Diane Warren Reflects on Being Nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars 13 Times: 'This Is Longevity'

Cocteau Twins vocalist Elizabeth Fraser has shared her first new song in some 13 years with ‘Golden Air’.It’s the debut single from Fraser’s new project Sun’s Signature, which features her along with her partner, former Spiritualized and Echo and the Bunnymen drummer Damon Reece. ‘Golden Air’ will feature on Sun’s Signature’s forthcoming self-titled EP, which is set to arrive on June 18 via Partisan for Record Store Day.The new song – which Fraser previously performed during a solo appearance at Meltdown Festival in 2012 – foregrounds the singer’s distinctive, gossamer vocals with a lush soundscape of guitars and electronics, with a pronounced bassline and muscular drums.Listen below:Fraser announced the forthcoming Sun’s Signature EP last month.

NBC’s American Song Contest can’t seem to land a high note, continuing to fall behind American Idol on ABC, which remains Monday’s highest-rated program.

A week after Will Smith’s actions tarnished the 2022 Academy Awards, there were no new reports regarding the Best Actor winner and his eventual reprimand from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Oscars’ co-host Amy Schumer caused some rumblings over a stand-up set referring to the now-infamous night, but there wasn’t much else in the way of news related to The Slap.

Kanye West has won his first two trophies of the night at the 64th Grammy Awards. The rapper and artist won Best Melodic Rap Performance for "Hurricane" featuring The Weeknd and Lil Baby and Best Rap Song for "Jail" featuring JAY-Z.

Billie Eilish just gave the performance of a lifetime at the 2022 Oscars. As first-time Academy Award nominees this year, the 20-year-old singer and her music partner, brother Finneas, performed their James Bond theme song, “No Time to Die,” during the awards show on Sunday.

Billie Eilish is an Oscar winner!

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Oscars handed out the night's big honor at the close of Sunday's star-studded ceremony, when the show gave the Academy Award for Best Picture to !It was the film's third win of the night after Tory Kotsur won for Best Supporting Actor. The film also hauled in a gold statuette for Best Adapted Screenplay. The sweet coming-of-age family drama — starring Kotsur, Emilia Jones, Marlee Matlin and Daniel Durant — beat out and .'s win is historic, marking the first film to star a predominantly deaf cast to ever earn the Oscar's top honor.

Will Smith is an Oscar winner! Following a bit of controversy at Sunday's 94th Academy Awards, the 53-year-old actor took home the Best Actor statuette for his role as Richard Williams, the father of Venus and Serena Williams, in .The four-time nominee beat out Javier Bardem (), Benedict Cumberbatch (), Andrew Garfield () and Denzel Washington () to secure the win.During his acceptance speech, an emotional Smith seemed to address the shocking scuffle he had earlier in the show after Chris Rock leveled a joke at his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. He began by saying, «Richard Williams was a fierce defender of his family. In this time in my life, in this moment, I am overwhelmed by what God is calling on me to do and be in this world… I'm being called on in my life to love people, and to protect people, and to be a river to my people. I know to do what we do, you gotta be able to take abuse and you gotta be able to have people talk crazy about you.

Billie Eilish just gave the performance of a lifetime at the 2022 Oscars. As first-time Academy Award nominees this year, the 20-year-old singer and her music partner, brother Finneas, performed their James Bond theme song, «No Time to Die,» during the awards show on Sunday.The haunting track, which was first released in February 2020 and later served as the signature tune for the film of the same name, filled the star-studded Dolby Theatre as Billie sang and Finneas played the piano.Accompanied by musicians behind them, the siblings both wore black looks as they delivered their incredible performance.Following the epic performance, Billie and Finneas won their first-ever Oscar, taking home the award for Best Original Song.«This is so unbelievable, I could scream,» Billie said, thanking the creative team as she and her brother took the stage to accept their award.«We want to thank our parents, who have always ben our greatest inspirations,» Finneas added. «We love you as our parents and we love you as real people too.

Kenneth Branagh has just turned one of his eight career Oscar nominations into a win, stepping up to receive the award for Original Screenplay for Belfast.

Van Morrison is a nominee, but don’t expect to see him at the 2022 Academy Awards!

Five years have passed since “America’s Got Talent” alum Yoli Mayor appeared on the competitive reality TV show and, now, the singer is making a comeback with her “American Idol” Season 20 audition.

It has been 20 years since Halle Berry became the first black woman to win the Best Actress award at the Oscars and every winner since then has been a white woman.

Encanto will bring its magic to the 94th Academy Awards. The enchanting story about the Madrigals shows a side of Colombia that stays away from stereotypical shows and movies people are used to seeing.