NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of Broadway, circle this date: This season’s Tony Awards will take place on June 8 at its familiar home of Radio City Music Hall.

Producers of the show announced the date and location Monday. For the last few years, the telecast has bounced around the city — two years ago originating from the United Palace Theatre, in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, and this year at the David H. Koch Theater in Lincoln Square.

Radio City can seat 6,000 people and has in the past been the long-time home of the awards.

The host will be revealed later.

The 2025 awards will air live on CBS and stream on Paramount+. Getting buzz from appearing on the telecast can dictate a show’s future, both on Broadway and on tour.

The awards are presented by The Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs’ vast music catalog has seen a jump in streams since his arrest last week and the unsealing of an indictment against him.

Under his many musical monikers — including Diddy, Puff Daddy and P. Diddy — the industry data and analytics company Luminate said the mogul’s music saw an average 18.3% increase in on-demand streams during the week of his arrest compared to the prior week.

George Howard, a distinguished professor of music business management at Berklee College of Music, said he’s not surprised by the increase. To him, streaming is akin to a Google search of the artist as a means of satisfying curiosity.

“Music just becomes another piece of information as people try to comprehend the atrocities,” Howard told The Associated Press. “It’s like, ‘What would someone whose brain works like that, allegedly, what would their music sound like?’”

With Combs’ several business ventures — from Revolt TV to Ciroc vodka, both of which he’s no longer affiliated with — Howard said many people likely think of Combs as a businessman before they think of him as a musician.

“The natural curiosity that these types of charges evoke makes sense,” Howard said. “It’s like driving by a car crash. People want to look.”

An increase in streaming numbers following controversy is not uncommon. After a documentary about R. Kelly accused the R&B singer of sexual misconduct involving women and underage girls, his numbers nearly doubled.

Howard said the “anonymization” of streaming is also a factor that could have led to the increases for Combs and Kelly alike. “Imagine walking into a record store now like, ‘Yeah, I want to buy this Diddy CD,’” he said.

Combs is charged with federal sex trafficking and racketeering and the indictment, which details allegations dating back to 2008, accuses him of abusing, threatening and coercing women for years “to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation, and conceal his conduct.” He’s pleaded not guilty to the charges.

NEW YORK, N.Y. (FNN) – On September 19, 2024, the Women’s Media Center hosted the 2024 Women’s Media Awards at the JW Marriott Essex House in New York City. The event celebrated outstanding leaders and advocates for women in media.

WMC 2024 Women’s Media Award Honorees (left to right): Yamiche Alcindor, Liz Rebecca Alarcón, Jenice Fountain, Rahna Epting, Donna Deitch, Jenni Wolfson, Judith Helfand, and Wendy Ettinger. Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty.

This year’s honorees were recognized for their remarkable achievements:

• America Ferrera, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated actor, director, producer, and activist, received the WMC Gloria Steinem Visible and Powerful Award.
• Yamiche Alcindor, NBC News Washington correspondent, was honored with the WMC Carol Jenkins Award.
• Donna Deitch, Emmy-winning film director, writer, and producer, received the WMC Ahead of Her Time Award.
• Liz Rebecca Alarcón, Founder & CEO of Pulso, earned the WMC Progressive Women’s Voices Impact Award.
• Rahna Epting, Executive Director of MoveOn, and Jenice Fountain, Executive Director of the Yellowhammer Fund, also received the WMC Progressive Women’s Voices Impact Awards.
• Chicken & Egg Pictures, a company that supports filmmakers with grants and mentorship, received the WMC Pat Mitchell Lifetime Achievement Award.

WMC Co-Founders Jane Fonda, Robin Morgan, Gloria Steinem, and WMC President & CEO Julie Burton attended the gala, alongside key WMC leaders and supporters.

Julie Burton highlighted the importance of diversity in media: “The Women’s Media Center’s call to action is simple: We want to see more diverse women, hear more diverse women, and read articles from more diverse women across all media platforms. Our Women’s Media Awards honor champions for women who set the standard for what media should look like.” The event was chaired by several prominent supporters, including Loreen Arbus, Donna Deitch, Mellody Hobson, Sheryl Sandberg, and Darren Walker. Proceeds from the awards will support the ongoing work of the Women’s Media Center.