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Billy Joel has performed his 1974 track ‘Los Angelenos’ live for the first time in over four decades.While performing at the Madison Square Garden in New York earlier this week (April 25), Billy Joel brought the track out of its unofficial retirement, playing it live for the first times since 1981.“We never do this song, we haven’t done this since the ’80s, I think. Let’s give it a shot,” Joel said after speaking about living in Los Angeles.Watch fan-shot footage of Billy Joel performing ‘Los Angelenos’ live below.Elsewhere in his set at Madison Square Garden, Joel played hits like ‘My Life’, ‘Summer, Highland Falls’, a cover of The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Start Me Up’, ‘The Entertainer’, ‘New York State of Mind’, ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’, ‘Uptown Girl’ and ‘You May Be Right’.Check out Billy Joel’s full set list from New York on April 25 below.‘My Life’‘Movin’ Out (Anthony’s Song)’‘Summer, Highland Falls’‘Zanzibar’‘Start Me Up’ (The Rolling Stones cover)‘An Innocent Man’‘The Entertainer’‘Just the Way You Are’‘Los Angelenos’ (first time since 1981)‘Allentown’‘Vienna’‘Don’t Ask Me Why’‘New York State of Mind’‘The Downeaster Alexa’‘Sometimes a Fantasy’‘Only the Good Die Young’‘The River of Dreams’‘Nessun Dorma’ (Giacomo Puccini cover – sung by Mike DelGuidice)‘Scenes From an Italian Restaurant’‘Piano Man’‘We Didn’t Start the Fire’‘Uptown Girl’‘It’s Still Rock and Roll to Me’‘Big Shot’‘You May Be Right’Billy Joel is set to play a string of shows across the united states from between May 2023 until March next year.

Elizabeth Olsen and Jesse Plemons are stepping out for the premiere of their new HBO Max limited series!

North San Fernando Valley, Laurel Canyon winds through the Hollywood Hills, and spills out at Sunset Blvd. These were the proving grounds where rock married folk – literally in some instances – and was home to everyone from Frank Zappa to Joni Mitchell.Cantor Lam was firmly rooted in the burgeoning explosion of music that marked the ’60s. And as they say, “If you remember the ’60s, you weren’t there.” Cantor Lam not only remembers that era, he was fueled by the artistry that echoes and is still worshipped today.“My best friend in high schools father was David Frisina, longtime virtuoso violinist and concertmaster for the Los Angeles Philharmonic,” Cantor Lam said.

Jamie Lee Curtis was one proud godmother when she attended Jake Gyllenhaal‘s premiere for his new movie The Covenant.

purchased by Allen in 2022 for $11 million and immediately rebranded as theGrio Television Network. Prior to the Black News Channel, Hair was senior vice president and general manager for NBC Sports Boston, where he strengthened relationships with the Boston Celtics, New England Patriots, the Major League Soccer franchise The New England Revolution, and the WNBA franchise The Connecticut Sun.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Eric Clapton announced Monday that his recurring Crossroads Guitar Festival will take place in Los Angeles this fall, with a roster of 41 guest musicians or bands set to take the stage across two nights at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles Sept. 23-24. Musicians due to perform one or both nights include Santana, the War on Drugs, the John Mayer Trio, ZZ Top, Sheryl Crow, Gary Clark Jr., H.E.R., Buddy Guy, Los Lobos, Vince Gill, Stephen Stills, Jimmy Vaughan, Robbie Robertson, the Del McCoury Band and Joe Bonamassa. Others announced include John McLaughlin, Albert Lee, Doyle Bramhall II, Keb’ Mo’, Roger McGuinn, Robert Randolph, Jakob Dylan, Sierra Hull, Marcus King, Eric Gales, Sonny Landreth, Pedro Martins, James Bullard, Andy Fairweather Low, Samantha Fish, Ariel Posen, Ben Haggard, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, the Bros. Landreth, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Gustavo Satnaolalla, Danial Santiago and Bradley Walker.

Cher makes a quick appearance on the red carpet at the premiere of Chevalier held at El Capitan Theatre on Sunday night (April 16) in Los Angeles.

Rachel McAdams rocks a bold red cutout dress for the premiere of her newest movie, Are You There God It’s Me, Margaret, held at the Regency Village Theatre over the weekend in Los Angeles.

Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner went semi-Instagram official. On Saturday, the Puerto Rican rapper took to hisInstagram Stories to share a series of videos, riding through the Coachella fair grounds.

Kendall Jenner looked like she was ready to go to la playa, after movin’ and groovin’ to Bad Bunny‘s performance Friday night at Coachella.

Kendall Jenner looked like she was ready to go to after movin' and groovin' to Bad Bunny's performance Friday night at Coachella.The 27-year-old supermodel was seen dancing at the Empire Polo Club grounds in Indio, California as Benito belted out «Depués de la Playa.» During his headlining performance, Jenner danced while surrounded by a group of friends. Her muscle was there, too, but they blended in nicely donning an all-black attire.Jenner was seen in an oversized black jacket over a white top, a denim skirt and black boots.

Still going strong — and showing his support! Jennifer Garner’s partner, John Miller, attended the premiere of her new show, The Last Thing He Told Me, in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 13.

Max has set the premiere date for Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, the animated prequel series to the iconic film franchise, for Tuesday, May 23. The date was revealed today during Warner Bros. Discovery’s unveiling of the Max streaming servie in Los Angeles. You can watch a teaser below.

Parents across Greater Manchester are considering quitting their jobs due to the soaring cost of childcare - as new research showed families are being priced out.

Joaquin Phoenix and director Ari Aster have brought their new film Beau Is Afraid to L.A.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Pastrami-infused martinis, pink and white cookies and a “Maisel Tov” hot dog are on the menu as Amazon Prime Video has partnered with several different brands to help promote the final season of “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” And it’s not just food partnerships. Companies ranging from Pantone to Saks Fifth Avenue are part of an ambitious marketing campaign tied to the April 14 premiere of “Maisel” Season 5. Activities that day include the series’ cast, along with exec producers Amy Sherman Palladino and Daniel Palladino, ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, as well as a mile-long “takeover” of Fifth Avenue in New York from 46th Street to 56th Street and a 4 p.m. ‘60s-themed fitness class at the TWA Hotel at JFK airport.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Filmmaker siblings Anthony Russo and Joe Russo are calling their deep-dish interview series, “Pizza Film School,” back into session after a nearly three-year break. In Season 2 of the video podcast, the Russo brothers sit down with fellow directors to talk about their favorite films, discuss the craft of making movies — and chow down on a couple slices of pies from local pizzerias. Guests for the second season include Zack Snyder, Nia DaCosta, Justin Chon, R.J. Cutler, Justin Lin and Emerald Fennell. The series is produced by their production company, AGBO. Season 2 will premiered April 11 with new two-part episodes dropping weekly exclusively on AGBO’s YouTube channel.

Sticking together. Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss made it clear where they stand after they were spotted on another public outing amid their cheating scandal.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent The stars and creatives behind Hulu’s “Tiny Beautiful Things” celebrated the premiere of their upcoming show at an ethereal and intimate event, presented by Hulu, ABC Signature and Variety. “Tiny Beautiful Things” stars Kathryn Hahn as an anonymous and revered advice columnist whose own life is falling apart. Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern are among the executive producers behind the buzzy show, which begins streaming on April 7 on Hulu. Adapted for television by Liz Tigelaar, “Tiny Beautiful Things” is based on Cheryl Strayed’s New York Times bestseller of the same name, which is comprised of a collection of essays from Strayed’s “Dear Sugar” advice column, which she wrote anonymously more than a decade ago.

Seymour Stein, the founder of Sire Records who launched the recording careers of Madonna, the Ramones, Talking Heads and the Pretenders, died Sunday of cancer in Los Angeles. He was 80.