Brittney Griner Urges Biden to Bring Detained Reporter Home: ‘Every American Who Is Taken Is Ours to Fight For’

Boy George and Culture Club have announced details of their upcoming ‘The Letting It Go Show’ North American tour starting this summer. Check out the dates and ticket information below.The 25-city run comes fresh on the heels of Boy George and Culture Club wrapping up their sold-out Vegas shows and will kick off on July 13 in West Palm Beach, Florida with support from Howard Jones and Berlin.

Erykah Badu has announced details her upcoming ‘Unfollow Me’ North American, tour beginning this summer. Check out the dates and ticket information below.The 25-city-run tour will feature support from Yasiin Bey, also known as Mos Def, and according to Badu’s Instagram caption of the tour poster, “other extraordinary guests.”Shows are set to commence on June 11 in San Antonio, Texas.

Another shocking exit. American Idol fans discovered Beckett McDowell quit the show after making the Top 26, marking the third dropout of season 21.

l, host Ryan Seacrest announced that one contestant had left the competition.«Now recently, one of the top 26 decided to bow out of the competition so we turned to the judges' first alternate,» Seacrest shared, introducing returning performer, 16-year-old Paige Anne.But viewers were curious about which singer left the competition after the show didn't announce or feature the artist.The singer in question is 19-year-old California-based musician Beckett.Beckett, whose full name is Beckett McDowell, is the son of actor Malcolm McDowell and his wife, Kelley Kuhr.Early Tuesday morning, Beckett took to his Instagram to confirm online speculation that he competed ondespite the show not featuring any of his performances.«To all of you wondering, yes I was on @americanidol and I made the top 26,» Beckett wrote on Instagram, sharing a photo of himself holding up a golden ticket. «I'm not going to say why I didn't decide to continue in the competition but what I will say is that it was my choice.

For those beady eyed chart fans keeping an eye on the Official Chart First Look - which gives an exclusive glance at how the Official Singles Chart is shaping up at midweek mark - there might have been a bit of surprise yesterday. 

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Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Montana would become the first state in America to fully ban TikTok starting in 2024, after the state’s legislature on Friday passed a bill banning the short-form app. The bill now goes to the desk of Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte before it becomes law. Under the Montana legislation, TikTok would face fines if it continued to operate in the state. In addition, the state could impose penalties on Apple and Google if they allowed users in Montana to download the app. TikTok blasted the passage of the bill as an attempt to “censor American voices.” “The bill’s champions have admitted that they have no feasible plan for operationalizing this attempt to censor American voices and that the bill’s constitutionality will be decided by the courts,” TikTok said in a statement. “We will continue to fight for TikTok users and creators in Montana whose livelihoods and First Amendment rights are threatened by this egregious government overreach.”

Sleep Token have announced details of a 2023 ‘Rituals’ North American tour beginning in autumn. Check out dates and ticket details below.The band announced the tour on social media this week with the caption: “This September and October, North America shall gather in Worship.”The tour kicks off on September 9 in Philadelphia and ends on October 5 in California, with Sleep Token will also be performing at a handful of festivals including Blue Ridge Rock, Louder Than Life, and Aftershock.A post shared by Sleep Token (@sleep_token)Tickets are on sale now and are available here.

When "American Idol" was revived in 2018 on ABC, it came with a new judging panel that included Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie. It was a fresh start for the show on a new network, but over the past few months, "Teenage Dream" singer Perry has been under fire for harsh critiques, earning her comparisons to the original "mean" judge, Simon Cowell. The most notable instance of Perry’s so-called harsh judgments came in March, when she was accused of "mom-shaming" contestant Sara Beth Liebe in the audition room.

President Joe Biden plans to appoint producer Bruce Cohen and Lady Gaga as the co-chairs of the revived President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities.

Tim McGraw, the country music star whose acting career has hit a new gear lately with roles in Yellowstone and prequel 1883, is launching his own media company with backing from Skydance Media.

Brittney Griner is opening up about being held for months in Russian prisons on drug charges in an upcoming memoir. On Tuesday, Alfred A.

Alfred A. Knopf will publish Brittney Griner’s untitled memoir next spring 2024. Deal was closed by Reagan Arthur, Knopf EVP and Publisher and world rights were sold by Kimberly Witherspoon at Inkwell Management with Jon Liebman at Brillstein Entertainment and Lindsay Kagawa Colas at Wasserman.

The body of an American man missing for almost two months has been discovered in a secret burial site in Mexico.

Poppy and PVRIS have teamed up together to announce The Godless/Goddess co-headline tour in North America. See dates and ticket details below.The pair took to social media to share details of the tour, including that support will be coming from rapper Tommy Genesis – who just appeared on Lana Del Rey’s ‘Did you know there’s a tunnel under Ocean Boulevard‘ – and rising indie-rock band Pom Pom Squad.PVRIS posted a photo on Twitter with the caption: “PVRIS and Poppy invite you to The Godless/Goddess Tour across North America this summer.

Katy Perry was criticized for being "condescending" and "rude" to the "American Idol" contestants amid fallout over a joke labeled as "mom-shaming." Perry, 38, called out two contestants who struggled to connect during the duet round of Hollywood Week.The pop star commented that the performance given by Carina DeAngelo, 25, and Nutsa Buzaladze, 25, was "underwhelming." "I just think the energy was broken between both of you, and so I think you couldn’t give each other the energy you both needed.That you both deserved," Perry said. "I think you’re both better than that performance." Fans didn't react well to Perry's handling of the situation so quickly after the "California Girls" singer was accused of "mom-shaming" contestant Sara Beth Liebe.The 25-year-old mom abruptly quit "American Idol" during Sunday's show, although she has since claimed that it didn't have anything to do with Perry's comment.

EXCLUSIVE: Alfred Hitchcock won the AFI’s Life Achievement Award in 1979, but now there is another Hitchcock moving up in the organization.

WNBA star Brittney Griner, who spent 10 months in Russian custody on drug charges, is calling for the release of Wall St. Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained there and accused of spying.

An American cultural icon! From rom-coms to dramas, Tom Hanks has become one of the most popular film stars in the world.

President Joe Biden is not expected to attend the coronation of King Charles III, according to a source familiar with the planning.The planning of King Charles' highly anticipated coronation is in full swing as the date creeps closer. Although the official guest list hasn't been revealed, it's known that US President Joe Biden is one of the few lucky people who were sent an invite to the event. However, it's now been reported by a source that the president, who paid tribute to the late Queen last year, might not attend the coronation himself, but might instead send his first lady, Dr Jill Biden, or his Vice President, Kamala Harris, instead.