Beth GarrabrantMaren Morris is collaborating with Taylor Swift on a song “From the Vault.”
When Taylor announced she would release the re-recorded version of her album Fearless, she added that the project would include “6 never before released songs from the vault.” Thursday, we’ll get to hear one of them.
The superstar shared via Instagram that she’ll be releasing a “From the Vault” song off her Fearless (Taylor’s Version) album called “You All Over Me,” which features background vocals by Maren.
“One thing I’ve been loving about these From The Vault songs is that they’ve never been heard, so I can experiment, play, and even include some of my favorite artists,” says Taylor. “I’m really excited to have @marenmorris singing background vocals on this song….can’t wait for you to hear it!!”
Taylor included a photo of herself and Maren together onstage in the slideshow she posted along with the announcement. She added that the song was produced by Aaron Dessner, her collaborator on both folklore and evermore. It’s co-written by Scooter Carusoe, a songwriter who’s written tunes for Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Darius Rucker, Chris Janson and Brett Eldredge.
“You All Over Me (From the Vault)” drops at midnight E.T.
HI. I wanted to let you know that the first “From the Vault” song I’m releasing from Fearless (Taylor’s Version) comes out tomorrow at midnight eastern. It’s called You All Over Me (From The Vault). pic.twitter.com/0GdNXHvPM0
Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images(LOS ANGELES) — Like many other movies, Ryan Reynolds’ forthcoming action comedy Free Guy has seen its release date bumped multiple times because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
But this time, he’s really sure that the film — initially slated for last July — will now be released on August 13.
Kinda.
The actor poked fun at the movie’s moving debut date with a video tweet, set to Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy,” as was the film’s trailer.
“Hey guys, awesome news” Ryan opens, apparently trying to put on a brave face. “I know we’ve had a few hiccups, but this time it’s a hundred percent locked in. I’ve never been so sure of anything in my entire life as long as I live.”
He adds, “The new release date is –” before the shot cuts to another video of Reynolds spinning to the camera, and saying “August 13” in a poorly overdubbed addition.
Free Guy — also starring Taika Waititi, Lil Rel Howery, and Emmy-winning Killing Eve star Jodie Comer — has Ryan playing a workaday dude who realizes he’s actually a non-player-character in the dangerous world of a Grand Theft Auto-like video game.
Free Guy will be released by 20th Century Films, which is owned by Disney, parent company of ABC News.
tzahiV/iStockBy QUINN OWEN and BENJAMIN SIEGEL, ABC News
(WASHINGTON) — Immigration authorities in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas have been releasing a growing number of migrants from custody before they have court dates, a practice that Republicans have pointed to as the latest example of the Biden administration’s struggle to handle the growing number of people trying to cross the southwest border.
Although it’s not unique to the Biden administration, even some Democrats are pointing out the unprecedented nature of the move.
“They released about 150 people, families, without even a notice to appear,” Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, said on ABC News Live Prime of the actions taken over the weekend. “I’ve never seen that before.”
Fifteen Republicans, led by Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, wrote to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, saying the releases “raise serious questions” about the agency’s “commitment to fairly enforcing the law.”
However, Ruben Garcia, the director of Annunciation House, an El Paso, Texas, organization that helps support migrants, immigrants and refugees, told ABC News that asylum seekers don’t always receive a court date at the time of release and that notices of appearance are sometimes sent by mail to the addresses of their relatives or sponsors.
Two Customs and Border Protection officials told ABC News that more migrants than usual in the Rio Grande Valley area have been released on a case-by-case basis without notices to appear in court in an effort to more quickly process them through CBP custody and reduce overcrowding.
“Instead, those limited groups of migrants are now responsible for completing their processing and setting up their court appearance at their final destination where they can continue their claim for asylum,” said one official who was not authorized to speak publicly.
One source familiar with the matter told ABC News that only migrants deemed low-risk were being released without a specific court date.
Outside of the Rio Grande Valley some migrants have been released with notices to appear, but no court dates. At the Val Verde Border Humanitarian Coalition, which provides temporary relief for migrants after their release from Border Patrol custody, one aid worker noticed the line “yet to be determined” in place of a date and time on several recent notice to appear documents.
Asked about the initial reports of the releases on Monday, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the actions only applied to “narrow circumstances,” and that the impacted families are tested and quarantined as needed ahead of immigration proceedings.
“If families are going to be deported and they’re awaiting deportation, they don’t need a court date and they don’t need a notice to appear because it has already been determined that they will be sent back to their home countries,” she said. “Sometimes that takes a minute to ensure there is proper transportation and steps in place to do that.”
In a statement about the letter from Republicans, Biggs said the Biden administration “continues to add more incentives to those who willfully break our laws and take advantage of our system.”
Sarah Pierce, a policy analyst with the Migration Policy Institute, an immigration research organization, told ABC News that the actions in the Rio Grande Valley aren’t “unprecedented,” and that Border Patrol facilities are trying to process migrants “as quickly as possible.”
“This is typically a last-ditch effort and reflects significant capacity issues at the local level,” she said, adding that similar actions were taken at times during the Obama and Trump administrations during the 2014 and 2019 surges of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Former President Donald Trump blamed Democrats for creating a policy of “catch and release” for migrants that went in and out of custody from the border, calling it a “Democrat rule.” But in reality, the Department of Homeland Security has released migrants from custody across administrations. Usually they are given a notice to appear, sometimes with court dates and, more often now, without.
ABC/Randy Holmes(LOS ANGELES) — Nearly a year after Ellen DeGeneres faced allegations of contributing to a toxic work environment behind the scenes on her daytime talk show, Us Weekly reports her ratings continue to tumble.
The Ellen DeGeneres Show has lost more than one million viewers in the past six months, based on Nielsen data.
Despite the current 18th season premiere posting the show’s highest ratings in four years, viewership has since dropped from an average of 2.6 million to 1.5 million — a 43% overall decline, with a 38 percent drop in DeGeneres’ core audience of adult women under the age of 54.
Ellen’s show has also experienced a significant drop in ad revenue — from $131 million between September 2019 and January 2020, to just $105 million between September 2020 and January 2021, according to Nielsen.
DeGeneres, 63, came under fire during the summer of 2020 after growing number of former employees spoke out about experiencing misconduct, racism and intimidation in the workplace.
To be fair, The Kelly Clarkson Show and Dr. Phil have seen ratings drops of 22 and 26 percent, respectively, while Tamron Hall and Live With Kelly and Ryan have seen smaller drops of 9 and 3 percent, respectively, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NBC/Andrew Lipovsky(NEW YORK) — A year after The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon bid farewell to its live studio audience because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the late night program is filling seats once again.
Fallon, who recently returned from filming his show remotely to sitting at his desk in Studio 6B, became the first late night host to resume filming before a live audience.
The Tonight Show‘s decision follows suit with other programs filmed at New York City’s 30 Rockefeller Center, as Hoda & Jenna also welcomed back the live studio audience in July, albeit for Thursdays and Fridays only. Saturday Night Live also returned over the fall before a live audience, which was comprised of masked front line workers.
Fallon welcomed back his audience Monday, telling the socially distancing crowd during his opening monologue, “I’ve never been so excited to do a show for 58 people in my entire life.”
“After last year, this is like performing at a sold-out Madison Square Garden,” the night show host cracked.
Filling the chairs for the first time in a year were fully vaccinated first responders — a trend that will last for the remainder of the week.
In addition, live in-studio guests are also making their return, however, the option to beam in on Zoom is still being offered. Guest Tracee Ellis Ross appeared virtually on Monday while Andy Cohen opted to do it live and in person.
Said Cohen, who hosts Watch What Happens Live on Bravo, told Fallon during their socially distanced interview, “This is certainly the most people I’ve seen in over a year. This is great.”
It is unknown when other late night talk shows will follow suit.
Beth GarrabrantMaren Morris is collaborating with Taylor Swift on a song “From the Vault.” 
