Billy Idol
The rock legend returns to the road for the next leg of his highly successful world tour, It's A Nice Day To…Tour Again!, produced by Live Nation, playing arenas and amphitheatres beginning at The Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA on Aug. 7 with support from DEVO, who along with SUSANNA HOFFS, VILLANELLE and GROCERY BAG will support IDOL on select dates. IDOL will also be performing a week-long run of shows at Las Vegas' Fontainebleau for his Hot In The City: Las Vegas residency Aug. 28-Sept. 5.
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Ridley Scott
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors will present an Academy Honorary Award to the British director, who has received Oscar nominations for directing Thelma & Louise, Gladiator and Black Hawk Down, as well as a Best Picture nomination for The Martian. Eight time Oscar® nominee GLENN CLOSE and animator FLOYD NORMAN will also receive the Oscar® statuettes to be presented at the Academy's 17th Governors Awards event on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood, in partnership with Rolex.
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Barack Obama
B-roll and photos are available ( press kit assets) as President and Mrs. OBAMA arrived in Chicago ahead of this week's grand opening celebration for the Obama Presidential Center located on 19.3 acres in historic Jackson Park in the South Side of Chicago. They toured the campus, enjoyed the final art installations and saw the completed museum exhibits for the first time. President BARACK OBAMA also spent time with children and families enjoying the playground and christened Home Court, where he played basketball for the first time on the center's NBA-regulation sized court. The June 18th invite-only star-studded Grand Opening Ceremony marks the official unveiling of the Center, and will be livestreamed. The Grand Opening Ceremony Official Watch Party viewing for the community starts at 11 AM and will be held on the Midway Plaisance near the Center for the community (ticket requests at capacity).
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Dave Chappelle
The award-winning American comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer of television and film will return to the cornfields of Yellow Springs, Ohio, this summer for the 6th anniversary edition of Dave Chappelle's Summer Camp—a new run of shows at the Wirrig Pavilion. The newly announced dates are July 1, 2 & 3; Aug. 20, 21 & 22; and Aug. 27, 28 & 29. This event will be a phone-free experience.
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Brian Fallon
The singer-songwriter and frontman of GASLIGHT ANTHEM will release his first original solo album in more than 5 years, Not Bad For New Jersey, arriving via his own Lesser Known Records at all DSPs and streaming services on Thursday, Sept. 10; physical release follows on Friday, Sept. 11. Album guests include THE KILLERS' BRANDON FLOWERS, DEF LEPPARD guitarist PHIL COLLEN, MARC RIBOT, LORI McKENNA, and more. Three album tracks, "Not Bad for New Jersey," "Better Before," and "Pearls" are out now. FALLON – backed by his band, THE PAINKILLERS – is marking the arrival of his new music with a series of intimate live performances, playing Asbury Park, NJ’s The Stone Pony yesterday (6/14). Next up is Nashville, TN's The Basement (6/16), West Hollywood, CA's Troubadour (6/20), and Chicago, IL's Reggies' Rock Club (6/22) with special guest EMILY WOLFE as support on all dates. In addition, BRIAN FALLON & THE PAINKILLERS will join the star-studded Riot Fest 2026 lineup, to be held Sept. 18-20 at Chicago, IL's Douglass Park.
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Roger Love
Interviews are available with the legendary celebrity voice coach behind BRADLEY COOPER's singing transformation in A Star Is Born, JOAQUIN PHOENIX & REESE WITHERSPOON sounding like JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER CASH in Walk The Line, and work with stars including SELENA GOMEZ, GWEN STEFANI, JOHN MAYER, MAROON 5, JENNIFER ANISTON, and more. Beyond celebrity stories, LOVE can reveal practical vocal and confidence-building techniques he teaches A-list performers, musicians, CEOs, and public figures to help improve communication, command attention, reduce anxiety, and unlock vocal power. LOVE can also discuss the breakthrough stuttering cure technique he discovered and featured in his upcoming documentary Find Your Voice, premiering on June 24 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, which follows a man who spent most of his life believing his debilitating stutter would never improve before experiencing dramatic results through LOVE's newly developed methods.
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