Rasheeda Williams, Trans Woman Featured in Hit Documentary ‘Kokomo City’, Dies at 35

Thania Garcia It’s time. Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour — her first jaunt in nearly five years — has officially kicked off at Stockholm’s Friends Arena where she’s set to perform for nearly three hours at the Swedish capital. The stadium trek will continue across Europe through June before coming to North America and will run for at least 40 dates, mainly in stadiums. Club Renaissance will make stops at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (July 29) and at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Sept. 2) amid stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto, Atlanta, Phoenix and Miami. A full slate of merchandise options was made available before the Stockholm show including black, gray and white t-shirts and hoodies. There was one customized “Opening Night” design with the city and date.

Ready to step into the world of Walt Disney Animation Studios like never before? Well, soon you’ll get your chance.Lighthouse Immersive Studios and Walt Disney Animation Studios have announced that Los Angeles will be the next city to premiere Immersive Disney Animation on June 23. The Los Angeles version of Immersive Disney Animation will be housed in Lighthouse ArtSpace Los Angeles – the same venue that was home to the popular Original Immersive Van Gogh – in the iconic former Amoeba Music Building at 6400 Sunset Blvd.Immersive Disney Animation lets you live your favorite Disney animated movies in a new and unique way.

Danna Paola is surprising her fans in the United States! The Mexican star is preparing for the continuation of her XT4S1S Tour, which includes dates in Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, and more.“Bringing my music live for the first time to the U.S. is a dream come true and it is a very big door for me at this time of my career,” she revealed to Rolling Stone.Danna shared the exciting news, following her sold-out shows in Mexico, “I can’t wait to see you and sing together for the first time.” The fan-favorite star will begin her tour on August 11, in San Jose, California.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Eight CBS-owned TV stations will be dropping their affiliation with The CW and becoming independent stations as of September. The stations are: WPSG Philadelphia (DMA #4), WUPA Atlanta (DMA #6), KBCW San Francisco (DMA #10), KSTW Seattle (DMA #12), WTOG Tampa-St. Petersburg (DMA #13), WKBD Detroit (DMA #14), KMAX Sacramento (DMA #20), and WPCW Pittsburgh (DMA #26). This will give the CBS Stations group a total of 14 CBS Television Network stations and 13 independent stations. “We look forward to reimagining these stations as independents while leveraging the considerable value of their prime-time real estate in each of the markets,” said Wendy McMahon, president and co-head of CBS News and Stations. “It’s an exciting time to look at new opportunities to add local programming, including live sports, and shows from across the Paramount Global brands. We are also grateful to have been part of The CW for 17 memorable years and wish our partners at Nexstar continued success.”

The CW is about to lose eight important affiliates: the CBS owned and operated stations that are currently affiliated with the Nexstar-owned network will become independent in September.

Marlo Hampton feels drained after filming season 15 . «Mm, mm, mm… the season drained me,» she cracks to ET, imitating her own would-be catchphrase from a season 14 group trip that's gone viral as a sound on TikTok. «It did drain me,» she reiterates. «In the beginning, for sure it did.

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Veteran rapper, actor and entrepreneur Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson has announced dates for a global tour in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of his galvanizing debut album, “Get Rich or Die Tryin’.” Produced by Live Nation and presented by Sire Spirits, The Final Lap Tour will make stops across North America and Europe including Toronto, Brooklyn, Atlanta, Houston, Amsterdam, Oslo, Paris, and many more. Additional markets are expected to be announced soon.  Busta Rhymes will support on all dates, and Jeremih will support on all North American dates. According to the announcement, the “Final Lap Tour” “will feature the rap icon performing dozens of fan-favorite and chart-topping hits along with select tracks that have not been performed live in decades. Plus, the tour will feature support from special guest and longtime friend,  with more special guests to be announced. 

Sophia Scorziello editor Mammoth Lakes Film Festival has announced the lineup of its ninth installment, held in-person from May 24-28 at venues throughout the California mountain town. Notably, the opening and closing films will feature stories from transgender individuals around the world. “Two of the most compelling documentaries we came across this year happened to be transgender stories, highlighting characters living in circumstances that threaten their survival, and we are so thrilled to showcase ‘Queendom’ and ‘Kokomo City’ as our opening and closing spotlight films,” said Paul Sbrizzi, director of festival programming. Opening film “Queendom,” by Agniia Galdanova, is a window into the life of Gena, a transgender Russian performance artist, and the radical acts that put her life in danger. The closing film “Kokomo City” by D. Smith explores the lives of four Black transgender sex workers as they consider what their existence means within the Black community. Koko Da Doll, who was one of the documentary’s four subjects, was fatally shot in Atlanta last month.

Shereé Whitfield isn't sure why her  co-stars were so concerned about her burgeoning relationship with  star Martell Holt while filming season 15 of the Bravo hit.«Maybe the nosy b***hes didn't have anything else going on,» she laughs, sitting down with ET in Los Angeles, alongside co-star Marlo Hampton. «Y'all look so good together, they were just so intrigued,» Marlo offers. She's seemingly one of the only peach-holders who doesn't carry suspicions about Martell, who's history of infidelity has been a hot topic on his reality show.

King Krule has announced an extensive tour in support of his upcoming album ‘Space Heavy’.The artist’s new album is due out on June 9 and is set to explore “the space between” two locations he considers home, London and Liverpool.To support the album, King Krule will be playing shows in the UK, Europe and North America. The artist – real name Archy Marshall – has already announced a string of release shows in London, Bristol, Liverpool and Kingston.

Amazon Freevee is going in search of the greatest reality star of all time.

Bravo is teasing The Real Housewives of New York City reboot and has revealed its Season 14 premiere date. The new ladies of the Big Apple landed post The Real Housewives of Atlanta starting Sunday, July 16 at 9 p.m. ET. Watch the teaser spot in the video below.

LL Cool J has revealed his first headline tour in 30 years – featuring the likes of The Roots, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Salt-N-Pepa and many more.The F.O.R.C.E. Live, standing for Frequencies Of Real Creative Energy, Live tour is set to commence on  June 25 in Boston at TD Garden.

Ed Sheeran has shared details of intimate North American tour dates, which take place amid his stadium tour.The pop titan kicks off his ‘+ – = ÷ x Tour’ (‘Mathematics’ tour) in North America next month.He will stage more intimate performances at 14 theatres and auditoriums across the US and Canada during the stadium shows. Ben Kweller will provide support for the majority of the small-scale shows.A Ticketmaster Verified Fan pre-sale is set for this Tuesday (May 2) at 10am local time via Ticketmaster.

Ed Sheeran is going on tour this summer!

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WXIA-TV, the flyers have been seen in the Candler Park and Lake Claire neighborhoods of eastern Atlanta. They have also been seen in the Kirkwood neighborhood, according to a tip the news station received from a viewer. Atlanta police said they are unaware of any criminal behavior related to the flyers but are increasing patrols in the neighborhoods where they have been distributed.The flyers are packaged inside plastic bags with corn kernels to weigh them down.

The 2023 NFL Draft kicks off tonight (April 27) and it’s sure to be a huge event with lots of viewers.

EXCLUSIVE: The Scripps-owned Bounce network has announced that Johnson has been renewed for Season 3.

JPEGMAFIA and Danny Brown have announced they will be going on a North American tour this summer in support of their joint album ‘Scaring The Hoes’.The run of dates is due to begin in Nashville, Tennessee on July 25. From there, the two rappers will embark on a 20-city stint throughout the US.