Sarah Silverman, Big Freedia to Join Pussy Riot’s Los Angeles Concert on Wednesday (EXCLUSIVE)

Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor With halftime shows featuring the Weeknd, Shakira and Jennifer Lopez, and this year’s all-star combo of Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Snoop Dogg and 50 Cent, the National Football League has tightened up its game in the entertainment space over the past few years, and that will definitely continue into the new season, judging by a new teaser video featuring Lil Wayne, Saweetie, Pusha T, Young Dylan and more — and even a cameo from the Seattle Seahawks’  DK Metcalf, playing piano on a hip-hop anthem that should be familiar. Also featured in the spots are TikTok/ YouTube star Frankie LaPenna, Buffalo Bills “Mafia” superfan Pinto Ron, pro boxer Ryan Garcia, the Los Angeles Chargers’ Derwin James and the New Orleans Saints’ Cam Jordan.

The number of Covid infections among Los Angeles-area Google employees nearly doubled over the weekend, according to the count on the county’s official Covid workplace outbreak site.

supported band, Codependence, at a show at The Mint in Los Angeles and documented the event in a carousel shared on her Instagram grid on Sunday, August 21. "Watching my baby

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorA large fire erupted outside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas Saturday night as fans were leaving the Weekend’s concert at the venue. Local firefighters responded to the blaze shortly before 11 p.m.

Michael Tuck, whose commanding on-air presence led to long news anchorman stints in San Diego and Los Angeles, died August 17 at 76 after a long battle with post-stroke complications, according to reports.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorExperiential media and immersive technology company Cosm will paunch its first public venue in Hollywood Park, it announced on Wednesday. The location will be the first venue of its kind to utilize Cosm’s domed and compound curved LED technology.As part of Hollywood Park’s retail district, the venue will showcase a 26.6-meter diameter LED dome in a 65,000 total square feet facility that can hold up to 1,700 guests.

Film Independent today unveiled the three short films directed by fellows selected to participate in its Global Media Makers Spring 2022 LA Residency. (Watch them here.)

UPDATED with results: An effort to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón was rejected today, with the county clerk’s office announcing that organizers submitted only 520,050 valid petition signatures, short of the required 566,857.

Vanessa Bryant is one step closer to finding justice for the alleged photos first responders of Los Angeles County took at the helicopter crash site where Kobe Bryant, 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant, 13-year-old Payton Chester, Sarah Chester, 46, 14-year-old Alyssa Altobelli, Keri Altobelli, 46, John Altobelli, 56, Christina Mauser, 38, and pilot Ara Zobayan, 50, died.Vanessa’s lawyer Luis Li spoke about the emotional distress the images taken on January 26, 2020, have had on the philanthropist and businesswoman. Months after the tragedy, Vanessa Bryant sued L.A.

Los Angeles Lakers — including the recent lauded HBO series  — but now, Lakers president Jeanie Buss and several legends of the basketball dynasty are telling the story in their own words, in a new Hulu docuseries, .«I enjoyed hearing players talk about their experience as Lakers,» Buss reflected on the docuseries when she and some of the players featured sat down with ET this week. «Some of the players we traded away [talked about] what that felt like-- and it made it very personal and very human. Those were things that I had never heard before.»The series, like Buss' legacy with the team, begins with her father, Jerry Buss, who purchased the Lakers in 1979 and immediately invigorated the franchise with the drafting of Earvin «Magic» Johnson and a 1980 NBA Finals win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

John Stamos and The Beach Boys are paying tribute to the late "Full House" star Bob Saget. At the "Sixty Years of the Sounds of Summer" concert at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, Stamos and The Beach Boys dedicated the song "Forever" to his former co-star as a video montage of Saget was displayed to the audience.  The 1970s classic "Forever" was performed several times on "Full House" by Stamos’ beloved character Uncle Jesse.

John Stamos didn’t miss the opportunity to pay tribute to one of his closest pals, the late Bob Saget, while performing with The Beach Boys on Sunday night. During the show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, the 58-year-old entertainer sang a memorable song from  as photos of Saget were shown to the audience.In a 45-second video posted by Twitter user @adeedoes, Stamos can be seen front-and-center on stage as he plays guitar and sings “Forever” while a video montage of moments from the '90s show featuring Saget plays on a screen behind him.«John Stamos performed with The Beach Boys last night, and he paid tribute to Bob Saget with 'Forever' from.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorUTA announced today that  Robert Gibbs has joined the agency as a partner and co-head of its Atlanta office.In his new role, Gibbs will join UTA Atlanta co-heads Rich Paul, Arthur Lewis, and Steve Cohen to help grow the agency’s footprint across music, sports, film, fine arts, television, podcasts, and more, according to the announcement.“Robert’s experience in the industry, combined with his enthusiasm to help us build in Atlanta, made him the perfect choice to join UTA and our leadership team there,” said UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer. Last September UTA and its partner company Klutch Sports Group established an office in the city.“Over the past several years the momentum at UTA has been undeniable,” said Gibbs.

Anne Heche "drank vodka" with "wine chasers" during a "Better Together" podcast recording with co-host Heather Duffy which was posted hours before the fiery collision Heche reportedly caused on Friday when she crashed her Mini Cooper into a home in Mar Vista, California. Heche joked that listeners would have to keep their "fingers crossed" that the pair would even be able to make it through the recording together.

Anne Heche‘s ex James Tupper is offering “thoughts and prayers” following her fiery car crash in Los Angeles that resulted in her suffering burns.

Anne Heche is in stable condition amid her hospitalization following a scary car crash in Los Angeles.A rep for the actress tells ET that the 53-year-old is in stable condition at this time but suffered burns in the crash. «Her family and friends ask for your thoughts and prayers and to respect her privacy during this difficult time,» the rep added.The accident remains under investigation, the rep also said.Video captured by CBS Los Angeles showed the carnage left behind after Heche crashed her car into a home.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs New York discovered in no uncertain terms last summer when the star-studded “We Love NYC” concert in Central Park was abruptly canceled less than halfway before it was over, the threat of lightning is no joke when it comes to outdoor events. And although thunderclouds and some serious lightning flashes were a backdrop for Khruangbin and Vieux Farka Touré concert at a BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn concert in the New York borough’s Prospect Park, they passed to the south without a drop of rain, and the completely sold-out concert went on without incident from Mother Nature — except for some characteristically brutal NYC summer humidity.Khruangbin, a trio from Houston that plays mostly instrumental music, is a band as unusual as their name, and what was perhaps most remarkable about the concert was the size of the densely packed crowd — there aren’t many bands like them who are popular enough to sell out New York’s 6,000-seat Radio City Music Hall, which they did earlier this year.

Over the last seven days, the average number of daily new Covid cases in Los Angeles was 5,332, an 11% decrease from one week ago when the average number of daily new cases reported was 6,014.

WAKEONE has announced in-person auditions at KCON LA for its upcoming boy group set to debut next year.On August 2, the K-pop agency shared on social media that it will be holding in-person auditions in Los Angeles, California later this month.Titled the ‘One Planet Audition’, WAKEONE will be scouting for members of an upcoming boyband preparing to debut in 2023. The auditions will take place over the weekend from August 19-21, at the LA Convention Center West Hall, at the same time as KCON LA.According to WAKEONE, there are no limitations on gender, nationality or age of applicants.