Watch members of Mastodon, Anthrax and more cover Judas Priest’s ‘Screaming For Vengeance’

Even in tragedy, there can be comedy.

Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner has weighed in on Dolly Parton’s recent request to be withdrawn from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee list.Faulkner shared his thoughts on Parton’s withdrawal on the March 15 episode of the Rock of Nations with Dave Kinchen podcast, calling it “a classy move”. “I think she recognises her brand, and it didn’t necessarily fit into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. And I think it raises questions to what the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’s brand is as well,” he said.“To call it the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and not have bands like Judas Priest in it from day one, I think, is a weird thing,” said Faulkner.

Chris Willman Music WriterDolly Parton’s attempt to drop out of the balloting for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has earned a big thank-you from Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner. He’s not exactly a disinterested party: Priest is on the ballot, too, competing with Parton.“I think she recognizes her brand, and it didn’t necessarily fit into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Matt Bomer has landed a role in Bradley Cooper‘s Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorMatt Bomer will play one of Leonard Bernstein’s lovers in Bradley Cooper’s upcoming Netflix biopic about the late music giant.Multiple sources confirmed the casting opposite Cooper, who stars as the “West Side Story” composer. Cooper also co-wrote the screenplay and directs, making it his follow-up to the Oscar-winning “A Star Is Born.”Bernstein, who died in 1990 at age 72, was married to artist Felicia Montealegre and they had three children together.

Kelis‘ husband Mike Mora has died after a battle with stomach cancer.The 37-year-old photographer’s death was confirmed by Steve Satterhwaite of Red Light Management, in a statement to Entertainment Tonight.“Sadly, it’s true that Mike Mora has passed away,” he said. “We would ask all to respect Kelis and her family’s privacy as of right now.

Kelly Clarkson has debuted a rock cover of Ed Sheeran’s pop hit ‘Shivers’ on the ‘Kellyoke’ segment of her TV show.Clarkson has made it customary to perform a cover version of a song requested by her audience to open The Kelly Clarkson Show. For the March 1 edition of the show, the Grammy winner took on Sheeran’s acoustic-guitar led tune, giving it a rock facelift with driving guitars and flashing red lights.Watch Kelly Clarkson perform her version of Ed Sheeran’s ‘Shivers’ below.Clarkson has previously covered Sharon Van Etten’s ‘The End Of The World’, Pixies’ ‘Where Is My Mind’, My Chemical Romance’s ‘Welcome To The Black Parade’, and Radiohead’s ‘Karma Police’ among others for the segment, most recently delivering a moving cover of George Michael’s ‘Faith’.

Anderson Cooper is a doting dad to two young sons, and made the sweetest revelation about his oldest, Wyatt, during a recent appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan.MORE: Anderson Cooper reveals son Wyatt's adorable nickname for baby brotherDuring a chat with his good friend Kelly Ripa, the journalist opened up about Wyatt's adorable relationship with the star's daughter Lola.He said: "Lola came with Kelly. My son is so deeply in love with Lola Consuelos, it's like the love that burns a thousand sons.

Anderson Cooper's two sons, Wyatt and Sebastian, are already forming a sweet bond! The 54-year-old CNN host opened up about his almost 2-year-old son, Wyatt, interacting with his newborn baby, Sebastian, during a recent appearance on . «He cannot say Sebastian. He calls him Luke,» Cooper revealed.

Love can bloom from any age according to Anderson Cooper.

Jared Leto, Jodie Comer and more have joined an all-star cover of Olivia Rodrigo‘s huge hit ‘Drivers License’.The actors and musicians joined forces for the rendition of the record-breaking 2021 track as part of W Magazine’s ‘Lyrical Improv’ series, which sees celebrities taking it in turns to read lyrics from famous songs.Also involved in the cover are Leslie Odom, Jr., Tessa Thompson, Simon Rex, Jennifer Hudson, Emilia Jones, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ruth Negga.Watch the cover below.Last month, Olivia Rodrigo shared a throwback to celebrate one year since the release of ‘Drivers License’.The song was first released on January 8, 2021 as Rodrigo’s debut single. It went viral on TikTok soon afterwards, and went on to become one of the year’s most popular songs, topping charts in the US, UK, Australia and more.In a caption posted with the clip on Instagram yesterday (January 8), Rodrigo wrote: “Happy first birthday to the little song that changed my whole life.

“Aziz Ansari is an incredible talent and, with this script, he brings a singular combination of insightful humor and pathos,” Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with him on his feature directorial debut which is long overdue, and of course working with the genius Bill Murray once again.”Taylor Friedman and Cameron Chidsey are overseeing the project for Searchlight Pictures.

Aziz Ansari (Master of None, Parks and Recreation) is making his feature directorial debut with an untitled dramedy for Searchlight, based on the 2014 non-fiction book Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by surgeon Atul Gawande, in which he’ll star alongside Oscar nominee Bill Murray (The French Dispatch, Lost in Translation), Deadline has confirmed.

Andy Cohen is spending the afternoon with Anderson Cooper‘s new baby boy!

Andy Cohen just met Anderson Cooper’s newborn son Sebastian Maisani-Cooper.