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Snow white makeup, pink prom dress, lipstick-stained teeth, blue eye shadow, and a messy, massive orange wig. That’s a drag queen for you! On Thursday, Chappell Roan delivered a campy, early-Lady-Gaga-esque performance of some of the standouts from her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess on NPR‘s Tiny Desk. It’s a performance we’ll be coming back to when she blows up. Backed by a full band (all in matching silly, smeared makeup), the Missouri-born star opened her performance with “Casual.”…

Robert Smigel even roped the spoof expert into singing one of his faux songs — a version of Sia's "Chandelier" about watching Mr. Belvedere Robert Smigel’s Triumph the Insult Comic Dog somehow found a way to add another goofy layer to “Weird Al” Yankovic’s iconic shtick. Yankovic was one of Triumph’s guests at his recent “Let’s Make a Poop!” live shows at SF Sketchfest (now available to watch in full online), and to honor the pop parody king, Triumph asked if he could perform some of his favorite…

Whatever Kanye West was paid to headline the first night of this weekend’s Rolling Loud California festival, it was easy money.Onstage for about an hour Thursday evening with Ty Dolla Sign — his partner on the chart-topping “Vultures 1” album released last month under the artist name ¥$ — Kanye roamed around in a black jacket and a face mask as their songs played over the festival’s sound system on a huge circular stage planted in the parking lot of Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium.If he was rapping, you couldn’t hear it; if he…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeRyan Gosling had the Oscars crowd in hysterics with his long-awaited performance of “I’m Just Ken”.The actor, 43, was one of several performers to entertain the star-studded audience in attendance at the 96th Academy Awards, which took place on Sunday (10 March) at the illustrious Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.After much speculation as to whether Gosling would agree to perform the song…

“Can you feel the Kenergy?”That was the question asked from the Dolby Theatre stage on Sunday night, when Ryan Gosling and a collection of Kens took over the 2024 Oscars with an elaborate performance of the “Barbie” showstopper “I’m Just Ken.”Gosling — reprising his Oscar-nominated performance as Ken, Barbie’s anxiety-ridden, try-hard, beta-status boyfriend — donned a vibrant pink suit, matching gloves and dark sunglasses to lead the live rendition of the anthem, in which Ken melodiously reconsiders the patriarchal…

Hollywood actor Ryan Gosling performed ‘I`m Just Ken’ from his film ‘Barbie’ on stage during the 96th Annual Academy Awards held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Dressed in a hot pink suit, Ryan exuded `Kenergy` alongside legendary guitarist Slash. A viral video shows Ryan stepping down the dais and making the film`s director Greta Gerwig as well as co-star and lead actor Margot Robbie sing along. Watch the videos below. Ryan Gosling, Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie and…

Cyrus is set to be featured on the Talking Heads tribute album version of Stop Making Sense Miley Cyrus is honoring one of the greats. On Thursday night, Cyrus performed a medley that included “Psycho Killer” by the Talking Heads during an intimate show at Los Angeles’ Chateau Marmont. The singer could be seen in a black top and pants singing alongside a guitarist inside the iconic hotel as she performed some alternative lyrics before telling the crowd, “If you know this song, this is the…

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The pre-wedding celebration of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant showcased an array of heartfelt performances by acclaimed singers. From Rihanna, Javed Ali, Harshdeep Kaur, Pritam, and Lucky Ali to Shreya Ghoshal, Sukhwinder Singh, and several others, a star-studded lineup graced the event hosted by India’s wealthiest individual, Mukesh Ambani, and his family in Jamnagar, Gujarat. Making waves among the esteemed performers at the pre-wedding affair, iconic vocalist Akon has captured widespread attention. Akon…

The legendary songwriter Diane Warren was presented with an honorary Oscar in November 2022, but if you think that means that the 67-year-old is done pursuing a competitive Oscar, well, then you don’t know Diane Warren. Indeed, for her latest tune, “The Fire Inside,” which is featured in Eva Longoria’s feature directorial debut Flamin’ Hot, Warren is nominated for the best original song Oscar for the 15th time, seventh year in a row and ninth time in 10 years! No woman in Oscars history has ever…