There’s no long tail like a “Choosin’ Texas” long tail. Ella Langley’s smash has just set the all-time record for the most weeks spent by a single at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart: 23. That pushes it out of the tie it held last week with Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for […]

Netflix will officially submit “Too Much To Ask” from the animated feature “Ray Gunn” for consideration in the original song category at the Oscars, Variety has learned exclusively. Directed by Brad Bird, “Ray Gunn” is set in Metropia, a gigantic city in an alternate future as seen from 1939, where private eye Raymond Gunn is […]

Lionel Richie will miss at least a few concert dates after being hospitalized this week and undergoing a procedure to treat atrial fibrillation, the singer’s rep says. “Lionel underwent a common procedure for Atrial fibrillation (AFib),” Richie’s representative said in a statement given to Variety. “The doctor said everything went perfectly… Lionel is doing great […]

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