While he resumed taping of The Late Show last week after testing positive for COVID, Stephen Colbert is back to isolation.
“Stephen is experiencing symptoms consistent with a recurrence of COVID,” The Late Show‘s Twitter feed announced Monday. “Out of an abundance of caution for his staff, guests, and audience, he will be isolating for a few additional days. The Late Show will not be taping new episodes until further notice.”
Colbert himself, who is vaccinated and boosted, replied to the post, noting, “WORST. SEQUEL. EVER.”
Gospel/soul legend Mavis Staples and Goo Goo Dolls frontman Johnny Rzeznik will be honored Ex-Allman Brothers Band singer/guitarist Warren Haynes is among the artists slated to perform at the 20th anniversary benefit for the Little Kids Rock charity, which will take place May 17 in New York City.
Little Kids Rock is a nonprofit with the goal of restoring and expanding music-education programs in public schools.
Also at the event gospel/soul legend Mavis Staples and Goo Goo Dolls frontman Johnny Rzeznik will be honored, respectively with the Peace & Freedom Award and the Rocker of the Year prize.
The event also will include performances from Run-D.M.C.‘s Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, pop singer Jon Secada and The Voice‘s season-three winner Cassadee Pope.
This year’s benefit will be held at New York City’s Terminal 5, beginning at 6 p.m. ET in May 17. Tickets and tables can be purchased now at LittleKidsRock.org.
To raise additional funds for Little Kids Rock, a silent auction will launch on Tuesday, May 10, at the organization’s website.
Proceeds raised by the benefit and the auction will go toward funding Little Kids Rock programs, teacher training and instrument donations.
Olivia Rodrigo revived the ’90s by covering No Doubt‘s hit “Just a Girl” during the Philadelphia stop on her SOUR Tour. A fan caught video of the surprise cover of the Gwen Stefani-led band’s 1995 hit. Olivia previously covered Avril Lavigne‘s “Complicated” on tour, and the pop-punk singer crashed her Toronto show. Fans are hoping Gwen will do the same.
It’s now easier to get your hands on Lady Gaga‘s Haus Laboratories Beauty Line. The Grammy winner announced on Instagram that “select” Sephora stores will start selling the beauty line on June 9. In all, Haus will be coming to over 500 locations and will be releasing “new products this fall.”
Camila Cabello is headlining the opening ceremony of the 2022 UEFA Champions League, which kicks off May 28 in Paris. “I’ve got lots of surprises in store for you,” Camila teased to her soccer-loving fans. According to the press release, Camila will perform a medley of her hits during a carnival-themed celebration.
Sara Bareilles is playing the Baker’s Wife in a limited engagement of the musical Into the Woods, which runs until May 15 at the New York City Center. She told Variety, “Blink and you’ll miss it.” She adds that, while rehearsals for the limited run were grueling, seeing the cheering audience “reminds you that all of the stress is worth it.”
Nick Lachey celebrated the 16th anniversary of his sophomore solo album, What’s Left of Me. He joked on Instagram, “My second solo album, #WhatsLeftOfMe is officially old enough to have a driver’s license.” Nick added that it was “hard to believe” his work is that old. The album’s title track peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100.
Little Kids Rock is a nonprofit with the goal of restoring and expanding music-education programs in public schools.
Staples, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Blues Hall of Fame inductee, will be presented with the Peace & Freedom Award at the gala. With her family group The Staple Singers, Mavis marched with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., performed at President John F. Kennedy‘s inauguration, and topped the charts. Later on, she sang at the White in front of President Barack Obama and was recognized as a Kennedy Center honoree.
Rzeznik will be honored with the Rocker of the Year prize at the event. Johnny has served as lead singer and guitarist for The Goo Goo Dolls for over 30 years, during which time the band has enjoyed plenty of chat success, including scoring three top-10 hist on the Billboard Hot 100 during the 1990s — “Name,” “Iris” and “Slide.”
The event also will include performances from ex-Allman Brothers Band singer/guitarist Warren Haynes, Run-D.M.C.‘s Darryl “D.M.C.” McDaniels, pop singer Jon Secada and The Voice‘s season-three winner Cassadee Pope.
This year’s benefit will be held at New York City’s Terminal 5, beginning at 6 p.m. ET in May 17. Tickets and tables can be purchased now at LittleKidsRock.org.
To raise additional funds for Little Kids Rock, a silent auction will launch on Tuesday, May 10, at the organization’s website.
Proceeds raised by the benefit and the auction will go toward funding Little Kids Rock programs, teacher training and instrument donations.
With a tweet from Star Wars‘ official social media channels, it was announced that production on Disney+’s small-screen spin-off Ahsoka got underway Monday.
The series stars Rosario Dawson as the titular former Jedi character she played on The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett; the show will also star Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader, as well as Aladdin‘s Mena Massoud, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ivanna Sakhno, Ray Stevenson, Natasha Liu Bordizzo and Lars Mikkelsen.
Recently, ABC Audio spoke with Dawson — a life-long Star Wars fan and self-described geek — who enthused, “It’s really exciting to start getting into it, you know, like I literally am like, ‘I can’t hang out because I’m saber training.’ Like, that’s an actual thing I got to say, which is really, really fun and cool!”
First voiced by Ashley Eckstein, Ahsoka Tano made her debut in the Star Wars universe in the Emmy-winning animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. Initially a Padawan learner under the tutelage of reluctant teacher Anakin Skywalker, Tano developed through that series, and also appeared in the subsequent animated show Star Wars: Rebels.
The true story of a 1980’s murder is at the center of the new series Candy, which debuts its first episode today on Hulu.
So, what’s it all about? For starters, it’s about a woman named Candy, who is played by Jessica Biel.
“Candy is a very normal suburban housewife and mom who is a churchgoing leader in her community,” Biel tells ABC Audio. “A fun, nice, kind woman who has a lot of emotional things that she’s incapable of sharing, and is incapable of knowing how to express herself in a way that that can keep her life on a regular track.”
She continues, “And she comes up against an experience where she commits a terrible act of violence. And it changes her life and her friend’s life.”
Biel also shares that Candy is a character with which she surprisingly could “very much relate to as a wife and a mother.”
“You know, just a normal-ish type of person,” she says. “And, you know, being pushed to the edge and then making a decision that, you know, you can’t take back.”
Likewise, Melanie Lynskey, who plays the woman Candy murders in the series, says that her role was also one that she could relate to.
“I’m a pretty shy person and I feel like I can be extremely awkward in groups of people. And that was something that I found very endearing about Betty,” she explains. “I also understood very deeply, and I cared about her. There was just something internally that felt right to me when I read the script.”
On their Instagrampages, Hilaria and Alec Baldwin announced that their seventh child will be a girl. The news was broken with a video in which mom and dad, along with some of their kids — Carmen Gabriela, 8; Rafael Thomas, 6; and Leonardo Ángel Charles, 5 — gave the coming bundle of joy some life advice.
“One characteristic doesn’t define you,” Alec said, smiling. “You are a complicated and multifaced human,” Carmen added. “No one can define your cultures,” Leonardo followed.
“You don’t have to prove yourself to anyone,” Hilaria commented, adding later, “Feel free to immerse in and express all parts of your identity.”
Of course, their two youngest children — almost-20-month-old Eduardo Pau Lucas Baldwin, and 15-month-old Lucia — were too young to add their two cents, but they’re shown playing with their siblings.
Halsey is very upset to learn they’re allergic to a favorite drink of theirs.
“Just found out I’m allergic to coffee so there goes my entire personality,” Halsey captioned a TikTok video of them sipping on an iced green drink while a remix of Fleetwood Mac‘s “Dreams” plays in the background.
Halsey revealed they are also allergic to a bevy of other things, including yeast, wheat, potatoes, onions, milk, mustard, shrimp, shrimp, soy, almonds, blueberries, squash and a lot more. But Halsey assured fans “Everything is fine!” although when one fan empathized with the singer about being allergic to garlic, Halsey admitted, “The Italian in me is weeping.” The singer said to another fan that she is seeking more answers because “this is just a WILD way to live.”
In other Halsey news, the singer recently issued a warning to their more squeamish fans about their upcoming tour, which “contains mature themes.”
“The show will contain visual images that may not be appropriate for all audiences,” they announced on Twitter. “With that being said however, this show is vulnerable and powerful in a way that I am so proud of. It is unlike anything I’ve ever done before and I can’t wait for you to see it.”
BTS cannot wait for fans to get their hands on their new album, Proof, which drops June 10, and just announced its complete track list.
Proof, which arrives June 10, is not only BTS’ 10th studio album, it’s a three-disc anthology collection meant to commemorate their ninth anniversary as a band. Their label, Big Hit Music, announced on Sunday that the first disc will feature the septet’s biggest hits, including “Dynamite,” Butter” and their Halsey collab “Boy with Luv.”
Disc two, according to Big Hit, is meant for the die-hard BTS fan, and will feature deep cuts such as “Euphoria,” “Her,” “Stay” and many others. The second disc’s track list was revealed Monday.
That said, we’ll have to wait until Tuesday to find out what’s on the third disc. The label has since released a full schedule of when they will announce all the Proof details, including concept photos and music video teasers. However, June 7 is only marked with “???”
Proof will be BTS’ first effort since they announced an “extended period of rest” in December. Their label said of their new release, “The BTS anthology album that embodies the history of BTS will be released as they begin a new chapter as an artist that has been active for nine years to look back on their endeavors.”
BigHit said Proof will “reflect the thoughts and ideas of the members on the past present and future of BTS.”
Garth Brooks has added an opening night at Commonwealth Stadium Edmonton, Canada on June 24 after his show on June 25 sold out in 45 minutes. Tickets for the opening night show go on sale May 12 at 12 p.m. ET.
Thomas Rhett has added three shows to his Bring the Bar to You Tour on August 4 in Phoenix, AZ, August 5 in Irvine, CA and August 27 in San Diego, CA. Pre-sale tickets for the Irvine and San Diego shows are available to members of Thomas’ fan club on Tuesday, and the Phoenix show beginning on May 17.
Carrie Underwood has shared a behind-the-scenes video of recording in studio and shooting the music video for her single, “Ghost Story.”
Craig Morgan is embarking on the God, Family, Country Tour with hit singer-songwriter, Ray Fulcher. The tour begins on October 19 in Green Bay, WI and culminates with a special Veteran’s Day show at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on November 11. Tickets go on sale May 13.
