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Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown to host 2021 CMT Music Awards

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CMT announced that Kelsea Ballerini and Kane Brown will co-host the “2021 CMT Music Awards,” airing Wednesday, June 9th at 8p/7c on CMT. This will be Ballerini’s first time hosting the CMT Music Awards, and Brown is returning to host for a second consecutive year.

CMT said in a statement: “Kelsea and Kane are two of the brightest, most sought-after stars in country music today and we’re thrilled to welcome them both as hosts of the 2021 CMT Music Awards. This dynamic duo reflects the show’s revitalized energy as live music returns to center stage in a night filled with incredible outdoor performances, cross-genre collaborations and a few surprises!”

Nominations for the “2021 CMT Music Awards” will be announced tomorrow, Thursday, May 13th at 11a/10c, along with the start of fan voting at vote.cmt.com. Voting will run through Tuesday, June 1st at 12p/11c. Performers and presenters will be announced at a later date. For more information, visit CMT.com. You can also follow CMT on their social media channels: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube, use hashtag #CMTawards and ‘like’ the CMT Music Awards on Facebook.

Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini Co-Hosting 2021 CMT Music Awards

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NBC’s ‘This Is Us’ to end after Season 6

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NBC’s top-rated family drama This Is Us will end after the upcoming sixth season. According to The Hollywood Reporter, an official announcement of This Is Us‘ final season likely will come Friday when NBC unveils its official 2021-22 television schedule. The news about the popular series ending is not surprising, as creator Dan Fogelman, the writers and various cast members have hinted at a six-year plan for the show.

This Is Us centers on the Pearson family and their loved ones at various points of the family’s history, and stars Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Justin Hartley, Chrissy Metz and Susan Kelechi Watson.  The series debuted in 2016 to acclaim, and have won Emmys, Golden Globes, SAG Awards, Critics’ Choice awards NAACP Image Award and AFI Program of the Year honors. It was also nominated for a Peabody Award in 2017.

‘This Is Us’ To End After the Next Sixth Season

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Ellen DeGeneres confirms her talk show will end in 2022 after 19 seasons

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Ellen DeGeneres announced that her talk show “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” will end in 2022 after 19 seasons.

The Hollywood Reporter shared the news Wednesday. DeGeneres told THR that the decision had been made for a while, saying, “I was going to stop after season 16. That was going to be my last season and they wanted to sign for four more years and I said I’d sign for maybe for one. They were saying there was no way to sign for one. ‘We can’t do that with the affiliates and the stations need more of a commitment.’ So, we [settled] on three more years and I knew that would be my last. That’s been the plan all along.”  DeGeneres added: “I’m a creative person, and when you’re a creative person you constantly need to be challenged, which is why I decided to host the Oscars or why I decided to go back to standup when I didn’t think I would. I just needed something to challenge me. And as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore. I need something new to challenge me.”

DeGeneres will still be involved with Fox’s “The Masked Dancer”, NBC’s “Ellen’s Game of Games” and HBO Max’s “Ellen’s Next Great Designer”.

Ellen DeGeneres plans to end her talk show in 2022

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Former Pentagon chief to defend military response to Capitol riots

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Former acting defense secretary Christopher Miller is expected to defend his decisions at a congressional hearing in response to the deadly attack on the US Capitol on January 6th, saying that sending in troops would have created the appearance of a “military coup”.

Miller plans to say the military was deliberately restrained on the day of Trump’s January 6 rally, which turned into an assault by hundreds of his followers that left five dead including a police officer. Miller will testify on Wednesday at a hearing held by the House of Representatives oversight committee on unanswered questions from the attack.

National Guard troops did not arrive at the Capitol until about 5.20pm on January 6, more than four hours after the grounds were first breached by the pro-Trump mob. Miller is expected to testify that the Pentagon’s response was “rapid” compared with other military deployments in urban areas, and is also expected to fault Trump for encouraging the violent attack, saying, “I stand by my prior observation that I personally believe his comments encouraged the protesters that day.”

Ex-Pentagon chief defends response to Capitol riot, feared appearance of ‘coup’

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Prosecutors in Georgia to seek death penalty in Atlanta-area spa shootings which killed 8

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On Tuesday, prosecutors in Georgia said they would seek the death penalty for the man accused of fatally shooting eight people at Atlanta-area spas, charging the suspect with committing hate crimes. 22-year-old Robert Aaron Long was indicted on murder charges in the March 16 killings of four women in Fulton County, Georgia, as well as on aggravated assault and domestic terrorism charges. He was previously charged with four counts of murder and one count of aggravated assault in Cherokee County, about 40 miles north of Atlanta.

In a court filing, Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis said Long had targeted four women in Atlanta because of their race, national origin and gender. In a separate filing, Willis said she would seek the death penalty against Long. 

Long told investigators a sex addiction drove him to commit the killings and indicated he frequented spas in the area. Four people were killed and another wounded at Young’s Asian Massage in Cherokee County. Two Asian-American women were among those killed, along with a white woman and a white man. An hour later in Atlanta, police officers responding to a robbery report arrived at the Gold Spa beauty salon to find three women shot dead. The officers were then called to a separate spa across the street where another woman was found fatally shot. All four women killed in Atlanta were of of Asian descent. 

Prosecutors to Seek Hate Crime Charges, Death Penalty Against Suspect in Atlanta-Area Spa Shootings

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Dan + Shay confirm they will hit the road for the 2021 “The (Arena) Tour”

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Dan + Shay have confirmed they’ll be hitting the road on the 2021 The (Arena) Tour,  and have added two new stops to the trek.

Dan + Shay’s arena tour will begin on Sept. 9, in Greenville, S.C., after sets at the North Dakota State Fair and Barefoot Country Music Fest in July and August, respectively. The tour will continue through Dec. 7, wrapping up in Boston, Mass. Ingrid Andress and Memphis-based rockers the Band Camino will open all shows on Dan + Shay’s The (Arena) Tour.

For a full list of tour dates visit danandshay.com. All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the rescheduled dates. ​​​​

Dan+Shay’s The (Arena) Tour Will Return to the Road in September

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Kip Moore announces Fall 2021 ‘How High Tour’

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Kip Moore is hitting the road, announcing his upcoming How High Tour, which is slated to kick off on October 14, 2021 in Chicago.

This will be Moore’s first tour since releasing his album Wild World in the spring of 2020.  Since thenm he’s added four new songs to Wild Word with the release of the deluxe version of the album in early 2021, including “How High,” the name of the upcoming tour.

Moore also has dropped the official music video for his latest single “Good Life” (which can be viewed here), directed by PJ Brown — Moore’s longtime friend and collaborator.

Tickets for the How High Tour go on sale beginning Friday (May 14) at 10AM local time, via Moore’s website.

Kip Moore Plots Fall 2021 Tour Dates, Drops ‘Good Life’ Video

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Broadway shows ‘Lion King,’ ‘Hamilton’ and ‘Wicked’ set reopening dates

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Broadway hit musicals “Hamilton,” “Wicked,” and “Lion King” have announced they will be returning to the stage on Sept. 14. The news was announced on Tuesday during Good Morning America by cast members Alexandra Billings, who plays Madame Morrible in “Wicked,” Krystal Joy Brown, who plays Eliza in “Hamilton,” and L. Steven Taylor, who plays Mufasa in “The Lion King.”

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that beginning later this month, capacity restrictions will be lifted. Broadway theatres had closed on Mar. 12, 2020, and have been shutdown for well over a year.

Broadway shows set reopening dates

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Demi Lovato to host UFO Investigation series ‘Unidentified’ on Peacock

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Demi Lovato will investigate UFO reports in a new four-part limited series on Peacock titled Unidentified With Demi Lovato. Lovato will star in the unscripted series with her best friend Matthew Scott Montgomery, and her sister, Dallas.  According to a statement, the three will “investigate recent eyewitness encounters, uncover secret government reports, and conduct tests at known UFO hot spots” as they attempt to uncover the truth about the out-of-this-world phenomena.

Lovato shared the new on social media: “SURPRISEEEEE!!! I’m hitting the road for an out-of-this-world adventure for my new show Unidentified & I’m taking you guys along for the ride. Coming soon to @peacockTV!! I can’t wait to share more”

Unidentified With Demi Lovato is executive produced by Lovato, Scooter Braun, Scott Manson, Allison Kaye, JD Roth, Adam Greener, Sara Hansemann and Andrew Nick.

Demi Lovato To Host UFO Series On Peacock With Matthew Scott Montgomery & Dallas Lovato

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NBC announces it will not televise the 2022 Golden Globes after criticism of Hollywood Foreign Press

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NBC announced on Monday that they will not air the 2022 Golden Globes ceremony next year. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association, or HFPA, the organization that puts on the ceremony, has been criticized in recent months for a lack of racial diversity among its voting members and various ethical concerns. The organization is said to have no Black voting members.

A spokesperson for NBC said: “We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform. However, change of this magnitude takes time and work, and we feel strongly that the HFPA needs time to do it right. As such, NBC will not air the 2022 Golden Globes. Assuming the organization executes on its plan, we are hopeful we will be in a position to air the show in January 2023.”

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has vowed to diversify its membership and make other changes. However, many actors and major entertainment companies such as Netflix, Amazon Studios and WarnerMedia have sought to distance themselves from the organization, saying they would not work with the HFPA until more sweeping changes are made in the group’s demographic makeup and ethics rules.

Amid outcry, NBC says it will not air Golden Globes in 2022

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