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Bad Bunny is slated to make a special appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (Jan. 13) as both a musical guest and co-host, Billboard can exclusively announce. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The 30-year-old superstar will perform live a song from his latest […]
Kobalt has tapped Rani Hancock to be its new executive vp/head of U.S. creative. In the role, Hancock will lead the company’s creative teams in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville, and she will report to Kobalt’s president/chief commercial officer Jeannette Perez. This marks Hancock’s first foray into publishing after spending her career as a […]
Spotify is celebrating a record-breaking artist with a first-ever concert film. The streaming platform teamed up with The Weeknd to launch a concert film on Tuesday (Jan. 7). The show, Billions Club Live With The Weeknd, is a 45-minute film capturing the star’s recent one-night-only Los Angeles concert honoring his record-breaking 25 songs with over […]
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With Dry January in full swing, several people are opting to abstain from alcohol for the entire month while others are employing a Damp January tactic and lowering the intake with lighter sips. U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy is urging alcohol brands to add a warning label that drinking can cause cancer, prompting a new debate about the ingesting of adult beverages.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued an advisory last Friday calling for warning labels to be placed on bottles of alcohol meant for drinking highlighting the cancer risk links. In the advisory, Murthy says that drinking can lead to the cause of seven types of cancer – mouth, throat, voice box, esophagus, breast, liver, colon and rectum.
In a statement, Murthy clarified his office’s findings.
“Alcohol is a well-established, preventable cause of cancer responsible for about 100,000 cases of cancer and 20,000 cancer deaths annually in the United States – greater than the 13,500 alcohol-associated traffic crash fatalities per year in the U.S. – yet the majority of Americans are unaware of this risk,” said U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy. “This Advisory lays out steps we can all take to increase awareness of alcohol’s cancer risk and minimize harm.”
In the United States, around 100,000 alcohol-related cancer cases are active along with an annual total of 20,00 alcohol-related cancer deaths. The statement adds that many factors go into determining one’s cancer risks including biological, environmental, social, and economic factors. Currently, the standard of two drinks a day for men and one drink a day for women is considered moderate drinking and assumed to not bear any significant risks.
Congress would need to approve the warning labels and there would need to be quantifiable data findings to get this through the chambers. There has already been some resistance to the advisory by opinion writers who cover the health industry with one columnist suggesting that the same should be said of recreational marijuana.
With the incoming Trump administration, it isn’t known how much roadway this advisory will have with President-elect Donald Trump, who reportedly does not drink.
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An ex-gang leader is seeking to have all the charges against him dismissed in the 1990s killing of rap music icon Tupac Shakur. Attorney Carl Arnold filed the motion on Monday in the District Court of Nevada to dismiss charges against Duane Davis in the 1996 shooting of Shakur. The motion alleges “egregious” constitutional violations because […]
Since notching his first Billboard Country Airplay chart-topping hit in 2022 with “Fall in Love,” Bailey Zimmerman has ascended to headliner status and amassed a total of four Country Airplay No. 1s along the way.
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He’ll bring his arsenal of hits and energetic headlining stage show to 16 amphitheaters across the country this summer when his Live Nation-promoted New to Country Summer Tour launches June 6 in Indianapolis, with opening support from “Boys Back Home” hitmaker Dylan Marlowe and “She’s Somebody’s Daughter” hitmaker Drew Baldridge.
Following the tour’s Indianapolis launch, the trek will hit cities including Alpharetta, Ga., Richmond, Va., St. Louis and Denver, before wrapping Sept. 13 in Laughlin, Nev.
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Tickets for the New to Country Tour will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time at baileyzimmermanmusic.com. Fans can sign up for the artist presale until Wednesday at 8 a.m. CT. Presale access begins Thursday from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. local time.
Zimmerman has steadily built his career to towering heights over the past few years. Zimmerman’s Religiously. The Album. entered the all-genre Billboard 200 at No. 7 and reached No. 3 on the Top Country Albums chart. In 2024, he sold out his first international headlining tour and earned his first CMA Award nomination, for new artist of the year. He was featured on the all-star soundtrack to Twisters: The Movie with the song “Hell or High Water” and just released his new song “Holy Smokes.”
See the full slate of Zimmerman’s New to Country summer tour dates below:
June 6: Indianapolis (Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park) *June 7: Sterling Heights, Mich. (Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre) *June 13: St Louis (St. Louis Music Park) *June 14: Rogers, Ark. (Walmart AMP) *June 19: St. Augustine, Fla. (St. Augustine Amphitheatre) *June 21: Alpharetta, Ga. (Ameris Bank Amphitheatre) *July 27: Corning, Ca. (Obsidian Spirits Amphitheater at Rolling Hills Casino) *July 29: Denver (Red Rocks Amphitheatre) *Aug. 9: Canandaigua, N.Y. (CMAC)*Aug. 14: Gilford, N.H. (BankNH Pavilion) *Aug. 22: Bridgeport, Conn. (Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater) *Aug. 23: Richmond, Va. (Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront) *Aug. 29: Durant, Okla. (Choctaw Grand Theater)Sept. 4: Council Bluffs, Ia. (Harrah’s Stir Cove)*Sept. 12: Reno, Nev. (Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resorts) **Sept. 13: Laughlin, Nev. (Rio Vista Outdoor Amp) **
*with support from Dylan Marlowe & Drew Baldridge** with support from Dylan Marlowe
Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe are competing for entertainer of the year at the 56th NAACP Image Awards. GloRilla received the most nominations in the music/recording categories, with six, followed by Doechii, Lamar and Usher, with four nods each. RCA Records received 11 nominations, the most among record labels.
Nominations were announced Tuesday (Jan. 7) live on CBS Mornings by singer and actress Chlöe Bailey and NAACP president and CEO Derrick Johnson and on YouTube by actress Novi Brown and musician/actor Trevor Jackson.
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The nominees for outstanding album are Doechii’s Alligator Bites Never Heal, PJ Morton’s Cape Town to Cairo, Usher’s Coming Home, Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and GloRilla’s Glorious. Cowboy Carter is nominated for both album of the year and best country album at the upcoming Grammy Awards. Coming Home is Grammy-nominated for best R&B album; Alligator Bites Never Heal for best rap album.
Doechii, Myles Smith, Samoht, Shaboozey and Tyla are vying for the Image Award for outstanding new artist. Doechii and Shaboozey are nominated for best new artist at the Grammys. Tyla wasn’t eligible in that category because she won a Grammy at last year’s ceremony.
The Piano Lesson leads in motion picture categories with 14 nods, followed by The Book of Clarence with six.
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist leads across the television categories with nine nominations. Netflix garnered an impressive 64 nominations. Ayo Edebiri is the leading performer in the television and streaming categories with four nominations – three for her role in The Bear and one for Saturday Night Live.
Palmer earned four total nominations. In addition to her nod for entertainer of the year, she was recognized for hosting a revival of the classic game show Password, acting in The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy, and hosting her own podcast “Baby, This Is Keke Palmer.”
By visiting NAACPImageAwards.net, the public can vote to determine the winners in select categories. Voting closes Feb. 7 at midnight ET. Winners will be revealed over two days next month – on Friday, Feb. 21, at the Creative Honors Ceremonies, which will stream on NAACPImageAwards.net, and on Saturday, Feb. 22, during a two-hour live TV special, airing at 8 p.m. ET/ 8 p.m. PT on BET and CBS.
The show will be held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif. The theme of this year’s show is “Our Stories, Our Culture, Our Excellence.”
Here’s a complete list of the nominations in the two general categories, as well as the 15 recording; 16 motion picture; 28 television & streaming; and three documentary categories. In addition, there are four writing; five directing; nine literary; five podcast; three costume design, makeup and hairstyling; and one stuntwork category. To see those nominations, go to NAACPImageAwards.net.
Entertainer of the year
Cynthia Erivo
Keke Palmer
Kendrick Lamar
Kevin Hart
Shannon Sharpe
Outstanding social media personality of the year
Kai Cenat
Keith Lee
RaeShanda Lias
Shirley Raines
Tony Baker
Outstanding album
Alligator Bites Never Heal — Doechii (Epic Records)
Cape Town to Cairo — PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
Coming Home — Usher (mega/gamma.)
Cowboy Carter — Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
Glorious — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Outstanding soul/R&B song
“16 CARRIAGES” — Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” — Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
“I Found You” — PJ Morton (Morton Records/EMPIRE)
“Residuals” — Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
“Saturn” — SZA (RCA Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
Outstanding hip hop/rap song
“Mamushi” — Megan Thee Stallion feat. Yuki Chiba (Hot Girl Productions LLC/Warner Music Group)
“Murdergram Deux” — LL Cool J feat. Eminem (Def Jam Recordings)
“Noid” — Tyler, the Creator (Columbia Records)
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
“Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Outstanding male artist
Chris Brown (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
J. Cole (Dreamville/Interscope Records)
Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
October London (Death Row Records/gamma.)
Usher (mega/gamma.)
Outstanding female artist
Beyoncé (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
Coco Jones (Def Jam Recordings)
Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
H.E.R. (RCA Records)
Outstanding new artist
Doechii (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
Myles Smith (RCA Records/Sony Music Entertainment)
Samoht (Affective Music)
Shaboozey (American Dogwood/Empire)
Tyla (Epic Records)
Outstanding duo, group or collaboration (traditional)
Adam Blackstone & Fantasia — “Summertime” (BASSic Black Entertainment Records/Anderson Music Group/EMPIRE)
Leela James feat. Kenyon Dixon — “Watcha Done Now” (Shesangz Music, Inc. under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC)
Maverick City Music feat. Miles Minnick — “God Problems (Not by Power)” (Tribl Records)
Muni Long & Mariah Carey — “Made for Me” (Supergiant Records/Def Jam Recordings)
Sounds of Blackness feat. Jamecia Bennett & Buddy McLain — “Thankful” (McLain Music, LLC)
Outstanding duo, group or collaboration (contemporary)
FLO & GloRilla — “In My Bag” (Island Records)
GloRilla feat. Kirk Franklin, Maverick City Music, Kierra Sheard, Chandler Moore — “RAIN DOWN ON ME” (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Usher & Burna Boy — “Coming Home” (mega/gamma.)
Victoria Monét feat. Usher — “SOS” (Sex on Sight) (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz — “Piece of My Heart” (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
Outstanding gospel/Christian album
Heart of a Human — DOE (Life Room Label/RCA Inspiration)
Live Breathe Fight — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
Still Karen — Karen Clark Sheard (Karew Records/Motown Gospel)
Sunny Days — Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
The Maverick Way Reimagined — Maverick City Music (Tribl Records)
Outstanding international song
“Close” — Skip Marley (Def Jam Recordings)
“Hmmm” — Chris Brown feat. Davido (RCA Records/Chris Brown Entertainment)
“Jump” — Tyla (Epic Records)
“Love Me JeJe” — Tems (RCA Records/Since ‘93)
“Piece of My Heart” — Wizkid feat. Brent Faiyaz (RCA Records/Sony Music International/Starboy Entertainment)
Outstanding music video/visual album
“Alright” — Victoria Monét (RCA Records/Lovett Music)
“Alter Ego (ALTERnate Version)” — Doechii, JT (Capitol Records/Top Dawg Entertainment)
“Boy Bye” — Chlöe (Columbia Records/Parkwood Entertainment LLC)
“Not Like Us” — Kendrick Lamar (pgLang, under exclusive license to Interscope Records)
“Yeah Glo!” — GloRilla (Collective Music Group/Interscope Records)
Outstanding soundtrack/compilation album
Bob Marley: One Love (Soundtrack) (Tuff Gong/Island Records)
Genius: MLK/X (Songs from the Original Series) (Hollywood Records)
Reasonable Doubt (Season 2) (Original Soundtrack) (Hollywood Records)
The Book of Clarence (The Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Geneva Club under exclusive license to Roc Nation Records, LLC)
Wicked: The Soundtrack (Republic Records)
Outstanding gospel/Christian song
“Church Doors” — Yolanda Adams (Epic Records)
“Do It Anyway” — Tasha Cobbs (TeeLee Records/Motown Gospel)
“God Problems (Not by Power)” — (Tribl Records)
“I Prayed for You (Said a Prayer)” MAJOR. — (NowThatsMAJOR/MNRK Music Group)
“Working for Me” — Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music Group)
Outstanding jazz album
Creole Orchestra — Etienne Charles (Culture Shock Music)
Epic Cool — Kirk Whalum (Artistry Music)
Javon & Nikki Go to the Movies — Javon Jackson and Nikki Giovanni (Solid Jackson Records)
On Their Shoulders: An Organ Tribute — Matthew Whitaker (MOCAT Records)
Portrait — Samara Joy (Verve Records)
Outstanding original score for television/motion picture
Challengers (Original Score) (Milan Records)
Dune: Part Two (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (WaterTower Music)
Star Wars: The Acolyte (Original Soundtrack) (Walt Disney Records)
The American Society of Magical Negroes (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Back Lot Music)
The Book of Clarence (Original Motion Picture Score) (Milan Records)
Outstanding motion picture
Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Sony Pictures)
Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures)
The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding actor in a motion picture
André Holland — Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Attractions)
Colman Domingo — Sing Sing (A24)
John David Washington — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Kingsley Ben-Adir — Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures)
Martin Lawrence — Bad Boys: Ride or Die (Sony Pictures)
Outstanding actress in a motion picture
Cynthia Erivo — Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Kerry Washington — The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Lashana Lynch — Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures)
Lupita Nyong’o — A Quiet Place: Day One (Paramount Pictures)
Regina King — Shirley (Netflix)
Outstanding supporting actor in a motion picture
Brian Tyree Henry — The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)
Corey Hawkins — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
David Alan Grier — The American Society of Magical Negroes (Focus Features)
Denzel Washington — Gladiator II (Paramount Pictures)
Samuel L. Jackson — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Outstanding supporting actress in a motion picture
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Attractions)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Danielle Deadwyler — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Ebony Obsidian — The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Lynn Whitfield — Albany Road (Faith Filmworks)
Outstanding independent motion picture
Albany Road (Faith Filmworks)
Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Attractions)
Rob Peace (Republic Pictures)
Sing Sing (A24)
We Grown Now (Sony Pictures Classics)
Outstanding international motion picture
El lugar de la otra (Netflix)
Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
Memoir of a Snail (IFC Films)
The Seed of the Sacred Fig (NEON)
The Wall Street Boy, Kipkemboi (ArtMattan Films)
Outstanding breakthrough performance in a motion picture
Brandon Wilson — Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Clarence Maclin — Sing Sing (A24)
Danielle Deadwyler — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Ebony Obsidian — The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Ryan Destiny — The Fire Inside (Amazon MGM Studios)
Outstanding ensemble cast in a motion picture
Bob Marley: One Love (Paramount Pictures)
The Book of Clarence (Sony Pictures)
The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Wicked (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding animated motion picture
Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (DreamWorks Animation)
Moana 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Piece by Piece (Focus Features)
The Wild Robot (DreamWorks Animation)
Outstanding character voice–over performance – motion picture
Aaron Pierre — Mufasa: The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Anika Noni Rose — Mufasa: The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Ayo Edebiri — Inside Out 2 (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Blue Ivy Carter — Mufasa: The Lion King (Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures)
Lupita Nyong’o — The Wild Robot (DreamWorks Animation)
Outstanding short form (live action)
Chocolate with Sprinkles (AFI)
Definitely Not a Monster
If They Took Us Back
My Brother & Me (MeowBark Films)
Superman Doesn’t Steal
Outstanding short form (animated)
if(fy) (OTB/The Hidden Hand Studios)
Nate & John (Unity Animation Project, LLC)
Peanut Headz: Black History Toonz “Jackie Robinson” (Exhibit Treal Studios)
Self (Pixar Animation Studios)
Walk in the Light (419 Studios)
Outstanding breakthrough creative (motion picture)
David Fortune — Color Book (Tribeca Studios)
Malcolm Washington — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
RaMell Ross — Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Titus Kaphar — Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Attractions)
Zoë Kravitz — Blink Twice (Amazon MGM Studios)
Outstanding youth performance in a motion picture
Anthony B. Jenkins — The Deliverance (Netflix)
Blake Cameron James — We Grown Now (Sony Pictures Classics)
Percy Daggs IV — Never Let Go (Lionsgate)
Jeremiah Daniels — Color Book (Tribeca Studios)
Skylar Aleece Smith — The Piano Lesson (Netflix)
Outstanding cinematography in a motion picture
Andrés Arochi — Longlegs (NEON)
Jomo Fray — Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Justin Derry — She Taught Love (Andscape)
Lachlan Milne — Exhibiting Forgiveness (Roadside Attractions)
Rob Hardy — The Book of Clarence (Sony Pictures)
Outstanding comedy series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
How to Die Alone (Hulu)
Poppa’s House (CBS)
The Neighborhood (CBS)
The Upshaws (Netflix)
Outstanding actor in a comedy series
Cedric The Entertainer — The Neighborhood (CBS)
Damon Wayans — Poppa’s House (CBS)
David Alan Grier — St. Denis Medical (NBC)
Delroy Lindo — UnPrisoned (Hulu)
Mike Epps — The Upshaws (Netflix)
Outstanding actress in a comedy series
Ayo Edebiri — The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Kerry Washington — UnPrisoned (Hulu)
Natasha Rothwell — How to Die Alone (Hulu)
Quinta Brunson — Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Tichina Arnold — The Neighborhood (CBS)
Outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series
Damon Wayans Jr. — Poppa’s House (CBS)
Giancarlo Esposito — The Gentlemen (Netflix)
Kenan Thompson — Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Tyler James Williams — Abbott Elementary (ABC)
William Stanford Davis — Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series
Danielle Pinnock — Ghosts (CBS)
Ego Nwodim — Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Janelle James — Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Sheryl Lee Ralph — Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Wanda Sykes — The Upshaws (Netflix)
Outstanding drama series
9-1-1 (ABC)
Bel-Air (Peacock)
Cross (Amazon Prime Video)
Found (NBC)
Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)
Outstanding actor in a drama series
Aldis Hodge — Cross (Amazon Prime Video)
Donald Glover — Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Amazon Prime Video)
Harold Perrineau — FROM (MGM+)
Jabari Banks — Bel-Air (Peacock)
Michael Rainey Jr. — Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)
Outstanding actress in a drama series
Angela Bassett — 9-1-1 (ABC)
Emayatzy Corinealdi — Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)
Queen Latifah — The Equalizer (CBS)
Shanola Hampton — Found (NBC)
Zoe Saldaña — Lioness (Paramount+)
Outstanding supporting actor in a drama series
Adrian Holmes — Bel-Air (Netflix)
Cliff “Method Man” Smith — Power Book II: Ghost (Starz)
Isaiah Mustafa — Cross (Amazon Prime Video)
Jacob Latimore — The Chi (Paramount+)
Morris Chestnut — Reasonable Doubt (Hulu)
Outstanding supporting actress in a drama series
Adjoa Andoh — Bridgerton (Netflix)
Coco Jones — Bel-Air (Peacock)
Golda Rosheuvel — Bridgerton (Netflix)
Lorraine Toussaint — The Equalizer (CBS)
Lynn Whitfield — The Chi (Paramount+)
Outstanding limited television (series, special or movie)
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic)
Griselda (Netflix)
Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
The Madness (Netflix)
Outstanding actor in a limited television (series, special or movie)
Aaron Pierre — Rebel Ridge (Netflix)
Colman Domingo — The Madness (Netflix)
Kelvin Harrison Jr. — Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic)
Kevin Hart — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Laurence Fishburne — Clipped (FX/Hulu)
Outstanding actress in a limited television (series, special or movie)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor — The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
Naturi Naughton — Abducted at an HBCU: A Black Girl Missing Movie (Lifetime)
Sanaa Lathan — The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
Sofía Vergara — Griselda (Netflix)
Uzo Aduba — The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat (Hulu/Searchlight Pictures)
Outstanding supporting actor in a limited television (series, special or movie)
Don Cheadle — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Luke James — Them: The Scare (Amazon Prime Video)
Ron Cephas Jones — Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic)
Samuel L. Jackson — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Terrence Howard — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Outstanding supporting actress in a limited television (series, special or movie)
Brandy Norwood — Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+)
Jayme Lawson — Genius: MLK/X (National Geographic)
Loretta Devine — Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted By Love (Lifetime)
Sanaa Lathan — Young. Wild. Free. (BET+)
Taraji P. Henson — Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist (Peacock)
Outstanding news/information (series or special)
Black Men’s Summit (BET Media Group)
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)
Laura Coates Live (CNN)
NewsNight with Abby Phillip (CNN)
The ReidOut (MSNBC)
Outstanding talk series
Hart to Heart (Peacock)
Sherri (Syndicated)
Tamron Hall Show (Syndicated)
The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
The Shop Season 7 (YouTube)
Outstanding reality program, reality competition or game show (series)
Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
Password (NBC)
Rhythm + Flow (Netflix)
The Real Housewives of Potomac (Bravo)
Tia Mowry: My Next Act (WeTV)
Outstanding variety show (series or special)
BET Awards 2024 (BET Media Group)
Deon Cole: Ok, Mister (Netflix)
Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… (Netflix)
Katt Williams: Woke Foke (Netflix)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding children’s program
Craig of the Creek (Cartoon Network)
Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+)
Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV)
Sesame Street (MAX)
Snoopy Presents: Welcome Home, Franklin (Apple TV+)
Outstanding performance by a youth (series, special, television movie or limited–series)
Caleb Elijah — Cross (Amazon Prime Video)
Graceyn Hollingsworth — Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV)
Leah Sava Jeffries — Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Disney+)
Melody Hurd — Cross (Amazon Prime Video)
TJ Mixson — The Madness (Netflix)
Outstanding host in a talk or news/information (series or special) – individual or ensemble
Abby Phillip — NewsNight with Abby Phillip (CNN)
Henry Louis Gates Jr. — Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. (PBS)
Jennifer Hudson — The Jennifer Hudson (Syndicated)
Joy Reid — The Reidout (MSNBC)
Sherri Shepherd — Sherri (Syndicated)
Outstanding host in a reality/reality competition, game show or variety (series or special) – individual or ensemble
Alfonso Ribeiro — Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Keke Palmer — Password (NBC)
Nick Cannon — The Masked Singer (FOX)
Steve Harvey — Celebrity Family Feud (ABC)
Taraji P. Henson — BET Awards 2024 (BET Media Group)
Outstanding guest performance
Ayo Edebiri — Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Cree Summer — Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Keegan-Michael Key — Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Marlon Wayans — Bel-Air (Peacock)
Maya Rudolph — Saturday Night Live (NBC)
Outstanding animated series
Disney Jr.’s Ariel (Disney Jr.)
Everybody Still Hates Chris (Comedy Central)
Gracie’s Corner (YouTube TV)
Iwájú (Disney+)
Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney Channel)
Outstanding character voice-over performance (television)
Angela Bassett — Orion and the Dark (Netflix)
Cree Summer — Rugrats (Nickelodeon)
Cree Summer — The Legend of Vox Machina (Amazon Prime Video)
Dawnn Lewis — Star Trek: Lower Decks (Paramount+)
Keke Palmer — The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (Amazon Prime Video)
Outstanding short form series or special – reality/nonfiction /documentary
In the Margins (PBS)
NCAA Basketball on CBS Sports (CBS)
Roots of Resistance (PBS)
SC Featured (ESPN)
The Prince of Death Row Records (YouTube TV)
Outstanding breakthrough creative (television)
Ayo Edebiri — The Bear (FX/Hulu)
Diarra Kilpatrick — Diarra From Detroit (BET+)
Maurice Williams — The Madness (Netflix)
Thembi L. Banks — Young. Wild. Free. (BET+)
Vince Staples — The Vince Staples Show (Netflix)
Outstanding documentary (film)
Daughters (Netflix)
Frida (Amazon MGM Studios)
King of Kings: Chasing Edward Jones (Freestyle Digital Media)
Luther: Never Too Much (Sony Music Entertainment/Sony Music Publishing/CNN Films)
The Greatest Night in Pop (Netflix)
Outstanding documentary (television)
Black Barbie: A Documentary (Netflix)
Black Twitter: A People’s History (Hulu)
Gospel (PBS)
Simone Biles Rising (Netflix)
Sprint (Netflix)
Outstanding short form documentary (film)
Camille A. Brown: Giant Steps (American Masters and Firelight Media)
Danielle Scott: Ancestral Call (American Masters and Firelight Media)
How to Sue the Klan
Judging Juries
Silent Killer (Kaila Love Jones Films)
As Saturday Night Live continues to celebrate its 50th anniversary, Peacock has shared the first look of its upcoming four-part docuseries, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night. An immersive undertaking that honors the vast legacy of SNL, the new docuseries features over 60 contributors, including current and former SNL alumni, and covers decades of the iconic show’s history.
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“Anybody could do comedy,” says former cast member Tracy Morgan in the new trailer. “I could teach all of y’all in here how to tell jokes and do comedy, but are you funny?”
Morgan is joined by some of the show’s most notable cast members, hosts, and writers – including Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jimmy Fallon, Al Franken, Amy Poehler, Bobby Moynihan, Bowen Yang, Pete Davidson, Tom Hanks, Kevin Nealon, Andy Samberg, Dana Carvey, Bob Odenkirk, Seth Meyers, Jon Lovitz, Keenan Thompson, and more – as they reflect upon the history and impact that SNL has had over the decades.
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“It’s an American institution,” adds former writer and host Larry David.
The first episode of the series, “Five Minutes”, goes deep into the SNL audition process, including previously unseen audition footage and firsthand accounts of the nerve-wracking affair from some of the show’s most notable names. The writing process, including the oft-overlooked writers of the historic sketches, is the focus of the second episode, fittingly titled “Written By: A Week Inside The SNL Writers Room.”
Episode three goes deep into the titular “More Cowbell” sketch and the lasting impact that the 2000 segment had upon comedy, while the fourth and final episode lifts the curtain on “Season 11: The Weird Year,” as it examines the pivotal year which helped to reset the show’s trajectory and cemented its place in television history with Lorne Michaels at the helm.
The broadcast is directed by Robert Alexander, Marshall Curry, Neil Berkeley, and Jason Zeldes, and produced by Tremolo Productions, Jonathan Formica, and Allison Klein. Academy and Emmy Award winner Morgan Neville also serves as executive producer alongside Caitrin Rogers.
“I’ve been obsessed with Saturday Night Live as long as I can remember,” says Neville. “For SNL50, I’ve been lucky to collaborate with some of my favorite independent filmmakers to tell some deeper stories of SNL. Taken together, these standalone episodes give a new perspective of SNL and what makes it work.”
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night will premiere on Jan. 16 as a streaming exclusive on Peacock. The documentary is part of a collection of celebratory programming, including the Questlove-directed Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music NBC documentary on Jan. 27 and a live primetime special on Feb. 16 on NBC and Peacock.
Check out the trailer below.
It’s a good time to be Selena Gomez. In addition to her dual nominations at Sunday’s Golden Globe awards for her co-starring role in the award-winning drug cartel musical Emilia Pérez and her long-running role on the series Only Murders in the Building, as you may have heard the singer/actress recently got engaged to longtime love music producer Benny Blanco.
So naturally, when she stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday night (Jan. 6), the host had a special engagement gift for her. “It’s not a traditional gift and it’s not necessarily a practical gift, but I think you and Benny are really going to enjoy it,” said the host, before plunking a Daddy Saddle on his desk.
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“You can ride around on Benny in a very wholesome way,” he explained as Gomez covered her face in mock horror. “I don’t want you to think that anything is being suggested here that isn’t,Kimmel explained, pulling off a bit of stray Christmas wrapping paper and admitting, “That may have been a regift.”
Elsewhere in the chat, Gomez said it was no big deal bouncing between two tables to spend time with her fellow actors from both her nominated projects, though she noted that Only Buildings co-star Martin Short did get a bit possessive. “No [I didn’t have to pick one table], I went to both,” she said, adding, “Marty was trying to steal my ring.”
Kimmel posted video of always-on Short tugging the ring, with Gomez confirming that the comedian was “twisting” it, which confused her. “I wonder, is he appraising it?… because he really gave it a…,” Kimmel said. “He wanted to know what was going on. I don’t think he cared. Maybe he had a little [drinking motion],” Gomez joked.
Given how close they’ve gotten over the past few years, Kimmel asked if Blanco called Short and fellow Only Murders co-star Steve Martin to formally ask permission for her hand in marriage — though her dad would have been the more obvious choice — with Gomez quipping that Short “wasn’t very happy” about the snub.
In keeping with the yes-anding she’s learned from the veteran comics, Gomez also mentioned that Martin sent her assistant and email so her assistant could tell her congratulations on his behalf. “He always tries to be polite and it’s very kind but it’s okay to send a little text,” said Gomez, who thought Kimmel’s idea that the two men could serve as the couple’s ring bearers would be pretty cute.
She also once again heaped praise on one of her movie icons, Salma Hayek, recounting the red carpet meet-cute at the awards show with her dad’s biggest crush. “Did you tell you dad you told her [about his crush]?,” Kimmel asked. “I didn’t have to tell him,” Gomez laughed.
Watch Gomez on Kimmel below.
In December, Robbie Williams‘ film biopic Better Man (Paramount Pictures) was released in cinemas globally, telling the story of the British pop icon, albeit with Williams replaced by a CGI monkey.
The film covers Williams’ rise to fame as a teenager in pop band Take That, his decision to go solo in 1995, his various controversies and struggles with addiction, his recovery and time in the limelight. The film was directed and co-written by The Greatest Showman director Michael Gracey and divided critics and fans for its use of the CGI character instead of a traditional actor.
Better Man includes a number of Williams’ greatest hits including “Angels,” “Rock DJ,” and “She’s The One.” A new composition, “Forbidden Road,” is also featured in the movie, and last year was nominated for the Golden Globes as well as being shortlisted for best original song at the 2025 Oscars (March 2).
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That song, however, was eventually removed from the shortlist last month on the grounds that it incorporated material from an existing song that was not written for the film in which it appears. Williams co-wrote the song with Freddy Wexler and Sacha Skarbek, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences deemed that it shared similarities to “I Got a Name,” a 1973 ballad written by Norman Gimbel and Charles Fox for the Jeff Bridges film The Last American Hero. (The late Jim Croce had a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 with the song.) In a statement to its members about the removal of the track, The Academy said: “This is a decision that both honors our rules and protects the special nature of the Original Song and Score categories.”
The song remained a nominee for best original song at Sunday night’s (Jan. 5) 82nd Golden Globes, where Williams walked the red carpet. Speaking to Deadline, he responded to the disqualification of the song from the Oscars shortlist. Watch the full interview below.
“Listen, the rules is the rules and you have to go by them. It would have been nice, but also as an introvert, it’s another party I don’t have to go to,” he said. “I went through it, I’m on the other side. It’s all good.”
Williams’ song lost the award at the Golden Globes to “El Mal,” co-written by Clément Ducol, Camille, and Jacques Audiard for the film Emilia Pérez, which also scooped best motion picture, musical or comedy.
Later this year, Williams will embark on a massive European tour and recently told NME that he was working on a new album which featured contributions from Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi.