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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticHaim’s homecoming show Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl felt a little bit like a block party first, and a big rock ‘n’ roll coronation secondarily. “We are Valley girls through and through!” declared Alana Haim, one of the three sisters who make up the core group, explaining why “there’s gonna be a lot of emotion tonight.” When they’d headlined the Greek Theatre across the hills in 2017, that might’ve seemed like the prime hail-the-conquering-heroes moment of their lives, but, of course, there were bigger nearby ravines to conquer.Now that they were assuming the dominative position in the Bowl, with Danielle getting something in her eye as she announced they’d been told right before coming on stage that the group had sold it out, leading to quick discussions of whether there is crying in baseball.

Gilded Age!Laurie Cumbo, commissioner of New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs, got proposed to by her partner — former NY State Assembly candidate Bobby Digi Olisa — at one of the most fashionable events of the year. The pair gave Kim Kardashian’s skin-tight Marilyn Monroe gown a run for its scene-stealing money as they made their way down the infamous Metropolitan Museum of Art steps at Monday evening’s 2022 Met Gala.Cumbo and Olisa, both 47, were at the bash when the latter got down on one knee and presented his love with an unmistakable robin’s egg-colored Tiffany’s ring box.Cumbo and Olisa — executive director and founder of Staten Island’s the Canvas institute — share a 5-year-old son and have been together for almost eight years.“I guess my fiancé just asked me to marry him and this is amazing, unexpected, wonderful.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterVictoria Pedretti will no longer star in the “Saint X” series at Hulu, Variety has learned, with Alycia Debnam-Carey stepping in to take over her role.According to an individual with knowledge of the production, Pedretti decided to leave the show over creative differences. The news also comes after it was reported that production on the series had shut down in the Dominican Republic after a large number of crew members walked off the show reportedly over a pay dispute.“Saint X” is based on the Alexis Schaitkin novel of the same name.

Zack Sharf Norman Reedus broke his silence on “The Tonight Show” regarding Melissa McBride’s exit from “The Walking Dead” spinoff series that was set to focus on their fan favorite characters Daryl and Carol. The spinoff was originally announced in September 2020 with McBride and Reedus headlining, but AMC confirmed on April 27 that McBride was exiting the project and that the spinoff would now focus solely on Reedus’ character. McBride exited the spinoff because relocating to Europe to shoot the series proved “logistically untenable” for her, AMC said in a statement.“Twelve years is a grueling schedule,” Reedus said, referencing how McBride has been playing her “The Walking Dead” character since the show’s beginning in 2010.

"Toddlers and Tiaras" star Kailia Posey has died at the age of 16, according to her family. Her mother, Marcy Posey Gatterman, shared a photo of Kailia on Facebook on Monday confirming her death. "I don’t have words or any thoughts," she wrote.

Lit with Lizzo! The Met Gala might have a no cellphone policy, but that didn’t stop the rapper from sharing an epic look inside of Fashion’s Biggest Night.

Taron Egerton and “Bridgerton’s” Jonathan Bailey.The pair were starring together in West End play “Cock” but the show’s actual title has been censored in Tube advertisements by governing org Transport for London (TFL), Variety can reveal.Posters for the play (pictured) that have been widely advertised across TFL depict (a fully clothed) Bailey and Egerton — the latter actor withdrew from the play in early April citing personal reasons and was replaced by Joel Harper-Jackson — with their names boldly printed, along with the play’s venue and a snippet of a critic’s review that reads “A Seriously Hot Ticket!” However, there’s no other information indicating what exactly they’re starring in. A TFL spokesperson told Variety: “All advertising running on across the [TFL] estate needs to comply with both our own advertising policy and the Advertising Standards Authority’s codes and rulings.

Kate Hudson's oldest son, Ryder, has delighted fans with a cute relationship update and some never-before-seen photos.Ryder - who is also the grandson of Goldie Hawn - took to Instagram and gave his followers a glimpse inside his teenage romance with Leslie Mann's daughter, Iris Apatow, as they celebrated their anniversary.MORE: Goldie Hawn's ex-husband Bill Hudson makes rare social media appearanceIn the images, Ryder and Iris were cozying up and even wearing matching outfits. "Happy anniversary my love," he captioned the photos along with two heart emojis.WATCH: Goldie Hawn's grandchildren - everything you need to know The actress responded by writing, "I love you," and took to social media too with an anniversary post.Both Kate and Leslie commented with love hearts as they gave the relationship their thumbs up and fans rushed to congratulate them too. MORE: Goldie Hawn shows support for famous daughter-in-law as she undergoes major transformationMORE: Goldie Hawn's son Wyatt Russell makes rare appearance on social media"Literally the cutest! Happy anniversary," wrote one, while another added: "Love you guys.

Victoria Beckham is no stranger to pulling out all the stops in the name of fashion. The mother-of-four loves to showcase her outfits with loyal followers on social media – and we certainly aren't complaining.

Everyone’s buzzing about Ariana DeBose’s gilded glamour at the 2022 Met Gala and Us Weekly’s Stylish has all the exclusive details about her look — and the exciting behind-the-scenes action of her getting-ready process.

Family of five! Tori Roloff and Zach Roloff welcomed a rainbow baby, their third child, on Saturday, April 30.

A stomach full of butterflies. Khloé Kardashian was happy to make her debut at the 2022 Met Gala on Monday, May 2 — but walking the red carpet made her very nervous.

Icon immortalized! Pregnant Rihanna still made an impact at the 2022 Met Gala despite skipping the red carpet.

The head of Perthshire Chamber of Commerce has written to Perth and Kinross candidates ahead of this week’s council elections asking them to oppose the introduction of new taxes or levies on local businesses if elected.

Election candidates don’t always expect a warm welcome on the doorstep - but one fell foul of a particularly unhappy four-legged constituent at the weekend.

A retired businessman is eager to be involved in Paisley's regeneration as he prepares to stand in this week's Renfrewshire Council election.

The Afghan Whigs have announced ‘How Do You Burn?’, their first new album in five years, and shared their latest single ‘The Getaway’ – you can hear the new song below.After returning with new music back in February, the five-piece are now set to release their ninth studio album, which will be the follow-up to 2017’s ‘In Spades’, on September 9 via Royal Cream/BMG. Pre-order is available here.Work on ‘How Do You Burn?’ started in September 2020, with recording largely taking place remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Porridge Radio have shared their brand new single ‘End Of Last Year’, which is a love song frontwoman Dana Margolin wrote for the band.The track is taken from the Brighton band’s upcoming third album ‘Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky’ and follows on from singles ‘The Rip’ and ‘Back To The Radio’.Speaking about the song, Margolin said: “‘End Of Last Year’ is a love song for my bandmates and for myself. It’s about not trusting my intuition, not trusting my body to heal itself, not trusting the people closest to me, but it is also an ode to all those people, and to difficult platonic love.“It came out of a particularly painful period of communication breakdown and high pressure that hurt a lot, but ended in reconciliation and understanding.”‘End Of Last Year’ arrives alongside a video directed by Maura Sappilo.

announcing his £2.4million splurge on a Lamborghini superyacht, Conor McGregor is finally sailing the seas on arguably his most lavish purchase to date.McGregor, 33, confirmed the expenditure in July 2021, not long after his most recent outing in the UFC. The Dubliner was at the time recovering from his second straight defeat to Dustin Poirier, having broken his leg in devastating fashion at the end of the opening round in Las Vegas.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDisney Streaming Services, which operates the Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and Star+ services globally, has tapped two tech veterans — Devika Chawla from Netflix and Arun Chandra — for senior roles.Chawla (above left) joins Disney Streaming next week as senior VP of lifecycle engineering, after a decade of building out Netflix’s global customer communication products and teams. Most recently, she served as director of engineering, messaging and contact, at Netflix.Chawla will lead Disney’s initiatives to “optimize customer journeys, interactions and retention” for Disney+, Hulu, ESPN+ and Star+.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorWhile year-over-year growth in the wake of a global pandemic is an unprecedented metric for the music industry, Universal Music Group posted a robust first quarter for 2022, with revenue up 21.6% (16.5% in constant currency) to €2.199 billion ($2.31 billion). Many of these boosts are at least partially a result of the gradual reopening of the world’s economy after the lockdown of the pandemic.Music publishing revenue was up 32.5%, recorded-music revenue up 11.3% and merchandising and other revenue up a whopping 69.8% year-over-year in constant currency.The company’s adjusted EBITDA increased 14.0% year-over-year in constant currency.Recorded Music revenues for the first quarter of 2022 were €1,721 million, up 16.0% compared to the fourth quarter of 2021, or 11.3% in constant currency.