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Review: R&B stars Usher and Chris Brown deliver an entertaining but flawed show

MINNEAPOLIS — Remember when Jay-Z toured with Beyoncé? When piano men Elton John and Billy Joel shared a stage? When Kendrick Lamar and SZA braided together for an entire evening?

Pairing Usher and Chris Brown, two of the biggest R&B stars of this century, is a no-brainer. Not only have they both collaborated on hit songs but also they have ...Read more

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Lil Wayne skips tour-opening show in Maine to attend Hamptons White Party

NEW YORK — Lil Wayne bailed on what was supposed to be the first concert of his “20 Years of Carter Classics” tour in Maine earlier this week.

“My Maine fans I’m so sorry,” the rapper said in an apology shared to Instagram on Wednesday, revealing the show has been rescheduled for July 28.

“I ain’t s— without you I can’t ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Lewis Capaldi thinks it is important to keep having therapy.

Lewis Capaldi needs to work on himself

Lewis Capaldi has learned it is "more important" to keep working on himself through therapy even when he feels good.

The Someone You Loved hitmaker stepped back from the spotlight following his 2023 Glastonbury performance, which he struggled through while dealing with the symptoms of Tourette syndrome and while he feels his mental health is in...Read more

Catherine, Princess of Wales surprises Wimbledon fans

Catherine, Princess of Wales, surprised tennis fans as she admitted them into Wimbledon on Thursday (02.07.26).

The 44-year-old royal - who is patron of the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) - greeted those who had been queuing for entry as early as 4am before helping staff taking payments and scanning tickets on the fourth day of the ...Read more

Katy Perry takes jail jibe at ex during game with fans

Katy Perry suggested her ex-husband Russell Brand should be in jail as she played a game with fans at her at Blenheim Palace concert.

The Hot and Cold singer - who was married to the British comic for 14 months from October 2010 - played an interactive game with the audience during her performance in Oxfordshire on Wednesday (01.07.26) night, ...Read more

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Best movies of 2026 so far, including 'The Drama,' 'Obsession' and more

We're at the year's halfway point, so it's time to take stock of the year's best movies so far, because that is what the rules state we must do. (Hey, we don't make the rules, we just follow 'em.)

It has been a particularly robust six months at the movies, with the twin sensations of "Obsession" and "Backrooms" shaking up Hollywood norms and ...Read more

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Worst movies of 2026 so far, from 'Scary Movie' to a Keanu Reeves dud

You can't have the good without the bad.

It's a fact of life that not all movies can be winners. And that's OK! But since we talked about the movies we've loved so far this year, we'll also take time to quickly acknowledge the ones we didn't love as much.

Here are the year's five worst movies so far.

5. 'Scary Movie'

There's a scene in the ...Read more

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When, unlike our upcoming 250th anniversary, a bicentennial mattered to orchestras

LOS ANGELES — A century and a half ago, Richard Wagner was running out of cash as he was preparing to stage his four momentous nights of opera known as the "Ring Cycle" when he got a message from the Women's Centennial Executive Committee in Philadelphia. It offered him a princely $5,000 (around $150,000 today) to write a triumphant 12-minute ...Read more

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'Dutton Ranch' wraps up this week. Here's a preview of what's to come

FORT WORTH, Texas — “Dutton Ranch” wraps up its first season this week.

The Paramount+ series follows Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) after “Yellowstone” as the couple move to the fictional South Texas town of Rio Paloma. Their adopted son Carter (Finn Little) is also along for the ride.

“Dutton Ranch” ...Read more

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Taylor Sheridan says this sci-fi film landed Cole Hauser his 'Yellowstone' role

FORT WORTH, Texas — An undersung sci-film is the reason Cole Hauser was cast in “Yellowstone,” according to series creator Taylor Sheridan.

Hauser played hardened ranch foreman Rip Wheeler on the Paramount Network series that ran from 2018 to 2024. The popularity of the character led Hauser to reprise the role on “Dutton Ranch,” a new...Read more

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Chris Brown must pay $13 million to housekeeper attacked by his Caucasian shepherd, jury finds

LOS ANGELES — A civil jury says R&B star Chris Brown must face the music for the vicious dog attack that in 2020 left one of the two housekeepers working at his Tarzana home hospitalized with injuries to her face, arm and leg.

The Los Angeles jury on Tuesday found the 37-year-old Grammy winner liable in the yearslong case and determined he ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Madonna appears to slate Sean Penn on new album.

Madonna appears to take aim at ex Sean Penn on new album

Madonna has appeared to take aim at ex-husband Sean Penn in her new album Confessions 2.

The legendary 67-year-old star sings about a "movie star with deep blue eyes" in the track Bizarre, with fans assuming she's referring to Sean - to whom she was married from 1985 to 1989.

She sings: "Love is the strangest thing. Just when you think you've ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Anya Taylor-Joy loved Free Willy.

Anya Taylor-Joy explains how her love of animals led to acting career

Anya Taylor-Joy went into acting because she wanted to "ride" a whale.

The 30-year-old star was fascinated by large animals when she was growing up and after initially setting her sights on a "made-up job" studying her favourite creatures, she was then inspired to change direction after watching the 1993 family drama Free Willy, which tells the...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Chris Brown must pay damages to his former housekeeper

Chris Brown most pay housekeeper 12.9 million after dog bits

Chris Brown has been ordered to pay almost $13 million to his former housekeeper after she was mauled by his dog.

The Run It hitmaker was sued back in 2021 for $71 million in damages by Maria Avila over an alleged "vicious and brutal" attack from his dog while she was working at his California home in December 2020 and on Tuesday (30.06.26), ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Anastacia talks cancer battle.

Anastacia: 'Cancer gave the wrong girl cancer'

Anastacia has declared "cancer gave the wrong girl cancer" while opening up about her battle against the disease.

The 57-year-old underwent a double mastectomy in 2013 after being diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time.

In an interview on the How to Fail with Elizabeth Day podcast, the I'm Outta Love star said: "Cancer gave the wrong...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Lexi Minetree as Elle in Legally Blonde prequel series.

Elle team 'kept up at night' over fear of fan backlash

Elle showrunner Laura Kittrell admitted she was "kept up at night" by fears of backlash to the Legally Blonde prequel TV series.

The spinoff of the 2001 movie stars Lexi Minetree as Elle Woods and June Diane Raphael as her mum, and is streaming now on Prime video.

However, upon the show being announced, fans of the original film took to social...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jodie Sweetin has reflected on her relationship with the Olsen twins

Jodie Sweetin shares where Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's relationship with Full House co-stars is today

Jodie Sweetin doesn't think Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen "really loved" their movie careers.

The 40-year-old twins shot to fame when they shared the role of Michelle Tanner on Full House from the age of just nine months until it ended when they were eight and though they went on to star in a string of movies, including 1993''s Double, Double, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Savannah Guthrie's mom is still missing.

Nancy Guthrie disappearance: FBI investigating 'potentially legitimate' ransom demands

The FBI have received "several" ransom notes related to Nancy Guthrie's disappearance and believe some "may potentially be legitimate".

The 84-year-old mother of Today host Savannah Guthrie went missing from her Arizona home in the early hours of 1 February and her whereabout are still unknown, with no suspects have been identified, but ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Phoebe Tomlinson announces second pregnancy

Phoebe Tomlinson pregnant with second child

Phoebe Tomlinson is pregnant with her second child.

The Baby War actress and influencer - and younger sister of One Direction star Louis - took to Instagram on Wednesday (01July26) to announce the happy news that she and her footballer boyfriend Jack Varley will soon be adding to their family.

Posting a series of cute pictures of herself, Jack...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Tom Hardy will return to Mobland.

Tom Hardy's MobLand fate decided

Tom Hardy will be returning to MobLand.

The 48-year-old actor was expected to be dropped from the third season of the Paramount+ crime drama, in which he plays fixer Harry Da Souza, following reports he had "clashed with producers", but he recently sat down for clear-the-air talks with bosses.

According to Deadline, Tom, showrunner Jez ...Read more