TV/Film
Space Bunny, Queen Cobra Are Sent Home on ‘The Masked Singer’
It was the end of the line for two starry music acts of the ‘90s, as Space Bunny and Queen Cobra were eliminated from The Masked Singer. Space Bunny was revealed to be Mr Boombastic himself, Shaggy, who had performed “Now That We’ve Found Love” by Heavy D and the Boyz. The Jamaican-American reggae musician worked several songs in the competition, including “Jump in the Line” by Harry Belafonte; “All Night Long (All Night)” by Lionel Richie; and Culture Club’s debut “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news You did an inter-stellar job, #SpaceBunnyMask! 🚀 We’ll miss you. 💔 #TheMaskedSinger pic.twitter.com/xddkh84bxJ — The Masked Singer (@MaskedSingerFOX) May 5, 2022 The three-headed Queen Cobr...
Cyndi Lauper’s Career Gets the Doc Treatment With ‘Let The Canary Sing’
With her iconic hits, hair and ability to reinvent herself through the decades, Cyndi Lauper has always been so unusual. Now, the iconic creator’s decades-long career will be explored in detail through a new documentary, Let The Canary Sing. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Alison Ellwood, the feature-length doc is a production of Sony Music Entertainment’s (SME) Premium Content Division. Ellwood will trace how Lauper “found her voice growing up in working class Queens, NY,” a statement explains, “a meteoric rise to stardom following the smashing success of her debut album She’s So Unusual, and the generations she has influenced with her songs, her inimitable ever-evolving punk style, unapologetic feminism and devotion to advocating for others.” “Like many people, I assumed when Cyndi L...
Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina Team For Alison Krauss Cover on ‘Idol Reunion’
When two old friends, or adversaries, meet up after years apart, it can get awkward, teary, or full-blown emotional. After a decade apart, American Idol alum Scotty McCreery and Lauren Alaina joined forces Monday night (May 2) for the Idol Reunion on ABC, and it was a country explosion. McCreery, who won the tenth season of Idol in May 2011, and Alaina, runner-up that season, melted country hearts with a rendition of Alison Krauss’ “When You Say Nothing At All.” McCreery and Alaina have gone on to great heights in their genre, but they started out as “Idols.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Watch below. [embedded content] [flexi-common-toolbar] [flexi-form class=”flexi_form_style” title=”Submit to Flexi” name=”...
Taylor Swift to Discuss & Screen ‘All Too Well: The Short Film’ at Tribeca Festival
Taylor Swift is set to appear at this year’s Tribeca Festival now that she has a film under her belt. On Monday (May 2), organizers announced that the 11-time Grammy winner is set for a special screening of the short film for her Red (Taylor’s Version) track “All Too Well” — which she directed, wrote, produced and starred in — at the esteemed festival. The screening will be followed by a conversation Swift about her process and approach as a filmmaker. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Swift’s All Too Well: The Short Film — which was shot on 35mm — stars Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner, The Internship, Teen Wolf) and Sadie Sink (Stranger Things, American Odyssey) living through the cinematic imagining of the 10-minute track, which was rele...
Christian Guardino Rules Disney Night on ‘American Idol’ With This ‘Lion King’ Classic: Watch
Christian Guardino definitely became the king of everything the light touches on American Idol Sunday night (May 1). Taking the stage for the show’s Disney-themed showcase, the 21-year-old singer chose the perfect song to show off the lion’s-roar power in his vocals — Elton John‘s “Circle of Life,” aka the iconic Lion King song. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Joined by a choir of backup singers and silhouetted by a radiant yellow sun backdrop, Guardino pulled out all the stops to ensure that he secured a place in this season’s top seven contestants. Smoke billowed around him as he built suspense at the beginning of the performance, while fire cannons sparked once he weaved his way to the song’s high point with intricate,...
Kelly Clarkson Sings to Every ‘Narcissist’ Out There With Heartbreaking Kellyoke Cover
Kelly Clarkson delivered another showstopping performance as part of her “Kellyoke” segment on The Kelly Clarkson Show Friday (April 29), this time singing to every “Narcissist” out there. The American Idol alum sang a moving rendition of rising singer Avery Anna’s tune “Narcissist” and received a standing ovation from the live studio audience. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Clarkson also received social media love from an elated Anna, who wrote on Twitter, “I am freaking out,” alongside exploding-head emojis. Earlier on Friday, Anna shared a video of Clarkson’s performance on her Instagram Story. The aspiring star wrote, “You guysssssss this is insane.” The song opens with the gripping lyrics, “Out of touch with my feelings/...
Bob Elkins, Actor In Loretta Lynn Biopic ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter,’ Dies at 89
Bob Elkins, who had a small but pivotal role as a radio disc jockey in Coal Miner’s Daughter, died Wednesday in a nursing home in Cold Spring, Kentucky, a publicist announced. He was 89. In the 1980 Michael Apted-directed drama, nominated for best picture, Elkins’ Bobby Day is eventually convinced by Loretta Lynn (Oscar winner Sissy Spacek) and her husband, Doo (Tommy Lee Jones), to play her first record, which sends the country singer on her way to superstardom. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news A native of West Virginia who was well known in Cincinnati’s theater community, Elkins also appeared with Soupy Sales in This Train (2001), with Lynda Carter in Tattered Angel (2008) and in such other films as The Dream...
Documentary About Travis Scott Astroworld Tragedy Set for Release Despite Lawyers’ Concerns
The experiences of panicked concertgoers who couldn’t breathe and had no clear path to escape a massive crowd surge at last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival in Houston are featured in a documentary set for release Friday. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news But lawyers for Live Nation, which is being sued for its role as the festival’s promoter, say they’re concerned that publicity from the documentary, Concert Crush: The Travis Scott Festival Tragedy, could “taint the jury pool.” A gag order has been issued in the case, but Live Nation’s lawyers say an attorney who filed lawsuits related to the tragedy also co-produced the documentary. Charlie Minn, the film’s director, said he believes he has made a balanced and fair...
Here’s How Sarah Michelle Gellar Reacted to Billie Eilish Revealing the Actress Was Her Childhood Celebrity Crush
Sarah Michelle Gellar is happier than ever now that Billie Eilish has named the star as her childhood celebrity crush. In a Wednesday (April 27) Instagram post, the actress shared her gushing reaction to the 20-year-old singer’s prior declaration of love by saying she was “dead” — much like the supernatural creatures she used to hunt on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Eilish first confessed her admiration for Gellar on Instagram Story, where she was answering questions sent in from fans. When one of them asked who her celebrity crush had been when she was a kid, she simply posted a photo of Gellar holding her trademark wooden stake back when the actress was starring as Buffy Summers on the Warner Brothers...
Kanye West Retrieves Kim Kardashian’s Sex Tape & More Takeaways From ‘The Kardashians’ Episode 3
The third episode of Hulu‘s The Kardashians aired on Thursday (April 28), with Kim Kardashian prepping and executing her big moment as host of Saturday Night Live. However, the days leading up to the hosting gig were anxiety-ridden, as Kim was in the midst of trying to retrieve her famously leaked sex tape with singer Ray J from back in 2007, as the “One Wish” singer’s manager claimed that there was more footage from the tape. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In episode three, Kim calls her sister Khloe and mom Kris Jenner to her NYC hotel room, where they find Kanye West. “I just traveled to get something for Kim,” Ye tells Jenner, noting that he flew from New York to Los Angeles and back in a day. Kim, meanwhile, begins to cry as she t...
Adam Levine Reveals He’s ‘Technically the Reason’ Why Ellen DeGeneres Is With Portia de Rossi
Adam Levine and Ellen DeGeneres have a lot to thank each other for. During the Maroon 5 singer’s Tuesday (April 26) appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, he and the daytime talk-show host discussed about their history — a conversation that ultimately led to Levine revealing that he is largely responsible for why DeGeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi are together. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news After talking about how Levine gifted DeGeneres one of his few articles of clothing during his second appearance on the show, the host said, “What I’ve done in exchange is, I named your first born child.” “I know that it was definitely a name that you recommended and I brought it up to [wife] Behati [Prinsloo], and she didn’t get it at first and then ...
Lady Gaga Confirms She Wrote a Song for ‘Top Gun: Maverick’: ‘I’ve Been Working on It For Years’
It’s been three years since she took home an Oscar for her songwriting work on A Star Is Born, but Lady Gaga isn’t done making music for film. On Wednesday (April 27), the 36-year-old pop icon confirmed rumors that she would be contributing an original track to Top Gun: Maverick with an emotional Instagram post announcing that her next single, “Hold My Hand,” will indeed be featured in the film. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “When I wrote this song for Top Gun: Maverick, I didn’t even realize the multiple layers it spanned across the film’s heart, my own psyche, and the nature of the world we’ve been living in,” she wrote, sharing a photo of the track’s black-and-white, military-themed art. “I’ve been working on it for years, per...
