Hold The Girl, shares new song “This Hell”

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic“King James,” a new dramedy at the Mark Taper Forum, is a two-hander about a love triangle of sorts. The unseen third point in this romance, per the title: basketball legend LeBron James, whose on-again, off-again status as a hometown hero with the Cleveland Cavaliers over a period of 12 years is the catalyst and constant trigger for a friendship between a couple of true believers in Northeast Ohio.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterJurors in the civil trial of Bill Cosby asked a series of questions on Thursday afternoon, but had yet to reach a verdict by the end of the day, and will return on Friday morning.Cosby is facing a lawsuit from Judy Huth, a 64-year-old woman who alleges that he molested her after luring her to the Playboy Mansion in 1975, when she was 16.Huth is suing under a California law that extends the statute of limitations for claims of childhood sex abuse, allowing accusers to pursue their lawsuits well into adulthood. One aspect of that law, allowing a three-year window for plaintiffs to pursue older claims, is being challenged by several dioceses of the Catholic Church in California.The jurors’ questions suggested they had considered many of the issues they were asked to decide.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFor Gaz Alazraki’s remake of “Father of the Bride,” now streaming on HBO Max, the beloved classic about a daughter’s impending wedding day was reimagined with some twists — it moved from Connecticut to Miami, and from a white family to a wealthy Cuban-American brood led by Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan, parents to Adria Arjona. Diego Boneta portrays the groom, a lawyer from a Mexican family.For the score, Alazraki turned to composer Terence Blanchard, whose credits include “Mo Better Blues,” “Da 5 Bloods” and “BlacKkKlansman.” As heard on the track “Saving Wedding Montage” (listen above), Blanchard provided his own update — a score with his signature jazz sound.When I first read the script, I was wondering if they wanted me to do a Latin-based score because the film has some great Latin artists. But, that’s not what Gaz wanted.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorCharlie Carver doesn’t leave much to the imagination in his new ad campaign for queer-owned fragrance and candle company Boy Smells.The video and print campaign, a queer parody of the Garden of Eden called “Nurture Your Nature,” stars “The Batman” actor as “Gay Adam” and “Hacks” standout Meg Stalter as “Bisexual Eve.” Carver wears nothing but a pair of gold booty shorts. His toned body glistens as he and Stalter feed each other pieces of fruit.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticChances are you’re either deeply familiar with the wide world of gamers and streamers, or you’re so completely unaware of how far it reaches that the very idea of “esports” is enough to make your head spin. As part of the latter camp, but with a sister very much entrenched in the former, I approached “Players” — the new Paramount+ comedy about a professional gaming team wrestling for relevance — with equal parts caution and curiosity.

Wilson Chapman editorTim Sale, the acclaimed comic book artist behind classic DC Comics such as “Batman: The Long Halloween” and “Superman for All Seasons,” died on Thursday, DC comics confirmed in a press release. He was 66.DC Comics publisher and chief creative officer Jim Lee announced that Sale had been admitted to the hospital due to health issues on Monday. The cause of death has not been announced.In a statement for DC Comics, Lee said: “The entire DC family is heartbroken at the news of Tim’s passing.

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Emmy Rossum looks unrecognizable as Angelynein Peacock's upcoming miniseries under layers ofprosthetics, aplatinum wig and heavy makeup.In a new Instagram video, posted byEmmy award-winning makeup artist Mike Mekash on Thursday, the Shameless actress, 35, can be seensitting patiently as three-pound fake breasts were strapped to her chest.With some help from a very talented prosthetics team, the Golden Globe winner was the spitting image of theelusive 1980s icon Angelyne. Transformed: Emmy Rossum looks unrecognizable as Angelyne in Peacock's upcoming miniseries under layers of prosthetics, a platinum wig and heavy makeup During a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the star revealed she got 'blisters from the fake breasts' and suffered tear duct issues from wearing two pairs of contact lenses.

Drake thrilled his 113M Instagram fans on Thursday, with the announcement that he is releasing a new album titled Honestly, Nevermind at midnight.The rap superstar, 35, posted the cover art for the project, which will be his seventh studio album,following last year’s release of Certified Lover Boy.'7th studio album "HONESTLY, NEVERMIND" out at midnight,' the Canadian hitmaker captioned the photo, simply featuring the name of the new album.

Ireland Baldwin shared several shots that had been taken during her recent European getaway to her Instagram account on Thursday.In the snaps, the 26-year-old social media personality was seen showing off her curvy form while making the most of her time around the continent.She also wrote a humorous message in her post's caption that read: 'I have eaten so many clams here that I am becoming a clam. I am clam girl.

Kendall Jenner showed that she was keeping her eye-catching physique in peak condition in a series of new videos shared to her Instagram Story on Thursday.In the clips, the 26-year-old reality television personality was seen making her way across a set of monkey bars while spending time at a gym.The social media powerhouse also added a short text graphic to the bottom of her videos, in which she described the feat as her 'party trick.' Working out:Kendall Jenner showed that she was keeping her eye-catching physique in peak condition in a duo of videos that were shared to her Instagram Story on ThursdayFor hervigorous workout, Jenner wore a black athletic top that exposed her toned tummy and arms. The influencer rocked a matching set of leggings that conformed tightly to her curvy hips and thighs.The supermodel contrasted the dominant tone of her outfit with a set of white Nike socks and a dual-tone set of sneakers.

History buffs and mafia obsessive will soon get their chance to own a piece of history when artifacts owned by some of the most important figures in organized crime go on Auction in August.Julien's Auctions is set to put up a collection for auction on August 28 that features treasures from some of the most disreputable American criminals of the 20th century, including Al Capone, Bugsey Siegel, Mickey Cohen and many more.Among the most high profile items going up for auction is a hand-written letter by Al Capone — who earned the nickname 'Scarface' — that was sent to his sonAlbert Francis ‘Sonny’ Capone. Criminal history: A treasure of artifacts connected to the most famous mobsters of the 20th century will go on auction from Julien's Auctions on August 28The items all come from the collection of Jay Bloom, who is the founder of the Las Vegas Mob Experience, which is located at theTropicana Hotel and Casino.In 1931, Capone was convicted of tax evasion and sentenced to 11 years in prison.

Rina Sawayama debuted new song "This Hell" earlier in the week and on Thursday she stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to play the song live for the first time. "This Hell" will feature on Sawayama's next album Hold the Girl, due in September.

Rina Sawayama has performed her latest single ‘This Hell’ on a recent episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.The Japanese-British singer appeared on the show last night (May 19) to perform the song, lifted from her forthcoming album ‘Hold The Girl’. The single was released earlier in the week, and described by Sawayama in a press release as a “euphoric and tongue in cheek country pop song”.Her staging for The Tonight Show stayed true to the country theme, complete with hay bales, cowboy boots and line dancing.

Rina Sawayama has released ‘This Hell’, the first single from her new album ‘Hold The Girl’, which she announced earlier this week. She has also announced UK and Ireland tour dates for the autumn.“I had so much fun writing ‘This Hell”, she says of the Paul Epworth produced track.

Rina Sawayama has shared the first single from her forthcoming album ‘Hold The Girl’.Produced by Paul Epworth, ‘This Hell’ is described as a “joyous and roaring slice of pop-meets-country” which is “awash with glam rock riffs and lyrics that are peppered with tongue-in-cheek one-liners shouting out a pantheon of gay icons – Britney [Spears], Whitney [Houston] and Princess Di,” in a press release.“I had so much fun writing ‘This Hell,’ said Sawayama. “The past couple of years I’ve been listening to lots of female country singers and wanted to write a euphoric and tongue in cheek country pop song.

Thania Garcia Following her critically acclaimed 2020 debut “Sawayama,” Rina Sawayama has revealed a sophomore album. “Hold the Girl,” is due for release on Sept.

Rina Sawayama has announced that she will release her second album, ‘Hold The Girl’, later this year.The announcement comes after the musician began sharing imagery proclaiming that “Rina Is Going To Hell”, while also wiping her Instagram account, in recent days. Now she’s announced that the album will be out on 2 Sep, sharing a 40 second trailer with some snippets of the new music.‘Hold The Girl’ follows her acclaimed 2020 debut album ‘Sawayama’, which sparked controversy around the eligibility rules for the Mercury Prize, after it was not – as had been widely expected – included in the shortlist for that year’s edition of the award.

Rina Sawayama has announced plans to release a new album and teased the record with a short trailer – you can view it below.Entitled ‘Hold The Girl’ the follow up to her debut, 2020’s ‘SAWAYAMA’, is set to drop on September 2.It comes after she shared a series of banners and leaflets to fans featuring the words “Rina Is Going To Hell” before wiping and updating her Instagram page last week.She also closed her final ‘Dynasty Tour’ show last Friday (13 May) at New York’s Terminal 5 by teasing a new song.Now, she has shared a dramatic trailer which features snippets from her forthcoming record.Hold The GirlThe new albumSeptember 2 2022https://t.co/1r1X9PKSmk pic.twitter.com/nw59Im5ra4— RINA SAWAYAMA (@rinasawayama) May 16, 2022Reviewing her debut, NME awarded the record five stars and said it was a “deeply personal self-portrait that lays waste to genre constraints.”Sawayama, meanwhile, performed as part of the BandLab NME Awards 2022 earlier in March, where she was also awarded the iconic middle finger for Best Live Act Supported By Grolsch.In her acceptance speech, Sawayama spoke of how she posted an ad in the back of NME trying to get some bandmates when she was 15 years old.

William Earl One of the few bright spots of the early days of the pandemic was genre chameleon Rina Sawayama dropping her debut album “Sawayama.” As weeks became months while trapped inside, the genre-hopping LP gave listeners an audio passport, effortlessly jumping from Gaga-style pop to the late ’90s guitar chug of Korn on singles like “STFU!” and “XS.” While the rest of the album dips into more traditional pop music exercises, those two songs almost dare listeners: Can you keep up with this winning mashup of turn-of-the-century indulgence?Cut to 2022 and her “Dynasty” tour, which wrapped up with a sold-out Friday show at New York’s Terminal 5 and feels like a victory lap from an artist whose fame hit while no one left the house. Her profile has grown since the first record — collaborating with the likes of Lady Gaga and Charli XCX, booking a role in the new “John Wick” movie, walking in runway shows and even recording a cover of “Enter Sandman” for a Metallica tribute album — but her live set was tightly constructed to show her absolute control and ascension into pop stardom.

Wolf Alice have launched a new series of mini-documentaries to accompany their upcoming ‘Blue Lullaby’ EP – check out the first instalment below.The North London band released a “lullaby version” of their 2021 single ‘The Last Man On Earth’ last week. It’s one of four ‘Blue Weekend’ tracks to have been given a stripped-back reimagining for the aforementioned four-track collection, which arrives on June 24 via Dirty Hit (pre-save here).Today (May 10) Wolf Alice posted the first episode of the Stroma Cairns-directed Making Blue Lullaby.