Lin-Manuel Miranda is headed to the Emmys…

The Television Academy has announced the third and final group of presenters for the 71st Emmy Awards on Sunday, with the 39-year-old Puerto Rican actor, composer and Broadway star making the list.

In addition to Miranda, an Emmy winner, the newly revealed list of presenters includes Tim Allen, Nick Cannon, James Corden, Jon Hamm, Timothy Hutton, Jharell Jerone, Ken Jeong, Cherry Jones, Regina King, Luke Kirby, Hugh Laurie, Jane Lynch, Catherine O’Hara, Randall Park, Jimmy Smits, Brittany Snow, Marisa Tomei, Kerry Washington and Bradley Whitford.

Additionally, pop star Halsey will perform a rendition of a classic song for the In Memoriam tribute, Adam Devine will present a musical tribute to Variety programming, and Thomas Lennon has been tapped as an Emmy Awards commentator, according to the Academy.

The 71st Emmyss, produced by Don Mischer Productions and Done+Dusted, will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Los Angeles on Sunday, September 22 from 8-11 PM ET/5-8 PM PT on Fox.

It’ll be presented without a host for the fourth time in its history. Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier said that it wanted to save time to salute a number of shows including Game of Thrones, Empire, Veep and The Big Bang Theory.

“Our job is to assess as to how to elevate the program in the year that we have it. If you have a host and an opening, that’s 15 or 20 minutes you can’t have to salute the shows,” he said.

Aubrey Plaza is Hope-ful…

The 35-year-old half-Puerto Rican actress/comedian and former Parks and Recreation star will topline the Netflix movie Hope, directed by New Zealand duo Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami.

Hope, whose plotline is under wraps, marks the second feature to be directed by van Beek and Sami following their female-driven comedy The Breaker Upperers, which they also co-wrote and starred in. That film, which was produced by Taika Waititi’s company Piki Films, premiered on Netflix in February. The Breaker Upperers made its world premiere at SXSW in March 2018.

Writing Hope is comedy screenwriting duo Karen McCullah & Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith, who were behind such comedies as Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You, The House Bunny, The Ugly Truth and She’s the Man. 

Plaza will produce with Michael Costigan and Jason Bateman for Aggregate Films and Lundi Shackleton & Philippe Palaciosfor Les Espoirs Pictures.

Plaza recently wrapped production on the movie, Black Bear, a suspenseful meta-drama, which she is producing and starring in opposite Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon. She also finished up the last season of Noah Hawley’s Marvel series Legion on FX and starred in this summer’s Child’s Play from Orion Pictures. 

Plaza won a 2018 Film Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature for Ingrid Goes West, which she also starred in and produced. 

Selena Gomezis seeing dead people…

The trailer for Jim Jarmusch‘s zombie film The Dead Don’t Die, starring the 26-year-old Mexican American singer, has been released.

Gomez, who appears in the clip, plays a human in the film, which also features Iggy Popas aterrifying, blood-chugging, decomposing zombie.

Jarmusch’s dark and grisly comedy, which he wrote and directed, also stars Rosie Perez, RZA, Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny ,Steve Buscemi and Danny Glover.

The Dead Don’t Die hits theaters June 14..

Daddy Yankee is thisclose to entering a special hall…

The Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame (LSHOF) has announced the 24 songwriters and composers nominated this year for induction into the esteemed hall, with the 42-year-old Puerto Rican reggaeton superstar making the list.

Celebrating some of the greatest Latin performers, lyricists and musicians, this year’s diverse list of nominees also includes romantic crooner Pablo Milanes, salsa icon Ruben Blades, rapper Ivy Queen, and Selena’s singer-songwriter brother A.B. Quintanilla.

New LSHOF President, Delia Orjuela, emphasized in a statement that “being inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall Of Fame at the La Musa Awardsis one of the highest honors a songwriter can receive.” She added, “It is a remarkable event where the entire industry comes together and recognizes the life’s work of Latino songwriters and composers who have enriched and inspired generations with their invaluable musical gems.”

Only six of the 24 nominees will be selected for induction into the Hall of Fame, who will be honored at the 7th Annual La Musa Awards on Thursday, October 17, 2019, at the James L. Knight Centerin Miami.

Voting is open to the public and will run until midnight April 15. The 2019 inductees will be revealed at noon on Monday, May 6. You can vote for your favorite composer here. 

See the complete 2019 Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees below.

PERFORMING SONGWRITER NOMINEES

Alejandro Lerner (Argentina)
Erasmo Carlos (Brazil)
Pablo Milanés (Cuba)
Ivy Queen (Puerto Rico)
Mario Quintero Lara – (Mexico)
Ruben Blades (Panama)
Willie Colón (Puerto Rico)
Daddy Yankee (Puerto Rico)
Johnny Pacheco (Dominican Republic)
José María Cano (Spain)
Joan Manuel Serrat (Spain)
Oscar D’ León (Venezuela)

NON-PERFORMING SONGWRITER NOMINEES

Chico Navarro (Argentina)
Michael Sullivan (Brazil)
Fabio Alonso Salgado “Estéfano” (Colombia)
Armando Larrinaga (Cuba)
Carlos Lara (Mexico)
José Antonio Rodríguez (Dominican Republic)
Yoel Henríquez (Puerto Rico)
Luis Gómez Escolar (Spain)
A.B. Quintanilla (USA)
José Enrique Sarabia  “Chelique” (Venezuela)
Andrés Castro (Colombia)
Guadalupe García García (Cuba)