Foo Fighters are headlining Canada’s 2023 RBC Bluesfest, taking place July 6-16 in Ottawa.
The bill also includes Radiohead offshoot group The Smile, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Weezer, Death Cab for Cutie, Mumford & Sons, AJR and White Reaper.
RBC Bluesfest is one of several festivals Foo Fighters are playing this year as part of their live comeback following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins last March. They’re also headlining Bonnaroo and Boston Calling, among others.
Turns out the return of Rihanna‘s 2016 album Anti- to the Billboard top 10 following the Super Bowl was just part of the story: She’s now one of only a handful of artists who’ve had at least five albums in the top 50 at the same time.
Prior to Rihanna, only six acts have ever managed to place at least five albums in the top 50 of the Billboard 200 album chart simultaneously. In addition to Anti- jumping to number eight, as previously reported, her album Good Girl Gone Bad is #15, Unapologetic is #18, Loud is #26 and Talk that Talk is #49.
Notably, Rihanna performed several songs from those albums in her halftime show set, including Loud‘s “What’s My Name” and “Only Girl (In the World),” “We Found Love” and “Where Have You Been” from Talk that Talk, “Pour It Up” and “Diamonds” from Unapologetic,” and “Umbrella” from Good Girl Gone Bad.
The other artists who’ve pulled this off include Taylor Swift, who’s done it more than a dozen times with as many as six albums; Whitney Houston, who’s done it three times, with as many as eight albums, following her death; Prince, who did it three times with as many as eight albums, following his death; Garth Brooks, who did it four times; the cast of Glee, who did it once, and Mac Miller, who did it once in 2018 following his death.
Thanks to Anti-, Rihanna now has an album in the top 10 for the first time since 2016. She told British Vogue she’d like to release an album this year, but that was before she knew she was expecting her second child.
(NEW YORK) — Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Feb. 21, 2022, that he had recognized two Russian-backed separatist areas in eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk, as independent states.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy followed the announcement by saying that Ukraine had cut diplomatic ties with Russia. Putin then gave a speech on Feb. 24, 2022, announcing he would launch a “special military operation” in Ukraine.
Minutes after the announcement, explosions could be heard in Kyiv. What followed was a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, with thousands of troops crossing the country’s borders.
Russia seizes a quarter of Ukraine
In the early days of the invasion, it seemed as though Russians forces would enter the capital, Kyiv, after reaching the edge of the city very quickly.
Russia had planned to topple the Ukrainian government within days of the invasion, but Putin and other officials had underestimated the strength of Ukraine’s resistance.
By March 19, Russian troops had seized about a quarter of Ukraine’s territory.
Western countries respond
The U.S. and its allies announced a wave of sanctions and trade controls against Russia in response to the invasion, along with its recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as “independent” states.
Sanctions were placed on Russia’s biggest banks, Russian elites and their families. The imposed sanctions restricted Russia’s ability to raise funds by adding additional prohibitions related to new debt and equity of major Russian state-owned enterprises and large privately owned financial institutions.
A turning point
At the beginning of April, it became clear that Russia lacked the forces it needed to take over Kyiv.
Russian forces retreated and abandoned nearly all the territory they had taken in the north of the besieged capital. As Russian troops retreated, they left behind a trail of horrors, which many observers would call human rights abuses.
Mass graves containing hundreds of murdered civilians were discovered in Bucha, a town outside Kyiv.
By late May, Russia was devastating Mariupol in the south, a city that became a symbol of Ukrainian resistance. After over three months of siege, Ukrainian troops were forced to surrender the city.
US supplies long-range weapons
By June, after retreating from Kyiv, Russia switched its focus to capturing eastern Ukraine, including the Donbas region.
What followed was a grueling artillery war, with Russia using its technical advantage and firepower to grind forward as Ukraine was battling to hold the line. The U.S. in July began to supply Ukraine with long range missile launchers, including U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems.
Russia also began struggling with shortages of men and ammunitions, as Ukraine appeared to be taking control of the war.
Another turning point
A crucial turning point came in September, when Ukraine launched a spectacular counteroffensive in the northeast near Kyiv, collapsing Russia’s lines and liberating thousands of square miles of territory.
Some military analysts said the route Ukraine took put an end to Russia’s ability to go on the offensive. Russia was fighting to just hold on to the areas it has already captured.
By the fall, faced with the risk of full defeat, Putin declared a partial mobilization calling up 300,000 men. He began making threats about striking Ukraine with nuclear weapons.
On Sept. 30, desperate to hold on to Russia’s war gains, Putin declared that he had annexed four Ukrainian regions: Zaporizhia, Luhansk, Donetsk and Kherson. But Russia didn’t at the time fully control any of them. It lost the capital of one within weeks of Putin’s declaration.
The U.S. and other western allies announced another wave of sanctions in response.
Ukraine liberates Kherson
In November Ukraine liberated Kherson, one of the regions Putin had annexed. Russian troops were forced to withdraw.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba met days later with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cambodia.
The success in Kherson “is a testament once again to the remarkable courage of the Ukrainian armed forces, the Ukrainian people, as well as the strong support that Ukraine has from countries around the world,” including the U.S., Blinken said ahead of their talks.
Russia changes its strategy
By the fall, Russia appeared to shift its strategy as it launched a massive campaign to destroy Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. Human rights groups would accuse Russia of attempting to freeze Ukrainians as winter approaches.
There were Russian barrages of cruise missiles and Iranian supplied kamikaze drones causing nationwide blackouts in Ukraine.
Ukraine continued throughout the winter to call on Western countries to provide it with better air defense and more weapons.
By December, the war was focused on the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut as Russia brought in thousands of troops into the battle.
First Russian gain in months
In January, Russia made its first gain in months, capturing the small town of Soledar.
U.S. President Joe Biden on Jan. 25 agreed to give Ukraine heavy tanks, clearing the way for Germany and other European allies to do the same for the first time.
At the one-year mark
As the first anniversary of the invasion approached, Biden arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced trip. He met with Zelenskyy and other high-ranking officials, before announcing an additional $500 million in aid.
Putin the next day, on Feb. 21, 2023, announced during his state-of-the-union address in Moscow that he had suspended the key U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty, opening the possibility for new nuclear tests.
Ukraine has liberated nearly 30,000 square miles of its territory since the Russian invasion began. But Putin appears to be preparing Russia for a long war.
Jethro Tull has released a new single from their forthcoming album RökFlöte, due out April 21.
Tull’s Ian Anderson previously explained that the songs on the album were inspired by “the characters and roles of some of the principle gods of the old Norse paganism.” On Instagram, he writes that the lyrics of the new song, called “The Navigators,” “explore the Norse god Njord, who was the god of wealth, fertility, the sea and seafaring.”
The animated video for the song takes place on the tempest-tossed, shark-filled sea, where Viking ships, and then a more modern vessel, attempt to survive a storm.
Anderson sings, “Lord of all the stormy deeps/the wealth of ages at his knee/Protects and nurtures navigators/Raiders bold who loot and plunder/Giving strength to hold at bay/the tallest wave, the savage thunder.”
“The Navigators” follows the first single released from the album, “Ginnungagap.”
(NEW YORK) — Everyone has different relationships with diet and sugar, but when that sweet tooth turns on, it can be hard to combat cravings in a healthy way.
ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton lent her expertise as a nutritionist to break down the overall impact sugar has on our bodies as well as some alternate ways to satisfy that sweet tooth.
How much added sugar is recommended for adults?
The brain, as with every cell in our bodies, needs glucose to function, so while not all sugar is bad, too much added sugar can pose problems.
For most adult women, the American Heart Association suggests a stricter added-sugar limit of no more than 100 calories per day, which is equal to about 6 teaspoons or 24 grams; for most men, the suggestion is no more than 150 calories per day, which is about 9 teaspoons or 36 grams of sugar.
However, common processed snacks and drinks can contain much more than the recommended amount, which is why reading labels is so pivotal.
For example, a 12-ounce can of cola contains 10 1/4 teaspoons of sugar; a 12-ounce glass of orange juice contains 13 teaspoons of sugar; a cup of frosted corn flakes cereal has 3.65 teaspoons; and sweetened applesauce has a little over 5 teaspoons in one cup.
Negative impact of too much sugar in the body
Using a wet sponge, Dr. Ashton demonstrated how too much sugar can be damaging to the way a body processes and stores it.
The water in the sponge represents insulin — a hormone mainly responsible for regulating blood sugars that allows cells to take in the sugar — and when a small amount of sugar is sprinkled evenly over the surface, the sugar is absorbed quickly and easily. But on a second sponge topped with heaping spoonfuls of sugar, the sponge is unable to absorb all of the water, which is what it would look like if insulin was overloaded with sugar intake.
“You take a lot of sugar, your body can overwhelmed and you develop what’s called insulin resistance and that sugar stays there. It then gets deposited as fat, it causes inflammation,” Dr. Ashton explained. “Fat is hormonally active tissue, and then that gets you on the path to cancers, cardiovascular disease.”
How sugar affects pregnant women, in utero environment
Dr. Ashton merged her combined knowledge and two specialties as an OB-GYN and nutritionist to explain the impact sugar can have on a baby in pregnant women.
“There is good data for this phenomenon known as epigenetics, meaning [when] a pregnant woman consumes too much sugar, the fetus sees that high sugar environment, and then there are changes in DNA and increases the risk of that offspring then develops metabolic syndrome Type 2 diabetes, obesity,” she said.
Top sugar substitutes and tips
Dr. Ashton suggests people “take a five-day, two-day approach” which means being very strict Monday through Friday, then easing up for two days.
“Read the labels, use those spices as substitutes and be patient with yourself because it takes time to retrain your taste buds,” she said of three easy ways to cut down on sugar.
Swerve, avocado, whole fruit like citrus or apples, and honey are “all great sugar substitutes if you’re cooking or baking,” Ashton added.
Finally, anything that tastes “sweet” tends to produce the same reaction in the brain, activating the “reward center” and making you want more.
Kelsey Grammer recently teased some “OG” cast members popping up in the upcoming Paramount+ revival of his 1990s sitcom Frasier, but he’s disappointed that his former Cheers co-star, Kirstie Alley, who died in December from stage 4 colon cancer, won’t be one of them.
Alley never appeared in Frasier‘s original run, but played Rebecca in Cheers, the series in which he was first introduced as Frasier Crane.
The 67-year-old actor tells Entertainment Tonight that he “would’ve loved” for Alley’s Rebecca character appear in the new Frasier.
“I was talking with the writers at one point and we’re casting one of the characters who could arguably be similar to Rebecca, and I said, ‘Boy, we need to find a girl much like Kirstie, who had a gift like Kirstie,” Grammer recalls. “She was so funny and so wonderful on Cheers. Really great gal.”
The Frasier reboot, which began filming in Los Angeles earlier this month “follows Frasier Crane…in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston, Mass., with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill,” per Paramount+.
While Grammer is currently the only returning original cast member, he assures ET that “the OGs are going to be present” at some point.
(NEW YORK) — A massive winter storm is wreaking havoc on a large swath of the country, including in Minneapolis, where the city is bracing for a potentially historic snowstorm.
Minneapolis is forecast to get more than 17 inches of snow, which could be a top-five storm for the city.
Minneapolis Public Schools are moving to remote learning for Wednesday through Friday due to the storm.
“Plan ahead, drive safe, and limit travel,” Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz tweeted.
By Wednesday night, blizzard conditions will be possible in the Dakotas and Minnesota.
Further south, an ice storm warning was issued from Iowa to Michigan.
In the Northeast, a winter storm warning is in effect in upstate New York and New England. An icy mix is possible from Pennsylvania to Connecticut.
In the southern Plains, from Oklahoma City to St. Louis, damaging winds and isolated tornadoes are possible.
The storm in the Midwest and Northeast comes as a rare winter storm hits California. A blizzard warning has been issued for the mountains just outside of Los Angeles, marking the first blizzard warning in Southern California in more than 20 years.
Over 1,000 flights have been canceled across the U.S. on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, record February heat is expected from Florida to Washington, D.C.
New Orleans hit a whopping 83 degrees on Tuesday, making it the warmest Mardi Gras on record.
On Thursday, temperatures are forecast to jump close to 80 degrees in D.C., 83 degrees in Nashville and 84 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
In Orlando, Florida, it could reach a sweltering 90 degrees on Thursday, which would be the city’s all-time warmest February temperature.
(NEW YORK) — After decades of research, a first-of-its kind vaccine designed to protect newborns against RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, could be approved by August.
Pfizer, the maker of the vaccine, announced Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted its application for review and will make a decision on whether or not to approve the vaccine by August 2023.
“If approved, RSVpreF would help protect infants at their first breath from the devastating effects of this infectious disease, which though well-known, has been particularly evident throughout this RSV season,” Annaliesa Anderson, Ph.D., Pfizer’s senior vice president and chief scientific officer of vaccine research and development, said in a statement. “We look forward to progressing the review of Pfizer’s RSV maternal vaccine candidate with the FDA and other regulatory authorities, given its significant potential to positively contribute to global health in the prevention of RSV in infants.”
Pfizer’s protein-based RSV vaccine works by vaccinating a pregnant person, who then passes on some protective antibodies to the infant.
The company has also said the vaccine has shown promising data in adults 65 and older.
RSV usually causes mild, cold-like symptoms, but can become serious, especially for infants and older adults. Premature infants and young children with weakened immune systems, congenital heart or chronic lung disease, and adults with chronic health conditions like heart or lung disease are among the most vulnerable to complications from RSV, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Infants who are 12 weeks of age or younger at the start of RSV season are also at greater risk for serious illness.
The virus is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia in kids under the age of 1 in the U.S., according to the CDC.
According to data collected from preliminary studies, Pfizer’s vaccine was 82% effective at protecting newborns, within the first three months of life, from severe RSV illness. Within six months of an infants’ life, the vaccine effectiveness dropped to 69%, according to Pfizer.
The company announced in November that given promising preliminary data on their maternal RSV vaccine for newborns, the FDA granted a green light to stop enrolling new patients in the vaccine’s studies.
“Among very young children, particularly those [younger] than 6 months of age, we have a high probability now of protecting against serious illness and hospitalization,” Pfizer’s Dr. William Gruber, who has been personally working on the RSV vaccine for over 40 years, told ABC News in November. “To be able to be in a position where we have the potential to provide 80% or more protection against serious disease is a dream fulfilled.”
Currently, there is no approved RSV vaccine.
Pfizer’s vaccine would be the first RSV vaccine given to pregnant people to protect infants. The company said that there were “no safety concerns” for vaccinated pregnant participants and their newborns during the trial.
If the FDA approves the vaccine in August, it will then go to the CDC for final approval.
The FDA is also currently reviewing nirsevimab, a drug that is not a vaccine but a monoclonal antibody designed to protect infants from RSV complications. The medication, developed by Sanofi and AstraZeneca, is administered to infants as a one-time injection after birth.
Nirsevimab is already approved in Europe and the United Kingdom, according to Sanofi, and was accepted for FDA review in January.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) has accepted the Biologics License Application (BLA) for nirsevimab for the prevention of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease in newborns and infants entering or during their first RSV season and for children up to 24 months of age who remain vulnerable to severe RSV disease through their second RSV season.
Nirsevimab is being developed jointly by Sanofi and AstraZeneca and, if approved, would be the first protective option for the broad infant population, including those born healthy, at term or preterm, or with specific health conditions. The FDA has indicated they will work to expedite their review. The Prescription Drug User Fee Act date, the FDA target action date for their decision, is in the third quarter of 2023.
The news comes as pediatric hospitals across the country have experienced a rise in the number of patients admitted with RSV. Infections due to RSV spiked by 69% last fall and appeared earlier than usual, according to the CDC.
Late last year, pediatric bed occupancy in the U.S., hit its highest in two years, with 75% of the estimated 40,000 beds filled, according to an ABC News analysis.
Infants and toddlers can usually recover at home with RSV unless they start to have difficulty breathing, increased irritability, are not eating or drinking, or appear more tired than usual, in which case parents should contact their pediatrician and/or take their child to the emergency room.
At-home care for kids with RSV can include Tylenol and Motrin for fevers, as well as making sure the child is hydrated and eating.
Doctors tell ABC News that parents can help protect their kids from RSV by continuing to follow as much as possible the three Ws of the coronavirus pandemic: Wear a mask, wash your hands and watch your distance.
Infants who are either born prematurely (less than 35 weeks) or born with chronic lung disease may benefit from a medication to prevent complications of RSV since they are at increased risk of severe disease. Parents should discuss this with their pediatrician.
(NEW YORK) — The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said he thinks Norfolk Southern Railway could have been more “aggressive” in its initial response to the hazardous train derailment in Ohio.
“They absolutely did not handle themselves appropriately when they didn’t show up for the community meeting,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan told ABC News on Tuesday afternoon, following a press conference in East Palestine, Ohio.
Norfolk Southern had said that its representatives did not attend the Feb. 15 town hall meeting in East Palestine due to concerns “about the growing physical threat to our employees and members of the community around this event stemming from the increasing likelihood of the participation of outside parties.”
The EPA administrator returned to the tiny village in northeastern Ohio to meet again with affected residents, speak with officials and tour a newly opened health assessment clinic. When asked whether he believes the headaches, sore throats and other ailments reported by residents are related to the Feb. 3 derailment, Regan told ABC News: “You know, we just don’t know and I don’t want to speculate. What I want to do is assure people if they are experiencing an adverse health impact, seek medical attention and, hopefully, that information will make its way to the county health officials.”
Regan also had strong words for Norfolk Southern during Tuesday’s press conference, announcing that the EPA is ordering the Atlanta-based rail operator “to conduct all necessary actions associated with the cleanup from the East Palestine train derailment.” Norfolk Southern will be required to continue cleaning up the contaminated soil and water and transport it safely; reimburse the EPA for cleaning services; and attend public meetings at the EPA’s request and share information. If Norfolk Southern does not comply, the company will be ordered to pay triple the cost, according to Regan.
“Let me also be crystal clear: Norfolk Southern will pay for cleaning up the mess that they created and the trauma that they inflicted on this community and impacted Beaver County residents,” he said. “I know this order cannot undo the nightmare that families in this town have been living with, but it will begin to deliver much-needed justice for the pain that Norfolk Southern has caused.”
When asked by ABC News why the EPA waited almost three weeks to make demands, Regan said state officials had the primacy of leading the response.
Earlier Tuesday, Regan met privately with Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway.
“During that meeting, I expressed our concerns and expectations regarding the clean-up efforts,” Conaway said in a statement that night. “I was assured by both that we will not be alone throughout this process and have their full support. After that meeting, I am confident that we will receive the help we need.”
The meeting came after Conaway told Fox News on Monday evening that U.S. President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Ukraine was “the biggest slap in the face.” The mayor told reporters the next day that he was frustrated but still stands by those comments.
While in Poland on Tuesday night, Biden made five telephone calls to officials in Ohio managing the derailment response. Conaway was notably missing from the call list provided by the White House.
On the night of Feb. 3, about 50 cars of a freight train operated by Norfolk Southern derailed in a fiery crash on the outskirts of East Palestine, which is nestled near Ohio’s state line with Pennsylvania. Eleven of the derailed cars were transporting hazardous materials, five of which contained vinyl chloride, a highly volatile colorless gas produced for commercial uses. There were no injuries reported from the accident, officials said.
Efforts to contain a fire at the derailment site stalled the following night, as firefighters withdrew from the blaze due to concerns about air quality and explosions. About half of East Palestine’s roughly 4,700 residents were warned to leave before officials decided on Feb. 6 to conduct a controlled release and burn of the toxic vinyl chloride from the five tanker cars, which were in danger of exploding. A large ball of fire and a plume of black smoke filled with contaminants could be seen billowing high into the sky from the smoldering derailment site as the controlled burn took place that afternoon, prompting concerns from residents about the potential effects.
A mandatory evacuation order for homes and businesses within a 1-mile radius of the derailment site was lifted on Feb. 8, after air and water samples taken the day before were deemed safe, officials said.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency deployed a team to East Palestine on Feb. 18 to help support the ongoing operations there.
Last week, the National Transportation Safety Board shared an update on its ongoing probe into the Feb. 3 incident, saying “investigators have identified and examined the rail car that initiated the derailment.”
“Surveillance video from a residence showed what appears to be a wheel bearing in the final stage of overheat failure moments before the derailment,” the NTSB said in an investigative update on Feb. 14. “The wheelset from the suspected railcar has been collected as evidence for metallurgical examination. The suspected overheated wheel bearing has been collected and will be examined by engineers from the NTSB Materials Laboratory in Washington, D.C.”
Norfolk Southern announced Monday that 15,000 pounds of contaminated soil — equivalent to 7.5 tons — as well as 1.5 million gallons of contaminated water have been excavated from the derailment site and “will be transported to landfills and disposal facilities that are designed to accept it safely in accordance with state and federal regulations.” The company did not say which chemicals were found in the material that was removed.
Meanwhile, a “series of pumps” are rerouting Sulphur Run around the derailment site, according to the Norfolk Southern. The “affected portion” of the creek, which flows through downtown East Palestine, “has been dammed to protect water downstream” as “environmental teams” treat it “with booms, aeration, and carbon filtration units,” the company said.
“Those teams are also working with stream experts to collect soil and groundwater samples to develop a comprehensive plan to address any contamination that remains in the stream banks and sediment,” Norfolk Southern added. “The majority of the hazardous rail cars have been decontaminated and are being held on-site to allow the National Transportation Safety Board to continue its investigation. Once that is completed, the cars will be scrapped and moved off-site for disposal.”
Since the Feb. 3 derailment, Norfolk Southern said it has committed more than $5.6 million to the community of East Palestine, including $3.4 million in direct payments to affected residents.
During Tuesday’s press conference, the governors of Ohio and Pennsylvania revealed that their state attorneys general are considering legal action against Norfolk Southern — a potential addition to the steep financial penalties federal officials say they are levying against the company.
When asked if he believes officials when they say they won’t leave East Palestine behind when the cameras are gone, the mayor told reporters he “has to trust the people behind me.”
In his statement on Tuesday night, Conaway announced a local effort launched to disseminate accurate information will be launched Wednesday. He warned residents not to “fall prey to anyone else that may be going around trying to scare folks by handing out flyers that simply are not accurate.”
“Something that was brought up with the difficulty for residence to find information and resources available to them,” the mayor said. “In response to these concerns, our state partners collaborated with our local EMA to put together a single source resource packet. Starting tomorrow, local volunteers will go door to door and hand deliver this packet to all those that are in a one-mile radius. Our folks will be easily identifiable and the packet will be from local and state government.”
Court is back in session. Just days after Warner Bros. announced the cancellation of Judge Mathis after 24 seasons, Variety reports Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group has tapped Judge Greg Mathis to host a new first-run one-hour show for fall 2023. Mathis Court with Judge Mathis has been given a “firm go” by Allen Media Group, which is now pitching the show for broadcast, cable and distribution platforms…
HBO Max has axed South Side after three seasons, according to Deadline. The comedy, from Bashir Salahuddin, Diallo Riddle and Sultan Salahuddin debuted on Comedy Central before moving to the streamer for season 2 in November 2021. It follows two friends who just graduated from community college and are ready to take over the world, but until they do, they’re stuck working at Rent-T-Own. Season 3 debuted on the streamer in December…
CBS announced on Tuesday that it has renewed nine additional series — including NCIS, NCIS: Hawai’i, CSI: Vegas, 60 Minutes, 48 Hours, Survivor, The Amazing Race, Tough as Nails and Lingo — for new seasons. They join other recently announced renewals, including Fire Country, Ghosts, The Neighborhood, Bob Hearts Abishola and So Help Me Todd. The Equalizer, FBI, FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted will also return as the last part of a two-season renewal given to each in 2022, along with Young Sheldon as the last part of a three-season renewal given in 2021…
The Golden Globes on Tuesday announced January 7, 2024 as the date for their 81st annual awards ceremony, which officially kicks off the entertainment industry’s awards season. Variety is also reporting that, in addition to returning to its traditional Sunday slot, the show — which aired on Tuesday this year — is “entertaining multiple offers from both TV networks and streamers,” including NBC, where the show has aired since 1996. This year’s Globes, hosted by Jerrod Carmichael, reached 6.3 million viewers…
The SAG Awards on Tuesday announced the second round of presenters for the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. They include The Banshees of Inisherin‘s Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson; Everything Everywhere All at Once‘s Stephanie Hsu, Ke Huy Quan and Michelle Yeoh; The Fabelmans‘ Paul Dano, Gabriel LaBelle and Michelle Williams; Women Talking‘s Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy and Rooney Mara; and Babylon‘s Jovan Adepo, Diego Calva and Li Jun Li. The SAG Awards will be broadcast live on Netflix’s YouTube channel Sunday, February 26 at 8 p.m. ET from the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles…
