‘Rick and Morty’ Wins Second Best Animated Program Emmy

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Girl power! Everyone from H.E.R. to Christina Aguilera came out to walk the purple carpet and celebrate the 2022 Billboard Women in Music Awards on Wednesday, March 2. 

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorVerizon, having exited the original content business, is escalating its play as an aggregator of streaming services — including forming a new partnership with Netflix.The telco unveiled plans for “Plus Play,” a platform to let Verizon customers discover, purchase and manage subscriptions across entertainment, audio, gaming, fitness, music and lifestyle. In a way, Plus Play (which Verizon styles as “+play”) represents a reinstantiation of the traditional cable TV bundle for the streaming world.The company announced the new initiative at its investor event Thursday.

American Cancer Society. The Texas native got her start in acting by starring in a local production of. After graduating high school, she moved to New York City to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. Forke made her debut on screen in 1991’s before going on to appear in,, and.

Fans of the Kardashian-Jenner family knew Kourtney Kardashian was over filming Keeping Up With the Kardashians in the final seasons, but the oldest sibling is shedding new light on why she struggled toward the end of the show’s run.

Denise Van Outen, 47, is excitedly preparing for the release of her autobiography.The memoir, A Bit Of Me: From Basildon to Broadway, and back, is out later this month.But DVO has hinted that she will be will be dishing on her recent break up with Eddie Boxshall, 47.Denise confirmed their split in January after allegedly discovering Eddie's had gone on dates and sexted other women.Denise shared pictures of herself signing copies of the autobiography and posing with her publishing team.The TV star wrote alongside the snaps: "Got there in the end! After a few rewrites (for obvs reasons) my autobiography is now ready to pre order."(For a signed copy link in bio) OUT MARCH 17. @eburybooks @terryronald thank you for your patience, you are a brilliant team and have been incredibly supportive."Eddie had been Denise's first boyfriend since her divorce from actor Lee Mead, who is the father of her daughter Betsy, in 2013.Friends had described Eddie as "charming, genuine and a really lovely guy" with him and Denise becoming engaged.The former couple appeared on several series of Celebrity Gogglebox together.However, Denise asked Eddie to leave their home after allegedly discovering he had been swapping messages and calls with women he met online and hooking up with another on secret dates.

Autherine Lucy Foster was an icon of the civil rights movement as the first Black student to attend the University of Alabama.Foster had already received her bachelor’s degree from Mills College when she decided to seek admission to the segregated University of Alabama as a graduate student in 1952. She was initially admitted on her qualifications, but the admission was revoked when school authorities learned she was Black. Foster worked with the NAACP to fight for admission.

Kate Garraway has told how her life was turned upside down after her husband Derek Draper was diagnosed with coronavirus.Derek contracted Covid-19 in March 2020 and was quickly taken to intensive care where he was put into an induced coma and battled the deadly virus for nearly 400 days, before returning home.The 54 year old former Labour lobbyist still needs care 24-hours a day and is unable to walk and talk properly as he continues to battle the long-term effects of the virus.Good Morning Britain host Kate, 54, discussed her husband's health in her new BBC series, Your Body Uncovered, on Wednesday night.She said at the start of the episode: "Having a serious health condition is terrifying and having someone you love with a health condition can be just as daunting."When my husband Derek was diagnosed with Covid-19, it turned our lives upside down.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsPresident Donald Trump hasn’t promised that there will be a peaceful transfer of power if he loses to Joe Biden for the 2020 presidential Election. While the president remains mum, late-night hosts Trevor Noah and Seth Meyers warn viewers about what the Trump’s refusal to leave in peace may bring.“Trump refusing to say that he would leave office if he loses is a scary thought because who knows what could happen with that kind of threat,” Noah grieved during Thursday’s episode of The Daily Show.The Comedy Central host said during his segment that the President’s potential move would be unlike any other.

Rick and Morty co-creator Dan Harmon has addressed the casting controversies that have arisen across recent animated shows.Referring to instances in which animated characters of colour have been voiced by white actors – including Big Mouth, The Simpsons and Central Park –  the executive producer weighed in on the current problem.“That issue, they call it whitewashing if you will, that’s been going on for a while,” Harmon began while backstage at last weekend’s Emmy Awards, per Deadline.“The wave has gotten to the point where it’s huge now, but we’ve been in that water for a bit.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsFor those who didn’t walk away with Emmys on Sunday night, the Television Academy offered another treasure nominees could enjoy at home. Upon losing the outstanding variety talk series award to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Full Frontal host Samantha Bee shared what’s inside the mysterious Emmys box.The late-night host posted a video on Twitter of her prying open the container.“BREAKING: Here’s what’s in the box #Emmys2020,” the official Full Frontal Twitter captioned its video.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsCatherine O’Hara won her second career Emmy Award on Sunday night. At the 72nd annual Emmy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the actress took home the outstanding lead actress in a comedy series prize.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe 72nd annual Emmy Awards got a little bit Alexis Sunday night as Annie Murphy won her first Emmy. At the virtual ceremony, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, Murphy received the outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series honor for her work as Schitt’s Creek’s loveably ditzy Alexis Rose.“The six years that I’ve spent working on this show have been the best six years of my entire life,” Murphy said upon receiving the prize.In the Dan and Eugene Levy-created show, Murphy stars alongside the Levys and Catherine O’Hara as the struggling  members of the disenfranchised Rose family.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsEugene Levy received his first Emmy Award for acting on Sunday. At the virtual 72nd annual Emmy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, Levy landed the outstanding lead actor in a comedy series honor for his work as the hard-working Rose patriarch Johnny Rose on Schitt’s Creek.“I guess it’s kind ironic that the straightest role I’ve ever played lands me an Emmy for a comedy series” Levy said upon receiving the prize during the virtual ceremony.

Maya Rudolph is now a two-time Emmy winner!

Antonia Blyth Deputy Editor, AwardsLineMaya Rudolph has gone from zero to two Emmys in just three days. On Saturday night she snagged her second trophy of the week-long Creative Arts Emmys virtual ceremony—this time for her turn as Kamala Harris in Saturday Night Live, hosted by Eddie Murphy.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsRuPaul has scored his fifth consecutive win for his hosting work on RuPual’s Drag Race at the Creative Arts Emmys. Upon receiving the honor during Saturday’s virtual ceremony, the RuPaul’s Drag Race host brought attention to a political message he wants to share.“Tonight the only political statement I want to make is this: lovee,” he said.

Maya Rudolph has finally won an Emmy Award!

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineBig Mouth’s Maya Rudolph won her first Emmy on Thursday for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance, for the character of Connie the Hormone Monstress.On Night 4 of the remotely-conducted Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Rudolph wasn’t present with a pre-taped acceptance speech. But she prevailed over an elite set of voice-over contenders, including Wanda Sykes (Crank Yankers), Nancy Cartwright (The Simpsons) and Hank Azaria (The Simpsons), as well as first-time nominees Leslie Odom Jr.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsEXCLUSIVE: WME will represent the eight-member New Orleans rock band The Revivalists in all areas worldwide.Led by David Shaw, The Revivalists has released five studio albums and earned Billboard’s Top New Rock Artists title in 2017. The rock group has also received nods for the Billboard Music Awards and the iHeart Radio Music Awards.Their 2015 breakout album Men Amongst Mountains boasted their hit “Wish I Knew You,” which topped the Billboard Alternative Song Chart and the magazine’s Adult Alternative Songs ranking.The “All My Friends” musicians have sold out venues including the Colorado Red Rocks Amphitheater and New York City’s Beacon Theatre.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsAnt-Man star Paul Rudd teamed up with First We Feast and New York State to bring a COVID-19 message to millennials.“A couple of days ago I was talking on the iPhone with my homie Governor Cuomo and he’s just going off about how us millennials need to wear masks ‘cuz get this, apparently a lot of COVID is transmitted by us millennials,” said Rudd.In the informative video, posted Monday, the actor and “certified young person” caters to the cool millennials of New York and shares that Cuomo enlisted his help to urge the New York residents to wear masks when they’re in public.