thailand and China.Members Roy and James had previously participated in the reality TV competition Seven Stars, through which Thai-Korean boyband THE7 was formed.
Gyeongseong Creature, Mask Girl, A Time Called You, Song of the Bandits, Doona!, Celebrity and Daily Dose of Sunshine.Netflix’s new video also previews the upcoming second seasons of hit K-dramas D.P and Sweet Home In addition, the clip also highlights the original Korean films Ballerina and Believer 2.All nine K-dramas and two films were previously announced by Netflix back in January 2023, when the streaming platform unveiled its slate of upcoming Korean dramas and movies set to premiere this year.Notably missing from the new preview are K-drama Goodbye Earth and feature film The Match, both of which had previously been slated for release in the fourth quarter of 2023. The two Netflix original properties star Yoo Ah-in of Hellbound fame.However, Yoo has since been dropped from Hellbound, following a police investigation in South Korea for illegal drug use.