José Feliciano will be the first artist to win the Billboard Legend Award

Introduced at the height of her powers, the world-renowned composer-conductor who lends Tár (★★★★☆) its brusque title is meticulous in every detail of how she conducts her life. Lydia Tár strives for perfection in her work, her image, and her bespoke suits, and demands the best from her musicians, students, and staff.But Lydia, portrayed with leonine intensity by Cate Blanchett, has grown increasingly sloppy in one area of her well-tended life.

John Carpenter’s original score for his 1978 smash hit movie, the first Halloween, will always be a classic.

, gone on tour, starred in major films like Power Rangers, and launched her own makeup brand, .Next up, the singer has teamed up with IPSY for the “What’s really exciting about IPSY is it's always been about community and its affordability,” she says. "For my community, I keep those things front of mind all the time, and I think that for the price you pay and what you get it’s amazing.

Big Sean and Jhené Aiko took the stage Thursday night in Los Angeles and announced that they're having a baby boy!The rapper and singer got all glammed up for their performance and, during the middle of their 2012 collaboration «I'm Gonna Be,» Big Sean can be seen rubbing Aiko's belly. He then tells the boisterous crowd, «Make some noise for my baby boy!»The revelation comes nearly three months after Aiko stuned in a nude photo shared to Instagram back in July.

death has triggered an outpour of tributes from his colleagues in Hollywood. The actor, who died at 72 on Friday, became a household name for his portrayal as Rubeus Hagrid in all eight films. Following the news of his death, he is being remembered for his kindness and incredible talent.In a statement to ET, Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, paid homage to Coltrane with touching tribute, counting himself «incredibly lucky» to have gotten to not only meet the Scottish actor but also worked with him.«Robbie was one of the funniest people I’ve met and used to keep us laughing constantly as kids on the set.

Netflix have released new images from the highly-anticipated series five of The Crown - which is set to take place in the 1990s.The pictures, which were posted on the show's official social media pages, showed a glamorous Elizabeth Debicki, playing Princess Diana, and Imelda Staunton, taking on the role of Queen Elizabeth II. The release comes just a month after Queen Elizabeth II's death, aged 96 - after the show was heavily criticised for resuming filming one day after her majesty passed away.It comes after the hit show was criticised once again for being insensitive towards a grieving King Charles as they are set to show his crumbling marriage to Diana in 'painful' detail.  New: Netflix have released new images from the highly-anticipated series five of The Crown - Imelda Staunton pictured as Queen Elizabeth II after her death alongside Prince Philip, portrayed by Jonathan Pryce Special moment: The Queen dances with Prince Philip at the Ghillies Ball at Balmoral in 1991 One picture shows The Queen and Prince Philip, portrayed by Jonathan Pryce, wearing red tartan as they proudly stand next to one another - as they once did at a ball in 1971 held in Balmoral. Prince Charles, who is portrayed by Dominic West, and his girlfriend, the then Camilla Parker Bowles who is played by Olivia Williams, could be seen smiling outdoors as they appear to watch a fireworks display.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Ji.hlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival, which runs Oct. 25-30, has unveiled Opus Bonum, its international competition section. The 16-strong lineup includes eight world premieres. Andrea Kleine’s “The End Is Not What I Thought It Would Be,” from the U.S., is set during the pandemic. Kleine, the author of novels “Calf” and “Eden,” is seen performing stand-up comedy, monologues and music in a theater without an audience. Emily Allen’s U.S. film “Cisco Kid” features a young woman living in the middle of a vast desert in the American West, in the ruins of a town where the last of the oddball inhabitants struggle to survive.

Zack Sharf Seth Green is the latest actor to come forward with a story accusing Bill Murray of inappropriate behavior. The Robot Chick co-creator and “Austin Powers” actor revealed on the “Good Mythical Morning” YouTube show (via Uproxx) that he was only nine years old when he had a physical altercation with Murray backstage at “Saturday Night Live.” “When I was nine years old, I did a spot on ‘Saturday Night Live’ when Mary Gross was one of the on-the-scene anchor people for the news, and she did a whole thing about what kids think about the Christmas holiday,” Green said, adding that he killed time backstage by watching television. Murray was the host of that particular “SNL” episode.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Deadheads, listen up. Tickets are finally available for Dead and Co.’s final tour, which kicks off next summer. The supergroup — consisting of former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann, along with John Mayer — announced earlier this year that this summer’s tour would be the group’s farewell outing.   “As we put the finishing touches on booking venues, and understanding that word travels fast, we wanted to be the first to let you know that Dead & Company will be hitting the road next summer for what will be our final tour,” the band members wrote in statement in September. “Stay tuned for a full list of dates for what will surely be an exciting, celebratory, and heartfelt last run of shows.”

Antonio Ferme editor In 2017, investigative journalists Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor exposed Harvey Weinstein’s numerous sexual assault scandals and the Hollywood system that enabled him. Five years later, the story behind the influential New York Times report is being told on screen. At the worldwide premiere of “She Said” at the New York Film Festival, director Maria Schrader explained why she believes this story “deserves to be seen on the big screen.” “Hollywood has the duty to tell the really vital stories of our times,” Schrader told Variety on Thursday night. “It’s not about just the wrongdoings of one person but a whole system protecting him. This is something we can find in any kind of industry and even small businesses.”

Big Sean and his girlfriend Jhené Aiko have revealed that they are expecting a baby boy. The Blessings rapper and the R&B singer, both 34, made the announcement during a joint performance in Los Angeles on Thursday night.'Make some noise for our baby boy,' said the couple as they sang together on stage.  It's a boy: Big Sean and Jhené Aiko, both 34, have revealed that they are expecting a baby boyVideos of the announcement that were posted on social media show the My Last rapper caressing the Sunshine singer's prominent baby bump as they shared the happy news with the crowd.  This pregnancy news comes nearly two years after Big Sean sparked rumors that the couple had suffered a miscarriage. The rapper referenced the loss of a baby in his 2020 song called Deep Reverence, but did not explicitly name Jhené in the lyrics.  'Should be a billionaire based on the time off I'm not taking,' he rapped.'Probably why the s**t around me get crazy and we lost the baby.'The Grammy-nominated pair first shared the news of Jhené's pregnancy in July, officially confirming speculation by sharing a radiant photograph of Aiko cradling her stomach in a maternity photo shoot.  Together as one: The Blessings rapper and the R&B singer made the announcement during a joint performance in Los Angeles on Thursday night. 'Make some noise for our baby boy,' said the couple as they sang together on stageThe acclaimed singer-songwriter already shares a 13-year-old daughter named Namiko Love with fellow R&B artist O'Ryan, 35, who she dated 2005 to 2008.Jhené was also married to record producer Dot da Genius for five months in 2016. This will be the first child for Big Sean. Former partners of the hitmaker have included the late Glee actress Naya Rivera

Nicki Minaj and Latto went at it on social media on Thursday after the Anaconda rapper took to Twitter to complain about her single Super Freaky Girl being moved from a rap to pop category at the Grammy Awards.After initially lambasting the Grammy's decision, the 39-year-old rapper and singer appeared to bring Latto, 23, into the discussion when she claimed that her song Big Energy should also have been moved to the pop category.The tweet launched a back-and-forth between the two artists that quickly escalated, with Latto poking fun at Nicki's age and pointing out that her husband Kenneth Petty previously pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted rape in the 1990s. Going at it: Nicki Minaj, 39, and Latto, 23, had a ware of words on Thursday after Nicki brought up Latto's song Big Energy while complaining that her own track Super Freaky Girl had been moved to pop categories at the Grammy Awards Nicki's complaints about the Recording Acadmy began on Twitter and with a video she posted to her Instagram Stories on Thursday.She brought Latto into her grievances with her initial tweet, which referenced the rising rapper's song Big Energy: 'I have no problem being moved out of the RAP category as long as we r ALL being treated FAIRLY.

A 91-year-old education equity pioneer and civil rights activist who was stabbed while walking her dog in a Boston park released her first public statement Friday since the attack, keeping the focus on her lifetime work of helping children. "We as a community can never forget that we need to stand together and continue working to empower our children through learning," Jean McGuire said in the statement released by her family. "We are at our best as a people; when it’s about ‘we’ not ‘me’.

The North Dakota Supreme Court has extended to Oct. 31 the deadline for a lower court judge to reconsider his decision to prevent the state’s abortion ban from taking effect, after the judge cited workload and health factors.

The suspect in the Connecticut ambush that resulted in the deaths of two Bristol Police officers was friends on Facebook with one of the victims.  Nicholas Brutcher's list of friends on the social media platform includes fallen officer Alex Hamzy, who appeared to go by Alex Yzmah on Facebook.  Hamzy, 34, was killed in the line of duty Wednesday night.  Bristol Police Chief Brian Gould said in a news conference that Hamzy, who was raised in the city, graduated from Bristol Eastern High School in 2006. Nick Brutcher's Facebook page shows he is Facebook friends with Officer Alex Hamzy, who seemed to go by Alex Yzmah on the platform. (Facebook/Nick Brutcher) According to police, a preliminary investigation said Hamzy, Sgt.

Lenny, the world’s only life-sized chocolate moose, celebrated his 25th birthday this summer at his "home" at Len Libby Candies in Scarborough, Maine. Lenny's birthday was July 1, 2022, and his "caregivers" are still excited about it.

Michael Appler When Tony and Emmy-nominee Danielle Brooks was 17 years old, at home in Greenville, S.C., she picked up a copy of August Wilson’s “Century Cycle,” a canon of 10 plays spanning the 20th century which chronicled African American life in its most vivid, lyrical and intimate settings yet written for the stage. Sifting through the collection, she picked out “The Piano Lesson” and read it, thumbing across the names of African American actors and actresses whom she didn’t yet know. “Today is about preservation,” she told Variety on Thursday at the opening night of the first Broadway revival of “The Piano Lesson,” in which Brooks stars as Berniece alongside Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington.

Kourtney Kardashian put on a cheeky display on Friday as she prepped for husband Travis Barker's Blink-182 reunion tour.The reality star, 43, who wed drummer Travis, 46, in May, branded herself a 'rockstar world tour wife' as she wowed in a fishnet skirt while posing on Instagram.She donned a black band hoodie while showing off her peachy posterior in a thong, paired with black boots. Cheeky: Kourtney Kardashian put on a cheeky display on Friday as she prepped for husband Travis Barker's Blink-182 reunion tour The beauty  also revealed her underwear in a sultry black and white snap.Her tresses were styled sleek and straight and she showed off her radiant complexion by going make-up free.

Kate Aurthur editor SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains light spoilers for the first four episodes of “High School,” now streaming on Amazon Freevee.  When Clea DuVall first met the Canadian indie musicians Tegan and Sara Quin years ago, “I was not familiar with their music,” she recalled in an interview this week. Nonetheless, after DuVall — a prolific actor in movies such as “But I’m a Cheerleader” and “Argo” — was introduced to the duo when she joined some friends who were seeing them perform, the three women eventually all became good friends “through being in the same circles.” As DuVall began to explore directing, the first things she ever did were promotional videos for Tegan and Sara’s “Heartthrob” record, released in early 2013. Since then, she’s collaborated with them a number of times: Among other things. Sara Quin scored DuVall’s 2016 feature debut as a writer-director “The Intervention,” and Tegan and Sara wrote the Christmas song “Make You Mine This Season” for her second film, 2020’s lesbian romcom “Happiest Season.”