Snapchat Renews Content Deals With Disney, ESPN, NBCU and More; Unveils Original Shows From Kevin Hart, Catherine Hardwicke

Cynthia Erivo stormed the screen, first with a scene-stealing performance in and then with 2019’s acclaimed portrayal of Harriet Tubman in the biopic, which earned her dual Oscar nominations for Best Actress and Best Original Song. Now, she’s earning buzz for her role as Holly Gibney on the HBO series . Unlike this year's Oscars, where Erivo was the only person of color nominated for an acting prize, the actress is hopeful the 72nd Primetime Emmys won’t see a repeat of that situation.

Amazon Summer Sale, also known as the Big Style Sale. But act fast, because this Amazon fashion event ends soon. Although Amazon Prime Day is postponed indefinitely, their Amazon fashion summer sale includes white hot sales and fashion deals from loads of brands that offer a discount of up to 80% off. Kate Spade, Rebecca Minkoff, Levi's, Tumi luggage and Tory Burch are among the retailer brand names that are part of the Amazon Summer Sale.

Amazon Summer Sale.

affected by production shutdowns, but the streaming service has continued releasing its banked originals at rapid speed this year, with plenty more still to come. So if you're looking for which Netflix Originals are the best of the best from this year's offerings so far, look no further.Click through the gallery below to find out which of the streaming service's 2020 titles are the best and brightest so far.

Peacock, NBCUniversal's streaming service, is stepping into the streaming wars soon, and when it does, we'll have a lot of content to feast our eyes on. In addition to beloved shows like The Office, 30 Rock, Friday Night Lights, and Downton Abbey, it'll also make movies like Back to the Future and the Fast & Furious franchise available.

Ramin Setoodeh New York Bureau ChiefIn the last few years, Zendaya has soared in her career, making the jump from the Disney Channel to starring in HBO’s “Euphoria” and big-screen blockbusters such as “The Greatest Showman.” But one of her first post-Disney roles was as MJ in 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and its 2019 sequel “Spider-Man: Far From Home.”In an interview for Variety’s Actors on Actors issue, “Pose” actor Mj Rodriguez asked Zendaya about putting her own spin on the Marvel

Lockdown has been a frustrating time for many of us, and that certainly includes Maura Higgins. At the start of March, the Love Islander told her 2.8 million Instagram followers she was about to unveil a collaboration with “the most amazing make-up brand” and then… silence.The world pulled down the shutters and Maura was forced to leave her fans dangling.

My last boyfriend once predicted that my biggest fear would become my fate, and his forecast seemed all the more ominous because it felt accurate. Nothing since has re-routed me from that projected destiny, although beams of sun have melted much of the gloom.

Let’s be honest, Quibi isn’t doing so hot right now. We are just over two months post-launch and the fledgling streaming service isn’t taking off in the way the executives could have hoped.

Jill Goldsmith Howard Stern’s contract with Sirius XM is up at year end and the company’s CEO Jim Meyer said he plans to pick up the pace on renewal talks and “work hard” to keep the outspoken, wildly popular host.“The relationship between Howard and myself has been great and is great right now… I trust Howard and Howard trusts me,” said Meyer at the CSFB media conference Wednesday. Renewal talks started late last year.

Audible is ramping up its original programming output this summer with a new slate of scripted audio series. The subscription business, which is known for its large offering of audiobooks and other spoken-word entertainment, has tapped voice talent including Carrie Coon, Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon and Yvette Nicole Brown as it invests to bring more original and exclusive stories to listeners.

Electric Blockaloo, the virtual music festival of Minecraft, unveiled on Thursday the full lineup for its digital event taking place June 25-28 on both java and Bedrock versions of the video game. Steve Aoki with DIM MAK's Dojo, Rudimental, Deadmau5 (and alter ego Test Pilot), BBC Radio 1 host Sherelle, Paris Hilton and Detroit artists Seth Troxler, Kevin Saunderson and Carl Craig are among the lineup, which includes over eight hundred other artists.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Paris-based sales co Reel Suspects has added Uruguay-Argentina horror Al Morir La Matinee (English title TBD) to its line-up ahead of the Cannes Virtual Marche.Directed by Maximiliano Contenti, the Spanish-language movie is set in a Montevideo movie theatre (remember those?), following events after a silent killer enters the venue’s final screening.

Chad Michael Murray is parlaying his “One Tree Hill” fame to support Black organizations.

Chad Michael Murray is using his platform to give back a little more to a Black organization.

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Lauren London is reflecting on the many ways gun violence has impacted her life. A year after her longtime partner Nipsey Hussle was fatally shot in South Los Angeles, London joined Jada Pinkett Smith on a new episode of where they discussed gun violence in America.