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The stars were out at the National Board of Review Annual Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City last night. Willie Geist hosted the celebration that pays tribute to cinema.   Colin Farrell was elated to be honored as Best Actor for The Banshees of Inisherin , calling the win “lovely.” Michelle Yeoh chose apropos words to convey her feelings on winning Best Actress, describing it to...

Beauty Mogul Sally Hershberger didn’t always want to do hair, but her famous friends had other plans, begging her to utilize those incomparable creative gifts. Fast-forward a few years and a gazillion amazing looks she created later, she owns her own salons in New York and LA and started a luxury skincare and haircare brand, which is pure gold (I mean, literally her haircare line is MADE with 24 K...

She is a small-town girl with a big voice. Though only 20 years old, Makenzie Phipps has been making her way around the country music scene for quite some time now.  Since she started performing at 14, Phipps has taken the stage everywhere, from local honky tonks to the Grand Ole Opry. The Virginia native, who is now known for her viral acoustic videos with more than 14 million online views, is ou...

Virtuoso guitarist, composer, and producer Steve Vai is considered by many to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time. Throughout his 40-year career, he’s sold more than 15 million records, received three Grammy Awards, and has recorded with so many music greats, including Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake. His most recent studio album Inviolate , an instrumental guitar record, is...

'Tis the season of giving, but these two do it all year round. He’s the legendary drummer for Def Leppard, and she’s the soulful singer-songwriter and renowned mental-health advocate. Together, they combine their unique talents and special gifts to help others with their foundation Raven Drum, which serves veterans, first responders, and others in need. We were fortunate to have our friends Lauren...

He’s a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, an American Songwriters Hall of Famer, and recipient of the BMI Icon Award, as well as numerous American Music and MTV awards, multiple Grammy nominations, and one-half of the best-selling duo of all time, Hall & Oates. John Oates is also an accomplished solo artist. Since forming his creative partnership with Daryl Hall in the early 1970s, they have gone...

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish stars Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Harvey Guillen, and Wagner Moura hit the red carpet for the premiere of the animated film last night at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. We chat with Banderas about his beloved feline character, whom the world first saw in 2004’s Shrek 2 . Puss in Boots went on to get his own spin-off movies Puss in Boots (2011) and Puss in...

One-third of the legendary blues rock band ZZ Top, Billy F Gibbons, joined us for a chat recently while on the road from their current tour, which ends the year with a December residency in Vegas. The 72-year-old famed guitarist says his “brother in blues” Dusty Hill, who passed last July, instructed his bandmates to continue, and they are. With an estimated 50 million albums sold to date worldwid...

In October of ‘77, legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame drummer Artimus Pyle and his band Lynyrd Skynyrd boarded a plane on their way to a show that would have a fateful ending. Just a few miles from their destination, the plane, short on fuel, made an emergency landing that took the lives of six people, including founder and creative visionary Ronnie Van Zant, guitarist and co-writer Steve Gain...

The legendary quartet, The Manhattan Transfer, is celebrating its golden anniversary after 50 years of captivating audiences with its dynamic performances and unforgettable vocal harmonies. In honor of five decades, the 10-time Grammy award-winning group released Fifty , an album revisiting their biggest hits with new arrangements and timeless favorites from George and Ira Gershwin and The Beach B...

We caught up with actress and singer Mandy Moore at Union Station Homeless Services in Pasadena yesterday. The new mom of two has partnered with children’s clothing brand Gymboree to spread some holiday cheer, unveiling their first community wardrobe closet, filled to the brim with Gymboree goodies. Gymboree, alongside Moore, in partnership with national non-profit Delivering Good , donated more t...

Celebrity chef, actor, and father of two, David Burtka, joined us in the LifeMinute Studios kitchen last week to ready us for the holidays. He shared his best stress-free holiday cooking, entertaining, and cleaning tips. Plus, what he and hubby Neil Patrick Harris and their twins are doing for Thanksgiving and their favorite holiday traditions.   His biggest tip to eliminate stress from cooking or...

He is co-founder and creative force behind the hugely popular international super group INXS who had their peak in the ‘80s and ‘90s with more than 50 million in album sales, seven US Top 10s, three Grammy nominations, and five MTV Music Awards, with hits “The One Thing,” “Original Sin,” “What You Need,” “New Sensation,” “Devil Inside,” “Never Tear Us Apart,” “Need You Tonight,” and so many more....

Actress Gina Rodriguez has teamed up with fashion brand Anne Klein and the Fashion Scholarship Foundation Fund to inspire young design students and give one of them a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have their t-shirt design sold at Macy’s. This year’s winner is recent SCAD graduate and Puerto Rico native Valeria Nicole. “It was a beautiful synchronicity," said Rodriguez. "I got to meet her and...

Pro basketball player Max Strus is seeing the world in a new way since teaming up with STAAR Surgical to conquer the vision problems he has struggled with since the 5th grade. It’s been a life-changing experience, Strus said. The procedure was quick and easy, and he saw 20/10, which is better than 20/20 the next day.  “I play basketball, and a lot of times, my contact would get knocked out, or it...

As an entrepreneur, I’d like to take a page out of Dave Mustaine’s life book. The metal mogul has not only managed to sell millions of albums honing a craft that he loves, but he’s also an enterprising genius, founding multiple brands, including his own beer Saison 13 À Tout le Monde and award-winning wine vineyards House of Mustaine. He’s also got signature guitar gear and is the author of three...

For more than 25 years, Duncan Sheik has been contributing his musical gifts to the world. His broad repertoire includes pop hits such as his 1996 Top 20, “Barely Breathing," and his musical smash Spring Awakening , which won eight Tony Awards and a Grammy. The practicing Buddhist dug deep into his faith for his latest Claptrap , his ninth studio album. It's his first solo project since the 2015 L...

Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Alessandro Nivola, Andrea Riseborough, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Matthias Schoenaerts, Michael Shannon, Mike Myers, Taylor Swift, Zoe Saldaña, Rami Malek, and Robert De Niro star in Amsterdam . The original crime epic from filmmaker David O. Russell had its world premiere last week at Lincoln Center's Tully Hall in New York City. In the film...

The second Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert was held last night in LA at the Kia Forum. The six-hour-long emotional tribute for the late Foo Fighters drummer was another heart-stomping, show-stopping “revolving door of rock heroes,” said Foo Fighters founder Dave Grohl. The first was held at Wembley Stadium in London earlier in the month. Miley Cyrus belted out “Photograph” with Def Leppard, and Pin...

Joe Jonas is seeing the world a whole lot clearer now. The singer, songwriter, and actor has teamed up with STAAR Surgical to introduce what he says has been a life-changing new procedure, called EVO ICL to help the vision problems he’s had since he was a kid. He decided to get the surgery around a year ago after speaking with his doctor. “I can be a bit nervous when it comes to things like this,”...

More than 160,000 people gathered at the Highland Festival Grounds in Louisville, Kentucky this past weekend to see their favorite heavy-hitting bands play at the Louder Than Life fest, from Danny Wimmer Presents. The four-day fest opened Thursday with headliners; Tenacious D, Evanescence and ended with Nine Inch Nails. Friday came Slipknot and Saturday, Alice Cooper, Jerry Cantrell, Rob Zombie, a...

One to watch Patrick Cortes, who dreamt up his one-man electronic act, Animalweapon has been a staple in the Raleigh music scene since 2011. His talent for musical expression led him to win a 2017 Webby Award for Best Sound Design/Original Music Score for his work on the hit podcast Undisclosed .  And over the years he has released several EPs and albums including G ood Luck , Tyrannosaurus and, h...

Life advice from Kris Jenner? YES, please. The famous and ever-so wise Kardashian matriarch was making the rounds at New York Fashion Week this week. We caught up with her at Dennis Basso’s 40th anniversary Spring/Summer show on Monday. The famous “Mom-ager” says she tries to “learn something new every day” and believes you should “do something that is true to your heart.” What she tells her kids?...

Fall music fests are in full swing, and we are giving away two tickets and two VIP passes to Louisville’s hottest music festivals. We start with Bourbon & Beyond , the world’s largest bourbon and music festival held September 15-18 at Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. This year’s headliners include Pearl Jam, Chris Stapleton, Kings Of Leon, Jack White, Bran...

Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band features Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, Men at Work frontman Colin Hay , Average White Band bassist Hamish Stuart, Toto multi-instrumentalist Warren Ham, acclaimed session drummer Gregg Bissonette, and welcomes back Edgar Winter. The band sat down for a tour launch event at Casino Rama in Rama, Canada. It has been more than two years since the power players took...