2022 NAACP Image Awards Nominations: The Full List

Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has taken the blame for the sudden changes to the band’s line-up, which saw the firing and re-hiring of their touring guitarist within a week.Back in January, Andy Sneap – who has toured with the band since 2018, subbing in for Glenn Tipton – was removed from the band ahead of their forthcoming North American tour. Five days later, however, the band announced that their touring line-up would remain “unchanged” and that Sneap would stay on.Now, in a new interview with Billboard, Halford has spoken about the confusing saga – ultimately attributing it to “a crazy idea” of reverting to a four-piece to reflect the band’s origins as a quartet.“That all came from me, it didn’t come from the band,” he said.

SOPHIE last year.Last year, shortly after the musician’s death, a petition addressed to NASA was launched by fan Christian Arroyo to name the planet TOI 1338 b after SOPHIE, receiving over 95,000 signatures and support from SOPHIE collaborator Charli XCX.Arroyo shared an update earlier this week revealing that while it may not have been successful, another galactic entity has been renamed to honour the pioneering producer. RE1, an asteroid discovered by Antonín Mrkos at the Kleť Observatory in the Czech Republic, is now officially known as Sophiexeon.The change was announced by the International Astronomical Union in June of last year.

Zack O’Malley Greenburg Alice in Chains members Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez and William DuVall have sold their catalogs with the band to Round Hill Music, a rep for the company has confirmed. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but sources tell Variety the deal was for $50 million.The Round Hill deal does not encompass copyrights belonging to the estates of original singer Layne Staley or original bassist Mike Starr, who passed away in 2002 and 2011, respectively; on Monday their respective estates announced they had sold their music rights to Primary Wave.Round Hill will receive a 100% interest in the four current members’ copyrights to Alice In Chains’ masters and publishing — 94 compositions and 159 recordings — along with neighboring rights.

A Place in the Sun star Laura Hamilton recently told HELLO! that "there have been times I have been so overwhelmed with sadness" following her split from husband, Alex Goward.MORE: A Place in the Sun presenters' children: Laura Hamilton, Jasmine Harman, Jonnie Irwin and moreBut the mum-of-two is determined to move forward with a positive outlook.WATCH: A Place in the Sun's Laura Hamilton stuns fans with swimwear videoTaking to Instagram on Monday, Laura shared a Story with her followers which saw her stood on a balcony overlooking a sea view in Malaga, smiling for the camera and wearing reflective sunglasses.READ: A Place in the Sun's Laura Hamilton breaks silence following shock marriage splitMORE: Laura Hamilton says goodbye to her stunning home – see before-and-after"What a difference a few weeks make…" she wrote over the snapshot. "Summer is coming." Laura looks happy and relaxed in her new Instagram postLaura announced her the end of her 13 year marriage just last month.

David Foster opened up about his marriage to Katharine McPhee and their 35-year age gap in a chat with People Monday.The famed music producer, 72, who tied the knot with McPhee, 37, in 2019, said that he believes age is not the most important factor in a relationship.'People always make the reference with Kat and I with the age difference, but I've always said there's so many things that can bring a marriage down, and age difference is just one of them,' the Grammy-winner said. 'There's so many things that can go wrong.

Nearly four months after the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the indie Western film Rust, a new lawsuit has been filed.Key medic Cherlyn Schaeffer filed a lawsuit against Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director Dave Halls, according to a new report from TMZ.Schaeffer claims it was Gutierrez-Reed and Halls' negligence that lead to actor Alec Baldwin being handed a gun with a live round that killed Hutchins and injured director Joel Souza. Death:Nearly four months after the tragic death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the indie Western film Rust, a new lawsuit has been filed Medic:Key medic Cherlyn Schaeffer filed a lawsuit against Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed and assistant director Dave Halls, according to a new report from TMZ Armorer:Schaeffer claims it was Gutierrez-Reed and Halls' negligence that lead to actor Alec Baldwin being handed a gun with a live round that killed Hutchins and injured director Joel SouzaThe lawsuit also included the movie's production company and others like prop master Sarah Zachry.Schaeffer alleges the incident caused her so much emotional distress that she cannot work, claiming she's, 'medically prevented from returning to the profession or any other job.' She also claimed to be the first person to offer medical assistance to Hutchins and it was her who first called 911.

Just over a month after their movie West Side Story hit theaters, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno are speaking about the sexual assault allegations against their co-star Ansel Elgort.A woman named Gabby accused Elgort, 27, of sexually assaulting her when she was just 17 in 2014, from a social media account that has since been deleted.Elgort admitted that he did have a 'brief, legal and entirely consensual relationship' with the woman, but denied any assault or wrongdoing, with his co-stars speaking about the allegations for the first time in a lengthy profile for The Hollywood Reporter. Speaking:Just over a month after their movie West Side Story hit theaters, Rachel Zegler, Ariana DeBose and Rita Moreno are speaking about the sexual assault allegations against their co-star Ansel Elgort Accused: A woman named Gabby accused Elgort, 27, of sexually assaulting her when she was just 17 in 2014, from a social media account that has since been deleted Their side:Elgort admitted that he did have a 'brief, legal and entirely consensual relationship' with the woman, but denied any assault or wrongdoing, with his co-stars speaking about the allegations for the first time in a lengthy profile for The Hollywood ReporterZegler, 20, made her feature film debut in West Side Story, beating out over 30K other actresses to play Maria, the young woman that Elgort's character Tony falls for.The actress has been asked several times to weigh in on the controversy, which she finally does in this wide-ranging THR cover story.

Oscars, Golden Globes, GRAMMYs, BAFTA Awards and more. Sunday, Jan. 9  The Beverly Hilton Hotel Check out the complete list.After a year of controversy over the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's membership and nominations process, the Golden Globes looked a bit different this year. The HFPA announced just days ahead of the scheduled ceremony that the Globes — traditionally, the kickoff moment of awards season — will be held with no audience and no red carpet.

Maane Khatchatourian News Editor, Variety.com“Actors on Actors” is back with another star-studded season.Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper, Andrew Garfield, Kristen Stewart, Jamie Dornan and Ariana DeBose are among the awards-season heavyweights featured on the 15th season of “Actors on Actors,” premiering Feb. 18 on PBS SoCal.Gaga will be paired with a mystery actor, who will be revealed when Variety‘s “Actors on Actors” issue hits newsstands on Wednesday, for the three-time Emmy-winning series.

movies that captured and defined Black culture in the early aughts are turning 20 this year, reaching true classic film status. From “hood classics” starring your favorite rappers to love stories that shaped how our young minds viewed relationships, these films stayed in heavy rotation in our DVD players (and often on our cable television providers) for years after their initial release…and may even remain there to this day.

EXCLUSIVE: The Santa Barbara Film Festival will be getting a touch of Lucy and Desi by way of honoring another pair of major stars.

GLAAD announced its nominees for their 33rd Annual Media Awards. The organization nominated a variety of movies, TV shows, musicians, and programs, recognizing a wide variety of Latinos and Spanish-speaking projects and artists.The 2022 Grammys have a new date and location!West Side Story’s Rachel Zegler, Javier Bardem, Ben Affleck, Lady Gaga, more score Golden Globe nominationsA post shared by GLAAD (@glaad)Highlights of the nominees include “West Side Story,” starring Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose for Outstanding Film - Wide Release, and “Parallel Mothers,” starring Penélope Cruz, for Outstanding Film - Limited Release.

Even in the context of a zoom interview, it’s hard to fathom why there are so few television and film credits on Kathryn Hunter’s resume. A staple of the British theater world, she won an Olivier Award three decades ago, has has a transfixing presence that is almost impossible to ignore.

This Is Us,Superman & Lois,black-ish,Ghosts,The Neighborhood,Hacks,Cobra Kai,Riverdale,Better Call Saul,A Salute to the NCIS Universe celebrating NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, and NCIS:Hawai'i, and Emily in Paris.Both and  are celebrating their final seasons this year. Their panels will feature special preview screenings of upcoming episodes followed by a conversation and Q&A with the casts.

The nominees for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards were announced on Tuesday.Netflix leads nominations across motion picture and television + streaming categories.Insecure received the most nominations in the television + streaming categories.H.E.R. received the most nominations in the music recording categories.RCA Records received the most nominations across record labels.

The nominees for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards have been officially released.

Angelique Jackson “The Harder They Fall,” “Insecure” and H.E.R. lead the pack of film, TV and music nominees for the 53rd NAACP Image Awards, while Jennifer Hudson, Lil Nas X, Megan Thee Stallion, Regina King and Tiffany Haddish will face off for the 2022 Entertainer of the Year prize.Nominees for the annual award show were announced during a special virtual event hosted by actor and musician Kyla Pratt, “Black-ish” actor Marcus Scribner and singer-songwriter Tinashe on the NAACP’s Instagram account.“We are thrilled to recognize this year’s nominees, who have all brought dynamic, entertaining, and thought provoking content to our attention through their incredible work in film, television, music and more,” said Karen Boykin-Towns, Image Awards Committee chairman. Winners will be revealed during the annual ceremony, hosted by seven-time Image Award winner Anthony Anderson, on Feb.

This Is Us,Superman & Lois,black-ish,Ghosts,The Neighborhood,Hacks,Cobra Kai,Riverdale,Better Call Saul,A Salute to the NCIS Universe celebrating NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, and NCIS:Hawai'i, and Emily in Paris.Both and  are celebrating their final seasons this year. Their panels will feature special preview screenings of upcoming episodes followed by a conversation and Q&A with the casts.

Not only does “The Tragedy of Macbeth” feature two of the biggest actors on the planet, Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand, but the film is directed by Joel Coen, one of the best filmmakers working today. But as seen in the new Making-Of featurette, “The Tragedy of Macbeth” isn’t relying solely on the two actors and the director to make the film memorable.

New year, new host, and new hair for Bowen Yang were on the table in the promo for Saturday Night Live’s first show of 2022.

A pained observation: The only intriguing stories on Hollywood this week consisted of obits – all kinds of obits. There were obits reminding us of the remarkable lives of Sidney Poitier, Peter Bogdanovich and Betty White. Also speculative obits about the Golden Globes, sentimental obits about the extinct 20th Century Fox and even speculative obits about MGM and ICM.