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Hulu today set an April 29 premiere date for its untitled Sammi Cohen film, starring Rowan Blanchard (Snowpiercer) and Auli’i Cravalho (Moana), announcing that the teen romance is now titled Crush, and unveiling a few first-look photos.

EXCLUSIVE: Carolina Gaitán, the Colombian actress and singer who voiced Pepa in Disney’s Encanto and will perform at the Oscars on Sunday, is leading the cast of survival thriller Quicksand.

APPOINTMENTSThe UK trade group for the independent music community, AIM, has hired Esta Rae as its new Senior Events Manager. “Events are a major part of entertainment so being appointed in this role, I want to push the boundaries in terms of how events are delivered, visualised and captured by the onlooker and those involved”, she says.———————————————-EDUCATION & EVENTSThe electronic and dance music focused International Music Summit in Ibiza has announced the first batch of speakers for this year’s event, including Lyor Cohen, Brian Eno, Deadmau5, Beatport’s Robb McDaniels, TikTok’s Ole Obermann and Laurent Garnier.

Chris Willman Music WriterAs the Grammys return as a big-scale live event this year, so is the tradition of filming a tribute to a superstar musician in the days following the awards show, with the 2022 honoree being Paul Simon, who’ll be saluted by an all-star cast at L.A.’s Pantages Theatre.“Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon” will be filmed April 6, three days after the Grammys, with a CBS air date to be determined for later in the year. Ken Ehrlich is reprising the role he’s had in the past as the annual salute’s executive producer.Among the performers booked for the tribute are Brandi Carlile, Dave Matthews, Rhiannon Giddens, Brad Paisley, Angélique Kidjo, Little Big Town, Billy Porter, Trombone Shorty, Shaggy, Take 6 and Irma Thomas.

Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Lin-Manuel Miranda will serve as co-chairs of the Met Gala, returning to its traditional berth on the first Monday in May. The May 2 evening is actually the second star-studded gala after the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute was split during the pandemic.  It celebrates "In America: An Anthology of Fashion," the second part of a major two-part exhibition at the museum exploring the roots of American fashion.

Incubus have announced a massive tour across the US this summer where they’ll be joined by guest Sublime With Rome – buy your tickets here.The tour kicks off in West Palm Beach, Florida this July, with stops in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City.In addition to Sublime With Rome, The Aquadolls will also be joining the Brandon Boyd and co. on the road.See a full list of dates below.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAnson Lo, part of Hong Kong pop sensation Mirror, has joined the cast of “Chungking Mansions,” an ambitious zombie film that is currently in advanced preparation.Alongside Lo, Hong Kong-Canadian actresses Selena Lee and Jeannie Chan, Korean star Choi Si-Hun, and Hong Kong actor Louis Cheung join the previously announced Japanese action star Rina Takeda and Singaporean actors Desmond Tan and Rebecca Lim.Davika Hoorne, who previously starred in “Pee Mak,” Thailand’s highest grossing film of all time, will also join. She takes over a role previously assigned to Angel Locsin as the assistant to the American protagonist’s pregnant wife.Directed by banker turned producer and director Bizhan Tong (“The Escort”), the film tracks a diverse group of people who, following a zombie attack, try to break into Chungking Mansions.

She recently brought viewers to tears with her documentary, Kate Garraway: Caring For Derek, and now the star’s friend Roman Kemp has hailed the Good Morning Britain presenter as “superwoman” for her care of her husband. Roman, 29, and Kate, 54, became close after bonding in the I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! jungle back in 2019. But just three months after the ITV reality show wrapped, Kate’s husband Derek Draper was admitted to hospital with Covid-19 and later placed into a coma.

Manchester City saw their ploy to sign former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud prior to his move to AC Milan rejected, according to reports.

As soon as Russian forces, under the order of Russian President Vladimir Putin, began the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, stars and celebrities started their efforts to support the Ukrainian people under attack. A-listers like Ryan Reynolds, Mila Kunis, Dua Lipa, and more shared links to where fans could donate to the humanitarian efforts while pledging their own money to the cause.

APPOINTMENTSTom March has been named President of Geffen Records, which was relaunched within Universal Music’s Interscope division in the US two years ago. The appointment sees March move over from the major’s UK business and its Polydor label.

Double dose of love! The 2022 Academy of Country Music Awards served as the ultimate date night for some of music’s biggest couples.