Dave Frishberg Dies: Jazz Musician, Writer Of ‘Schoolhouse Rock’ Tune ‘I’m Just A Bill’ Was 88

Are we even surprised nowadays when a trailer for a new Stephen King adaptation arrives? Since the massive success of the two “It” films, studios have been snatching up the rights to various King novels over the past several years. But what makes this new one a little more intriguing is that the new “Firestarter,” produced by the horror studio, Blumhouse, is the second try at a beloved King classic.

Katy Perry is revealing the reason for her long engagement. While on Australia's radio show, the 37-year-old singer shared why she and Orlando Bloom have yet to tie the knot, nearly three years after getting engaged.«It's a destination location.

Total War: Rise Of Mordor has been removed from Mod DB following a DMCA takedown claim filed by Warner Bros..According to the developers, “Rise Of Mordor is a non-commercial, fan-made mod for Total War: Attila. Mod visuals are based on WETA designs for Lord Of The Rings and The Hobbit films.

BRIT Awards 2022 attracted its lowest audience ever in overnight figures when it was broadcast on Tuesday (February 8).According to figures published by Broadcast, ITV pulled in 2.7 million viewers during the show, which spanned two-and-a-half-hours from 8pm.While this is the lowest in the show’s history, a drop from 2.9 million viewers for 2021’s event, this figure doesn’t count viewers around the world who streamed it digitally on YouTube or catch-up service ITV Hub.The show also went up against BBC drama This Is Going To Hurt starring Ben Whishaw,  which attracted a bigger audience of 3.2 million viewers in overnight ratings.This year’s BRIT Awards featured performances from Adele, Ed Sheeran, Little Simz, Dave, Liam Gallagher and Sam Fender – along with a surprise appearance from Bring Me The Horizon.Adele was the big winner on the night, taking three awards including the coveted Album Of The Year for her fourth LP ‘30’.

Sam Fender has said he intends to turn his recently-received BRIT Award into a beer pump at his local pub.The singer-songwriter won Best Alternative/Rock Act at the ceremony yesterday (Tuesday 8), which he has now said he will donate it to the Low Lights Tavern in North Shields, where he worked and was discovered.It will join his BRITs critics’ choice rising star trophy, which he won in 2019, which is also now serving as a pump. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live after this year’s awards, Fender said: “I came here for the meat raffle, to be honest, and then I came away with a BRIT.

BRIT Awards, Måneskin gave us the lowdown on competing against ABBA, collaborating with Iggy Pop, partying with Ed Sheeran and what to expect from their next record. Watch our full video interview with the band above.The Italian Eurovision winners were in town for the London ceremony were they were nominated for Best International Group and International Song Of The Year.“It’s very exciting to be nominated,” frontman Damiano David told NME. “We didn’t expect it actually.

Dying Light 2: Stay Human features a weapon that seems to be a reference to Cyberpunk 2077.A weapon found in Dying Light 2 called the Cyberhands 2177, a pair of special knuckle dusters, seems to be an easter egg that references a weapon in Cyberpunk 2077 called the Mantis Blades. The Mantis Blades were a body mod players could install in Cyberpunk that allowed V to slice at enemies with melee attacks.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorNBC plans to inject some Hollywood tinsel and technicolor into its Super Bowl broadcast.Taking a cue from the Big Game’s location, SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, NBC plans to kick off Super Bowl LVI at 6 p.m. with an opening vignette featuring Halle Berry and a bevy of stars and athletes.

“We’re still trying to work out destination [and] location,” Katy Perry said about her long-delayed wedding to Orlando Bloom. Katy, 37, dished about her plans while on Wednesday’s The Kyle and Jackie O Show, and as expected, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench in the works when it comes to saying “I do” to Orlando, 45. “We’re still trying for it to work out. But every couple of months, it’s like, new variant! New variant! New variant!”

Wilson Chapman editorThe National Association of Television Program Executives has announced its slate of events for 2022. The global industry association will host six major events this year, both in-person and virtual, with the first two scheduled events being virtual and the remaining ones slated to be held in-person. The programming will be hosted in multiple cities, including Los Angeles, New York and Budapest.

Sometimes co-parenting is difficult, but Kim Kardashian revealed that she has been supportive of her ex-husband Kanye West to their four kids. The 41-year-old SKIMs founder admitted that she’s been super complimentary to Kanye, 44, even as  they’ve hit a rough patch in their co-parenting drama during her cover story interview with Vogue, published on Wednesday February 9.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticNo matter what it turned out to actually be, “Bel-Air” was always going to raise some eyebrows by its premise alone. As every network and streaming service scrambles to make the best (or at least most) use of their in-house IP, a grim reboot of “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” for Peacock sounds like something ripped straight from a “30 Rock” joke about NBC trying to make it 1990 again through science or magic.

STACEY Solomon has revealed her gleaming living room after getting her sofas blasted clean. The mum-of-four shared the transformation of the cream seats with her five million followers.

Sky have this week released a host of new discounts on their TV packages.

The joy of August 31 when Cristiano Ronaldo made his long-awaited return to Manchester United feels far away now.

The UK’s national terror threat level has been reduced, the Home Secretary has announced.

The Last Kingdom is returning for its fifth and final season on Netflix next month.

Tyson Fury's eagerly-awaited return to the boxing scene in the UK is right around the corner, with Dillian Whyte lying in wait.

KERRY Katona has admitted she’s not surprised she hasn’t been invited back to the Brits after she famously announced she had farted on stage. The 41-year-old was asked to present an award at the ceremony shortly after winning I'm A Celebrity in 2004  - and ended up going down in the show’s history thanks to her crude comment.

LOVE Island's Jack Fowler appears to have finally found his match after splitting from entrepreneur Joanne Bahan Morales.  The singer, who appeared on the ITV2 dating show in 2018, cosied up to a mystery woman at a Brit Awards after party in Park Row in London’s Soho. Jack, 26, was sitting at a table with fellow reality star turned musician Wes Nelson and boxer Chris Eubank Junior when he made his move at The BACARDÍ Rum x Manny Norté Move Good after party hosted by iAME.

Schoolhouse Rock! songwriter and musician Dave Frishberg, who wrote the iconic song I'm Just a Bill, died at 88 Wednesday in Portland, Oregon.The jazz musician's wife April Magnusson confirmed Frishberg's passing to The New York Times on Thursday.Frishberg had his first song published in 1962, titled Peel Me a Grape, and worked with Gene Kelly on The Funny Side, a variety show on NBC, in 1971 after he had relocated to Los Angeles. The latest: Schoolhouse Rock! songwriter and musician Dave Frishberg, who wrote the iconic song I'm Just a Bill, died at 88 Wednesday in Portland, Oregon.