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stepped down after Season 22 to release music and tour. Beginning this season, she’ll be replaced by “American Idol” Season 4 winner and country music superstar Carrie Underwood. It’s not the first time the former winner has returned to “Idol,” having mentored contestants in Seasons 16 and 20, but it’s her first time on the other side of the judges table.

Doechii joined Ms. Lauryn Hill on stage in Miami this weekend for a duet of ‘Doo Wop (That Thing)’ – check it out below.The surprise collaboration took place during the Fugees star’s set at the Jazz In The Gardens Festival at the Hard Rock Stadium in the city on Saturday (March 8). The show was only Hill’s second live appearance of 2025, after playing at SNL’s Homecoming Concert in New York on February 14.“I want to introduce y’all to another sistah,” Hill said to introduce her guest.

Firefighters have managed to knock down wildfires in Westhampton Beach, NY, gateway to the Hamptons on New York‘s Long Island, but dry and windy conditions continue to keep the risk level elevated.

When Ted meets Harvey.

The New York Times of Arakawa, who was seemingly the Oscar-winner’s sole caretaker prior to his shocking death. Maintenance workers discovered Hackman and his wife’s bodies at the couple’s Santa Fe, New Mexico home on February 26 after they were unable to get in touch with the couple.

Lady Gaga made her acting career the center of the jokes in her Saturday Night Live monologue — roasting her own movie, “Joker 2,” which flopped historically hard in theaters last fall.The New York-born pop star pulled double-duty at 30 Rock on Saturday as host and musical guest, and kicked the festivities off with some fiery roasts of her own flick “Joker: Folie a Deux,” which was panned by both critics and fans.“I’ve been very diligent about selecting films that will showcase my craft as a serious actor,” Gaga said as a set up.“Films such as ‘Joker 2,’” Gaga said, adding, “Apparently people thought it was awesome.”The “Abracadabra” singer then joked about both her and the film being nominated for the infamous Golden Raspberry Awards.“Joaquin [Phoenix] and I even got nominated for a Razzie, which is an award for the worst films of the year,” Gaga said, adding after a beat, “So, we won.”Gaga played Harley Quinn opposite Phoenix’s the Joker in the film, which was nominated for seven Razzies, with the pair taking home the hardware for “Worst on Screen Duo.” “But jokes on them.

A day after her latest album, Mayhem, was released, Lady Gaga reminded Saturday Night Live that she can sing.

It is probably no accident that among Matthew Shear‘s acting credits are no less than four movies directed by New York filmmaker extraordinaire Noah Baumbach, or that one of his most recent is another angst-ridden Jewish comedy, Between The Temples. Clearly he has spent his downtime on those sets soaking up the atmosphere and the comedic beats in preparation for his writing/directing debut, Fantasy Life premiering at the SXSW Festival today in the Narrative Feature competition.

Authorities are sharing their findings following the shocking deaths of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. It’s official: “Today” show anchor Savannah Guthrie is now a bestselling author, thanks to the release of her new children’s book titled, “Mostly What God Does Is Love You.” Released on February 25, Guthrie’s faith-based kids book quickly topped the New York Times bestsellers list as well as Amazon’s children’s book charts (where it’s still number one as of this writing).

Blake Lively‘s longtime publicist Leslie Sloane wants out of her client’s legal battle with Justin Baldoni. However, the It Ends With Us director says no way.

A.D. Amorosi When Carlos Alomar talks about the 50th anniversary of “Young Americans” — David Bowie’s self-defined ode to “plastic soul,” released March 7, 1975, and re-released today by Rhino/Parlophone — it’s done with love and respect. Make that self-respect, too, because the guitarist knows exactly who he was to Bowie: the musician who helped the glam-rock god get on the good foot.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Cher, Beck Trey Anastasio and Alicia Keys were just four of the highlights of Thursday night’s ninth annual Love Rocks NYC Benefit Concert for God’s Love We Deliver. Held at New York’s Beacon Theatre, the concert raised more than $4 million for the organization, which cooks and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals for people unable to shop or cook for themselves.

the actor’s battle with dementia during a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight to promote the midseason debut of his ABC series “Doctor Odyssey.”“We’re best of friends and he’s having a little bit of a struggle right now, and I take this moment to send him love,” Johnson shared, speaking of the “Die Hard” star.Willis’ family revealed in February 2023 that the actor, who will celebrate his 70th birthday on March 19, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia following a previous aphasia diagnosis in 2022.In the same interview, the “Rebel Ridge” actor also looked back on helping Willis land his first TV role — on Johnson’s series “Miami Vice” — before Willis’ rise to fame on “Moonlighting,” opposite Cybill Shepherd.“It was his first episodic TV, before ‘Moonlighting,'” Johnson noted, adding that it felt like a full-circle moment seeing Willis’ daughter, Rumer Willis, appear on “Doctor Odyssey.”“And I knew him from New York, and I’d hang out with him and he was funny,” he continued about the action star.Johnson explained how he pushed for Willis to be considered for a role on “Miami Vice,” saying, “So I called our casting director on ‘Miami Vice’ and I said, ‘You know, there’s a guy over there and I think he’s a struggling actor, and you should bring him in and read him because he’s really funny and I think he’d be good.'”The casting director brought Willis in for an audition, and Johnson recalled, “She brought him in and she read him and she cast him for the wife-beater,” joking that he didn’t have to stick his neck out “that far” given Willis’ obvious talent.“My instincts were pretty good,” Johnson added.Rumer, 36, provided an update on her father’s health recently in a February 3 appearance on the UK talk show

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Jason Isbell hasn’t “gone solo” in just one way, he’s gone solo in every way. Or at least he has for a New York minute.

J. Kim Murphy After its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023 and playing other fests through the past year, Hur Jin-ho‘s “A Normal Family” will touch down in North America in April, as Room 8 Films prepares for launch with a first trailer. Starring Sul Kyung-gu, Jang Dong-gun, Kim Hee-ae and Claudia Kim, the provocative Korean drama follows a wealthy lawyer, who decides to defend a killer, being confronted by his righteous brother over a heated dinner conversation.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures’ Children of Blood and Bone, based on the NY Times bestselling novel of the same name by Tomi Adeyemi, rounds out its cast with Saniyya Sidney (Fences), Zackary Momoh (Harriet), Richard Mofe-Damijo (Namaste Wahala), Ayra Starr, Pamilerin Ayodeji (Mikolo), Shamz Garuba (Crime and Justice Lagos), Kola Bodunde (Shadow) and Temi Fagbenle. Ayodeji and Garuba were cast through an open casting call in Nigeria.

EXCLUSIVE: Grasshopper Film has acquired North American distribution rights to Afternoons Of Solitude by Spanish director Albert Serra.

EXCLUSIVE: After setting Robert De Niro to star in The Whisper Man, Netflix and AGBO have now locked in on A-listers from two of TV’s biggest shows to join the Oscar winner. Sources tell Deadline that The White Lotus star Michelle Monaghan and Severance star Adam Scott are set to join De Niro in the movie adaptation of the Alex North novel.

The Telegraph that the Prince of Wales, who is heir to the British throne, holds a “really powerful, really important” influence on the future of that “special relationship” between the two nations. According to the insider, the father of three’s emerging relationship with President Trump is the “key” to making that possible.Fox News Digital reached out to a White House spokesperson and Kensington Palace for comment.“For William, this is part of his preparation for kingship,” Shannon Felton Spence, a former British public affairs official, told Fox News Digital.“It is a test of his ability to engage with world leaders he may not personally align with, to navigate egos and expectations, and to ensure that Britain remains at the center of global power dynamics,” she shared about the 42-year-old.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Audacy, the radio broadcast and podcasting company that emerged from bankruptcy last fall, has made a large round of jobs cuts. The layoffs, which started Thursday, affect about 200 employees, according to a source familiar with the situation. An Audacy rep said in a statement to Variety, “Audacy has made workforce reductions to ensure a strong and resilient future for the business.