Following is a abstract of present leisure information briefs.

Beyonce leads Grammy nominees with 9, forward of Kendrick Lamar and Adele

Pop famous person Beyonce led the sector of musicians nominated for Grammy awards on Tuesday, organising a showdown with Adele, Harry Styles and others for the highest prize of album of the yr. Beyonce landed 9 nominations for the best honors in music. That introduced her profession complete to 88, tying her with husband Jay-Z as essentially the most nominated artist in Grammy historical past.

Singer Roberta Flack can not sing after ALS analysis

Grammy-winning musician Roberta Flack, whose hits embrace “Killing Me Softly with His Song,” has been recognized with ALS, also called Lou Gehrig’s illness, and may not sing, her representatives stated on Monday. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, a progressive illness, “has made it impossible to sing and not easy to speak,” a press release from her publicists stated. “But it will take a lot more than ALS to silence this icon.”

Showing off songs and sequins, Museum of Broadway opens in New York

Right on Times Square within the coronary heart of New York’s theater district, a brand new Museum of Broadway is designed to take followers backstage of a few of its largest musicals. Rooms within the museum on forty fifth Street, which opens on Tuesday, use music, movies, glittering costumes and walk-through units to inform the historical past of how the theater district got here to be. It additionally covers groundbreaking exhibits from “West Side Story” to “Cats,” with particulars on who does what behind the scenes.

Taylor Swift wins most prizes at MTV Europe Music Awards

Taylor Swift walked away with 4 prizes at MTV’s Europe Music Awards on Sunday, together with finest video for her 10-minute “All Too Well”. Double-award winners included Nicki Minaj for finest track and finest hip-hop, and the French DJ and document producer David Guetta received the perfect digital award and finest collaboration.

Factbox-Key nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards

Nominations for the music trade’s Grammy Awards had been introduced throughout a livestreamed program on the Grammy Museum on Tuesday. The following is an inventory of nominations in key classes.

Beyonce ties Jay-Z as most nominated artists in Grammy historical past

Pop icon Beyonce on Tuesday obtained essentially the most 2023 Grammy nominations with 9 in complete, placing her right into a tie along with her husband, rapper Jay-Z, as essentially the most nominated artists of all time. Beyonce and Jay-Z each have 88 nominations in complete for the peer-voted music awards. Jay-Z obtained 5 2023 nominations for contributions to Renaissance and DJ Khaled’s track, “God Did.”

Adele returns to Las Vegas for delayed live shows

Music star Adele begins her Las Vegas residence on Friday, 10 months after she cancelled the exhibits on the final minute citing COVID-19 delays. The British singer-songwriter confronted on-line backlash in January for the announcement’s quick discover as some followers had been already travelling to Nevada for the live shows, known as “Weekends with Adele”.

Comedian Jay Leno suffers burns in automobile hearth in his L.A. storage

Comedian Jay Leno was taken to Grossman Burn Center after his face was burned in his Los Angeles storage when one in every of his vehicles burst into flames. The left aspect of former “The Tonight Show” host’s face was burned, however Leno’s eye and ear weren’t severely broken.

Siebel Newsom, spouse of California governor, accuses Harvey Weinstein of rape

Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and the spouse of California’s governor, testified on Monday that former movie producer Harvey Weinstein raped her in 2005 when she was making an attempt to construct a profession as a producer and actor. On the witness stand in Los Angeles Superior Court, Siebel Newsom stated she met Weinstein, now 70, on the Toronto Film Festival when she was 31 and had acted in some small movie and TV roles.

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