‘The Masked Singer’ Host Nick Cannon Tests Positive for COVID; Niecy Nash to Fill In For Now (EXCLUSIVE)

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association has steadily increased the fees paid to members for various tasks related to the Golden Globe Awards, according to a report by the Los Angeles Times that could raise tax questions for the nonprofit journalism organization and its members.The small, close-knit HFPA has long been scrutinized for many of its practices, particularly as its signature Golden Globes Awards has grown in influence, viewership and license

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeNick Cannon is back on Los Angeles radio, seven months after he was last heard locally on KPWR-FM “Power 106.” The Meruelo Media-owned station is set for Cannon’s return to the “Nick Cannon Mornings” show next Thursday.As part of Cannon’s return to Power 106, he has sealed a new multi-year deal with both Meruelo and Skyview Networks, the company that syndicates his “Nick Cannon Radio” in afternoons across the country.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeHow are we supposed to live without Michael Bolton and Zooey Deschanel? Turns out we won’t have to. Bolton and Deschanel have signed on to host “The Celebrity Dating Game,” a new take on the format that has been picked up by ABC for eight one-hour episodes.You read that right.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeOlympic gold medalist gymnast Gabby Douglas is the first-ever winner of “The Masked Dancer,” having scored the show’s diamond mask trophy after being revealed as Cotton Candy.Douglas was victorious despite facing off with two trained dancers in the finale. Runner-up Sloth turned out to be “Dancing with the Stars’” Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeAnd then there were three. Fox’s “The Masked Dancer” wraps up its first season on Wednesday night with a battle royale between three finalists: Tulip, Sloth and Cotton Candy.Variety has a first look at the two-hour episode, specifically the debate among panelists on whether Cotton Candy is an ice skater or a gymnast in real life.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeA year after KROQ owner Entercom shocked the radio biz by yanking the station’s morning program, “Kevin in the Morning with Allie & Jensen” (the successor program to three-decade staple “Kevin & Bean”), host Kevin Ryder is prepping a return to the Los Angeles airwaves.Ryder announced this morning that he’ll be joining Doug “Sluggo” Roberts to co-host the afternoon drive shift on crosstown rival KLOS, owned by Meruelo Media, starting this Thursday.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeIf boxing champ Oscar de la Hoya does return to the ring, you’ll have “The Masked Dancer” to thank.De la Hoya was the next celebrity to be revealed on the show, as the person under the Zebra costume on Wednesday’s edition of the hit series.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeCBS is upping its game this Sunday. The Eye network’s coverage of Super Bowl LV comes slightly more than a year after the corporation’s re-merger with Viacom, as well as the arrival of Mike Benson as the network’s new president and chief marketing officer.

The Masked Singer host Nick Cannon has tested positive for COVID-19.Producers have recruited actress Niecy Nash to replace Cannon, as he was due to host the first few episodes of the fifth season of the hit reality show, Variety has confirmed.Panellists set to return to the show for the new episodes include Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke.Since the end of season four, spin-off show The Masked Dancer has started airing, featuring Vinny Guadagnino, Elizabeth

TV switch-up! Nick Cannon is temporarily being replaced as the Masked Singer host after testing positive for COVID-19, Us Weekly can confirm.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeRemember when Fox News Channel launched in 1996 with the slogan “Fair and balanced”? Believe it or not, early on, the channel at least pretended to follow that idealistic goal, providing straight news during the day and balancing conservative voices with liberal ones on primetime opinion shows.

Gallery: Harry Styles’ dating history: A look back at his famous exes (BANG Showbiz)The former was previously a guest panellist on season four and the spin-off series, 'I Can See Your Voice'. Meanwhile, Nick recently became a father again.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large“The Masked Dancer” staged an “American Idol” reunion on Wednesday night, as “Idol” Season 6 winner Jordin Sparks was the next celebrity to be revealed on the show. And correctly guessing her? Former “Idol” judge and current “Masked Dancer” panelist Paula Abdul.Sparks was revealed to be the person under the Exotic Bird costume on Wednesday’s edition of the hit series.

Nick Cannon has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Nick Cannon has tested positive for COVID-19, means he will not be appearing in a number of episodes from the upcoming fifth season of, reports.Following Cannon's positive test, the show's producers have tapped Niecy Nash to serve as a guest host for some of the first episodes of the competition, a rep forFox confirmed to ET on Wednesday.Production on the upcoming season is set to kick off on Thursday, which means Nash will likely be helming at least the first few episodes, during which the new

Niecy Nash is stepping in for Nick Cannon on The Masked Singer.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards is going bicoastal.