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.