There were a number of winners at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, ranging from Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo and Ye, but the annual ceremony couldn’t quite take home any primetime prizes on Sunday.
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EXCLUSIVE: After nearly two seasons heavily struck by the pandemic, RuPaul’s Drag Race concluded its fourteenth season with an in-person finale extravaganza held at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. Despite the return to the showy Drag Race pomp and circumstance, the Season 14 finale couldn’t quite match up to Season 13’s ratings.
Friday’s finale, which crowned Willow Pill America’s Next Drag Superstar, delivered 697,000 total viewers in Live+SD. For comparison, the Season 13 ender in 2021 brought in 772,000 total viewers and marked the most-watched episode for the franchise since the Season 10 finale in 2018.
Willow Pill bested runner-up Lady Camden and fellow finalists Angeria Paris VanMichaels, Bosco and Daya Betty. Also walking away a winner was Kornbread “The Snack” Jeté, who won Miss Congeniality. To make victory even sweeter, Willow Pill took home a franchise-high cash prize of $150,000 while Lady Camden won $50,000. Read the full recap here.
When it comes to other stats, the finale marked Friday’s #1 telecast among P18-34 and @18-34, surpassed the season average in rating for the P18-34 demo and total viewers. The Season 14 finale also posted a series high for the W18-34 share, besting season-to-date performance by +48%.
Season 14 as a whole also had some victories in the ratings, boasting an 8% increase in the P18-34 demo from Season 13 (0.46 vs. 0.42M) and scoring a 23% increase in the P18-34 share from the previous season. Average total viewer count for Season 14 pretty much matched Season 13 (609K vs. 607K). Drag Race also ranked as the #1 most engaging cable reality franchise this year.
The latest season of Drag Race touted a number of milestones, including the most transgender contestants of any cast, the first
There were a number of winners at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, ranging from Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo and Ye, but the annual ceremony couldn’t quite take home any primetime prizes on Sunday.
moment. wore a memorable look to the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday May, 15 in Las Vegas. Megan Thee Stallion's mini dress had a cutout that revealed her torso and featured various shades of brown going from dark to light, giving an ombré effect. The two-toned bra top included a clear futuristic strap on one sleeve, while the skirt had a cutout of its own on one side.
Kylie Jenner and boyfriend Travis Scott had an extra special guest with them at this year's Billboard Music Awards, as they took along Stormi to the Las Vegas event. The trio hit the red carpet together with Kylie, 24, stunning in a silver column gown and her hair slicked back while 4 year old Stormi donned a one-shoulder white dress paired with white trainers. Kylie's Balmain dress featured a print of a woman's body and the billionaire beauty mogul accessorised with plenty of gold bangles.
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Anitta stuns in a shiny pink dress while arriving at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday (May 15) in Las Vegas.
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Jean Smart ran away with awards season last year for her performance in HBO Max’s breakout comedy “Hacks,” winning the triple crown of best actress in a comedy at the Screen Actors Guild, Golden Globe, and Emmys awards. With tough-as-brass Deborah Vance, a legendary stand-up comedian fighting to stay relevant and keep her Las Vegas residency, Smart and series co-creators Lucia Aniello, Paul W.
Michael Bublé is recovering after busting out some epic dance movies for the music video for his single, «Higher.» ET's Kevin Frazier spoke to the «Feeling Good» singer in Las Vegas, where he's wrapping up his residency at Resorts World, about the music video and the injury he sustained because of it.«They broke me. Hayley, his girlfriend, Hayley, who was my dance partner in the video,» Bublé joked of Hough and his girlfriend, Hayley Erbert, who trained the singer for the music video.
Don't Worry Darling - a thriller from New Line production house, set in the 1950s and starring Harry Styles and Florence Pugh - is set to be your darkest new obsession. Set to be released by in September 2022, it sees Styles and Pugh play a married couple, the latter of whom grows suspicious of her husband's behaviour as she witnesses violent acts. The mid-century utopian drama is bound to be full of nail-biting suspense, and we're here for it.
HBO series, which follows her dynamic with young comedy writer Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder).In the second season, Deborah and Ava embark on a cross-country tour to test out their new stand-up material – joined by a roster of new guest stars, including Laurie Metcalf (The Big Bang Theory) as tour manager Alice who, as mentioned in the trailer, is nicknamed ‘Weed’ by Pete Wentz.Other new guest stars for the second season include Martha Kelly (Baskets), Ming-Na Wen (The Mandalorian) and Susie Essman (Curb Your Enthusiasm), while Margaret Cho and Devon Sawa will also make appearances.They’ll join returning cast members Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Christopher McDonald, Kaitlin Olson, Paul W. Downs, Poppy Liu, Rose Abdoo, Mark Indelicato, Meg Stalter, Angela E.
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder are hitting the road!
Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you haven’t watched the season finale of “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”“RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 14 came to an end on Friday night, and Willow Pill was crowned America’s Next Drag Superstar. Willow Pill, a fan favorite from the beginning, beat out Lady Camden in a lip sync for the crown to Cher’s cover of ABBA’s “Gimme, Gimme, Gimme.”While the grande finale Ru-vealed itself over 90 minutes, the filming took place a few weeks ago at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, home to the “RuPaul’s Drag Race Live!” show, and it came in at just under the five-hour mark.This left room for plenty of fun gags that didn’t make the cut, and Variety was in the room where it happens for the uncut, unedited version.
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the Season 14 Grand Finale of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Nicolas Cage is going to be a girl dad. The 58-year-old actor revealed the big news during Thursday's episode of "The Kelly Clarkson Show." "I am going to have a little girl," Cage told host Clarkson. "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent" star explained that the name was inspired by his favorite Beatles song and his father, August Coppola.