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Exclusive: Actress/producer Christina Ochoa has signed with Buchwald. Ochoa can be seen in the key recurring role of Ren Randall on TNT’s Animal Kingdom. She most recently starred in ABC drama series A Million Little Things and was previously the lead of Valor for The CW. She also has appeared on Modern Family, I Hate My Teenage Daughter and The Neighbors. Off screen, Ochoa runs her production company- Qe Productions- which was behind the 2011 short film Stay with Me that garnered awards at film festivals in the U.S. and Europe. Ochoa continues to be managed by Anonymous Content.

Newcomer Benjamin Barrett, who currently can be seen in a key role on Ryan Murphy’s Netflix comedy series The Politician, has signed with Apa. Barrett joined the Golden Globe-nominated show in season 1 in the role of Ricardo, alongside Ben Platt, Gwyneth Paltrow,...

T-Pain, aka the winner of “The Masked Singer” Season 1, returns to Fox’s wild and wacky reality TV show on December 10 to serve as a panelist for the Final 6 celebs still in the competition. The popular rapper joins up with Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy, Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke to try to guess who’s hiding behind the Flamingo, Fox, Leopard, Rottweiler, Thingamajig and Tree masks. That’s right — “The Masked Singer” is airing twice this week, with one contestant eliminated Tuesday night and two more being unmasked Wednesday, December 11.

SEEMichelle Williams (‘The Masked Singer’) exit interview after Butterfly reveal: ‘I’m still in denial that I’m leaving’ [Watch]

For those with short term memories, T-Pain dressed up as the turquoise Monster during the first season and belted out such classic tunes as “Don’t Stop Me Now,” “I Don’t Want to Be,” “American Woman,” “I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll,...

A group of artists including Kacey Musgraves, The Jonas Brothers, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan and more have donated items to eBay’s Giving Tuesday charity bid, to be held December 3rd through 12th.

Items available for bidding include Musgraves’ signed Shure SM58 Microphone; a signed and framed copy of Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” sheet music; an Epiphone guitar signed by Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton, Carrie Underwood and other country artists; a Gibson Melody Maker guitar and bag signed by The Jonas Brothers; and tickets plus after party passes to the 62nd Grammy Awards.

Rod Stewart was skeptical when Warner Bros. suggested pairing vocal tracks from his classic songs with new music from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. “I can’t say that I’d pay for a ticket to go and watch classical music,” he tells Rolling Stone. “But I told them I’d like to hear a couple of takes and see what they can do with these songs. I was pleasantly surprised with what they came back with.”

The result, You’re In My Heart: Rod Stewart With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,...

DJ Shadow unveiled a dense and multi-faceted new song, “Rosie,” set to appear on his forthcoming album, Our Pathetic Age, out November 15th via Mass Appeal.

“Rosie” boasts two distinct parts, starting with a propulsive beat based around smashing drums, a chopped up vocal sample and the occasional flash of some strange synth. Halfway through, however, the song deftly slips into a hypnotic groove, where the drums still snap, but the synths swirl into a headier space.

“Rosie” will appear on the first half of Our Pathetic Age, which is...

Rod Stewart is revisiting some of his most famous songs in a symphonic setting with You’re in My Heart, an upcoming album that blends his original vocal tracks with new arrangements from the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Trevor Horn (the Buggles, Yes) produced the LP, out November 22nd via Rhino.

The career-spanning project features updated versions of songs throughout the singer’s catalog — from the 1971 folk-rock anthem “Maggie May” to the 1988 soft-rock hit “Forever Young.” Other hits include “If We Fall in Love Tonight,” “I Don’t Want to Talk About It,...

The race for Best Pop Solo Performance at the Grammys may be wide open since none of the nominees in the category are up for Record of the Year or Song of the Year. But even when there is a general field nominee in the running there have often been upsets, so we may not be able to rule anyone out of this contest.

Ariana Grande is nominated for “God is a Woman.” It was a top-10 hit, and Grande is a powerhouse female vocalist; that has been a winning formula for Adele, who has won this category three times, more than anyone else since men and women were merged into one solo performance category in 2012.

But Adele usually dominated the general field categories too, while Grande was snubbed in the top races, so she’ll try to follow Ed Sheeran‘s path instead. Sheeran was surprisingly left out of the top categories last year,...

Who needs exciting performances, compelling contestants and chemistry between judges? Not Fox’s The Four: Battle for Stardom, apparently.

RELATEDThe Four: So How Does Fox’s New Singing Competition Work, Exactly?

Thursday marked the two-hour series premiere of television’s newest singing competition, which begins with four finalists hand-selected by the show’s judges — Sean “Diddy” Combs, DJ Khaled, Meghan Trainor and record executive Charlie Walk — and invites hungry competitors to compete for a chance to steal one of those spots.

I use the word “hungry,” because, well, it’s a word that’s used a lot on this show — particularly by Diddy,...

Sam Smith gets candid about his weight loss journey and struggle with body image in a new interview with Sarah Jessica Parker. About two and a half years ago, the "Stay With Me" crooner showcased a slimmer figure, which he has since maintained. Smith is featured on the cover of V magazine's spring 2018 "Discovery" issue. Parker interviewed him for the outlet and asked him, "You and I have talked a little bit about self-image. How comfortable are you feeling on camera today versus two years ago?" "It's completely different," Smith said. "I think that's come with me losing weight. When I was shooting my first music videos, I just wasn't...