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USA Today
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
How to watch 2025 American Music Awards: Date, performers, nominees, more
How to watch 2025 American Music Awards: Date, performers, nominees, more Show Caption Hide Caption DEI at the Gold Gala: Jon M. Chu celebrates Asian achievements While attending the Gold Gala, director Jon M. Chu reflected on the importance of Asian media representation in a conversation with USA TODAY. The 2025 American Music Awards are taking over Sin City this holiday weekend. The fan-voted award ceremony is set to broadcast live from the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas on Memorial Day. A-listers, music stars and social media influencers are expected to perform or present at the event. Music lovers can expect "mind-blowing performances" and heartfelt tributes at the highly anticipated show, according to a news release. Here's what we know about the 2025 American Music Awards: When are the 2025 American Music Awards? How to watch? The 2025 American Music Awards will air live on Memorial Day, May 26, at 8 p.m. ET. It will be available on CBS and to stream on Paramount+. According to a news release, the show will also be on different platforms owned by Penske Media, including The Hollywood Reporter, Rolling Stone, Gold Derby, Variety, Billboard, Deadline, WWD, and IndieWire. Who is hosting the AMAs? Pop icon Jennifer Lopez is slated to host and perform at the 2025 American Music Awards. Earlier this month, the "On the Floor" singer told fans via her Instagram story that she sustained an injury during rehearsals, sharing a photo with a pack of ice against her eye. Lopez also shared a photo showing her standing next to a plastic surgeon named Dr. Diamond. "Thank you for stitching me up Dr. Diamond," the singer wrote. "A week later and a whole lotta ice, I'm good as new." American Music Awards 2025 nominations: Kendrick Lamar dominates with 'Not Like Us' Popular artists nominated Kendrick Lamar: 10 nominations Post Malone: 8 nominations Billie Eilish: 7 nominations Chappell Roan: 7 nominations Shaboozey: 7 nominations Taylor Swift: 6 nominations Beyoncé': 3 nominations A complete list of all the 2025 American Music Awards nominations can be found here. Confirmed Performers Benson Boone Gloria Estefan Gwen Stefani Lainey Wilson Blake Shelton Reneé Rapp Janet Jackson: Icon Award recipient Rod Stewart: Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Can you purchase in-person tickets? Tickets for the 2025 American Music Awards are available on Ticketmaster. The lowest prices are, on average, $230. Contributing: Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at tardrey@
Express Tribune
14-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Universal drops 'Wicked: For Good' poster, re-releases original film for one-day trailer premiere
Universal Pictures has announced a special one-day re-release of Wicked in North American cinemas on Wednesday, June 4, which will feature the theatrical debut of the first trailer for the sequel, Wicked: For Good. Alongside the announcement, the studio also released the film's official poster on Instagram and other social media platforms, giving fans a first look at what's to come. Screenings will take place at over 100 locations across the United States and Canada, including theatres in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto, Vancouver, and other major cities. Each screening will occur simultaneously at 3 p.m. PT, 4 p.m. MT, 5 p.m. CT, and 6 p.m. ET to ensure fans in all time zones experience the trailer at the same moment. Attendees will receive exclusive Wicked: For Good merchandise, including a commemorative film poster, while supplies last. Tickets are now on sale through local theatre listings. Wicked: For Good, set to release in cinemas on 21 November 2025, concludes the two-part film adaptation of the iconic Broadway musical. Directed by Jon M. Chu, the film stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, with a supporting cast that includes Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Bowen Yang, and Marissa Bode. The trailer, which previously screened exclusively at CinemaCon 2025, features previews of Act Two musical numbers such as No Good Deed and For Good, as well as first glimpses of Glinda's wedding and Dorothy on the Yellow Brick Road. The original Wicked film, released in November 2024, grossed nearly $800 million worldwide and won Academy Awards for costume and production design.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu Shares How He Will Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month With His 5 Kids
When it comes to celebrating May's Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Jon M. Chu knows exactly what he wants to do. That's because the father of five has been waiting for this moment all his life. According to the filmmaker, he plans to introduce his kids, who he shares with wife Kristin Hodge, something that he has done with his family every year. Related: 'Harry Potter' Star Announces the Arrival of Their New Baby The father of five spoke with People magazine about his upcoming plans. "I usually go home to my family," Chu said of his hometown of Los Altos, Calif. "They have a Chinese restaurant that's been there for 55 years, and they do a whole dinner and all this stuff." Chu has decided it to take his kids along for the ride, leaving their current town of Los Angeles behind so that they can see a bit of where their father grew up while enjoying some of the fine cuisine the neighborhood has to offer. "They do not get enough Chinese food out here in L.A," he joked. That may be because Chu's father owns the family's favorite Chinese food place, which has become a fan-favorite among Hollywood A-listers. And, it's something of a family legacy, according to Chu, who says that he used to help out around the place when he was a kid. "We used to fold wontons when we were growing up with my grandma," he revealed, nothing that the end product was actually one of his favorite dishes at the restaurant. Chu and Hodge share five children together, 7-year-old Willow, 5-year-old Jonathan Heights, 3-year-old Ruby, 2-year-old Iggy, and 6-month-old Sky. As for their upcoming visit, it sounds like Chu is very excited to introduce his kiddos to the restaurant, and even plans to ask his dad if he can bring the kids into the kitchen for a little behind-the-scenes action, as well. Up Next:
Straits Times
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Breaking barriers in Hollywood: Warner Music exec Tat Tong is lyricist for Crazy Rich Asians musical
SINGAPORE – The movie sequels to the hit romantic comedy film Crazy Rich Asians (2018) might be in a legal and financial limbo, but the Broadway musical and TV show based on the stories are going ahead. American film-maker Jon M. Chu, who helmed the film, will make his Broadway directing debut with the musical, which does not yet have an opening date. The creative team includes Singaporean Tat Tong and American co-lyricist Amanda Green. Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
San Francisco Chronicle
29-04-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
‘Wicked' director drags Bay Area tech companies for ‘freaking scary' AI
Despite growing up in Silicon Valley, Jon M. Chu isn't a fan of artificial intelligence. The ' Wicked ' and ' Crazy Rich Asians ' director spoke candidly about the use of AI in the entertainment industry during the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books over the weekend, criticizing the unauthorized use of copyrighted Hollywood materials to train generative AI. 'There was an initial sin that I think we're not over yet, which is they gathered all the data. They took all the scripts, they took all the movies,' he said of the tech companies behind such products, many of which are based in the Bay Area. Chu added that he doesn't think that the Hollywood studios who owned these materials kicked up enough of a fuss. 'It feels like they're saying, 'We're past it, move on,'' he explained on Sunday, April 27, noting that he personally could 'never forgive that.' Just last month, AI-generated art that mimics the style of Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli went viral on social media. The trend thrilled many Studio Ghibli fans, who wasted no time sharing their creations online. But others, such as Robin Williams' daughter, Zelda Williams, were furious. Williams pointed out how the studio's founder, Hayao Miyazaki, had a personal distaste for AI and would 'absolutely despise the technological piracy and negative effects on our environment.' 'I can't stop you from using the stupid, water wasting s—ty facsimile machines, in the same way you can't stop me from talking about how deeply empty life will become if we regulate the pursuit of art or knowledge to a machine,' she wrote in an Instagram post last month. Though Chu seems to share the sentiment, he kept a positive outlook over the weekend, noting that although he finds generative AI to be 'freaking scary,' he doesn't think that 'the robots choose what we decide is valuable.' 'We decide, and that's very empowering for me,' he said. Chu was at the Times event to discuss his memoir, 'Viewfinder,' which was released last July. In addition to his literary venture, the Palo Alto-born director was recently announced as executive producer of a new series based on his 2018 box office hit, 'Crazy Rich Asians,' for Max along with the film's co-writer Adele Lim and Kevin Kwan, whose book series inspired the film. He is also working on adaptations of Britney Spears' memoir, 'The Woman in Me,' and the action-adventure video game 'Split Fiction.' His highly-anticipated follow-up to 'Wicked,' 'Wicked: For Good,' is due out Nov. 21.
