Recording Academy Elects New Members of 2022-23 Board of Trustees

One of the UK's longest standing Polish folk dance groups is appealing for new members. And it hopes to attract new dancers while it performs at Góbéfest later this month.

Get ready for Bill Nye to blow your mind: The End is Nye starring the inimitable science educator will bow Aug. 25 on Peacock.

Joyce Rebeta-Burditt, a bestselling author who went on to create the long-running Dick Van Dyke drama Diagnosis Murder, died in Los Angeles on June 2. She was 83.

The new “Hunger Games” movie is shaping up, with Lionsgate revealing new casting information for the upcoming “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes”.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe music of the gaming world is finally getting recognition of its own from the Recording Academy.On the heels of last week’s announcement that the organization behind the Grammys is going to recognize a non-classical songwriter of the year, along with other new areas of contention, comes an award category for best score soundtrack for video games. The first winner will be revealed at next year’s Grammy Awards, scheduled for Jan.

There was a mini Hamilton reunion on stage at the 2022 Tony Awards!

Johnny Depp rang in his 59th year with a proverbial new birthday song on Thursday. Fresh off his defamation trial victory, the actor announced a new studio album with guitarist Jeff Beck. Depp and Beck have known each other since 2016, and their press release on Thursday points to their ongoing musical collaborations that have now led to this album.Most recently, the duo garnered attention when Depp made a surprise appearance at Beck's concert in the U.K. one day after a jury ruled in his favor in his lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard.

Brad Pitt wants his day in court!

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeHBO Max’s “Hacks” is the latest entertainment series to be honored by the Peabody Awards, which announced the win on Tuesday morning.“When they’re together taking on all things comedy and feminism, ‘Hacks’ crackles with wit and truly sings,” Melissa McCarthy said in her presentation to the show.Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment, are behind the show.“HBO Max’s Hacks became a word-of-mouth hit thanks to the brilliantly funny intergenerational pairing of Jean Smart as standup legend Deborah Vance and Hannah Einbinder as Ava Daniels, the desperate young comedy writer sent to freshen up Deborah’s act,” the org said in its statement honoring the show. “Created by ‘Broad City’ writers Lucia Aniello, Paul W.

The Hollywood Reporter.“Brad was a true renaissance man. He was not only interested in all life had to offer, but was gifted in it as well,” an obituary for the actor read.

has died. He was 62.Johnson died on Feb.

It was an intimate cocktail party. Tom Cruise wore a cheerful smile so I couldn’t resist the opportunity to test it. “For someone who’s just been fired, you look very happy,” I said. “Sumner Redstone figured you would be angry by the press release.”

New York’s state senate passed a bill on Tuesday that would restrict the use of song lyrics in court, a common practice disproportionately applied to prosecute rappers. Senate Bill S7527, co-sponsored by state senators Brad Hoylman and Jamaal Bailey and dubbed the Rap Music on Trial bill, would require prosecutors to prove a lyric is “literal, rather than figurative or fictional,” before presenting it to a jury.

Notorious B.I.G.’s 50th birthday, a new track titled ‘G.O.A.T.’ – featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Bella Alubo – has been released.It’s the first track in 17 years to be headlined by the late rap icon, following his second posthumous album, 2005’s ‘Duets: The Final Chapter’. It also marks the first new material to feature Biggie’s vocals since 2017, when ‘The King & I’ – a collaborative album with his widow, R&B singer Faith Evans – was released.In the first of his two verses – both of which also feature backing vocals from Diddy – Biggie raps: “I’m poppin’ Magnums while Jigga bag somethin’ / Watch is platinum, got jet lag from / Flights back and forth, pop corks of the best grapes / Make the best CDs and the best tapes / Don’t forget the vinyl, take girls, break spinals.”Have a listen to ‘G.O.A.T.’ below:“Being on a song with Biggie has been a dream of mine since I was a kid,” Ty said in a statement shared with the release.

Box office is big news this week, not so much for its totals as for its totemic significance. Throngs will greet Top Gun: Maverick, but will kids join the grownups to see a nearly 60 year-old actor starring in a sequel to a 36 year-old hit? At the other end of the audience spectrum, will seniors conquer their torpor to catch the new Downton and even lure their kids – the movie is dubiously titled Downton Abbey: A New Era to motivate the youth quadrant.