The Weeknd will not submit music for Grammys despite ‘secret committee’ elimination

The New York Times. Roughly 43 per cent of New York state’s residents have been vaccinated, and over half the population has received at least one dose of the vaccine.The state has also been trialling the use of a new app, titled Excelsior Pass, which shares vaccination and negative test results with high-traffic venues and businesses by use of a QR code.

Jordan Moreau The sentencing for “Smallville” actor Allison Mack, who was indicted in 2018 on sex trafficking and conspiracy to commit forced labor charges for her involvement in Keith Raniere’s NXIVM cult, has been scheduled for late June.The hearing will take place on Wednesday, June 30, at 11 a.m., ordered by New York judge Nicholas G. Garaufis on Friday.Mack was arrested by the FBI in April 2018 on charges of sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy and forced labor conspiracy.

NEW YORK -- Chrissie Hynde wouldn't make her own mark in music until a few years later, but her memories of how 1971's daily soundtrack was tied to the times remain vivid.“Music said something,” the Pretenders' leader and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member says at the start of “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything,” an eight-part documentary series that premieres Friday on the Apple TV+ streaming service.Hynde had just dropped out of Kent State University in Ohio, where a year earlier

NEW YORK -- Pink is grappling with the fact that her 9-year-old daughter, Willow, with husband Carey Hart, is on the cusp of the tween years.“It’s still the salad days, she’s still my baby,” said Pink in an interview over Zoom. “But she’s starting to ask me questions about deodorant and bras.” As if on cue, a siren blares in the background.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe “Hella Mega Tour” featuring Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer has unveiled new dates, beginning in July and stretching into September.

It has been announced that eight New York Yankees players and staff members have recently tested positive for COVID-19, despite already being vaccinated, People reported on Thursday (May 14).

NEW YORK -- Fox News Channel is creating weekend shows for commentator Dan Bongino and former U.S. Rep.

The lobbies are too quiet and the streets too empty. The maître d’s are too polite and a taxi driver even opened a door for me. Revisiting New York after an 18-month absence is a disquieting adventure.

Netflix has just dropped some serious shows for this weekend with a little of something for everyone.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorAMC Networks said first quarter profit rose even as it navigated declines in revenue and operating income in the midst of a challenging environment.The New York owner of the AMC, IFC and Sundance cable networks said net income came to $87 million, or $2.02 per share, compared with $68.7 million, or $1.22 per share in the year-earlier period.

Childish Gambino is being sued over claims that he stole the Grammy award-winning song This Is America from another artist. Emelike Nwosuocha, known as Kidd Wes, has blamed Gambino, real name is Donald Glover, for copying his single Made in America.

Variety‘s larger New York Women’s Impact Report (see the full report here) are among those leading the charge.With three of the year’s top biggest debut weeks for albums (Taylor Swift, Juice WRLD, the Weeknd) and hugely successful hits from Drake, Post Malone, Eminem and Lil Baby, UMG continues to solidify its position as the world’s largest music company.

Amazon’s free streaming service IMDb TV has unveiled a sizeable development slate with projects from the likes of The Good Place creator Mike Schur, All American showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll and CSI: New York star Melina Kanakaredes.

Wall Street Journal, took to Twitter to share a photo of her with Harrelson, both holding plants, with the caption, “Woody Harrelson helped us move out of our apartment today. Love you, NYC.”In the photo, Harrelson is holding a large fiddle leaf fig plant, which Janin admitted she knew was “basically dead” and revealing that Harrelson told her she should water it more.YES I am aware that my fiddle leaf is basically dead.

Janet Mock, a writer, director and executive producer on the FX series Pose, delivered a strongly worded criticism of Hollywood at the show’s third season premiere event. Created by Ryan Murphy, Pose centres on the gender-conforming ball culture of New York in the 1980s and 1990s, and features an ensemble cast which includes numerous transgender actors.

Later this year, “The Many Saints of Newark” – the anticipated prequel film to “The Sopranos” – will hit theaters and streaming, courtesy of HBO Max. However, little does anyone know there already was a pseudo-revival for “The Sopranos” back in 2010, three years after the series halted its run.