Wayne Perkins, Guitarist Who Nearly Joined the Rolling Stones and Lynyrd Skynyrd, Dead at 74
The Alabama-born guitarist recorded with Bob Marley and the Wailers on Catch a Fire and Joni Mitchell on Court and Spark
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As Disney’s Bob Iger Passes CEO Baton, His Next Moves Remain In Flux
As Paramount’s pending takeover of Warner Bros Discovery preoccupies the industry, another seismic development in the media business has finally arrived: Disney’s CEO transition. Bob Iger, who returned to the top job in 2022, will officially pass the baton to…
‘Basic’ Review: Ashley Park Obsesses Over Leighton Meester In Chelsea Devantez’s Hilariously Relatable Social Media Comedy — SXSW
In the age of social media obsessions and waning monogamy, Basic is a ridiculously relatable laugh riot. Written and directed by Chelsea Devantez, based on her 2020 SXSW short, Gloria (Ashley Park) falls down an Insta rabbit hole after her…
Shakira Was Stunned by Her Historic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nomination: ‘I Thought Someone Was Joking With Me’
When Shakira first picked up her guitar as a teenager in Barranquilla — pouring her poetic musings into intimate rock songs like “Estoy Aquí” or “Inevitable,” and experimenting with a sound few did in Colombia’s tropical-dominated scene — she couldn’t…
Madonna Joins ‘The Studio’ Season 2 on Venice Shoot
The pop star in an Instagram post teased her appearance on the Apple TV+ series while seated in a gondola on a grand canal and reading a script in hand.
WME Laying Off 30 Staffers, 3% of Headcount, After Going Private Last Year: ‘Our Industry Is Undergoing Profound Change’
WME is laying off 30 employees, as the company seeks to streamline operations amid industrywide shifts, Variety has confirmed. The job cuts represent about 3% of the talent agency’s total headcount. Richard Weitz and Christian Muirhead, the co-chairmen of WME,…
Rapper Mystikal Pleads Guilty to Third-Degree Rape, Faces 20 Years in Prison
New Orleans rapper Mystikal pleaded guilty to charges of third-degree rape on Tuesday, according to ABC affiliate WBRZ. The rapper (real name: Michael Tyler) was accused of beating, choking and robbing a woman at his home in Ascension Parish in…
Why Twin Peaks Remains The Most Confusing TV Show Decades Later
More than three decades after it arrived as a beloved cult classic, David Lynch and Mark Frost’s supernatural soap opera Twin Peaks is still the most confusing TV show ever made. All these years later, fans are still unpacking the…
‘The Pitt’ S3, Kimmel EP’d Game Show, ‘High Potential’ S3, & ‘Stewie’ Score California Tax Credits
New seasons of The Pitt and High Potential joined 14 other small screen projects to receive some big bucks today in California tax incentives. A mix of relocating shows, dramas, comedies and certified soundstage filming the $750 million program has…
Amazon Sets Premiere For ‘American Gladiators’ Reboot
Amazon is opening the Atlasphere. The streamer has revealed the premiere date for its reboot of American Gladiators. The physical competition series, which is hosted by WWE and Real World alum Mike “The Miz” Mizanin, will launch on April 17.…