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Shaheem Reid Everyone was laughing at LL Cool J. It was the fall of 1984, and the 16-year-old rapper also known as James Todd Smith was full of confidence as he jumped on the mic at a block party in his native Queens. Not only had he recently inked a record deal, but he’d just cut his debut single “I Need A Beat” in a real studio.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor “Wall Street Week,” the venerable program that has been around in one form or another since 1970, is moving beyond its usual focus on the ups and downs of the stock market. The program, which was originally produced by Maryland Public Television and hosted by Louis Rukeyser, has long focused on interviews with prominent Wall Streeters.

Thania Garcia St. Vincent translated her entire recent album “All Born Screaming” into “Todos Nacen Gritando,” her first full-length Spanish-language album. The set, slated for release on Nov.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer The Writers Guild of America East (WGAE) has revealed the results of its 2024 council election, electing 13 new members to the leadership team. The council consist of 20 members: 12 film/tv/streaming members, five online media members, three broadcast/cable/streaming news members, and five officers, including president, secretary-treasurer and three vice presidents, each representing one work sector. For this election, open positions included online media vice president, broadcast/cable/streaming news vice president, six film/TV/streaming positions, two online media positions and three broadcast/cable/streaming news positions.

and a low-slung skirt of the same designer’s making.There is one thing the former Victoria’s Secret Angel loves more than taking bathroom selfies with Riccardo Tisci: nude-illusion dresses—like or or or —and she was last night photographed strolling through Milan in an almost see-through slip cut from tulle and gothic lace. The model was among a select handful of guests, including Ashley Graham, Amelia Gray, Alek Wek, and Max Montingelli, attending the opening of Vogue Italia’s 60th anniversary exhibition.Irina Shayk in Milan.“All I can say about Vogue parties is that you always end up staying way later than you planned,” said Irina Shayk ahead of British Vogue and Self Portrait’s summer soirée in 2021.

, a month ago—and since then, has taken a well-earned hiatus from social media. But in a new snap on her Instagram Stories—captioned, simply, “hi”—the model and founder of Rhode could be seen looking as fresh and glowy as ever.Perhaps those early sleepless nights aren’t affecting her, or, more likely, she’s got a quick and simple beauty routine down; either way, she’s certainly giving the impression that she’s slept a good eight hours, even if she hasn’t. While we know she swears by her for its hydrating and calming properties, she’s also harnessed some other makeup artist–approved hacks for a luminous touch.The first is the .

Isle Of Wight Festival boss John Giddings has defended Oasis over the backlash they received about ticket prices for their 2025 reunion tour.Speaking at ‘Experience 25’ – an exhibition celebrating the history of the IOW Fest – Giddings explained (via Music News): “I think that they expected a big demand, I don’t think they expected more than 10 million people to apply for over a million tickets.“What people don’t realise, what the general public don’t appreciate, is that within a ticket price 20 per cent of it goes to the government in VAT before you begin.”He continued: “It’s 10 times more expensive to put on shows since COVID, since Brexit, since all of that, and artists want to present a show. The back screen, the fireworks and everything going off with it.“That’s what audiences want because we can see by the number of tickets they’re buying.

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final episodes of Season 5 have yet to drop, Hauser exclusively told the Post he’s willing to reprise his role as Rip Wheeler.“If Taylor writes it, I would certainly love to do it,” Hauser said while promoting the partnership between his coffee brand, Free Rein Coffee Company, and Walmart. Fittingly, there’s rumors that there may be a Season 6 of “Yellowstone” focused on husband and wife duo Rip and Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly).“I love the character,” Hauser told the Post about Rip. “He’s been a pleasure to play.

release exclusive tracks that can only be listened to on the streaming platform.“Lil NAS X, unbeknownst to his label Columbia, unbeknownst to his management and unbeknownst to us, posted three exclusive tracks one week after another this spring,” SoundCloud CEO Eliah Seton told The Post. “He knows where his super fans are … And he wanted to light that fire, so he dropped those tracks out of nowhere.”It was a moment of triumph for SoundCloud, which has, at times, faced a cash crunch as it has struggled to compete with tech behemoths.

Foo Fighters frontman dropped the bombshell news that he cheated on Blum and recently welcomed a baby with another woman.“So excited to see my students, Dave and Jordyn. They always look stylish on and off the tennis court,” Chris Crabb captioned a photo of the pair at Wimbledon via Instagram on July 8.“#tenniscoach #tennistips #tennistip.”The instructor quickly made headlines after Grohl’s scandal broke, with rumors that the “hot” tennis coach had a “flirty” relationship with Blum, the Daily Mail reported.

The Beatles broke up.Not to mention the Police, Talking Heads and Guns n’ Roses (sorry, Axl, it’s not GNR without Slash).And who could forget the troubled water that couldn’t be bridged by Simon & Garfunkel?But even some of those bands who have managed to stay together — in some form or fashion — have had as much hate as harmony. Fleetwood Mac, anyone?Still, it’s been a particularly painful period for some beloved bands.

Rob Schneider’s daughter, Elle King, wasn’t trying to ruffle any feathers when she revealed details of her challenging relationship with her dad. King, 35, shared last month that she would go “four or five years without talking to” her father, while chatting with Jelly Roll’s wife, Bunnie XO, on her “Dumb Blonde” podcast.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer The Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) convened once again at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton last night for its fourth annual awards gala, celebrating stars including Usher, LL Cool J, Gunna and more during an evening meant to uplift the Black community and honor some of its most supportive stars.

Glastonbury.The Grammy-winning R&B singer – who has had countless UK hits throughout his career – is set to embark on 14 shows across the country next summer.These kick off with an opening night at the O2 Apollo in Manchester on June 4, before continuing throughout the month with shows in Glasgow, Newcastle, Bristol Leeds Liverpool and more.A show at London’s Royal Albert Hall is scheduled for June 25, before Ocean wraps up the tour with shows in Wolverhampton, Cardiff and Nottingham on June 27, 28 and 30 respectively.Interestingly, there is a day off in Ocean’s schedule on June 29 – which coincides with the Sunday of Glastonbury 2025, where the iconic legend’s slot will be taking place.Next year’s edition of the Worthy Farm festival will be held between June 25 and 29, and speculation has already arisen about who the headliners could be. Rumours around who could be filling the legend’s slot have also emerged, with reports emerging earlier this year that Cher was “in meaningful talks” with the organisers for the position.The slot has become one of the most prestigious slots of the Worthy Farm event over the years and sees one veteran artist take to the Pyramid stage late on the Sunday afternoon to break out a career-spanning set of their biggest hits.Shania Twain took on the slot at this year’s edition, while Yusuf/Cat Stevens played in 2023.

NewDad‘s Julie Dawson has spoken to NME about her debut solo album ‘Bottom Of The Pool’, as well as what’s next for the band and what it meant to get the stamp of approval from The Cure‘s Robert Smith.The singer from the Galway band is nearing the end of a huge year, having released NewDad’s acclaimed debut ‘Madra‘ back in January – tipped as one of the best albums of the year so far – and completing a huge run of touring including a stop at Glastonbury 2024.“It’s been really fun,” said Dawson. “We got to go to a lot of new places we’ve never been. Although I’m tired, it was a really great summer.”The band also found success in Asia, where Chinese fans made their album artwork go viral by creating and sharing their own versions.

Inbetweeners cast are “happy” to reunite, but poured cold water on a reunion by saying the writers are “very busy”.The actor appeared in the much-loved series about a group of teenagers alongside Joe Thomas, James Buckley and Blake Harrisson from 2008-2010. The show also had two spin-off movies, The Inbetweeners Movie and The Inbetweeners 2 in 2011 and 2014, respectively.Bird said despite much fan speculation about a possible reunion, there are no plans to do so in the near future.Speaking to MailOnline, he explained: “I’m afraid to be the one pouring cold water on this but it’s not happening.

Kavinsky has shared a new version of ‘Nightcall’ featuring Phoenix and Angèle – you can listen to it below.The French electronic musician co-wrote and co-produced the synth-pop single with Daft Punk‘s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. Originally released in 2010, the song went on to soundtrack the opening sequence to the Ryan Gosling-starring film Drive (2011) – leading to a surge in its popularity.Last month saw Kavinsky team up with Phoenix during the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics 2024. They delivered a collaborative performance of ‘Nightcall’ with Belgian singer Angèle.

Dua Lipa has added a second Liverpool show to her 2025 ‘Radical Optimism’ UK and Ireland tour – find all the details below.The pop star will hit the road on these shores next summer, kicking off the run with two huge concerts at London’s Wembley Stadium (June 20, 21) after dates in Australia, New Zealand and Europe.From there, Lipa is scheduled to perform in Liverpool (24) and Dublin (27) ahead of further gigs across North America next autumn. Tickets for the UK/Ireland dates went on general sale today (September 20).Now, a second performance for Anfield Stadium in Liverpool has been confirmed for June 25 due to “phenomenal demand”.

The Batman spin-off series The Penguin.The series, set one week after The Batman, explores Penguin’s rise to power in Gotham City’s criminal underworld. It is led by showrunner Lauren LeFranc, with The Batman director Matt Reeves serving as an executive producer.Other cast members include Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown, and Mark Strong.The show’s first episode debuted September 20 on Sky Atlantic in the UK, with the remaining episodes set to drop weekly on Mondays until November 11.Mick Giacchino, the son of The Batman’s composer Michael Giacchino, created the soundtrack for the spin-off show.