Prince needed only a few minutes to paint an indelible picture of the moment when he opened his landmark 1987 album, "Sign O' the Times," with a haunting title track about AIDS, crack and Ronald Reagan.

Put another way, the song takes up a deadly disease, a national drug addiction crisis and a president resented by many for prioritizing ...Read more

After exiting "America's Got Talent" and filing a discrimination complaint against NBC, Gabrielle Union has come to an agreement with the network regarding her concerns about racism on the competition program.

On Tuesday, Union and NBC released a joint statement announcing they have come to an "amicable resolution" in the dispute, which dates ...Read more

Going into its 36th year, the Film Independent Spirit Awards is getting into the TV business - by finally honoring small-screen work.

The awards show, which celebrates the best in indie cinema just before the annual Academy Awards, will add television categories and prizes to its 2021 program, which is set to take place on April 24, the ...Read more

"The Glorias" is an offbeat biographical tribute that feels like it wants to be offbeater.

It's about Gloria Steinem and, as the title hints, we get multiple versions of her. One appears to be about 9. One is closer to 14. One is around 30 and played by Alicia Vikander, with a wobbly accent and aviator glasses that overwhelm her performance. ...Read more

Personally, Yo (Llevo) Lo Que Me Da La Gana.

Now, it looks like that might include ... glow-in-the-dark Crocs?

Puerto Rican reggaeton icon and international star Bad Bunny dropped his latest collaboration on Tuesday morning, this time with the foam clog shoes brand.

The rapper's signature, limited edition shoes feature Jibbitz charms inspired...Read more

J. Balvin, Bad Bunny and Ozuna lead the nominations for the 21st Latin Grammy Awards, which were announced Tuesday morning by the Latin Recording Academy.

Colombian-born Balvin, with 13 nods, and Puerto Rico's Bad Bunny, with nine, are both nominated twice in the prestigious album of the year category - each for a solo LP in addition to their ...Read more

Finally, Jesse Collins is getting the spotlight he's worked so hard for.

From the Grammy Awards to the BET Awards to CBS' "John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero" special, Collins - alongside his Jesse Collins Entertainment production company - has seemingly produced it all.

Now the Emmy nominee is set to become the Pepsi Super Bowl Halftime Show's ...Read more

Did Prince's 2016 death elevate experts' assessment of "Purple Rain"? That's a pertinent question because Rolling Stone published a reboot this weekend of its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, and Prince's classic soared to No. 8 from No. 76 in 2012's version of this list.

His "Sign o' the Times," the subject of a super-deluxe reissue last week,...Read more

When Mart Crowley's "The Boys in the Band," the granddaddy of gay plays, first appeared off-Broadway, it offered an inside peek into what had been consigned to the shadows: gay male life as it is experienced outside the closet.

The characters in this 1968 drama, New York friends gathered for a birthday celebration, slurp cocktails, trade bitchy...Read more

Partway through a Zoom call with Mary Travis and her famous husband, Randy Travis, they suddenly disappear from the screen.

When the couple pops back into view 20 seconds later, Mary is apologizing and Randy is laughing.

"Are we back?" asks Mary, who is squeezed next to Randy in the rustic family room of the house on their ranch in Tioga, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES - In the early hours of Jan. 24, the rapper YG was at home with his family in Chatsworth when LA County sheriff's deputies banged on his door, guns out. The Compton-raised MC was scheduled to perform at the Grammys two days later for a tribute to his longtime friend, the late rapper Nipsey Hussle. The last thing he expected was ...Read more

Do you want to get in the Halloween spirit? Many TV shows for all ages tell stories of vampires, ghosts, witches, zombies and more, offering the perfect outlet to dive into a visual spookfest. So turn off the lights, curl up under a blanket, grab some popcorn (or perhaps a pumpkin-spiced treat) and check out these TV series suggestions for your ...Read more