D. Smith Filmmaker D. Smith’s debut documentary “Kokomo City” presents a raw depiction of the lives of four Black trans women — Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell and Dominique Silver.
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Kenzie Ziegler is getting personal with her music. In an interview with ET's Deidre Behar, the 19-year-old singer, who now just goes by kenzie, discussed how her latest single, «anatomy,» was inspired by her estrangement from her father, Kurt Ziegler.«I had these problems with me and my dad, so I started talking to [my therapist] about that. I started opening up and she said, 'You should write a letter to your dad,'» kenzie recalled.
«I felt really weird about doing that, so I genuinely wrote this song just so I could send it to her and be like, 'Here's my letter to my dad.' And then I ended up loving it so much more than I thought I would and I just wanted people to hear it.»Letting people hear the personal track was an easy decision, as kenzie admitted, «For the first few months that I had the demo just sitting, I was like, 'I don't know if I'm confident enough to share this,' because, obviously, my whole family is going to hear it.»Eventually, kenzie came to believe that the song, which she admitted is «kind of gut-wrenching,» could «help a lot of people,» so she decided to release it.«All of the people around me are telling me that it helps me, and it helps her, and it helps them,» she said. «I think it's a time when it's a normal thing to go through.»One of those people in kenzie's corner is her older sister, Maddie Ziegler. «When I played it for her, she bawled her eyes out,» kenzie said of her 20-year-old sister.
"… It's her favorite song. She actually choreographed the music video for me, so it's kind of our song that we shared together, which is really awesome, because it's our experience… I don't know if I would release it if I didn't do it with her.«kenzie also felt that support from her mom, Melissa
.D. Smith Filmmaker D. Smith’s debut documentary “Kokomo City” presents a raw depiction of the lives of four Black trans women — Daniella Carter, Koko Da Doll, Liyah Mitchell and Dominique Silver.
Hot Chip have returned with their first new music of 2023 – listen to ‘Fire Of Mercy’, featuring Yunè Pinku, below.The band’s new track is their first since the release of their most recent full-length album, ‘Freakout/Release’, which came out last August.Discussing the new track, the band’s Joe Goddard said: “Fire of Mercy’ relates to the central concept of William Blake’s ‘Songs of Experience’ – it bemoans the corruption that inevitably comes from adulthood and longs for a return to the purity of childhood.”Yunè Pinku added: “Massive honour to work with Hot Chip as they’re huge legends within the electronic world. When they played me Fire of Mercy and asked me to jump on the track, I was thrilled to work with them.”Listen to the track below.Later this year, Hot Chip will play a show at new London venue Drumsheds on October 21.
Joe Otterson TV Reporter SAG-AFTRA national president Fran Drescher stopped off at multiple picket lines in New York on Thursday to rally the members of the guild as their strike continues. “I just want to say I am so grateful for your enthusiasm and your commitment to this strike,” Drescher told the pickets outside HBO’s New York offices. “It means everything.
Semisonic have announced their first album in 22 years ‘Little Bit Of Sun’ and shared new single ‘The Rope’.The Minneapolis band, famed for their huge 1998 single ‘Closing Time’ as well as ‘Secret Smile’, formed in 1995 and released three albums before they split in 2001. They reunited 16 years later to play a series of shows to mark the 20th anniversary of their debut album ‘Great Divide’ and released a new EP ‘You’re Not Alone’ in 2020.Now, the band will release their new LP, which includes Jason Isbell and My Morning Jacket‘s Jim James, through Pleasuresonic Recordings on November 3.The trio – Dan Wilson, John Munson and Jacob Slichter – have also shared the video for the first taster from the record, which you can watch below.Wilson previously opened up about how Liam Gallagher indirectly inspired the band to reunite to release new music.“I had this great meeting with Liam,” he said at the time.
That Chick Angel's popular single, «One Margarita,» has taken on a wild life all its own.That Chick Angel — whose real name is Angel Laketa Moore — recently opened up to ET's Deidre Behar about creating the now-viral song, which features Saucy Santana on the remix, and how the track first came to be.«It all started in late May,» she recalled. «I was on my podcast… and we were covering a viral video at the time… and it was with Sister Cindy, who has her own big internet following, who is a very vivacious bold minister that preaches on campuses about abstinence.»«In the video, she was just talking about the dangers of alcohol and how women just become out of their mind with sexual acts… and when I heard it, right before we started the show, in my head I was like 'Hmm, this feels more like the inspiration of a rap song,'» said Moore.
Heather and Dr. Terry Dubrow have no shame in bragging about their latest real estate purchase – no matter what fans’ have to say.
Gigi Hadid, Joey King, Hailee Steinfeld, Halle Bailey and Taylor Zakhar Perez were just a few of the stars to attend the Miu Miu Summer Club Malibu on Thursday (July 26) in Malibu, Calif.
Few Apple TV+ original series beyond “Ted Lasso” have fanbases like “The Morning Show.” Well, good news for those who love the ensemble news drama: Season 3 of “The Morning Show” arrives soon. How soon? How does about six weeks sound? And Apple TV+ has a brand new teaser for the upcoming season to drum up more hype for the show.
Post Malone is opening up about drug use, drinking and being a dad.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Tarek El Moussa and Heather Rae El Moussa’s new HGTV docuseries “The Flipping El Moussas” has been renewed for a second season with an expanded 14-episode order. Per HGTV’s description for the second batch of “The Flipping El Moussas” episodes, “During the new season, the couple will face unexpected challenges both professionally and personally, including welcoming a new baby and contending with strong headwinds from the tumultuous southern California real estate market.
Pete Doherty has teamed up with Pregoblin on their latest single ‘These Hands AKA Danny The Knife’. Check out the track below.The single is the latest track to be released from Pregoblins – the new band of former Fat White Family collaborator Alex Sebley – and sees the band team up with indie legend and Libertines frontman Pete Doherty.According to the press release, Doherty took time out of his busy schedule of touring and recording with the Libertines and touring with French songwriter/producer Frederic Lo, to contribute vocals to ‘These Hands AKA Danny The Knife’, and the lyrical content behind the single focuses on themes of loneliness and a lack of fulfilment.“‘These Hands’ is about a young person’s dream of being in a band and getting famous and the unhappiness, loneliness and unfulfillment that comes with fame when you get there,” said Selbey of the new release.It was recorded in Brixton and produced by Dante Traynor – check out the accompanying music video below, which centres around the cobbled streets of La Rochelle on the French coast.Discussing the collaboration between the band – comprising Sebley and Jessica Winter – and Doherty, Sebley explained why he felt the contribution worked.“I see Peter’s overall work in line with the romantic poets of the past.
Whitney Port is taking the concerns of fans and family into account. On Monday, alum took to her Instagram Stories to «address my weight real quick.»«I've gotten a lot of comments about looking too thin. At first it didn't bother me.
Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Decades before Christopher Nolan set his sights on a movie about J. Robert Oppenheimer, a science-obsessed BBC executive ventured to America in 1979 to make a $1.5 million TV show about the father of the atom bomb. Peter Goodchild began his career at the BBC in radio drama, but eventually migrated to the storied “Horizon” science unit to put his chemistry degree to some use. The division began experimenting with factual dramas in the 1970s, and after delivering a hit series on French-Polish physicist Marie Curie, Goodchild set his sights on the New York-born Oppenheimer. “I’d seen a play on J. Robert Oppenheimer at the Hampstead Theatre Club way back in 1966,” the 83-year-old tells Variety from his home in Exeter, southwest England, where his Zoom background reveals a room teeming with books on heaving shelves.
Lukas Gage, Dominique Fishback, Maddie Ziegler, Madelaine Petsch and Mason Gooding were just a few of the stars to show up on Thursday (July 20) to attend an event celebrating the opening of the first Givenchy store in Los Angeles.
Zayn Malik is back with his first new song in two years, “Love Like This”.
William Earl It’s hard to believe that Jenny Lewis has been an indie rock mainstay for almost 25 years. She first burst onto the scene as lead singer and guitarist of Rilo Kiley, and since the release of their debut EP in 1999, she’s been dashing through genres and writing songs about love and heartbreak. After Rilo Kiley’s 2013 breakup, Lewis was prolific with new material and touring, releasing solo albums as well as collaborative work with Johnathan Rice, The Watson Twins and her supergroup Nice as Fuck. After spending much of 2021 playing arena shows opening for Harry Styles, Lewis is back on the road solo again promoting her breezy new album “Joy’All.” Her energetic show Tuesday night at New York’s The Rooftop at Pier 17 brought a great bounce to the new music from her fourth solo album and added a cheery sheen to her older material.
Julia Fox has a message for the “haters” who think she “lost” her ass.
Mama June Shannon is opening up about her daughter’s cancer battle. While speaking to ET’s Deidre Behar, the “Mama June: From Not to Hot” star revealed how her eldest daughter, Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell, is doing as she battles stage 4 adrenal carcinoma.
Alana Thompson is ready for the next stage in her life. The 17-year-old reality TV star, sometimes known as «Honey Boo Boo,» graduated from high school in May 2023. Now she's speaking with ET's Deidre Behar about her college plans, what the future holds, and her family's latest show, .«Next, I am going to be a neonatal nurse at Regis University in Denver, Colorado,» Alana revealed to ET. Alana's proud sister, Lauryn «Pumpkin» Efird, added, «It's top three nursing programs in the world.»Alana said she received a $21,000 scholarship to study nursing and her mom, Mama June Shannon, explained, «We still have to pay a little bit for the school, but it helps out a little bit.
premiered in 2008—only the second ever Real Housewives franchise to grace our televisions, following Orange County. Thirteen seasons later, with only two OGs—Ramona Singer and (Countess) Luann de Lesseps—remaining, the original iteration of the show came to a close.