Awards
Times columnist Glenn Whipp lays out his picks for the upcoming producers and directors guild awards in his Monday newsletter.
California
Police investigated the location in Los Angeles where words including “help” and “trafico” were seen in satellite images.
Music
Beyoncé finally won album of the year. The show included performances from Chappell Roan, Doechii, Sabrina Carpenter, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish and others, and the L.A. wildfires were frequently mentioned.
Angela Bassett won entertainer of the year at Saturday’s NAACP Image Awards on a night that also saw her take home a television acting trophy for “9-1-1.”
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade advocated for the Black LGBTQ+ community and praised their transgender daughter, Zaya, during the NAACP Image Awards.
Satellite images show neighborhoods in Malibu and Altadena before and after the Palisades and Eaton fires.
Television
The series is the first project greenlighted under the network’s partnership with the civil rights organization, forged in 2020 in the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd.
Image
For our latest issue, we sat down with a range of artists we wanted to celebrate, and while honoring their accomplishments, we also asked them: What does it feel like to perform? How do you draw the line between life and art?
The Recording Academy says it’s distributed more than $4 million to musicians affected by the fires. Sunday’s Grammys show is meant to raise more.
Entertainment & Arts
‘Wakanda Forever,’ ‘Abbott Elementary,’ Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar led Thursday’s NAACP Image Awards nominations.