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NME partner with Papa John’s to present the House of Papa, an intimate gig held at an exclusive music venue in London.Over 100 fans, including ByteSquad members Shauni, Jake, Em and Loz, were invited down to watch a series of killer sets from recent NME Radar stars, all while enjoying Papa John’s new Fresh Soul range – pizzas so big on feel-good flavours that they make your soul sing.Missed a slice of the action last week? We’ve got you! Relive the best bits from House of Papa now by tuning into

Ashnikko releases two new singles, the genre-blending artist has spoken to NME about mental health, as well as contributing to the Lady Gaga remix album ‘Dawn of Chromatica. Watch our video interview with Ashnikko above.‘Panic Attacks in Paradise’ and ‘Maggots’ follow Ashnikko’s debut mixtape ‘Demidevil’, which was released in January of this year.

Square Enix has announced a fundraising partnership between Life Is Strange: True Colors and LGTBQ+ human rights organisation OutRight Action International.The partnership aims to raise $10,000 (£7,447) to “support OutRight Action International and the real change they make for LGBTIQ people around the world”.Founded in 1990, OutRight Action International works with LGBTQ+ organisations from the grassroots level upwards, working in fields of advocacy, research, and resourcing movements.

NBC Sports. Former University of Missouri defensive end Michael Sam came out as gay before the 2014 NFL draft, was drafted by the then-St.

The New York Times, a White House official said Biden tapped Magnus for the position because of his record reforming police departments in Richmond and Tucson, his embrace of community-policing programs, and because of his experience policing a city close to the U.S.-Mexico border.

trend on the popular social media video sharing app Tik Tok, users have been coming out as bisexual by playing the popular 2012 indie rock hit “Sweater Weather.”Influencers including James Wright, Nessa Barrett, and Anna Shumate have each used the song to come out as bisexual to their millions of followers.The trend is part of the reason there has been a massive increase in streams for The Neighborhood recently, with “Sweater Weather” notching a record 5 million daily streams from October 23 to

Jake Kanter International TV EditorCineflix Rights CEO Chris Bonney is to retire in mid-2021 after leading the UK-based sales house for the past eight years.Bonney will be in place as Cineflix Rights hires a successor, but said he is leaving the industry after a 35-year career to “move to a new phase in life” in which he will play golf and travel the world.Bonney has grown Cineflix Rights into the UK’s largest independent distributor, boasting a catalog of more than 5,000 hours of content and

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorNominations for the 63rd annual Grammy Awards are set to be revealed Tuesday beginning at noon ET/9 a.m. PT in a livestream by awards organizer the Recording Academy.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: Pete Davidson is taking on an iconic film character, James Stewart’s George Bailey. The Saturday Night Live actor and Maude Apatow (Euphoria), who recently starred together in The King of Staten Island, are reuniting for Ed Asner’s one-night-only live virtual celebrity table read of the 1946 holiday classic It’s A Wonderful Life, in which Aparow will portray Violet Bick.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: A clip from an online audition shared recently by actor Lukas Gage quickly went viral and made waves in Hollywood.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsJoe Biden, despite Donald Trump’s efforts to delegitimize the results of the 2020 Presidential election, is still the president-elect. While the former reality television star continues to spew widely-disputed claims about voter fraud on social media, Trump’s far from alone in his efforts.On Monday late night hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers took shots at the president’s legal team.

Erik Pedersen, Nellie Andreeva The remaining five episodes of HBO’ freshman drama Industry will be released on WarnerMedia sibling HBO Max this Friday, Nov. 27, making the entire season available to binge over the holiday weekend.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThis post contains spoilers for the latest episode of Dancing With the Stars Season 29.Dancing With The Stars has named its newest Mirror Ball champion on Monday night.

David Robb Labor EditorThe SAG-AFTRA Foundation has passed the $6 million mark in COVID-19 emergency relief aid that’s been distributed to more than 6,500 of the union’s members and their families in need. That’s according to the latest update from Foundation president Courtney B.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorJust hours after it was announced that the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will gather on Wednesday to discuss further possible COVID-19 restrictions including a broad shutdown, L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti took to the mic.“This pandemic at this moment is threatening to spiral out of control,” said the mayor.He said the number of hospitalizations related to the virus was up 50% in the past week.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticUPDATED with timeline: The 73rd annual DGA Awards, which will take place on April 10, 2021 much later than usual because of the coronavirus pandemic that has pushed back the annual awards season, has unveiled its key dates and timelines for its 2021 edition.It comes after the Directors Guild settled on the ceremony’s 2021 date back in July.For the Television, Commercial, and Documentary categories, nominees will be announced on March 8, the guild’s

David Robb Labor EditorOscar-nominated screenwriter and The Comey Rule writer-director Billy Ray is urging WGA West members to mobilize through the guild’s political action committee to “rid the Senate” of GOP incumbents Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in next month’s dual runoff races in Georgia.Loeffler and Perdue “are fairly loathsome,” he said today in a mass email to the guild’s members.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorA recent movement toward unionization by workers at media brands and cultural institutions continued today as staffers at Film at Lincoln Center voted 29 to 4 in favor of forming a guild.The National Labor Relations Board election included workers in film programming, development, communications and public-facing theater operations.According to a news release from organizers, four additional employee ballots were set aside due to eligibility questions.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsDirector of the Los Angeles Department of Public Health Dr. Barbara Ferrer said that she and members of the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors will gather on Wednesday to discuss further possible COVID-19 restrictions.Pressed on what a new stay-at-home mandate from the county could contain, Dr.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticOver three weeks after he was declared the winner of the 2020 election, Joe Biden’s transition to the White House has finally officially started.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorCindy Holland, whose departure from Netflix after an 18-year run this year highlighted the changes rippling through the streaming giant, has joined the board of a newly formed entity called Horizon Acquisition Corp. II.The November 17 appointment was disclosed Monday in an SEC filing.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Brian Cox (Succession), John Malkovich (The New Pope), Thomas Brodie-Sangster (The Queen’s Gambit) and Harry Hamlin (L.A.

Peter White Television EditorTokyo Vice, the upcoming HBO Max drama series exec produced by Michael Mann, has found a Japanese partner.Premium pay-TV broadcaster Wowow has come on board the project as a co-producer, taking all rights for Japan.This comes as the show, which Mann is directing the pilot, returns to production after the COVID-19 shutdown, this week.The deal was struck by Endeavor Content, which is producing and handling international distribution, with Wowow’s Kayo Washio, who runs

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorThe seriousness of the Covid-19 pandemic came home to California Governor Gavin Newsom this weekend when he and his family had to quarantine after his children were exposed to the virus. The governor said his entire family had tested negative.