Paramore reportedly gearing up for new era and new record deal

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Comedian Bert Kreischer is sticking with Netflix, signing with the streamer to film two more stand-up comedy specials. This reps the fourth and fifth specials for Kreischer at Netflix, following “Razzle Dazzle” (2023), “Hey Big Boy” (2020), and “Secret Time” (2018). The first of the two specials will be filmed by Kreischer at the Mahaffey Theater in St.

“shrink the budget to fill their pockets.” During this unprecedented work stoppage, employees got an unlikely supporter when Baldwin — who has gotten into frequent physical altercations with the press — showed up to talk to and support them. NPR joked about him showing up, and sure enough, he did. “And for the listeners.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Media and entertainment veteran Kim Williams is to be appointed the next chairperson of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Australian federal prime minister Anthony Albanese’s office announced on Wednesday. Williams takes over from the departing Ita Buttrose and will have a five-year mandate. He joins at a moment when the ABC is enduring a moment of editorial turbulence.

Alex G has announced a record deal with RCA, along with details of a 2024 tour.The Pennsylvania indie musician had formerly been signed to Domino since 2015, with his most recent release being ‘God Save The Animals‘ (2022).Now following his RCA deal, Alex G will be touring across the US. Presale will begin on Tuesday (January 23) 10:00am local time here, whilst general sale will follow on Friday (January 26) at 10:00am local time here.

EXCLUSIVE: Just across the East River from Manhattan, New York’s newest purpose-built film and TV production facility is slated to open this spring.

Naman Ramachandran Warner Bros. Discovery, the Board of Control for Cricket in India and Pitch International have signed a package of rights that will see them broadcast live international cricket hosted in India on its linear and digital platforms, TNT Sports and Discovery+, for the next five years.

Bleachers have released their new single ‘Tiny Moves’, backed by a music video directed by Jack Antonoff’s wife, Margaret Qualley.The clip, co-directed by Qualley and Alex Lockett, depicts Qualley stopping in front of a car parked by the Hudson River at dawn before launching into a dance sequence which she also choreographed. At the end of the clip, Qualley walks over to the driver of the car – Antonoff himself – and the pair embrace as the sun rises over New York City.The track itself features an upbeat rhythm marked by stabs of guitars and synthesisers, building towards a shout-along chorus which appears to be Antonoff’s tribute to Qualley: “The tiniest moves you make / Watching my whole world shake / Watching my whole world change“.Watch the video for Bleachers’ ‘Tiny Moves’ below.‘Tiny Moves’ marks Bleachers’ latest preview of their upcoming self-titled album, which arrives in March and marks the band’s first studio album under Dirty Hit and Jamie Oborne’s management.

Any hopes of Tom Schwartz repairing his friendship with Ariana Madix one day may have gone out the window after this new confession!

Mumford & Sons have opened up about their collaboration with Pharrell on new single ‘Good People’ – their first new music in five years.The British band returned with the single yesterday (January 16), which was produced by Pharrell and features his backing vocals.The artists also brought in the vocals of a six-piece vocal choir from the USA and Canada, hailing from Native American Tribes within the Northern Great Plains.In a new interview with The Zane Lowe Show on Apple Music, Marcus Mumford recalled meeting Pharrell almost 10 years ago on the festival circuit, sharing that they “instantly got on”.“There was a mutual kind of respect and admiration straight away,” he added.”And we’ve always talked about making music together. We’ve always talked about just getting in the studio and seeing what happened.”The band were performing at Pharrell’s festival Something in the Water in Virginia Beach last year when they committed to getting in the studio.“And I said to him, man, we’ve got to do that thing we’ve always talked about doing and get in the studio together,” Mumford said.

Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers is set in the last weeks of 1970 and, if attention is paid, you’ll see Da’Vine Joy Randolph pay homage to Isabel Sanford, particularly how the tv legend wore her hair when she played Louise “Weezy” Jefferson in the classic TV comedy The Jeffersons.

Slipknot turntablist Sid Wilson has teased a new look and new era for the band, though some fans were left alarmingly misled.Yesterday (January 15), Wilson took to Instagram to preview a new look, the post depicting him holding an older mask while donning new headgear, which looks like a dark helmet. In the post’s caption, he wrote: “Say goodbye to this guy and get ready for the new look”.A post shared by SID / Dj Starscream/Slipknot (@sidthe3rd)Though the “guy” referred to in Wilson’s post likely refers to his old mask, some fans who skimmed through the post became concerned about Wilson’s membership status in Slipknot considering the band’s recent lineup changes, including the abrupt departure of keyboardist and sampler Craig Jones in June 2023, and more shockingly, their sacking of longtime drummer Jay Weinberg in November.Multiple comments on the Instagram post reflect fans’ concern that Wilson had parted ways with Slipknot.

Ariana Grande has returned with the new single ‘yes, and?’, dropping a music video that sees her convert some of her critics. Check it out below.The new track arrived earlier today (January 12), and sees Grande addressing her personal life over a house-inspired instrumental that channels Madonna‘s ‘Vogue’.She first announced details of the track last weekend, and confirmed that it would be the lead song from her forthcoming seventh album – the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Positions’.Now, the pop star has also dropped a new music video for the long-awaited single, which shows her facing her doubters and winning them over one by one.Bringing them into a room a group at a time, Grande gives each a live performance of the new track, emerging out of the rubble of broken statues and performing some defiant choreography with her backing dancers.“Now, I’m so done with caring/ What you think, no, I won’t hide/ Underneath your own projections/ Or change my most authentic life,” she sings.Recorded in New York City, ‘yes, and?’ was written and produced by Ariana Grande, Max Martin, and Ilya Salmanzadeh.The lyrics in the song also take aim at those who criticised the singer for growing as an artist and not being tied to her early roots.

Plans to progress a new £24 million primary school for Craigshill in Livingston are expected to be approved next week. Education Executive are being asked to back plans that would begin the formal consultation process which is legally required to create a new primary school, at their meeting on Tuesday 16 January 2024. This process will also review the catchment area for the new school, and close both Riverside and Letham primaries once the new school is in place.

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Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Eddie Cockrell, who reviewed films for Variety for many years and programmed for several film series, died of liver failure Dec. 29 in Sydney, Australia, according to his sister Ann. He was 67.

Prince Andrew has been spotted leaving his home as the pressure continues to grow on him as the unsealing of hundreds of pages of court documents connected to the Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues.

PVRIS have announced a 2024 UK, US and EU tour set to kick off in April.The tour is in support of the band’s latest release ‘Evergreen’. Kicking off on April 24 in Hanover, the band – comprised of vocalist Lynn Gunn and bassist Brian MacDonald – will make stops in cities such as Hamburg, Berlin, Warsaw, Brussels, Prague, Vienna, Milan, Cologne, Paris, Manchester, Glasgow, and Birmingham.

As the fallout from the unsealed list of names linked to the late convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein continues, King Charles is reportedly considering a strategic move to shield the Royal Family from further embarrassment. The Duke of York, Prince Andrew, finds himself among the 170 individuals named in the list, which was recently made public by a New York judge.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Paramore is a free agent. That, and not a band breakup, is the reason most of the group’s online presence has been suddenly wiped clean, sources tell Variety. The band’s longtime website, paramore.net, now leads to a “404 Not Found” message, which alarmed many fans of the group.