Diego Luna to Serve as Guest Host for ABC’s Late Night Show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” Next Week

Diego Luna is ready for his late night close-up…

The 45-year-old Mexican actor, director, and producer is among the A-listers Jimmy Kimmel has lined up to fill in for him during his summer break.

Diego LunaIn addition to Luna, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the Disney+ series Andor, Jimmy Kimmel Live! will also welcome Anthony AndersonNicole Byer, Alan Cumming, Chris Distefano, Fortune Feimster, Jelly Roll and Kumail Nanjiani.

Anderson, Byer and Nanjiani have previously guest hosted the show, but it marks new territory for Cumming, Distefano, Feimster, Luna and pop star Jelly Roll.

Luna will kick off proceedings on Monday June 23 with guests including Patton Oswalt, David Corenswet, Nicholas Hoult, Emma Stone, Adria Arjona, Alan Tudyk, Ariela Barer, Heidi Klum and Dolores Huerta, as well as musical performances by NEZZA, Hermanos Gutiérrez, and Good Charlotte.

The show, which films at the El Capitan Entertainment Centre on Hollywood Boulevard, is produced by 12:05 AM Productions, in association with Kimmelot and 20th Television. Kimmel, Erin Irwin, Molly McNearney, Jennifer Sharron and David Craig serve as executive producers with Douglas DeLuca and Danny Ricker as co-executive producers.

It marks the fifth year that Kimmel, who baked his summer break into his ABC contract, has taken the summer off, starting in 2020 with no shows during the summer of 2023 as a result of the dual labor strikes in Hollywood.

Over that period the likes of Ryan Reynolds, Jennifer Lawrence, Martin Short, Dana Carvey, Chelsea Handler, Al Franken, Nikki Glaser, Jeff Goldblum, RuPaul, Kerry Washington, Lamorne Morris, Sean Hayes and Hugh Jackman have all led the Hollywood-set show.

Hermanos Gutiérrez to Perform at Seattle’s The Crocodile as Part of “Oodalalee: Concerts at Pier 62”

The Hermanos Gutiérrez are heading to The Emerald City.

Legendary Seattle rock club The Crocodile is opening its new waterfront concert series with the spooky guitar sounds of the Latin instrumental band formed in 2015 in Zürich by Ecuadorian-Swiss brothers Alejandro Gutiérrez and Estevan Gutiérrez.

Oodalalee: Concerts at Pier 62 will take place at Seattle’s Waterfront Park, south of the famous Pike Place market and managed by the non-profit Friends of Waterfront Park.

Oodalalee marks the first large-scale, ticketed concert series of its kind at Pier 62 since its renovation and opening last year.

Pier 62 holds a capacity of 2,500 fans and features “a stage with views of the city’s stunning downtown skyline and mountain ranges as the backdrop,” according to a press release.

Hermanos Gutiérrez will open the Oodalalee concert series on June 1 followed by performances from Silversun Pickups, Watchhouse (f.k.a. Mandolin Orange), Del the Funky Homosapien and Dan the Automator, Cosmo Sheldrake, Blind Pilot & John Craigie, Fruit Bats, Otoboke Beaver, Queer Pier Pride and Gimme Gimme Disco. Additional performances will be announced soon.

“Concerts at Pier 62 were such a vital part of Seattle’s music ecosystem. I have warm memories of attending shows on the waterfront and know many others in our community do as well,” said The Crocodile’s creative director Hunter Motto in a statement. “We’re overjoyed to bring our favorite local, national, and international artists to Pier 62 — it’s a magical and historic place.”

Joy Shigaki, president and CEO of Friends of Waterfront Park, added in a statement that the city of Seattle “has always cherished live music at the waterfront, and Oodalalee adds a new chapter to that tradition.”

Tickets for most shows are on sale now.

Peso Pluma Among Latinx Artists to Perform at This Year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

Peso Pluma is returning to the Colorado Desert of Southern California this spring.

The lineup for this year’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has been finalized, with the 24-year-old Mexican singer set to perform over the two weekends of the festival: April 12-14 and April 19-21.

Peso PlumaPeso Pluma, a Regional Mexican artist who has taken the world by storm, is scheduled to perform on Friday, April 12 and Friday, April 19. He performed at the festival in 2023 during Becky G’s set.

Other Latinx artists set to perform on the same days at Peso Pluma incude Argentina’s Bizarrap, Puerto Rico’s Young Miko and Cuba’s Cimafunk.

Ice Spice will perform on Saturday, April 13 and Saturday, April 20.

Other Latinx artists performing on Saturday alongside the 24-year-old half-Dominican American “Barbie World” singer include Santa Fe Klan and Depresión Sonora.

J Balvin is set to perform on Sunday, April 14 and Sunday, April 21.

It’ll be the 38-year-old Colombian singer’s first performance at Coachella since 2019.

Sunday’s other Latinx performers include Carin Leon, Eddie Zuka, Hermanos Gutierrez and Ludmilla.

This year’s lineup includes a No Doubt reunion, with the band performing together for the first time in almost a decade.

Lana del ReyTyler the Creator and Doja Cat are the 2024 headlining acts

The presale for Coachella starts on Friday, January 19 at 11:00 am PT, with the official site suggesting that for the “best chance at passes,” look at Weekend 2.

General admission passes start at $499 (plus fees) for Tier 1 and go up to $599 (plus fees) for Tier 3. For those festival-goers looking for a VIP experience and have access to exclusive areas, the passes start at $1,069 (plus fees) for Tier 1 and $1,269 (plus fees) for Tier 2. The passes allow entrance to the festival for all three days of the chosen weekend.

Hermanos Gutiérrez Receive Americana Honors & Awards Nomination for Album of the Year

Hermanos Gutiérrez are vying for Americana glory…

The Americana Music Association will be announcing the winners of its 22nd Annual Americana Honors & Awards show later this month, with the Swiss Latin instrumental band in the running for one of the top awards.

Hermanos Gutiérrez Comprised of Ecuadorian-Swiss brothers Alejandro Gutiérrez and Estevan Gutiérrez, Hermanos Gutiérrez are nominated for Album of the Year for their critically acclaimed album El Bueno y el Malo.

The winners will be announced during the Americana Honors & Awards on Wednesday, September 20 at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

The program is the marquee event of AmericanaFest, which returns for its 23nd year on September 19 and runs through September 23.

Here’s the full list of nominees for the 2023 Americana Honors & Awards:

Album of the year
Big Time, Angel Olsen; Produced by Angel Olsen and Jonathan Wilson
Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven?, Tyler Childers; Produced by Tyler Childers
El Bueno y el Malo, Hermanos Gutiérrez; Produced by Dan Auerbach
The Man from Waco, Charley Crockett; Produced by Bruce Robison
Strays, Margo Price; Produced by Margo Price and Jonathan Wilson

Song of the year
“Change of Heart,” Margo Price; Written by Jeremy Ivey, Margo Price
“I’m Just a Clown,” Charley Crockett; Written by Charley Crockett
“Just Like That,” Bonnie Raitt; Written by Bonnie Raitt
“Something in the Orange,” Zach Bryan; Written by Zach Bryan
“You’re Not Alone,” Allison Russell featuring Brandi Carlile; Written by Allison Russell

Artist of the year
Charley Crockett
Sierra Ferrell
Margo Price
Allison Russell
Billy Strings

Duo/group of the year
49 Winchester
Caamp
Nickel Creek
Plains
The War and Treaty won last year

Emerging act of the year
Adeem the Artist
S.G. Goodman
William Prince
Thee Sacred Souls
Sunny War

Instrumentalist of the year
Isa Burke
Allison de Groot
Jeff Picker
SistaStrings (Chauntee and Monique Ross)
Kyle Tuttle