Month: March 2022

Miley Cyrus was forced to cancel her headlining appearance at the second day of Paraguay’s Asunciónico festival, when the plane she was flying en route to Paraguay made an emergency landing after being struck by lightning.

Cyrus posted a video clip from the plane, and wrote on Instagram. “To my fans and everyone worried after hearing about my flight to Asunción. Our plane was caught in a major unexpected storm and struck by lighting. My crew, band,  friends and family who were all traveling with me are safe after an emergency landing. We were unfortunately unable to fly into Paraguay. I LOVE YOU.”

Asunción, Paraguay’s capital city, experienced massive flooding and rainfall on Tuesday, and according to an official announcement from Asunciónico posted on social media, the severe weather conditions forced organizers to cancel the festival’s opening day, which was set to feature Foo Fighters, Doja Cat and Machine Gun Kelly among its performers.

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HBO Max has picked up a second season of And Just Like That, the ‘Sex and the City’ sequel that wrapped its 10-episode first season in February.  Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis reprised their roles from the 1998-2006 HBO series. as well as serving as executive producers on the new series.

Showrunner Michael Patrick King in a statement: “I am delighted and excited to tell more stories about these vibrant, bold characters — played by these powerful, amazing actors. The fact is, we’re all thrilled. And Just like That… our Sex life is back.” HBO Max head of original content Sarah Aubrey added: “We have been delighted by the cultural conversation generated by these characters and their stories, set in a world we already know and love so much. We are proud of the work Michael Patrick King and our wonderful writers, producers, cast and crew have done to bring these stories to the screen. We can’t wait for fans to see what’s in store for season two.”

In addition to Parker, Nixon and Davis, the season one cast of And Just Like That featured Sex and the City returnees Mario Cantone, David Eigenberg, Willie Garson, Evan Handler and Chris Noth, along with newcomers Sara Ramirez, Sarita Choudhury, Nicole Ari Parker and Karen Pittman.

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Beyoncé will appear on the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony this Sunday, March 27.   The superstar will perform a rendition of her song “Be Alive,” which is nominated for Best Original Song and included in the film ‘King Richard.’  As of press time, it was unclear whether Beyoncé would be performing the song live from Dolby Theatre at Ovation in Hollywood, or if it will be pre-taped as she sings from the tennis courts where Venus and Serena Williams used to train in Compton.

Other fellow Best Original Song nominees that will be performing during the show are Sebastián Yatra delivering “Dos Oruguitas,” Billie Eilish and Finneas performing “No Time to Die,” and Reba McEntire singing “Somehow You Do.” Van Morrison was also nominated for his song “Down To Joy” from the film Belfast, but will not appear at the Academy Awards ceremony.

Beyoncé can possibly earn her first Academy Award if “Be Alive” takes home the Oscar for Best Original Song. The 2022 Academy Awards are set to take place on March 27 live from Dolby Theatre at Ovation in Hollywood, CA.

Official: Beyonce to Perform at Oscars 2022

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“Saturday Night Live” has announced its April lineup of hosts, including Jerrod Carmichael, Jake Gyllenhaal and Lizzo, who will be pulling double duty as her own musical guest. Gunna and Camila Cabello will perform as musical guests along with Gyllenhaal and Carmichael.

Carmichael will make his “SNL” hosting debut April 2, joined by Gunna, who is also marking his first time at “SNL” musical guest. The Grammy-nominated artist’s latest album, “DS4Ever,” debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 chart.

On April 9, Gyllenhaal will host “SNL” for the second time, joined by Cabello who makes her second appearance as “SNL” musical guest.

For the April 16 show, Lizzo will be a first-time “SNL” host and second-time musical guest. The Grammy winner stars in the competition series “Watch Out for the Big Grrrls,” which premieres March 25 on Prime Video.

“SNL” airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT on NBC. The show also streams live on Peacock.

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This year’s Met Gala, fashion’s biggest night, will be hosted by actors Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Oscar winner Regina King.  According to Vogue, the quartet will serve as the event’s official co-chairs, set to be held on May 2.

Reynolds, Lively, Miranda and King will preside over the annual gathering on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. This year’s event benefiting the Costume Institute is titled “In America: An Anthology of Fashion.”  The event’s honorary co-chairs include Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, designer Tom Ford, and Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

This will actually be the second Met Gala to be held within the last 12 months. The last Met Gala was held in September 2021, to make up for the cancellation of the 2020 Met Gala due to the pandemic. Last year’s list of co-chairs included actor Timothée Chalamet, singer Billie Eilish, tennis star Naomi Osaka and poet Amanda Gorman, who presided over a gala with the theme “In America: A Lexicon of Fashion,” which honored the 75th anniversary of the Costume Institute.

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The 94th Academy Awards announced an all-star lineup featuring the show’s music director Adam Blackstone, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and singer Sheila E. as among those who will perform at the ceremony. Billie Eilish and her brother FINNEAS have also been confirmed to perform their Oscar-nominated song “No Time to Die,” from the James Bond film of the same name, during the ceremony.  Eilish, 20 and FINNEAS, 24, are first-time Oscar nominees, and widely considered the favorites to take home the best original song Oscar statuette, having already been awarded the equivalent Golden Globe, Critics Choice, and Grammy awards.

Pianist Robert Glasper and the Samples, a vocal group led by Jason White, are also set to perform, and DJ D-Nice — who united millions of people around the world with his virtual Club Quarantine parties over the past 2 years –will appear during the show, as well as at the Governors Ball, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ official post-Oscars celebration.  D-Nice will also host the official Oscars Club Quarantine pre-party featuring special guests via Instagram Live on Friday, March 25th at 9:30 p.m. EST.

More musical guests will be announced in the days leading up to the show. The Oscars, hosted by Amy Schumer, Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes, will air live from the Dolby Theater on ABC Sunday, March 27, at 8 p.m. EST.

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