Darius Rucker, Roseanne Cash, and Ron Sexmith were among those mourning the musician. Prolific Texas-born singer-songwriterNanci Griffithhas died at 68. The artist’s management company, Gold Mountain Entertainment, confirmed Griffith died on Friday in Nashville. Nanci Griffith.Matthew Peyton/Getty Images “I guess I got placed in (country) because of where I live.” As she continued releasing albums over the years, her collaborations continued.Counting Crowsfrontman Adam Duritz,R.E.M. “Going to Vietnam and Cambodia and working in the hospitals with landmine victims just inspired me....

The Recording Academyannounced major changesto the Grammy Awards on Friday, including the elimination of the controversial “secret” nomination review committees, which had ultimate say over the nominees in certain categories. “Nominations in all of the GRAMMY Award general and genre fields will now be determined by a majority, peer-to-peer vote of voting members of the Recording Academy,” the body said in a press release. “With this change, the results of GRAMMY nominations and winners are placed back in the hands of the entire voting membership body, giving further validation to the peer-recognized process....

The Recording Academy updated its 2022 nominations list Tuesday, simply noting “Songwriter Marilyn Manson (a.k.a. Brian Hugh Warner) has been removed” in a brief note alongside the change. Spotify lists 11 other contributors to the song’s lyrics, including West and Jay-Z. Marilyn Manson in 2018.Katja Ogrin/Redferns Manson was previously accused of sexual assault and physical abuse byover 15 women includingWestworldactressEvan Rachel Wood. See the full list of 2022 Grammy nominationshere.

Well, after countlessannouncementsand a ton of mind-blowingly awesomerehearsals, its finally time for the 51st annual Grammy Awards. In the meantime, lets get to talking: Whats everyone out there most looking forward to tonight? LEAH: Rumors are that Justin Timberlake may step in to replace Brown in his performance slot. LEAH: Were sad to hear about the whole situation, but the show must go on. LEAH: Lots of stars so far....

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So what can we expect? JACK SUSSMAN:Weve got great stuff going on. And theres going to be some great moments recognizing the historical significance ofSgt. Credit: Lou Rocco/ABC/Getty Images When did you first start worrying that the ongoing writers strike might threaten the show? I thought about it as soon as it happened with theGolden Globes. It never, ever deterred us from producing the show. We stayed out of it a lot; this wasnt CBS fight....

This article contains spoilers for the new Netflix seriesGrand Army. And at that time, I did not [have a] script yet." I just wanted to get through it." netflix The one big difference, though, was that Jean was not the star basketball player that Dominique is. A’Zion’s experience was a little bit different. That may be the underlying reason why Joey and Dominique butt heads in the premiere. “But I don’t think that’s the whole thing behind it....

Grant Gustindefinitely felt the pressure onThe Flash’s season 7 premiere. “I was excited and nervous when I read it,” Gustin told EW. That felt like that was the case for a lot of these characters. Grant Gustin as Barry Allen on “The Flash.".Katie Yu/The CW Gustin faces yet another acting challenge on Tuesday’s episode, “The Speed of Thought.” “That was another fun but tough episode,” Gustin said. “We took our hint from the comics,” Wallacetold EW....

Grant Imahara, an engineer and formerMythBustershost, has died. “We are heartbroken to hear this sad news about Grant. He was an important part of our Discovery family and a really wonderful man. Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic According toThe Hollywood Reporter,Imahara died after a brain aneurysm. He left the series in 2014, along with cohostsKari ByronandTory Belleci. The trio later reunited for Netflix’s science-based seriesWhite Rabbit Projectin 2016. He was credited withupdating R2-D2’s inner workingsand operating the robot’s movements for theStar Warsprequel trilogy....

Actor Eddie Deezen has been arrested for burglary, trespassing, and related charges in Maryland. At the time, a female opened the door and Deezen pushed his way inside. The actor left the residence before returning later that evening, when he was arrested. Eddie Deezen in ‘Grease’.CBS via Getty Images It may one day be you or someone you love. I love Eddie and will continue to be his friend." Along withGrease, Deezen’s film credits includeThe Polar Express, Midnight Madness, andWarGames....

Hes right about that. But the idea of it becoming one was just so crazy that it could work! I always liked records they could make a film out of, likeQuadrophenia. Are you much of a theater-goer?No, not really. And I guess some of that has been an influence on me. But I never thought that we would end up actually doing a musical out of our record. And thats why I liked Michael Mayer so much because of what he did withSpring Awakening....

The planned finale will appear as a special episode later in the year." When youre in post-production, it kind of goes like this, explains Nicotero. So we just missed that window. Jackson Lee Davis/AMC It wasnt that the effects were delayed or anything was delayed. But Nicotero does promise one thing: Its a really amazing episode. Theres a lot teed up, so to speak. The Walking Deadis not Nicotero’s only show that was impacted by the shutdown....

Gregg Leakes, husband to Bravo’sReal Housewives of AtlantaalumNeNe Leakes, has died at 66. “Today the Leakes family is in deep pain with a broken heart. Footage of the incident was shared on theIts Onsite Instagram account. NeNe Leakes and Gregg Leakes.Tasos Katopodis/Getty Gregg was well known toReal Housewivesviewers, having appeared on 12 seasons of the Atlanta franchise alongside his wife. NeNe and Gregg separated in 2010, and divorced in 2013....

The actor reteams with adorable furball in commercial for Mountain Dew Zero Sugar. I leaned over to Gizmo and I was like, ‘How are you doing, buddy? It’s good to see you.’ Golin It was so realistic that, after hours of working with it, it has its own reality. ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:Gremlinswas a famously tricky shoot, because of the puppets. Now, if you got a great take with a wire or a cable you just CGI it out....