The Academy of Country Music has announced a round of performers for the upcoming ACM Awards in Las Vegas, including two of the top nominees, Ella Langley and Zach Top, along with other favorites ranging from Jordan Davis to the Red Clay Strays. The full list of 11 performers announced Friday includes Thomas Rhett, Kane […]

“Heated Rivalry” star Hudson Williams, singer and songwriter EJAE and New York mayor Zohran Mamdani are among those being honored on Gold House‘s Gold100 list. Previously known as the A100, the list is curated by leading Asian Pacific organizations and top creative and business leaders. Gold House will celebrate the Gold100 and give out several […]

Annette Bening and journalist Kara Swisher will each receive Lambda l Liberty Award at Lambda Legal’s Liberty Awards National Dinner during LGBTQ Pride Month in New York City. “We are delighted to present our Liberty Awards to Annette Bening and Kara Swisher, a recognition they both so richly deserve,” Lambda Legal CEO Kevin Jennings said […]

Peacock is developing a scripted true crime series based on the Gilgo Beach murders, Variety has learned exclusively. Jordan Hawley is set to write and executive produce the project, with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson executive producing under his G-Unit Films and Television banner. UCP will produce. The series is inspired by the Peacock docuseries “The […]

If Emily Blunt set the standard for bitchy, couture-wearing fashion assistants in the first “The Devil Wears Prada” 20 years ago, Simone Ashley is giving the role a fresh, Gen-Z makeover for the sequel. As Amari Mari in David Frankel’s “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” released Friday by 20th Century Studios, the “Bridgerton” breakout plays […]

In Rome on the evening of April 4, as Iran was being pounded by U.S. and Israeli missiles, a large crowd celebrated the Persian new year in the Eternal City’s Alcazar club dancing to Middle East beats, including vintage Iranian tracks by iconic pop star Googosh who was incarcerated in Tehran during the early 1980s […]

The Ridenhour Prize is given each year for displaying courage via journalism, but one of its new recipients on Thursday night showed a little concern about her future. After receiving one of the awards Thursday night in Washington D.C. — they are given to candidates “who persevere in acts of truth-telling that protect the public […]

Former One Direction singer Zayn Malik, who was hospitalized last month with an unspecified illness, has canceled all U.S. dates for the 2026 tour behind his “Konnakol” album, which was released on April 17. However, dates in the U.K. and Mexico later this month, which take place before the U.S. tour was scheduled to begin, […]

This is the true story…of two strangers… picked to work together… and have their lives taped…to find out what happens… when people stop being polite…and start getting real. A version of those lines, read every week during the opening of MTV’s durable reality show “The Real World,” might not seem so out of place at […]

UTA has signed “Union County” filmmaker Adam Meeks for representation. “Union County,” starring Will Poulter and Noah Centineo, debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January, earning rave reviews and an extended standing ovation. In the film, Poulter and Centineo play brothers grappling with opioid addiction; Meeks seamlessly blends their performances with the real-life participants […]

After hooking viewers with French shark movie “Under Paris,” Netflix is finally getting ready for another bite of the cherry as “Under Paris 2” has gone into production in the south of France, Variety can confirm. Original cast members Bérénice Bejo and Nassim Lyes return alongside Guillaume Gouix, Phillippe Bas, Manon Bresch and Anne Marivin. […]

Ashutosh Gowariker, director of “Lagaan,” has been appointed festival director of the 57th International Film Festival of India by India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Gowariker succeeds Shekhar Kapur, who served a two-year term as festival director across the 55th and 56th editions. “It gives me immense pride and joy to serve as the festival […]