Eliot R, Author at TheDailyDay Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:54:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Apple TV+ Expanding “For All Mankind” Universe With Season 5 & New Spin-Off https://thedailyday.com/apple-tv-expanding-for-all-mankind-universe-with-season-5-new-spin-off/ Thu, 18 Apr 2024 06:55:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8268 Apple TV+ has given us one of the most fascinating space series in recent years with For All Mankind, and this universe will soon expand. The streaming giant ordered the fifth season of this alt-history series and green-lit its first spin-off Star City. For All Mankind is set in an alternate timeline, where the Soviet Union […]

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Apple TV+ has given us one of the most fascinating space series in recent years with For All Mankind, and this universe will soon expand. The streaming giant ordered the fifth season of this alt-history series and green-lit its first spin-off Star City.

For All Mankind is set in an alternate timeline, where the Soviet Union became the first nation to pull off a Moon landing instead of the United States. This changed the course of the space race and forced NASA to do everything in its power to catch up.

For All Mankind centers on the American program, but the new spin-off Star City will switch up the perspective and take us behind the Iron Curtain. It will show the lives of cosmonauts, engineers, and intelligence officers in the Soviet space program.

Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+, said that there’s so much left to explore in the For All Mankind universe, and this spin-off will allow them to do just that.

“For All Mankind continues to build out a fascinating world and capture global audiences through high-quality storytelling that has been so skillfully developed by Ron, Matt and Ben. [We] can’t wait to dive into this next chapter of the engrossing For All Mankind universe,” said Cherniss in a statement.

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“Euphoria” Season 3 is Still Targeting 2025 Release Amid Another Delay https://thedailyday.com/euphoria-season-3-is-still-targeting-2025-release-amid-another-delay/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:41:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8253 The anticipation for the long-awaited third season of Euphoria continues, with no end on the horizon. HBO has addressed recent speculations about the show’s potential cancelation, and announced they’re delaying it to give Sam Levinson more time to work on the scripts. After rumors about HBO scrapping the show’s third season emerged online, the network […]

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The anticipation for the long-awaited third season of Euphoria continues, with no end on the horizon. HBO has addressed recent speculations about the show’s potential cancelation, and announced they’re delaying it to give Sam Levinson more time to work on the scripts.

After rumors about HBO scrapping the show’s third season emerged online, the network released a statement assuring fans there was no truth to them. “HBO and Sam Levinson remain committed to making an exceptional third season,” reads the official statement, but everything’s not exactly going according to plan.

Despite HBO’s reassurance, there’s still a lot of uncertainty surrounding Season 3 and the start of production has been pushed to a later date. Creator Sam Levinson is still in the process of finalizing the script, while HBO has given the show’s cast freedom to explore other projects in the meantime.

This is a sound decision on HBO’s side since its cast includes some of Hollywood’s most promising young stars. Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, and Hunter Schafer all did great things outside of this series, while Colman Domingo is fresh off receiving his first Oscar nod.

Maude Apatow, Alexa Demie, Eric Dane, Nika King, and Storm Reid were also a part of the Euphoria ensemble in the first two seasons, alongside Barbie Ferreira and the late Angus Cloud. HBO is still targeting the 2025 release date despite the most recent delay.

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Beyoncé is Gearing Up for the Release of New Country Album “Cowboy Carter” https://thedailyday.com/beyonce-is-gearing-up-for-the-release-of-new-country-album-cowboy-carter/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 06:48:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8241 Country music is experiencing a true boom right now, and Beyoncé is gearing up to embrace this genre on her next album. The release date of her upcoming record is just two weeks away, and we finally know it will be called Act II: Cowboy Carter. After exploring the Black roots of the house and […]

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Country music is experiencing a true boom right now, and Beyoncé is gearing up to embrace this genre on her next album. The release date of her upcoming record is just two weeks away, and we finally know it will be called Act II: Cowboy Carter.

After exploring the Black roots of the house and disco music on Renaissance, Beyoncé is ready to embrace the same approach on its follow-up album. She’ll tackle country this time around, after becoming aware that “the Black, brown and Native cowboy stories are missing in American history”, per an interview with Harper’s Bazaar.

Beyoncé announced the title of her next album by sharing an image of a saddle with metallic embellishments, covered with a red, white, and blue sash with the words “Cowboy Carter” written in the middle. This photo isn’t the official album cover, but it symbolizes the transition from Beyoncé’s Renaissance era since its cover showed her riding a horse with a blingy saddle.

Act II: Cowboy Carter is coming out on March 29, and Beyoncé already teased its release with two singles: “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages”. The first song created a lot of buzz for this album after hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts, making history as the first song by a Black female artist to top the latter chart.

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2024 Academy Awards: Billie Eilish, Becky G, & Ryan Gosling Among Performers https://thedailyday.com/2024-academy-awards-billie-eilish-becky-g-ryan-gosling-among-performers/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 06:24:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8226 The 2024 Academy Awards are just around the corner, and the more we learn about the ceremony—the more excited we are! The list of performers for the upcoming Oscars ceremony has been announced, and it includes Billie Eilish, Becky G, and Ryan Gosling. Billie Eilish is one of the front-runners for the best original song […]

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The 2024 Academy Awards are just around the corner, and the more we learn about the ceremony—the more excited we are! The list of performers for the upcoming Oscars ceremony has been announced, and it includes Billie Eilish, Becky G, and Ryan Gosling.

Billie Eilish is one of the front-runners for the best original song Oscar, and she’ll hit the stage with her brother Finneas O’Connell for a powerful rendition of “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie. Ryan Gosling will join forces with Mark Ronson to bring another Barbie song to the Oscars stage – the viral hit “I’m Just Ken”.

The remaining three best original song nominees will also be performed at the Oscars. Becky G will grace the stage with her take on Diane Warren’s “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot, Jon Batiste will perform “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony, while Scott George and the Osage Singers will put a new twist on “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon.

This announcement comes shortly after the Academy unveiled the first round of this year’s presenters, which includes many previous Oscar winners, including last year’s recipients Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Brendan Fraser.

The 2024 Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 10, with Jimmy Kimmel coming back to host the ceremony for the fourth time.

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2024 BAFTA Awards: “Oppenheimer” Leads the Way With Seven Awards https://thedailyday.com/2024-bafta-awards-oppenheimer-leads-the-way-with-seven-awards/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:38:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8209 After a lot of anticipation, the BAFTA Awards returned to London this Sunday night and gave us a night to remember. After coming into the ceremony with 13 nominations, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer emerged as the BAFTA’s biggest winner with seven wins. Oppenheimer was the runner-up for the best film trophy at this year’s BAFTAs, and […]

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After a lot of anticipation, the BAFTA Awards returned to London this Sunday night and gave us a night to remember. After coming into the ceremony with 13 nominations, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer emerged as the BAFTA’s biggest winner with seven wins.

Oppenheimer was the runner-up for the best film trophy at this year’s BAFTAs, and it lived up to the expectations, beating the likes of Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Poor Things to take this award home.

Nolan finally managed to win his first BAFTA for the best director, while the film’s stars Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. walked away with acting prizes. Oppenheimer was also honored in several technical categories, including best cinematography, editing, and original score.

Despite losing the best film award for Oppenheimer, the creative masterminds behind Poor Things still had a reason to celebrate. This film won five out of 11 awards it was nominated for, but it lost the coveted outstanding British film trophy to The Zone of Interest, which was also honored with the award for the best film not in the English language.

The 2024 BAFTA Awards took place on February 18 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with David Tennant hosting the ceremony.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2024 BAFTA AWARDS:

BEST FILM
Oppenheimer; Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas

LEADING ACTRESS
Emma Stone; Poor Things

LEADING ACTOR
Cillian Murphy; Oppenheimer

EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
Mia McKenna-Bruce

DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan; Oppenheimer

MAKE UP & HAIR
Poor Things; Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston

COSTUME DESIGN
Poor Things; Holly Waddington

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
The Zone of Interest; Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
Crab Day; Ross Stringer, Bartosz Stanislawek, Aleksandra Sykulak

BRITISH SHORT FILM
Jellyfish and Lobster; Yasmin Afifi, Elizabeth Rufai

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Poor Things; Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa Mihalek

SOUND
The Zone of Interest; Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers

ORIGINAL SCORE
Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson

DOCUMENTARY
20 Days in Mariupol; Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath, Michelle Mizner

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Da’Vine Joy Randolph; The Holdovers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Downey Jr.; Oppenheimer

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Fiction; Cord Jefferson

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Oppenheimer; Hoyte van Hoytema

EDITING
Oppenheimer; Jennifer Lame

CASTING
The Holdovers; Susan Shopmaker

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The Zone of Interest; Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Earth Mama; Savanah Leaf (Writer, Director, Producer), Shirley O’Connor (Producer), Medb Riordan (Producer)

ANIMATED FILM
The Boy and the Heron; Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Poor Things; Simon Hughes

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anatomy of a Fall; Justine Triet, Arthur Harari

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Class is Back in Session in the “Abbott Elementary” Season 3 Trailer https://thedailyday.com/class-is-back-in-session-in-the-abbott-elementary-season-3-trailer/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 06:18:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8195 Abbott Elementary has given us two delightful seasons, and it’s soon coming back for another ride! ABC recently teased the show’s big comeback next week with the Season 3 trailer that reveals what’s to come for the Abbott Elementary crew this school year. Things are never peaceful at Abbott, but they’re about to get even […]

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Abbott Elementary has given us two delightful seasons, and it’s soon coming back for another ride! ABC recently teased the show’s big comeback next week with the Season 3 trailer that reveals what’s to come for the Abbott Elementary crew this school year.

Things are never peaceful at Abbott, but they’re about to get even messier in the third season thanks to the school’s principal Ava (Janelle James). She decided to change her ways after attending a course at Harvard over the summer, but her attempts to be good at her job are only making things worse for everyone at Abbott.

In the meantime, Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) is trying to prove to everyone she can be edgy while doing her best to get over her crush on Gregory (Tyler James Williams). The rest of Abbott’s teachers and crew (Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, William Stanford Davis, and Sheryl Lee Ralph) are doing their best to deal with Ava’s erratic behavior.

Josh Segarra (The Other Two), Kimia Behpoornia (Hacks), and Benjamin Norris (Never Have I Ever) will also join the show’s cast in the highly-anticipated third season, which is set to premiere on ABC on February 7, with two brand-new episodes.

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Taylor Swift Ends Her Record-Breaking Year Atop the Billboard 200 Chart https://thedailyday.com/taylor-swift-ends-her-record-breaking-year-atop-the-billboard-200-chart/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 06:23:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8169 2023 has truly been a record-breaking year for Taylor Swift, and it’s only fitting for her to finish it on top! The final Billboard 200 chart of 2023 is in, and the Grammy-winning singer soared back to the top with her album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) to finish the year at No. 1. 1989 (Taylor’s Version) […]

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2023 has truly been a record-breaking year for Taylor Swift, and it’s only fitting for her to finish it on top! The final Billboard 200 chart of 2023 is in, and the Grammy-winning singer soared back to the top with her album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) to finish the year at No. 1.

1989 (Taylor’s Version) returned to No. 1 for the fourth non-consecutive week with 136,000 equivalent album units earned. It’s the re-recording of Swift’s seminal album 1989, and she promoted its release with a new single “Is It Over Now?”, which soared to No. 1 after fans gave it a major push.

1989 (Taylor’s Version) dethroned Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 to spend the last week of the year at No. 1. It’s not Swift’s only former No. 1 to make it to the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart this week, since it was joined by Midnights at No. 3 and Lover at No. 7.

This marks the 67th week Swift spent atop the Billboard 200 across all 13 of her chart-topping releases, and this number is quite historic. She’s just one week away from becoming a soloist with most weeks at No. 1, after equaling Elvis Presley. The all-time record will be much harder to achieve, and it’s held by The Beatles with 132 weeks atop the US Billboard 200 chart.

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Morgan Wallen & Taylor Swift Sweep the 2023 Billboard Music Awards https://thedailyday.com/morgan-wallen-taylor-swift-sweep-the-2023-billboard-music-awards/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 06:51:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8149 The Billboard Music Awards unveiled the list of winners for this year, and they’ve been pretty easy to predict. After dominating the Billboard charts throughout 2023, Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift emerged as the top winners at this year’s ceremony. The country singer Morgan Wallen led the way after picking up awards in 11 categories, […]

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The Billboard Music Awards unveiled the list of winners for this year, and they’ve been pretty easy to predict. After dominating the Billboard charts throughout 2023, Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift emerged as the top winners at this year’s ceremony.

The country singer Morgan Wallen led the way after picking up awards in 11 categories, starting with the top male artist. He also dominated the two main album and song fields: the top Billboard 200 album with One Thing at the Time and the top Hot 100 song with “Last Night”.

Despite Wallen’s best efforts, Swift managed to walk away with the shiniest trophy of the night – the top artist. She came out victorious in a total of 10 categories and tuned in via pre-recorded video message to thank her fans, saying she feels like the luckiest person in the world to have them in her corner.

Swift brought her career total to 39 Billboard Music Awards at this year’s ceremony, but she wasn’t the only artist to do so. Drake walked away with five awards and tied Swift’s record for most BBMAs won by a single artist.

The 2023 Billboard Music Awards took place on November 19, and the list of major winners also included SZA and Zach Bryan with four awards, followed by 21 Savage, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, and Miley Cyrus each with three wins.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS:

Artist Awards

Top Artist: Taylor Swift

Top New Artist: Zach Bryan

Top Male Artist: Morgan Wallen

Top Female Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group: Fuerza Regida

Top Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist: Morgan Wallen

Top Hot 100 Songwriter: Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Producer: Joey Moi

Top Streaming Songs Artist: Morgan Wallen

Top Radio Songs Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Song Sales Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Billboard Global 200 Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Billboard Global (Excluding U.S.) Artist: Taylor Swift

Top R&B Artist: SZA

Top R&B Male Artist: The Weeknd

Top R&B Female Artist: SZA

Top R&B Touring Artist: Beyoncé

Top Rap Artist: Drake

Top Rap Male Artist: Drake

Top Rap Female Artist: Nicki Minaj

Top Rap Touring Artist: Drake

Top Country Artist: Morgan Wallen

Top Country Male Artist: Morgan Wallen

Top Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Country Duo/Group: Zac Brown Band

Top Country Touring Artist: Morgan Wallen

Top Rock Artist: Zach Bryan

Top Rock Duo/Group: Arctic Monkeys

Top Rock Touring Artist: Coldplay

Top Latin Artist: Bad Bunny

Top Latin Male Artist: Bad Bunny

Top Latin Female Artist: Karol G

Top Latin Duo/Group: Fuerza Regida

Top Latin Touring Artist: Karol G

Top Global K-Pop Artist: NewJeans

Top K-Pop Touring Artist: Blackpink

Top Afrobeats Artist: Burna Boy

Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Beyoncé

Top Christian Artist: Lauren Daigle

Top Gospel Artist: Kanye West

Album Awards

Top Billboard 200 Album: Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time

Top Soundtrack: Barbie: The Album

Top R&B Album: SZA, SOS

Top Rap Album: Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss

Top Country Album: Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time

Top Rock Album: Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak

Top Latin Album: Bad Bunny: Un Verano Sin Ti

Top K-Pop Album: Stray Kids, 5-STAR

Top Dance/Electronic Album: Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE

Top Christian Album: Anne Wilson, My Jesus

Top Gospel Album: Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin, Kingdom Book One

Song Awards

Top Hot 100 Song: Morgan Wallen, “Last Night”

Top Streaming Song: Morgan Wallen, “Last Night”

Top Radio Song: Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”

Top Selling Song: Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”

Top Collaboration: Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage, “Creepin’”

Top Billboard Global 200 Song: Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”

Top Billboard Global (Excluding U.S.) Song: Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”

Top R&B Song: SZA, “Kill Bill”

Top Rap Song: Drake & 21 Savage, “Rich Flex”

Top Country Song: Morgan Wallen, “Last Night”

Top Rock Song: Zach Bryan, “Something in the Orange”

Top Latin Song: Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”

Top Global K-Pop Song: Jung Kook ft. Latto, “Seven”

Top Afrobeats Song: Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”

Top Dance/Electronic Song: David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, “I’m Good (Blue)”

Top Christian Song: Brandon Lake, “Gratitude”

Top Gospel Song: CeCe Winans, “Goodness of God”

Chart Achievement Award: Mariah Carey, “All I Want for Christmas Is You”

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Drake’s “For All the Dogs” Knocks it Out Off the Park on Billboard Charts https://thedailyday.com/drakes-for-all-the-dogs-knocks-it-out-off-the-park-on-billboard-charts/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 06:33:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8129 Drake never had any trouble soaring to the top of the Billboard charts, and he’s done it once again! His latest album For All the Dogs debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, becoming his 13th LP to do so, and set several major records on the Billboard Hot 100 along the way. With 402,000 album-equivalent […]

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Drake never had any trouble soaring to the top of the Billboard charts, and he’s done it once again! His latest album For All the Dogs debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, becoming his 13th LP to do so, and set several major records on the Billboard Hot 100 along the way.

With 402,000 album-equivalent units earned during its first week on the chart, For All the Dogs was a clear leader on the Billboard 200 chart this week. It’s Drake’s 13th album to hit No. 1 in the US, the third-most chart-leaders in the U.S. behind Jay-Z with 14 and The Beatless with 19.

For All the Dogs also made quite a splash on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with all of its 23 tracks making the cut. To make the whole thing even more impressive, seven of them made it to the top ten, including “First Person Shooter” ft. J. Cole, Drake’s 13th chart-topper in the US.

Drake is now tied with Michael Jackson for the most No. 1 songs among solo male artists, but he’s yet to surpass Rihanna (14), Mariah Carey (19), and The Beatles (20). He also became the first artist in history with over 300 Billboard Hot 100 entries with a total of 320.

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2023 TIFF: “American Fiction” Honored With People’s Choice Award https://thedailyday.com/2023-tiff-american-fiction-honored-with-peoples-choice-award/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 06:51:28 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8110 Another Toronto International Film Festival is behind us, and it brought some fantastic new films our way. Cord Jefferson’s feature directorial debut American Fiction emerged as the festival’s buzziest title and walked away with TIFF’s People’s Choice Award. Based on Percival Everett’s novel Erasure, this acclaimed drama follows respected author and English literature professor Thelonious […]

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Another Toronto International Film Festival is behind us, and it brought some fantastic new films our way. Cord Jefferson’s feature directorial debut American Fiction emerged as the festival’s buzziest title and walked away with TIFF’s People’s Choice Award.

Based on Percival Everett’s novel Erasure, this acclaimed drama follows respected author and English literature professor Thelonious “Monk” Ellison. He’s so infuriated by the stereotypical depiction of the Black community in modern literature that he decides to write a satirical book that embraces all the overused clichés – only to watch it become a bestseller.

Jeffrey Wright received acclaim in Toronto for his lead role in American Fiction, but this film also stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, John Ortiz, Issa Rae, and Adam Brody.

People’s Choice Award is voted by the moviegoers attending the film screenings at TIFF, and it’s widely regarded as an important indicator of the film’s Oscar chances. Recipients of this award often either received a nod or won the best picture Oscar, including Nomadland, Green Book, and 12 Years a Slave.

As for the rest of the winners at this year’s TIFF, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers was chosen as the runner-up for the People’s Choice Award, followed by Hayao Miyazaki’s opening film The Boy and the Heron.

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Apple TV+ has given us one of the most fascinating space series in recent years with For All Mankind, and this universe will soon expand. The streaming giant ordered the fifth season of this alt-history series and green-lit its first spin-off Star City.

For All Mankind is set in an alternate timeline, where the Soviet Union became the first nation to pull off a Moon landing instead of the United States. This changed the course of the space race and forced NASA to do everything in its power to catch up.

For All Mankind centers on the American program, but the new spin-off Star City will switch up the perspective and take us behind the Iron Curtain. It will show the lives of cosmonauts, engineers, and intelligence officers in the Soviet space program.

Matt Cherniss, head of programming for Apple TV+, said that there’s so much left to explore in the For All Mankind universe, and this spin-off will allow them to do just that.

“For All Mankind continues to build out a fascinating world and capture global audiences through high-quality storytelling that has been so skillfully developed by Ron, Matt and Ben. [We] can’t wait to dive into this next chapter of the engrossing For All Mankind universe,” said Cherniss in a statement.

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“Euphoria” Season 3 is Still Targeting 2025 Release Amid Another Delay https://thedailyday.com/euphoria-season-3-is-still-targeting-2025-release-amid-another-delay/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 06:41:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8253 The anticipation for the long-awaited third season of Euphoria continues, with no end on the horizon. HBO has addressed recent speculations about the show’s potential cancelation, and announced they’re delaying it to give Sam Levinson more time to work on the scripts. After rumors about HBO scrapping the show’s third season emerged online, the network […]

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The anticipation for the long-awaited third season of Euphoria continues, with no end on the horizon. HBO has addressed recent speculations about the show’s potential cancelation, and announced they’re delaying it to give Sam Levinson more time to work on the scripts.

After rumors about HBO scrapping the show’s third season emerged online, the network released a statement assuring fans there was no truth to them. “HBO and Sam Levinson remain committed to making an exceptional third season,” reads the official statement, but everything’s not exactly going according to plan.

Despite HBO’s reassurance, there’s still a lot of uncertainty surrounding Season 3 and the start of production has been pushed to a later date. Creator Sam Levinson is still in the process of finalizing the script, while HBO has given the show’s cast freedom to explore other projects in the meantime.

This is a sound decision on HBO’s side since its cast includes some of Hollywood’s most promising young stars. Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Sydney Sweeney, and Hunter Schafer all did great things outside of this series, while Colman Domingo is fresh off receiving his first Oscar nod.

Maude Apatow, Alexa Demie, Eric Dane, Nika King, and Storm Reid were also a part of the Euphoria ensemble in the first two seasons, alongside Barbie Ferreira and the late Angus Cloud. HBO is still targeting the 2025 release date despite the most recent delay.

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Beyoncé is Gearing Up for the Release of New Country Album “Cowboy Carter” https://thedailyday.com/beyonce-is-gearing-up-for-the-release-of-new-country-album-cowboy-carter/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 06:48:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8241 Country music is experiencing a true boom right now, and Beyoncé is gearing up to embrace this genre on her next album. The release date of her upcoming record is just two weeks away, and we finally know it will be called Act II: Cowboy Carter. After exploring the Black roots of the house and […]

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Country music is experiencing a true boom right now, and Beyoncé is gearing up to embrace this genre on her next album. The release date of her upcoming record is just two weeks away, and we finally know it will be called Act II: Cowboy Carter.

After exploring the Black roots of the house and disco music on Renaissance, Beyoncé is ready to embrace the same approach on its follow-up album. She’ll tackle country this time around, after becoming aware that “the Black, brown and Native cowboy stories are missing in American history”, per an interview with Harper’s Bazaar.

Beyoncé announced the title of her next album by sharing an image of a saddle with metallic embellishments, covered with a red, white, and blue sash with the words “Cowboy Carter” written in the middle. This photo isn’t the official album cover, but it symbolizes the transition from Beyoncé’s Renaissance era since its cover showed her riding a horse with a blingy saddle.

Act II: Cowboy Carter is coming out on March 29, and Beyoncé already teased its release with two singles: “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages”. The first song created a lot of buzz for this album after hitting No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts, making history as the first song by a Black female artist to top the latter chart.

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2024 Academy Awards: Billie Eilish, Becky G, & Ryan Gosling Among Performers https://thedailyday.com/2024-academy-awards-billie-eilish-becky-g-ryan-gosling-among-performers/ Thu, 29 Feb 2024 06:24:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8226 The 2024 Academy Awards are just around the corner, and the more we learn about the ceremony—the more excited we are! The list of performers for the upcoming Oscars ceremony has been announced, and it includes Billie Eilish, Becky G, and Ryan Gosling. Billie Eilish is one of the front-runners for the best original song […]

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The 2024 Academy Awards are just around the corner, and the more we learn about the ceremony—the more excited we are! The list of performers for the upcoming Oscars ceremony has been announced, and it includes Billie Eilish, Becky G, and Ryan Gosling.

Billie Eilish is one of the front-runners for the best original song Oscar, and she’ll hit the stage with her brother Finneas O’Connell for a powerful rendition of “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie. Ryan Gosling will join forces with Mark Ronson to bring another Barbie song to the Oscars stage – the viral hit “I’m Just Ken”.

The remaining three best original song nominees will also be performed at the Oscars. Becky G will grace the stage with her take on Diane Warren’s “The Fire Inside” from Flamin’ Hot, Jon Batiste will perform “It Never Went Away” from American Symphony, while Scott George and the Osage Singers will put a new twist on “Wahzhazhe (A Song For My People)” from Killers of the Flower Moon.

This announcement comes shortly after the Academy unveiled the first round of this year’s presenters, which includes many previous Oscar winners, including last year’s recipients Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Brendan Fraser.

The 2024 Academy Awards will be held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on March 10, with Jimmy Kimmel coming back to host the ceremony for the fourth time.

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2024 BAFTA Awards: “Oppenheimer” Leads the Way With Seven Awards https://thedailyday.com/2024-bafta-awards-oppenheimer-leads-the-way-with-seven-awards/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 06:38:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8209 After a lot of anticipation, the BAFTA Awards returned to London this Sunday night and gave us a night to remember. After coming into the ceremony with 13 nominations, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer emerged as the BAFTA’s biggest winner with seven wins. Oppenheimer was the runner-up for the best film trophy at this year’s BAFTAs, and […]

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After a lot of anticipation, the BAFTA Awards returned to London this Sunday night and gave us a night to remember. After coming into the ceremony with 13 nominations, Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer emerged as the BAFTA’s biggest winner with seven wins.

Oppenheimer was the runner-up for the best film trophy at this year’s BAFTAs, and it lived up to the expectations, beating the likes of Anatomy of a Fall, The Holdovers, Killers of the Flower Moon, and Poor Things to take this award home.

Nolan finally managed to win his first BAFTA for the best director, while the film’s stars Cillian Murphy and Robert Downey Jr. walked away with acting prizes. Oppenheimer was also honored in several technical categories, including best cinematography, editing, and original score.

Despite losing the best film award for Oppenheimer, the creative masterminds behind Poor Things still had a reason to celebrate. This film won five out of 11 awards it was nominated for, but it lost the coveted outstanding British film trophy to The Zone of Interest, which was also honored with the award for the best film not in the English language.

The 2024 BAFTA Awards took place on February 18 at the Royal Festival Hall in London, with David Tennant hosting the ceremony.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2024 BAFTA AWARDS:

BEST FILM
Oppenheimer; Christopher Nolan, Charles Roven, Emma Thomas

LEADING ACTRESS
Emma Stone; Poor Things

LEADING ACTOR
Cillian Murphy; Oppenheimer

EE RISING STAR AWARD (voted for by the public)
Mia McKenna-Bruce

DIRECTOR
Christopher Nolan; Oppenheimer

MAKE UP & HAIR
Poor Things; Nadia Stacey, Mark Coulier, Josh Weston

COSTUME DESIGN
Poor Things; Holly Waddington

OUTSTANDING BRITISH FILM
The Zone of Interest; Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson

BRITISH SHORT ANIMATION
Crab Day; Ross Stringer, Bartosz Stanislawek, Aleksandra Sykulak

BRITISH SHORT FILM
Jellyfish and Lobster; Yasmin Afifi, Elizabeth Rufai

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Poor Things; Shona Heath, James Price, Zsuzsa Mihalek

SOUND
The Zone of Interest; Johnnie Burn, Tarn Willers

ORIGINAL SCORE
Oppenheimer, Ludwig Göransson

DOCUMENTARY
20 Days in Mariupol; Mstyslav Chernov, Raney Aronson Rath, Michelle Mizner

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Da’Vine Joy Randolph; The Holdovers

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Robert Downey Jr.; Oppenheimer

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
American Fiction; Cord Jefferson

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Oppenheimer; Hoyte van Hoytema

EDITING
Oppenheimer; Jennifer Lame

CASTING
The Holdovers; Susan Shopmaker

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
The Zone of Interest; Jonathan Glazer, James Wilson

OUTSTANDING DEBUT BY A BRITISH WRITER, DIRECTOR OR PRODUCER
Earth Mama; Savanah Leaf (Writer, Director, Producer), Shirley O’Connor (Producer), Medb Riordan (Producer)

ANIMATED FILM
The Boy and the Heron; Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki

SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS
Poor Things; Simon Hughes

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Anatomy of a Fall; Justine Triet, Arthur Harari

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Class is Back in Session in the “Abbott Elementary” Season 3 Trailer https://thedailyday.com/class-is-back-in-session-in-the-abbott-elementary-season-3-trailer/ Thu, 01 Feb 2024 06:18:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8195 Abbott Elementary has given us two delightful seasons, and it’s soon coming back for another ride! ABC recently teased the show’s big comeback next week with the Season 3 trailer that reveals what’s to come for the Abbott Elementary crew this school year. Things are never peaceful at Abbott, but they’re about to get even […]

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Abbott Elementary has given us two delightful seasons, and it’s soon coming back for another ride! ABC recently teased the show’s big comeback next week with the Season 3 trailer that reveals what’s to come for the Abbott Elementary crew this school year.

Things are never peaceful at Abbott, but they’re about to get even messier in the third season thanks to the school’s principal Ava (Janelle James). She decided to change her ways after attending a course at Harvard over the summer, but her attempts to be good at her job are only making things worse for everyone at Abbott.

In the meantime, Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) is trying to prove to everyone she can be edgy while doing her best to get over her crush on Gregory (Tyler James Williams). The rest of Abbott’s teachers and crew (Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, William Stanford Davis, and Sheryl Lee Ralph) are doing their best to deal with Ava’s erratic behavior.

Josh Segarra (The Other Two), Kimia Behpoornia (Hacks), and Benjamin Norris (Never Have I Ever) will also join the show’s cast in the highly-anticipated third season, which is set to premiere on ABC on February 7, with two brand-new episodes.

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Taylor Swift Ends Her Record-Breaking Year Atop the Billboard 200 Chart https://thedailyday.com/taylor-swift-ends-her-record-breaking-year-atop-the-billboard-200-chart/ Tue, 26 Dec 2023 06:23:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8169 2023 has truly been a record-breaking year for Taylor Swift, and it’s only fitting for her to finish it on top! The final Billboard 200 chart of 2023 is in, and the Grammy-winning singer soared back to the top with her album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) to finish the year at No. 1. 1989 (Taylor’s Version) […]

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2023 has truly been a record-breaking year for Taylor Swift, and it’s only fitting for her to finish it on top! The final Billboard 200 chart of 2023 is in, and the Grammy-winning singer soared back to the top with her album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) to finish the year at No. 1.

1989 (Taylor’s Version) returned to No. 1 for the fourth non-consecutive week with 136,000 equivalent album units earned. It’s the re-recording of Swift’s seminal album 1989, and she promoted its release with a new single “Is It Over Now?”, which soared to No. 1 after fans gave it a major push.

1989 (Taylor’s Version) dethroned Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 to spend the last week of the year at No. 1. It’s not Swift’s only former No. 1 to make it to the top ten on the Billboard 200 chart this week, since it was joined by Midnights at No. 3 and Lover at No. 7.

This marks the 67th week Swift spent atop the Billboard 200 across all 13 of her chart-topping releases, and this number is quite historic. She’s just one week away from becoming a soloist with most weeks at No. 1, after equaling Elvis Presley. The all-time record will be much harder to achieve, and it’s held by The Beatles with 132 weeks atop the US Billboard 200 chart.

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Morgan Wallen & Taylor Swift Sweep the 2023 Billboard Music Awards https://thedailyday.com/morgan-wallen-taylor-swift-sweep-the-2023-billboard-music-awards/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 06:51:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8149 The Billboard Music Awards unveiled the list of winners for this year, and they’ve been pretty easy to predict. After dominating the Billboard charts throughout 2023, Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift emerged as the top winners at this year’s ceremony. The country singer Morgan Wallen led the way after picking up awards in 11 categories, […]

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The Billboard Music Awards unveiled the list of winners for this year, and they’ve been pretty easy to predict. After dominating the Billboard charts throughout 2023, Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift emerged as the top winners at this year’s ceremony.

The country singer Morgan Wallen led the way after picking up awards in 11 categories, starting with the top male artist. He also dominated the two main album and song fields: the top Billboard 200 album with One Thing at the Time and the top Hot 100 song with “Last Night”.

Despite Wallen’s best efforts, Swift managed to walk away with the shiniest trophy of the night – the top artist. She came out victorious in a total of 10 categories and tuned in via pre-recorded video message to thank her fans, saying she feels like the luckiest person in the world to have them in her corner.

Swift brought her career total to 39 Billboard Music Awards at this year’s ceremony, but she wasn’t the only artist to do so. Drake walked away with five awards and tied Swift’s record for most BBMAs won by a single artist.

The 2023 Billboard Music Awards took place on November 19, and the list of major winners also included SZA and Zach Bryan with four awards, followed by 21 Savage, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, and Miley Cyrus each with three wins.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS AT THE 2023 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS:

Artist Awards

Top Artist: Taylor Swift

Top New Artist: Zach Bryan

Top Male Artist: Morgan Wallen

Top Female Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Duo/Group: Fuerza Regida

Top Billboard 200 Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist: Morgan Wallen

Top Hot 100 Songwriter: Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Producer: Joey Moi

Top Streaming Songs Artist: Morgan Wallen

Top Radio Songs Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Song Sales Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Billboard Global 200 Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Billboard Global (Excluding U.S.) Artist: Taylor Swift

Top R&B Artist: SZA

Top R&B Male Artist: The Weeknd

Top R&B Female Artist: SZA

Top R&B Touring Artist: Beyoncé

Top Rap Artist: Drake

Top Rap Male Artist: Drake

Top Rap Female Artist: Nicki Minaj

Top Rap Touring Artist: Drake

Top Country Artist: Morgan Wallen

Top Country Male Artist: Morgan Wallen

Top Country Female Artist: Taylor Swift

Top Country Duo/Group: Zac Brown Band

Top Country Touring Artist: Morgan Wallen

Top Rock Artist: Zach Bryan

Top Rock Duo/Group: Arctic Monkeys

Top Rock Touring Artist: Coldplay

Top Latin Artist: Bad Bunny

Top Latin Male Artist: Bad Bunny

Top Latin Female Artist: Karol G

Top Latin Duo/Group: Fuerza Regida

Top Latin Touring Artist: Karol G

Top Global K-Pop Artist: NewJeans

Top K-Pop Touring Artist: Blackpink

Top Afrobeats Artist: Burna Boy

Top Dance/Electronic Artist: Beyoncé

Top Christian Artist: Lauren Daigle

Top Gospel Artist: Kanye West

Album Awards

Top Billboard 200 Album: Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time

Top Soundtrack: Barbie: The Album

Top R&B Album: SZA, SOS

Top Rap Album: Drake & 21 Savage, Her Loss

Top Country Album: Morgan Wallen, One Thing at a Time

Top Rock Album: Zach Bryan, American Heartbreak

Top Latin Album: Bad Bunny: Un Verano Sin Ti

Top K-Pop Album: Stray Kids, 5-STAR

Top Dance/Electronic Album: Beyoncé, RENAISSANCE

Top Christian Album: Anne Wilson, My Jesus

Top Gospel Album: Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin, Kingdom Book One

Song Awards

Top Hot 100 Song: Morgan Wallen, “Last Night”

Top Streaming Song: Morgan Wallen, “Last Night”

Top Radio Song: Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”

Top Selling Song: Taylor Swift, “Anti-Hero”

Top Collaboration: Metro Boomin, The Weeknd, 21 Savage, “Creepin’”

Top Billboard Global 200 Song: Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”

Top Billboard Global (Excluding U.S.) Song: Miley Cyrus, “Flowers”

Top R&B Song: SZA, “Kill Bill”

Top Rap Song: Drake & 21 Savage, “Rich Flex”

Top Country Song: Morgan Wallen, “Last Night”

Top Rock Song: Zach Bryan, “Something in the Orange”

Top Latin Song: Eslabon Armado x Peso Pluma, “Ella Baila Sola”

Top Global K-Pop Song: Jung Kook ft. Latto, “Seven”

Top Afrobeats Song: Rema & Selena Gomez, “Calm Down”

Top Dance/Electronic Song: David Guetta & Bebe Rexha, “I’m Good (Blue)”

Top Christian Song: Brandon Lake, “Gratitude”

Top Gospel Song: CeCe Winans, “Goodness of God”

Chart Achievement Award: Mariah Carey, “All I Want for Christmas Is You”

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Drake’s “For All the Dogs” Knocks it Out Off the Park on Billboard Charts https://thedailyday.com/drakes-for-all-the-dogs-knocks-it-out-off-the-park-on-billboard-charts/ Tue, 17 Oct 2023 06:33:00 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8129 Drake never had any trouble soaring to the top of the Billboard charts, and he’s done it once again! His latest album For All the Dogs debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, becoming his 13th LP to do so, and set several major records on the Billboard Hot 100 along the way. With 402,000 album-equivalent […]

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Drake never had any trouble soaring to the top of the Billboard charts, and he’s done it once again! His latest album For All the Dogs debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, becoming his 13th LP to do so, and set several major records on the Billboard Hot 100 along the way.

With 402,000 album-equivalent units earned during its first week on the chart, For All the Dogs was a clear leader on the Billboard 200 chart this week. It’s Drake’s 13th album to hit No. 1 in the US, the third-most chart-leaders in the U.S. behind Jay-Z with 14 and The Beatless with 19.

For All the Dogs also made quite a splash on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, with all of its 23 tracks making the cut. To make the whole thing even more impressive, seven of them made it to the top ten, including “First Person Shooter” ft. J. Cole, Drake’s 13th chart-topper in the US.

Drake is now tied with Michael Jackson for the most No. 1 songs among solo male artists, but he’s yet to surpass Rihanna (14), Mariah Carey (19), and The Beatles (20). He also became the first artist in history with over 300 Billboard Hot 100 entries with a total of 320.

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2023 TIFF: “American Fiction” Honored With People’s Choice Award https://thedailyday.com/2023-tiff-american-fiction-honored-with-peoples-choice-award/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 06:51:28 +0000 https://thedailyday.com/?p=8110 Another Toronto International Film Festival is behind us, and it brought some fantastic new films our way. Cord Jefferson’s feature directorial debut American Fiction emerged as the festival’s buzziest title and walked away with TIFF’s People’s Choice Award. Based on Percival Everett’s novel Erasure, this acclaimed drama follows respected author and English literature professor Thelonious […]

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Another Toronto International Film Festival is behind us, and it brought some fantastic new films our way. Cord Jefferson’s feature directorial debut American Fiction emerged as the festival’s buzziest title and walked away with TIFF’s People’s Choice Award.

Based on Percival Everett’s novel Erasure, this acclaimed drama follows respected author and English literature professor Thelonious “Monk” Ellison. He’s so infuriated by the stereotypical depiction of the Black community in modern literature that he decides to write a satirical book that embraces all the overused clichés – only to watch it become a bestseller.

Jeffrey Wright received acclaim in Toronto for his lead role in American Fiction, but this film also stars Tracee Ellis Ross, Erika Alexander, Leslie Uggams, Sterling K. Brown, Myra Lucretia Taylor, John Ortiz, Issa Rae, and Adam Brody.

People’s Choice Award is voted by the moviegoers attending the film screenings at TIFF, and it’s widely regarded as an important indicator of the film’s Oscar chances. Recipients of this award often either received a nod or won the best picture Oscar, including Nomadland, Green Book, and 12 Years a Slave.

As for the rest of the winners at this year’s TIFF, Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers was chosen as the runner-up for the People’s Choice Award, followed by Hayao Miyazaki’s opening film The Boy and the Heron.

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