Olivia Rodrigo performs 'Driver's License' at, of course, the Glendale DMV

Olivia Rodrigois back at the DMV. “I’m so honored to be here,” she said. “I watch these all the time. Olivia Rodrigo performing her Tiny Desk concert.NPR Right now, we are in a real-life DMV, which definitely has some interesting vibes to it. But yeah, gonna sing a few songs for you guys here. Thanks for coming.” 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The singer-songwriter also just announced dates for her highly anticipated world tour on Monday....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 98 words · Michael Hughes

Olivia Rodrigo's got a license to thrill inHigh School Musical: The Musical: The Seriesseason 2

Olivia Rodrigoisn’t speeding away from her day job. “It was sort of a strange experience because ‘Drivers License’ came out and debuted at No. 1 and it’s still No. Joshua Bassett and Olivia Rodrigo in ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’.Nick Sokoloff/Disney+ “It helps me keep my head on straight.” “Olivia is a crazy songwriting machine. I don’t even know if Olivia realizes how gifted she is,” he says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 185 words · Jeffrey Rice

Olivia Rodrigo's mom thought 'Drivers License' bridge was 'weird' when she first heard it

It’s too much. It doesn’t fit with the rest of the song,'" Rodrigo said with a laugh. “In hindsight, I’m glad I didn’t take that to heart. Olivia Rodrigo.Grant Spanier She’s very honest. It might not be anyone else’s truth but she says what’s on her mind. “Her favorite music is punk music and metal music and really hard gritty stuff,” Rodrigo said. If it makes you feel something, then it’s good music....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Duane Mcdaniel

Olly Alexander reflects on howIt's a Sinchanged his life, and the queer performer he was 'enchanted by'

Olly Alexander is having a moment. And nothing bad happened, it just kind of happened naturally. And so when we made the announcement recently, for us it had been a long time coming. Hugo Yangüela How does “Starstruck” make you feel? What does it awaken in you? Good vibes, positivity, no problems, just happiness. Ben Blackall/HBO Max I wanted to create this moment of joyful abandon. Especially because it wasn’t something that I was necessarily feeling at the time....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 392 words · Courtney Boyd

Olmec gets a makeover: An inside look at new, 'more authentic'Legends of the Hidden Templeset

“I would be too!” “The original idea was to shoot it in a real jungle. “But all those pretty trees that were all brown by the time we shot. Contestants on ‘Legends of the Hidden Temple’.Adam Rose/The CW We brought the jungles to the desert.” They also brought Olmec to the desert, but not without a makeover. Stone says of creating the original series without a consultant. Cristela Alonzo in front of Olmec on ‘Legends of the Hidden Temple’....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 222 words · Amy Knight

Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning star ofMoonstruck, dies at 89

Dukakis' brother Apolloannounced her death on FacebookSaturday. “After many months of failing health she is finally at peace and with her Louis.” (Dukakis' husband Louis Zorich died in 2018.) Olympia Dukakis in 2015.Mireya Acierto/Getty Images He cast her inMoonstruckon that performance alone. Michael Dukakis, was running for the presidency. She won, he didn’t. “But once you realize that you are an outsider, there can be a freedom in that. you could find your own way....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 97 words · Kevin Patterson

Olympics recap: Mikaela Shiffrin makes history with only one ski, more

Add in a little more Shani Davis disappointment, and thats about it! Then, she was able to recover and beat out one of her skiing idols by a full half-second. Now, were off to the races! In the quarterfinals alone, we witnessed multiple falls. So he just earned like 1,000 cool points, right? And when you consider that he also holds the world record in this race, he only gets cooler....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 451 words · Daniel Hull

Olympics: Synchronized swimming fashion

ET on MSNBC). You have to watch their MJ-inspired deck dance below from a competition earlier this year. I, however, am rooting for Spains Ona Carbonell Ballestero and Andrea Fuentes Fache (pictured above). Credit: Francois Xavier Marit/Getty Images They sit in third after todays free routine but are undeniably first in fashion in my eyes. Todays free routine ensemble, pictured above, was perfection. And the caps are brains! Lewis Jacobs/NBC...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 103 words · Brittany Velez

Omar Apollo remains undefined

She thought I was a bum," he says with a smirk. “So I started opening it, and she’s so nosy just standing behind me. She saw that it was a thousand dollars. Credit: Julian Burgueño I was like, ‘Yeah. This is crazy to me too!’ I think she was crying, like ‘I can’t believe it.'” Julian Burgueño At the moment, though, Apollo chats with EW via Zoom from his hometown of Hobart, Indiana....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 204 words · Donna Anderson

Omar Zaheer reveals unseen idol nullifier that led to hisSurvivordemise

The ousted player also opens up about a Ponderosa experience that turned “ugly.” At least all that is what wethoughthappened. What does Omar have to say about his epic blindside? Omar Zaheer on season 42 of ‘Survivor’.Robert Voets/CBS Did he underestimate Maryanne? What really caused in his ouster? The 31-year-old veterinarian reveals all! Omar Zaheer on ‘Survivor 42’.Robert Voets/CBS ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So, what happened. Why are you here talking to me right now?...

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 986 words · Madison Jefferson

On the scene as Madonna reigns over an elated crowd with New York Pride performance

The music icon sang a couple songs and raised a whole lot of money for LGBTQ causes. Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen were there; so were Lance Bass and Adam Lambert and Billy Eichner. Zachary Quinto played MC (and matched the last $25,000 donation). Madonna performs at Standard Hotel for 2021 NYC Pride.Credit: Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com (Essentially, itwasthe bar.) (In fact, the room was pleasantly ventilated; but you know, metaphors.) “Now it’s time to ensure that other people get to be here, too....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 101 words · Stacey Green

On the Scene: 'Idol' Top 2 performance night

I gotta admit, PopWatchers, I got totally swept up during last nightsAmerican Idol. snarkier) instincts for the rest of the night. Part of that, I think, has to do with the Nokia itself. Put it this way: Nigel and Co. could comfortably fit four of the regularIdoldomes inside the Nokias MegaIdolDome. Strike that: Its theIdolDeath Star to the CBSs star destroyer. Um, in a good way? Well, to answer my own semi-question, yes and no....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Victoria Beasley

On the Scene: 'Idol' Top 5 results night

Hes part of our family, and we wuv him. When he was done, David Cook was the first Idol on his feet. I indulged in a brief fantasy that involved the studioies yelling, Stage dive! Credit: Ray Mickshaw Nowarm-up comic at all? Also inthe house: Kristy Lee Cook, and a guy who looked a lot like Ray Romano. The blonde Brit actually sang about her Pocketful of Sunshinetwo-and-a-quarter times last night....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 280 words · Ruben Gonzalez