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Susan Genco Urges Future Lawyers to Be ‘Bold & Innovative’ at 2022 Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon
“I don’t have to tell any of you that the best moments of my life were created by artists and enhanced by music, because this is true for all of you,” said Susan Genco, co-president of The Azoff Company, who received the Service Award at the 24th annual Recording Academy Entertainment Law Initiative luncheon Saturday afternoon (April 2) in Las Vegas. Her sentiments were echoed by keynote speaker Cameron Crowe, who wrote the Oscar-winning, semi-autobiographical screenplay for the 2000 film Almost Famous. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news He told what presumably was the real Almost Famous story, about a 12-year-old boy whose mother intentionally raised him across the street from a law school she so desperately wanted him to go to. I...
Denzel Washington Defends Will Smith: “Who Are We to Condemn?”
Immediately after assaulting Chris Rock at the Oscars, Will Smith was consoled by Denzel Washington. During an appearance at Pastor T.D. Jakes’ Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, Washington spoke for the first time about the incident. During his acceptance speech for Best Actor, Smith thanked Washington for his support. “At your highest moment, be careful, that’s when the devil comes for you,” Smith recalled Washington telling him. Washington shared a similar message on Saturday. “There’s a saying when the devil ignores you, then you know you’re doing something wrong,” Washington said (via Variety). “The devil goes ‘Oh, no, leave him alone, he’s my favorite.’ Conversely, when the devil comes at you, maybe it’s because he’s trying to do something right. And for whatever reas...
2022 Grammy Awards Winners List: Who Won Big This Year? (Updating Live)
The 2022 Grammys were weird before a single winner was announced. Following an admittedly pretty fun but down year during prime pandemic, the 64th annual awards ceremony was delayed due to the Omicron surge, rescheduled from January to April. And that was even after — as is pathetically typical for the Recording Academy — scandal after scandal piled on, from controversial figures receiving nominations, to clear frontrunners being barred from certain categories, to last minute rule changes, to megastars withdrawing their names from the competition. Oh, and then there was five-time nominee Kanye West’s performance being canceled because of his beef with host Trevor Noah. So yeah, the 2022 Grammys were kind of a mess for months before anyone even arrived at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las V...
R.I.P. Estelle Harris, Actress Who Played George Constanza’s Mother Dead at 93
Estelle Harris, the comedic actress best known for playing George Costanza’s mother on Seinfeld and Mrs. Potato Head in the Toy Story franchise, has died at the age of 93. “It is with the greatest remorse and sadness to announce that Estelle Harris has passed on this evening at 6:25pm,” Estelle’s son, Glen Harris, said in a statement. “Her kindness, passion, sensitivity, humor, empathy and love were practically unrivaled, and she will be terribly missed by all those who knew her.” A native of New York, Harris didn’t pursue a career in acting until her later years, after her children were grown and in school. After playing bit parts in Night Court, Married… with Children, and Mad About You, Harris was cast to play George Constanza’s mother Estelle on Seinfeld. Alongside Jerry Stiller, who p...
CHRIS JERICHO Admits FOZZY Uses ‘Backing Tracks For Some Songs’, Claims ‘Everybody’ Else Does As Well
In a new interview with Meltdown of Detroit’s WRIF radio station, FOZZY frontman Chris Jericho touched upon the subject of rock bands using pre-recorded backing tracks during live performances. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We use backing tracks for some songs, and everybody does. Unless you’re GUNS N’ ROSES… Let me rephrase that… If you’re in Slash‘s band… GUNS N’ ROSES has backing tracks. They have a keyboard player. It’s just the way of the world right now. It doesn’t mean we’re not singing and not playing. If you’re listening to a record, you go to a DEF LEPPARD gig and you hear ‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’ that was recorded with 25 tracks of guitars, you can’t just go with two guitars on st...
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Hip-Hop Wired Presents: CRT FRSH [Certified Fresh] Playlist 4.1.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: LeoPatrizi / Getty Peace to the HHW Nation! It’s been a while but we’re back with a new update to our CRT FRSH (Certified Fresh) playlist and we’re aiming to get back to the consistency you all expect. Part of our duty as a publication and crew is to school the masses on who is doing what musically and there’s no better way to do that beyond our CRT FRSH (Certified Fresh) bi-weekly playlist. The CRT FRSH playlist is a labor of love. We don’t take payments nor do we do favors. We only add joints to our playlist that fit the theme and vision we’re going for and don’t seek to waste the time of the listener. Further, we don’t stick to one lane of Hip-Hop. We believe that all aspects of the music should get some light whether it’s young lions in the trenches t...
How to Watch the 2022 Grammys
After last year’s efforts for a COVID-19-safe ceremony, the Grammys return for another round this weekend. The 64th Annual Grammy Awards had originally been set for Los Angeles at the end of January, but the Omicron surge resulted in a postponement and a change of venue to the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. The main event begins Sunday (April 3) at 8 p.m. Eastern on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+, which offers a week-long free trial. Below, learn how to watch the 2022 Grammys from the comfort of home. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) Follow all of Pitchfork’s coverage of the 2022 Grammys, including our new live blog and the full lineup of performers. How to Watch the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony® The Premiere ...
Thom Yorke Shares New Song “That’s How Horses Are”: Listen
Thom Yorke has shared a new song titled “That’s How Horses Are,” his second contribution to the final season of the British drama series Peaky Blinders. Listen to it below. Yorke released “5.17,” another track he’d written for Peaky Blinders, in mid-March. Series director Anthony Byrne told NME earlier this year that Yorke and Greenwood had written original music for the show. “The music has always been really important historically, and I was really keen to bring a dramatic score into it,” he said. Yorke has also recently released three new songs with The Smile, his side project with Greenwood and Tom Skinner: “You Will Never Work in Television Again,” “Skirting on the Surface,” and “The Smoke.” The band will tour Europe beginning in May. Content This content can also be viewed on the sit...
Netflix Backs Away from Will Smith Film ‘Fast and Loose’
The week before the Oscar ceremony, director David Leitch — in a stroke of unintentional good timing — withdrew as the director of a planned Netflix movie Fast and Loose, starring Will Smith. Instead, he moved onto Fall Guy, starring Ryan Gosling, for Universal, which is supposed to start production in August. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news A source says Netflix was competing with Universal to be the next project for Leitch, but Universal pulled ahead. According to sources, Netflix put out an urgent call for another director to take over a project featuring the star who was heavily favored to win best actor at the Oscars. But soon after Smith’s attack on Chris Rock on the Oscars stage, Netflix quietly...
Elton John Credits Ryan White’s Family With Saving His Life
Elton John credits teenage AIDS victim Ryan White and his family with saving his life. The singer told the crowd at his concert at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis on Friday (April 1) that spending time around White’s family caused him to make changes in his life. White was from Indiana. “I knew that my lifestyle was crazy and out of order. And six months later, I got sober and clean and have been ever since,” John said. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news He said White’s family was the catalyst for him to change. “I cannot thank them enough, because without them, I’d probably be dead,” the singer said, WTHR-TV reported. White died in Indianapolis at age 18 on April 8, 1990. He had contracted HIV years earlier through a tainted blood t...
Harry Styles’ ‘As It Was’ Breaks Spotify Single-Day Streaming Record
Harry Styles‘ new single “As It Was” has set a new Spotify record in its first day of release. On Saturday (April 2), Spotify confirmed that “As It Was” is now the most-streamed song in the United States in a single day, with 8.3 million streams, a record that was formerly held by Olivia Rodrigo‘s “Drivers License” (8 million streams). Styles’ new song is also now the most-streamed song globally on Spotify in a single day for 2022 so far, with 21.6 million streams. That number of streams tops Anitta‘s “Envolver,” which saw 8.6 million single-day streams in March. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “As It Was,” which dropped on March 31, is the first taste of Styles’ upcoming third album, Harry’s House. The 13-track album is scheduled ...
Camila Cabello Says Paparazzi Makes Her Feel ‘Super Vulnerable’ at the Beach: ‘Never Had a Worse Time’
Camila Cabello shared a note on social media about how it feels to be followed by the paparazzi in her personal time at the beach. While paparazzi snapshots of the singer in a bikini circulated on the internet Saturday (April 2), she took a moment to address what she goes through when she just wants to enjoy some time in nature. “Every time I’ve gone to this beach club in Miami I get papped – somehow when I check in paps know and get me in my bikini and every time I’ve felt super vulnerable and unprepared,” wrote Cabello, whose new album Familia is due out on April 8. “I’ve worn bikinis that were too small and paid no mind to how I looked, then saw pictures online and comments and been so upset.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I remin...
