NBC’s Today show host Hoda Kotb says she tested positive for COVID-19.  The 57-year-old Hotb shared with her co-anchors that she is quarantining at home but feeling good and hoping to return to work soon. Kotb is vaccinated and has received her booster shot.

Kotb thanked fans for their well wishes in a tweet, saying:  “Thx for well wishes! Feeling good.. cant wait to see you all when I am in the clear! Xo.” 

Kotb is the latest television personality to test positive for COVID-19.  The View host Whoopi Goldberg also recently tested positive for COVID-19 and has been absent from her show this week, and Late Night host Seth Meyers said Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 and was cancelling his show for the rest of the week.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/06/media/hoda-kotb-covid-19/index.html

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Gucci Mane has taken iconic hip-hop group Whodini’s classic hit “Friends” and reworked it for his new track “Fake Friends”.

In an Instagram post, Gucci shared a clip of the “Fake Friends” video featuring his one-year-old son Ice Davis. Several of Gucci’s real-life friends and rap peers chimed in the comment section of the post, showing their support and approval of his latestd music.

Take a look at the video for “Fake Friends” – here.

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Gunna’s debut mixtape Drip Season dropped in 2016, and now the fourth installment in the series — Drip Season 4 — will be released on January 7.

Gunna has shared the project’s tracklist, which includes 19 songs plus one bonus track. Drip Season 4 also features frequent collaborators such as Future, Young Thug, and Lil Baby, plus appearances from Drake, 21 Savage, Kodak Black, Chlöe Bailey, and more.

Find the full list below, as well as Drip Season 4‘s cover art – here.

https://hypebeast.com/2022/1/gunna-new-album-drip-season-4-tracklist-and-features-freddie-gibbs-diss-response

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Season 2 of Netflix’s Space Force will be coming to the streaming service this February.  Netflix shared a poster and release date, Feb. 18, for the season on Twitter. Space Force premiered in May 2020 and featured Lisa Kudrow, Don Lake, Noah Emmerich, Jane Lynch and Jimmy O. Yang. Space Force is created by Carell and Greg Daniels, who previously worked together on The Office. The series follows Naird (Carell) and his team at a fictional version of the United States Space Force, the space service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces.

The poster for Season 2 features Steve Carell as Mark R. Naird, the Chief of Space Operations at Space Force, John Malkovich as Dr. Adrian Mallory, Ben Schwartz as F. Tony Scarapiducci, Diana Silvers as Erin Naird and Tawny Newsome as Captain Angela Ali. “Not even gravity can keep them down. Space Force returns on February 18,” the caption reads.

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The 2022 Golden Globe Awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, Jan. 9, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles, but will not be televised, and there will be no audience or red carpet. NBC announced last year it would not broadcast this year’s Golden Globe Awards, following controversy over a lack of diversity among HFPA membership and other ethical questions related to financial benefits.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) attributed the scaled-down event plans to the current Covid-19 surge, saying in a statement: “Health and safety remain a top priority for the HFPA. There will not be an audience on January 9th, and the following precautions are being taken for select members and grantees who will be in the room: Proof of vaccination and booster shot, along with a negative PCR test within 48 hours, is required for entry; All guests will be masked and socially distanced at all times while inside the ballroom; There will be no red carpet.”

The HFPA added in its statement Tuesday that there have been “sweeping changes” to the organization, saying: “Over the last eight months, the HFPA has completely overhauled their bylaws, implementing sweeping changes from top to bottom that address ethics and code of conduct, diversity, equity and inclusion, governance, membership and more. Recently, the HFPA admitted their largest and most diverse class to date of 21 new members, all of whom are first-time Golden Globe voters.”

See the full list of nominees here –https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/golden-globes-without-celebs-press-audience-1235069756/

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Ye — the artist formerly known as Kanye West — is currently at work on his next LP, Donda 2, a direct follow-up to his 2021 certified gold album “Donda.”  The LP would become Ye’s first-ever record sequel.

According to Variety, Ye has already begun work on Donda 2. The news was confirmed by Chief Operating Officer of Ye’s G.O.O.D. Music, Steven Victor, who told Complex: “Ye has started working on his new masterpiece, ‘Donda 2.’”  Donda 2 would mark the eleventh entry and the first sequel album in the rapper’s discography. Details remain scant about the exact nature of the project.

Donda included 27 songs and featured guest appearances from Jay-Z, The Weeknd, Kid Cudi, and Travis Scott, among many others. It was released August 29 and set a new record by reaching No. 1 on Apple Music’s top albums chart in 152 countries in 24 hours.   Ye later released the Deluxe Edition of Donda, which featured Andre 3000, Kid Cudi, Young Thug, and more.

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Back in November, Snoop Dogg dropped his 19th studio album “Algorithm“. The project featured a compilation of 25 tracks with new music from Redman, Method Man, Usher, Eric Bellinger, Fabolous, Dave East, YK Osiris, Blxst, October London, Ty Dolla Sign, Mary J Blige, Wiz Khalifa and more. Snoop followed-up with the music videos for “Make Some Money” and “No Smut On My Name“.

Now Snoop has released a movie to accompany the album. The one-hour long film features clips of music videos, along with interviews and discussions from the likes of Ice Cube, Ty Dolla Sign, Dave East, Fabolous, E-40, Too Short and more.  You can watch the new movie – here.

https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/snoop-dogg-unveils-algorithm-the-movie-to-accompany-his-recent-def-jam-compilation-album-news.145526.html

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As expected, the Grammy Awards have been postponed indefinitely due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic for the second year in a row. No new date has been confirmed as of yet. The annual event will be pushed back as the Omicron variant of the virus continues spreading across America.

A joint statement from the Recording Academy and its television partner, CBS, issued on Wednesday reads: “After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the artist community and our many partners, the Recording Academy and CBS have postponed the 64th annual Grammy Awards show. The health and safety of those in our music community, the live audience and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly to produce our show remains our top priority. Given the uncertainty surrounding the Omicron variant, holding the show on January 31st simply contains too many risks. We look forward to celebrating Music’s Biggest Night on a future date, which will be announced soon.”

Last year’s Grammy Awards was originally scheduled for Jan. 31, 2021, but was pushed back to March 14. The event was stripped back and moved from Staples Center (now called Crypto.com Arena) to the nearby Los Angeles Convention Center.  The Daily Show’s Trevor Noah is set to host the 2022 Grammys, reprising his role from last year.

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Lionsgate has pushed back the release date of John Wick: Chapter 4, starring Keanu Reeves. The action-thriller, which had been scheduled to open in theaters on May 27, 2022, has now been pushed back to debut on March 24, 2023.

Donnie Yen, Laurence Fishburne, Lance Reddick, Bill Skarsgård, Rina Sawayama, Shamier Anderson and Ian McShane co-star alongside Reeves in the movie, which was directed by Chad Stahelski.  John Wick Chapter 3 – Parabellum earned more than $300 million worldwide when it was released in 2019.

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Seth Meyers announced on Tuesday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has canceled his talkshow Late Night for the remainder of the week.  Meyers said on Twitter: “The bad news is, I tested positive for COVID (thanks 2022!) the good news is, I feel fine (thanks vaccines and booster!). We are canceling the rest of the shows this week, so tune in next Monday to see what cool location we will try and pass off as a studio!!!”

Meyers hosted Monday’s edition of ‘Late Night’ virtually, which featured ‘This is Us’ stars Sterling K. Brown, Justin Hartley and Chrissy Metz, as well as musician David Byrne.

Jimmy Fallon, who hosts NBC’s ‘The Tonight Show,’ announced on Instagram Monday that he also tested positive for COVID-19 during his holiday break. Fallon was able host The Tonight Show on Monday.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/seth-meyers-positive-covid-19-cancels-late-night-1235069380/

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