Gayle King has tested positive for COVID-19. On Monday, the 67-year-old anchor revealed her diagnosis. “OK, the thing I've been dreading has finally happened,” King said in a video posted to Instagram.“I just tested positive for...I got the Rona.
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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAt the first UJA-New York ceremony in three years, LL Cool J, Gayle King and Andy Cohen paid tribute and Maneskin played an acoustic set for Scott Greenstein, SiriusXM’s influential president and chief content officer, before an audience packed with music-industry brass on Wednesday.Greenstein’s impact and influence was amply demonstrated not only by Maneskin — who flew in specifically for the event from Europe, where they performed on the Eurovision Song Contest over the weekend — but by a tribute video that featured personal messages from Bruce Springsteen, Drake, Jimmy Buffett, Howard Stern, Megyn Kelly, Kevin Hart, Sway, Little Steven and others.Most importantly, the event raised a record $2 million-plus for the United Jewish Appeal, which provides assistance to people in need everywhere from Ukraine and the Middle East to New York and more than 70 countries around the world. Every year, UJA allocates approximately $150 million in grants — and to date has allocated more than $13 million in emergency funds for Ukraine.
LL Cool J spoke of meeting with Greenstein when planning to launch “Rock the Bells,” his classic hip-hop show, staying that he “wanted to lift up hip-hop culture” and that Greenstein “believed in the vision. That’s why classic hip-hop has had this resurgence,” he said, pointing to the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime show, which featured Dr.
Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem and 50 Cent, as “a direct result of the work we’ve done.”CBS News anchor Gayle King spoke of Greenstein’s deep love for music “despite his lack of musical talent,” which she compared favorably with Clive Davis’, and longtime UJA chair Daniel Glass spoke not only of Greenstein’s influence but his generosity
.Gayle King has tested positive for COVID-19. On Monday, the 67-year-old anchor revealed her diagnosis. “OK, the thing I've been dreading has finally happened,” King said in a video posted to Instagram.“I just tested positive for...I got the Rona.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorAs part of the celebration around the late Lou Reed’s 80 th birthday, an album of his earliest demos — comprising a number of Velvet Underground classics recorded in 1965, along with several songs dating back to his college and teen years — will be released August 26 on Light in the Attic Records in partnership with Reed’s longtime partner Laurie Anderson.The album, titled “Words & Music, May 1965,” is the inaugural release from the Lou Reed Archive Series, and dovetails with the opening Thursday of an extensive Reed exhibit at the New York Public Library, titled “Lou Reed: Caught Between the Twisted Stars.” The album includes the earliest known recordings of such classics as “Heroin,” “Pale Blue Eyes,” “Iʼm Waiting for the Man” and several unreleased tracks. See the full tracklist below; listen to Reed’s 1965 demo of “I’m Waiting for the Man”:The bulk of the album is comprised of the 1965 tracks, which were recorded with the assistance of Reed’s future bandmate John Cale.
Come one, come all! Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Giudice has a long list of invites for her wedding, sources exclusively tell Us Weekly.
Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to share a new song this week – listen to a preview of ‘Nerve Flip’ below.The song originally existed as a Japanese bonus track from the band’s new album ‘Unlimited Love’.This Friday (June 3) it will now come to all streaming services.Preview ‘Nerve Flip’ below.A post shared by Red Hot Chili Peppers (@chilipeppers)Since its release in March, ‘Unlimited Love’ has gone on to become the best-selling rock album of 2022 so far.The band’s 12th album topped the Billboard 200 chart and the UK albums chart and it has gone to Number One in several other countries since its release.It’s the Californian band’s best-selling album since their 2006 double LP ‘Stadium Arcadium’ and their first since guitarist John Frusciante returned to the band after leaving following that particular record.In a four-star review of the record, NME’s Ali Shutler wrote: “There’s a lot to ‘Unlimited Love’, both in scale and ambition. It’s at once familiar – without being boring – and fresh (but never at the expense of the band’s identity).”Meanwhile, the band were among a host of artists including U2‘s Bono and Edge, Bruce Springsteen and Elton John who recently joined Global Citizen’s new ‘Stand Up For Ukraine’ campaign.
Kate Winslet looks so stylish while arriving for the L’Oreal Lights on Women Award Ceremony held in Cannes, France on Friday (May 27).
The Wall Street Journal that the former *NSYNC star’s catalog was valued just over $100 million. Timberlake’s future music projects were not included in the deal, but as of close, he will no longer own any rights to past hits like “SexyBack” and “Cry Me a River.”London-based Hipgnosis took on an initial $1 billion from Blackstone to launch music-rights management arm Hipgnosis Songs Capital late last year.Hipgnosis also owns 50 percent of Neil Young’s catalog, as well as individual songs from several other pop artists.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFor everything that music and entertainment do to better people’s lives, it’s all put into a sobering context when you hear someone speak about their work at a cancer treatment center. And the music industry’s work with City of Hope cancer treatment and research center in Los Angeles is one of its greatest charitable efforts.
Oprah Winfrey believes that Gayle King’s grandson, Luca, is going to say her name first! During Tuesday’s appearance on, the media maven shares that the name King wants her grandson to call her is nearly impossible. “Gaia, which means Mother Earth,” Winfrey says about her best friend’s nickname. “I say, ‘You’re not Mother Earth. You’re not mother of the earth, you’re just one grandmother.” King’s daughter, Kirby Bumpus, and her husband, Virgil Miller, welcomed little Luca in September.
Bruce Springsteen will hit the road joined by the full E Street Band for the first time since 2017 on a 2023 world tour.The Boss will reunite with Gary Tallent, Roy Bittan, Max Weinberg, Steven Van Zandt, Nils Lofgren, Patti Scialfa and more with North American arena dates in February. He’ll head to stadiums in Europe from late April and then back to the States in August.At this time, only European dates have been revealed with details for North American, UK and Belgium dates yet to be revealed. The European tour will include shows in Spain, Ireland, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Austria.
Katharine McPhee took a trip to Maryland this past weekend for a special reason!
NEW YORK -- The Boss is hitting the road again, and the band is coming with him.Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band announced Monday that they will begin an arena tour in February in the United States, followed by stadium shows beginning in April in Europe.Few details about cities the rockers will visit were announced, but it'll be the first time the group has toured since wrapping The River Tour in Australia in February 2017.“After six years, I’m looking forward to seeing our great and loyal fans next year," Springsteen said in a statement.The European concerts will begin April 28th in Barcelona. Other stops in Europe will include Dublin, Paris, Rome, Amsterdam and Copenhagen.
On Monday, Time magazine released their 2022 Time 100 list, honouring the 100 most influential performers, world leaders, business titans and more.
2022 Time 100 list, honoring the 100 most influential performers, world leaders, business titans and more.The iconic annual list breaks its honorees down into categories outlining their particular contributions. The «Artists» include tributes tostar Simu Liu from Sandra Oh, Andrew Garfield from Martin Scorsese, creator Quinta Brunson from LeBron James, and Pete Davidson from Jack Harlow.«Pete’s appeal to the world has everything to do with his authenticity,» the rapper writes of his friend. «He doesn’t try to hide the person that he is.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has announced the full slate of programming for the fifth annual New York Music Month, to run throughout the month of June 2022 in New York City.This year’s NYMM will feature a combination of in-person and virtual programming, with more than 20 events, including an all-day industry conference on the future of NYC’s music industry, skill-building workshops, free rehearsal space, songwriting camp, and showcases of emerging NYC artists. This month-long series aims to support songwriters, established musicians, emerging artists, and NYC’s entire musical community, many of whom were severely impacted by the pandemic.
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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLil Nas X will be honored at the long-awaited 51 st annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Gala next month with the Hal David Starlight Award, which recognizes “gifted young songwriters who are making a significant impact in the music industry via their original songs.”Nas, a Sony Music Publishing writer, joins previous honorees Drake, Taylor Swift, Halsey, Sara Bareilles, Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Benny Blanco, John Mayer and others. The award, created in 2004, was named in honor of SHOF chairman emeritus Hal David for his support of young songwriters.The ceremony, the first since 2019, is slated for Thursday, June 16 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
Savannah Guthrie is a permanent fixture on Today but recently she's been absent on several occasions - due to both illness and work assignments away from the famous studio.MORE: Savannah Guthrie misses Today as Hoda Kotb is joined by new co-hostThe TV star was therefore over the moon to be reunited with her co-stars this week both at work and for a special night out in New York City.Taking to Instagram, Savannah shared a series of photos from The Hollywood Reporter's star-studded event, The Most Powerful People in Media, which was also attended by Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager.VIDEO: Today's Savannah Guthrie gives rare insight into family life"Best of the best," Savannah captioned the post, which was accompanied by several photos of them together.MORE: Savannah Guthrie shares difficult health diagnosis ahead of Mother's DayMORE: Savannah Guthrie feels all the emotions as she spends Mother's Day away from her childrenFans were quick to comment on the post, with one writing: "Truly love how much you guys love each other," while another wrote: "You all look amazing." A third added: "So fun! Everyone looks great."Also present - and posing in one of the pictures with the Today stars - was CBS Mornings co-anchor Gayle King.Savannah paid tribute to her co-stars during a fun night in New York City Savannah - who has been working on Today for ten years - flew to Texas over the weekend to interview Darren Harrison, the man who recently landed an airplane after the pilot became incapacitated.MORE: Savannah Guthrie makes brave fashion statement in unexpected outfit MORE: Savannah Guthrie shares bittersweet end to show on Today The mother-of-two met with Darren and his family to talk about his heroic moment, and revealing that his
Gayle King and her colleagues will be following Johnny Depp's $50 million defamation lawsuit against Amber Heard until its conclusion. However, the veteran newswoman says there's no positive light to the entire spectacle.King and her CBS Mornings co-stars Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil walked the carpet at The Hollywood Reporter's Annual Most Powerful People in New York Media event on Tuesday, and they spoke with ET about the court case that has been dominating the spotlight in recent months.«It's all very sad to me,» King said of the ongoing case, which has been broadcast on TV since the trial began in April. I don't know how anybody wins in that case.
Gayle King was overjoyed when she became a grandmother in September 2021 and she dotes upon her only grandchild, Luca Lynn Miller.But her daughter, Kirby and husband, Virgil, didn't randomly pick a name they liked for their baby as it had a heartfelt reason behind it. MORE: Gayle King shares glamorous bikini-clad selfie with daughter and grandson The couple welcomed their baby boy in September 2021, and Gayle said she was "nuts about him" from the start.WATCH: Gayle King receives unbelievable cake from Oprah Winfrey At the time, Gayle made the announcement on Instagram and wrote: "Drum roll, please. I am officially a grandmother.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorNew York City, the Notorious B.I.G.’s hometown, will pay tribute to the late rapper on May 21, which would have been his 50th birthday.On that day, the legendary Empire State Building will change its lights’ color to red and white, with a crown spinning on its mast in honor of the late rapper, whose real name was Christopher Wallace and who died in 1997 at the age of just 24. The day before, on May 20, the Empire State Building, in partnership with Bad Boy / Atlantic / Rhino Records, will host a ceremony that will include Biggie’s mother, Voletta Wallace, his children (CJ and Tyanna Wallace), his close friend James Lloyd (Lil’ Cease), and Kimberly Denise Jones (Lil Kim). Other close friends, collaborators, and hip-hop luminaries, that were instrumental in Biggie’s meteoric success and legacy will also be in attendance.