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While growing up in Guadalajara, Mexico, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo says he always believed he’d end up in Hollywood one day.

“I never liked school. I was terrible at school, very, very bad,” the actor tells me on the latest episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. “They always kicked me out of everything. I never paid attention to it. All I cared about was movies. There was something since I was a kid that I knew I was going to be in this world.”

“But then there was that part like, ‘Ah, that’s impossible. That’s in Hollywood,” he continues. “But there was something inside that really called me for that. I really give that to Steven Spielberg, to his movies — not just ‘Jurassic,’ but seeing ‘Hook’ for the first time. He really opened the doors of movies for me.

Brian Avnet, the respected personal manager and music executive who discovered Josh Groban, collaborated with David Foster and helped The Manhattan Transfer to great success, has died. He was 82.

Avnet died May 14 at his home in Los Angeles after a years-long battle with Parkinson’s disease, a publicist announced.

The Baltimore native also worked closely with the likes of Johnny Mandel, Herb Alpert and Lani Hall, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Cyndi Lauper, Take 6, Jean-Luc Ponty, Eric Benét and Joshua Ledet.

Avnet began working with The Manhattan Transfer in 1979, and two years later the vocal group became the first to win Grammys in the pop and jazz categories in the same year, earning trophies for “The Boy From New York City” and “Until I Met You (Corner Pocket).”

“Brian was an excellent manager and like a brother to me,” Manhattan Transfer founding member Alan Paul said in a statement.

Will Smith will be opening up the 37th edition of TelevisaUnivision’s Premio Lo Nuestro alongside Spanish singer-songwriter India Martínez.

The duo will also be joined by DJ Khaled, Thalía, and the legendary Miami Sound Machine at the award show on Thursday, February 20, at 7 p.m. Et on Univision, UniMás and streaming on Vix.

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TelevisaUnivision has confirmed a long list of musical acts that will take the stage to celebrate the best of Latin Music. Performances scheduled for the musical celebration include Ángela Aguilar, Arthur Hanlon, Camilo, Carín León, Danny Ocean, Darell, Kapo, Natti Natasha, Yami Safdie, and Yotuel.

Other artists who will take the stage include Alejandro Sanz, Becky G, Guaynaa, Ha*Ash, Los Ángeles Azules, Prince Royce, and Venesti.

Univision recently confirmed that Beéle, Emilia, Gordo, Grupo Frontera, Laura Pausini, Marc Anthony, Niña Pastori, Oscar Maydon, Piso 21, Sergio George,...

Richard Perry, a hitmaking record producer with a flair for both standards and contemporary sounds whose many successes included Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” Rod Stewart’s “The Great American Songbook” series and a Ringo Starr album featuring all four Beatles, died Tuesday. He was 82.

Perry, a recipient of a Grammys Trustee Award in 2015, died at a Los Angeles hospital after suffering cardiac arrest, friend Daphna Kastner said.

“He maximized his time here,” said Kastner, who called him a “father friend” and said he was godfather to her son. “He was generous, fun, sweet and made the world a better place. The world is a little less sweeter without him here. But it’s a little bit sweeter in heaven.”

Perry was a onetime drummer, oboist and doo-wop singer who proved at home with a wide variety of musical styles, the rare producer to have No. 1 hits on the pop,...

Richard Perry, a music producer behind hits like Carly Simon’s “You’re So Vain,” has died. He was 82.

The record producer died on Tuesday in Los Angeles after suffering cardiac arrest.

Daphna Kastner, a friend of Perry, told AP she referred to him as a “father friend, adding, “He maximized his time here. He was generous, fun, sweet and made the world a better place. The world is a little less sweeter without him here. But it’s a little bit sweeter in heaven.”

Perry made a big name in the 1970s, producing for the likes of Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Art Garfunkel, Carly Simon, and Ringo Starr. In the late 1970s, he started his own Planet Records label and signed acts like The Cretones, Pointer Sisters, and Billy Thermal, among many others. He sold the label to RCA Records in 1983.

TMZ reports that according to Perry’s personal assistant,...

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The life of Spanish legend Julio Iglesias is coming to the small screen.

On Thursday, Netflix announced a partnership with Iglesias for an upcoming documentary series about the “Me Olvidé de Vivir” singer’s life.

“After the many speculations, books and documentaries in which I have not been involved, for the first time I have decided to tell the truth about my life to a universal company like Netflix,” Iglesias (father of Enrique Iglesias) said in a statement. “After much deliberation, finally, a very touching letter sent to me by Bela Bajaria,...

Netflix has struck a deal with music icon Julio Iglesias to produce a series about the star’s life.

An announcement for the deal noted this marks the first time the artist has participated in the creative process on production about his life and musical trajectory. The agreement was signed after Netflix Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria wrote Iglesias a letter

Details on the series are limited, but it will launch globally and is currently in development.

According to Netflix, it will “tell the story of how Julio Iglesias became the first non-English artist to enter the American and Asian markets and turned into a universal star who is among the five biggest record sellers in history.”

“After many speculations, books and documentaries in which I have not been involved, for the first time I have decided to tell the truth about my life to a universal company like Netflix,...

Iconic Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has teamed up with Netflix to develop a series about his life and career.

The project will be made with the full participation of Iglesias in the creative process for the first time, with the 80-year-old promising to “share everything about his life and incredible musical trajectory,” according to a press release.

Currently in development, the series will “tell the story of how Julio Iglesias became the first non-English artist to enter the American and Asian markets and turned into a universal star who is among the five biggest record sellers in history,” the release continues. “Throughout his more than 55 years of artistic career, Julio Iglesias has recorded and sung in 12 languages and has connected fans from all over the world, becoming the first Spanish artist with universal reach to have his songs sung all over the planet.”

“After the many speculations, books and documentaries...

Netflix has closed a deal with Spanish singer-songwriter Julio Iglesias to bring his life to the screen in series form. “For the first time, this music living legend will participate in the creative process of a project in which he will share everything about his life and his incredible musical trajectory,” the streamer said on Thursday.

The project, currently in development, will “tell the story of how Iglesias became the first non-English artist to enter the American and Asian markets and turned into a universal star who is among the five biggest record sellers in history,” Netflix said. “Throughout his more than 55 years of artistic career, Julio Iglesias has recorded and sung in 12 languages and has connected fans from all over the world, becoming the first Spanish artist with universal reach to have his songs sung all over the planet.”

Financial details weren’t disclosed.

“After that many speculations, books,...

Warning: This post contains spoilers for the first three episodes of The Crown’s sixth season.

The final season of Netflix’s The Crown has begun, and it’s tackling one of the most seismic events in Queen Elizabeth II’s entire reign: the death of Princess Diana.

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Swedish singer Loreen was named the winner of Eurovision 2023 for her pop anthem “Tattoo,” triumphing over 25 other nations in the finals on Saturday night.

This is her second time winning the contest, first earning the top prize for Sweden in 2012. She joins Ireland’s Johnny Logan, who won in 1980 and 1987, as a two-time winner. Sweden also has the joint amount of wins in the contest with Ireland at seven victories each.

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In honor of Ukraine, Eurovision’s theme for this year was “united by music.” The event took place in Liverpool, England. Typically, the competition’s host country is the winner from the previous year, but since last year’s winner, Ukraine, is at war, the 2022 runner-up Britain hosted this year’s contest.

Loreen performed her song between two moving platforms, dancing around the stage while singing the chorus, “You’re stuck on me like a tattoo-hoo-hoo.

Happy Valentine’s Day! In case you needed some horrifying news to kill whatever romantic ambiance you had going on, we’re here to report that Julio Iglesias, Jr. has admitted that his listens to his father’s music to “get in the mood” with his girlfriend — his father, of course, being Spanish pop sensation Julio Iglesias.

Iglesias graciously bestowed us with this fact on today’s Valentine’s Day episode of Tamron Hall (via EW), promoting his new album aptly titled Under the Covers: “Especially on a holiday like today, when you have romance in your DNA, this morning, did you listen to your own music, does your own music get you in the mood?” host Hall asked the singer, who comes from a family tree of sexed-up Latin pop artists including his dad and his brother Enrique.

“I listen to my dad’s music to get in the mood,...

These days everything and everyone is “iconic.” But here, at the center of five rich and unrushed episodes, is the real deal. As he approaches his 90th birthday, the composer of such immortal numbers as “Crazy,” “Night Life” and “On the Road Again” is still writing songs, still playing to concert crowds. Delving into the incomparable songbook, directors Thom Zimny and Oren Moverman show how Willie Nelson broke the country mold and transcended genre boxes, again and again. Their authorized biography — the musician’s wife and his manager are executive producers — is a love letter, to be sure, and like Nelson himself it doesn’t dwell on negativity, but there’s nothing simplistic or naive about it. Willie Nelson & Family is a portrait of a man who has made music and lived life on his own terms, in good times and bad.

The series is a reminder to the casual...

Julio Iglesias Jr. is putting a new spin on a classic.

On Monday, the singer and son of Julio Iglesias, released his latest single, teaming up with Jewel for a duet of George Michael’s “Careless Whisper”.

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For their take on the iconic track, the duo set it to a lounge music sound, giving it a smooth, easy-listening vibe.

“I have always admired Jewel as an artist. For me, her songwriting has always hit close to the heart, and her vocals make her one-of-a-kind. When you hear them, you know it’s Jewel,” Iglesias said of working with Jewel.

“I truly think she is no doubt one of the top female artists of all time and I can’t believe I got to collaborate with her on ‘Careless Whisper,’ one of my favourite songs recorded and written by George Michael,...

The lengthy, successful career of Miguel Bosé is making its way to streaming. On Thursday, Dec. 1, Paramount+ is set to release Bosé in the United States, a new six-episode series that gives an inside look at the Spanish icon’s life and legacy as a musician.

“They are obsessed with calling me a druggie and a queen,” Bosé says in a trailer released Wednesday, flashing images of him at parties, having sex, and getting his blood drawn. “And if I was an addict, so what? And if I was a faggot,...

We've all been there: you're in a romantic relationship that isn't exactly the healthiest, and it eventually triggers your inner loca, or what men love to refer to as "psycho b*tch." Maybe they were unfaithful or treated you poorly, eventually breaking both your heart and your trust in them. You might have tolerated it for weeks, months, or even years until it drove you temporarily to lose your sh*t. This is exactly what Mexican singer and icon Thalía tapped into when she wrote her latest single, "Psycho B*tch," which dropped on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Thalía managed to take an ugly reality and an exhausting stereotype - cause Latinas stay getting a bad rep for being spitfire locas - and turned it into something both humorous and empowering. It's relatable, to say the least.

"It's just that fun aspect of like don't push my buttons. You're going to find me.

The Adventures of Gigi the Law.Every New York film critic and cinephile I know looks forward to the New York Film Festival as perhaps the major event of the year. At the same time, these critics’ most common complaint is that the Main Slate shows the work of the same established star auteurs over and over again. If Claire Denis, Frederick Wiseman, or Tsai Ming-liang—just to name a few—makes a movie, you can bet that their film will be in the lineup. The running joke these days is that if Hong Sang-soo made seven films in a year instead of his usual two, we’d probably get the chance to see all seven. Luckily for those of us curious about new faces, though, the festival has expanded over the last few years with the addition of the Spotlight and Currents sidebars. The festival tends to treat Currents especially like a second tier,...

Cannes — Paramount+ has revealed a premiere date – Nov. 3 – as well as trailer and key art for “Bosé,” a biopic of the famed Spanish singer-songwriter Miguel Bosé which is shaping up as one of Spain’s biggest and most anticipated series of 2022.

Shared in exclusivity with Variety, the trailer, like the version glimpsed at Iberseries in one of that market’s biggest sneak peeks, captures Bosé’s art – a mix between David Bowie glam and sexual ambiguity and softer Italian melody.

It also drive into what looks like the emotional heart and narrative structure of the story, showing Miguel Bosé (played by Iván Sánchez and José Pastor), in a present-day timeline during the promotion of his multi-platinum album “Papito,” as he debates becoming a father.

Here he must reconcile himself with memories of his own padre, famed philandering bullfighter Luis Miguel Dominguín, whom Bosé loved but who despised his son for not being a real hombre.

I still remember where I was the first time reggaeton made me look up a song. It was 2007; I was 19, sitting in my then-boyfriend's living room. He was flipping channels as I messed around on my Sidekick when MTV3 came up on the screen. He paused long enough for me to make out the song. It was Eddy Lover in dark sunglasses belting out "Perdoname" as Demphra and Joysi Love of La Factoria swiveled around in their black and red corsets with the wind in their faces. I was captivated: not just by Eddy's falsetto or Joysi and Demphra's deep commanding voices, but by the fact that this music hit so much harder than everything I'd heard up to that point.

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Even though I had already lived through "Living La Vida Loca" with Ricky Martin and "Whenever,...

Exclusive: The Eurovision brand continues its North American expansion. Leading Canadian producer Insight Productions, a Boat Rocker company, has teamed with Eurovision Canada rights owners and ASC, Inc., one of the companies behind NBC’s music reality competition series American Song Contest, to debut the first-ever Eurovision Canada in 2023.

Similar to American Song Contest –– which is following the blueprint of the Eurovision Song Contest — Eurovision Canada will feature musical artists and bands from each of the 10 provinces and three territories and across every musical genre, to perform all original songs on the live televised event. The participating artists will go head-to-head against other provincial/territorial representatives in a series of televised Qualifier Competitions, leading to Semi-Finals and the ultimate primetime Grand Finale.

The move follows the recent appointment of Greg Lipstone as President and COO of ASC, Inc., joining producers Anders Lenhoff, Christer Björkman, Ola Melzig and Peter Settman in their expansion efforts,...

“Bosé,” the highly anticipated Paramount Plus Original, has wrapped production. The announcement comes as Paramount Plus has also confirmed the remainder of the internationally recognised cast of the six-part series, a biopic of Spanish singer-songwriter Miguel Bosé.

Two behind-the-scenes images, shared in exclusivity with Variety, also hint at the production ambitions of the series, one of the biggest Spanish-language series to date at Paramount Plus, which turns on one of the most resonant figures in recent times in Spain. Resonant for his hits, which span a remarkably long six-decade career, and for his life story, which charts Spain’s emergence from more oppressive times to hard-won freedoms in democracy.

Produced by Vis, a division of Paramount, in collaboration with Shine Iberia, part of Banijay Iberia, Pepe Baston’s Elefantec Global and Legacy Rock, “Bosé” will premiere exclusively on the Paramount Plus International streaming service in the coming months, Paramount Plus also confirmed Tuesday.

According to “The Voice” fans, Wendy Moten has the best chance of winning Season 21 for Team Blake Shelton. A leading 28% of viewers think the 56-year-old singer from Nashville, Tennessee will claim the trophy and bring Blake his ninth career win following Jermaine Paul, Cassadee Pope, Danielle Bradbery, Craig Wayne Boyd, Sundance Head, Chloe Kohanski, Todd Tilghman and Cam Anthony. Do you agree or disagree with these poll results? Sound off down in the comments section.

Wendy took on “We Can Work It Out” for her blind audition (watch below), earning a rare four-chair turn. Blake was the first coach to push his “I Want You” button, blocking John Legend in the process and later blaming his block Ariana Grande. The country coach called it one of the three best blinds in the show’s two-decade history. Blake sold the deal when he told Wendy she hit powerful notes and let...

Pop stars Shakira, Elton John and Ringo Star, German supermodel Claudia Schiffer, as well as Spanish singer Julio Iglesias are among the celebrities named in the Pandora Papers, a massive leak of private financial documents that were published by several news organizations over the weekend, which reportedly tie world leaders and the global elite to complex offshore accounting and tax avoidance schemes.

Tax authorities in Australia and the U.K. have already confirmed they will analyze the trove of secret documents released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (Icij) to see if there is any evidence that some of the wealthy individuals ...

Pop stars Shakira, Elton John and Ringo Star, German supermodel Claudia Schiffer, as well as Spanish singer Julio Iglesias are among the celebrities named in the Pandora Papers, a massive leak of private financial documents that were published by several news organizations over the weekend, which reportedly tie world leaders and the global elite to complex offshore accounting and tax avoidance schemes.

Tax authorities in Australia and the U.K. have already confirmed they will analyze the trove of secret documents released by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (Icij) to see if there is any evidence that some of the wealthy individuals ...

Colombian singer-songwriter Camilo dominated the announcement of the 2021 Latin Grammy Awards nominations, garnering 10, including nods in all three top categories — album of the year (for “Mis Manos”), record of the year (for “Vida de Rico” and “Amen”) and song of the year (for “Vida de Rico” and “Dios Así Lo Quiso”).

Also faring well with multiple nods were Dominican artist Juan Luis Guerra with six, Spanish rapper C. Tangana with five and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny with four.

Most of these top-nominated artists have enjoyed multiple trips to the podium in previous years— especially Guerra, a 20-time Latin Grammy winner. C. Tangana and Bad Bunny have won twice before. But with his staggering 10 nominations this year, Camilo comes into the ceremony only ever having won once before, for last year’s best pop song (his acceptance appearance is pictured above).

The 22nd annual show airs on Univision Nov. 18 live at 8 p.

In 1984, Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias teamed up for a duet that bridged country music with Latin balladry: “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before,” recorded for Iglesias’ album 1100 Bel Air Place became a hit on the country, Spanish, and all-genre charts, and a milestone in Nelson’s long list of collaborations.

For the latest edition of his Quarantunes series, the Mavericks’ singer Raul Malo revisits “To All the Girls I’ve Loved Before” with Jamey Johnson, a frequent collaborator of Nelson’s, handling the Red Headed Stranger’s parts.

The Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation announced on Monday that it is now accepting applications for the organization’s 2021 scholarships, including a Prodigy Scholarship co-sponsored by Juanes toward a bachelor’s degree at Berklee College of Music.

The four-year Prodigy Scholarship was created six years ago and is worth a maximum value of $200,000. The scholarship has traditionally been co-sponsored by Latin music stars, including Enrique Inglesias, Juan Luis Guerra, Miguel Bosé, Carlos Vives, Emilio and Gloria Estefan, and Julio Iglesias.

“It really means a great deal to me that I can...

Colombian rock star Juanes, Spanish singer-songwriter Natalia Jiménez and Dominican crooners Prince Royce and Leslie Grace performed three charming renditions to the show’s “living legends” Julio Iglesias, Roberto Carlos, and Juan Luis Guerra at the 2020 Latin Grammys.

Wearing a fluffy retro-like dress, Jiménez opened up with a homage of Julio Iglesias’ “Hey!,” delivering a passionate vibrato that matched hearts with the Spanish icon. Iglesias is known for his gut-wrenching romantic songs that rose to global prominence in the Sixties and Seventies, paving the way for the classic generation of...

Directors Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo were meeting with television executives in their native Spain when they were asked to name someone they’d love to make a biographical series about.

“They probably expected us to say someone like Julio Iglesias, but one of us said, ‘La Veneno,’” Calvo tells Variety during a Zoom interview from the couple’s home in Madrid. “It was like a revelation. One man was looking down at his papers and looked up and was like, ‘What did you say? Who?’ And I was just like, ‘She was a transgender woman. She was famous, but she was a prostitute. And then she went to jail.’ We started to develop this TV show in our heads.”

Cristina “La Veneno” Ortiz was a pop culture superstar in Spain in the 1990s. She was discovered working the streets and became a sensation after her appearance on the late-night...

Sting will compile an array of collaborations from over the years into a new album, Duets, out November 27th.

The 17-song set features previously released tunes like “It’s Probably Me” with Eric Clapton, “Desert Rose” with Cheb Mami, “Don’t Make Me Wait” with Shaggy, “Whenever I Say Your Name” with Mary J. Blige, “Fragile” with Julio Iglesias, and “My Funny Valentine” with Herbie Hancock. The collection will also feature more recent tunes, like “Little Something,” with Melody Gardot, plus one new song, “September,” which Sting recorded with the famed Italian singer,...

When the Academy announced its shortlist of 15 feature documentaries still in contention for the Oscars, one title on it was no surprise: For Sama, directed by Waad Al-Kateab and Edward Watts. It is the single-most honored nonfiction film of the year, winning dozens of prizes at film festivals across the globe from Cannes to SXSW, Sheffield and HotDocs. Earlier this month For Sama won Best Documentary at the Ida Awards in Hollywood.

The Syrian-born Al-Kateab made For Sama to document the destruction of her city of Aleppo, decimated by Syrian government forces and their Russian allies. The film takes the form of a love letter to her baby daughter Sama, born in the midst of the brutal siege. The ongoing recognition for the film has left her stunned, Al-Kateab says, because “experts” had assured her the documentary would be met with indifference.

“We were told that the film will not...

Bad news for flamenco fans: as of 2019, the Latin Grammy category for Best Flamenco Album has been discontinued.

According to Latin Recording Academy President and CEO Gabriel Abaroa, it wasn’t the ongoing discourse surrounding Spanish artists that sparked the Academy’s decision. “The Latin Recording Academy follows a strict Awards process,” he told Billboard on Thursday. “One of the rules that applies is that at least 25 approved recordings must be submitted each year.” According to the report, Universal Music Spain had submitted 10 qualifying new recordings; it was not confirmed...

The Latin Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 20th annual Latin Grammy Awards with Flamenco pop star Rosalia (pictured) claiming the title of most recognized female artist with five nominations. But she has competition in Spanish singer Alejandro Sanz, who takes the lead for most nominations with eight — three of which are shared with Camila Cabello.

“Mi Persona Favorita,” a collaborative project between Sanz and Cabello, the latter of Cuban heritage, earned the duo recognitions in the categories for best pop song, song of the year and record of the year. Rosalia’s song “Aute Couture” also earned her a nomination for song of the year.

Sanz’s song “No Tengo Nada” also landed him two nominations in the categories for record of the year and song of the year. Rosalia and J Balvin’s collaboration on the smash hit “Con Altura” earned her and the Colombian artist...

Dan Warner — a Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning guitarist and producer and songwriter — has died, Billboard reports. The cause of death has not been released.

Born and raised in South Florida, Warner recorded with a wide range of artists, including Michael Jackson, Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Barry Gibb, Gloria Estafan, Celine Dion, Pink, Shakira, Ricky Martin, Julio Iglesias, Nelly Furtado, Timbaland, Chris Cornell, Ziggy Marley, Kelly Clarkson and Michael Bolton, as the Recording Academy notes. He also cowrote with Enrique Iglesias and Lil Wayne.

“There are no words to describe our sadness.

A Spanish court has ruled that Julio Iglesias is the biological father to a 42-year-old man, whose mother said she had a brief affair with the singer in the 1970s. The case dragged on for two years until a judge in Valencia ruled that Javier Sanchez Santos, who currently lives in Italy, is the Spanish […]

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The economy’s a mess but Sofía’s hair is perfect in Alejandra Márquez Abella’s “The Good Girls,” a film that is all surface in a way that is not, for once, a negative. The primped, powdered and shoulder-padded story of the fall from grace of a 1980s Mexican socialite is all about buffed and lustrous surfaces — poreless skin, laquered nails, silken fabrics — all the veneer of social superiority that money can buy. It’s an illusion, of course, that such a thin plating of wealth offers any protection against the changeable climate outside. But it’s such a seductive lie that the vacuous, complacent people thus ensheathed are prone to believe it, forgetting that their glaze of perfection is as brittle as the burnt-sugar topping on a crème brûlée. It’s delicious when it cracks.

We’re introduced to Sofía (Ilse Salas) in fragments: her hair being lathered...

TV tapings can be a drag. But amid the set changes and staged introductions from host Ed Helms at Saturday night’s all-star tribute to Willie Nelson in Nashville, there were some true moments of musical spontaneity — particularly from the guest of honor.

Titled Willie: Life & Songs of an American Outlaw and produced by Blackbird Presents, the concert, which will air sometime this year on A&E, assembled a powerful cast of guest artists to pay tribute to the 85-year-old. George Strait, Kris Kristofferson, Emmylou Harris, Jimmy Buffett, Jason Isbell, Sturgill Simpson...

The Recording Academy will honor artists from a wide variety of genres next spring when it hands out Lifetime Achievement Grammys at a special ceremony. It will recognize Black Sabbath, George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, jazz singer Billy Eckstine, Donny Hathaway, Julio Iglesias, Sam and Dave and Dionne Warwick, according to Variety, in Los Angeles on May 11th.

Other honorees include producer Lou Adler, artists and songwriters Ashford and Simpson and songwriter Johnny Mandel, who will all receive Trustees Awards. The late Saul Walker, who innovated microphone preamps and other recording technologies,...

Sofía Hernandez (Ilse Salas) has everything: three children she can ignore, servants and maids to take care of her every whim, and a husband (Flavio Medina’s Fernando) who inherited his wealth from his father and still has yet to really work for it thanks to Uncle Javier (Diego Jáuregui) managing things like he always had. Theirs is a charmed life of opulence and excess wherein they can afford to treat aristocratic etiquette and tradition as sacrosanct while “new money” commoners try to enter their social circle as though they are animals just arrived from the wild. Sofía and Fer are practically European by contrast, propping up their Mexican backyard with class and grace. All that could make life better is Julio Iglesias serenading some “Happy Birthday” magic.

Unfortunately for them, writer/director Alejandra Márquez Abella ensures their false sense of financial security crosses paths with Mexico’s 1982 economic crisis.

Bruno Dumont's CoinCoin et les Z'inhumainsThe lineup for the 2018 festival has been revealed, including new films by Hong Sang-soo, Radu Muntean, Mariano Llinás and others, alongside retrospectives and tributes, and much more.

Piazza GRANDEBlacKkKlansmanBlazeCoincoin et les Z'inhumainsI Feel GoodLe vent tourneLes Beaux EspritsLibertyL'ordre des medecinsL'ospiteManila in the Claws of LightBirds of PassageRuben Brandt, Collector (Milorad Krstic, Hungary)Se7enSearchingThe Equalizer 2Un nemico che ti vuole bene (Denis Rabaglia, Italy/Switzerland)What Doesn't Kill Us

Concorso INTERNAZIONALEGlaubenbergA Family TourDianeLa FlorYaraMenocchioToo Late To Die YoungRay & LizHotel By the RiverA Land ImaginedMSibelGenèseWintermärchenAlice T.

Concorso Cineasti Del PRESENTEAll GoodThose Who WorkChaosClosing TimeImmersed FamilyFaust The Dive Suburban BirdsYoung and AliveLikemebackDead Horse NebulaWe Are ThankfulSophia AntipolisHierLong Way HomeTrot

Signs Of Lifea Room with a Coconut ViewCommunion Los AngelesHow Fernando Pessoa Saved PortugalDulcineaGulyabaniThe Fragile HouseMan in the WellJulio Iglesias's HouseThe Glorious Acceptance of Nicolas ChauvinSedução da CarneAnything And AllThe Grand BizarreErased,...

The lineup for this year’s Locarno International Film Festival, which celebrates its 71st edition, has arrived. Among the most-anticipated titles in the lineup there’s a new feature from Hong Sang-soo titled Hotel by the River and the latest film from Tuesday, After Christmas director Radu Muntean, Alice T. Also in the slate is Man in the Well, a short film from Hu Bo, made before his first and final feature An Elephant Sitting Still. Ahead of our coverage, check out the full lineup below (via Mubi), also featuring previously premiered films from Spike Lee, Kent Jones, Ethan Hawke, Ciro Guerra & Cristtina Gallego, Aneesh Chaganty, and more.

Piazza Grande

BlackKkansman

Blaze

Coincoin et les Z’inhumains

I Feel Good

Le vent tourne

Les Beaux Esprits

Liberty

L’ordre des medecins

L’ospite

Manila in the Claws of Light

Birds of Passage

Ruben Brandt, Collector

Se7en

Searching

The Equalizer 2...

For the third consecutive year, one of the biggest spectacles in popular music, the Eurovision Song Contest, will be broadcast in the U.S. exclusively on Logo. The Viacom network once again will carry live the Grand Final, which will run commercial free on both coasts on Saturday, May 12 at 3Pm Et /12Pm Pt.

RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Ross Mathews is back as co-host, this time joined by popular Drag Race contestant Shangela who replaces 2017 co-host Michelle Visage. The 2018 Grand Final competition and winner’s ceremony will also be streamed live exclusively for U.S. viewers on Logo’ web site, Logo’s YouTube channel and the LogoTV mobile app.

The Eurovision Song Contest, organized by the European Broadcasting Union, is the most watched live entertainment program in world, attracting around 200 million television viewers each year. The 2018 Grand Final competition takes place in Lisbon, Portugal, with an ‘All Aboard’ theme...

Two of Latin music’s hottest singers, “Despacito” singer Luis Fonsi and “Mi Gente” singer J Balvin, sat down for Vevo’s “Artist on Artist” special to interview one another and it’s hilarious. The two stars teased each other through the entire exchange, while reminiscing about the first time they met, their growing friendship, hit songs and other fun topics.

At the start of the video, the duo jokes: “Nice to meet you. What’s your name?” Fonsi asks. “Maluma,” Balvin replies. “I’m Ricky Martin,” Fonsi laughs, “Let’s do a song together.”

The “Échame la Culpa” singer...

Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova have been together since 2001 (they were rumored to have briefly split in October 2013). The two met after the former tennis pro appeared in his steamy "Escape" music video, and they've made a handful of sweet appearances together ever since. But despite being together for so long, one thing you might be surprised to know is that as of 2014 (13 years into their romance), Enrique's father, Julio Iglesias, had never met her. "You know I have to tell the truth, I have never met Anna," Julio told The Mirror in 2014. "Yes, my wife and my kids and his brothers have, but I have never met her, no, no, never." The 74-year-old went on to explain why the two have never been in the same spot. "I don't know how come. My kids are very independent and it is difficult to see Enrique because he is all over the world.

Paulina Rubio is living a musical and personal awakening, writes Nexos Magazine. The place that she calls home is Miami Beach, and she explains that she decided to move there in 1992 for a variety of reasons and has stayed there ever since.  "I really, really wanted to live here. I came with visions of the American Dream of Julio Iglesias and Gloria and Emilio Estefan. My mother has always been based in Los Angeles, and I was so excited about discovering Miami, its beaches, its climate, its beautiful mix of people. I saw it as the next major Latin capital.It was also a little about rebelling. I wanted my independence, and at that time I still had to ask for my mom's permission." The...

The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest has its winner! Ukraine's Jamala was crowned the top prize in the world's weirdest and most outlandish music contest on Saturday night, with "1944." The 61st annual competition, which was held in Stockholm, Sweden, celebrated the theme of "Come Together" this year. The evening included a performance by Justin Timberlake of his new song "Can't Stop the Feeling" - the first time a non-contestant has been lined-up to sing on the Eurovision stage. Eurovision is the world's largest non-sporting live TV event, launching the careers of Céline Dion, Olivia Newton John, Abba and Julio Iglesias. The competition...

The 2016 Eurovision Song Contest has its winner! Ukraine's Jamala was crowned the top prize in the world's weirdest and most outlandish music contest on Saturday night, with "1944." The 61st annual competition, which was held in Stockholm, Sweden, celebrated the theme of "Come Together" this year. The evening included a performance by Justin Timberlake of his new song "Can't Stop the Feeling" - the first time a non-contestant has been lined-up to sing on the Eurovision stage. Eurovision is the world's largest non-sporting live TV event, launching the careers of Céline Dion, Olivia Newton John, Abba and Julio Iglesias. The competition...

''Miyan, captain banoge?''

Mohammad Azharuddin has been a successful Indian cricketer and captain. His wristy stroke-play is legendary, so is his second marriage and separation from actress Sangeeta Bijlani. He loved watches and designer clothes (he still does) and everything glitzy. He was modest when he stormed onto the cricketing scene with three back-to-back Test tons, got the captaincy when the Indian team of the nineties were in their transition phase (they still are, and will continue to be), and when the late Raj Singh Dungarpur, the then Board of Control for Cricket in India (Bcci) Chief tossed the question to him, ''Miyan, captain banoge?''

He took over the reins of a team loaded with four former captains, brought stability in the team's outings overseas and was cruelly run out at 99 Tests, not to forget 334 One-dayers. His biggest loss though was the death of his 19-year-old son Ayazuddin...

Catapulted to fame by her hit single, “Unforgotten,” singer/songwriter Roxanna embodies a revitalizing vision of contemporary music with a smooth and undoubtedly authentic sound. Lucky PBS Detroit viewers can see her special “Exotica Live” Saturday November 15, 2014 at 9 Pm in Se Michigan and across Canada! Her velvety ballads paired with uplifting pop anthems have made critics sit up and notice the songbird’s debut album, Exotica, which seamlessly offers a soulful devotion to lost love and music’s power to heal. Influenced by some of the industry’s most renowned Latin and pop artists, including Julio Iglesias and Christina Aguilera, the […]...