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Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The Peabody Awards are heading back to Los Angeles, following last year’s long-awaited move to the City of Angels. After several attempts — delayed by the COVID pandemic, and then by the Hollywood strikes — the Peabodys finally made their move to the west coast in 2024, and this year the event will celebrate its 85th anniversary at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Jan. 1.

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The 2025 Peabody Awards will take place June 1 at the Beverly Wilshire in a return to Los Angeles for a second year, organizers said Wednesday. Nominations for the awards, in their 85th year, will be announced in April, with winners to be revealed in May.

Chris Brown is suing Warner Bros. for $500million following allegations of sexual assault put forward in a recent documentary.Titled Chris Brown: A History of Violence, the documentary arrived in October last year and came from the same production team that made the Quiet On Set exposé which explored the toxic culture at Nickelodeon in the ’90s.Ahead of its release, it was described as diving into the rapper’s “years of alleged offstage aggression, including intimate-partner violence, assault charges and even sexual assault allegations”.

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As devastating fires haunt Los Angeles, Earth Lounge, a new day-long climate event taking place during the Sundance Film Festival, added programming and included an optional donation tab on for wildfire relief on its registration form

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A gripping new true crime series is set to premiere on Netflix, diving deep into the infamous murder trial of O.J. Simpson, one of the most widely followed cases in modern history.

PVRIS have announced a run of tour dates celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut album ‘White Noise’ – find all the details below.The Massachusetts band, now comprised solely of frontwoman Lynn Gunn, are due to hit the road in March to mark the decade-milestone.They’ll play their 2014 record “front to back” at the forthcoming concerts, and treat fans to a second “special select set consisting of songs from the more recent PVRIS catalogue”.Kicking off in Atlanta (March 13), the US leg of the trek will also include stops in Dallas (15), Denver (27) and Los Angeles (29).PVRIS will then embark on the European part of the tour in the summer, when they’ll take to the stage in Hamburg (June 29), Berlin (July 1) Munich (2), Cologne (5) and Paris (6).They are then scheduled to return to the UK for special headline gigs at the Albert Hall in Manchester (July 8) and KOKO in Camden Town, London (9). Support will come from Julia Wolf on these dates and in Europe, except Munich.10 YEARS OF WHITE NOISE // PRE SALE + VIP ON SALE TOMORROW 10AM LOCAL // ALL TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 10AM LOCAL MORE ANNOUNCEMENTS SOON pic.twitter.com/tFG4QPGmFy— PVRIS (@ThisIsPVRIS) January 21, 2025The day after their show in the capital, PVRIS will co-headline 2000Trees 2025 alongside Kneecap.

Phish have announced new US headline dates for later this year – you can find all the details below.The band, whose 16th album ‘Evolve’ arrived last summer, will hit the road on the West Coast this spring after their run of Riviera Maya gigs in Mexico this month and next.They’ll begin the upcoming trek with a two-night billing at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle on April 18 and 19. From there, Phish will head to the Moda Center in Portland (April 20) and the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco (22, 23).The tour is then scheduled to conclude with three consecutive shows at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles (25, 26, 27), with these performances benefitting California wildfire relief efforts.Phish’s forthcoming Portland concert will mark the group’s first live date in the Oregon city in over 25 years.A post shared by Phish (@phish)“In conjunction with their return to the Hollywood Bowl, Phish will donate $300,000 to support relief and rebuilding efforts for communities affected by the devastating Southern California wildfires through the band’s non-profit The WaterWheel Foundation,” an announcement post reads.Tickets go on general sale at 10am PT on Friday February 7 – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Ali Fedotowsky-Manno has no regrets about leaving Los Angeles behind for good.“The Bachelorette” star shared insight into her decision to leave the West Coast for a quieter life with her husband and two children during an appearance on Savannah Chrisley’s “Unlocked” podcast released Tuesday.Fedotowsky-Manno, 40, first found fame as a contestant on Season 14 of “The Bachelor,” before returning one year later as the star of season six of the popular dating competition series, “The Bachelorette.”While her engagement to “The Bachelorette” winner Roberto Martinez didn’t last, she later found love in the arms of radio and TV host Kevin Manno. The couple married in March 2017 and have two children.“We were living in LA. We were both working in the entertainment industry — my husband’s a radio host.

BLACKPINK singer Jennie has announced her debut solo studio album ‘Ruby’, featuring collaborations with Doechii, Dua Lipa and more.Today (January 22), BLACKPINK’s Jennie and her label Odd Atelier officially announced the K-pop idol’s debut solo album, titled ‘Ruby’. They also dropped the first teaser clip for the record on her social media pages, teasing its release date and the all-star slate of featured artists.‘Ruby’ will contain a total of 15 songs, including her October 2024 single ‘Mantra’.

The event was first announced earlier this month in support of the victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires and will take place on January 30 concurrently at the Intuit Dome and the KIA Forum – the first wave of names were confirmed for the shows last week.Among the biggest names first announced were Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Rod Stewart, Katy Perry, Joni Mitchell, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sting, Stevie Nicks, Gracie Abrams and Green Day. Then, No Doubt, Olivia Rodrigo and Peso Pluma were added to the bill.Now, AEG Presents and Live Nation have announced the complete performance line-up for the benefit concert, as well as the respective bills for each participating venue.

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A$AP Rocky has rejected his final prosecution plea offer of 180 days in jail and now faces a possibility of a guilty verdict as his firearm assault trial starts in Los Angeles.As the Associated Press reports, the rapper – real name Rakim Mayers – the plea deal was given to the rapper if he were to plead guilty to one of his two felony counts of assault with a semiautomatic firearm.The outlet reports that Los Angeles County prosecutors would also recommend a seven-year suspended sentence, three years of probation and a six-month jail term. However, A$AP Rocky denied the plea when his trial began this week.The 36-year-old rapper is accused of firing a gun at a former friend near a Hollywood hotel in 2021, and could get given up to 24 years in prison if he is found guilty and convicted.More than 100 prospective jurors were summoned to the downtown Los Angeles courtroom today (January 21), and the opening statements will come once 12 of them are seated – which according to AP is most likely to be Wednesday (January 22) or later.

Lamar Odom continues to piece together the details he remembers from his near-fatal overdose that occurred back in October of 2015.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, MusiCares — the Recording Academy’s charitable wing — distributed more than $25 million in relief funds for people in the music community. And less than two weeks after wildfires began ravaging Los Angeles, it already has raised $3.2 million in wildfire relief, and has distributed some $2.2 million of that to people in need, a rep confirms to Variety — and that’s before the FireAid benefit concerts next Thursday, before their own MusiCares Person of the Year benefit the following day, and before the Grammys themselves, which will include wildfire fund-raising and awareness elements as well.

Anna Marie de la Fuente The Mediapro Studio’s North American division has tapped former Apple TV+ creative exec Francesca Ricagni for its newly created position of Head of U.S. Hispanic Content as it ramps up its operations in the region. Founded last year, the studio’s new Los Angeles-based operations led by J.C.

Flavor Flav has partnered with GoFundMe to create a fundraiser focused on helping black families who have been displaced by the LA wildfires.Since the devastating wildfires began on January 7, over 180,000 residents of Los Angeles were forced to evacuate their homes. To date, 27 confirmed deaths have been reported, with over 20 people reported missing.Yesterday (January 21), the legendary rapper took to his official social media accounts to share a video of him announcing the partnership. Flav revealed that he teamed up with both GoFundMe and the Black Music Action Coalition as a way to collect donations for displaced black households who were affected by the disastrous wildfires in the Pasadena/Altadena area.“This is Flavor Flav in the building,” he said in the video.