Young Talent Time set to make a comeback in 2021

The popularity of rap and hip hop soared in the UK in 2020, new research by the BPI reveals. 

Buzzy Cohen will return to the Jeopardy! stage to guest host the 2021 Tournament of Champions.

Carly Pearce is going bold at this year's Academy of Country Music Awards. The singer told ET's Rachel Smith that fans can expect a «flashy» performance from her at Sunday night's awards show.«I've been in a lot of black and white, you know, in all my social media.

Luke Bryan shared his secrets to his 14-year marriage to wife Caroline.The44-year-old country music star credited the couple's ability to 'communicate' with one another and their 'make-up sex' as reasons for their thriving relationship.He revealed the insight during an interview with theSkimm on Tuesday, also showing that the background on his phone happens to be a photo of him and his loving wife.

Ashley Tisdale stepped out this Wednesday in Los Angeles to enjoy her first hike after becoming a mother.The 34-year-old and her husband Christopher French welcomed their daughter Jupiter Iris just three weeks ago.And this week Ashley draped her already svelte post-baby body in a cozy-looking hoodie and a pair of leggings for her workout. Legging it:Ashley Tisdale stepped out this Wednesday in Los Angeles to enjoy her first hike after becoming a motherAs she took in some fresh air and exercise she let her more than 13 million Instagram followers know how 'Blessed' she was feeling.The High School Musical star also posted a masked selfie in which she raised one arm triumphantly into the air after her hike.

Roy Trakin Longtime record promotion executive Jonas Cash, who founded the influential radio programming competition AIR (Active Industry Research) in Baltimore-Washington, MD, died at age 81 in his Columbia, MD home.“He was not just a promotion executive, but a real artist development guy,” says veteran promotion/marketing exec Michael Plen, who recalls how Cash helped him break Wall of Voodoo’s “Mexican Radio.” “If he believed in a record, he’d go all out.”AIR established competitions for radio programmers in five different musical genres in 1983, testing new songs’ potential by having programmers listen to and respond to each song’s hit potential using a national chart as the qualifier.

Shirley Halperin Executive Editor, MusicThe Doors’ Ray Manzarek was known as a skilled keyboardist and respected music producer (his credits include seminal albums by X), but he was also a knowledgeable movie buff, having graduated from UCLA’s film program and receiving his MFA in cinematography in 1965. Forty days after school let out, he met Jim Morrison by chance on Venice Beach and the rest is rock ‘n’ roll history.The Doors provided musical psychedelia that the youth of 1960s America, staring down a war in Vietnam that proved tragically futile, yearned for.

Ethan Shanfeld AXS TV announced that the music-themed series “The Top Ten Revealed” and “A Year In Music” will each return for their fourth seasons on May 9.“The Top Ten Revealed” will kick off the night at 8 p.m.

Sarah Harding was said to be planning on making a huge music comeback before she was diagnosed with cancer.

ACM Awards are headed back to Nashville. The 56th annual ACM Awards will take place on Sunday, April 18 after the nominations for the country music awards show were revealed in February by Kelsea Ballerini and Brothers Osborne as well as by ET's Rachel Smith.Maren Morris and Chris Stapleton cleaned up in nominations, leading the pack with six nods each.

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 unexpected early exit from the music competition show was announced on Monday, and he took to Instagram to address his surprising departure.«I had to leave the @AmericanIdol competition for personal reasons but am so thankful I get to play music for the rest of my life,» he wrote on Instagram on Wednesday, alongside a smiling portrait pic.«Fellow contestants — miss you all, good luck!» he added. «Thank you to everyone for your support... do stick around for more musical things soon!

Wyatt Pike shocked American Idol fans on Monday, April 12, when his departure was suddenly announced by Ryan Seacrest. Two days later, Pike, 19, is explaining why he left the ABC reality competition.

Two things can be true. Hilaria Baldwin shared a heartfelt message about missing the daughter she lost prior to welcoming babies Eduardo, 7 months, and Maria, 1 month.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety’s “10 Innovators to Watch” will highlight emerging talent and technologies in communications, entertainment and more on April 28 at 9:30 a.m. PT in the Variety Streaming Room presented by the all-electric Ford Mustang Mach-E.

Newly unveiled Televisa-Univision is heading worldwide to beat out Spanish-language pay TV rivals in what top executives see as a largely untapped global market beyond the U.S. and Mexico.

Multi-Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning musician Marc Anthony has another project set up with ViacomCBS International Studios (VIS), a comedy set in the world of social media. Liked is described comedy series about a millennial who does whatever it takes, including lying, to achieve fame as an online influencer.

Kane Brown just made history at the ACM Awards.

Courtney Stodden is living their truth. Stodden took to Instagram Tuesday night to announce that the reality star is non-binary and will be using the pronouns they/them/theirs, moving forward.

Tom Rhodes has won MasterChef 2021 after the amateur chef battled it out against Mike Tomkins and Alexina Anatole in a very tense final.The BBC show, presented by John Torode and Gregg Wallace, was postponed following the death of Prince Philip last Friday. Speaking about winning the competition, he said: “This is the biggest achievement of my life.

Tony winner Karen Olivo has announced that she will not be returning to the Broadway musical Moulin Rouge when performances resume and it all has to do with Scott Rudin.