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29 Oct 2022

Kelly Clarkson Teams Up With ‘& Juliet‘ Star Lorna Courtney for ’Since U Been Gone’ Duet

To celebrate the opening night of previews for the original Broadway musical & Juliet on Friday (Oct. 28), the complete cast recording is now available on streaming services. The album features a brand new version of Kelly Clarkson‘s 2004 hit “Since U Been Gone” performed by the show’s star Lorna Courtney along with Clarkson herself.

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& Juliet is set to open at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre in New York City on November 17 and features songs by the legendary and Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Max Martin. In addition to “Since U Been Gone,” the track listing also features pop anthems like Katy Perry’s “Roar,” Britney Spears’ “…Baby One More Time,” Backstreet Boys’ “Larger Than Life,” Celine Dion’s “That’s The Way It Is,” Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling” and many more.

The show reimagines the classic Shakespeare play Romeo & Juliet, picturing what life would have been like for Juliet had she not ended it for Romeo. Tickets for & Juliet start at $79 and are available through andjulietbroadway.com.

Upon its release, Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone” peaked at No. 2 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The singer said of her Breakaway hit in a 2020 interview, “I love what the song does for people, I love that it was very different in demo form sent to me. Behind the scenes, it was not so fun to record because of situations I won’t talk about, because I won’t sell people out.”

“But I will say, my favorite memory, if I’m being more positive about it, was the fact that I got to show up to a video shoot and completely trash an apartment, and that was my job,” she continued. “That video was possibly one of my favorite videos ever to make, because literally I just got to just have rage, and just break stuff all day long.”

Listen to Courtney and Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone” below.

29 Oct 2022

2022 Latin Grammys Will Have 4 Co-Hosts: These Awards Shows Had Even More

You may have read earlier Friday (Oct. 28) that the 23rd annual Latin Grammy Awards, to be held in Las Vegas on Nov. 17, will have four co-hosts — Brazilian powerhouse singer Anitta, Puerto Rican hitmaker Luis Fonsi, Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausini, and Mexican superstar Thalia.

This marks the first time the Latin Grammys will have had four or more co-hosts since the inaugural broadcast, in September 2000, which had five — Gloria Estefan, Jennifer Lopez, Andy Garcia, Jimmy Smits and Antonio Banderas.

Most awards shows nowadays tend to go with one host or perhaps two or three co-hosts. But it used to be fairly commonplace for an awards show to have four or even more co-hosts.

We took a deep dive into awards show history and found close to 20 times that shows had five or more co-hosts. In the event that a group or duo co-hosted an awards show, we counted each individual member as one host, because, well, they’re there, which pushed shows co-hosted by *NSYNC, Bee Gees, Alabama, The Judds, Oak Ridge Boys and The Statler Brothers onto this list. (The Statlers were frequent hosts of the Music City News Awards, a forerunner of the CMT Music Awards. We listed just one of their hosting gigs, so as not to clog the list with that one show.)

We also had to decide if we would count a very famous duck as a co-host. He waddled on stage and did his part. How can we not count him? (See the final entry.)

Many shows have gone host-less, especially in recent years. In April 1970, the 42nd annual Academy Awards didn’t have a host. Instead, 17 “Friends of Oscar” took turns introducing various segments. But they’re weren’t really co-hosts in the sense that we usually use that term. We focused here on cases where the hosts were clearly identified as such.

The shows with five or more individuals hosting are listed in reverse chronological order:

29 Oct 2022

See the Best 2022 Halloween Costumes From Ariana Grande, Megan Thee Stallion & More (Updating)

Halloweekend is in full swing and, as usual, celebrities are showing off their best costumes during the creepiest, crawliest time of the year.

From homages to classic movie characters and beloved musicians to going just plain spooky, celebrities really turned it up a notch this year when it came to their Halloween looks. From Ariana Grande’s Best in Show moment to MUNA reviving Pink Slip from Freaky Friday, Hollywood brought together the fun, the sexy, the cool and the creepy for the ultimate holiday weekend.

See below for a roundup of the best costumes that celebrities have donned so far this Halloween season. We’ll be updating the list all weekend, so be sure to check back to see more looks.

28 Oct 2022

Taylor Swift Never Expected ‘Other People to Care’ About Her ‘Very Personal’ Re-Records

Taylor Swift stopped by The Graham Norton Show in the U.K. on Friday (Oct. 28) to talk about her new album Midnights and dished on the process of re-recording her first six albums.

“I just figured if I made them the first time, I can make them again,” she said after briefly explaining how her back catalog from 2006’s Taylor Swift to 2017’s reputation was controversially sold to Scooter Braun after she changed record labels from longtime home Big Machine to Republic.

When Norton asked if the strategy behind re-recording was working at radio, the superstar said, “Yes … one of the things I was most thankful for was there’s a company of many stations in America called iHeart, and they have sworn to only play my new versions. And they’ve said that they’ll switch it out for the old versions every time I put out a new version of a song.

“Which is just, like, it’s so heartwarming to me,” Tay continued. “Because this is something that I care about, but I don’t expect other people to care about it. It’s something that’s very personal to me and it’s a lot of work, but it’s really fun and rewarding for me and I can’t believe people have actually gotten behind it the way they have.”

During the talk show, Swift was joined on the couches by Bono, actor Eddie Redmayne and former professional U.K. soccer star Alex Scott, all of whom seemed visibly supportive along with Norton about the superstar’s re-recording plan. Redmayne and the singer also got to reminisce in the joint interview about the ill-fated screen test they did together as Marius and Eponine for the 2012 movie musical Les Misérables — though the latter role ultimately went to West end actress Samantha Barks.

Watch Swift open up about her re-recording process below.

28 Oct 2022

Kim Kardashian Transforms Her Kids Into ’90s Music Icons for Halloween

Kim Kardashian is kicking off this year’s Halloweekend by dressing her four children up as popular musicians from the 1990s. The SKIMS founder took to Instagram on Friday (Oct. 28) to show off the looks, and the post has nearly four million likes.

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In the series of snaps, her nine-year-old daughter North is dressed as Aaliyah in a full Tommy Hilfiger outfit, while four year old daughter Chicago rocks all denim, a long braid and hoops as Sade.

Meanwhile, Kardashian’s six-year-old son Saint has multiple braids and is wearing a flannel as Snoop Dogg, and three-year-old son Psalm is holding on to his Compton snapback as Eazy E.

“THE ICONS – AALIYAH, SADE, SNOOP, EAZY E,” the reality TV star captioned the photo set.

Earlier in the week, Kardashian shared a glimpse into her ooky spooky Halloween home decorations, which feature two massive trees made of skeleton bones that lead into a path with hands reaching out from the dirt. In fact, each of the hands were molded by her friends and family. By the front door, two creepy groups of stone cult members make a bonfire.

Kardashian has yet to reveal what she will dress as for Halloween this year, but in 2021, the star dressed as as a space-age cowgirl, rocking silver high-waisted briefs, with a matching Western bra adorned with a statement star in the center, thigh-high boots-turned-chaps, armbands and a sleek, clear cowboy hat. The entire costume was designed by Manfred Thierry Mugler, per her Instagram post.

28 Oct 2022

Zayn Joins Cast of Animated Movie ‘10 Lives’

On Friday (Oct. 28), it was announced that Zayn has been cast in the upcoming animated kids film 10 Lives.

According to Deadline, the CG-animated comedy will tell the story of “a pampered and selfish cat who takes for granted the lives he has been dealt. After carelessly losing his ninth life, he begs to be given a second chance, an opportunity to show he can learn from his mistakes. Eventually, his wish is granted but with hilarious stipulations.”

Zayn will actually voice not one, but two characters, as twins Kirk and Cameron — a pair of boys whose ultra-tough exteriors hide a deep desire to please their mom. The rest of the cast includes Mo Gilligan, Bridgerton breakout star Simone Ashley, Sophie Okonedo and Dylan Llewellyn of Derry Girls. GFM Animation is expected to present first-look footage of the film at the American Film Market.

This summer, the “Pillowtalk” singer shocked fans by revisiting his One Direction days with an unexpected solo rendition of the group’s Four-era single “Night Changes.” (The moment was actually the second time Zayn had posted a 1D song to Instagram in as many months, having also dusted off the high notes to “You & I” from 2013’s Midnight Memories in June.)

Zayn’s a capella number even prompted Louis Tomlinson to comment on their strained history in a recent interview, saying, “For me, in those videos, it showed he was reflecting. It showed that he was thinking about those times. Of course, at the same time showing off his incredible voice. But that’s why it made me feel good, ’cause it was like, ah, maybe you’re thinking about good times in the band.” However, Tomlinson kept it vague about whether he considered Zayn a friend, tossing the decision on his old bandmate.

Read more about Zayn’s casting in 10 Lives here.

28 Oct 2022

Charli XCX & Lorde Almost Dressed as Each Other for Halloween

Charli XCX took to Twitter on Friday (Oct. 28) to give fans some insight on what would have been an incredible Halloween costume this year.

“So, i thought about going as @lorde for halloween this year,” she tweeted, noting that she was also going to do a cover of the star’s breakthrough 2013 hit, “Royals.”

Even better, when Charli texted Lorde about her thoughts, the 25-year-old singer replied, “Ok, iconic. I’m going as charli xcx.” However, the plans ultimately fell through.

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“We both cackled and then we were like, ok cute yeah but actually cba maybe next year,” Charli wrote. “So just so you guys know THE THOUGHT was there and we KNOW it’s legendary butttt we’re just lazy lol.”

Last year, Charli XCX brought some serious Halloween vibes to the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, where performed “Good Ones,” the lead single from her fifth studio album, Crash, released in March of this year. For the performance, Charli XCX came out of her own tombstone, which was sat in a graveyard covered in mist.

Upon the album’s release, Crash hit No. 1 on Australia’s Albums Chart, and the British artist produced the same result impressive result on the Official U.K. Albums Chart.

28 Oct 2022

Machine Gun Kelly’s ‘Targaryen BDSM’ Look Prompted Quite an NSFW Response From Fiancee Megan Fox

Machine Gun Kelly tried out a new look for the Time100 Next Gala on Wednesday night and his post about it on social media drove fiancée Megan Fox to say something wild in the comments.

“I came for the Targaryen BDSM party,” the pop-punk rocker wrote on Instagram alongside a few snaps of his platinum top-knot, full-length black latex gloves, see-through corset and matching pants at the gala. And while plenty of friends and fans loved the House of the Dragon reference, his fianceé took it a step further than everyone else by commenting, “Never has anyone with better bone structure walked this earth…Exquisitely, devastatingly handsome. And 6 foot 5? Kill me or get me pregnant. Those are the only options.”

Fox, of course, happened to be Kelly’s date for the evening in a copper gown that can be seen in two of the photos he posted. Her extreme comment had racked up nearly 5,000 likes and hundreds of replies in the hours since it was posted.

Kelly’s BDSM-inspired look and Fox’s subsequently eyebrow-raising reaction both came just one day before the trailer dropped for the couple’s next movie, Taurus. In the meta music industry drama, the “Twin Flame” singer will play a self-destructive rocker named Cole, while Fox appears in the role of Mae and can be seen in the teaser flirting with Kelly’s character in the recording studio. The twosome previously starred together in 2021’s Midnight in the Switchgrass.

Check out Kelly’s latex ensemble from the Time100 Next Gala below.

28 Oct 2022

Ariana Grande & Liz Gillies Win Halloween By Recreating ‘Best in Show’ Scenes

Ariana Grande and Liz Gillies proved that they are still the ultimate dynamic duo when they took to Instagram on Friday (Oct. 28) to show off their Halloween costumes recreating some of the most iconic scenes from the 2000 mockumentary comedy film, Best in Show.

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“Happy Halloween. We did this in May,” the former Victorious castmates captioned a series of photos and videos of themselves, in which Gillies portrays Jane Lynch’s character Christy Cummings and Grande takes on Jennifer Coolidge’s Sherri Ann Cabot. Later on in the series, the “7 Rings” singer transforms into Eugene Levy’s Gerry Fleck — eyebrows and all — while Gillies plays Catherine O’Hara’s curly haired Cookie Fleck.

“can this get nominated,” Katy Perry captioned the hilarious post, pointing out the duo’s impressive acting skills while recreating scenes from the movie.

Grande is no stranger to going all out for Halloween. Most notably, in 2019, she transformed herself into a pig-faced version of herself inspired by an episode of The Twilight Zone titled “Eye of the Beholder.”  

She has also played dress-up for the spooky holiday with her ex-boyfriend, the late Mac Miller, a number of times. In 2016, they shared three Halloween looks, the first of which featured the couple dressed as Pokemon characters Pikachu (Miller) and Eevee (Grande). The former couple also dressed as the main characters from Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom, which they fully committed to by taking photos on rock formations while Miller sported a plastic rifle. And for their third look, they channeled The Matrix, posing in an empty venue.

28 Oct 2022

Rihanna Is Ethereal in Seaside ‘Lift Me Up’ Video

Rihanna made her long-awaited return to music with the heartfelt ballad, “Lift Me Up,” and on Friday (Oct. 28), she followed up the release with an equally beautiful music video.

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In the Autumn Durald Arkapaw-directed clip, RiRi is seen in an ivory-colored, satin maxi dress and a beige puffer jacket, with her natural curls blowing in the seaside breeze as she strolls along the beach at sunset. “Lift me up / Hold me down / Keep me close / Safe and sound,” she sings in the soothing chorus.

“Lift Me Up” is set to be featured on the soundtrack of the upcoming Marvel sequel Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and was written as a tribute to the late Panther star Chadwick Boseman, who died from colon cancer in 2020 at age 43. Tems, Oscar winner Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Black Panther director Ryan Coogler all have writing credits on the track.

While the “Love on the Brain” singer has yet to reveal any plans for a ninth studio album, Rihanna’s break from live shows is slated to end on Feb. 12, 2023, when she takes the stage to headline the 2023 Super Bowl Halftime Show. The star will also be unveiling her Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 collection via a star-studded Prime Video fashion show with performances by Anitta, Burna Boy, Don Toliver and Maxwell. 

The Wakanda Forever soundtrack — produced by Coogler, Göransson, Archie Davis and Dave Jordan — will be out next Friday (Nov. 4). Watch the “Lift Me Up” music video below.