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We finally have a premiere date for the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. Stan on Tuesday announced that the sophomore edition of the series with drag queens from Australia and New Zealand will premiere on Saturday July 30, 2022. While details of the production are a tightly guarded secret, here’s what we know about Season 2 of the Down Under edition of the Emmy award winning international franchise.In March 2022, after wrapping up the shooting of the second season in New Zealand, RuPaul had described the queens from Down Under as “ratchet”. The first season was criticised for its low production values and RuPaul in an interview on The Graham Norton Show revealed, things hadn’t been upsized for season two.  Fellow guest and actor Benedict Cumberbatch asked RuPaul how different were the Down Under queens.

< 1 min read The news we’ve all been waiting for, the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Downunder will premiere globally on Saturday 30 July 2022.

Mel B is set as a judge for Season 2 of Paramount+’s drag queen singing competition Queen of the Universe. She joins returning judges Michelle Visage, Vanessa Williams and Trixie Mattel, along with Graham Norton, who returns as host. The series is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and World of Wonder, producers of the Emmy-winning RuPauls Drag Race franchise. Mel B takes over the spot held by Leona Lewis, who served as judge on the first season.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorAll hail the queens!Some of the most popular stars of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” celebrated the Emmy-winning series with a party on Thursday night at Rocco’s in West Hollywood.After walking the red carpet, Willow Pill, Kornbread, Bosco, Angeria, Daya Betty, Lady Camden, Jasmine Kennedie and Kerri Colby performed individual lip-sync sets for the packed house.The evening was hosted by “The Real World” alums Danny Roberts and Melissa Beck.

As the choreographer of RuPaul’s Drag Race, Miguel Zarate’s goal is to ensure that every Queen stands out and hits their mark. “I always tell the girls, ‘if you look like trash, I look even worse,’” he says. “It’s my job to make them look amazing.”

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Banff World Media Festival revealed the winners of the 2022 Rockie Awards International Program Competition on Monday, with big winners including the “Friends” Reunion, “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” “We Are Lady Parts” and more.The event, held in Banff and hosted by comedian Rakhee Morzaria (“Run the Burbs”) featured winners chosen by a panel of 150 international industry professionals. The Rockie Awards International Program Competition presented awards in 28 categories spanning Documentary & Factual, Arts & Entertainment, Children & Youth, Scripted, and Podcast.The competition featured 148 nominations from 45 countries including the UK, United, Canada, Australia, France, China, Germany, Italy and Norway.

VH1 stalwart RuPaul’s Drag Race and Bravo veteran Top Chef tied for Best Competition Series and led the field with three wins apiece Sunday night at the fourth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards.

BEST COMPETITION SERIES: “Top Chef” (Bravo), “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1)BEST COMPETITION SERIES: TALENT/VARIETY: “Lizzo’s Watch Out for the Big Grrrls” (Prime Video)BEST UNSTRUCTURED SERIES: “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” (VH1)BEST STRUCTURED SERIES: “How To with John Wilson” (HBO)BEST CULINARY SHOW: “Top Chef” (Bravo)BEST GAME SHOW: “Jeopardy!” (Syndicated)BEST TRAVEL/ADVENTURE SHOW: “Somebody Feed Phil” (Netflix)BEST BUSINESS SHOW: “Shark Tank” (ABC)BEST ANIMAL/NATURE SHOW: “Critter Fixers: Country Vets” (National Geographic)BEST CRIME/JUSTICE SHOW: “Secrets of Playboy” (A&E)BEST SPORTS SHOW: “Cheer” (Netflix)BEST RELATIONSHIP SHOW: “Love Is Blind” (Netflix)BEST LIFESTYLE: HOME/GARDEN SHOW: “Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles” (Bravo)BEST LIFESTYLE: FASHION/BEAUTY SHOW: “Project Runway” (Bravo)BEST LIMITED SERIES: “We Need to Talk About Cosby” (Showtime)BEST ENSEMBLE CAST IN AN UNSCRIPTED SERIES: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1)BEST SHOW HOST: Padma Lakshmi – “Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi” (Hulu) and “Top Chef” (Bravo)MALE STAR OF THE YEAR: Robert Irvine – “Restaurant: Impossible” (Food Network)FEMALE STAR OF THE YEAR: Selena Gomez – “Selena + Chef” (HBO Max)OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NONFICTION PROGRAMMING BY A NETWORK OR STREAMING PLATFORM: HBO MaxOUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN NONFICTION PRODUCTION: The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC)CRITICS CHOICE REAL TV IMPACT AWARD: Bob Saget

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Things just keep getting better for “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 14 winner Willow Pill.Pill is eligible and will be submitted for Emmy consideration for her original song, “I Hate People,” which she performed at the show’s finale on VH1 in April.Willow co-wrote the anthemic song about not liking anyone with Brett Leland McLaughlin and Gabe Lopez.“The song ‘I Hate People’ was such a blast to work on because we wanted to go totally left of what the audience would expect,” Pill said of working on the number, in an exclusive statement to TheWrap. “The song is irreverent, catchy and tends to resonate with people after a rough 2 years.”In a brushed gold gown that secretly featured three additional Willow heads, Pill churned out a high energy performance of the song on the finale episode, where she faced stiff competition from Lady Camden, Angeria, Bosco and Daya Betty.“Inspired by ‘90s house music, I wrote some funky riffs with jazzy house chords when creating the music,” Lopez, who worked on the music for the song, said in a statement.

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EXCLUSIVE: The All Winners season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars has made its mark on Paramount+, with its premiere breaking viewership records, according to the streamer.