Senator Chuck Schumer Co-Sponsors $10 Billion ‘Save Our Stages’ Act to Assist Concert Venues

Princess Sofia of Sweden has opened up about if she had ever considered leaving the royal family like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle did with the British Royal Family.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhen veteran music producer Hal Willner passed away due to complications believed to be associated with Covid-19 on April 7, a day after his 64th birthday, the music community in New York and beyond was devastated.

Mikaela Spielberg, an adult film actress and daughter to film director Steven Spielberg, who was arrested in late February on domestic violence charges stemming from an alleged incident that involved her then-fiancé Chuck Penkow, is trying to reinstate her good name after a Nashville, Tenn. court dropped all charges against her.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn an effort to rally support for the countless music venues impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of buildings across the U.S. — from New York’s Empire State Building to Seattle’s Space Needle — were illuminated in red light on Tuesday evening (Sept.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFive agents formerly with Paradigm have launched a new agency called TBA that represents The War on Drugs, Courtney Barnett, Chvrches, Jose Gonzales, Guided by Voices, Jay Som, Yaeji, Omar Apollo and many other artists.The company, which has offices in New York and Los Angeles, was founded by agents Marshall Betts, Avery McTaggart, Amy Davidman, Ryan Craven, and Devin Landau.

Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello mask up while stepping out for some errands on Sunday (August 30) in Los Angeles.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorEven in a pandemic, the VMAs found a way to start off their show with a bang: The Weeknd performed his smash single “Blinding Lights” 1,100 feet above New York, from the city’s highest observation deck, Edge at Hudson Yards.Weeknd was in the guise of the busted-nose character he portrays on his latest album, “After Hours,” and the performance began in a way similar to the album’s videos, which depict the character having a surreal and absolutely terrible night in

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorStaging an awards show in a pandemic is a steep challenge, but for the VMAs on Sunday night, MTV and Toyota will present Latinx music stars Maluma and CNCO performing at a special drive-in location, where fans can enjoy the performances in a safe and controlled environment at an undisclosed iconic location overlooking the New York skyline.The performances will both be debuts: Colombian singer — and recent Variety cover star — Maluma will perform “Hawaii,” from his

Photogenic faces run in this family! In a new post that Kim Kardashian shared to her Instagram account on August 25, the mother-of-four, 39, captured a series of images featuring her seven-year-old, North West, and two-year-old, Chicago West, cozying up to one another for their own mini-photo shoot. The moment was completely impromptu, as it appeared the trio was outside enjoying the fresh air and sunshine before the snaps were even taken by Kim.

For the first time in three years, Sofia Richie celebrated her birthday as a single lady. She was far from sad, however, after ringing in her 22nd year in Cabo San Lucas without Scott Disick, 37, by her side on Aug.

It’s Sofia Richie‘s birthday!

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentThe Victorian fantasy series “Carnival Row,” starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, has wrapped its post-COVID shoot in the Czech Republic. The series, produced by Amazon Studios and Legendary Television, is the biggest spending production ever to shoot in the country.The show’s second season began filming on Nov.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorPhoenix have released their first new song since 2017, “Identical,” which is featured in Sofia Coppola’s forthcoming film “On the Rocks,” which reunites the director with “Lost in Translation” star Bill Murray as well as Rashida Jones and Marlon Wayans.The song, the band’s first release since 2017’s album “Ti Amo,” can also be heard in the new trailer for the upcoming Original Films and A24 film.

Eli Countryman “On the Rocks,” a comedic drama starring Bill Murray and Rashida Jones, debuted its first trailer.The upcoming film, from A24 and Apple TV Plus, is written and directed by Sofia Coppola. Jones stars as Laura, a writer who suddenly becomes suspicious of her husband’s (Marlon Wayans) busy work schedule and frequent travel.

LCD Soundsystem‘s James Murphy has spoken in support of the campaign to save independent music venues in the US during the coronavirus crisis.The National Independent Venue Association are spearheading efforts to get the bipartisan Save Our Stages Act passed, which would create a $10 billion small business association fund to help those small venues that are struggling or being threatened with closure due to the effects of the pandemic.Murphy joined New York Senator Chuck Schumer and a number of

Kim Kardashian, 39, sure knows how to capture memorable moments and that’s exactly what she did with her latest pic of her daughter Chicago! In the Instagram photo, which she shared on Aug. 18, the two-year-old tot has her hair in pigtails and is sitting at a table at what looks like a restaurant in front of a bowl of pizza slices and pasta that has a fork in it.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe 2002 murder of Jam Master Jay, DJ for the pioneering hip-hop group Run-DMC, has been unsolved for nearly 18 years, but federal prosecutors on Monday announced the indictment of two men who have long been suspects in the crime.The men, Ronald Washington and Karl Jordan, Jr., were indicted on charges of murder while engaged in drug trafficking, according to an indictment unsealed in the Eastern District of New York that also charged the two with drug offenses, the