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Ticketmaster announced that the public ticket sale for Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” on Fri, November 18th has been canceled. Ticketmaster tweeted on Thursday: “Due to extraordinarily high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient remaining ticket inventory to meet that demand, tomorrow’s public on-sale for Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour has been cancelled.” 

Ticket pre-sales began on Nov. 15, with the high demand causing Ticketmaster’s website to crash. The company previously had fans pre-register as Verified Fans before the sale, and over 3.5 million fans pre-registered for Swift’s program — the largest registration in Ticketmaster’s history.   After Ticketmaster’s announcement, Swift fans expressed their disappointment, and even created a website to attempt to take action against Ticketmaster “through collective action.”

Ticketmaster previously issued an explanation in response to the chaos surrounding buying tickets for Swift’s tour: “The Eras on sale made one thing clear: Taylor Swift is an unstoppable force and continues to set records. We strive to make ticket buying as easy as possible for fans, but that hasn’t been the case for many people trying to buy tickets for the Eras Tour. We want to share some information to help explain what happened …Even when a high demand on sale goes flawlessly from a tech perspective, many fans are left empty-handed. For example: based on the volume of traffic to our site, Taylor would need to perform over 900 stadium shows (almost 20x the number of shows she is doing)… that’s a stadium show every single night for the next 2.5 years.”

As of press time, there was no word on whether the general sale will be postponed, or how many tickets still remain after the pre-sale.

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Actress Keke Palmer has been announced as guest host of the Dec. 3 episode of NBC’s Saturday Night Live. Palmer is making her SNL hosting debut, however, she is no stranger to hosting duties – having recently served as host of NBC’s game show Password.  Sharing her excitement over the SNL gig, Palmer tweeted:  “Y’all got y’alls wish… guess whole hosting @nbcsnl? I’m so excited for usss yalllllll, couldn’t do it without you,” 

Singer-songwriter SZA will perform as musical guest for the episode, making her second appearance on SNL since last appearing five years ago as musical guest with James Franco as host.  SZA also shared the exciting news: “Can’t believe this is happening lmao . I plan on acting a f*****g fool. See you soon New York.”

Saturday Night Live airs on NBC Saturdays at 11:30/10:30c and the following day on Peacock.

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Paramount+ released the first teaser for its ‘Yellowstone’ prequel 1923, starring Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford as Cara and Jacob Dutton, ancestors of Montana cattle rancher John Dutton (played by Kevin Costner on ‘Yellowstone’).

The streaming service said in a synopsis: “the series will explore the early 20th century when pandemics, historic drought, the end of Prohibition and the Great Depression all plague the mountain west, and the Duttons who call it home. ”  Along with Mirren and Ford, the cast of 1923 also features Darren Mann, Michelle Randolph, James Badge Dale, Marley Shelton, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves and Jerome Flynn.

1923 is set to premiere on December 18, 2022, on Paramount+. The Yellowstone prequel series has already been renewed for season 2, with 1923 set to last for two seasons as eight episodes each.   Take a look at the trailer for 1923 – here.

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Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was the No. 1 movie in North America over the weekend with $180 million in earnings, making it the second biggest opening weekend of 2022 at the domestic box office. In addition, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever broke the record for highest-grossing debut in November. 2013’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was the previous champion for the month with a $158 million start.

Wakanda Forever, directed by Ryan Coogler, is the sequel to the Oscar-winning Black Panther which came out in 2018. The original movie made $700 million domestically and a worldwide total of $1.38 billion, making it the 14th highest-grossing movie of all time.

Also over the weekend, Black Adam came in at No. 2 with $8.6 million, followed by Ticket to Paradise with $6.1 million at No. 3, Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile at No. 4 with $3.2 million and Smile at No. 5 with $2.3 million.

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The Recording Academy has revealed the nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards. The nominees were announced by Recording Academy president Harvey Mason Jr., John Legend, Machine Gun Kelly, Olivia Rodrigo, and other musical artists during a livestream event held on Tuesday.

Beyoncé leads the nominees with nine nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Dance/Electronic Album for Renaissance. The 2023 nominations bring Beyoncé’s lifetime total to 88 nominations, tying with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, for the most nominations in Grammy history.

Kendrick Lamar follows with eight nominations, including Album of the Year for Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers, his first album in five years. Adele and Brandi Carlile both have seven nominations, and artists including Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Lizzo, Mary J. Blige, Doja Cat, Bad Bunny and BTS each earned multiple nominations.

The 65th Annual Grammy Award ceremony will take place Feb. 5 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles and air on CBS. The event will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.  For the complete list of 2023 nominees, head here.

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Comedian and former ‘Tonight Show’ host Jay Leno was seriously burned in a garage fire in Los Angeles on Saturday after one of his cars erupted in flames. People Magazine was first to initially report that Leno canceled an appearance at a Forum 2022 financial conference in Las Vegas Sunday night after suffering “a very serious medical emergency.”

TMZ reported that the 72-year-old was taken to the Grossman Burn Center after suffering burns to the left side of his face, and all of his appearances for the week have been canceled. He is said to be in stable condition.

Leno said in a statement to NBC News on Monday: “I got some serious burns from a gasoline fire. I am ok. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet.”  A representative for Leno said he was working at his Los Angeles garage when a flash fire started in a car.

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