Jennifer Lopez Returning to Host This Year’s American Music Awards

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Tom Castaneda

Jennifer Lopez is preparing for double duty…

The 55-year-old Puerto Rican actress, singer and dancer will return to host the American Music Awards next month, performing on the awards show as well.

The show airs live from Las Vegas on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26 on CBS, streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.

This marks Lopez’s second time hosting the awards ceremony, a role she first took on in 2015.

“We are thrilled to welcome Jennifer Lopez back to host the American Music Awards,” said Jay Penske, CEO, Dick Clark Productions. “Jennifer’s incredible talent and incomparable stage presence make her the ideal host of the show. We know she will bring her one-of-a-kind energy to the official kick off celebration of summer.”

Lopez teased her return to hosting on last fall’s American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special on CBS.

She has performed on the awards show more than 10 times.

J.Lo is a three-time AMA winner, with more than 80 million records sold, 15 billion global streams, and more than 18 billion music video views.

Created by producer Dick Clark, the AMAs were first awarded in 1974. The 2025 AMAs will broadcast globally across linear and digital platforms.

The AMAs are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corp and a joint venture between PMC and Eldridge.

Pitbull to Perform at the 2025 NCAA March Madness Music Festival

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Tom Castaneda

Pitbull is embracing the madness this month…

With March Madness right around the corner, the NCAA and TNT Sports Live Events have announced that the 44-year-old Cuban American rap superstar is among the star-studded line-up of artists performing at 2025 NCAA March Madness Music Festival in conjunction with the Division I Men’s Final Four.

The three-day event will take place at Tower Park in San Antonio, Texas.

To kick things off, on April 4, Pitbull will headline the AT&T Block Party, following performances by Billboard Woman of the Year Doechii and R&B star Ravyn Lenae.

On April 5, Jelly Roll will take the stage at Coca-Cola Live!, in addition to performances by T-Pain and Willow Avalon.

Finally, on April 6, Chris Stapleton will headline Capital One JamFest. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats as well as Brothers Osborne are also set to take the stage at the event.

For more details about the weekend and streaming availabilities, fans can stay up to date by visiting ncaa.com/marchmadness/musicfest.

To tune in to the March Madness fun, CBS Sports and TNT Sports will also provide live coverage of all 67 games from the 2025 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship across four national television networks – TBS, CBS, TNT and truTV – as well as NCAA March Madness Live.

Games airing on CBS will also stream live on Paramount+, and games airing on TBS, TNT and truTV will also stream live on Max.

The Final Four will air on CBS, beginning with the National Semifinals on Saturday, April 5, and the National Championship on Monday, April 7.

Sebastian Orozco to Star in Warner Bros.’ Upcoming Film “Panic Carefully”

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Tom Castaneda

Sebastian Orozco is experiencing a panic attack…

The Colombian British actor has joined the cast of Warner Bros.’ upcoming film Panic Carefully, directed by Sam Esmail.

Orozco, who starred in The Crow, is among a roster of new cast additions that includes Aidan Gillen, Joe Alwyn, Naledi Murray and Ben Chaplin.

They join the previously announced leading cast of Julia Roberts, Eddie Redmayne, Elizabeth Olsen and Brian Tyree Henry.

Details regarding the film’s premise and character descriptions are still under wraps.

Panic Carefully is described as a paranoid thriller in the vein of Esmail’s Mr. Robot and Silence of the Lambs and involves the hunt for a cyber-terrorist.

Esmail wrote the film and will direct. He and Chad Hamilton will produce for Esmail Corp.

Orozco recently wrapped filming on StudioCanal’s World War II drama/thriller Pressure directed by Anthony Maras and starring Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser.

Orozco appeared opposite Bill Skarsgård in Universal’s adaptation of The Crow directed by Rupert Sanders.

He also recently wrapped a recurring role in the Sony/MGM+ series Nine Bodies in A Mexican Morgue created by Anthony Horowitz.

His recent series credits include CBS’ FBI: International, Paramount’s Halo, and Apple TV+’s Masters of the Air opposite Austin Butler and directed by Cary Fukunaga.

Juani Feliz Tapped to Lead CBS’ Potential “The Equalizer” Spinoff

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Tom Castaneda

Juani Feliz may be equalizing her career soon…

The 36-year-old Dominican actress and Titus Welliver have been tapped as the two leads of CBS‘ potential spinoff from The Equalizer.

The Queen Latifah procedural will introduce the two new characters, which could anchor their own series, in Episode 516 this season.

Welliver will play Hudson Reed, a former top CIA operative with a dark secret who is connected to Robin McCall (Queen Latifah) by an old mentor.

Feliz plays Samantha Reed who has been trained by her father to be a weapons expert, skilled martial artist and true chameleon all while hiding a mysterious past.

Both Welliver and Feliz have been cast as guest stars with series regular options for the potential spinoff.

Episode 516, written by Joseph C. Wilson who’ll serve as executive producer on the potential series, will air in the spring.

It’s not designated as a backdoor pilot. CBS has been taking a more informal approach with its lead offshoot characters in storylines integrated into regular episodes of the mothership series, something the network has done twice now on Fire Country, first with Morena Baccarin, whose offshoot was picked up to series, and more recently with Jared Padalecki.

A reimagining of the classic series, The Equalizer stars Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills as a former CIA operative to help those with nowhere else to planted spinoff efforts, introducing potential turn.

If the offshoot goes forward, its two-hander format would be a departure from the original 1985 Equalizer series, the current CBS reboot as well as the film franchise, all of which had a single lead, male (first series and movies) and female (the Queen Latifah version).

The Season 5 cast also includes Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira, Laya DeLeon Hayes with Lorraine Toussaint.

From Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with CBS Studios, The Equalizer is executive produced by Joseph C. Wilson, Dana Owens (Queen Latifah), Debra Martin Chase, Shakim Compere, John Davis, John Fox, Loretha Jones and Rob Hanning.

The series airs on Sundays at 9:00 pm, moving to 10:00 pm on February 18.

Feliz recurs on Tracy Oliver’s Amazon television series Harlem, currently airing its third season.

Her credits also include series Fleishman Is In Trouble and DMZ and the upcoming A24 feature Civil War and AMC’s The Terror: Devil In Silver.

Jordana Brewster to Guest Star on CBS’ Drama Series “Elsbeth”

Posted on January 18, 2025 by Tom Castaneda

Jordana Brewster has landed a special guest-starring role…

The CBS drama series Elsbeth has added the 44-year-old half-Brazilian Panamanian actress to its growing list of guest stars for Season 2.

New episodes return on January 30 at 10 p.m.

Based on the character featured in The Good Wife and The Good Fight, the series follows Elsbeth Tascioni (Carrie Preston), the astute but unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to catch New York’s well-heeled murderers utilizing her unique point of view.

Brewster will play Chloe, a beautiful, elegant “lifestyle consultant,” usually found on the arms of the high rollers on billionaire’s row. Of course, one man’s “lifestyle consultant” is another man’s high-price escort. Chloe will do anything for her clients, even murder.

Elsbeth is produced by CBS Studios.

Brewster is best known for her portrayal of Mia Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise.

Her recent film credits include Simulant with Robbie Amell and Sam Worthington, Who Invited Charlie? with Adam Pally and Cellar Door with Laurence Fishburne.

Her next project is Heart Eyes, which will be released next month.

Her television credits include Ryan Murphy’s American Crime Story, Fox’s Lethal Weapon, TNT’s Dallas and ABC’s Secrets and Lies.

Colman Domingo to Serve as Presenter at This Year’s Golden Globes

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Tom Castaneda

Win or lose, Colman Domingo will be taking the stage at this year’s Golden Globes.

The 55-year-old Emmy-winning Belizean-Guatemalan American actor and activist is among the presenters for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes awards show.

Domingo, who is nominated in the Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Drama category for his performance in Sing Sing, appears on a presenters roster that includes Andrew Garfield, Anthony Mackie, Anthony Ramos, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ariana DeBose, Aubrey Plaza, Auliʻi Cravalho, Awkwafina, Brandi Carlile, Catherine O’Hara, Colin Farrell, Demi Moore, Dwayne Johnson, Édgar Ramírez, Elton John, Gal Gadot, Glenn Close, Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Coolidge, Kaley Cuoco, Kate Hudson, Kathy Bates, Ke Huy Quan, Kerry Washington, Margaret Qualley, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Keaton, Michelle Yeoh, Miles Teller, Mindy Kaling, Morris Chestnut, Nate Bargatze, Nicolas Cage, Rachel Brosnahan, Rob McElhenney, Salma Hayek Pinault, Sarah Paulson, Seth Rogen, Sharon Stone, Vin Diesel, Viola Davis and Zoë Kravitz.

The Golden Globes will be broadcast live this Sunday, January 5 at 5:00 pm PT/8:00 pm ET on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ in the U.S.

Comedian Nikki Glaser will host.

Edward James Olmos to Guest Star in Final Episode of CBS’ Long-Running Series “Blue Bloods”

Posted on November 25, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Edward James Olmos is feelin’ blue (bloods)…

The 77-year-old Mexican-American Oscar-nominated actor will be among the guest stars for the final episodes of CBS’ Blue Bloods.

The American police procedural drama television series is ending after 14 seasons., with the series wrapping the remaining two episodes of the 18-episode season on Friday, December 6 and Friday, December 13.

Olmos will appear in the December 13 episode titled “End of Tour.” In the episode it’s all hands on deck for the Reagan family as they race to stop deadly mayhem in the city when the gangs of New York unite together to demand amnesty for the release of their imprisoned members and those awaiting trial

“End of Tour” is written by Siobhan Byrne O’Connor and Kevin Wade. Alex Zakrzewski directs.

Details of Olmos’ characters are being kept under wraps.

Both remaining episodes will air 10:00 pm ET/PT on CBS and stream on Paramount+ (live and on demand for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers, or on demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the episode airs).

A retrospective special, Blue Bloods: Celebrating a Family Legacy, which will look back on 293 episodes of the beloved series, will precede the final two episodes and air on Friday, November 29 at 9:00 pm (also live and on-demand for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs).

The police procedural drama has been airing on CBS since September 24, 2010. Its main characters are members of the fictional Reagan family, an American Irish-Catholic family in New York City with a history of work in law enforcement.

Tom Selleck, Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan and Will Estes star.

Tori Kelly to Appear on CBS’ Christmas Special, “Josh Groban & Friends Go Home for the Holidays”

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Tori Kelly will be helping get Americans into the holiday spirit…

The 31-year-old part-Puerto Rican will join Josh Groban for the festive-season special for CBS, Josh Groban & Friends Go Home for the Holidays, which is scheduled to air on December 20.

Musical performances include holiday classics, new releases and duets with Groban and his guests, including Tori, James Bay, Jennifer Hudson and The War And Treaty.

Hosted and executive produced by Groban, the special is said to feature a new format combining compelling stories, music, comedy and a live adoption on stage, celebrating the creation of a new family.

“I am honored and excited to host a show with friends old and new to celebrate the unity and togetherness of the holidays,” Groban said in a statement. “It’s especially important because it will spread the importance of adoption and will feature the most incredible kids. I can’t wait for everyone to watch with their families, sing along and hopefully make room in their hearts and homes for a child who needs one.”

For the last 25 years, Home for the Holidays has shined a light on the thousands of American children in foster care, and has inspired tens of thousands of adoptions.

Josh Groban & Friends Go Home for the Holidays continues its legacy of showcasing the transformative power of adoption and the true meaning of family.

Josh Groban & Friends Go Home for the Holidays is produced by Triage Entertainment and Goldsmith Entertainment.

Michael Simon is director.

The special was filmed in the Bram Goldsmith Theater at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, Beverly Hills, Calif.

Groban’s previous specials include Josh Groban in Concert (2002) and Josh Groban’s Great Big Radio City Show (2022), both for PBS.

Josh Groban & Friends Go Home for the Holidays is set to air on December 20 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on CBS (live and on-demand for Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers, or on-demand for Paramount+ Essential subscribers the day after the special airs).

Aimee Garcia to Appear on Paramount+’s “Criminal Minds: Evolution” for Season Three

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Aimee Garcia’s career evolution continues…

The 45-year-old Puerto Rican & Mexican American actress has joined the cast of Paramount+’s Criminal Minds: Evolution for the show’s third season.

In a multiple-episode arc, Garcia will portray Dr. Julia Ochoa, one of the country’s leading neuropsychiatrists who is assigned to help a high-profile patient recover from his injury-induced brain trauma. She clashes with Alvarez (Adam Rodriguez) who, by contrast, believes in a more aggressive approach than her gentle approach.

Criminal Minds: Evolution is an expansion of the original CBS series, which ran from 2005-2020. In the current season, the FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers comes up against an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time.

The series stars Joe Mantegna, A.J. Cook, Kirsten Vangsness, Aisha Tyler, Zach Gilford, Ryan-James Hatanaka with Rodriguez and Paget Brewster.

ABC Signature and CBS Studios produce the series. Erica Messer serves as showrunner and executive producer.

Currently, Garcia stars opposite Adam Scott in Netflix’s upcoming animated series Strip Law and headlines The Cases of Mystery Lane franchise for Hallmark/Peacock. Garcia starred on Netflix’s Lucifer for five seasons and headlined Netflix’s film Christmas With You opposite Freddie Prinze Jr.

Additional credits include Hulu’s Woke, Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K, ABC’s The George Lopez Show, which earned her an Impact and ALMA Award, José Padilha’s RoboCop, The Addams Family with Charlize Theron and Oscar Isaac and James L. Brooks’ Spanglish.

Lisette Olivera Lands Series Regular Role on CBS’ “FBI”

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Tom Castaneda

Lisette Olivera is joining the Bureau.

The 25-year-old Mexican American actress has landed a series regular role on CBS‘ popular police procedural FBI.

Olivera will reportedly be playing Syd, a trained Behavioral Analysis Unit Agent who is about to rotate into the field.

Wrapping up its sixth season in May, FBI follows the inner workings of the New York field office criminal division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as they fight to keep New York City and the country safe.

Others in the cast include Missy Peregrym, Zeeko Zaki, Jeremy Sisto, Alana De La Garza, John Boyd and Katherine Renee Kane.

Produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with CBS Studios, the show’s executive producers include Dick Wolf, Mike Weiss, Alex Chapple, Amanda Slater, Rick Eid and Peter Jankowski.

FBI received a three-season renewal in April, which will take the show through Season 9. It returns for Season 7 on October 15.

In the vein of Wolf’s Law & Order and Chicago franchises, the show has also over the years led to popular spin-offs including FBI: Most Wanted and FBI: International, which continue to air.

Olivera is coming off of her first major TV role in National Treasure: Edge of History, an expansion of the National Treasure film franchise executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer for Disney+.

She led the cast as Jess Valenzuela, a 20-year-old Dreamer who sets off on an exploration to discover the mystery of her family history, and with the help of her friends, seeks to recover historical lost treasure.

Previously, Olivera has also been seen starring alongside Sierra McCormick, Vinessa Shaw, Pat Healy and more in We Need to Do Something, an indie horror film from director Sean King O’Grady, which world premiered at the Tribeca Festival.

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