Asake has announced details of a new album and shared the first single. Work of Art will be released on June 16 and is preceded by "Amapiano," a collaboration with fellow Nigerian artist Olamide.
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Thania Garcia It’s April 27, one day before the first of Rauw Alejandro’s two sold-out concerts at the Los Angeles Forum. His team is gearing up to bring next-level surround sound to the storied arena – which will see Alejandro singing and dancing for nearly three hours on a 360-degree stage – as they’ve done only twice before on the “Saturno World Tour,” in Miami and New York. Putting on a 360-degree concert is not only complicated and costly, it is enormously physically demanding for the performer, who must project in all directions instead of one. It’s taking a toll: In the hour leading up to showtime, Alejandro, swatched in bandages, hops from an exercise machine to a massage table where a team of physical therapists gets to work on his lower body. In the week that follows, doctor’s orders force him to postpone a show in Palm Springs due to injury – despite his constant efforts to go ahead.
“When you’re exposed on a 360-stage, you can’t be on one side more than the other at any point throughout the show,” Alejandro tells Variety. “There’s a formula to the choreography and a science behind knowing ‘I’ve been here for a while, I need to change it up – give the same level of energy, equally to every person on each side of that stage.’ It’s harder than just singing on a traditional front-facing stage. After this, I’m probably not going to do it again.” It’s not hard to see why the 360 stage is being abandoned for the rest of the tour, which will see Alejandro (real name: Raúl Alejandro Ocasio Ruiz) bring “Saturno” to stadiums across Mexico, Europe, Latin America and South America. (Dates for Latin America and South America have not officially been announced yet.) Instead, those fans will be getting a taste of his
Asake has announced details of a new album and shared the first single. Work of Art will be released on June 16 and is preceded by "Amapiano," a collaboration with fellow Nigerian artist Olamide.
Vin Diesel isn't ready to call it quits officially just yet!Diesel spoke with ET's Matt Cohen on Saturday at the block party for Charlize Theron's Africa Outreach project in Los Angeles, and he played coy when asked exactly how much more fuel the franchise has in the tank.While fans already know that the newisn't the end of the road — as Diesel announced at this year's CinemaCon that an 11th film is slated for release in 2025 — many are wondering just how many more installments could be expected.For Diesel, this is a delicate subject — specifically because of how much love there is for the franchise as a whole.«The last time I told my daughter [it] was the last one, all I saw was tears,» Diesel said with a small laugh. «So I gotta be really careful [about] who and what I say.»One thing he's not worried about is praising the franchise's incredible and unexpectedly large ensemble cast, who came together to create a thrilling 10th installment in the series, which has been ongoing for more than 22 years.«We have such a great cast,» Diesel marveled.
aespa have announced the Europe, US and Latin America legs of their 2023 ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ world tour.Today (May 19), aespa revealed that they will be going on a tour of Europe, US and Latin America later this year, as part of their 2023 ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ world tour. The US leg will kick off in Los Angeles on August 13.Following which, the girl group will plays shows in Dallas, Miami, Chicago and more over the next month, before wrapping things up in New York City on September 5.
Jonas Brothers have announced their massive 35-date ‘Five Albums, One Night’ North American tour for this summer.Following the band’s Broadway residency which saw them perform one album from their discography in its entirety each night and their planning for their Yankee Stadium five albums, one-night show, the brothers have decided that instead of doing a one-off show, they will take the Five Albums, One Night show across North America.The 35-date run is set to kick off on August 12 with two nights at Yankee Stadium in New York City. From there, the band will spend the following two months making their way through North America making stops at Chicago’s Wrigley Field, Arlington’s Globe Life Field and Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium, Toronto’s Rogers Centre.
Sophia Scorziello editor Jack Harlow makes his acting debut in the new remake of “White Men Can’t Jump.” “It was grueling. It was a hot summer,” the 25-year-old musician told Variety at the film’s premiere in Los Angeles on Thursday night. He stars in the movie as Jeremy, a basketball hustler. While shooting the film, Harlow was also juggling the production of his latest album “Jackman.” “I just made it work,” Harlow said. “I’m a hardworker, I guess.” Sinqua Walls plays Harlow’s partner in crime, Kamal. On working with Harlow, Walls told Variety, “It was easy. He was one of my first castmates to ever call me before shooting to work on lines together. I have a lot of love for him. I’m telling you right now, this is just the beginning because the sky is the limit for my brother.
shared a preview of her “Fast X” cameo Thursday on Instagram.Walker appears to play a flight attendant dressed in a signature blue uniform on an airplane, and she is turning her head back toward the camera in the shot.A post shared by Meadow Walker Thornton-Allan (@meadowwalker)“The first fast was released when I was one year old! I grew up on set watching my father, Vin, Jordana, Michelle, Chris and more on the monitors,” she wrote. “Thanks to my dad, I was born into the fast family.
Beyonce has officially kicked off her highly-anticipated Renaissance World Tour and she did so looking like a billion bucks!
Michaela Zee editor From riding boats in Venice to landing in Tuscany in a helicopter, “Book Club: The Next Chapter” star Jane Fonda had quite the adventure in Italy with Diane Keaton, Mary Steenburgen and Candice Bergen. Her favorite memory there? “When we went to see the Sistine Chapel at night, and there was nobody else there,” Fonda told Variety at the New York premiere on Monday night. “And we had the whole ceiling explained to us by a great guide. That was a real treat.” Although the sequel was filmed nearly five years after the original, Fonda never lost contact with her “Book Club” co-stars.
Tom Hanks has weighed in on the hunt for the next 007, telling BBC News that Idris Elba is the man for the job. “Understand this,” he told the outlet, “James Bond has a licence to kill. I would issue that licence to Idris Elba just based on the work that I’ve seen him do.”
Nick Viall and fiancee Natalie Joy are addressing their 18-year age gap.
Condé Nast said it will expand its emerging Vogue World brand to London with an event in September, one of several announcements Thursday at the company’s NewFronts presentation to advertisers.
Chris Pratt is sharing the grandpa name his famous father-in-law, Arnold Schwarzenegger, goes by.The 43-year-old Marvel star is dad to 2-year-old Lyla and almost 1-year-old daughter Eloise with wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, and 10-year-old son Jack with his ex-wife, Anna Faris.Pratt spoke with ET at the New York premiere of his film, on Wednesday night, where he opened up about Arnold's praise for the new film and shared the grandpa name the star uses.«Isn't that so nice? Arnold, Opa, Arnold we call him, he came to the premiere,» Pratt told ET. «And yeah, he was so nice to give me love and support on his social media.
Sophia Scorziello editor Billy Corgan is always looking for another envelope to push. On Tuesday night, the iconoclastic Smashing Pumpkins singer and original band members James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin held a concert at the iHeartRadio Theater in Los Angeles to welcome the third and final installment of their concept album, “Atum: A Rock Opera in Three Acts.” The band just returned from a leg of festival shows in Australia and Mexico, in which Corgan incorporated his love of wrestling by having pros battle it out in the ring in between music sets. Unfortunately, there was no wrestling at the album release show due to the intimate nature of the iHeartRadio Theater, which has a 450-person capacity limit.
The Jonas Brothers have officially announced their highly-anticipated ‘Five Albums. One Night’ Tour that will send them to arenas and ballparks all over the U.S.
The Jonas Brothers are hitting the road again.
his and Anna Wintour’s Met Gala debut as a couple, saying in a statement that he and the Vogue editor-in-chief have a platonic relationship.“Bill and Anna have simply been great friends for two decades,” the “Love Actually” star’s rep told Page Six Monday.“They are not in a relationship.”The duo arrived together at Wintour’s big night and walked the red carpet arm-in-arm, prompting viewers to speculate that the fashionable fund-raiser was their big debut.Both Nighy and Wintour had attended previous Met Galas solo.The Post even heard that Wintour’s closest friends were “thrilled for them to be making it official at the Met.”Apparently, they were only firming up their friendship — depending on whom you believe.The alleged non-couple sparked romance rumors in 2018 when they were spotted taking in two plays together, but even then the “Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” actor shut down any hearsay.The new couple, who are both Brits, also set tongues wagging last December when they were spotted together at a New York screening of Nighy’s Oscar-nominated film, “Living.”But the friendship appeared to take a romantic turn three years ago when they dined together, and eyewitnesses told The Post that Wintour, 73, was “beaming” the whole night.“She looked happy and in very good company.
The Jonas Brothers are heading across North America with THE TOUR of all tours!
Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and actor Bill Nighy have seemingly confirmed their romance as they walked the white carpet of the Met Gala arm in arm at Monday night's event. Anna and Bill – who are both 73 – were first rumoured to be dating in 2021 after being seen enjoying each other's company over romantic dinners in Italy. And in December 2022, the pair were seen at a New York screening of Love, Actually star Bill's movie Living.
Met Gala on Monday night. The Vogue titan, 73, arrived at the fashion gala arm-in-arm with the “Love Actually” actor, also 73, following months of dating speculation. The new couple, who are both Brits, first set tongues wagging last December when they were spotted together at a New York screening of Nighy’s Oscar-nominated film, “Living.”Friends of Wintour told the Post on Monday that they are “thrilled” the fashion icon is “finally” making her red carpet debut with Nighy.
She’s on a mammoth trip around the United States as part of her Eras Tour, so the question of whether Taylor Swift will go to the Met Gala 2023 is certainly up for debate among Swifties. The first Monday in May marks the extravagant and arguably most important date on the celebrity social calendar.