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Tonight on American Idol — the top 62 contestants continued their Hollywood Week experience in the Showstoppers Round, where they took the stage once more to prove they've got the vocal prowess and charisma to become America's next superstar. Like last week's Idol Arena, each contestant performed in front of judges Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, and Lionel Richie, and then had to wait until the end of the night to find out who advanced in the competition. Unlike last week, they got zero feedback. The two-hour episode aired Sunday, April 6 (8 p.m. Et/Pt) with Ryan Seacrest hosting.

There were certainly plenty of showstoppers throughout the night, but the judges all agreed that the best was saved for last. Platinum Ticket winner Canaan James Hill was feeling the pressure as he waited to hit the stage, but the 17-year-old didn't show it when he belted out Marvin Sapp's "Never Would Have Made It.

Colombian women have been the top winners at Premio Lo Nuestro for two consecutive years, thanks to Karol G’s 2024 dominance and Shakira’s 2025 takeover.

On Thursday night, Premio Lo Nuestro honored the best performers and musicians across genres of Latin music. Awards went to icons like Shakira and Carlos Vives, newcomers like Xavi and Ela Taubert, and major names like Carín León and Camilo.

Shakira — who’s in Colombia for her massive world tour — accepted her award from her native Barranquilla, sending in a video to celebrate her six trophy wins,...

Fuzzy Peas made his debut on the Feb. 12 episode of The Masked Singer Season 13 as a member of Group A. The green legume’s first song on Fox’s reality TV show was “La Bamba” by Ritchie Valens, and he had the four panelists guessing such famous names as Mario Lopez, George Lopez, and John Leguizamo.

But who is Fuzzy Peas? If you’re looking for The Masked Singer spoilers and clues, you’ve come to the right place! Read on for everything to know about Fuzzy Peas, including which famous celebrity we think is hiding underneath the mask.

Gold Derby’s official guess for Fuzzy Peas is … Oscar De La Hoya! Don’t believe us? Let’s examine all of the clues so far, one by one:

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Here is what Fuzzy Peas had to say about himself: “If you had told me one day I would be dressing up as Fuzzy Peas,...

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The highly anticipated Billboard Music Awards 2024 wrapped up a few hours ago, and the Internet has been buzzing with content. From the red carpet outfits to the star-studded performances and, most importantly, the night’s winners, the annual awards ceremony saw a host of stars under a roof.

Hosted by Michelle Buteau, the edition saw performances from Coldplay, Shaboozey, Jelly Roll, Linkin Park, Megan Moroney, and Stray Kids. Taylor Swift swept the musical ceremony with a record-breaking 10 wins. Here’s the complete list of winners to find out who won what.

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Shaboozey performs at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards (Photo Courtesy of Fox)

Taylor Swift entered the record books as the Billboard Music Awards‘ most decorated artist, adding 10 trophies at the 2024 awards and upping her career total to 49. Taylor Swift was named the Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Streaming Songs Artist, Top Radio Songs Artist, Top Billboard Global 200 Artist, Top Billboard Global (Excl. U.S.) Artist, and Top Billboard 200 Album winner during the awards show held on December 12th and hosted by Michelle Buteau.

“It means the world to me that you guys have embraced the things I have made…this is the nicest early birthday present you could have given me…it’s exactly what I wanted,” stated Swift.

Artists collecting multiple wins included Zach Bryan with five, Morgan Wallen with four, and Shaboozey, Bad Bunny, and Drake with three. Drake...

Taylor Swift topped the 2024 Billboard Music Awards on Thursday night, scooping up 10 awards, the most of the night, and making history by bringing her career Bbma wins total to 49.

Swift went into the night with 17 nominations. Zach Bryan, who led the nominations list with 21 nods, won five awards.

The 2024 Billboard Music Awards aired live on Fox and Amazon’s Fire TV channels and on demand on Paramount+.

Michelle Buteau hosted the awards show.

Performers included Coldplay, Linkin Park, Fuerza Regida, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney, Seventeen, Shaboozey, Stray Kids and Teddy Swims.

A complete list of this year’s winners follows.

Top Artist

Zach Bryan

Sabrina Carpenter

Drake

Taylor Swift (Winner)

Morgan Wallen

Top New Artist

Benson Boone

Tommy Richman

Chappell Roan (Winner)

Shaboozey

Teddy Swims

Top Male Artist

Zach Bryan

Luke Combs

Drake

Post Malone

Morgan Wallen (Winner)

Top Female Artist

Sabrina Carpenter

Billie Eilish

Chappell Roan

Taylor Swift (Winner...

The metrics are in, and the 31st Billboard Music Awards has honored the year’s most listened-to artists, albums, songs, producers and songwriters.

Making history with most career wins at 49 total, Taylor Swift swept Thursday’s awards show with 10 wins, including Top Artist, Top Female Artist, Top Streaming Songs Artist and Top Billboard 200 album for The Tortured Poets Department.

Zach Bryan followed with five wins, and Morgan Wallen won four categories. Shaboozey, Bad Bunny, Drake and Elevation Worship each won three awards.

Meanwhile, Chappell Roan was crowned Top New Artist, and fans officially declared Beyoncé as Top Female Country Artist after her album debut in the genre with Cowboy Carter.

Thursday’s BBMAs were hosted by Michelle Buteau, featuring awards celebrations around the world and performances by Coldplay, Fuerza Regida, Jelly Roll, Megan Moroney, Seventeen, Shaboozey, Stray Kids, Teddy Swims and Tyla.

Here are the winners of the 31st Billboard Music Awards,...

The full list of winners has been announced for the 2024 Billboard Music Awards!

The show aired on Thursday (December 12) as a partially pre-taped and partially live event, featuring performances that happened around the world while artists were on tour.

This year, the most nominations went to Zach Bryan, who is a finalist in 18 categories with 21 total entries in the finalists list. Taylor Swift received 17 total nominations this year, coming in at second. Morgan Wallen landed in third with 15 nods.

Not all of the categories were presented on TV, but we can tell you who won in every category.

Taylor made history with 10 wins, bringing her total number of Billboard Music Awards to 49, more than any other artist has ever won.

Head inside to check out the full list of winners from the BBMAs…

Keep scrolling to see the full list of winners…

Artist Awards

Top Artist

Zach Bryan

Sabrina Carpenter...

The 2024 Billboard Music Awards revealed winners in 72 categories on Thursday night in a multi-platform event hosted by comedian Michelle Buteau. The ceremony aired on Fox, Fire TV Channels, and Paramount+ at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, with additional performances streaming on Billboard.com and across BBMAs and Billboard social media platforms. The winners were decided based on the same metrics that determine the weekly Billboard charts. Scroll down for the complete list.

Zach Bryan led with 21 nods across 18 categories. Taylor Swift was next, up for 17 awards in 16 categories; Swift went into this event tied with Drake as the most honored artist in BBMAs history with 39 total trophies; with Drake vying for eight awards (the same as nemesis Kendrick Lamar), both had an opportunity to break that tie and stand alone in the record books. Among the other top contenders were Morgan Wallen with 15, Sabrina Carpenter with nine, and Post Malone, Teddy Swims,...

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Zach Bryan leads the 2024 Billboard Music Awards finalist list, earning 21 awards nominations including Top Artist, Top Male Artist, Top Billboard 200 Artist, Top Hot 100 Artist, Top Hot 100 Songwriter, Top Country Artist, Top Country Male Artist, and Top Rock Artist. Taylor Swift picked up 17 nominations, and Morgan Wallen earned 15. Sabrina Carpenter scored nine while Drake, Kendrick Lamaar, Post Malone, Teddy Swims, and Tyla each earned eight.

Zach Bryan, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter, and Drake will go head-to-head in the Top Artist category. And Benson Boone, Chappell Roan, Shaboozey, Teddy Swims, Tommy Richman, and Tyla are up for their first BBMAs.

Michelle Buteau hosts the awards show airing on Fox, Paramount+, and Amazon’s Fire TV Channels on Thursday, December 12th at 8:00pm Et/Pt.

“We are thrilled to bring the 2024 Billboard Music Awards to multiple platforms, ensuring fans have more options to watch the very...

The 2024 Billboard Music Awards nominations are here, and it’s loaded with so many big names!

This year, the most nominations title goes to Zach Bryan, who is a finalist in 18 categories with 21 total entries in the finalists list. Taylor Swift received 17 total nominations this year, coming in at second. Morgan Wallen landed in third with 15 nods.

Another fun fact: right now, Drake and Taylor Swift are tied for most BBMAs wins of all time at 39 each. This could change with just 1 additional win from either side!

The show will air across multiple platforms including Fox, Paramount+ and Amazon’s Fire TV channels. The two-hour show, hosted by Michelle Buteau, will air on Thursday (December 12) at 8pm Et.

Keep reading to find out more…

Artist Awards

Top Artist

Zach Bryan

Sabrina Carpenter

Drake

Taylor Swift

Morgan Wallen

Top New Artist

Benson Boone

Tommy Richman

Chappell Roan

Shaboozey

Teddy Swims

Top...

The 2024 Billboard Music Awards have announced their finalists in 72 categories. The awards will take place on Thursday, Dec. 12, in a multi-platform event to be hosted by comedian Michelle Buteau. They will air on Fox, Fire TV Channels, and Paramount+ at 8:00pm Eastern and Pacific, with additional performances set to stream on Billboard.com and across BBMAs and Billboard social media platforms. The winners are decided based on year-end performance metrics on the Billboard charts. Scroll down for the complete list of finalists.

Zach Bryan leads the list with 21 citations across 18 categories,, followed by Taylor Swift with 17 total entries in 16 categories; Swift is currently tied with Drake as the most awarded artist in BBMAs history with 39 total trophies, so she only needs to win once to stand alone in the record books. Next up, Morgan Wallen is a finalist 15 times, Sabrina Carpenter nine times, and Teddy Swims and Tyla eight times apiece.

A legal brawl has broken out between mogul Alexander Shustorovich and Img Talent, whose affiliate WME faces the prospect of losing a portion of its music roster as part of a forced sale of the premier classical music management firm Img Artists.

A company owned by the Russia-born U.S. citizen has filed a lawsuit looking to enforce an arbitration ruling that holds that Img Talent must sell its stake in Img Artists to Shustorovich. The deal includes a noncompete that would allegedly bar Endeavor-owned WME from business related to classical, jazz or world music and festivals for three years. Img Talent, also owned by Endeavor, has refused to sign the 2021 purchase agreement.

In arbitration decided last year, it was found that the noncompete is “unquestionably a term or condition” of the deal and “must be complied with” by Img Talent and its affiliates.

“If the artists at WME are up for grabs,...

Even if she wasn’t there in person, Karol G reigned supreme at the 2024 Billboard Latin Music Awards. The Colombian pop star was awarded a whopping eight trophies during Sunday’s Telemundo broadcast, with Peso Pluma and Bad Bunny trailing closely behind with six awards each.

Her many wins included a few trophies for her collaboration with Peso, “Qlona,” which earned the pair awards for Hot Latin Song, Vocal Event, and Streaming Song of the Year. Karol also took home the Artist of the Year trophy and Tour of the...

Toledo, Spain — Delivering a masterclass on the first full day of Conecta Fiction in Spain’s Toledo, Javiera Balmaceda – Amazon Studios’ head of international originals, Latin America – underscored one of the perils of frequent air travel, in her case around South America: a voice reduced at times to a near gasp.

All credit to her; she soldiered on, and her ideas came over loud and clear. Takeaways from her masterclass, one of the highlights of early Conecta Fiction.

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In the U.S., Amazon has gone from being an HBO-style cable channel with shows like “Transparent” to more network-level mainstream fare like “Reacher,” ventured The Hollywood Reporter’s Lili Ford, who moderated the session. What about Latin America? “I don’t know if we started out like HBO and we become more of a network, but I do think finally we’re becoming bigger,...

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Colombian stars Karol G and Feid walked away with the most wins at the Latin American Music Awards, which took place last night in Las Vegas. Both artists, who happen to be romantically linked, got awards in some of the biggest categories at the ceremony.

Though she didn’t attend in person, Karol G won Artist of the Year and Album of the Year while her song “Tqg” with Shakira won Song of the Year. She was also recognized as Global Latin Artist of the Year, Urban Artist of the Year,...

Exclusive: Alejandra Reyes, most recently a TV lit agent at UTA, is switching to management and joining 3 Arts Entertainment. She is bringing an expertise in the international space — focusing on Latin America and Spain — which she developed as an agent, introducing international writers and directors to the US market, attaching them to major series and closing first-look/overall deals for them. That includes a first-look deal with Onyx for The House of Flowers creator Manolo Caro and his production company Woo Films and an overall deal with Netflix for Chilean writer José Ignacio “Chascas” Valenzuela, creator, executive producer and showrunner of Who Killed Sara?

“We are so thrilled that Alejandra Reyes chose to join us, bringing her unique eye for talent, coupled with her deep knowledge of the expanding global marketplace,” the 3 Arts partners said in a statement.

Reyes, originally from Mexico City, spent more than eight years at UTA,...

La Bichota got her flowers!

On Thursday, Premio Lo Nuestro celebrated the best in Latin music at its annual awards show, welcoming unexpected collaborations onstage and awarding trophies to both newcomers and leaders of Spanish-language music across genres.

Leading the wins of the evening was Karol G, who — despite not being in the audience — won the most awards of the evening with nine. Along with four genre-specific trophies, the Mañana Será Bonito star won awards for Artist of the Year, Album of the Year, Remix of the Year for “Una...

The nominations for Premio Lo Nuestro 2024 are here!

The nominees were announced on Monday (January 22), and Maluma leads the list with 14 noms to his name, followed by Featherweight with 13, Grupo Frontera with 10 and Karol G and Feid with nine each.

They are all up for Artist of the Year, as well as acts like Bad Bunny, Ozuna and Shakira.

The Premio Lo Nuestro winners are chosen by fan votes, recognizing 180 artists in 38 categories across the tropical, pop and Mexican music genres.

Nominees are selected through a partnership with Uforia, which takes into account airtime on Univision Radio and digital streaming numbers, as well as evaluations from a committee made up of music and entertainment industry experts, via Billboard.

The ceremony will be hosted by Galilea Montijo, Clarissa Moline and Angélica Vale, and will air live on Univision on Thursday, February 22 beginning at 7 pm Et from Miami, Fla.

Fans can...

Netflix has promoted Carolina Leconte to replace Roberto Stopello.

She has been named Senior Director of Content at Netflix Latin America, and will oversee series and film in Mexico, while continuing to lead regional licensing and co-productions in Latin America.

This comes after we revealed Stopello was exiting Netflix Latam, where he was VP of Series in Latin America at Netflix. Deadline understands he plans to move back to the U.S. for family reasons.

Leconte has been with Netflix has Director, Original Series in Latin America since 2021. During that time, she has led productions such as the second season of Colombian hit The Marked Heart, which was one of the most popular non-English TV series on the streamer in 2022; and Fake Profile, which stayed in the global Top 10 for non-English series for six weeks last year.

She also worked on Love After Music, a series based on the career of Argentinian musician Fito Paéz,...

The year may be coming to an end, but that doesn’t mean Luis Miguel‘s tour is.

After a month-long tour in South America, Miguel began the North American leg of the Luis Miguel 2023-24 concert tour on September 15, 2023, in Las Vegas at Dolby Live.

As he finishes off his 2023 leg this month, the “La Incondicional” singer is also preparing to welcome 2024 with more tour dates. Miguel will be performing on New Year’s Eve to ring in the new year before heading off to the Dominican Republic in mid-January.

Miguel is scheduled to stay in Latin America for the second leg of his tour until the end of March and is set to return to North America in April, where he will be performing in Seattle.

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Remaining 2023 Tour Dates:

12-02 Aguascalientes, Mexico — Estadio Victoria

12-04 San Luis Potosí, Mexico— Estadio Alfonso Lastras

12-05 León,...

Sofia Vergara is leading a different type of modern family.

The sitcom alum transforms into Colombian cocaine queenpin Griselda Blanco, who was deemed the “Godmother” of the drug trade, for Netflix limited series “Griselda.” The show is created by “Narcos” showrunners Eric Newman and Andrés Baiz, with Baiz directing all eight episodes. The series is written by Ingrid Escajeda and Doug Miro.

Per the official series description, “Griselda” is “inspired by the savvy and ambitious Colombian businesswoman, Griselda Blanco, who created one of the most profitable cartels in history. A devoted mother, Blanco’s lethal blend of charm and unsuspected savagery helped her expertly navigate between family and business leading her to become widely known as the ‘Godmother.'”

Carolina Giraldo aka Karol G portrays Griselda’s confidante Carla, who is a close friend from Medellín that arrives in Miami alongside several other sex workers to help smuggle in product.

Last month, Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro put out a call to the public, asking people to send ideas for music by Latin artists to submit to the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry. It’s part of a years-long effort on Castro’s part to get more Latin art preserved within the Library of Congress and to increase Latino representation across media and pop culture.

The National Recording Registry is made up of works considered “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” or that “inform or reflect life in the United States.

Few people have had a better year than Pedro Tovar. The 21-year-old singer is the voice behind Eslabón Armado, one of the biggest bands in the booming música Mexicana scene. This year, Eslabón Armado released Desvelado, a follow up to their 2022 emo sierreño opus, Nostalgia, which made history on the charts.

Desvelado features “Ella Baila Sola,” the track with Guadalajara-raised artist Peso Pluma that also made huge waves: “Ella Baila Sola” was crowned the song of the summer, its first few guitar chords followed by blaring horns reverberating across park barbecues in New York City,...

2022 was a landmark year for Latin music in the U.S., with revenues surpassing $1 billion for the first time, according to a new report from the Recording Industry Association of America released Wednesday morning.

Revenue for Latin grew about 24 percent from 2021, significantly outpacing the 6 percent growth the recording industry overall saw last year, according to the RIAA. Latin music now makes up nearly 7 percent of market share for the entire U.S. market, up from 6 percent last year.

Even compared to the U.S. market overall — where streaming income now...

Latin stars Cazzu and Young Miko are bringing their trap styles together for fiery, dembow-tinged collaboration “Brinca.” On Friday, the duo released the single, and its museum-set video celebrating the track.

The Ballvu-directed video sees Cazzu arriving at a museum before staring at an abstract painting that resembles her. She’s then transported into a dream state, where she poses in a star-shaped chair while surrounded by some AK47-wielding dancers as she raps some sapphic lyrics.

“Indomitable/They want with Cazzu and Miko at the same time,” Cazzu raps.

Dana Point, Calif., January 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Dana Point Festival of Whales presents Concerts on the Cliff, a special Ladies Night event featuring artists Sheena Easton and Taylor Dayne. The concert will take place at Laguna Cliffs Marriott Resort & Spa on Saturday, March 4, 2023, in conjunction with Bobby Dee Presents.

Sheena Easton is a six-time Grammy nominee and a two-time Grammy Award winner, winning Best New Artist in 1982 and Best Mexican-American Performance in 1985, for her duet with Luis Miguel on the song “Me Gustas Tal Como Eres”. She has received five US Gold albums and one US Platinum album. She has recorded 15 studio albums, released 45 singles total worldwide, and had 20 consecutive US singles, including 15 US Top 40 singles, seven US Top Tens, and one US #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 between 1981 and 1991. She had 25 top 40 hits internationally.

Taylor Dayne is an American pop icon. With a career spanning three decades, Taylor’s

groundbreaking debut single...

Exclusive: Diego Boneta (Luis Miguel: La Serie), Luis Gerardo Méndez (Narcos: México), and Belinda (Bienvenidos a Edén) are set to lead a new Mexico Amazon Original miniseries inspired by true events surrounding the last day of Paco Stanley’s life.

The as-yet-untitled project will also feature Zuria Vega (El Refugio), El Chá, Bárbara López (El Juego de las Llaves) Roberto Duarte (Un Extraño Enemigo), and Jorge Zárate (La Dictadura Perfecta) in supporting roles.

Details regarding their characters remain under wraps but each actor will play a person that was close to the charismatic television host who was assassinated on June 7, 1999. The miniseries will show how each person lived the events of the tragic day.

“The death of Paco Stanley marks a turning point in the history of our country, and we at Prime Video feel very proud that this talented team of filmmakers has managed to convene a cast that...

Diego Boneta is taking his career in a new direction following his successful turn in Luis Miguel: La Series with the Paramount+ romantic comedy, At Midnight, premiering February 10.

“You won’t hear me sing but you’ll see me dance with my co-star Monica Barbaro,” Boneta said during the film’s TCA presentation on Monday. “We wanted to do something different. Luis Miguel was a big part of my life these past 5 years and it was an amazing experience, At Midnight is its own thing. It’s a love letter to Mexico, as well. There aren’t enough rom-coms shot there in the same vein as Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Midnight in Paris. Mexico is a character in this film and you’ll see it through the eyes of our director Jonah (Feingold).”

At Midnight centers around Alejandro (Boneta), an ambitious hotel manager, and Sophie (Barbaro) a movie star navigating the politics of Hollywood.

It's been fascinating to see how Latin music - reggaeton in particular - has emerged over the years to become mainstream. But decades before Latin music genres reached global domination and became heavily covered in the media, Billboard was already measuring it using the success of songs, albums, and artists and calculating sales distribution data and radio airplay. Thirty years ago, Billboard Latin Music Week was created, which began as a one-day conference and eventually evolved into a week of conferences in Miami with Latin music artists and executives and eventually accompanied by the Billboard Latin Music Awards show. Leila Cobo, VP of Latin content for Billboard, remembers exactly how it all began. The Latin music journalist and author has played a pivotal role in growing Billboard's Latin presence and also programs the Billboard Latin Music Conference that takes place every year.

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“Money Heist” star Alvaro Morte is attached to star in “Talkies,” from “Luis Miguel” producer Gato Grande, which will be presented at the Iberseries inaugural Co-Production & Financing Forum on Sept. 28.

“Talkies” covers the period between 1930 and 1934, an unusual time when foreign-language versions were shot on the same sets where the original English-language films were shot before dubbing or sub-titling technology existed.

Helmed by “Money Heist” director Alex Rodrigo and co-developed with Catalonia’s Veranda (“Merli”), the 8 x 45” series centers on the making of Spanish-language ‘talkies’ some of which, like the Spanish version of Bela Lugosi’s “Dracula,” were considered far superior. Morte will play the actor Carlos Villarias, who took on the Dracula role in the Spanish version.

“We’ve got 40 covered and are seeking partners from the U.S., Spain and/or Latin America to complete the financing,” said Maximiliano “Tate” Sanguine, VP of development & creative production at Gato Grande/MGM.

Argentina’s “Fan,” Colombia’s “Gloria and the Dragon” and Peru’s “Laureano” figure among seven titles at Sanfic Industria’s Productoras Lab, a novel pitching program and training facility for emerging, first or second-feature women producers in Latin America. All three titles carry good word of mouth.

The producers will attend tutorials on how to think from early development about film finance, distribution and boosting the international reach of their productions.

“We received a lot of highly distinctive projects from all over Latin America. It was complex to select just seven producers through their projects which take in both fiction features and documentaries,” Gabriela Sandoval, Sanfic Industria director, told Variety.

Below, the final cut, and some details about the projects and their female producers, where known:

“Fan,” (Mariela di Naro, Argentina)

Director-producer di Naro’s first feature, a doc portrait of Euge Cabral (48), a die-hard fan of singer Luis Miguel...

If prank shows are your guilty pleasure, you are in for a treat. “The Substitute” is an excellent pick for a binge-watch sesh if you find delight in absurdist situations.

You can watch this rib-tickling hidden camera prank show on Amazon Prime, Vudu, and Apple TV. Unfortunately, it is not available on Netflix as of now. BuddyTV will keep you updated if that changes.

“The Substitute” is a reality prank show that features influencers and celebs who are metamorphosed into substitute teachers. These celebs are transformed with prosthetic makeup done by special effects artists and donned with fool-proof costumes, all for surprising classes of unsuspecting students.

At the end of the prank, the school the kids belong to receives a donation of 25,000. Sure, “The Substitute” is entertaining but equally heart-warming. It is produced by The Intellectual Property Corporation, Eli Holzman, and Aaron Saidman (“Undercover Boss”), along with Mike Harney (the showrunner).

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Netflix released a first look photo (above) of Sofia Vergara as real-life drug queenpin Griselda Blanco from the upcoming limited series, Griselda. The streamer also revealed 10 newly added cast members including Vanessa Ferlito and Juliana Aidén Martinez.

The six-episode series chronicles the life of Colombian-born Blanco, who created one of the most profitable cartels in history. A devoted mother, Blanco’s lethal blend of charm and unsuspecting savagery helped her expertly navigate between family and business leading her to become widely known as the “Black Widow”.

A full list of the cast and the characters they’ll play can be found below.

Alberto Guerra (Narcos: Mexico) as “Dario”

Vanessa Ferlito as “Isabel”

Alberto Ammann (Narcos) as “Alberto Bravo”

Christian Tappan (The Great Heist) as “Arturo”

Diego Trujillo (Metastasis) as “German Panesso”

Paulina Davila (Luis Miguel) as “Carmen”

Gabriel Sloyer (Narcos) as “Diaz...

Exclusive: Talent manager Graciella Sanchez and literary manager Zadoc Angell have been named Co-Presidents of Echo Lake Entertainment’s management division.

Their promotion to these new leadership positions comes on the heels of the division’s growth to over 20 managers.

Mike Marcus will continue to serve as Chairman of Echo Lake Management, with Partner and Founder Doug Mankoff and twenty-year vet Andy Spaulding continuing to oversee parent company, Echo Lake Entertainment.

The Beverly Hill-based management company became the first to reopen its offices on June 15. Amidst the turbulence of the Covid-19 pandemic, it has kept all of its assistants employed and even managed to grow, welcoming five new talent and lit managers.

“I am so proud of our team. Every single employee chose to get vaccinated, which made reopening all the more easy,” said Mike Marcus in a statement. “During the beginning of the pandemic, our managers stepped up, organized themselves,...

Ahead of its Season 2 finale, “Luis Miguel: La Serie” is announcing that it will get a third (and final) season on Netflix. The musical biopic series, a production of MGM and Gato Grande Productions, a joint venture between MGM and Mexican entrepreneurs Miguel Alemán Magnani and Antonio Cue, is touted as the only officially authorized series about the fiercely private titular international Latino sensation and multi-platinum artist.

In Season 2, returning lead Diego Boneta stars as the Grammy and Latin Grammy award-winning Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer Luis Miguel. The show also features Macarena Achaga as ‘Luismi’s’ daughter Michelle Salas; Fernando Guallar as Mauricio Ambrosi; Pablo Cruz Guerrero as Patricio Robles; Juan Ignacio Cane as José Pérez; Teresa Ruiz as Azucena; Valery Sais as young Michelle and Axel Llunas as her younger brother.

The series intimately explores the difficulties Miguel faced to balance his family and his professional life and public persona,...

Exclusive: Macarena Achaga is set to join Andy Garcia in the Father of the Bride reboot, which Gaz Alazraki has been set to helm. The pic will revolve around a Cuban-American family, with Matt Lopez penning the script.

The film will tell the story of a father coming to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American family. It will be more of a rom-com than previous versions of film. While this will mark the third iteration of the story, sources say this will be more in the vein of the original Spencer Tracy pic and not the Steve Martin franchise from the 1990s.

Achaga will be playing the stepmother to the groom. Gloria Estefan is set to play Garcia’s wife, with Adria Arjona tapped to play the bride-to-be. Diego Boneta is on board to play the groom.

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The first slate of Paramount Plus Originals for Latin America will feature new series from “The Hateful Eight’s” Demián Bichir, “Luis Miguel” lead Diego Boneta, and Brazilian online phenom Porta Dos Fundos.

Paramount Plus and ViacomCBS International Studios on Thursday also confirmed that their new slate of premium original content is set to premiere in Latin America, including Brazil, from early as third quarter 2021.

Expanding the streaming service’s vast global content lineup, the slate is produced by ViacomCBS’s global studio Vis, rolling off partnerships with a growing bevy of world-renowned content creators and producers.

Bichir, whose acting credits take in “Land,” “The Midnight Sky,” “Godzilla vs. Kong,” “The Hateful Eight,” and “A Better Life,” will star, executive produce and direct “Jg Ballard Adaptation” – a working title. It is written by novelist Juan Villoro and produced by Frida Torresblanco, an Academy Award winner for “Pan’s Labyrinth.” The limited...

Here comes the groom.

Diego Boneta, the Mexican star who portrayed Latin icon Luis Miguel in Netflix’s biography series, has joined the cast of Warner Bros.’ remake of Father of the Bride.

Boneta’s casting further strengthens a call sheet filled with a cross-generational who’s-who of American Latino actors. Andy Garcia, Gloria Estefan, Adria Arjona and Isabela Merced are already on board.

Like previous iterations of Bride, which includes a Spencer Tracy-fronted 1950 movie and the Steve Martin-starring 1991 feature, the latest remake will center on the father of a soon-to-be bride coming to terms with his daughter’s nuptials. The latest take, however, will be told through the ...

Here comes the groom.

Diego Boneta, the Mexican star who portrayed Latin icon Luis Miguel in Netflix’s biography series, has joined the cast of Warner Bros.’ remake of Father of the Bride.

Boneta’s casting further strengthens a call sheet filled with a cross-generational who’s-who of American Latino actors. Andy Garcia, Gloria Estefan, Adria Arjona and Isabela Merced are already on board.

Like previous iterations of Bride, which includes a Spencer Tracy-fronted 1950 movie and the Steve Martin-starring 1991 feature, the latest remake will center on the father of a soon-to-be bride coming to terms with his daughter’s nuptials. The latest take, however, will be told through the ...

It’s always hard to recount and reveal truths about the life of a widely-recognized celebrity in a biopic format. It’s another challenge altogether when that celebrity is Luis Miguel, colloquially known as “The Sun of Mexico.”

Carla González Vargas, showrunner of “Luis Miguel: La Serie” on Netflix and president of Gato Grande productions, a joint venture with MGM Studios, had experience adapting the life of controversial figures, having worked in journalism and then written a book on Woody Allen in 2004. But she hadn’t tackled someone as beloved and Luis Miguel for a platform as broad as Netflix. Diego Boneto plays the title role.

Following the April 18 debut of “Luis Miguel: La serie” Season 2 (which marks the titular star’s real birthdate), González Vargas spoke with Variety about tapping into Spanish-language biopic fever. She also addressed the challenges of portraying the Mexican legend’s well-recorded public and tumultuous private life,...

Netflix is the king of the streaming world until proven otherwise. But in recent months the streamer’s lists of new releases have looked relatively sparse as competing media conglomerates remove their titles from Netflix’s library. With its list of new releases for April 2021, however, Netflix appears to have its original production machine operating at high capacity once again.

There are plenty of intriguing Netflix original series and films this month. The one that appears to have the highest blockbuster potential though is the series Shadow and Bone on April 23. Shadow and Bone is adapted from Leigh Bardugo’s Grisha-verse trilogy and should bring another compelling sci-fi/fantasy universe to the streaming world.

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Other worthwhile original series...

Netflix and Federation Spain, the Spanish division of Paris and L.A.-based Federation Entertainment, are teaming to produce “Las niñas de cristal,” a psychological drama set against the world of classical ballet that toplines “Money Heist” and “Elite” star Maria Pedraza.

The movie is one highlight in Netflix’s first announcement of a production-distribution slate focused entirely on Spanish original movies. The eight titles it profiles that are moving into production or set for release in 2021 and 2022 are a sign of Netflix ramping up its production of Spanish movies as part of its bet on Spanish scripted TV and movies, with Spain punching above its weight in the number of Netflix originals compared to Spanish subscribers. The Netflix slate highlights:

“Las niñas de cristal”

Alison Parker in “Money Heist” and Guzmán’s fated sister Marina in “Elite,” in “Las niñas de cristal” Pedraza plays Irene, a classical ballet dancer...

Armando Manzanero, the celebrated Mexican singer-songwriter whose compositions include the standard “It’s Impossible,” died Monday of complications due to Covid-19. He was 85.

According to Mexico’s El Universal, Manzanero tested positive for the coronavirus on December 17 and was intubated five days later. He was stable until Sunday night.

Manzanero is known for composing hundreds of songs, many of which were translated to English including “Somos Novios,” which was recorded in English as “It’s Impossible” by Perry Como and Elvis Presley. He also wrote the classics “Adoro” and “Esta tarde vi llover” and was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammys in 2014. Most recently, he was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2020 Billboard Latin Music Awards.

Harvey Mason Jr., chair & interim president/CEO of the Recording Academy, and Gabriel Abaroa Jr. president and CEO of The Latin Recording Academy, released a statement upon hearing the...

Armando Manzanero, the seminal songwriter who wrote some of the most iconic and enduring songs in the Latin American songbook — and whose music was performed by the world’s biggest stars, from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley to Andrea Bocelli and Luis Miguel — has died, multiple outlets reported. He was 85.

According to published reports in various news outlets, including Mexican daily El Universal, Manzanero’s cause of death was complications from Covid-19.

Manzanro had reportedly been diagnosed with the virus on Dec. 17 and was hospitalized five days later. He was put on a respirator but as recently as last ...

Armando Manzanero, the seminal songwriter who wrote some of the most iconic and enduring songs in the Latin American songbook — and whose music was performed by the world’s biggest stars, from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley to Andrea Bocelli and Luis Miguel — has died, multiple outlets reported. He was 85.

According to published reports in various news outlets, including Mexican daily El Universal, Manzanero’s cause of death was complications from Covid-19.

Manzanro had reportedly been diagnosed with the virus on Dec. 17 and was hospitalized five days later. He was put on a respirator but as recently as last ...

Grandview has promoted Merideth Bajana, Zac Frognowski and Josh Glick to partner at the management company.

The trio join co-founders Matt Rosen and Jeff Silver as well as Jeremy Platt and Benjamin Rowe, working with writers, filmmakers, showrunners and actors across a range of backgrounds.

Among their clients are actors Olivia Cooke (Sound of Metal), Diego Boneta (Luis Miguel), Noah Jupe (Honey Boy), Rupert Friend (Death of Stalin), Common (Selma); filmmakers Hikari (37 Seconds), Jonathan Entwhistle (The End of the Fucking World), Miles Joris-Peyrafitte (Dreamland), Lucy Tcherniak (Angelyne); and writers and creators Molly Smith Metzler (Maids), Dara Resnik (Home Before ...

Grandview has promoted Merideth Bajana, Zac Frognowski and Josh Glick to partner at the management company.

The trio join co-founders Matt Rosen and Jeff Silver as well as Jeremy Platt and Benjamin Rowe, working with writers, filmmakers, showrunners and actors across a range of backgrounds.

Among their clients are actors Olivia Cooke (Sound of Metal), Diego Boneta (Luis Miguel), Noah Jupe (Honey Boy), Rupert Friend (Death of Stalin), Common (Selma); filmmakers Hikari (37 Seconds), Jonathan Entwhistle (The End of the Fucking World), Miles Joris-Peyrafitte (Dreamland), Lucy Tcherniak (Angelyne); and writers and creators Molly Smith Metzler (Maids), Dara Resnik (Home Before ...

You don’t know her. Nobody knows her. The one and only Mariah Carey has always been She Who Must Not Be Known, and her new book The Meaning of Mariah Carey (with Michaela Angela Davis) is an instant classic of pop diva lit. For any connoisseur of music memoirs, it’s more than just Mariah’s blessing to the suffering world of 2020; it’s the diva leadership we need and deserve right now. Every page is packed with her over-the-top personality — dishy, funny, moody, chatty, with more shade than a Christmas tree farm.