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If you’re already missing new episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race on your TV screen, don’t fret. The long-awaited 10th season of the franchise’s All Stars format is coming even sooner than you might think.
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On Wednesday (April 23), Paramount+ announced that RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season 10 is set to debut on Friday, May 6, on the streaming service. To celebrate the show’s expansive history, the newest season of All Stars will feature a whopping 18 contestants from past seasons of the show, each vying for their spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame.
The queens joining the new season of the franchise are Acid Betty (season eight), Aja (season nine & All Stars 3), Alyssa Hunter (season 14), Bosco (season 14), Cynthia Lee Fontaine (seasons eight and nine), Daya Betty (season 14), Deja Skye (season 14), Denali (season 13), Ginger Minj (season seven, All Stars 2 and All Stars 6), Irene the Alien (season 15), Jorgeous (season 14 and All Stars 9), Kerri Colby (season 14), Lydia B Kollins (season 17), Mistress Isabelle Brooks (season 15), Nicole Paige Brooks (season two), Olivia Lux (season 13), Phoenix (season three) and Tina Burner (season 13).
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With a massive cast of queens for All Stars 10, the show is also switching up its format for the season. Dubbed the “Tournament of All Stars,” the first three episodes of season 10 will see each of the 18 queens split up into three groups of six contestants. Performing in brackets amongst their groups for three episodes, the top three queens from each group will advance to the semifinals, where they will subsequently compete in another bracket for two episodes. The finalists from the semifinal bracket will make their way to the finale — a Lip Sync Smackdown for the Crown — where they’ll duke it out for the grand prize of $200,000.
The announcement comes on the heels of the finale for RuPaul’s Drag Race season 17 on April 19, where — spoiler alert — frontrunner Onya Nurve was crowned America’s Next Drag Superstar after a hotly contested lip sync to Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra” against fellow finalist Jewels Sparkles.
Check out the official Meet the Queens livestream for All Stars 10 below:
UPDATE (April 23): Emmy Award-winning producers Jesse Collins and Dionne Harmon, and Emmy-nominated Jeannae Rouzan-Clay of Jesse Collins Entertainment are set to return as executive producers of the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, broadcasting live coast-to-coast from the Peacock Theater in L.A., Sunday, Sept. 14. This marks their third consecutive year as the show’s executive producers.
Collins has also served as an executive producer of the Grammy Awards for each of the last four years, working alongside Ben Winston and Raj Kapoor. He won his Primetime Emmy as an executive producer of The Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Starring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, 50 Cent, which won outstanding variety special (live) three years ago. His fellow executive producers on that show were Jay-Z and Desiree Perez.
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“We’re thrilled to be partnering again with the talented team at Jesse Collins Entertainment,” Television Academy chair Cris Abrego said in a statement. “Jesse, Dionne and Jeannae are terrific collaborators who have now produced two exceptionally creative, innovative and entertaining Emmy broadcasts, and we’re excited about their approach to this year’s celebration of television.
PREVIOUSLY (April 16): Comedian Nate Bargatze is set to host the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, broadcasting live coast-to-coast from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 14 (8-11 p.m. ET/5-8 p.m. PT) on CBS, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
With this announcement, three of the four EGOT-level awards shows will have had first-time hosts this year. Conan O’Brien hosted the Oscars for the first time on March 2. Cynthia Erivo will host the Tony Awards for the first time on June 8. The only EGOT-level show to stay with a tried-and-true host was the Grammys, which was hosted by Trevor Noah for the fifth time on Feb. 2.
“It’s a huge honor to be asked to host such an iconic awards show and I’m beyond excited to work with CBS to create a night that can be enjoyed by families around the world,” Bargatze said in a statement.
“Nate is one of the hottest comics in the business with a remarkable and hilarious brand of comedy that deeply resonates with multi-generational audiences around the globe,” said Television Academy chair Cris Abrego.
Bargatze, 46, received a Grammy nomination three years ago for best comedy album for The Greatest Average American. The comedian, author, podcaster, actor, director and producer is a Nashville native. He grossed $82.2 million and sold 1.1 million tickets in 2024, according to numbers reported to Billboard Boxscore, which put his tour at No. 1 for the year’s highest grossing comedy tours.
Cedric the Entertainer, star of CBS’ The Neighborhood, hosted the Primetime Emmys in 2021, the last time CBS aired the show. (The Primetime Emmys rotate among the three legacy networks and Fox.) Last year’s show, on ABC, was co-hosted by the father-and-son team of Eugene Levy and Dan Levy.
The producer of this year’s show has not yet been named. Jesse Collins Entertainment produced the last two Primetime Emmy Awards telecasts, with Alex Rudzinski on board as director for both shows.
Nominations for the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards will be announced by the Television Academy on Tuesday, July 15, streaming live at 8:30 a.m. PT on the academy’s website.
This year’s Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6, and Sunday, Sept. 7. Those ceremonies will be produced by the Television Academy.
Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers will have access to stream live via the live feed of their local CBS affiliate on the service, as well as on demand. Paramount+ Essential subscribers will not have the option to stream live, but will have access to on-demand the day after the special airs.
Twenty-five years after Eminem released his hit “Stan,” the Shady Films-produced STANS documentary is set to premiere on the opening night of the SXSW London Screen Festival on June 2.
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The first wave of programming was announced on Tuesday (April 22) ahead of SXSW London, which is slated for June 2 through June 7 in Shoreditch. Full screen passes are currently up for sale on the festival’s website.
Directed by Steven Leckart, STANS explores the psychology behind the multilayered relationship between an artist and the fans. Em’s collaborators, along with some of his most devoted followers, are featured prominently in the documentary.
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Distributed by MTV Entertainment Studios, STANS will premiere on Paramount+ in the United States later in 2025.
“Stan” — which samples Dido’s “Thank You” — was the third single from The Marshall Mathers LP, which arrived in May 2000. The 45 King-produced track peaked at No. 51 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has nearly 1.3 billion streams on Spotify.
“Stan” has become common vernacular in the music world to describe delusional and obsessed fans and their relationship with an artist, which has only been amplified with social media’s impact. The word was even been added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary in the years since.
Eminem made his involvement with the film official when he publicly called on his diehard fans to come out and participate in the documentary last year.
“Putting together the first-ever programme of the SXSW London Screen Festival has been a dream. We are excited to present bold new work from across the world, celebrating boundary-pushing films across documentary, animation and narrative filmmaking,” SXSW London’s head of screen, Anna Bogutskaya, said in a statement. “Our program is designed to ignite conversations, inspire new connections and showcase and celebrate screen storytelling across film, TV and immersive.”
The Life of Chuck will serve as the inaugural festival’s closing night feature on June 7, which is based on Stephen King’s 2020 novella. Another King adaptation, The Institute, is also slated to join the festival’s programming. Other film premieres on the bill include Tom Kingsley’s action-comedy Deep Cover, Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf and more.
Tayme Thapthimthong and LISA are close both on and offscreen — but before the pair met for the first time to shoot White Lotus, the actor says he was “so nervous” to meet the BLACKPINK star.
While guesting on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Tuesday (April 22), Thapthimthong opened up about the first time he interacted with LISA, who played his love interest on season 3 of Mike White’s hit HBO/Max series. “It was amazing,” he began. “She was so nice, friendly, kind.”
“The first time I met her, I was so nervous,” Thapthimthong continued. “Before actually getting to know her, I knew her from my daughter. She was 4 at the time, I went to see her at her mom’s house, and she had BLACKPINK on YouTube … I really enjoyed it. I was like, ‘Oh damn, this is good. LISA, her rap — it was like, good flow.’”
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The Skin Trade star went on to say how the Thai rapper’s casting as Mook was one of the last to be revealed to the rest of the season’s actors, noting he only learned who would be playing his primary scene partner with just a month left to go before filming started — and only after he signed NDAs. After getting to know LISA, he says the “Rockstar” artist invited him and his daughter out to lunch.
“She’s got so much going on at the same time,” Thapthimthong told Hudson. “I never wanted to impose, but she was so kind. She even bought [my daughter] a little Labubu doll for her birthday. She still talks about it — but now she calls me Gaitok all the time. She doesn’t call me dad anymore.”
As for whether or not he would ever get in the studio with LISA, Thapthimthong — who also sings and showed off his chops for Hudson on the talk show — said he would “absolutely love” to work with the K-pop idol. “That would be really cool to do,” he added, doubling down on what he previously said about teaming up with his costar on music. (For a taste of what their potential future collab might sound like, check out the pair’s impromptu “No Diggity” duet.)
Watch Thamthimthong gush about LISA on The Jennifer Hudson Show above.
When you gotta go, you gotta go. Shaquille O’Neal couldn’t wait until the next commercial break while filming Inside the NBA live, so he got up and headed to the bathroom mid-show on Monday night (April 21).
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While co-hosts Charles Barkley and Kenny “The Jet” Smith were recapping the thrilling game two finish between the Los Angeles Clippers and Denver Nuggets, Shaq — aka DJ Diesel — made a mad dash for the Studio J exit, which took everyone by surprise.
“You all right, big fella?” Smith asked. “You catching a cramp? It’s that olive oil you been drinking. Hey, listen, he couldn’t hold it. Can’t hold it no more after 40.”
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DJ Diesel implored them to continue the show, while anchor Ernie Johnson wondered if this was some planned skit. “I didn’t like his gait as he left, that was not a typical walk right there,” Johnson said.
Smith took a jab at Shaq as he quipped: “He’s been drinking olive oil to clean his gut, he’s cleaning his gut all right.”
A few minutes later, O’Neal returned to the set and blamed drinking too much water along with Barkley’s loud mouth. “I’m sitting here like shut the hell up and hurry up,” he said to Barkley.
Add this to the many memorable moments of Inside the NBA as the TNT show will be exiting Turner Sports at the end of the NBA’s 2025 Conference Finals.
However, it’s not the end for Shaq, Chuck, Ernie and Kenny. The crew will be heading to the ABC/ESPN family starting next season.
On the music side, let’s hope DJ Diesel uses the restroom before his gig on Friday night (April 25) when he takes over the Silo for a set in Dallas.
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On Tuesday (April 21), Disney unveiled the first teaser for ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires, the latest installment of the popular musical movie series.
In the new movie — premiering July 10 on Disney Channel and streaming July 11 on Disney+ — Meg Donnelly and Milo Manheim return as Addison and Zed, the “zombie-cheerleader power couple” at the heart of the franchise. The actors are also credited as executive producers of the Disney Channel Original Movie, in which they star alongside new castmates Freya Skye as Nova, a “fierce Daywalker,” and Malachi Barton as Victor, a “proud vampire.”
According to a release announcing the film, Addison and Zed’s summer road trip “takes an unexpected detour, landing them in the middle of yet another monster rivalry: Daywalkers vs. Vampires.” As we see in the teaser, Donnelly and Manheim become de facto camp counselors at “the most dangerous summer camp on Earth,” according to Kylee Russell’s Eliza, part of the ensemble that also includes Chandler Kinney as Willa, Julian Lerner as Ray, Swayam Bhatia as Vera, Mekonnen Knife as Vargas, Lisa Chappell as Vampire Eldress and Jonno Roberts as Commander Bright.
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ZOMBIES 3 will feature nine new original songs and reprises of two previous hits: “Someday” and “Ain’t No Doubt About It.” The film has an original score composed by Tom Howe and dance sequences choreographed by choreographed by Dondraico Johnson.
The soundtracks for the first three ZOMBIES movies all hit the top five on both Billboard‘s Kid Albums and Soundtracks charts, with the original film’s album spending 10 weeks at No. 1 on Kid Albums and the most recent soundtrack spending two weeks atop the chart.
After helming the first three installments, director Paul Hoen is back for ZOMBIES 3, which has a screenplay by David Light, Joseph Raso and Josh Cagan and is executive produced by Hoen, Manheim, Donnelly, Light, Raso, Jane Fleming and Mark Ordesky. Mahita P. Simpson serves as co-executive producer alongside co-producer Josh Cagan and producer Skot Bright. ZOMBIES 4: Dawn of the Vampires is a production from Night Zone Productions Limited.
Watch the brand-new teaser below, and catch the premiere of ZOMBIES 3 coming to Disney Channel on July 10.
Just hours after the Motion Picture Academy announced its key dates for the 2026 Oscars, the Producers Guild of America announced its key dates for the 2026 PGA Awards, which will take place on Feb. 28, 2026.
The eligibility period for most categories is Jan. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025. The eligibility period for the Innovation Award is Oct. 2, 2024 through Oct. 1, 2025.
The Producers Guild Awards recognizes outstanding achievements in producing across various categories, including theatrical motion pictures, television, documentaries, animation, and emerging media. The Guild represents more than 8,400 producers.
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Films that win at the PGA Awards often, but not always, go on to Oscar glory. Anora won the top award at the PGA Awards on Feb. 8, and went on to win the Oscar for best picture on March 2. But The Wild Robot, the PGA winner in the animated film category, lost to the Oscar for best animated feature film to Flow. And Super Man/The Christopher Reeve Story, about the late Superman star Christopher Reeve, the PGA winner in the documentary category, wasn’t even shortlisted (much less nominated) for the Oscar for best documentary feature film (which went to No Other Land).
The most recent PGA ceremony also recognized influential producers with special honors, including Chris Meledandri, who received the David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures; Taika Waititi, who received the Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television; and Dana Walden, who received the Milestone Award.
Top honors on the TV side went to Shōgun and Hacks.
Here are the key dates for the 37th annual Producers Guild Awards season:
Notice of Producing Credits Deadline
Documentary Motion Pictures: Friday, Aug. 29
Television Programs (Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures; Sports, Children’s, and Short Form): Friday, Sept. 26
Innovation Award: Wednesday, Oct. 1
Theatrical Motion Pictures and Animated Motion Pictures: Friday, Oct. 10
Screener Submission Deadline
Documentary Motion Pictures: Friday, Aug. 29
Nomination Polls Open
Sports, Children’s, and Short Form: Tuesday, Nov. 25
Television Series/Specials and Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures: Thursday, Dec. 11
Theatrical Motion Pictures and Animated Motion Pictures: Thursday, Dec. 18
Nomination Polls Close
Sports, Children’s, and Short Form: Wednesday, Dec. 10 (2:00 pm PST)
Theatrical Motion Pictures; Animated Motion Pictures; Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026 (2:00 pm PST)
Nominees Announced
Innovation Award: Friday, Nov. 14
Documentary Motion Pictures: Tuesday, Dec. 9
Sports, Children’s, and Short Form: Friday, Dec. 12
Theatrical Motion Pictures; Animated Motion Pictures; Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures: Friday, Jan. 9, 2026
Final Polls Open
Sports, Children’s, and Short Form: Monday, Jan. 5, 2026
Theatrical Motion Pictures; Animated Motion Pictures; Documentary Motion Pictures; Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures: Thursday, Jan. 16, 2026
Final Polls Close
Sports, Children’s, and Short Form: Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 (2:00 pm PT)
Theatrical Motion Pictures; Animated Motion Pictures; Television Series/Specials; Streamed or Televised Motion Pictures: Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026 (2:00 pm PT)
Awards Show: Feb. 28, 2026
Hoping to be nominated for an Oscar in one of the music categories next year? Listen up. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences on Monday (April 21) announced key dates and various procedural changes for the 2026 Oscars, which included separate, significantly earlier submission deadlines in the two music categories.
Submissions for best original song must be made by Wednesday, Oct. 15, at 5 p.m. PT. Submissions for best original score are due no later than Monday, Nov. 3, at 5 p.m. PT. Last year, the submission deadline in both categories was the same as for general entry categories — Nov. 14, 2024.
This was one of many changes approved by the academy’s board of governors and announced on Monday.
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In the rules for film eligibility, the following language regarding generative artificial intelligence has been introduced, as recommended by the Academy’s Science and Technology Council: “With regard to generative artificial intelligence and other digital tools used in the making of the film, the tools neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination. The academy and each branch will judge the achievement, taking into account the degree to which a human was at the heart of the creative authorship when choosing which movie to award.”
In a procedural change, academy members must now watch all nominated films in each category to be eligible to vote in the final round for the Oscars. All designated nominees will also be included on the final ballot.
Other substantive awards rules changes include:
For consideration in the best picture category, films released from Jan. 1 through June 30 must have shown proof of submission for Producers Guild of America mark certification or awards-only determination no later than Sept. 10. Films released from July 1 through Dec. 31 must have shown proof of submission to the PGA no later than Nov. 13.
In the international feature film category, the eligibility requirement regarding creative control has been updated to be inclusive of filmmakers with refugee or asylum status. The submitting country must confirm that creative control of the film was largely in the hands of citizens, residents or individuals with refugee or asylum status in the submitting country.
Category rules for eligibility and voting for the inaugural Academy Award for achievement in casting have been codified. There will be a preliminary round of voting to determine a shortlist of 10 films, and prior to nominations voting, casting directors branch members will be invited to view a “bake-off” presentation of the shortlisted achievements, including a Q&A with the designated nominees.
In the animated short film category, voting privileges in the nominations round will be extended to all academy members who opt in to participate. Members must view all 15 shortlisted films to be eligible to vote in the category.
In the cinematography category, there will now be a preliminary round of voting for the cinematography award to determine a shortlist of between 10 and 20 films.
The academy also updated and clarified formatting and language in the campaign promotional regulations for the 98th Oscars. The campaign promotional regulations specify how motion picture companies and individuals directly associated with Oscars-eligible motion pictures may promote such motion pictures, achievements and performances to academy members and how academy members may promote Oscars-eligible motion pictures, achievements and performances.
Substantive changes to the campaign promotional regulations include:
Public communications (including any social media posts, reposts, shares and comments) may not disparage the techniques used in or subject matter of any motion picture. Any academy member, motion picture company or individual directly associated with an eligible motion picture found to be in violation will be subject to penalization.
As previously announced, the 98th Oscars will air live on ABC on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. Conan O’Brien will host for the second year in a row. Raj Kapoor and Katy Mullan will return as the show’s executive producers for the third consecutive year. Jeff Ross and Mike Sweeney will return as producers for a second time. Sweeney will also serve as a writer.
It will also be the third year in a row that the telecast will start at 4 p.m. on the West Coast, in an effort to make it so that East Coast viewers can find out who wins the biggest awards before they go to bed. (This year’s show ended at 10:50 p.m. ET, making that goal a reality for all but the earliest risers.)
The academy stresses that all rules and dates for the 98th Academy Awards are subject to change. For the complete 98th Academy Awards rules and campaign promotional regulations, visit the academy’s website.
Key dates for the 2025 Oscars season are as follows:
First submission deadline for animated short film, documentary feature film, documentary short film and live action short film categories: Thursday, Aug. 14
First submission deadline for general entry categories, animated feature film, best picture and RAISE form: Wednesday, Sept. 10
Submission deadline for international feature film: Wednesday, Oct. 1
Student Academy Awards: Monday, Oct. 6
Final submission deadline for animated short film, documentary short film and live action short film categories: Thursday, Oct. 9
Submission deadline for music (original song): Wednesday, Oct. 15
Final submission deadline for documentary feature film: Thursday, Oct. 16
Submission deadline for music (original score): Monday, Nov. 3
Final submission deadline for general entry categories, animated feature film, best picture and RAISE form: Thursday, Nov. 13
Governors Awards: Sunday, Nov. 16
Preliminary voting begins 9 a.m. PT: Monday, Dec. 8
Preliminary voting ends 5 p.m. PT: Friday, Dec. 12
Oscars shortlists announcement: Tuesday, Dec. 16
Casting, makeup and hairstyling, sound and visual effects nominating screenings (bake-offs): Sat. Jan. 10/Sun. Jan. 11, 2026
Nominations voting begins: Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, at 9 a.m. PT
Nominations voting ends: Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, at 5 p.m. PT
Oscars nominations announcement: Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026
Oscars nominees event: Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026
Finals voting begins: Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at 9 a.m. PT
Finals voting ends: Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 5 p.m. PT
98th Oscars: Sunday,March 15, 2026
Scientific and technical awards: Tuesday, April 28, 2026
American Idol contestant Doug Kiker died of an accidental overdose, the Denver Medical Examiner confimed Thursday (April 17). The official cause of death was the combined toxic effects of fentanyl, methadone and amphetamines, along with recent cocaine use, People reports. (TMZ broke the news.) Kiker died last month at age 32. The singer’s sister, Angela […]
Spike Lee gave fans some new details about his upcoming movie Highest 2 Lowest starring Denzel Washington and A$AP Rocky. During a recent conversation on Carmelo Anthony’s podcast 7PM in Brooklyn, Lee praised the Harlem rapper’s acting skills and said he’ll be playing Denzel’s son in his “reinterpretation” of Japanese director Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 classic […]