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Avril Lavigne and YUNGBLUD share their video for ‘I’m A Mess’

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Avril Lavigne is sharing the video for her new single with YUNGBLUD, I’m A Mess, written by Lavigne and Yungblud (real name Dominic Harirson) alongside frequent collaborator Travis Barker of Blink-182 and John Feldmann.

The track was first teased late last month when the pair of musicians posted the same video to their Instagram accounts, captioned, I’m A Mess. In the clip, Lavigne sits on a toilet while Yungblud is positioned behind her, when the musician begins to cut off a substantial length of Avril’s hair. Later that day, Yungblud wrote on Twitter: “the song we’re about to drop is full-on lookin’ out the window of your parent’s car pretendin’ you’re in a music video vibes.”

Watch the video for I’m A Mess – here.

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Rebel Wilson announces birth of first baby via surrogate

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Rebel Wilson announced on Instagram the birth of her first child, a daughter named Royce Lillian whom she welcomed via surrogate on Nov. 7.

The “Pitch Perfect” star wrote on Instagram next to a pic of baby Royce in a onesie: “Beyond proud to announce the birth of my first child, Royce Lillian, born this past week via surrogate. I can’t even describe the love I have for her, she’s a beautiful miracle! I am forever grateful to everyone who has been involved, (you know who you are), this has been years in the making… but particularly wanted to thank my gorgeous surrogate who carried her and birthed her with such grace and care. Thank you for helping me start my own family, it’s an amazing gift. The BEST gift!!”  The 42-year-old Wilson concluded her post by saying: “I am ready to give little Roycie all the love imaginable. I am learning quickly… much respect to all the Mums out there! Proud to be in your club.”

Wilson added a photo of herself wearing pink dress and holding pink balloons next to a stack of boxes spelling out the word “BABY” on her Instagram stories.

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Jimmy Kimmel back to host the 2023 Oscars ceremony

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Jimmy Kimmel will return to host the Academy Awards for a third time. The Academy announced Monday: Introducing your 95th Academy Awards host, Jimmy Kimmel. Welcome back! Tune into ABC to watch the Oscars LIVE on Sunday, March 12th at 8e/5p! #Oscars95″. Kimmel previously helmed the ceremony in 2017 and 2018.

Kimmel said in a statement: “Being invited to host the Oscars for a third time is either a great honor or a trap. Either way, I am grateful to the Academy for asking me so quickly after everyone good said no.” 

It was announced in September that Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment had been named executive producers for the upcoming Oscars telecast.  Weiss and Kirshner said in a joint statement: “We’re super thrilled to have Jimmy score his hat trick on this global stage. We know he will be funny and ready for anything.”

Academy CEO Bill Kramer and Academy president Janet Yang said in a statement: “Jimmy is the perfect host to help us recognize the incredible artists and films of our 95th Oscars. His love of movies, live TV expertise, and ability to connect with our global audiences will create an unforgettable experience for our millions of viewers worldwide.”

The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC.

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Pink shares video for her new single ‘Never Gonna Not Dance Again’

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P!nk has shared her new single and accompanying music video for “Never Gonna Not Dance Again.”

The new music video was directed by P!nk along with the the duo of Nick Florez & RJ Dure. Set in a grocery store, the visual finds P!nk dancing and skating through the aisles, joined by a colorful cast of characters. The video made its broadcast premiere on MTV Live, MTVU, MTV Biggest Pop and on the Paramount Times Square billboards.

Later this month, P!nk will perform “Never Gonna Not Dance Again” on the 2022 American Music Awards stage live in Los Angeles. The world premiere TV performance will take place from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. LIVE on Sunday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. EST/PST on ABC.

Check out the music video for Never Gonna Not Dance Again – here.

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Lionel Richie named 2022 American Music Awards ‘Icon Award’ recipient

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Lionel Richie will be honored with the prestigious Icon Award at the 2022 American Music Awards (AMAs). The AMAs represents the year’s top achievements in music determined by the fans, for the fans. The Icon Award honors an artist whose body of work has marked a global influence over the music industry.

Said Richie: “I’m immensely grateful for a career that has taken me to places I never imagined that I’d go, from arenas worldwide to studio sets to the AMA stage. I can recall one of the first times I got to perform at the AMAs. It was to sing ‘We Are the World’ among the most iconic musicians of my generation, so it is surreal to be receiving this recognition 36 years later.”

Richie has won 17 AMAs over the course of his career, starting with the 1979 hit pop/rock single “Three Times a Lady” with the Commodores and again in 1980 with the Commodores for Soul/R&B Group. Throughout his solo career, he took home two awards in 1982, two in 1983, and one in 1984.  Richie hosted the 1985 show, where he won six AMAs in one night that year; and in 1987, he earned four awards throughout the night. To this day, Richie holds the record for most music video AMAs with six wins, and is among the most decorated AMA winners of all time.

As the world’s largest fan-voted awards show, the AMAs will air globally across a footprint of linear and digital platforms in more than 120 countries and territories. Fan voting is now open via VoteAMAs.com and Twitter in all award categories.  The 2022 American Music Awards, hosted by Wayne Brady, will air live from the Microsoft Theater at LA Live in Los Angeles on Sunday, November 20th at 8 pm EST/PST on ABC and stream the next day on Hulu.

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Ryan Reynolds to be awarded ‘The People’s Icon‘ at 2022 People’s Choice Awards

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NBC and E! announced that Ryan Reynolds has be awarded The People’s Icon at the 2022 People’s Choice Awards. Reynolds will receive his award at the Dec. 6 ceremony. The People’s Icon Award honors contributions in film and television. Past People’s Icon winners include Halle Berry, Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Aniston and Melissa McCarthy.

Reynolds, 46, is also nominated for Male Movie Star and Comedy Movie Star for his Netflix film, The Adam Project. In the film, Reynolds plays Adam, a fighter pilot from the future who teams up with his 12-year-old self (Walker Scobell) to save the world. Reynolds also produced the film.

The People’s Choice Awards will be held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. The show will air at 9 p.m. EST on NBC and E!. Voting for the 2022 “People’s Choice Awards” runs through Wednesday, November 9 at 11:59pm ET. Fans can either vote online at www.votepca.com or on Twitter by sending a public tweet or retweet and including one category hashtag and one corresponding nominee hashtag.

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‘Westworld’ canceled by HBO after 4 seasons

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HBO has decided to cancel its Emmy-winning sci-fi drama “Westward” after its recent fourth season. The series’ cancellation came less than three months after its fourth season concluded in August. The cast included Evan Rachel Wood, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Aaron Paul and Thandiwe Newton. Newton earned a best supporting actress Emmy in 2018, and the series received more than 50 nominations and won nine awards from the TV academy. The series debuted in 2016 as a ratings success for the cable channel; however, viewership fell in the third season and again in the fourth.

In a statement, HBO said: “Over the past four seasons, Lisa and [Jonathan] have taken viewers on a mind-bending odyssey, raising the bar at every step. We are tremendously grateful to them, along with their immensely talented cast, producers and crew, and all of our partners at Kilter Films, Bad Robot and Warner Bros. Television. It’s been a thrill to join them on this journey.”

Last month, co-creator Jonathan Nolan said in an interview that he hoped HBO would order a fifth season to properly end the show’s story, which has chronicled a robot uprising that changed the fate of humanity. Said Nolan at the time: “We always planned for a fifth and final season. We are still in conversations with the network. We very much hope to make them.” Co-creator Lisa Joy added that the series has always been working toward a specific ending: “Jonah and I have always had an ending in mind that we hope to reach. We have not quite reached it yet.”

Inspired by the 1973 film titled “Westworld,” the series was initially set in a Western-style amusement park that allowed guests to realize their fantasies with the help of androids. The show later broadened into a artificial intelligence vs. human global conflict. Nolan said in a statement: “We’ve been privileged to tell these stories about the future of consciousness — both human and beyond — in the brief window of time before our AI overlords forbid us from doing so.”

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Listen to the ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ soundtrack featuring Rihanna, Tems, and more

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Just days before Ryan Coogler’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is set to debut in theaters, the star-studded soundtrack for the Marvel sequel has arrived.  The Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack contains 19 tracks, led by Rihanna’s first new track in six years “Lift Me Up,” which dropped last week. Other featured artists from various genres including Rihanna, Burna Boy, Tems, Fireboy DML, Stormzy, Snow Tha Product, E-40, Tobe Nwigwe, Fat Nwigwe, CKay and many more.

Director Ryan Coogler, composer Ludwig Göransson, Archie Davis (chief creative officer at Def Jam), and Dave Jordan produced the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever soundtrack album.  Göransson said in a statement: “Ryan and I talked about the importance of creating an immersive journey of sound and voice. If we used a song in the film, we wanted it to be the entire song, and to be connected to the story. Thematically, we wanted to move the audience from grief to celebration. When you listen to the soundtrack, you can close your eyes and relive the experience of the movie. That was the intention.”

Wakanda Forever is set to arrive in theaters on Friday, Nov. 11. The movie, which will conclude the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase Four, arrives four years after the original film was released starring Chadwick Boseman. who died at age 43 following complications from colon cancer.

Take a listen to the soundtrack – here.

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Harry Styles postpones three Los Angeles shows after getting the flu

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Harry Styles was forced to postpone three of his sold-out shows in Los Angeles after coming down the the flu.

Styles shared a statement over the weekend via Instagram Stories: “Towards the end of the show on Wednesday I started feeling ill and I’ve been in bed with the flu ever since. I’ve been doing everything I can to be able to sing tonight, but I’m leaving the doctor now and I’m devastated that it’s just not possible.”

Styles added that this is the first time he’s had to postpone a show due to illness in over 10 years. “Until very recently I haven’t had to postpone a show due to illness in the 12 years I’ve been touring. I’m so sorry to do it, and if there was anyway I could do the show I would.” Last month, Harry was forced to cancel his Chicago concert after members of his band and crew got sick. Said Styles: “I’m sorry this news is coming so close to show time, but it was my sincerest hope to be able to play for you tonight. I know several of you have planned trips to LA to see the show, and it means the absolute world to me.”

The postponed shows were originally scheduled for November 5th, 6th, and 7th, and will now take place January 26th, 27th, and 29th in 2023. Said Harry: “I can’t wait to see you then, and I’m so sorry.”

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Aubrey Plaza, Ali Ahn and Maria Dizzia join the cast of Marvel’s ‘Agatha: Coven of Chaos’

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Aubrey Plaza has been added to the cast of Agatha: Coven of Chaos, Marvel’s upcoming WandaVision spinoff series for Disney+. The series will star Kathryn Hahn as the powerful witch Agatha Harkness. In addition, Ali Ahn (Raising Dion) and Maria Dizzia (The Staircase) are also set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in unspecified roles on ‘Agatha.’

‘Agatha: Coven of Chaos’ will also star Emma Caulfield, who appeared in WandaVision as a nosy neighbor to Wanda (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany), as well as ‘Heartstopper’ actor Joe Locke. Plaza is reportedly playing a villainous role, while details about Ahn and Dizzia’s characters are being kept under wraps.

Plaza broke out on NBC’s Parks and Rec and is currently appears on season two of HBO’s The White Lotus. Ahn most recently lent her voice to the animated comedy “Little Demon,” which also stars Plaza, and has appeared on shows like “Raising Dion”, “Orange Is the New Black” and “Billions”. Dizzia recently appeared in the film “The Good Nurse” and has also been featured on “Orange Is the New Black,” “13 Reasons Why,” “The Staircase,” and “The First Lady.”

Agatha: Coven of Chaos is expected to drop on Disney+ sometime in 2023.

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