The Year Of The Doula

A big night! Luke Bryan returned to American Idol on Sunday, April 18, six days after revealing he had tested positive for coronavirus and had to miss the first live show.

Chris Willman Music WriterLuke Bryan won the top prize, entertainer of the year, at Sunday’s Academy of Country Music Awards, accepting the honor via remote from Los Angeles, where he had just made a surprise return to his “American Idol” hosting duties after recovering from COVID-19.Bryan had publicly announced only six days ago that he was diagnosed with the virus.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWith just a week until the 93rd Oscars ceremony on April 25, Disney is kicking the synergy machine into high gear in order to support the telecast on ABC.The challenge is steep: As Variety recently noted, ratings for all major awards telecasts this year have been down between 50% to 60%, making a similar decline a real possibility for the Academy Awards.

Luke Bryan is opening up about his marriage!

Madonna is not playing around — nor should she.

The Met Gala is coming back. Actually, twice.

Jon Burlingame There’s a two-in-five chance that an African American will walk away with the Academy Award for original score on April 25, and if so, it will be only the second time a Black composer has won in that category. That’s because two films with Black composers were nominated this year: Terence Blanchard for “Da 5 Bloods,” and Jon Batiste, one of three composers nominated for “Soul” (along with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross).

Lil Nas X retains the top spot on this week’s Official Irish Singles Chart with Montero (Call Me By Your Name).

Cade Foehner met his future wife Gabby Barrett when they were both just rising stars on American Idol, and now, he’s congratulating her for winning a major ACM award. The 21-year-old singer was given the prestigious title as the ACM New Female Artist of the Year, and learned the wonderful news from a country music legend: Keith Urban.

While most of us will never see a biopic about our lives come to fruition, it’s still fun to think about – and the viral Twitter trend “Who plays your parents in your biopic?” is doing just that.

their COVID vaccination cards. All COVID-19 vaccines currently available in the US, including the Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson shots, have been shown to be highly effective at preventing COVID-19 infections, and even more effective at preventing deaths from the illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

EXCLUSIVE: Minari actress and Independent Spirit Award nominee Yeri Han has signed with Echo Lake Entertainment for U.S. representation.

Prince‘s notorious ‘lost’ album ‘Welcome 2 America’ is finally set to be released this year.Recorded in 2010, the album was due to be released the following year alongside the legend’s US tour of the same name, which went ahead even without the album.After sitting in a vault for a decade, ‘Welcome 2 America’ is now set to finally be released on July 30 via Legacy Recordings.The album discusses race relations, political division and social justice, with Prince saying of the album in 2010: “The

EXCLUSIVE: Cristiana Dell’Anna, star of the HBO Max crime series Gomorrah, has landed the lead role of U.S. Catholic nun Frances Xavier Cabrini in Alejandro Monteverde’s true story feature retelling Cabrini. Production starts June 28 in Buffalo, NY and NYC.

Casey Bishop found the perfect songs to show off her incredible voice.