Rihanna Steps Out for Lunch in Plaid in New York City

Drill music, the hardcore gangsta rap that has found regional strains in several different places including New York City, was condemned by the city's Mayor Eric Adams on Friday at a press conference. Adams said that he was first exposed to drill when his son sent him some music videos, which he called "alarming." The Mayor went on to compare the videos to tweets by former President Donald Trump, who was permanently suspended from Twitter for inciting an insurrection at the United States Capitol.

Selome Hailu CBS has given a pilot order to “East New York,” a drama series written by William Finkelstein and Mike Flynn.The series follows Regina Haywood, the newly promoted police captain of East New York, an impoverished, working class neighborhood at the eastern edge of Brooklyn. She leads a diverse group of officers and detectives, some of whom are reluctant to deploy her creative methods of serving and protecting during the midst of social upheaval and the early seeds of gentrification.Finkelstein is best known for his writing and producing work on a number of police and legal dramas.

CBS has had a busy week of picking up drama pilots.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter“The Music Man,” a musical revival featuring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, is one of the hottest tickets on Broadway.For students in the New York City area, the price of admission will finally be affordable.“The Music Man” producers Barry Diller, David Geffen and Kate Horton are making available 10,000 tickets priced at $20 to New York City students, their families and their teachers.Created and spearheaded by the Music Man’s Black Theatre Coalition fellow Amy Marie Haven, the effort hopes to make Broadway more accessible to the masses. Reduced ticket prices were made possible through partnerships with the New York City Department of Education and a dozen local youth non-profits, including Artists Striving to End Poverty, Art Start, Arts For All, Arthur Miller Foundation, On Broadway Training Program, Young People’s Chorus of NYC, Education Through Music, Rosie’s Theatre Kids, R.Evolucion Latina and Broadway Bridges.

Karlie Kloss is enjoying a low-key night out.

Kanye “Ye” West paused on working on his latest album,, for a special birthday celebration with girlfriend Julia Fox. The GRAMMY-winning rapper and his lady, who turned 32 on Wednesday, celebrated her birthday with several of Fox's close friends at NYC French Eatery, Lucien.  West, 44, was captured smiling as he sat next to the birthday girl as she opened presents.

Rihanna isn't hiding anything anymore! The singer and fashion mogul is showing off her baby bump once more in a new, celebratory pic.The songstress took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a snapshot of her burgeoning baby bump, which she bared by raising her jersey top above her stomach in a candid bathroom selfie«How the gang pulled up to black history month,» the 33-year-old expectant mom captioned the sweet slideshow post, which also included a trio of photos from her pregnancy shoot last week, when she and boyfriend A$AP Rocky initially revealed they were expecting their first child together.A post shared by badgalriri (@badgalriri)Over the weekend, the singer  showed off her bare baby bump in a pink coat and jeans while she held hands with her 33-year-old beau. The couple was in A$AP's hometown of Harlem in New York City.A source told ET on Tuesday that the cute couple are «so happy about her pregnancy.»«Rihanna has always wanted to be a mother and have children. She thinks A$AP is going to be the best dad,» the source shares.

There are far weightier consequences of the Omicron variant’s holiday-season surge than New York media types having to puzzle out the fate of red-carpet events.

Bon appétit for Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom! Ahead of the singer’s appearance on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, the engaged pair squeezed in a date night in New York City on Thursday at celebrity Italian staple Carbone.

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom! Ahead of the singer's appearance on this weekend, the engaged pair squeezed in a date night in New York City on Thursday at celebrity Italian staple Carbone. For their night out on the town, both stars put a fashionable foot forward, Bloom in a denim blue ensemble and Perry in head-to-toe camel corduroy, a stark change from the leather, oxblood-hued outfit and black fur coat she was photographed in while spotted in Midtown. And what would date night be without some romance? «Orlando is such a gentleman, he opened the doors for her, held her hand, and led her into and out of the restaurant,» an eyewitness told ET. «They still seem very much in the honeymoon phase!» While they are parents to 1-year-old daughter Daisy, the infant did not join them for dinner.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's romantic date nights continue. The couple was snapped having dinner at Pastis restaurant in New York City on Thursday night, and an eyewitness tells ET that they «didn't take their eyes off each other.»Rihanna didn't let the cold temperatures stop her fashion game, showing off her legs in a mini skirt and white lace-up heels, which she paired with a windbreaker and a fur scarf.

Following the same path of other broadcast networks, the CW plans to resume its annual in-person upfront event in May.