Eurovision host Malin Akerman might be a familiar face to some - and it's not surprising why. The actress is making her Eurovision debut as she co-hosts the Song Contest alongside presenter Petra Mede this year.
02.05.2024 - 18:18 / variety.com
Jack Dunn Shonda Rhimes was honored at Variety’s Power of Women, presented by Lifetime, in New York on Thursday for her work with the Debbie Allen Dance Academy, a non-profit dance school that offers classes to disenfranchised communities. Rhimes was aware of Debbie Allen’s work from a young age, having been a fan of her 1980s TV show “Fame.” Years later, Rhimes’ eldest daughter took classes at the academy, and Rhimes and Allen became fast friends. Allen eventually became an executive producer, director and actor on “Grey’s Anatomy,” and in 2022, Rhimes opened a permanent location for DADA in Mid-City.
“They call her Ms. Allen. Her students are aged 3 to 93.
They are all sizes, all colors, all abilities, all talent levels,” Rhimes said on stage at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.. “Some are kids like mine — overprivileged. But some are not.
Some don’t have homes. Some cannot pay for classes. Some cannot even afford dance shoes.
Ms. Allen doesn’t care where you come from — DADA simply provides what you need to join in. If you have nothing, she provides everything.
If you have everything, you’d better not brag. At DADA every person has value, everyone is treated the same, everyone matters.” Rhimes also praised DADA for feeding children “a culture of excellence and expectation in themselves.” “If you feel unseen, Debbie sees you,” Rhimes added. “If you are feeling broken, Debbie will help you repair.
If you need a safe place to sleep or to rage or to heal, Debbie provides one. If you are hungry, Debbie feeds you. And then she puts you back in ballet class.” Her award was presented by Netflix’s chief content officer Bela Bajara, who has been a close collaborator of her’s since the streamer entered an overall deal
.Eurovision host Malin Akerman might be a familiar face to some - and it's not surprising why. The actress is making her Eurovision debut as she co-hosts the Song Contest alongside presenter Petra Mede this year.
Rock legends Foo Fighters are heading to Glasgow this summer and there's just been some good news for any fans who haven't been able to grab tickets yet. The Everlong hitmakers, fronted by Dave Grohl, have released a final set of tickets for the 2024 sold out stadium tour.
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Shonda Rhimes — the writer behind such television sensations as “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “Bridgerton” — has smashed pervasive racist-casting tropes, and in doing so, changed the literal face of TV, whether that meant having “Scandal” revolve around Kerry Washington’s antihero Olivia Pope or elevating Regé-Jean Page to thirsty heights as a Black duke in Regency England on “Bridgerton.” What’s talked about less is how Rhimes has changed the way people speak. Any parent of a teenager who’s heard the derisive usage of “pick me” from Meredith’s “Pick me! Choose me! Love me!” speech in Season 2 of “Grey’s Anatomy” — used to describe, according to the Urban Dictionary, “a woman that is willing to do anything for male approval” — can tell you of Rhimes’ enduring power.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Morgan Wallen and Post Malone have been teasing a joint single, and the two singers premiered the new song, “I Had Some Help,” in a duet performance during Wallen’s headlining set at the Stagecoach festival in California Sunday night. The new song, “I Had Some Help,” is a drinking-buddies anthem and includes the key lyrics “I had some help / It ain’t like I can make this kind of mess all by myself / Don’t act like you ain’t help me pull that bottle off the shelf / Been deep in every weekend, if you couldn’t tell / They say teamwork makes the dream work / Hell, I had some help.” No official announcements have been made about the single, much less a release date.
Strictly Come Dancing star Bobby Brazier and his famous family will reportedly be appearing in the upcoming series of Celebrity Gogglebox. After narrowly missing out on Strictly's Glitterball Trophy last December, the 20 year old heartthrob is taking his place on the iconic sofa with dad, Jeff Brazier, and younger brother Freddie for some telly banter.
Lily Allen has given an update on her upcoming new music, saying that there is currently no “deadline” to release anything.During the latest episode of Nick Grimshaw and Angela Hartnett’s Dish podcast, the singer and actor was asked whether she felt any pressure from record label executives to make a specific type of material.“I’ve got a distribution deal, but it means that I don’t really have, like, an A&R team – which is Artist & Repertoire, or the people who help you with, you know, the music and putting it together,” Allen replied (via Music News).“So, I’m kind of left to my own devices and I haven’t got, like, a deadline… No one has any anticipation.”The ‘Smile’ artist also said on the podcast that she had been “trying some stuff out” in the studio, including country and western music. “And also I feel like with my writing, it’s quite storytelling, sort of like narrative-led music,” she continued.“Because I don’t feel things, so it’s never about emotions.
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