Month: February 2024

Mattel has revealed a live-to-film concert experience Barbie The Movie: In Concert is coming to The Hollywood Bowl on July 27. The hit film will be brought to life with live music from The Barbie Land Sinfonietta, from executive producer and orchestrator Macy Schmidt’s all-women orchestra.

Barbie The Movie: In Concert will see the film ‘Barbie’ projected onto a giant LED screen above The Barbie Land Sinfonietta as they perform alongside the film’s award-winning score, conducted by Schmidt.

Mattel chief franchise officer Josh Silverman said in a statement: “Audiences of all ages flocked to theaters last summer to celebrate the joy of the Barbie movie together. Now fans have the opportunity to further celebrate Barbie with an unforgettable live musical experience, led by an incredibly talented all-women orchestra.” 

Subscription packages are now on the Hollywood Bowl’s website, and single tickets go on sale May 7.

‘Barbie The Movie: In Concert’ comes to the Hollywood Bowl

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Taylor Swift announced another special edition of her upcoming LP, The Tortured Poets Department, featuring an addition bonus track titled “The Albatross.” Swift posted to her socials: ‘File Name: The Albatross Pre-order the new edition of THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT with exclusive bonus track “The Albatross” on my website now’

Swift’s latest announcement comes just a week after she announced a separate special edition of the new album, with the bonus track “The Bolter.” The new album – dubbed ‘TTPD’ for short – is set for release April 19, and was announced Swift’s acceptance speech at the 2024 Grammy Awards after winning the trophy for best pop vocal album for her 10th album, Midnights.  Swift said: “This is my 13th Grammy. I want to say thank you to the members of the Recording Academy for voting this way, but I know that the way that the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion of the fans. So I want to say ‘thank you’ to the fans by telling you a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the last two years — which is that my brand-new album comes out April 19.”

The 16-song TTPD tracklist features from Post Malone and Florence + the Machine, along with a 17th bonus track titled “The Manuscript.” (to pre-order, head here.)

Swift also continues to tour the world on her Eras Tour, currently taking the show to Australia with performances in Melbourne and Sydney.

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Prime Video shared a poster and trailer for the upcoming Jennifer Lopez documentary, ‘The Greatest Love Story Never Told,’ posting on X: “Go behind the making of Jennifer’s love story. The Greatest Love Story Never Told, a new documentary from @jlo, arrives February 27.”

The documentary “offers unflinching access to Jennifer’s most personal moments as she works hard to reclaim her narrative through the making of her album and film, ‘This is Me…Now.’” Lopez released the album This is Me…Now and an accompanying narrative film, This is Me…Now: A Love Story last week; the projects explore Lopez’s past romances, her love story with husband Ben Affleck, and her “twenty-year journey to self-love.”

The Greatest Love Story Never Told documentary follows Lopez’s ups and downs on set and features interviews with her inner circle, along with candid home moments. An official synopsis reads: “This is a vulnerable portrait of an icon who put it all on the line and discovered a newfound determination in self-acceptance and love.”

The documentary ‘Greatest Love Story Never Told’ is set for release Feb. 27 on Prime Video, you can check out the trailer – here.

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The co-chairs for the 2024 Met Gala were announced with a reveal on social media: “Just in: This year, #BadBunny, @ChrisHemsworth, @jlo, @Zendaya, and Anna Wintour will serve as this year’s official #MetGala co-chairs! Tied to the aforementioned exhibition, the dress code is “The Garden of Time.” http://vogue.cm/JeWLw0Z”.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art revealed that Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez, Bad Bunny and Chris Hemsworth will serve as the Costume Institute Benefit event’s co-chairs. Honorary chairs are Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew. The announcement on Vogue’s social channels came along with a comical video of text messages Wintour sent to the co-chairs, asking if they’re free on May 6.

The stars and Wintour will welcome guests to the museum for an exhibition entitled “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.”  Vogue described this year’s “Garden of Time” theme as one that has “nothing to do with the Brothers Grimm or Disney, but is rather a celebration of clothing and fashion so fragile that it can’t ever be worn again — and are therefore sleeping beauties in the scrupulously maintained archives of The Costume Institute … we can expect to see a range of fashion on display, dating back as far as a 17th-century Elizabethan-era English bodice, that embodies the beauty of the natural world — its fragility and its inevitable decay. More modern, less delicate pieces imbued with the same spirit as the spotlit fashions will be showcased alongside them, and broken up into three sub-themes: Land, Sea and Sky.”  Vogue also notes that the dress code was inspired by a short story of the same name written by JG Ballard in 1962. (

Hemsworth will attend his first Met as a co-host, with Bad Bunny marking his third year at the Met. Zendaya has attended the Met five times, and Lopez is a 13-time attendee. TikTok is a sponsor of this year’s gala, which will take place on May 6.

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Former talk show host Wendy Williams, 59, has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia, according to a statement released Thursday by her medical team. Williams was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia in 2023 and those diagnoses have “enabled Wendy to receive the medical care she requires,” according to the press release.

The press release explained that the former host of the “Wendy Williams Show” underwent a battery of tests in 2023 after her memory started to fail and she began to “lose words” and “act erratically.” The statement read: “As Wendy’s fans are aware, in the past she has been open with the public about her medical struggles with Graves’ Disease and Lymphedema as well as other significant challenges related to her health. The decision to share this news was difficult and made after careful consideration, not only to advocate for understanding and compassion for Wendy, but to raise awareness about aphasia and frontotemporal dementia and support the thousands of others facing similar circumstances. Wendy is still able to do many things for herself. Most importantly she maintains her trademark sense of humor and is receiving the care she requires to make sure she is protected and that her needs are addressed. She is appreciative of the many kind thoughts and good wishes being sent her way.”

According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a group of disorders that occur when nerve cells in the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain are lost. FTD can affect behavior, personality, language and movement. The National Aphasia Association describes primary progressive aphasia is “a neurological syndrome in which language capabilities become slowly and progressively impaired.” Unlike other forms of aphasia, primary progressive aphasia does not result from a stroke or brain injury and instead is caused by the “deterioration of brain tissue important for speech and language.” And according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, dementia is an umbrella term that describes “the impaired ability to remember, think or make decisions that interferes with doing everyday activities.”

The disclosure of Williams diagnosis comes ahead of the release of Lifetime’s documentary “Where Is Wendy Williams?” The two-part documentary, filmed over the course of two years and executive produced by Williams, dives into her declining health and alcoholism, all of which contributed to her being placed under a court-ordered guardianship in 2022. Williams’ health issues first came to light after she collapsed on-air during her daytime talk show’s Halloween episode in 2017. At the time, she attributed the incident to her Graves’ disease diagnosis, but not long after she revealed she was living in a sober house to treat her alcoholism. Williams seemed to relapse numerous time, and checked in and out of rehab throughout 2022 and 2023.

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