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Riz Ahmed’s Amazon Prime Video comedy series has added three new series regulars, Variety has learned exclusively.

Sheeba Chaddha, Aasiya Shah, and Sajid Hasan have all joined the untitled half-hour show alongside series lead Ahmed and recently announced cast member Guz Khan.

Exact character details are being kept under wraps, but the official series description states the show follows “Shah Latif (Ahmed), a struggling actor on the cusp of landing the role of a lifetime, only to find himself thrust into a full blown existential crisis and trippy conspiracy thriller all at the same time.”

Chaddha is a highly-accomplished actress who has worked in film, television, and the stage. Her past television credits include the hit series “Mirzapur” as well as “Bandish Bandits,” “Taj Mahal 1989,” “Tanhaiyan,” and the German Netflix series “The Signal.” Her film credits include her award-winning turn in “Badhaai Do” as well as “Doctor G,...

The first trailer for "Spider-Man: No Way Home" has dropped, and it's a doozy. At least two doctors make an appearance. One of them is named Strange and the other is named ... well, you'll just have to watch the trailer yourself to find out.

Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer

This trailer is packed with jaw-dropping moments, and we'll naturally be going through it and doing a full breakdown for you later. For now, questions abound, like why is Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum frozen over like Superman's icy Fortress of Solitude? We already knew that Alfred Molina would be returning as...

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Capturing the right musical ambiance for Billie Holiday in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” was the product of a year-and-a-half of research and planning, even before shooting began in late 2019.

“These songs don’t sound like a record from that time,” executive music producer Salaam Remi tells Variety. “They sound like you’re in the room at that time. I wanted them to sound like you were in the room, with these musicians in their 20s and 30s really jammin’. I wanted you to feel the musicians sweat as they’re playing.”

Remi, who has produced records for Amy Winehouse, Nas, Fugees and Fergie, was brought on board to produce the Billie Holiday songs that Andra Day sings throughout the film. His movie credits include “Rush Hour 3” and “Sex and the City 2.”

The Holiday classics showcased in Lee Daniels’ film include “All of Me,” “Strange Fruit,” “Solitude,...

The Recording Academy knows when to hold ’em, where it’s fun to stay and that there’s a choice we’re making. Kenny Rogers’ “The Gambler,” Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” and USA for Africa’s benefit single “We Are the World” are among the 29 songs and albums added to the Grammy Hall of Fame today.

Also making the cut are seven debut LPs: Bruce Springsteen’s Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J., Pearl Jam’s Ten, Patti Smith’s Horses, Beastie Boys’ Licensed to Ill — the first rap disc to top Billboard 200 album chart — the Cars’ eponymous disc, John Mayall with Eric Clapton’s Blues Breakers and Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble’s Texas Flood.

The Gammy Hall now includes 1,142 recordings. See this year’s full list below.

“We are proud to announce this year’s diverse roster of Grammy Hall of Fame inductees and...