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10 Mar 2024

Vanessa Hudgens Debuts Baby Bump on 2024 Oscars Red Carpet

The Oscars Red Carpet Show host Vanessa Hudgens showed off a baby bump before the 2024 awards ceremony on Sunday (March 10).

Hudgens, who wed professional baseball player Cole Tucker in December, cradled her belly while posing on the 2024 Oscars red carpet at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood Sunday afternoon.

She accentuated her shape in a chic fashion, wearing a black, body-hugging, turtleneck gown by Vera Wang, according to a report from Vogue. The couture look was accessorized with Chopard diamonds — and a glowing smile as she walked the carpet ahead of the event, while people congratulated her on the pregnancy.

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Hudgens and Tucker married in Tulum, Mexico, on Dec. 2, 2023, after the couple dated for three years and got engaged by the Eiffel Tower in Paris in February 2023.

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Airing at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT, The Oscars Red Carpet Show is ABC’s official lead-in to the 96th Oscars. It marks Hudgens’ third consecutive year hosting the pre-show. This year she’s joined by co-host Julianne Hough. The 30-minute special, executive produced by David Chamberlin, highlights Oscar nominees, performers and presenters, and red-carpet arrivals.

The Oscars ceremony, marking the 96th year of the Academy Awards, will air on ABC starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT Sunday. Oppenheimer leads the way with 13 nominations.

For those without cable or satellite, here’s how to watch and stream the Oscars from your TV, smartphone or laptop. Billboard will be updating a full list of winners here as the night goes on.

See a clip of Hudgens gracing the red carpet via The Hollywood Reporter below.

10 Mar 2024

Maluma and Girlfriend Susana Gomez Welcome Baby Daughter: ‘The Love of Our Lives’

Congratulations are in order for Maluma and his girlfriend, Susana Gomez, who have welcomed their first child together.

On Sunday (March 10), the 30-year-old Colombian singer revealed on Instagram that he and his partner are now proud parents to a baby girl named Paris Londoño Gomez.

“On March 9th at 8:23 A.M. the love of our lives Paris Londoño Gomez was born. Thank you all for your birthday messages and well wishes,” Maluma wrote in Spanish alongside a carousel of black-and-white photos.

The Latin star’s sweet post drew comments from numerous celebrities, including J Balvin, Diplo, Prince Royce, Wisin and Paris Hilton.

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“Congratulations !!!! Paris already has her boyfriend and you know it… Rio on the attack,” Royce wrote in Spanish. “Papa Luma,” Diplo added. “Congratulations brother … supernatural love,” Wisin commented in Spanish. “Congratulations @Maluma! Welcome to the club! I love her name!” Hilton noted.

The “Hawái” singer first revealed that he and Gomez were expecting their first child together during a Don Juan tour stop in October 2023. He followed it up with a music video documenting his romance with with his girlfriend.

“Procura” is an edgy bachata-urban fusion about two people who are crazy for each other and have an unforgettable romance. The beginning of the track finds Maluma giving a speech at one of his previous concerts and shouting out his girlfriend, “I love you. So many years looking for love elsewhere and I didn’t realize it was next to me.”

The song’s four-minute video documents the couple’s relationship with never-before-seen clips, the heartfelt moment they found out they were going to be parents and the lavish sex reveal, when they found out they will be having a girl.

“Music is the only way I can talk to my fans and I wanted to let them know that I’m having a baby,” he said in an interview with NPR Music’s Alt.Latino. “It’s perfect timing with all of the things that I’m living. I’m looking for more personal experiences too […] I also want to grow as a human being, not only as an artist. This makes me feel so human, but at the same time, the more human I feel, the more artist I get.”

See Maluma’s baby announcement below on Instagram.

10 Mar 2024

Morgan Wallen’s ‘One Thing at a Time’ Breaks Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 200 for a Country Album

Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 (dated March 16), rising 2-1, and captures a 19th nonconsecutive week atop the list, breaking the record for the most weeks at No. 1 by a country album. It surpasses Garth Brooks’ Ropin the Wind, which held the record with 18 weeks, earned nonconsecutively, during its run atop the list in 1991-92. (Country albums are defined as those that have appeared on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. The list began in 1964.)

One Thing at a Time earned 68,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending March 7 (up less than 1%), according to Luminate.

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One Thing at a Time continues to have the most weeks at No. 1 among all albums since Adele’s 21 logged 24 nonconsecutive weeks atop the tally in 2011-12. One Thing at a Time debuted atop the chart dated March 18, 2023, and spent its first 12 weeks at No. 1 through early June. It revisited the summit for three weeks in a row last June and July, and then posted single-week runs at No. 1 in October, January and February. In the album’s 53 weeks on the list, it has never dipped below No. 6. One Thing at a Time finished 2023 as both the No. 1 year-end Billboard 200 album and Luminate’s year-end top album.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new March 16, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on March 12. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

Of One Thing at a Time’s 68,000 equivalent album units earned in the week ending March 7, SEA units comprise 65,000 (down less than 1%, equaling 89.63 million on-demand official streams of the set’s songs), album sales comprise 2,000 (up 15%), and TEA units comprise 1,000 (up 24%).

Since the Billboard 200 began publishing on a regular, weekly basis in March 1956, only 12 albums have spent at least 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Here’s a recap.

Most Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200:
Weeks at No. 1, Title, Artist, Year(s)
54, West Side Story, soundtrack, 1962-63)
37, Thriller, Michael Jackson, 1983-84
31, Rumours, Fleetwood Mac, 1977
31, South Pacific, soundtrack, 1958-59
31, Calypso, Harry Belafonte, 1956-57
24, 21, Adele, 2011-12
24, Purple Rain, soundtrack, Prince and The Revolution, 1984-85
24, Saturday Night Fever, soundtrack, 1978
21, Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ‘Em, M.C. Hammer, 1990
20, The Bodyguard, Whitney Houston/soundtrack, 1992-93
20, Blue Hawaii, Elvis Presley/soundtrack, 1961-62
19, One Thing at a Time, Morgan Wallen, 2023-24

At No. 2 on the new Billboard 200, Noah Kahan’s Stick Season hits a new peak, rising 4-2 with 53,000 equivalent album units earned (down 8%). The album previously topped out at No. 3 on the June 24, 2023-dated list, and returned to that rank on the Feb. 24, 2024, tally.

The rest of the top 10 consists of former No. 1s. Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) and Ty Dolla $ign’s Vultures 1 is a non-mover at No. 3 with nearly 53,000 equivalent album units earned (down 18%), SZA’s SOS rises 5-4 (50,000 units; down 1%) and Drake’s For All the Dogs rounds out the top five, climbing 6-5 (42,000; down 4%).

Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) steps 7-6 (39,000 equivalent album units earned; down 5%), Swift’s Lover bumps 9-7 (38,000; down 3%) and Zach Bryan’s self-titled set rallies 12-8 (38,000; up 3%). Wallen’s Dangerous: The Double Album ascends 11-9 with nearly 38,000 units (up 1%), for its 138th nonconsecutive week in the top 10. It extends its record for the most weeks in the top 10 among albums by a singular artist. The only album with more weeks in the top 10 is the original cast recording of My Fair Lady, with 173 weeks in the region, beginning in 1956.

Closing out the top 10 on the new Billboard 200 is Travis Scott’s Utopia, which jumps 17-10 with 36,000 equivalent album units earned (up 12%).

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.

10 Mar 2024

Madonna Apologizes After Accidentally Calling Out Fan in Wheelchair for Sitting at L.A. Concert

Madonna made a faux pas at a recent Celebration Tour stop near L.A.

During her show at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif., on Thursday (March 9), the Queen of Pop accidentally called out a fan in a wheelchair for sitting during her performance.

“What are you doing sitting down over there? What are you getting sitting down?” Madonna asked the concert-goer, before walking to the edge of the stage to get a closer look.

The pop icon then quickly apologized after realizing her embarrassing mistake. “Oh, okay. Politically incorrect. Sorry about that,” she said after seeing that the person was in a wheelchair. “I’m glad you are here.”

Fan-captured footage of the cringeworthy moment quickly circulated online, causing backlash from many social media onlookers.

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“Does it matter if they’re sitting or standing? they paid for the ticket and took the time to be there? Isn’t that enough???” one user wrote on X (formerly Twitter), adding a shrugging emoji.

“Lots of people need to sit down who don’t use wheelchairs, too. This is honestly just gross, ableist behavior,” another X user wrote. “Appreciate that the person purchased a ticket and came to see you!”

Madonna launched a five-night stand at the Kia Forum on Monday (March 4). The singer’s Celebration Tour is a career-spanning look back on her hits, personal struggles, pop culture impact and enduring influence.

During the opening night of her L.A. stretch, the 65-year-old superstar revealed that the severe bacterial infection she suffered in June 2023 –which led to her hospitalization and the postponement of her current trek — at one point made it nearly impossible for her to move around.

“This summer I had a surprise,” she told the crowd, holding a cowboy hat in one hand and gripping a guitar in the other. “It’s called a near-death experience.”

10 Mar 2024

Ariana Grande Previews ‘Wicked’ Riff in ‘Moulin Rouge’ Spoof on ‘SNL’: Watch

Ariana Grande appeared with her Wicked co-star Bowen Yang in a hilarious spoof of Moulin Rouge during Saturday Night Live on March 9.

The five-minute sketch begins as a PBS special, hosted by SNL‘s Mikey Day, that examines what the 2001 movie musical’s “Elephant Love Medley” would’ve looked like if director Baz Luhrmann has been able to secure rights to other popular songs.

In the spoof, the 30-year-old pop star portrayed Nicole Kidman’s Satine and Yang played Ewan McGregor’s Christian, mashing up Carrie Underwood’s “Jesus Take the Wheel” with the nursery rhyme “Wheels on the Bus” and comically performing snippets of hits like TLC’s “Creep,” Jennifer Lopez’s “Waiting for Tonight” and Shania Twain’s “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!”

SNL host Josh Brolin briefly joined in on the fun to deliver spoken word lines from the film’s soundtrack song “Lady Marmalade,” by Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya and P!nk.

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The skit ended with Grande and Bowen belting out the “Defying Gravity” end riff from Wicked. Grande will appear in the upcoming live action adaptations of the Broadway musical, in which she’ll play Glinda opposite Cynthia Erivo’s Elphaba. Yang will play the role of Pfannee in the Jon M. Chu-directed film.

Elsewhere in the SNL episode, Grande performed a pair of new songs from her latest album, Eternal Sunshine. She opened with “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” and closed with “Imperfect for You.” The “Yes, And?” singer also appeared in another sketch about a support group of people pleasers.

The songstress has appeared on SNL twice before: once as the musical guest in September 2014 and once pulling double-duty as both host and performer in March 2016.

Watch the “Moulin Rouge” SNL sketch below. For those without cable, the broadcast streams on Peacock, which you can sign up for at the link here. Having a Peacock account also gives fans access to previous SNL episodes.

10 Mar 2024

Don Omar’s Triumphant Back to Reggaetón Tour Ignites NYC With Nostalgia & Tributes

Don Omar’s Back to Reggaetón tour made a remarkable stop at New York’s Barclays Center on Saturday night (March 9), showcasing the undiminished prowess of the Puerto Rican legend. His performance, filled with energy and nostalgia, underlined his title as the King of Reggaetón, engaging the audience with a mix of his greatest hits and a captivating stage presence.

The Back to Reggaetón U.S. tour, produced by CMN, marks his much-awaited return to the stage, celebrating two decades of influential hits that have cemented his status as a global superstar. The tour, which launched in Reading, Pennsylvania, on March 7, will also include stops in major cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, Las Vegas, and Houston.

The stage was set ablaze with reggeatón pioneer DJ Nelson behind the turntables, featuring classics that took the audience on a journey through the genre’s history. He kicked off with his own hit, reggaetón’s breakthrough “Vengo Acabando,” originally also sung with Alberto Stylee. He also spun “Noche de Travesuras” by Nicki Jam, “Lo Que Pasó Pasó” by Daddy Yankee, “Yo Voy” by Zion & Lennox, “Saoco” by Wisin, and “Tusa” by Karol G with Nicki Minaj, priming the crowd for the main event.

Don Omar’s entrance was a spectacle in itself, with a gigantic, rotating skull serving as his dramatic lift onto the stage. The audience erupted into a standing ovation as he appeared, his figure accentuated by a striking black snakeskin trench coat trimmed with red fur, and rocking his iconic cornrows. His performance was both a homage to reggaetón’s legacy and a celebration of his monumental career.

He ran through two-hours of bangers such as “Salió El Sol,” “Hasta Abajo” and “Dile.” “Pobre Diabla’ is a hit because of this city in the U.S., he shouted after performing it. “This song means New York to me,” he told the crowd.

Here are five best moments at Don Omar at Barclays Center.

10 Mar 2024

Ariana Grande Powerfully Delivers Two New ‘Eternal Sunshine’ Songs on ‘SNL’: Watch

Ariana Grande returned to Saturday Night Live as musical guest to perform new songs from her latest album, Eternal Sunshine.

The 30-year-old pop superstar and actress took the stage at Studio 8H for the third time on March 9 to deliver powerful renditions of “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” and “Imperfect for You” from her seventh full-length, which arrived on Friday.

The Wicked star was introduced by SNL host Josh Brolin for her first song and received an intro from her mother, Joan Grande, for her second performance.

Grande opened with “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” delivering the midtempo track on a set designed as a living room while the song’s just-released music video played on a retro TV set in the background. The clip pays loving homage to the 2004 Jim Carrey sci-fi romance that inspired her album new album title.

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The singer and actress returned for a stirring performance of “Imperfect for You,” where she performed amid an outdoorsy background reminiscent of the poppy field in Wizard of Oz.

Grande has appeared on SNL twice before: once as the musical guest in September 2014 and once pulling double-duty as both host and performer in March 2016.

The songstress launched her Eternal Sunshine era at the top of 2024 with the release of “Yes, And?” The Max Martin-helmed house bop debuted at No. 1 on the Hot 100 — her sixth song to do so — and later received a remix featuring fellow chart-conquering diva Mariah Carey. Inspired by the Oscar-winning Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Grande’s new album features contributions from Martin, Ilya, Oscar Görres and Nonna, Ariana’s grandmother.

On Saturday evening, Grande also announced the “slightly deluxe” version of Eternal Sunshine, featuring four additional tracks: “Supernatural (featuring Troye Sivan), “Imperfect for You” (acoustic), “True Story” (a capella) and “Yes, And?” (featuring Carey).

Watch Grande’s SNL performances below. For those without cable, the broadcast streams on Peacock, which you can sign up for at the link here. Having a Peacock account also gives fans access to previous SNL episodes.


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10 Mar 2024

Here Are the 2024 Oscar Winners (Updating Live)

At the 2024 Oscars on Sunday night (March 10), Oppenheimer leads the way with 13 nominations. But who will leave the night’s biggest winner?

Billboard will be following along with the full winners list all night, as Jimmy Kimmel hosts the awards ceremony for a fourth time. We’ll be paying special attention to the best original song category, where Diane Warren (“The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot); Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt (“I’m Just Ken” from Barbie); Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson (“It Never Went Away” from American Symphony); Scott George (“Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon); and Billie Eilish and Finneas (“What Was I Made For?” from Barbie) will compete for the prize.

Find all the winners from the 96th Academy Awards, updating throughout the night, below.

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Best motion picture of the year

    American Fiction, Ben LeClair, Nikos Karamigios, Cord Jefferson and Jermaine Johnson, Producers

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    Anatomy of a Fall, Marie-Ange Luciani and David Thion, Producers

    Barbie, David Heyman, Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley and Robbie Brenner, Producers

    The Holdovers, Mark Johnson, Producer

    Killers of the Flower Moon, Dan Friedkin, Bradley Thomas, Martin Scorsese and Daniel Lupi, Producers

    Maestro, Bradley Cooper, Steven Spielberg, Fred Berner, Amy Durning and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers

    Oppenheimer, Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, Producers

    Past Lives, David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon and Pamela Koffler, Producers

    Poor Things, Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, Producers

    The Zone of Interest, James Wilson, Producer

Performance by an actor in a leading role

    Bradley Cooper in Maestro

    Colman Domingo in Rustin

    Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers

    Cillian Murphy in Oppenheimer

    Jeffrey Wright in American Fiction

Performance by an actor in a supporting role

    Sterling K. Brown in American Fiction

    Robert De Niro in Killers of the Flower Moon

    Robert Downey Jr. in Oppenheimer

    Ryan Gosling in Barbie

    Mark Ruffalo in Poor Things

Performance by an actress in a leading role

    Annette Bening in Nyad

    Lily Gladstone in Killers of the Flower Moon

    Sandra Hüller in Anatomy of a Fall

    Carey Mulligan in Maestro

    Emma Stone in Poor Things

Performance by an actress in a supporting role

    Emily Blunt in Oppenheimer

    Danielle Brooks in The Color Purple

    America Ferrera in Barbie

    Jodie Foster in Nyad

    Da’Vine Joy Randolph in The Holdovers

Achievement in directing

    Anatomy of a Fall, Justine Triet

    Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese

    Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan

    Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos

    The Zone of Interest, Jonathan Glazer

Adapted screenplay

    American Fiction, Written for the screen by Cord Jefferson

    Barbie, Written by Greta Gerwig & Noah Baumbach

    Oppenheimer, Written for the screen by Christopher Nolan

    Poor Things, Screenplay by Tony McNamara

    The Zone of Interest, Written by Jonathan Glazer

Original screenplay

    Anatomy of a Fall Written by Justine Triet and Arthur Harari

    The Holdovers Written by David Hemingson

    Maestro Written by Bradley Cooper & Josh Singer

    May December Screenplay by Samy Burch; Story by Samy Burch & Alex Mechanik

    Past Lives Written by Celine Song

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)

    American Fiction, Laura Karpman

    Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, John Williams

    Killers of the Flower Moon, Robbie Robertson

    Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson

    Poor Things, Jerskin Fendrix

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)

    “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot; Music and Lyric by Diane Warren

    “I’m Just Ken” from Barbie; Music and Lyric by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt

    “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony; Music and Lyric by Jon Batiste and Dan Wilson

    “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon; Music and Lyric by Scott George

    “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie; Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell

Best animated feature film of the year

    The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki and Toshio Suzuki

    Elemental, Peter Sohn and Denise Ream

    Nimona, Nick Bruno, Troy Quane, Karen Ryan and Julie Zackary

    Robot Dreams, Pablo Berger, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé and Sandra Tapia Díaz

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Kemp Powers, Justin K. Thompson, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Amy Pascal

Achievement in cinematography

    El Conde, Edward Lachman

    Killers of the Flower Moon, Rodrigo Prieto

    Maestro, Matthew Libatique

    Oppenheimer, Hoyte van Hoytema

    Poor Things, Robbie Ryan

Achievement in costume design

    Barbie, Jacqueline Durran

    Killers of the Flower Moon, Jacqueline West

    Napoleon, Janty Yates and Dave Crossman

    Oppenheimer, Ellen Mirojnick

    Poor Things, Holly Waddington

Best documentary feature film

    Bobi Wine: The People’s President, Moses Bwayo, Christopher Sharp and John Battsek

    The Eternal Memory Nominees to be determined

    Four Daughters, Kaouther Ben Hania and Nadim Cheikhrouha

    To Kill a Tiger, Nisha Pahuja, Cornelia Principe and David Oppenheim

    20 Days in Mariupol, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner and Raney Aronson-Rath

Best documentary short film

    The ABCs of Book Banning, Sheila Nevins and Trish Adlesic

    The Barber of Little Rock, John Hoffman and Christine Turner

    Island in Between, S. Leo Chiang and Jean Tsien

    The Last Repair Shop, Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers

    Nǎi Nai & Wài Pó, Sean Wang and Sam Davis

Achievement in film editing

    Anatomy of a Fall, Laurent Sénéchal

    The Holdovers, Kevin Tent

    Killers of the Flower Moon, Thelma Schoonmaker

    Oppenheimer, Jennifer Lame

    Poor Things, Yorgos Mavropsaridis

Best international feature film of the year

    Io Capitano, Italy

    Perfect Days, Japan

    Society of the Snow, Spain

    The Teachers’ Lounge, Germany

    The Zone of Interest, United Kingdom

Achievement in makeup and hairstyling

    Golda, Karen Hartley Thomas, Suzi Battersby and Ashra Kelly-Blue

    Maestro, Kazu Hiro, Kay Georgiou and Lori McCoy-Bell

    Oppenheimer, Luisa Abel

    Poor Things, Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier and Josh Weston

    Society of the Snow, Ana López-Puigcerver, David Martí and Montse Ribé

Achievement in production design

    Barbie, Production Design: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer

    Killers of the Flower Moon, Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis

    Napoleon, Production Design: Arthur Max; Set Decoration: Elli Griff

    Oppenheimer, Production Design: Ruth De Jong; Set Decoration: Claire Kaufman

    Poor Things, Production Design: James Price and Shona Heath; Set Decoration: Zsuzsa Mihalek

Best animated short film

    Letter to a Pig, Tal Kantor and Amit R. Gicelter

    Ninety-Five Senses, Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess

    Our Uniform, Yegane Moghaddam

    Pachyderme, Stéphanie Clément and Marc Rius

    WAR IS OVER! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko, Dave Mullins and Brad Booker

Best live action short film

    The After, Misan Harriman and Nicky Bentham

    Invincible, Vincent René-Lortie and Samuel Caron

    Knight of Fortune, Lasse Lyskjær Noer and Christian Norlyk

    Red, White and Blue, Nazrin Choudhury and Sara McFarlane

    The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Wes Anderson and Steven Rales

Achievement in sound

    The Creator, Ian Voigt, Erik Aadahl, Ethan Van der Ryn, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic

    Maestro, Steven A. Morrow, Richard King, Jason Ruder, Tom Ozanich and Dean Zupancic

    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Chris Munro, James H. Mather, Chris Burdon and Mark Taylor

    Oppenheimer, Willie Burton, Richard King, Gary A. Rizzo and Kevin O’Connell

    The Zone of Interest, Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn

Achievement in visual effects

    The Creator, Jay Cooper, Ian Comley, Andrew Roberts and Neil Corbould

    Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Tatsuji Nojima

    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Stephane Ceretti, Alexis Wajsbrot, Guy Williams and Theo Bialek

    Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Alex Wuttke, Simone Coco, Jeff Sutherland and Neil Corbould

    Napoleon, Charley Henley, Luc-Ewen Martin-Fenouillet, Simone Coco and Neil Corbould

09 Mar 2024

BTS’ V Teases ‘FRI(END)S’ Music Video, Shares Concept Photos

V is giving fans a first look at “FRI(END)S.” The BTS member unveiled a preview of the official music video for his new solo single, plus a set of concept photos for the song, on Saturday (March 9).

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The 35-second teaser shows a moment of grabbing leftover takeout from the fridge and eating it alone, before cutting to a chaotic scene at a movie theater and one where V sits by himself in a crowded diner. The clip features a brief preview of instrumentals and vocals.

V’s “FRI(END)S” concept photos — including the black-and-white image above — show the singer in solitude as well. Check out the full set of six concept photos for the single on BTS’ Instagram.

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The K-pop star first announced the March 15 release date of “FRI(END)S” last weekend. BTS’ official Instagram account had also teased “FRI(END)S” with a brief clip featuring V.

“The track, rooted in the pop soul R&B genre, delivers relatable and witty romance through lyrics written entirely in English,” a press statement from Big Hit Music said. “The single artwork accompanying the announcement reveals the song title and release date against a vivid pink background that hints at the song’s sweet mood.”

Big Hit says that another set of concept photos and “flash video encapsulating the overall mood of the single” will be released on March 11, and a second music video teaser will come on March 12.

“FRI(END)S” follows V’s 2023 solo debut, Layover, which included songs like “Love Me Again,” “Rainy Days” and “Slow Dancing.”

Watch the “FRI(END)S” music video teaser below.



09 Mar 2024

Ariana Grande Asks Fans to Stop ‘Sending Hateful Messages to People in My Life’ Following Release of ‘Eternal Sunshine’

Ariana Grande has a message for fans who are attacking anyone on the internet after listening to the pop star’s new album Eternal Sunshine.

“i just wanted to say anyone that is sending hateful messages to the people in my life based on your interpretation of this album is not supporting me and is absolutely doing the polar opposite of what i would ever encourage (and is also entirely misinterpreting the intention behind the music)… i ask that you please do not. it is not how to support me. it is the opposite,” she wrote in an Instagram Story posted Saturday afternoon (March 9).

“although this album captures a lot of painful moments, it also is woven together with a through line of deep, sincere love,” Grande said. “if you cannot hear that, please listen more closely.”

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“thank you! i love you!!!!!!!’ she added in a second slide.

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Grande’s introspective new album — exploring relationships and personal growth — comes after her love life dominated headlines in 2023, when Grande separated from Dalton Gomez after two years of marriage and started a new relationship with Wicked co-star Ethan Slater.

Eternal Sunshine arrived on Friday. It’s the singer’s seventh full-length album, and her first since chart-topper Positions, which spent two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in 2020.

On Saturday, Eternal Sunshine set a record as the most-streamed album in a single day in 2024 so far.

Grande will perform as the musical guest on the Josh Brolin-hosted episode SNL Saturday night.

See Grande’s message on her Instagram Stories.