Press junkets, social media posts and contractually obliged red carpet appearances are all par for the course when you’re a movie star promoting your latest film.
But now celebrities are taking marketing to the next level by dressing up in ensembles inspired by their characters at award shows as a clever way to drum up excitement for the audience.
Vogue described the tactic as a ‘chance to extend a project’s cinematic universe onto the red carpet before the movie even
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It’s August, but Santa Claus is hard at work. No, he’s not busy checking his lists or helping the elves make presents for all the good little children around the world. He’s livestreaming on TikTok, where he has 1.3 million followers.
And this year, Santa’s the one with the wish list. He’s hoping that the people watching his livestream will send him digital gifts using TikTok Coins, a currency that allows users to effectively beam cash to their favorite creators
The auditions are over and Hollywood Week is just beginning on Sunday night’s new episode of American Idol.
A slew of performers were sent through the the Duets section of Hollywood Week, as many more were sent home as their Idol journeys come to an end.
The debut episode of Hollywood Week also brought back a number of notable Idol Alums as mentors.
Clay Aiken, Jordin Sparks, Phillip Phillips, David Archuleta and Justin Guarini were among the mentors who helped
American Idol finalist Willie Spence posted a heartbreaking video of him belting out a Christian song in his parked car hours before he died in a horror crash.
The 23-year-old shared now chilling footage of him singing ‘You Are My Hiding Place’ before he slammed his 2019 Jeep Cherokee into a parked semitruck in Jasper, Tennessee.
The talented singer kept his eyes closed as he tilted his head back and blared out the emotional anthem from earlier yesterday.
It came
The death of Chris Daughtry’s 25-year-old stepdaughter is being treated as a homicide while her boyfriend, Bobby Jolly, 25, has been arrested.
Tennessee District Attorney General, Jared Effler, is conducting an investigation into Hannah Price’s death which happened on Friday.
Hannah was found dead by police officers dead at her home in Nashville on Friday.
Jolly, was arrested and taken to Fentress County Jail later that day, although detectives have not stated if he is a person of interest or
Former American Idol personality Syesha Mercado says she and her partner Tyron Deener have regained custody of their 16-month-old son Amen’Ra following an extended six-month battle.
Mercado, 35, captioned an Instagram post Friday, ‘AMEN’RA IS OFFICIALLY HOME!!!’ along with a clip of the couple driving home with Amen’Ra in a car seat.
Mercado in the clip sang to her son, as the couple opened up about the details of the case, which began in February after Child Protective Services put
