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Peter White Television EditorEXCLUSIVE: Epix comedy documentary series Unprotected Sets is moving from television to podcasting with a 12-episode audio series.MGM and Audio Up, the podcasting company that the studio invested in earlier this year, will launch the series on August 5.It is the latest MGM series to move into the podcast form after the company launched audio series based on its unscripted franchises including Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court and Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader.The

Rachel Lindsay isn’t holding back about how she feels about Garrett Yrigoyen.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorTo recall an old TV series: Seven is enough. Thirty-year superstar Garth Brooks told reporters today that he will not run for re-election as Entertainer of the Year at this year’s Country Music Association Awards.Brooks, who picked up CMA Awards’ top prize in 2019, said he doesn’t want to be nominated for it this year — or any other — and that it’s time for someone else to win the marquee prize.

Mark Paul-Gosselaar has been a working actor for more than three decades, but there is no doubt that he is most known for his role as Zack Morris on the late 1980s and early 1990s NBC teen sitcom Saved By The Bell. Ahead of the show’s reboot on Peacock, Gosselaar revealed this week that he is launching a new podcast with Cadence13 titled Zack to the Future.

TikTok star Addison Rae Easterling is launching a podcast. Mama Knows Best premieres July 20 from Spotify-owned studio Parcast.

“I told my story, it made history,” Drake boasts on “Crew Love,” one of the first tracks on his colossal sophomore album Take Care. It’s a pretty congruous flex.

Chris Willman Music WriterMarc Geiger, until recently the head of music at WME, and one of the founders of Lollapalooza, sounds like he’s not expecting to be attending any festivals in 2021.Asked on “The Bob Lefsetz Podcast” when he expects concerts to return, Geiger said, “My guess is late ‘21, more likely ‘22.” And he told Lefsetz that the problem of insurance going forward is “a biggie” when it comes to reasons for that long a delay, although “there are probably 20.”The music exec

Katherine Schwarzenegger Pratt is ready for the world to hear the real and raw stories from celebrities and experts about the power and meaning of forgiveness.

Bruce Willis has strange taste in bathroom decor.

Gerardo Ortiz's "Amor Confuso" as their favorite Regional Mexican Airplay hit.In a tight race between "Amor Confuso" and "Egoísta," the 2012 track takes the lead with 16 percent of the votes. "Egoista" and "Quien Se Anima" trail behind with 13 and 12 percent of the votes."Amor Confuso" peaked at No.

Gerard Butler is enjoying a day on the courts with a friend!

Becca Kufrin isn’t doing much to quell those split rumors swirling around her and fiancé Garrett Yrigoyen.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterMy Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way has released his first official song of 2020, “Here Comes the End,” which comes from the new season of “Umbrella Academy,” the Netflix series based on comics and graphic novels created by Way and Gabriel Ba.

The Umbrella Academy has teased a new trailer and track from its creator, My Chemical Romance’s Gerard Way, set to be released tomorrow (July 9).In an Instagram post, Netflix shared a ’70s-inspired graphic of what appear to be lyrics, with an illustration of Way in the centre. The post came with the caption, “feelin groovy.

From The Oasthouse – The Alan Partridge Podcast will feature 18 episodes, given Partridge fans a greater insight on the character never seen before, in what has been described as “fascinating conversations and richly sound-designed audio vignettes.”In character, Alan Partridge released a statement on what to expect from the Audible-exclusive podcast.“Like most people, I assumed those who hosted podcasts were pale, tech-obsessed social lepers who live with their mums and couldn’t get a platform