Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks will host the 58th Academy of Country Music Awards in May, producers announced today. The awards ceremony will stream live on Thursday, May 11 at 8 p.m. ET/7 p.m. CT/5 p.m. PT exclusively for a global audience across 240+ territories on Prime Video from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. A full rebroadcast of the ceremony and performances will stream next day for free on Amazon Freevee. The hosts were announced by The Academy of Country Music, Prime Video, and Dick Clark Productions. “I am thrilled to return to host the ACM Awards, this time with my friend Garth,” said Parton. “While I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with him throughout the years, I can’t believe we’ve never had the chance to work together.” Parton added that she would premiere the lead single from her upcoming rock album on the show. “Anyone with Dolly Parton makes a fantastic couple,” said Brooks. The special will mark the first time Brooks will take … [Read more...] about Dolly Parton & Garth Brooks To Host Academy Of Country Music Awards In May
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Filmmaker Jay Roach Signs With UTA
EXCLUSIVE : Jay Roach has signed with UTA in all areas. He moves after a long run at WME. Roach, who last directed Bombshell , the expose about Roger Ailes and the predation of women aspiring for on air jobs at Fox News, is the director of blockbuster franchises Austin Powers and Meet The Parents . Roach is an EP and directed all eight episodes of the limited series HIgh Desert for Apple TV+, and he’s also working on F*cked Up College Dream, inspired by his own experiences of not sleeping as a freshman at Stanford, because of the anxiety of not measuring up. He was forced to find ways around the dilemma, and clearly it worked out as he graduated with a degree in economics and got into USC Film School. On the film front, Roach is still working on an Oceans Eleven film that will star Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling at Warner Bros. Roach remains with longtime manager Jimmy Miller at Mosaic, attorney Howard Abramson and publicist Bumble Ward. … [Read more...] about Filmmaker Jay Roach Signs With UTA
Jeremy Renner Details Injuries, Shares Terrifying 911 Call In First Interview Since Snowplow Accident: “I Chose To Survive”
Actor Jeremy Renner will sit down with Diane Sawyer for an hour-long special in his first televised interview since he was severely injured in a New Year’s Day snowplow accident. The ABC News interview special is titled Jeremy Renner: The Diane Sawyer Interview – A Story of Terror, Survival and Triumph and will air April 6. In the highly emotional two-minute teaser for the interview, Renner can be seen sitting with Sawyer as they discuss the severity of the injuries he suffered after the accident, which included eight ribs broken in 14 places as well as a collapsed lung and a pierced liver. “I chose to survive,” Renner tells Sawyer near the end of the clip. “You’re not going to kill me. No way.” The clip also shows early footage of Renner in the hospital with his family following the accident as well as the actor walking months after the accident with supportive aid. The accident took place while Renner was plowing snow in the driveway of his Lake Tahoe home. He … [Read more...] about Jeremy Renner Details Injuries, Shares Terrifying 911 Call In First Interview Since Snowplow Accident: “I Chose To Survive”