‘Fire Island,’ ‘Heartstopper’ Among 2023 GLAAD Media Awards Winners

AB6IX have announced the dates for their upcoming 2023 ‘The Future’ world tour.AB6IX are set to go on a 12-date world tour from July to September this year, in support of their new mini-album ‘The Future Is Ours: Lost’. The upcoming tour will feature shows in Asia and across North America.AB6IX’s ‘The Future’ world tour outside of South Korea will kick off in Macau, China on July 15.

EXCLUSIVE: Film Independent on Wednesday named the filmmakers and projects selected for its 12th annual Documentary Lab, rolling out a list that includes Alina Simone & Kirstine Barfod (Black Snow), Chris Coats (Flamingo Camp), Sisa Bueno (For Venida, For Kalief), Gabriela Díaz Arp (Matininó), Amanda Erickson (She Cried That Day) and Adina Luo (You Have the Floor).

Billy Porter and late LGBTQ activist Urvashi Vaid will be honored by Lambda Legal at their 2023 National Liberty Awards. The event will celebrate Lambda’s 50 years of a legal advocacy for the the LGBTQ community and is set to take place on June 8 at Glasshouse in New York City. The Liberty Awards will also host guests Becky Pepper-Jackson, a 12-year-old transgender girl speaking out against the anti-trans sports ban in her home state of West Virginia. Isaiah Wilkins, who will share how a Lambda lawsuit helped him fulfill his dream of serving in the armed forces. “In this moment, with states like Florida and others trying to silence and erase our communities, we must let our people, especially our young people, know what time it is: It’s time to fight back and counteract the fear and discrimination with love, joy and living unapologetically as our ourselves,” Porter in a statement on Tuesday. The “Pose” star will be honored with the Lambda Legal Liberty Award.

Gisele Bundchen is enjoying a rare night out with her twin sister!

Sophia Scorziello editor CrimeCon has opened submissions for its second annual Clue Awards, which single out true crime storytelling across television, documentary film, podcasts and publishing. “The response we received to the inaugural Clue Awards was overwhelmingly positive and incredibly encouraging,” said Kevin Balfe, CrimeCon founder and executive producer. “These awards were designed to honor creators who, responsibly and poignantly, highlight stories of justice, tragedy and advocacy. In recognizing and amplifying these powerful projects, we hope Clue can be a positive force in the true crime space.” The Clue Awards honor work in the following categories:

Foo Fighters, The Cure, The Postal Service and more have been announced to headline Riot Fest 2023 – see the full line-up below and buy tickets here.The festival will return to Chicago’s Douglas Park across the weekend of September 15-17 and also welcome the likes of The Mars Volta, Turnstile, Queens Of The Stone Age, Death Cab For Cutie and more.Rounding out a stacked line-up are the likes of The Breeders, Death Grips, The Gaslight Anthem, 100 gecs, Warpaint, PUP, Jehnny Beth, Code Orange, Tegan and Sara, Kim Gordon and many more.See the full line-up for Riot Fest 2023 below.Tickets are on sale now here.ICYMI: The Riot Fest 2023 lineup is here! We'll see you September 15-17, 2023 at Douglass Park in Chicago. Tickets are ON SALE NOW: https://t.co/NE1pfAnPKa pic.twitter.com/e1vHlNpwlo— Riot Fest (@RiotFest) May 19, 2023This week, Foo Fighters shared ‘Under You’ — the latest single to be released from their forthcoming album ‘But Here We Are’ — and announced a free global streaming event.Set for release on June 2 via Roswell Records/Columbia Records, the LP will mark their first new material since the passing of drummer Taylor Hawkins in 2022.

aespa have announced the Europe, US and Latin America legs of their 2023 ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ world tour.Today (May 19), aespa revealed that they will be going on a tour of Europe, US and Latin America later this year, as part of their 2023 ‘SYNK: Hyper Line’ world tour. The US leg will kick off in Los Angeles on August 13.Following which, the girl group will plays shows in Dallas, Miami, Chicago and more over the next month, before wrapping things up in New York City on September 5.

Bob Chapek, Former CEO 2022 Chapek compensation: $24.2M/ -25.5% Bob Iger, CEO 2022Iger compensation: $15M/ -67.3% Median employee compensation: $54,256 Chapek pay ratio to median employee: 446 So long, Mr. Chapek! It was a rocky time atop the Magic Kingdom for the Disney chief, who was booted from his post in November just months after the company’s board renewed his contract. During Chapek’s tenure Wall Street soured on Disney’s spending on its streaming service, to say nothing of a near employee revolt over his stumbling response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.

Harry Sloan, the media investor and former CEO of MGM Studios, is among President Joe Biden’s appointees to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council.

Fox Corporation CEO Lachlan Murdoch compared CNN’s town hall last week with Donald Trump to Fox News’ post-2020 election coverage, the source of the company’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems.

The NBCUniversal Upfront presentation was the center of Day 14 of the writers strike on the east coast.

Play it again! Luke Bryan, Carly Pearce and Kane Brown were just a few of the musicians to take the stage at the 2023 iHeartCountry music festival.  

The BAFTA TV Awards made a welcome return to our TV screens, with dozens of stars gathering to celebrate the most prestigious awards in British television.The annual awards bash tonight, 14 May, was hosted by comedians Rob Beckett and Romesh Ranganathan and took place at The Royal Festival Hall in London. As most awards ceremonies are, the evening was filled with laughter, tears and glamorous red carpet looks, and some TV stars even walked away with two awards.

Billie Piper wowed at 2023 BAFTA Television Awards on Sunday, with the actress sporting a statement sequinned catsuit on the red carpet. Billie, 40, who was nominated for Best Actress for I Hate Suzy Too, joined a whole host of famous faces at the annual awards bash at The Royal Festival Hall in London on 14 May, and she made sure to stand out among the crowd. She modelled an incredible blue catsuit covered with sequins, which featured matching gloves and also covered her shoes.

Kate Winslet joined daughter and co-star Mia Threapleton at the British Academy Television Awards at London's Royal Festival Hall on Sunday. The Hollywood actress, 47, who is nominated for Best Actress for drama I Am Ruth, in which she starred alongside her daughter, 22, slipped into a gorgeous black evening dress for the event.  She looked sensational in the little black number which featured an asymmetrical highneck design and hugged every inch of her figure.

Former Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley looked the epitome of elegance at Britain's most anticipated TV awards. Catherine, who played Eva Price in the ITV soap, looked a world away from the famous cobbles as she walked the red carpet at the 2023 British Academy Television Awards.

GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) announced recipients for 18 of this year’s 33 categories for the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. Maren Morris received the Excellence in Media Award, introduced by Cynthia Lee Fontaine and Alyssa Edwards, and Jonathan Van Ness received the Vito Russo Award, presented by ALOK at the star-studded ceremony at the Hilton Midtown in New York.

Charna Flam This year’s GLAAD Media Awards in New York city honored shows and movies like “Fire Island,” “Anything’s Possible,” “Heartstopper” and “We’re Here.” The awards were handed out Saturday night at the New York Hilton Midtown and the ceremony was hosted by “What We Do in the Shadows” star Harvey Guillén. Maren Morris received the excellence in media award, which was introduced by Cynthia Lee Fontaine and Alyssa Edwards, and Jonathan Van Ness received the Vito Russo Award, which was presented by Alok. The annual GLAAD Media Awards continues to honor those who have provided accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBTQ community, celebrating individuals and their work in film, television, journalism, comic books and music.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor NBCUniversal is swinging its suite of free NBC and Telemundo 24-hour local news channels in major markets to Amazon’s Fire TV. Under the deal, U.S.-based customers with Fire TV and Amazon Echo Show devices can now access local breaking news coverage and original content on the free, ad-supported TV (FAST) channels of NBCU’s 15 NBC- and Telemundo-owned stations in top markets The agreement builds on NBCU’s existing deals to distribute Peacock on Fire TV, as well as Today All Day and Dateline 24/7 FAST channels. In addition, NBCU network apps including NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen, Syfy, USA, Universal Kids, MSNBC, NBC News, CNBC, NBC Sports and Telemundo are available on Fire TV.

Morgan Wallen is the latest high-profile artist to cancel a tour due to health struggles. On Tuesday, the 29-year-old country music singer announced in an Instagram video he was postponing six weeks of his "One Night At A Time" world tour after receiving "bad news" from his doctors at Vanderbilt Voice Center.