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Kylie Cantrall is a creative force that cant be stopped! After playing Dani on season four of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series , she is set to star alongside Rita Ora as Red in Descendants: The Rise of Red, released by Disney+ later this year. And her new song “Elastic” is coming out on February 21. We had a chance to chat with Kylie to learn more about her various singing and acting p...

This is Me…Now : A Love Story is an epic drama and kind of true story from Jennifer Lopez’s heart and mind. The film coincides with Jennifer’s new album of the same name and tells the story of her journey to love through her own eyes. It’s extra—with a star-studded cast, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck, Sofia Vergara, Post Malone, Keke Palmer, Kim Petras— and we love that about it. We had the honor of...

The Lizzie McGuire reboot show was a dream come true until it was canceled. Writer Jonathan Hurwitz recently went viral on TikTok , fulfilling the fans’ fix with an insider POV on Lizzie’s adult life and the fates of the many characters. The original Lizzie McGuire show premiered on Disney Channel from 2001 to 2004. Whitt Laxson started a podcast called, Duff Enough . It celebrates the life and ca...

In the film Adam the First, Oakes Fegley plays a teen on a mission to find his biological father. It’s dramatic and suspenseful and Oakes worked with stuntmen to hone his equestrian skills. The coming of age film, from writer and director Irving Franco , is set to be released on February 14. We got to chat with Oakes to learn more about the feature film and the wild experiences on set.    Because...

Michael J. Woodard’s musical sound is vibrant, loving and soulful. He first came onto the scene on the 16th season of American Idol when he captivated judges Katy Perry and Lionel Richie. He continues to write and perform music and recently released his debut E.P. MJW1 . We had a moment with Michael right before his E.P. debuted to learn more about his barrier-breaking sound.  Michael’s favorite s...

In The Tiger’s Apprentice on Paramount+ Tom Lee, a Chinese-American teen voiced by Brandon Soo Hoo, goes on a wild adventure and discovers he is part of a long lineage of magical protectors. The animated film cast the best Asian and Asian-American actors and was released just in time to celebrate the Lunar New Year. We have exclusive interviews with some of the stars who voice characters in the fi...

YE returns with a quickfire ‘This or That’ game with Liamani Segura, who plays Emmy in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series . In addition to acting in HSMTMTS, Liamani has a powerful singing voice that is spellbinding. For the game, we gave her two choices between dream collabs, television ships, favorite songs and more. Can you guess what Liamani chooses? Be sure to check out the video be...

Liamani Segura has risen to stardom with her powerful voice in seasons three and four of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series . She played Emmy, starting out as the wide-eyed eighth grader at Camp Shallow Lake, waiting excitedly for her first audition.  Young Entertainment Facetimed Liamani to learn more about her songwriting career and if they’ll be more Emmy in her future. #LiamaniSegura...

The tenor trio called T.3 first captured people’s hearts and ears with their powerful harmonies on TikTok. Then their performance of “Into The Unknown” from Frozen 2 on America’s Got Talent went viral! Now the The group is on their first national tour and just released the EP “Option Up”.So many back-to-back successes and big firsts for them in such a short timeframe.  YE FaceTimed with Liam Fenne...

YE returns with an exclusive interview with Aryan Simhadri, who plays Grover Underwood in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series on Disney+. Grover is Percy Jackson’s best friend and a satyr, which in Greek mythology is half man and half goat.   We were so curious to know what goes on behind the scenes and how Aryan prepared to play Grover. We even asked Aryan what Grover’s GRWM routine would...

It’s so amazing how How to Dance in Ohio is a true story. It’s almost like High School Musical except the kids are way cooler because they can sing and dance AND they have autism. The musical follows seven high school students preparing for a spring formal dance. There’s all these twists and turns that make for an iconic story that must go down in Broadway history. Take a look at this exclusive in...

Young Entertainment returns with an exclusive interview with Dior Goodjohn, who plays Clarisse La Rue in the recently released  Percy Jackson and the Olympians  television series. In the series, demigod Percy Jackson leads a quest across America to prevent a war from breaking out among the Olympian gods. Dior told us that she did a lot of research to prepare for the audition process which included...

Young Entertainment is back with an exclusive interview with Bebe Wood, who plays Gretchen Wieners in the brand new adaptation of Mean Girls in theaters now. The musical comedy film is based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which was based on the original movie in 2004. Bebe told us that Gretchen’s get ready with me routine follows many of the current TikTok trends. And if you want to hea...

Young Entertainment returns with an exclusive interview with Auliʻi Cravalho, who plays Janis Ian in the brand new adaptation of  Mean Girls  in theaters now. The musical comedy film is based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which was based on the original movie in 2004. Auliʻi revealed to us that her favorite warm up before singing is doing lip trills. If you want to hear more about Auli...

YE returns with an exclusive interview with Jaylan Evans, who plays Skylar Summerhill in the first season of  My Life with the Walter Boys  on Netflix. The show centers around Jackie Howard after her life is disrupted by tragedy and she is forced to start over on a ranch in Colorado, taken in by the Walters, a family with seven sons.  My Life with the Walter Boys  became an instant hit and was rec...

Young Entertainment returns with an exclusive interview with Sam Song Li, who plays Bruce Sun in the brand new Netflix series The Brothers Sun . In the show, Bruce’s life is turned upside down when his older brother Charles visits California from Taipei, Taiwan and his family secrets are uncovered. We talked to Sam about his experience working with Michelle Yeoh, who plays his mother in the series...

Happy New Year everyone! YEM returns with a “Best of 2023” recap video to celebrate all the incredible people who sat down with us this year, from actors, actresses, authors, singers, songwriters, and more. As we ring in 2024, we cannot wait to see the new content and interviews to come but also want to reflect on an incredible 2023.  And while the writer and actor strikes from the Writers Guild o...

Young Entertainment returns with an exclusive interview with Jeff Kinney, the author of the iconic Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Based on the book by the same name, the seventh installment in the film series, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever was recently released on Disney+. In the animated special, we get to experience the holiday season via our hero Greg Heffley whose dreams of a mello...

Young Entertainment returns with an exclusive interview featuring Alan Sepinwall, author of Welcome to the O.C.: The Oral History. Along with co-authors and the show’s creators, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the book features interviews with the cast and crew, providing a behind-the-scenes look into how The O.C. became an iconic show and its legacy today. If you want to hear more about Alan’...

YEM returns with an exclusive interview with actor Madison Skye Validum who is starring in not just one but two Christmas movies this season. Madison plays Charlotte Garrick alongside Ludacris in Dashing Through the Snow on Disney+ and appears as Beatrix Jennings together with actors Heather Graham, Brandy Norwood and Jason Biggs in Best. Christmas. Ever! on Netflix. Madison told us about all her...

YEM returns with an exclusive interview with Jakari Fraser, who voices Miles Morales in Spidey and His Amazing Friends. The animated television series features young versions of the iconic Marvel character and was renewed for a fourth season in June. The series follows Peter Parker (Spidey), Miles Morales (Spin) and Gwen Stacy (Ghost-Spider) on their adventures as they battle villains. Jakari told...

YEM returns with an exclusive interview with Dexter Sol Ansell, who plays a young President Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, which was released in theaters on November 17. The film is based on the 2020 novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins, also serving as a prequel to The Hunger Games series. It is set 64 years before the events of the first fi...

YEM returns with an exclusive interview with rising star Dorian Giordano, who plays Gabe in the hip hop musical comedy World’s Best, streaming on Disney+. The musical was produced by Thomas Kail who also directed the hit broadway play Hamilton. In World’s Best, twelve-year old math genius Prem Patel has to navigate the hardships of adolescence while also learning that his deceased father was a fam...

YEM returns with an exclusive interview with Elijah Woods, a singer, songwriter, and producer, from Ontario, Canada. Elijah first started out djing and making dance music and then began producing while a part of the pop duo, Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine. He then started singing and writing songs and began his solo career in 2021. Elijah just wrapped up his first headline tour and recently released a...

YEM returns with an exclusive interview with Kallie Hu, who plays Peg in Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. The musical romantic comedy-drama series is a prequel to the hit 1978 film Grease. It was released in April 2023 on Paramount+ and the season one finale premiered on the streaming service in June. While the series was removed from Paramount+ due to financial reasons, it is currently available...