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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThirty six hours or so after he finished his stint as the Academy Awards’ first DJ-as-orchestra, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, the show’s musical director, has posted a 144-track playlist including every single song he played during the three-plus-hour-long Oscars ceremony this year.
Unfortunately, it does not include the music that he and the Roots recorded paying homage to great Hollywood composers (which he described to Variety in an interview last week), but it’s
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Drake gave her the ability to just «live» as a college student. James, who was gifted a $50,000 scholarship by the rapper in his now infamous «God's Plan» video, spoke to ET about the impact that moment had on her education. «The biggest effect, is he gave me an opportunity to really just live as a college student without the financial burden that I had before the scholarship,» James, who was a junior at the University of Miami at the time, shared.
The first full episode of The FADER Uncovered, a brand new podcast series in which host Mark Ronson talks with the world’s most impactful musicians, is up now and available for download wherever you listen to podcasts.
Skylar Astin) is preparing to relocate to New York City with his girlfriend Rose (guest star Katie Findlay) for an exciting pop-up restaurant opportunity, Zoey (Jane Levy) has been struggling with where things stand between the her and Max.In ET's exclusive sneak peek from the finale, Zoey confides in her BFF Mo (Alex Newell) about the uncertainty surrounding her friendship with Max and her current relationship with Simon (John Clarence Stewart), all while the ticking clock of Max's impending
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorDominican Bachata superstar Romeo Santos, along with Sony Music Latin, Endeavor Streaming and iNDemand, will premier two films — the concert film “Romeo Santos: Utopia Live From MetLife Stadium” and documentary “Romeo Santos: King of Bachata” — on pay-per-view June 25, 2021.Guests appearing in the films include Aventura, Cardi B, Daddy Yankee, El Chaval De La Bachata, Elvis Martínez, Emilio Estefan, Frank Reyes, Joe Veras, Kiko Rodríguez, Luis Vargas, Marc
A post shared by SAMANTHA SÁNCHEZ (@samanthasancheez)With nearly 310,000 followers on Instagram and 515,000 YouTube subscribers, Sanchez takes her place as a role model for young fans very seriously.«I have a big following of young girls from [all around the world], so I like to show them that you can do whatever you want,» she explains.
Candace Cameron Bure is opening up about the secret to making her 25-year marriage work. The alum talked to ET about celebrating the milestone anniversary with her husband, Valeri Bure. «Big anniversary coming up,» Bure told ET's Nischelle Turner.
J Balvin is looking forward to the next chapter of his life; becoming a father.The 35-year-old Colombian singer is expecting his first child with girlfriend Valentina Ferrer, and couldn't be happier to start this new journey into fatherhood. «I'm having a baby,» he told ET's Denny Directo while promoting his new documentary, before sharing what scares him about becoming a first-time dad.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAgent-producer Brian Sher has been named president of Quality Films, the film and television division of Quality Control, the label and management company that spawned the careers of Lil Baby, Lil Yachty, City Girls, Migos and many more.According to the announcement, in his new role, Sher will oversee development and production of the company’s slate, which will emphasize culturally driven stories, as well as develop vehicles for the label’s artists.
Jill Duggar Dillard is no stranger to family scandals… After a contentious upbringing and traumatic past with her bother Josh Duggar, the former 19 Kids and Counting star expressed her gratitude for finding “good community” in the wake of her eldest sibling’s arrest for child porn charges.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Weeknd has responded to the rule changes for the Grammy Awards announced by the Recording Academy on Friday — primarily a change that eliminates the “secret” nomination-review committees that played a key role in his being shut out of all nominations for the 2021 awards, despite having one of the biggest albums and the most-streamed single of the year with “After Hours” and “Blinding Lights,” respectively.“The trust has been broken for so long between the Grammy
The Masked Singer is currently in the middle of its fifth season on Fox and the team behind it is aware it needs to outdo itself each season to keep fans glued to their screens.
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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFrom Public Enemy’s “Fight the Power” drowning out an announcer to Rita Moreno walking on to the theme of “The Electric Company,” the ‘70s childrens’ TV show in which she starred, there was never any question who was behind the ones and twos at the Oscars on Sunday night: Questlove, Roots co-founder and drummer, musical director of both the Oscars and “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” director of the forthcoming “Summer of Soul” documentary and a walking
Jon Burlingame In one of the only upsets of the evening, “Fight for You,” H.E.R.’s end-title theme for “Judas and the Black Messiah,” won the best song Academy Award Sunday night.The 23-year-old singer-songwriter was clearly shocked by the win but thanked her parents, noting, “those days of listening to Sly and the Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye — they really paid off!”The soul-flavored song by the singer and her co-writers, D’Mile and Tiara Thomas, featured under the end titles
Regina King kicked off this year's Oscars with an eye-catching opening and a powerful message. Deciding to go without a host yet again, the awards show began with a movie-like opening, akin to the films the Oscars celebrates.Viewers were welcomed to the show with a shot of King picking up a trophy.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAll 2021 Academy Awards nominees for Best Original Song will be performed during the preshow, which begins at 6:30 p.m. ET — not during the main show, which begins 90 minutes later.The pre-show and main ceremony will be broadcast on ABC, as well as available to stream on Hulu Live TV, YouTubeTV, AT&T TV, FuboTV and on ABC.com (with provider authentication).
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRapper, actor and activist Common has signed with YM&U management of his music endeavors, the company has announced. He will be represented and managed by Kevin Wolff, who signed him to YM&U, alongside Anthony Rodol.Common is the only rapper to win Grammy, Academy and Emmy Awards; he has also won a Golden Globe.