Da vida a uno de los personajes más hostiles de la ficción de prime time de Antena 3, pero antes pudimos verle en otro estreno en España en el que ofrecía una cara mucho más amable.
La vajilla es el eje en torno al que gira tu propia cocina. He seleccionado mis cinco favoritas en el mercado actual para que vistas tu mesa como si estuvieses en el mismísimo Marivent.
El 2026 nos ha dado muchas alegrías, pero también nos ha hecho derramar alguna lágrima, especialmente al conocer todos los famosos que nos han dejado este 2026. Homenajeamos con un último adiós a todos ellos en este listado.
Minuto30.com .- El país despide a uno de los grandes pioneros del entretenimiento y la televisión nacional. Alfonso Lizarazo, el icónico presentador, periodista y abogado oriundo de Bucaramanga, falleció este martes 4 de agosto a los 85 años de edad en la ciudad de Barranquilla.
Con su partida, se apaga la voz de un hombre que durante décadas se dedicó a llevar sonrisas a los hogares colombianos. A continuación, repasamos los detalles de su deceso y el inmenso legado que deja en la historia de la pantalla chica.
Complicaciones de salud y sus últimos años
De acuerdo con la información trascendida a los medios de comunicación, el deceso del reconocido presentador se produjo tras venir enfrentando problemas cardíacos durante varios años. Esta condición médica fue deteriorando progresivamente su estado de salud en los últimos meses.
Aunque su familia siempre manejó con estricta discreción todos los detalles relacionados con su intimidad y bienestar, se sabe que luego de su retiro de la vida pública y política, Lizarazo se había alejado de los focos mediáticos, radicándose lejos de las cámaras para vivir sus últimos años con tranquilidad.
El padre de ‘Sábados Felices’
El nombre de Alfonso Lizarazo está tatuado en la historia de la televisión colombiana gracias a su visión para el humor. Su gran hito comenzó a gestarse bajo las siguientes circunstancias:
Los inicios: En 1972, Lizarazo llegó a Caracol Televisión para liderar un programa semanal llamado Campeones de la Risa.
El nacimiento de una marca: Cuatro años después de su lanzamiento, bajo su dirección y estilo único, el formato evolucionó y fue rebautizado como Sábados Felices, convirtiéndose en el programa de humor más longevo y emblemático del país.
Gestor social: A través del programa, no solo impulsó la carrera de decenas de humoristas, sino que lideró la famosa campaña «Lleva una escuelita en tu corazón», construyendo centros educativos en zonas vulnerables gracias a los partidos de fútbol de los humoristas.
Del drama del secuestro al Senado de la República
La vida de Lizarazo no solo estuvo marcada por las luces del estudio de grabación. En la década de los noventa, vivió uno de los episodios más difíciles de su vida, que posteriormente lo impulsaría a dar un giro hacia la política nacional:
El secuestro: El 13 de noviembre de 1994, mientras viajaba con el elenco de su programa para uno de sus tradicionales eventos benéficos, fue secuestrado por el grupo guerrillero Movimiento Jaime Bateman Cayón. Afortunadamente, fue liberado sano y salvo cinco días después.
Salto a la política: Tras dejar la conducción de Sábados Felices, Lizarazo decidió apostar por el servicio público. En 1998 fue elegido como senador de la República, cargo en el que completó su período legislativo hasta el año 2002.
Colombia despide hoy no solo a un talentoso comunicador, sino al arquitecto de las sonrisas de múltiples generaciones que crecieron viéndolo presentar cada fin de semana. Paz en su tumba.
Beyoncé is full of surprises.
Several weeks after the release of “Morning Dew (Donk),” Bey surprise-releases the “Morning Dew (Donk)” Remix Pack, a four-pack with two cuts featuring the talents of her hubby, the hip-hop superstar Jay-Z.
The EP dropped in the small hours of Wednesday morning (Aug. 5), alerted to the Beyhive by way of a social post from Parkwood Entertainment.
Written by Beyoncé, Pharrell Williams, The-Dream and Darius Dixon, Beyonce announced “Morning Dew (Donk)” on the 4th of July weekend, an official release closing a chapter on demos leaked in recent years.
On the Remix Pack, Jay-Z — he’s listed as JAŸ-Z (with an umlaut over the “Y”) — jumps in with a fresh rhyme. “Top of the top, sloppy as a morning dew / the watch is vintage, I don’t need nothing new / coming through Malibu in the old school,” he raps. Jay’s vocals also appear on an “acoustic” version.
Beyonce returned to the top 10 of Billboard’s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for the first time in three years as “Morning Dew (Donk)” bowed at No. 7 on the tally dated July 18. Meanwhile, “Morning Dew” started at No. 3 on Hot R&B Songs and No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming her 61st top 40 title.
The song was, reportedly, recorded back in 2013 around the Beyoncé album era; a snippet leaked in 2021 before a fuller version made its way online two years later, even sparking TikTok trends.
“Morning Dew” will appear on a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of Beyoncé’s sophomore album, B’Day. The set, released in September 2006, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and ignited the smash “Irreplaceable,” the 2007 year-end Hot 100 No. 1 single. Additional hits included “Beautiful Liar,” with Shakira (No. 3), “Deja Vu,” feat. Jay-Z (No. 4) and “Ring the Alarm” (No. 11).
“Morning Dew” will appear on a 20th anniversary deluxe edition of Beyoncé’s sophomore album, B’Day. The set, released in September 2006, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and sparked the smash “Irreplaceable,” the 2007 year-end Hot 100 No. 1 single. Additional hits included “Beautiful Liar,” with Shakira (No. 3), “Deja Vu,” feat. Jay-Z (No. 4) and “Ring the Alarm” (No. 11).
Stream the “Morning Dew (Donk)” Remix Pack below.
It’s been a thrilling year for rap at the stadium and arena level between Cardi B, JAY-Z and Don Toliver — but J. Cole just might be delivering the strongest hip-hop live show of the year.
On Tuesday (Aug. 4), the Fayetteville MC, who spent his college years in New York, lit up Madison Square Garden for the second night this week, marking his fourth of five NYC-area arena headlining shows. With Cole’s New York residency comprised of two MSG shows, two nights at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center and a stop at Long Island’s UBS Arena, the two-time Grammy Award winner could have probably booked one stadium show and called it a day. Nonetheless, his decision to remain in arenas allowed him to pour into the unique fan connection that’s underscored his entire, nearly two-decade career.
Before Cole took the stage, Dreamville’s Bas — who proudly shouted out the fact that he grew up in Jamaica, Queens — played a quick opening set that traded on posse cuts like “Down Bad” and his signature hit “Tribe.” Around 9:15 p.m., a hooded J. Cole knelt in the middle of a temporarily vacated section 106, ready to intimately begin the night with The Fall-Off‘s “39 Intro.” Talk about aura farming!
Across a nearly two-hour set, Cole ripped through a setlist largely anchored by The Fall-Off, his eighth studio album. Featuring appearances by Tems, Burna Boy, Petey Pablo and more, The Fall-Off opened atop the Billboard 200, with 21 of the album’s 24 tracks charting on the Billboard Hot 100 in its debut week. A denser, less radio-focused set than most of his catalog’s full-length entries, The Fall-Off finds Cole trying his hand at the double-album structure, splitting his eighth record into “Disc 29” and “Disc 39,” on which he recounts different homecomings at those respective ages, as well as the emotional journey between those two timestamps.
His production design reflected that homegrown, Fayetteville-set narrative with the backdrop consisting of a practical-meets-projected rendering of the city’s historic Market House (under which the band was annoyingly secluded) and his storied Honda Civic — which he revisited with this spring’s Trunk Sale Tour in support of The Fall-Off. Unlike many recent major arena shows, Cole shied away from elaborate stage design, let alone a B-stage. Instead, he opted for a more traditional, proscenium stage, with the curvature of his Fall-Off era typography service as the theater’s red curtains.
From the dazzling lighting design to his enviable stamina (you could count the number of times he stopped for water on one hand), Cole performed like this was his final tour. And, well, it kind of is. Cole’s current 73-day trek — which will bring him to North America, Europe, Australia, and South Africa — is widely expected to be his last of such scale, at least for a long time. Amazingly, that implication didn’t hang in the air like a cloud; Cole harnessed those feelings to further ground fan-centric moments like one concertgoer losing his mind for the chance to go bar-for-bar on “Johnny P’s Caddy.”
And beyond the show’s creative merits and Cole’s expert breath control and diction, The Fall-Off World Tour reminds the world that despite its namesake album’s headier feel — and the jokes that spawned from his decision to exit the 2024 Drake-Kendrick Lamar battle — Cole has an incredible catalog across mixtapes (“In the Morning”), deep cuts (“2Face”), hit singles (“Middle Child,” “Wet Dreamz”) and collaborations (“The London,” “Planez”).
When we talk about era-defining MCs with catalogs that hold up, Cole’s gotta be in the first round of conversation. And he didn’t even touch KOD or 4 Your Eyez Only; Cole’s setlist prioritized his day-ones as much as his navigation of the arena. The fans themselves are a vital element for Cole’s live show, and the world-class talent and real-world humility and good old-fashioned crowd control that drew fans to him were on full display on Tuesday night — look no further than his towering dual closer of 2014’s “No Role Modelz” and 2026’s “Quik Stop.”
Check out Billboard’s five best moments from J. Cole’s The Fall-Off World Tour below.
There’s nothing quite like a last chance performance to squeeze the tension and ramp-up the nerves.
Elsie found herself in just that position on America’s Got Talent.
Following the Auditions, the Mississippi mom and singer stood at or near the brink of elimination. But she made it through to the Judges’ Callbacks, a special round for those acts who landed three or four “Yes” votes at their audition to show why they deserve a spot in the Live shows.
For her make-it-through moment, she performed a cover of Ed Sheeran’s “Make It Rain” (originally by Foy Vance), reinterpreting the number with a splash of southern soul.
Simon Cowell was caught on a hot mic, explaining why the 32-year-old’s audition, a performance of an original song, “Forgiveless,” divided the judges and failed to spark him up. “She just didn’t make the connection the first time for whatever reason,” he explained to guest judges Poo Bear and Normani. “And this time it was like, seriously, a completely different experience.”
Elsie was proud of her efforts. “I can leave here feeling accomplished,” she said in an interview, which aired Tuesday night (Aug. 4) along with her Judges’ Callbacks performance, “because he said he wanted me to be myself and I feel like I accomplished that.”
Not so fast. Elsie and her fellow hopefuls gathered, one by one, to learn their fate.
Cowell, as he so often likes to do, kept the artist and the viewers hanging. “I think after that first audition was what we spoke about yesterday was I didn’t quite feel the connection. I think today, from the minute you walked out, you actually lit up the stage,” he remarked. “You have this incredible, almost like peaceful, aura about you. And there is no question of doubt, we will not be making these live shows… without you.”
Cue the tears.
“So, you are joining us in the live shows,” Cowell confirmed, if any doubt remained.
The acerbic British judge also advanced Abiud Sando, Nyjah Music & Zyah Rhythm, Akira, and Travis Garland, while Elekrodads was eliminated. Meanwhile, Mel B advanced Butter & Grit, James & Marina, and Béty, while Lachlan Patterson, Joel M, and Madelyn Tallent & Malachi Martin headed for the exit.
AGT airs every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET on NBC, streaming the next day on Peacock.
Watch Elsie’s green-light moment on AGT’s Results video below.
KATSEYE (Yoonchae, Danielle, Megan and Lara) have a lot on their minds. The international girl group share how they feel about their new documentary Wild Hearts, what they’re excited for their EYEKONS to see, their thoughts on seeing Manon in the documentary, as well as react to “Animal” becoming their highest charting song on the Hot 100 chart.
Tetris Kelly
Alright, guys. We have been on such a crazy journey, and I remember how we felt about Pop Star Academy when we watched that. But how does it feel seeing this part of your story on the big screen?
Danielle (KATSEYE)
I think it’s good to see. It’s very much more authentic. You get a little bit more of that rawness, more of like the BTS, more of that grind, that day-to-day grind that people I feel like don’t really get to see a lot, so I think it’s very nice that we’re finally like making a film to show that.
Tetris Kelly
Yeah, you talk about the grind. I mean, you guys just dropped “Animal, which became your highest-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100 to date. So congratulations! How do you guys feel about “Animal” getting all this success right now?
Megan (KATSEYE)
We’re so grateful. We couldn’t be more grateful. We’ve worked so hard, and we’re continuing to. And it just makes us so much more excited for the world tour to come out, and just the album and everything. So yeah, we we love you guys so much. We couldn’t.
Tetris Kelly
I mean, the tour. We’re getting bigger venues this time. So what are we going to see? Any surprises? What can the fans expect out there?
Lara (KATSEYE)
I think lots of vocals, more vocal moments. I think a bit more like interaction with the fans. It’s just we’re planning like a really, really, really sick show. We just started rehearsals, and we’re grinding. It’s going to be awesome.
Tetris Kelly
And I’ve tried to, of course, be as respectful as possible and give you guys space. But now that you guys have talked about it a couple times with Manal being in this film. How does it feel emotionally being here tonight and seeing that?
Lara (KATSEYE)
I think it’s so so beautiful. She is such an incredible, important, and beautiful part of KATSEYE’s journey and will forever be. So of course she is in this movie, and like it’s so beautiful to watch that and watch the journey as it happened, and also for all the EYEKON to see. I think that they’re going to be so happy. They love her so much, and we love her so much. And it’s it’s just it’s beautiful. It’s awesome.
Tetris Kelly
I love her. I love you guys, and I’m so excited to see the film. Thanks, guys. Thank you. Of course.
Simple Minds and Delta Goodrem brought some rock and pop star-power to the closing ceremony for the 2026 Commonwealth Games, presented Sunday, Aug. 2 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Delta, the superstar Sydneysider, kept the Australian gold-rush flowing by performing her classic “Born To Try,” lifted from her 2003 smash debut album Innocent Eyes, and had the honors of welcoming the athletes into The OVO Hydro with a medley of her hits.
Delta belted out a batch of power ballads, including “Eclipse,” the song she performed at the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, and fresh cut “Warrior.”
“Glasgow,” she writes on Instagram. “What a way to close the 2026 Commonwealth Games celebrating these incredible athletes, their strength, perseverance, heart. The unity that sports and music bring! A special moment singing Warrior for you all.”
To close it out, Goodrem teamed up with Scottish pop artist Cammy Barnes for a rendition of Australia’s unofficial national anthem, John Farnham’s “You’re the Voice.”
Goodrem has now completed a Commonwealth Games hattrick, after twice performing at the tournament in Australia — at Melbourne 2006 and Gold Coast 2018.
With her closing ceremony spot, Delta ensured her homeland continued its winning form. Australia topped the medals table with 70 gold, well ahead of England (29 gold) and Canada (19), respectively.
Delta is on something of a victory lap. Following her spot at Eurovision, where she finished fourth, she will begin her independent phase with Pure on Nov. 6, her first album release through a new deal struck with Universal Music via Better Now Records/Electrola. It’s the followup to Delta’s 2021 collection, Bridge Over Troubled Dreams (via Sony Music), her fifth leader on the ARIA Albums Chart.
Meanwhile, Glasgow’s finest, Simple Minds, wrapped-up the Commonwealth Games spectacular with a pair of songs from their mid-‘80s pomp, “Alive and Kicking” and “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and Co. will celebrate their fifth decade in music with the V Tour, kicking off February 2027 with a run of headlining arena shows in Australia and New Zealand.
Sandi Thom, Shereen Cutkelvin, Elephan Sessions and Bemz also performed at the Closing Ceremony, which marked the official end of the 11-day quadrennial multi-sport event. For the record, the home nation punched well above its weight during the official competition, winning 13 gold for fifth spot on the medals tally, ahead of New Zealand, Nigeria and Jamaica, respectively.
The Commonwealth Games spotlights athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations, which includes England and more than 70 former “British Empire” territories across the world.
With No. 1s on both sides of the Atlantic, Il Divo has experienced the peaks of a music career like few others. And in 2021, the crushing lows that come with the loss of a bandmate.
As the pandemic raged around the globe, Carlos Marín, the Spanish baritone and a beloved member of the classic crossover act, died unexpectedly at the age of 53.
The group’s surviving artists Urs Bühler (the Swiss tenor), Sébastien Izambard (the French pop artist) and David Miller (the American tenor) grieved, lifted. And with the discovery of Steven LaBrie, the Mexican-American baritone, a gift that would enable Il Divo to fulfil its second act.
“It was super difficult, to be honest,” recounts Izambard of the tragedy. “A part of us thought, we need to keep representing the legacy of our band. If Carlos had still been in this world, he would probably have told us to keep going.”
When the group considered pushing on, Miller pitched LaBrie, an artist he had worked with who possessed “an incredible voice,” Izambard says in a Zoom with Billboard. A recording of LaBrie’s talents came down the phone. “I was blown away, personally,” he explains. “I was like, there are some similarities in this voice. We talked the four of us, with Steven, to say how hard it’s gonna be, how big a role it to take on for Steven to be part of our band.”
Marín’s passing, he continues, “was a good lesson for me, especially. I want to enjoy life, as much as I can. That was a great message for all of us.”
Fast forward to 2026, and the chaps are enjoying life and music. A new album is in the works, the followup to 2024’s XX, a 20th anniversary collection of new material, including an original song.
“The plan is to do new music,” Bühler confirms, “then go back out and share that with the world. With some collaborations as well.” Watch this space.
Il Divo are giants in their lane. Initially assembled and mentored by Simon Cowell in 2003, the vocal group has sold more than 30 million albums, bagged two No. 1s on the Official U.K. Albums Chart and became the first classical crossover act to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, doing so 20 years ago, in 2006, with Ancora.
Along the way, they’ve collaborated with the likes of Celine Dion, Toni Braxton and Michael Ball, and entertained a who’s who of important figures, from former U.S. presidents George Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama to the late Queen Elizabeth II.
Australian audiences will be among the first to catch this new era of Il Divo. The group will return to Australia for a special all-star concert, Dec. 5, led by Jose Carreras, and featuring performances by Robbie Williams, the Corrs, Ronan Keating, Natalie Imbruglia, Darren Hayes, Katherine Jenkins and more.
Echo Pacific Entertainment is promoting the Carreras & Friends show at the Gabba Stadium in Brisbane — host city for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. It’ll mark Il Divo’s first live performance in these parts since a four-city run in 2023, produced by TEG Dainty, and serve as an early Christmas present for the act.
Carreras and his groundbreaking work with Luciano Pavarotti and Plácido Domingo was an early inspiration for Il Divo. “It could well be said that Il Divo wouldn’t exist without the Three Tenors,” Miller enthuses. “Yet another reason to thank Maestro Carreras.”