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Bang Showbiz / John Cena has reflected on his WWE retirement.

John Cena reveals how 'data' told him he had to retire from WWE

John Cena has revealed how "data" told him it was time to retire from WWE.

The 49-year-old wrestling legend turned Hollywood megastar called time on his in-ring career after a match against GUNTHER at Saturday Night's Main Event in December 2025, and 6 months later he has reflected on how he realised the tough decision he had to make.

He told ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Snoop Dogg has joined the cast of The Faith of Long Beach

Snoop Dogg cast in boxing drama The Faith of Long Beach

Snoop Dogg is to star in the boxing drama The Faith of Long Beach.

The 54-year-old rapper has been cast opposite Brandon Perea in the movie that will be written and directed by Eric Amadio.

The Faith of Long Beach tells the story of a soft-spoken street fighter raised in a Long Beach group home who ends up torn between his troubled past and ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jon Favreau hopes to introduce Star Wars to young cinemagoers through The Mandaloiran and Grogu.

Jon Favreau wants to attract a new Star Wars audience with The Mandalorian and Grogu

Jon Favreau hopes that The Mandalorian and Grogu introduces Star Wars to a new generation of fans.

The 59-year-old filmmaker has helmed the new movie set in the iconic sci-fi franchise and hopes it attracts new audiences - following a seven-year wait for a picture since the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker in 2019.

Speaking on the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / The Spice Girls are still working on a plan to celebrate their 30th anniversary

Spice Girls still 'trying' to work out 30th anniversary plans

The Spice Girls are still "trying" to find a way to celebrate the band's 30th anniversary this year, according to Mel C.

Fans had hoped to see the girl group back on stage to commemorate three decades since the release of their debut single Wannabe and rumours of a tour have since been shut down, but Melanie Chisholm has now insisted the band ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Dustin Hoffman has explained his approach to autographs

Dustin Hoffman always has the same answer for fans wanting an autograph

Dustin Hoffman has revealed why he always tries to say "yes" to signing autographs.

The 88-year-old Hollywood veteran, who has appeared in the likes of Rain Man, The Graduate, Hook, Finding Neverland and more over the years, has credited his longevity in the film world by simply being "nice" to people, and he keeps up that mantra when he's ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Bryan Cranston admits working in theatre is difficult.

Bryan Cranston admits he 'loses money' by doing theatre

Bryan Cranston loses money when working in theatre.

The Breaking Bad star has been appearing on stage since the 1980s and has most recently been seen in a hit production of Arthur Miller's All My Sons in London's West End, but Bryan, 70, has admitted treading the boards is a difficult job because the pay is so low.

He told New York Post column...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Nicholas Galitzine opens up on He-Man fitness regime

Nicholas Galitzine reveals gruelling calory intake and fitness regime for He-Man role

Nicholas Galitzine was eating 5,000 calories a day for his He-Man transformation.

The 31-year-old actor is playing the iconic superhero in new movie Masters of the Universe, and he has opened up about the gruelling process he went through to earn his ripped physique.

Reflecting on the fitness regime, he told E! News: "It was an every day a ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / The Cure is released on May 22

Olivia Rodrigo teases her 'favourite song' is coming out this week

Olivia Rodrigo says her upcoming single The Cure is not only her favourite track on her new album - it's one of her favorite songs she's ever made.

The pop star is set to drop the second track from You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love on Friday (22.05.26).

She excitedly announced on Instagram alongside the cover art: "'the cure' comes out...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jonas Brothers are turning their hands to hosting their own podcast

Jonas Brothers launch Hey Jonas! podcast

The Jonas Brothers are officially adding podcast hosts to their resumes with Hey Jonas!, a brand‑new weekly series.

Released in partnership with iHeartMedia, the Sucker hitmakers are promising fans a front‑row seat to the kind of brotherly mayhem that usually stays behind closed doors.

The show, executive produced by Kevin, Joe and Nick ...Read more

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Sound Advice: Powered bookshelf speakers pack visual and sonic punch

Q. I’m looking to get a pair of powered speakers to play Spotify/Qobuz from my phone and iPad, as well as CDs from my TEAC PD-301 CD player/FM tuner. It’s a midsize room (so thinking bookshelf speakers) and I really don’t have the space for a receiver and speakers, which is why I am looking at the paired powered speaker options as there ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Kim Kardashian takes 35 pills a day.

Kim Kardashian takes 35 pills a day

Kim Kardashian takes 35 pills a day in her quest to stay healthy and look good.

The Kardashians star, 45, has confessed she takes a lot of supplements as part of her wellness journey and she struggles with "pill fatigue" which led her to ditch fish oil but she's had to get it back into her routine again.

During an appearance on Amy Poehler's ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Emilia Clarke wants to have children.

Emilia Clarke has frozen her eggs

Emilia Clarke froze her eggs at the age of 35.

The Game of Thrones star, 39, has revealed she's taken preparations to make sure she can eventually fulfil her dream of becoming a mother one day after enduring a stressful few years of health problems including two terrifying brain haemorrhages.

Emilia - who stars in new TV show Ponies - told The...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Nika King has opened up on her reduced Euphoria return

Nika King 'clowned' by own mother after Euphoria return gets cut to 'one line'

Nika King was "clowned" by her mother after her Euphoria return was cut to just "one line".

The actress reprised her role as Rue's (Zendaya) mother Leslie in episode six of the ongoing third season of the HBO drama, but most of the phone call was shown from Rue's perspective as the camera only cut briefly cut to Nika as she said "I love you, ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Paul Schrader 'procures online AI girlfriend'

Taxi Driver screenwriter Paul Schrader 'procures AI girlfriend' weeks after beloved wife's death

Hollywood screenwriter Paul Schrader has "procured an online AI girlfriend" after his wife's death.

The 79-year-old Oscar nominee, whose work includes Martin Scorsese classics like Raging Bull and Taxi Driver, has opened up on his decision to try a relationship with an AI girlfriend less than two months after losing beloved wife Mary Beth Hurt ...Read more

Harry Styles' team promises to 'review' restricted view in VIP area on Together, Together tour

Harry Styles' team has promised to "carefully" reassess restricted‑view spots on the floor of his arena shows and "adjust" them wherever possible.

Fans who paid VIP prices for pit access have been flooding social media with clips showing a 10‑foot runway blocking their view of the pop superstar.

What was meant to create a "free‑flowing ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Kylie Minogue has dispelled rumours she is featured on Madonna's new album

Kylie Minogue reveals if she's featured on Madonna's Confessions II album

Kylie Minogue has denied she is featured on Madonna's Confessions II album.

Despite making it known that she would jump at the chance to collaborate with the Queen of Pop, the Padam Padam hitmaker is yet to.

She told the Los Angeles Times: "That's a random thing.

"There was a rumour I was on her album, but I'm not."

Nevertheless, Kylie can't...Read more

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10 minutes backstage with Bilal at Blue Note

LOS ANGELES —Twenty-five years ago, Grammy-winning singer Bilal released his debut album, "1st Born Second," a seminal body of work that fearlessly weaves together the worlds of jazz, hip-hop and neo-soul for a sound that was fresh at the time and still holds up today. With the leading single "Soul Sista," the album featured vocals from the ...Read more

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Conor Oberst doesn't do nostalgia. Anger is his motivation

LOS ANGELES — Conor Oberst was still a boyish 24-year-old from Omaha when he dropped the pair of albums that took his band Bright Eyes from indie-rock celebrity to voice-of-a-generation prestige. Released on the same day in January 2005, “I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning” and “Digital Ash in a Digital Urn” pondered love, war, drugs and...Read more

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Hüsker Dü, Replacements make Rolling Stone's greatest punk rock albums list

Rolling Stone has officially declared that punk rock began in the United States in 1976 with the Ramones. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of punk, these arbiters of culture, aka obsessive list makers, have compiled the 100 greatest punk rock albums.

Of course, “Ramones” is No. 1. The Twin Cities’ most heralded punks, Hüsker Dü and the...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Billy Joel isn't pleased with plans to bring his life story to the big screen

Billy Joel slams 'misguided' biopic plans

Billy Joel has slammed plans to bring his life to the big screen in a new biopic as "misguided".

The Piano Man, 77, is to be the subject of new movie Billy and Me which is set to chart his early years in the music industry through the eyes of his first manager, Irwin Mazur, but Billy has now criticised the project - insisting he does not ...Read more