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The Songwriters Hall of Fame has announced the 26 nominees for induction at the June 12, 2025, awards gala in New York City. Songwriters are eligible 20 years after their first significant commercial release of a song. Members will vote for six winners — three songwriters and three performing songwriters — until midnight on the east coast on December 22, 2024. Who do you think deserves to enter the Song Hall?

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Walter Afanasieff

Key songs in the Afanasieff catalog include: “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” “Hero,” “License to Kill,” “Love Will Survive,” “One Sweet Day”

Steve Barri and P.F. Sloan

Key songs in the Barri/Sloan catalog include: “Secret Agent Man,” “Eve Of Destruction,” “Where Were You When I Needed You,” “You Baby,” “Can I Get to Know You”

Mike Chapman

Key songs in the Chapman catalog include: “The Best,” “Love Is a Battlefield,” “Ballroom Blitz,...

Janet Jackson, Eminem, N.W.A, George Clinton, Boy George, Sheryl Crow and Sonny Curtis — an original member of Buddy Holly’s Crickets who went on to compose the theme song for The Mary Tyler Moore Show (“Love Is All Around”) — are among the 2025 nominees announced Tuesday for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. See the full list below.

Eligible Hall of Fame voting members will have until midnight Et on December 22 to turn in ballots, with their choices of up to three nominees in each of the songwriter and performing songwriter categories. The winning nominees will be inducted at the 2025 Induction & Awards Gala in New York City.

The Songwriters Hall of Fame is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating “the exceptional work and lives of composers and lyricists who make an indelible impact creating music around the world.” A songwriter with a catalog of notable songs qualifies for induction...

Eminem, N.W.A, Janet Jackson, and Alanis Morissette are among the finalists for the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s class of 2025.

Other nominees include Mike Love of The Beach Boys, Sheryl Crow, George Clinton, Boy George, The Doobie Brothers, Steve Winwood, Bryan Adams, Tommy James, and Walter Afanasieff. The full list of nominees can be found below.

A total of six inductees will be chosen: three from the songwriters category, and three from the performing songwriters category. They’ll be honored during a ceremony held in New York City in June 2025.

Artists become eligible for induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame 20 years after their first significant commercial release of a song.

Last year’s Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees included R.E.M., Steely Dan, Timbaland, and Dean Pitchford. During the induction ceremony, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, and Bill Berry reunited for their first performance together in 15 years.

Gabriel Labelle was under strict instructions from Saturday Night director Jason Reitman: No talking to Lorne Michaels before playing him in the movie. “I wanted to meet everyone and interview everyone,” Labelle told Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show. But “Jason wanted us to do as minimum work as possible. He didn’t want direct re-creations of these cast members and of these people.”

Okay, fine. Labelle wouldn’t talk to Michaels. But Reitman didn’t say he couldn’t talk to Steven Spielberg. And if you don’t think such a conversation would be useful, you’d be wrong.

Labelle was on the Universal lot doing costume fittings when he stopped by the Amblin office to see his Fabelmans director. “I just walk into his office, and it was good to see him,” Labelle said. “And as soon as I sit down, he’s like, ‘So this is...

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This one hurts. I knew she was ill, but I always believed she was immortal. And, of course, her work is. But it’s hard to accept that all that piss and vinegar didn’t give us just a few more years of the extraordinary pleasure of her company.

That’s if she liked you. If she didn’t – and the list is long – then her company was downright terrifying. You don’t get to be Maggie Smith on screen without being Maggie Smith off screen, and the acerbic wit, the putdowns, the total lack of fucks...

Blue Marks by German filmmaker Sarah Miro Fischer and Argentinian director Francisco Lezama’s The Two Landscapes have both landed two prizes in San Sebastian’s industry competition sidebar.

The industry competition winners were announced this evening in San Sebastian.

Blue Marks landed the Wip Europa Industry Award and the Wip Europa Award. The film’s synopsis reads: After going through a breakup, Rose moves in with her older brother Sam to his tiny flat in Berlin. The siblings share a close bond. One day, Rose learns of rape allegations against Sam. At first, she is unable to see her brother as a possible perpetrator. When she finally understands that the accusations are true, she is caught in a loyalty conflict, torn between her role as a sister and her identity as a woman. In the end, she must find a way to deal with Sam’s guilt and its consequences.

Fans of X-Men ’97 and Deadpool & Wolverine will have a chance to take a look behind the scenes with two new books that explore the art of the Marvel franchises.

X-Men ’97: The Art and Making of the Animated Series won’t come out until April 29, 2025, but it may be worth the wait. It will be interesting to see if the book shows various evolutions of character redesigns, such as Magneto’s, Storm’s, and Rogue’s mysterious missing butt.

Is it possible that the book has been delayed so long due to the current drama involving the show’s creator, Beau DeMayo? Allegedly, the second season of X-Men ’97 has undergone many rewrites to remove DeMayo completely from the series.

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“Storyboards, character sketches, vehicle designs, new costumes, stills, animatic frames, cels, and so much more will show every step of the process that the talented team of animators,...

Judy Belushi Pisano, the widow of John Belushi and a former actress and producer, has died. She was 73.

News of Pisano’s death was reported by The Mv Times, which covers Martha’s Vineyard, where she spent much of her later years. She died after a long battle with cancer, the publication noted. Belushi’s official social media accounts also shared the news on Instagram and Facebook.

“Today, our hearts are heavy as we say goodbye to our sweet Judy,” the posts began. “Her unwavering dedication and creative genius alongside Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi gave birth to The Blues Brothers, a timeless testament to the power of music and laughter.”

Pisano was married to Belushi from 1973 until 1982, when he died from an overdose. She remarried in 1990 to Victor Pisano before filing for divorce in 2010.

“In the years following John’s passing in 1982, Judy honored his life and championed his legacy and Blues Brothers brand,...

Cumulus Media (Nasdaq: Cmls) proudly announced today that legendary talk radio host Mark Levin has extended his contract to host both his syndicated radio program, The Mark Levin Show on Westwood One and his podcast, Mark Levin Audio Rewind, on the Cumulus Podcast Network for multiple years. Levin will also develop and host an all-new show for the network, his first ever original content podcast series.

Levin has been a part of the Cumulus Media family since 2007 and has consistently provided unique insights and commentary on top news events and issues on air for nearly 23 years.

“The Mark Levin Show” airs from 6 to 9 p.m. Et each weekday on nearly 400 radio affiliates, in all ten top metro markets as well as in 21 of the top 25 markets. Westwood One is the exclusive distribution and sales representative for Mark Levin’s radio program.

The daily companion podcast, Mark Levin Audio Rewind, drops...

Fans were thrilled by Kevin Hart's unmasking, calling it the "funniest reveal" on The Masked Singer. Kevin's energy and voice gave away his identity as Book. The Masked Singer fans took to social media to admit that Book's identity was "really obvious."

Kevin Hart was just unmasked during The Masked Singer season 11 premiere, which is now considered the "funniest reveal" in the history of the show. The Masked Singer has featured so many celebrities over the years; every so often, one of them absolutely stuns the panelists and studio audience, both for good and bad. To kick off The Masked Singer season 11, Goldfish, Starfish, Ugly Sweater, Lovebird and Book took to the stage to perform songs like Olivia Rodrigo's "Vampire," Madonna's "Material Girl" and Tina Turner's "The Best." After Book performed, he ended up taking off his costume, revealing himself to be Kevin.

Several fans claimed...

Spoiler Alert: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the Season 11 season premiere of “The Masked Singer,” which aired March 6 on Fox.

“The Masked Singer” kicked off its 11th season on Wednesday night — and in perhaps the show’s most unusual reveal ever, comedian Kevin Hart brought his prank war with host Nick Cannon to the show.

Hart brought his one-night-only appearance to “The Masked Singer” as Book, singing the song “So Sick,” by Ne-Yo (who happened to be the Season 10 winner on the show). The performance… was a bit pitchy, dawg. At the end of the song, the show’s panelists seemed to dig it. But after Robin Thicke quickly I.D.’ed Hart, the star took off his costume to reveal himself.

“This is a prank, you had no idea I was coming here Nick, and guess what, there’s nothing you can do about it,...

Three decades ago, Tina Turner reclaimed her history with the soundtrack album for the movie What’s Love Got to Do With It. She re-recorded hits she’d originally cut with her abusive ex-husband, Ike Turner so that they could stand on their own as testaments to her survival. These included “Nutbush City Limits,” “Proud Mary,” and “A Fool in Love.” She was in her early 50s, her voice still sounded great, and the album became a hit. Now, the record will be even bigger when it’s reissued on April 26 as an expanded box set.

Beyoncé’s new concert film is delivering the goods at the box office, where it’s headed for the biggest early December opening in two decades.

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé — which Beyoncé wrote, directed and produced — could now earn $21 million to $24 million in its debut after it was graced with glowing reviews and a coveted A+ CinemaScore. The film earned $11.5 million on Friday, including $5 million in Thursday previews

Distributor AMC Theatres — also home of blockbuster Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour — is remaining more conservative in suggesting a $20 million opening.

More than 70 percent of Friday’s audience was female, while 50 percent of the audience were Black moviegoers, in a win for diverse programming.

The weekend after Thanksgiving is notoriously sluggish, and Renaissance is a welcome gift for exhibitors. To date, the biggest opening for the first weekend of December belongs to Tom Cruise’s The Last Samurai ($24.3 million), not adjusted for inflation.

Queen Bey has arrived on the box office stage.

Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé — which Beyoncé wrote, directed and produced — started off its run on the big screen Thursday night with a better-than-expected $5 million in North American previews.

The concert movie is tracking for a debut in the $20 million range, which would mark the biggest opening for the first weekend of December. It should also top this weekend’s chart. And with a perfect 100 percent critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes and a near-perfect 99 percent audience score, Renaissance come in ahead of expectations.

The weekend after Thanksgiving is notoriously sluggish, and Renaissance is a welcome gift for exhibitors. It should also top this weekend’s chart.

Taylor Swift with her blockbuster Eras Tour movie, Beyoncé and her team decided to bypass Hollywood studios and pact and pact with AMC Theatres distribute Renaissance, which chronicles her recent world tour while also providing behind-the-scenes footage of the superstar.

Max has had some time to settle in for streaming audiences, and while the initial rollout wasn't flawless, it's still a decent start for the controversial rebrand. Following this rebrand, a plethora of additional content has been added to the service — along with removing plenty of other content, but that's neither here nor there. Most notably, a wide swath of Discovery brand content, from TLC dating shows to endless competitions from Food Network, is now available to watch on Max. It's so wide it's actually outnumbering everything else on Max.

If you care more about prestige television than its easy-viewing counterparts, you may feel inclined to outright ignore this massive influx of content. But we encourage you to not be so hasty. Underneath the piles of generic house-flipping shows and survival competitions are some interesting shows from Discovery's past and present worth looking at. We've assembled a few examples from Discovery Channel,...

King Charles joined several stars in paying tribute to the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner, who passed away earlier this week.

On Friday, the newly crowned royal enabled the Band of the Welsh Guards to perform Turner’s 1989 hit “The Best” in front of Buckingham Palace as part of the changing of the guard.

According to Hello!, the group was also joined by the First Battalion Welsh Guards Corps of Drums.

The frequent and traditional ceremony sees the King’s Guard hand over responsibility for protecting Buckingham Palace and St. James’s Palace to the New Guard.

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Simply the best!!

Watch as the @WelshGuardsBand pay tribute to #TinaTurner with their version of ‘The Best’ during the #ChangingOfTheGuard

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Sometimes a song and a piece of fiction become entwined forever, ensuring that fans cannot think about one without the other: think of "Reservoir Dogs" and "Stuck in the Middle With You," "Grosse Point Blank" and "Blister in the Sun," "Shaun of the Dead" and "Don't Stop Me Now." Then there's the Canadian comedy series "Schitt's Creek" and its connection to the late, great Tina Turner's "The Best." The 1989 song is a big, powerful pop-rock anthem that lets Turner really show off her vocal skills, but it also has some beautiful and deeply romantic lyrics. Written by Holly Knight and Mike Chapman, the song was first performed by Bonnie Tyler (best known for her rendition of "Total Eclipse of the Heart"), but Turner's version was the ultimate, and "Schitt's Creek" turned it into something even more special by making it the song that united two people in love.

On "Schitt's Creek,...

Tina Turner, the legendary performer whose hits included “Proud Mary,” “The Best” and “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” died Wednesday at age 83 after a long illness.

She started her career as a teen singing with her future husband Ike Turner’s band, Kings of Rhythm. Her first recording came in 1958 for the song “Boxtop,” where she was credited as Little Ann (her birth name was Anna Mae Bullock). Her collaboration with Turner turned the duo into superstars from the ’60s to the ’70s. After they split, Turner found solo success in the ’80s, and was dubbed “The Queen of Rock n’ Roll.”

Follow TheWrap through a photo retrospective of Tina Turner’s career.

The news that Tina Turner passed away today brought swift reaction from some of the biggest names in music, sports, television and politics.

President Joe Biden issued a statement Wednesday afternoon:

Before she was the Queen of Rock and Roll, Tina Turner was a farmer’s daughter in Tennessee. As a child, she sang in the church choir before becoming one of the most successful recording artists of all time.

With 12 Grammy Awards, she was the only woman to win in the pop, rock, and R&b categories, a signal of her versatility, creativity, and broad appeal. Millions flocked to her concerts. Her high-octane dance performances were legendary. And her iconic hits – including “Proud Mary,” “The Best,” “What’s Love Got to Do with It” – continue to be treasured, and sung at full volume, by generations of fans.

In addition to being a once-in-a-generation talent that changed American music forever, Tina’s personal strength was remarkable.

The news came in today that music icon Tina Turner has died at the age of 83. Fans all over the world are hitting music sites to listen to and remember this incredible singer who has given us decades of hits, from "What's Love Got to Do With It?" to "Proud Mary" and "The Best," just to name a few. But one of Turner's performances graced the soundtrack to the 1995 James Bond film "GoldenEye" starring Pierce Brosnan, kicking off an entirely new era for 007.

The song -- also entitled "GoldenEye" -- features Turner at her best, and the simplicity of the music video, helmed by prolific video director Jake Scott (son of Sir Ridley Scott), is powerful. The glamorous Turner appears in a stunning white dress and belts out the tune in her gorgeous voice, telling a pretty dark story as she does so. The whole thing is intercut...

The devastating news of Tina Turner’s death at age 83 was announced Wednesday. She’d been dealing with serious medical issues for much of the past decade, including intestinal cancer, but she successfully received a kidney transplant from her husband, Erwin Bach, in 2017, and at least in the public eye, seemed to be on the mend. She looked healthy and happy at recent appearances, including her 2021 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

“Tina Turner, the ‘Queen of Rock & Roll’ has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after...

Hollywood stars were heartbroken over the news of Tina Turner’s death on Wednesday and took to social media to pay tribute to the late music icon.

Turner died Wednesday “after a long illness” in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland, her reps announced. “With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,” they said.

The iconic entertainer sold 200 million albums and won eight Grammy Awards, having risen to fame in the 1960s as the centerpiece of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. With more than 60 years in the spotlight, her landmark album Private Dancer launched her to solo superstardom at age 44.

“Tina Turner was an icon and a trailblazer who broke barriers for women on and off the stage throughout her incredible career,” Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of The Recording Academy, said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “She amazed audiences worldwide with her electrifying performances,...

“The Best” has left us.

Tina Turner, the Queen of Rock ‘n Roll, is dead at age 83 after suffering from a long illness. Turner passed away at her home in Küsnacht, outside Zurich, Switzerland.

“With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,” Turner’s spokesperson Bernard Doherty said in a statement.

Turner began her career with husband Ike Turner’s Kings of Rhythm in 1957 and performed under stage name Little Ann before debuting as Tina Turner in 1960 with single “A Fool in Love.” Tina and Ike Turner collaborated on hits “River Deep, Mountain High,” “It’s Gonna Work Out Fine,” and “Proud Mary” before disbanding in 1976.

Turner went on to launch a career comeback with 1984 hit song “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” which won the Grammy for Record of the Year. The track lent its title to a 1993 biopic adapted from Turner’s autobiography “I,...

Tina Turner, the legendary entertainment icon known as the Queen of Rock'n Roll, has died.

The Grammy-winning performer was 83 years old, according to Deadline.

News broke Wednesday that Turner passed away after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.

"Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock'n Roll,' has died peacefully today at the age of 83 after a long illness in her home in Kusnacht near Zurich, Switzerland," Turner's reps shared with outlets in a statement confirming the sad news.

"With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model," the statement concludes.

Turner was born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939, in Nutbush, Tennessee.

She shot to fame alongside husband Ike in the 1960s with songs including "Proud Mary" and "River Deep, Mountain High."

Turner left Ike Turner following years of physical and emotional abuse and returned to the top of the charts in the...

Legendary singer Tina Turner died on Wednesday, her representative confirmed.

A post shared on Turner’s Instagram page read: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tina Turner. With her music and her boundless passion for life, she enchanted millions of fans around the world and inspired the stars of tomorrow. Today we say goodbye to a dear friend who leaves us all her greatest work: her music. All our heartfelt compassion goes out to her family. Tina, we will miss you dearly.”

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Turner died in her home in Switzerland after “a long illness,” her spokesperson, Bernard Doherty, told Et.

“With her, the world loses a music legend and a role model,” said Doherty in a statement.

“With her music and her inexhaustible vitality,...

Tina Turner, one of the greatest singers of all time, is dead at 83. Deadline reports she “died today after a long illness at her home in Küsnacht near Zurich, Switzerland.” Mere words can’t do justice to what an absolute legend she was, with a career that made her a top draw that spanned generations. She was a household name if you were a child of the 80s, but guess what? She was also a household name in the 60s, 70s, 90s and 2000s too. Arguably her greatest period as a solo artist was the eighties when the former soul diva reimagined herself as a rock goddess, topping the charts with a string of iconic hits, including “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “Private Dancer,” “The Best,” “Better Be Good to Me” and “We Don’t Need Another Hero.” That last song was the lead single off the Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome soundtrack,...

Nick Jonas has some very supportive fans in his corner.

The musician’s wife, Priyanka Chopra, posted an adorable celebration video highlighting the release of The Jonas Brother’s latest single, “Wings”, to Instagram on Friday, Feb. 24.

In the video, Chopra is backstage at one of the Jonas Brother’s concerts in preparation for their latest track, “Wings”. The backstage clip showcases Nick closely carrying their daughter Malti Marie in his arms as he preps to take center stage with his brothers for their concert.

An excerpt of “Wings” plays throughout the video as footage and photos of Nick and the other JoBros meeting fans and performing live plays.

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Chopra captioned the celebratory video, “Wings out now!!@jonasbrothers.” Nick reposted her post and wrote, “The Best”.

Malti Marie made her first public appearance with her mom and dad last...

Todd Fancey’s vocals have been heard by millions, as the multi-instrumentalist for the New Pornographers and as the balladeer behind “That One Night,” the song that’s central to what is arguably the most cringe episode of “The Office,” 2008’s “Dinner Party.”

The hilarious, earnestly yearning delivery isn’t all that true to Fancey’s artistry, though his new album, “Star Dreams” (out today), nods to the year 1980, which also saw the release of Benny Mardones’ “Into the Night,” a Yacht Rock classic not dissimilar in sentiment.

The 10-track album under the banner Fancey was co-produced by Vancouver music veteran Allan Rodger and sports contributions from vocalist Micae and New Pornographers drummer Joe Seiders, who traded his sticks for the Yamaha Dx-7 electric piano/synthesizer. That instrument’s preset sounds found their way into some of the ‘80s biggest songs by Whitney Houston, Kenny Loggins and Luther Vandross, a...

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It was a Blood-Red-letter day for fandom as pros and fans alike gathered to bid a reluctant “Forry-well” to the late great genre-icon Forrest J. Ackerman! Hollywood’s historic Egyptian Theatre served as a temple for the filled-to-capacity ritual sponsored by the American Cinematheque, Profiles in History auction house and the Ackerman estate.

Guests began waiting on line at around 1:00Pm for the scheduled 3:00Pm reception. By 2:30 over 200 bodies had congregated at the doors of the theater. Inside, staff was scrambling. Pieces of Forry’s collection were being displayed (A first edition of Dracula signed by Bram Stoker and almost everyone who ever played the famous Vampire on screen, Bela Lugosi’s Dracula cape and Forry’s fave prop: the “Robotrix” from...