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Mike Kaplan has exited as program director at KROQ, the station he revamped after joining in 2020 — to disastrous results. The senior VP of programming at Audacy (formerly Entercom) and brand manager for New York alternative outlet WNYL joined the company after its 2017 acquisition and subsequent revamp of the former CBS Radio chain.

The Kills have announced details of two shows in California and New York this summer. Tickets will be on sale here.The English-American rock duo is set to play Los Angeles’ The Mayan on June 6 with opener L.A Witch before stopping at New York City’s Brooklyn Steel on June 10 where they’ll play with BODEGA.

Kelly Ripa often opens up about her family life on Live with Kelly and Ryan, and shared a sweet story from their time together in the pandemic on Friday's show.READ: Kelly Ripa's foyer in her New York townhouse will give you chillsWhen guest Ally Sheedy came to the studio for a chat, conversation naturally turned to her famous movie, The Breakfast Club.The former Hope and Faith actress told Ally that her children, Michael, Lola and Joaquin, saw the classic film for the first time during the pandemic, and that it "changed their lives".VIDEO: Kelly Ripa reveals touching story about her childrenShe began: "You know what's so funny… During the pandemic, we were all together and for my kids, every night was movie night."MORE: David Muir marks special family celebration with rare family photo as Kelly Ripa sends her loveSEE: Kelly Ripa shares a new glimpse inside her bedroom at incredible New York townhouseShe continued: "Mark [Consuelos] turned to them one night and said: 'Have you guys ever seen The Breakfast Club?' They hadn't, but we changed their lives with The Breakfast Club."Through laughter, Ally replied: "I'm so sorry." Kelly Ripa recently revealed she had introduced her children to The Breakfast Club during the pandemicKelly continued: "It really holds up. It holds up," adding that she was a big fan of it when it came out, and still is.MORE: Kelly Ripa shares heartwarming photo of son Joaquin - and she's so proudMORE: Kelly Ripa receives 'best gift ever' from oldest son Michael"It has had this really long life, it surprises me as a matter of fact," Ally replied.

A new boatmance. After a rocky start, Ashley Marti and Tom Pearson decide to take the plunge and turn their flirting up a notch during a crew night out.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced their first UK headline shows in nine years, where they’re set to try out some new material.The New York band last toured the UK in 2013 following the release of their most recent studio album, ‘Mosquito’, which came out in April of that year.Today (March 14) the trio confirmed that they’ll perform two UK dates this summer: the O2 Apollo in Manchester (June 5) and the O2 Academy Brixton in London (June 7). Support will come from English Teacher (Manchester) as well as Dry Cleaning and Anika (London).“OK UK! We are coming to lend our light to dark ages and holy shit are we ready to play our hearts out for you!!” frontwoman Karen O said in a statement.“Yeah it’s been 9 years since we’ve graced your club stages! Yeah we’ve got some tunes so fresh and so NEW to try out on you! Yeah the bill is so MAJOR with Dry Cleaning and Anika in London and English Teacher in Manchester.”She added: “Dress up! Make a night of it! Support your fave band that you may have seen debut at Brixton back in ’02!! Yeah let’s not wait another decade to see each other again! CANNOT WAIT! They don’t love ya like we do!! Luv YYYs.”Tickets for Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ upcoming UK headline shows go on general sale this Friday (March 18) at 9am GMT.

Drake is planning “highly interactive” shows in New York and Toronto, the rapper has revealed in a new radio show.The star was talking during a broadcast on Sound 42, OVO Sound’s Sirius XM radio station, when he shared the news.“I’m excited to let all my people know that we’re working on something really special for you guys,” Drake told listeners. “Putting together two shows, one in New York and a few in Toronto.

Diane Garrett Morally compromised women seem to be everywhere on the small screen, as performers dig into juicy roles full of questionable behavior on the part of real-life characters. Says Jenny Klein, showrunner of NBC’s “The Thing About Pam”: “One of the core questions of the show is, how could something like this happen?” The same might be said about the misdeeds of each of these shady ladies.Anna DelveyPortrayed by: Julia GarnerShow: “Inventing Anna,” a Netflix series from Shonda Rhimes that debuted Feb.

Robin Roberts has made quite the name for herself as one of the staples of daytime television thanks to Good Morning America, and her latest appearance paired her up with several other stalwarts of morning TV.MORE: Robin Roberts shares new photo of partner Amber resting at home as she thanks fans for their supportThe ABC star made an appearance at an event in New York hosted by Kimberly Godwin, the President of ABC News, along with several other daytime heavyweights.WATCH: Robin Roberts bids farewell to Good Morning AmericaJoining her was popular Today Show weatherman Al Roker and CBS Morning's Gayle King as well as a host of other prominent NBC, CBS, and ABC journalists.Al shared pictures of the event on his social media, in honor of International Women's Day, writing: "Speaking of #internationalwomensday joined a great group last night at @michaelsnewyork celebrating @newsmom8 the President of @abcnews along with @robinrobertsgma and @gayleking along with a host of others from @nbcnews and @cbsnews."MORE: CBS Morning stars Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and Nate Burleson share hilarious video with fansAl himself also shares a close bond with several of the GMA hosts given that his wife Deborah Roberts frequently works with them as a reporter for ABC.Fans immediately gushed over the pictures, especially one in which Al posed alongside Robin and Gayle, with one saying: "Only the best of the best."A post shared by Al Roker (@alroker)Robin joined Gayle, Al, and several other journalists at a special eventAnother said: "Black EXCELLENCE!!!!" Kimberly herself also responded, saying: "So honored to have you all there my friend! Thank you for a wonderful evening."Robin has been balancing her time between such events, her usual

The History Channel has teamed up with a slew of A-listers on its latest slate of docuseries and non-scripted series.

Privacy, please. Seven months after giving birth to son Cosmo, Scarlett Johansson explained why she chose not to document her pregnancy.

Good Morning America star Robin Roberts was absent from the New York studios on Monday's show for a very good reason.MORE: Robin Roberts shares emotional message as partner Amber starts her chemoDespite the on-going bad news in the media, Robin made sure to put a smile on viewer's faces at the start of the week as she surprised one deserving fan live on air.Hosts Amy Robach and George Stephanopoulos cut live to Philadelphia from the ABC studios, where Robin was waiting at a school.VIDEO: Robin Roberts shares glimpse inside incredible country home"We are going to change gears right now and go to Philadelphia where we have a big surprise for a very devoted teacher and her school as we close out Black History Month.MORE: Robin Roberts reveals partner Amber's heartbreaking cancer diagnosisMORE: Robin Roberts to take a backseat from GMA following partner Amber's cancer newsRobin is in Philadelphia for that," George explained.Cutting to Robin, the 61-year-old told her co-hosts: "We're going to share some good news with everybody because a lot of people, George and Amy, are loving the show Abbott Elementary, which was inspired by the Philadelphia Public School system and its dedicated teachers. Robin Roberts shared some exciting news on GMA"So this morning we are teaming up with the show's star Quinta Brunson, she's here to honor one of the incredible educators here at the Benjamin B.

Look at her now! Selena Gomez offered a glimpse at how she prepared for the 2022 SAG Awards — and the singer brought her A-game!

The New York Times.“I know that most people in Russia are against this war, and I am confident that the more people would talk about their real attitude to it, the faster we can stop this horror,” said Oxxxymiron in a statement (translated by the Times).“I cannot entertain you when Russian missiles are falling on Ukraine—when residents of Kyiv are forced to hide in basements and in the metro, while people are dying.”He is one of several other Russian musicians who have voiced their protest at the war. Kasta, Shym, Vladi, Khamil, Zmey, and Noize MC have all voiced their opposition to the attack on Ukraine.A post shared by Oxxxymiron (@norimyxxxo)Ukraine has officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia and declared martial law after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an attack on the neighbouring nation.Since Oxxxymiron’s post last night (February 24), Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky has said that 137 people had been killed, with 316 more wounded.Troops from Russia crossed the Crimea border into Ukraine on Thursday after President Vladimir Putin gave the order for his invasion to begin.The actions of Putin, who has claimed that Russia does not intend to occupy Ukraine and that his country’s actions amount to a “special military operation”, have drawn widespread condemnation from across the globe.Reactions to the situation in Ukraine from prominent figures in the worlds of music, entertainment and politics have been posted on social media, with the likes of Foals’ Yannis Philippakis, Bring Me The Horizon‘s Oli Sykes, Franz Ferdinand‘s Alex Kapranos, Yungblud, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, Taika Waititi and Amanda Palmer all speaking out in support of Ukraine.