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Olivia Rodrigo has claimed the biggest album of 2021 in Ireland, the Official Charts Company can reveal. 

Hollywood has been fascinated by the world of art for decades, and there is a new project on the horizon focused on Jean-Michel Basquiat, the young Black American artist who took the world by storm and brought New York City graffiti and street art to the global high-end art collecting scene. READ MORE: The Best Film Performances Of 2021 According to Variety, “Samo Lives” comes from filmmaker Julius Onah, and he’ll write, direct, and produce the biopic with “Cyrano” star Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Hollywood has been fascinated by the world of art for decades, and there is a new project on the horizon focused on Jean-Michael Basquiat, the young Black American artist who took the world by storm and brought New York City graffiti and street art to the global high-end art collecting scene. READ MORE: The Best Film Performances Of 2021 According to Variety, “Samo Lives” comes from filmmaker Julius Onah, and he’ll write, direct, and produce the biopic with “Cyrano” star Kelvin Harrison Jr.

Ready for their greatest adventures! The Amazing Race aired its first season in September 2001 — and has had its fair share of shocking moments in the decades since.

Red rerelease to the debut of Olivia Rodrigo, and both jazz and EDM confections by Lady Gaga. Throw in some anthems from Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Justin Bieber, and you have quite the dynamic year in music. Here are our picks for the best songs of 2021.I'll spare you from my 10-minute dissertation (Anna's Version) on the genius of Taylor Swift reframing what history wrote off as a bitter breakup song into a thoughtful discussion about the weaponization of memory.

the grand divorce drama of single mom Adele, there was a little something for your every musical mood in 2021.Here, 10 songs that provided the soundtrack of our lives — and our feels.Is there anything that Bruno Mars can’t do? As if he was bored with all the 24-karat magic he’s been dropping on us as a solo star, he teamed up with alt-R&B artist Anderson .Paak to form Silk Sonic. The superduo’s first single, which went to No.

BTS, STAYC, ITZY and more.Released earlier today (December 21), the list is lead by aespa’s viral hit single ‘Next Level’ at Number One. ‘Next Level’ is a remake of Aussie singer Aston’s 2019 song of the same name, which was featured on the soundtrack of the film Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.The top five also features songs from ITZY (‘In The Morning’), Weeekly (‘After School’) and TWICE (‘Alcohol Free’), rounding off with NCT Dream‘s ‘Hot Sauce’.

Things are about to get awkward at East High. Olivia Rodrigo is officially returning for season 3 of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series after her onscreen love interest Joshua Bassett revealed they haven’t spoken in nearly one year.

Read more: https://t.co/zSe7wkSoOg pic.twitter.com/0fvXO3Nhh8The bassist was nominated for Grammys 13 times across his career, winning twice — once for Best Reggae Recording in 1994 for “Anthem,” by Black Uhuru (Shakespeare was one of the album’s producers), and another in 1998 for the Sly & Robbie album “Friends,” which took home the Best Reggae album.

Variety‘s critics celebrate in these two top 10 lists, most of which made interior feel like the best possible frame of mind to be and stay in.Deep introspection was a hallmark of albums at the highest superstar levels, whether it was Adele saying “This is 30” or Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish singing the late-teenage blues. From divorce albums to barely-post-learner’s-permit laments, confessional pop seized the moment.

J. Kim Murphy administratorRobbie Shakespeare, a record producer and acclaimed bassist of the Jamaican duo Sly and Robbie, has died.

Robbie Shakespeare, whose influential work as a bassist and record producer saw him nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, has died at the age of 68. He died at a hospital in Florida, according to news reports, where he was recently undergoing surgery related to his kidneys.

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Cynthia Littleton Business EditorJack Harlow told tales of being in second grade. Lil Nas X admitted he “had a lot of fun pissing people off” this year.

Olivia Rodrigo spent time mingling with all of the celebrities at the Variety Hitmakers Brunch!

Joshua Bassett and Olivia Rodrigo haven’t spoken in quite a while, according to him. In an interview with GQ, the 20-year-old actor and singer claims that Rodrigo, his 18-year-old “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” co-star and rumoured ex, hasn’t spoken to him since the release of her debut single, “Drivers License,” in January.

Joshua Bassett is revving up some more Drivers License drama.