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Celebrity Bulletin , May 22 2026


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events:  4
Las Vegas

 

John Legend

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The EGOT will be among the presenters at The 52nd American Music Awards hosted by QUEEN LATIFAH on Memorial DayMondayMay 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, and airing live coast to coast on CBS Television Network and Paramount+ at 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT.

PR (Legend): ID Public Relations, Kelly Bush Novak kbushnovak@id-pr.com, Katie Altman kaltman@id-pr.com & Elif Mamak emamak@id-pr.com

Event Media Contacts: 
Dick Clark Productions, Gina Sorial gsorial@dickclark.com // APEX Public Relations, Andy Gelb & Elyse Weissman AMAs@theapex-pr.com // MGM Resorts International, Scott Ghertner 
sghertner@mgmresorts.com & Allyson Wadman 
awadman@mgmresorts.com

 

BTS

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Pop royalty BTS (RMJinSUGAj-hopeJiminV, and Jung Kook) will make a special appearance at The 52nd American Music Awards this Memorial Day, Monday, May 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The group made their U.S. television performance debut at the award show in 2017.

US PR (BTS): Full Coverage Communications, Kristen Foster 
Kristen.Foster@fullcov.com, Melissa O'Toole melissa@fullcov.com & Erica Gerard Erica.Gerard@fullcov.com

Event Media Contacts: Dick Clark Productions, Gina Sorial gsorial@dickclark.com // APEX Public Relations, Andy Gelb & Elyse Weissman AMAs@theapex-pr.com

 

Lisa Rinna

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The actress and reality show star will join HANNAH BERNERNIKKI GLASER, and others, as presenters at The 52nd American Music Awards hosted by QUEEN LATIFAH on Memorial DayMondayMay 25 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Manager: Industry Entertainment, Kyle Luker 
kylel@industryentertainment.com 

Event Media Contacts: Dick Clark Productions, Gina Sorial gsorial@dickclark.com // APEX Public Relations, Andy Gelb & Elyse Weissman AMAs@theapex-pr.com

 

Eagles

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Due to overwhelming demand, additional shows – Friday & Saturday, Sept. 18 & 19; Friday & Saturday, Nov. 13 & 14; and Friday & Saturday, Nov. 27 & 28 - have been added to Eagles – Live in Concert at Sphere, the longest-running residency at the revolutionary venue now with 64 shows in total. The residency began in Sept. 2024.

PR (Eagles): Scoop Marketing, Larry Solters & Anna Loynes PR@solters.com 

PR (Sphere): spherepr@thesphere.com // (Live Nation) Valeska Thomas 
ValeskaThomes@LiveNation.com

 

events:  4
Next 30 Days

 

Laura Benanti

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Tony® Award-winner and five-time Tony® Award nominee LAURA BENANTI and six-time Emmy and SAG-nominated actor, musician, and writer TITUSS BURGESS will host THE TONY AWARDS: ACT ONE, a live pre-show with exclusive content that is available to viewers for free on streamer Pluto TV  beginning Sunday, June 7 at 6:35-8 PM ET/3:35-5 PM PT. The two stage-and-screen icons will kick off Broadway’s biggest night with the presentation of the first round of Tony Awards during the exciting pre-show telecast.
 
Manager (Benanti): Untitled Entertainment, Liza Zusman lzusman@untitledent.com, Stephanie Simon simonasst@untitledent.com & Dannielle Thomas dannielle@untitledent.com 

PR (Burgess): Birch Public Relations, Alla Plotkin alla@birchpublicrelations.com 

Tony Awards Press Contact: APEX PR, Shawn Purdy & Elyse Weissman
TonyAwardsPR@theapex-pr.com

 

The Roots

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Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Tribeca Festival, presented by OKX, taking place June 3–14 in New York City, opens WednesdayJune 3 with the world premiere of Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial VS That’s the Weight of the World) directed by AHMIR "QUESTLOVE" THOMPSON, followed by a special performance by EARTH, WIND & FIRE and THE ROOTS at the Beacon Theatre

PR (The Roots):  The Oriel Company, Carleen Donovan carleen@theoriel.co

PR (E, W & F): Full Coverage Communications, Gabi Hollander 
gabi.hollander@fullcov.com 

Press Contacts (Festival): Annie Davis adavis@tribecafilm.com & Nicole Elice nelice@tribecafilm.com // 
PMK Entertainment
tribeca2026@pmkentertainment.com

 

Gregg Araki

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The writer-director-producer's romantic dramedy, I Want Your Sex, starring OLIVIA WILDE, COOPER HOFFMAN and DAVEED DIGGS, will screen on May 30th at NYC's SVA Theater as the Centerpiece Film as NewFest presents their 6th Annual Pride Film Program, from May 28th through June 1st.

Manager: Black Bear Pictures & Management, Joanne Roberts Wiles joanne@blackbearpictures.com

Event Contact: 
NewFest contactus@newfest.org

 

Dr. Alan Younkin

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Iowa Vet: Dogs, Cats, Corn, & Murder, a new documentary by MICHAEL SCHELP and BATHSHEBA MONK, will have its world premiere June 5-18, 2026 at Cinema Village (22 E. 12th St.) with each screening followed by a live Q&A with its subject, Dr. ALAN YOUNKIN. Press interviews are available with Dr. YOUNKIN and/or his husband, director MICHAEL SCHELP.

Press Contacts (Iowa Vet) / Interview Requests: Keith Sherman & Associates, Brett Oberman brett@ksa-pr.com & Scott Klein scott@ksa-pr.com

 

events:  4
Next 60 Days

 

Adam Lambert

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The Grammy-nominated singer and current QUEEN vocalist will celebrate his sixth record, the solo release, Adam, out July 10 on his own label and distributed via The Orchard, with a July 15th album release show at NYC's Brooklyn Paramount

PR (Lambert): Full Coverage Communications, Avery Robinson 
Avery.Robinson@fullcov.com & Kristen Foster Kristen.Foster@fullcov.com 

 

Barry Manilow

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RESCHEDULED: The Manilow: The Last Long Island Concert originally scheduled for MondayApril 13, 2026 at Elmont, NY's UBS Arena will now take place on Saturday, June 27, 2026.

PR (Manilow): Victoria Varela 
vv@v2EntertainmentGroup.com


 

Melanie Martinez

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The Astoria, NY-born visionary pop artist known for her dark, immersive storytelling, who will kick off her HADES THE SACRIFICE Tour in support of her fourth studio album, HADES, on Wednesday, July 15, 2026 at Grand Casino Arena in Saint Paul, MN, will play Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Thursday, July 23rd. MARTINEZ will also be in NYC to perform live on the TODAY Plaza in Rockefeller Center on Friday, June 26th as  part of the Citi Concert Series on TODAY.

Manager:  Ron Shapiro Management, Ron Shapiro ronshapiro@ronshapiro.com

"TODAY" PR: NBC News Communications, Megan Kopf Stackhouse 212/664-6205 

 

Maren Morris

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The Grammy Award winning and Billboard chart topping singer-songwriter will be in NYC on Friday, July 3rd, to perform live on the TODAY Plaza as part of the Citi Concert Series on TODAY.

Manager: Red Light Management, Janet Weir janet@42ent.com

"TODAY" PR: NBC News Communications, Megan Kopf Stackhouse 212/664-6205 megan.stackhouse@nbcuni.com 

 

events:  2
Later this year

 

Brandi Carlile

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The 11x Grammy Award-winner, who will be in NYC to close out the Citi Concert Series on TODAY on FridaySept. 25, will also headline the Saturday, Sept. 26th section of the All Things Go Festival at Forest Hills Stadium. Other All Things Go headliners are ZARA LARSSON & LOLA YOUNG (Friday, 9/25) and MUNA & CARLY RAE JEPSEN (Sunday, 9/27).

PR (Carlile): Sacks & Co., Carla Sacks 
Carla@sacksco.com & Asha Goodman 
asha.goodman@sacksco.com // Interscope Records/Lost Highway, Ambrosia Healy 
Ambrosia.Healy@umusic.com or Christine Wolff 
christine.wolff@umusic.com

"TODAY" PR: NBC News Communications, Megan Kopf Stackhouse 212/664-6205 megan.stackhouse@nbcuni.com 

Press Contact (All Things Go): press@allthingsgo.world

 

Liesl Tommy

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Imitation of Life, a new musical with a book by Pulitzer Prize winner LYNN NOTTAGE, music and lyrics by Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award winner JOHN LEGEND (who will also serve as a producer), and directed by multi-award-winning and Tony Award nominated LIESL TOMMY (also producer) will premiere at The Shed as a co-production with National Black Theatre in NYC for a strictly limited 4-week presentation engagement. Based on the novel by FANNIE HURST and the Universal Pictures films, performances at The Griffin Theater at The Shed will run Sept. 9-Oct. 4, 2026

Agent: WME, Derek Zasky dsz@wmeagency.com (Theater) / Mike Simpson ms@wmeagency.com (Film)

Press Contact (The Shed): press@theshed.org

 

events:  2
Out of Town

 

Cardi B

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The Grammy-winning artist leads with 6 nominations for the 2026 BET Awards recognizing the year's best creative experience & Black excellence in Music, TV, film & sports. KENDRICK LAMAR, DOJA CAT, & TEYANA TAYLOR are among the artists earning 5 nominations. Winners will be announced during the June 28 ceremony to be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.
 
Media Contact (Cardi B): Atlantic Records, Ashley Kalmanowitz 
ashley.kalmanowitz@atlanticrecords.com 

Manager: Azoff Music Management, Irving Azoff grace@azoffmusic.com & Shawn Holiday sh@azoffmusic.com

BET Awards Media Contacts: Chloe Duverge Chloe.duverge@bet.net, Aaron Bastian Aaron.bastian@bet.net & Johnny Cooper Johnny.Cooper@bet.net

 

Josh Alexander

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The fourth annual DC/DOX documentary film festival to be held June 11-14, 2026, in Washington, DC will include a Centerpiece Screening on June 12 of JOSH ALEXANDER's Sara Bareilles: Good Grief.

Production Co. (Alexander):  Group Effort Films, infogroupeffort@gmail.com 

DC/DOX Publicity Manager: Elizabeth Ward 401/626-0742 
elizabeth@prcollaborative.com

 

events:  2
International

 

Gaten Matarazzo

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The actor best known for the Netflix series "Stranger Things," who recently appeared as 'Tobias' in Sweeney Todd on Broadway, will make his London stage debut as 'Mark' in a revival of JONATHAN LARSON's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical Rent. Additional cast TBA. Directed by LUKE SHEPPARD, the musical begin performances at the Duke of York Theatre on SaturdaySept. 26, with an official opening night on ThursdayOct. 8 for a run through Saturday, Feb. 13, 2027.

PR (Matarazzo): Jill Fritzo Public Relations, Jill Fritzo jfritzo@jillfritzopr.com & Stephen Fertelmes SFertelmes@JillFritzoPR.com

UK Press Contact (Rent): Raw PR info@rawpr.co.uk

 

Brad Bird

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The writer-director will be part of the Annual Next on Netflix Showcase at the 2026 Annecy Festival to talk about his passion project, the sci-fi detective story Ray Gunn, featuring SAM ROCKWELL, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, JOHN RATZENBERGER & TOM WAITS in the voice cast.

Agent:  United Talent Agency, David Kramer kramerd@unitedtalent.com 

Press Contact (Ray Gunn): Animated Film Publicity animatedfilmpr@netflix.com 

Event: Annecy Festival presse@annecyfestival.com