One Liners: Yard Act, Insanity Group, Los Bitchos, more

As the Omicron variant crops across the region, Los Angeles is seeing significant and sustained jumps in Covid cases, test positivity rates and hospitalizations.

The cast of West Side Story share a big laugh during their Town Hall appearance with Jess Cagle held at the SiriusXM Studios on Monday (December 6) in Los Angeles.

Arctic Monkeys, Nine Inch Nails, Lorde and more acts have been announced for the debut edition of Primavera Sound Los Angeles next year.The festival, which was meant to launch last summer before plans were shelved due to COVID-enforced restrictions, takes place from September 16-18 at the LA State Historic Park.James Blake, Mitski, Arca, Khruangbin, Bicep, Clairo, Darkside, King Krule, Low, PinkPantheress, Kim Gordon, Fontaines D.C., Helena Hauff, Tierra Whack, John Talabot and Dry Cleaning are

The controversial The Closer is Dave Chappelle’s last scheduled special on Netflix, but the Grammy nominee will be back in business with the streamer next year for a huge comedy festival with many of his top tier peers.

Wet Leg, Yard Act, PinkPantheress, Baby Queen and more have been nominated for the BBC‘s Sound Of 2022 – see the full long-list below.The winner of the annual prize will be revealed in January, after Pa Salieu picked up the crown in 2021.Also nominated for Sound Of 2022 are ENNY, Priya Ragu, Tems, Mimi Webb, Lola Young and Central Cee.“The Sound Of list started in 2003 with the aim to showcase the most exciting rising stars in music,” the BBC said.“19 years later, and the aim is the same – to

UPDATE: The first case of the omicron variant has arrived in Los Angeles, according to the County Department of Public Health. Its announcement follows an earlier one on a case in New York City.

Lesley McKenzie Managing Editor All products and services featured by Variety are independently selected by Variety editors. However, Variety may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.Sneaker Garden has unveiled its first Los Angeles pop-up (8472 Melrose Place), open through February.

EXCLUSIVE: New Zealand TV personality Craig Busch AKA The Lion Man is attempting to return to TV screens after more than five years with a duo of formats.

The 2022 edition of the prestigious Pirelli calendar is here.

While Britain’s royals have traditionally been an endless source of headlines, in recent months Monaco’s royal family has been giving the Windsors a run for their money.

On November 20, Growing Up Hip Hop stars Tahira “Tee Tee” Francis and Shawn Rogers got married in front of family and friends at the Palm Beach Marriott Singer Island Beach Resort in Palm Beach, Florida, HollywoodLife can EXCLUSIVELY confirm. Guests included their castmates JoJo and Tanice Simmons, Briana Latrisse, Tyran, and Lil Twist.

Alex Kapranos has starred in Los Bitchos’ video for new single ‘Good To Go!’, which precedes the instrumental band’s debut album ‘Let The Festivities Begin!’In the video the Franz Ferdinand frontman plays a gameshow host who spins a wheel of fortune to try and secure Los Bitchos’ freedom from incarceration.‘Good To Go!’ follows ‘Las Panteras’ as the second single from the pan-continental four-piece’s album that drops on on February 4, 2022 via City Slang.

Yard Act have shared a new track called ‘Payday’ – you can listen to it below.The song is the latest preview of the Leeds band’s debut studio album ‘The Overload’, which is set for release on January 7 via Zen F.C.“‘Payday’ was one of the few tracks on the record we had to rebuild completely in the studio because the first demo was recorded on my computer and the hard drive corrupted,” explained frontman James Smith.

The stars are stepping out for the House of Gucci premiere in Los Angeles!

Samantha Boscarino (Good Luck Charlie), Griffin Johnson (Ridiculousness), David Koechner (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) and Rizwan Manji (Schitt’s Creek) have signed on to star in Diamond in the Rough, the second feature financed and produced by Creator+, which will enter production in Los Angeles this week.

Self Esteem, Yard Act, Enny, Berwyn, Bob Vylan and Wet Leg.Announced today (November 18) are the final 20 acts on the line-up, which include 12 as part of the Hit The North campaign, which supports young musicians and bands in the north of the Netherlands.