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Deadline’s Sound & Screen Television has kicked off at UCLA’s Royce Hall for yet another of our showcase awards-season events. Sound & Screen has always been a favorite of the Deadline team, and our audience, not least for the magic it captures when the music behind 10 the year’s most exciting television series is performed live onstage by a full orchestra for a packed house of TV Academy and guild voters.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic There was no official explanation offered for exactly why Silvana Estrada and Cécile McLorin Salvant were co-headlining a show at Walt Disney Concert Hall — and none was needed, for discerning L.A. audiences who know better than to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Christina Aguilera is booked and busy, and the singer with Ecuadorian roots looks flawless. The 43-year-old music icon has been on tour and returned to her Las Vegas residency after extending more dates into August.Thankfully for fans who can’t attend shows, the singer has been sharing clips from her performances on social media.

After a tense morning with IATSE threatening to picket over the use of a non-union crew, the Daytime Emmys are underway at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

Dick Van Dyke is making Daytime Emmy Awards history.

The safety and well-being of Taylor Swift‘s fans are of the utmost importance during her concerts and she made that known during the latest show in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Night one of the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards are taking place live on Friday, June 7, starting 8 p.m. ET at the Westin Bonaventure hotel in Downtown Los Angeles. Major awards passed on Friday include daytime drama series, daytime talk series, entertainment news series, daytime talk series host and the major daytime acting categories.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Legendary actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke has made history, winning the 2024 Daytime Emmy award for guest performer in a daytime drama series — via his spot on Peacock’s “Days of Our Lives.” At 98, that makes Van Dyke the oldest actor to receive a Daytime Emmy win. Van Dyke came into Friday’s 51st Daytime Emmy Awards already making a mark as the oldest Daytime Emmys nominee ever. Night one of the 51st annual Daytime Emmy Awards took place live on CBS on Friday, June 7, from the Westin Bonaventure hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.

Taylor Swift kicked off her Eras Tour in the UK on Friday night in front of a sell-out crowd at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.

Taylor Swift issued an apology to crowds at her opening night in Edinburgh's Murrayfield, for her highly-anticipated Eras tour. The Cruel Summer hit sensation 'froze' on stage.

As a music critic I thought I’d seen it all when it came to Scottish concerts having witnessed some of the greatest acts on the planet.

Kate Aurthur administrator “I think that was a pretty dramatic, heightened account of what happened.” That’s something that Alex Baskin — the boss of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” — said at Variety’s TV FYC Fest, during a panel called “Reality Producers Tell All.” He was refuting recent claims made by “Vanderpump Rules” cast member Scheana Shay, who has said of late that during production on the show’s 11th season last summer, Baskin made a veiled threat to the cast about canceling the show if it didn’t improve. “I know Alex Baskin has said that midseason, the show was not in a good place,” Shay said on her “Scheananigans” podcast.

The best in daytime television, including soap operas and talk shows, will be honored at the 2024 Daytime Emmy Awards.

Will Smith has named his choices for the best films he has ever made, picking movies from across his career.The actor was appearing on the YouTube show Hot Ones when he was asked by host Sean Evans to choose the four performances that most define his career.In between struggling with increasingly potent hot sauces – a struggle not helped by him rubbing pepper into his eyes late in the episode – he named his career favourites. Watch the video below:“I think the individual best movie that I’ve ever made is The Pursuit of Happyness,” he said, referring to the 2006 drama in which he starred alongside his son Jaden.“Right behind that is the first Men In Black – direction, cinematography and music.”He went on to mention Bad Boys and Aladdin as being “among the most fun” he has ever had.“But in terms of all-around best movies, best performances, if I had to put four of them in a time capsule, it would be: The Pursuit of Happyness, the first Men In Black, I Am Legend and probably King Richard.” Smith is currently starring in Bad Boys: Ride Or Die, the fourth instalment in the buddy cop film series in which he stars alongside Martin Lawrence.The film, which also stars Vanessa Hudgens, Tiffany Haddish, DJ Khaled and Joe Pantoliano, is directed by Belgian duo Adil & Bilall, who also oversaw the previous entry, 2020’s Bad Boys For Life.

Suri Cruise is about to graduate high school and she has revealed where she’s going to college in the fall!

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor The Emmys have an opportunity to highlight many who are gone but not forgotten, as there’s a slate of acting contenders across multiple categories worthy of posthumous honors. From comedian Richard Lewis to veterans such as Treat Williams and Ron Cephas Jones to the youthful wonder of Chance Perdomo, many actors deserving of recognition are up for consideration. History was made when the 2022 Primetime Emmy nominations were announced, as Chadwick Boseman (“What If…?”) and Jessica Walter (“Archer”) became the first pair of direct competitors to be recognized posthumously in the voice-over category.

Jack Dunn At this year’s Variety TV FYC Fest, Variety teamed up with the Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative to present the inaugural Mary Tyler Moore Visionary Award to writer, actor and producer Kristen Wiig. The award was created to celebrate the prolific comedian’s career and recognize her work to end diabetes-induced blindness, which affected Moore near the end of her life. “Kristen is indeed a true Mary.

J.P. is a musical performance major, D3 basketball player, and Billboard-charting rapper who prays every morning, although his songs frequently focus on how quickly he can “make a bitty hit her knees.” Another artist might play up these contrasts to highlight how different they are from their peers.

To avoid the summer heat, Atlanta doesn’t host their Pride festival until October – the 12th and 13th this year – but if you can’t wait the five months until then, there are Pride festivals, parades, and events across the state, region, and country happening this month that will whet your appetite until then! Georgia Fervid Camraderie: Kiara Gilbert Exhibition  June 12-29 Hapeville Depot Museum Kiara Gilbert highlights the power of the queer community in South Fulton through an art show that features original, hand-printed pieces that reflect the strength of the local queer scene. They strive to incorporate Black LGBTQ history from the area, such as queer changemakers, and nightlife. Learn more at hapevilledepot.org/whats-on.  Gwinnett Stripers Pride Night  June 14, 7:05pm Coolray Field Join the Gwinnett Stripers as they celebrate the LGBTQ community and take on the Nashville Sounds for their fourth annual Pride Night. Purchase a Pride Pack and receive a Field Box ticket and a Stripers Pride Cap at fevo-enterprise.com/event/2024pride6.   Augusta Pride June 21-23 Augusta Common Enjoy the free main event with speakers, entertainers, music, and vendors before winding down with sponsor-hosted pool parties at the Metropolis Complex, the largest gay resort in the Southeast! Learn more at prideaugusta.org.  Smyrna Pride  June 22, noon to 6pm Smyrna Market Village Join Smyrna is Fabulous for the only Pride Festival in Cobb County! They will be covering Smyrna Market Village in rainbows with the help of 38 LGBTQ vendors, entertainment, and more. Learn more at smyrnaisfabulous.org.  Rome Pride  June 28-30 Ridge Ferry Park Rome Pride celebrates their third annual Pride with a kick-off party with drag, an artisan and vendor market,

Selome Hailu There aren’t enough Native women on TV. But when they do get hired, they’re often playing cops. “Not to take away from the performances of all these actresses, who I admire so much and are doing a beautiful job,” says Lily Gladstone, “but it’s almost the only role that we get to see.” So it’s understandable that Gladstone had something of a checklist in hand when she first met with the producers of “Under the Bridge.” They were offering her the role of Cam Bentland, a police officer investigating the 1997 murder of Reena Virk (played by Vritika Gupta), a 14-year-old child of Indian immigrants in Saanich Core, British Columbia.

Ariana Grande stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform her new single “the boy is mine” and to promote her forthcoming movie Wicked.