Blazing Hot Entertainment Picks For Summer 2023
“Hot weather opens the skull of a city exposing its white brain, and it’s heart of nerves which sizzle like the warriors inside a lightbulb. And there exudes a sour extra humans smell, that makes the very stone seem flesh- alive, webbed and pulsing.”… Truman Capote.
With the early sultry July heat upon us the creative world is scorching with a dazzling, fiery blaze of talent causing every inch of the heavens to be engulfed in flames. Who are the hottest recording artists, the hottest new songs, the hottest events, the hottest new music? Through reviews, industry experts, and our staff of vision seeking oracles….here you have summer’s scolding selections:
Hottest New Recording Artists
Jarvis Redd
Baker Grace
GAYLE
Steve Lacy
Kylie Marshall
Alexis Marrero
Zach Bryan
Bailey Zimmerman
Irene Michaels
Latto
Roxanne Luciano
Jenny Grace
Omar Apollo
Anitta
DRMAGDN
THE AMERICAN RELICS
Sonny Luca
The Heels
Angie Wells
Samara Joy
Scolding New Songs
“Last Night’-Morgan Wallen
“Karma”-Taylor Swift
“American Dream Girl”-Baker Grace
“Put It On Da Floor Again”-Latto feat. Cardi B
“Coast of Texas”-Jarvis Redd
“Rising”- Screamin’ Rachael
“Alone”-Kim Petra’s feat. Nicki Minaj
“Summer Baby”- Jonas Brothers
“They Don’t Love It”-Jack Harlow
“Take the Trailer”-The Heels
“Fly Girl”-FLO feat. Missy Elliott
“My Impala”-THE AMERICAN RELICS
“Wake Me Up”-Alexis Marrero
“Something”-DRMAGDN
“Calm Down”-Rema & Selena Gomez
“Free Again” She Made Me Do It
“I Like Rain”-Irene Michaels
“Winnin”-Roxanne Luciano, Big Indo & Renna Rucci
“MMMBop”- Kylie Marshall
“Truth Be Told” – Angie Wells
Watch The Flames Rise on Radio, TV, and Internet
The Simonetta Lein Show with Simonetta Lein
The Jimmy Star Show with Ron Russell with Jimmy Star and Ron Russell
The Joe Rogan Experience with Joe Rogan
Time Junkie with Ashley Flowers & Brit Prawat
Profiles with Mickey Burns with Mickey Burns
Movie Reviews and More with Brian Sebastian
Call Her Daddy with Alexandra Cooper
The Ben Shapiro Show with Benjamin Shapiro
Unscripted with Phillip Parker
Cafe Con Lourdes with Lourdes Bigio
Stuff You Should Know with Charles Bryant and Josh Clark
The Mike Wagner Show with Mike Wagner
The Late Late Late Show with Chance Spiessbach
Hollywood Red Carpet Radio with Debbie Cheney-Perkins
If These Walls Could Talk with Wendy Stuart Kaplan and Tim Moss
Leland Sklar’s YouTube channel with Leland Sklar
FSF Podcast with Tim Beisiegel
Gary Leavitt and Friends (95.9 WATD FM) with Gary Leavitt
Crazy Train Radio with Jonathan Steele
Twilight Showcase (95.9 WATD FM) with Sandy Streid
Influencers Making Heat Waves
Simonetta Lein
Kim Kardashian
Kylie Jenner
Chiara Ferragni
Baker Grace
Tony Mercedes
Selena Gomez
Lourdes Bigio (Sunny Dew)
Rocky Kramer
Cameron Dallas
Ksenia
Amanda Cerny
Irene Michaels
Jarvis Redd
Huda Kattan
Cristiano Ronaldo
Casper Lee
Addison Rae
Jeffrey Star
‘Em Sheldon
Hot Beauty
Caire Beauty
Simonetta Lein
Irene Michaels
Jeffrey Star
Jordan Lipscombe
Syd and Ell
Holly Boon
Elle Next Door
Misha Grimes
Emily Canham
James Charles
Huda Katten
Sophia and Conzia
Kayla Itsines
Nikkei de Jager
Jackie Aina
Desi Perkins
Wendy Stuart Kaplan
Mark DeAlwis
Kylie Marshall
Read It At The Beach
Everybody Loves Me- Leland Sklar
Waiting For Adam- Eileen Shapiro
Einstein, Michael Jackson and Me- Howard Bloom
From the Projects to Profiles- Mickey Burns
Beach Trip: A Novel- Cathy Holton
The Day That Changed Everything-Catherine Miller
Lake View House-Helen Phifer
This Girl- Colleen Hoover
The Sisters- Claire Douglas
Summer Sisters: A Novel- Judy Blume
Hello Beautiful- Ann Napolitano
Bad Summer People- Emma Rosenblum
I On Beauty- Irene Michaels
Hello, Sunshine-Laura Dave
Bad Actors- Mick Herron
Over a Cup of Caramelized Chocolate – William Byron Hillman
Reward System- Jem Calder
Precious Little Devils- Eileen Shapiro
How I Accidentally Started the Sixties- Howard Bloom
The Storyteller- David Grohl
People Who Give (Hot Philanthropists and Benefit Producers)
Let Me Help, Inc- John “SohoJohnny” Pasquale
Let Me Help, Inc- John Velasco
Anti-Bullying and Suicide, Prevention- Tony Mercedes/Kylie Marshall
Howard Bloom Institute- Howard Bloom
Creative Visions-Kathy Eldon
The Buffett Foundation- Warren Buffett
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation- Bill and Melinda Gates
The Peaceman Foundation- Sir Ivan
Days End Farm Horse Rescue- Suzanne Tripaldi
The United States War Dogs Association- Suzanne Tripaldi
Chicago Youth Organizations- Rachael Cain
True Colors Foundation- Cyndi Lauper
PAWS Chicago- Irene Michaels
Horses Without Humans-Irene Michaels
Bloomberg Philanthropies- Michael Bloomberg
Oprah Winfrey Charitable Foundation- Oprah Winfrey
RADD (Artists, Actors, and Athletes Against Drunk Driving)- John Velasco
The Rock and Roll Fantasy Foundation-Jeff Morris (and others)
Let Me Help the Children of the World- John “SohoJohnny Pasquale/John Velasco
The Wishwall Foundation- Simonetta Lein
Too Hot To Handle-Up and Coming Movies to Watch in the AC
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny – James Mangold/George Lucas/ Philip Kaufman
Fast X – Louis Leterrier/Vin Diesel/Justin Lin/Jeal H. Moritz/ Samantha Vincent
Oppenheimer– Christopher Nolan
Athena Saves Christmas-Josh Webber/Tony Mercedes/Cuba Gooding Jr.
Joy Ride – Adele Lim
Evil Dead Rise – Lee Cronin
Extraction 2 – Sam Hargrave
Too Hot to Handle-Anthony Bueno/Claire Bueno
The Possession of Anne-Jim Towns/Sadie Katz/John Pasquale
Heart Strings-Ate de Jong/Steven Gaydos/Mulholland Films
Purgatorium – Chuck Borden/Ross Walker/Willliam Byron Hillman/Jimmy Star/ Alessandro Folchitto
Sound of Freedom – Alejandro Monteverde
The Flood – Brandon Slagle/Daemon Hillin
No Hard Feelings – Gene Stupnitsky
Asteroid City – Wes Anderson
Run Rabbit Run – Daina Reid
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts – Steven Caple Jr.
Barbie – Greta Gerwig
Clean – Lachlan Mcleod
The Covenant – Guy Ritchie
Scorching TV/Film Producers
Michael Bay
Brad Fuller
Jimmy Star
Jeff Caperton
Tony Mercedes
Eileen Shapiro
Rayster Michaels
Cuba Gooding Jr.
Jason Blum
Arny Granat
Jennifer James
Niki J. Borger
Jacob Young
Alessandro Folchitto
William Byron Hillman
Steve Bacic
Kadrolsha Ona Carole
Arina Sakoun
John Davis
Megan Ellison
Boiling Hot Highly Anticipated Films for 2024
Thunderbolts -Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Beetlejuice 2 – KatzsSmith Productions
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes – Twentieth Century Fox
Mickey 17 – Warner Brothers
Dog Moon -True Alpha Films
Quigley 2 – Destiny Worldwide Entertainment
My Porn Star Wife – Copper Wire Productions
Red River – Jennifer James Films
Snow White – Walt Disney Studios
Deadpool 3 – Walt Disney Studios
Death House – Dream Cinema Productions
The Karate Kid – Columbia Pictures
Captain America: Brave New World – Walt Disney Pictures
Get Her- Destiny Worldwide Entertainment
Joker: Folie a Deux – Warner Brothers
My Last Skirt – Grand Slam Productions
A Quiet Place: Day One – Paramount Pictures
The Fall Guy – Universal Pictures
Madame Web – Columbia Pictures
Sizzling Summer Events
July 6- Lyle Lovett- Saban Theater Beverly Hills
July 12- Irene Michaels The Alley Chicago
July 14- The Heels-Downtown Cowtown at the Isis Fort Worth, Texas
July 15- Angie Wells -Chelsea Table & Stage NYC
July 22- Taylor Swift- Lumen Field, Seattle
July 22- Ed Sheeran- Nissan Stadium, Nashville
July 23- Pat Benatar- amphitheater at Bald Hill Farmingville, New York
July 23- Gov’t Mule featuring Machan Taylor – Great South Bay Festival, Patchogue, NY
July 23- Boy George & Culture Club- Wantagh, New York
July 29- George Clinton- The Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon
Aug 2- Jackson Brown Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, Florida
Aug 5- Pink- PNC Park Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aug 25- B-52’s- Las Vegas, Nevada
Aug 29- Jane’s Taylor- Hartford, Healthcare Amphitheater, Connecticut
Sept 8- Billy Idol- Anthem Washington, Washington DC
Sept 8- Diana Ross- The Colosseum at Caesars, Windsor, Canada
Sept 22- Irene Michaels- Chelsea Table & Stage, NYC
Sept 22- Randy Edelman- Chelsea Table & Stage, NYC
Sept 30- New England Music Hall of Fame -Regent Theater-Arlington, Mass.
Oct 1- Randy Edelman- Boston City Winery, Boston, Mass.