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Is the 2025 Minnesota State Fair grandstand concert lineup subpar?

MINNEAPOLIS — Sometimes when you try to please everyone, you don’t please anyone.

The Minnesota State Fair’s talent bookers have learned that lesson well over the years, and this year might be a shining example of it.

After Tuesday’s announcement for the last open date on the grandstand’s 2025 calendar — an Aug. 30 hip-hop ...Read more

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Disney's 'Lilo & Stitch' becomes Hollywood's first $1 billion movie of 2025

LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney Co.'s live-action adaptation "Lilo & Stitch" has now generated more than $1 billion in worldwide box office revenue, becoming the first U.S. film of the year to do so.

The movie, based on the 2002 animated film of the same name, made $416.2 million in the U.S. and Canada and an additional $584.8 million ...Read more

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Fans are upset over why Steve Miller Band canceled concert tour

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The Steve Miller Band has canceled its entire upcoming tour, which included an Oct. 30 date at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga.

And, as expected, fans are none too pleased about it — especially given the Bay Area music icon’s reasoning for the cancellation. It turns out that Miller is blaming the weather. Yes, the ...Read more

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Maná is breaking a Los Angeles record with fifth Kia Forum show this fall

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mexican rock legends Maná have added a fifth and final Los Angeles date to their Vivir Sin Aire Tour, confirming a Nov. 29 performance at the Kia Forum.

With this additional show, the Guadalajara-formed band will make history, becoming the artist with the most arena concerts ever performed in Los Angeles — a total of 45 �...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Connie Francis was unwell for some time before her death.

Connie Francis' death not a shock

Connie Francis' loved ones were "expecting" her death.

The veteran musician passed away on Wednesday night (16.07.25) at the age of 87 , just weeks after she told fans she had been hospitalised due to "extreme pain" and Ron Roberts, her friend and president of her label Concetta Records, has told how his pal's health had been in decline for the...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sarah Michelle Gellar is adamant there isn't a feud with Jennifer Love-Hewitt

Sarah Michelle Gellar addresses Jennifer Love Hewitt feud rumours

Sarah Michelle Gellar has addressed rumours of a feud with Jennifer Love Hewitt after online gossip suggested they had fallen out.

The actresses worked together on 1997 slasher movie I Know What You Did Last Summer and they both attended the premiere of the new reboot in Los Angeles on Monday (14.07.25). Jennifer appears in the film with Sarah...Read more

Rachel Brosnahan hired witch to lift 'curse'

Rachel Brosnahan hired a witch to help her shed a travel "curse".

The 35-year-old actress believed someone "petty" had jinxed her over a decade ago because her journeys are always stressful and filled with difficulty, so after DC studios co-head Peter Safran refused to travel with her on the Superman global press tour, she knew she needed to ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Oprah Winfrey misses her talk show

Oprah Winfrey doesn't miss talk show

Oprah Winfrey doesn't miss her talk show.

The veteran broadcaster helmed the Oprah Winfrey Show from 1986 until 2011 and while she loved being able to connect with the audience, she admitted making the programme and delving into hard-hitting topics became very "hard".

Speaking on the Let's Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa podcast, she said: "I ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Brian Littrell wants his private beach to receive better protection

Brian Littrell sues sheriff's office for failing to protect private beach

Brian Littrell is suing a Florida sheriff's office for failing to protect his private beach.

The Backstreet Boys member filed a lawsuit last month via his BLB Beach Hut, LLC company, in which he alleged the Walton County Sheriff's Office have failed to enforce his private property rights because they didn't kick trespassers off his area of the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Denise Richards alleged Aaron Phypers was abusive

Denise Richards accuses Aaron Phypers of abuse

Denise Richards has accused Aaron Phypers of physically abusing her during their marriage.

The Wild Things actress' estranged husband filed for divorce earlier this month and on 16 July, the 54-year-old star asked the court to protect her from the 52 year old after alleging he was repeatedly violent and threatening towards her.

In court ...Read more

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Q&A: Alex Warren has a chart-topping hit with 'Ordinary.' So why is he his own 'No. 1 hater'?

LOS ANGELES — Of all the pop hits vying to become the song of the summer, Alex Warren's "Ordinary" might be the most improbable: A stark and brooding ballad full of lurid Christian imagery — "Shatter me with your touch/ Oh Lord, return me to dust," goes one line — it's about a guy seeking the kind of sexual-spiritual fulfillment not ...Read more

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Television Q&A: Were 'Odd Couple' at odds with laugh track?

You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: I used to watch “The Odd Couple.” One season Jack Klugman and Tony Randall both threatened to quit over the use of laugh tracks. The network agreed to run an experiment with a future episode. Before airing that episode I believe it was Jack Klugman who acted as a narrator to explain to that night'...Read more

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Connie Francis, pop icon, dies at 87 in South Florida

MIAMI — Connie Francis, the international pop singer who put Fort Lauderdale on the musical map with her spring break standard, “Where the Boys Are” and who had an unexpected career resurgence at 87 via a song she’d forgotten she had recorded, died Wednesday night.

The “Pretty Little Baby” singer, who lived in Parkland, was ...Read more

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Denise Richards restraining order against husband alleges abuse, death threats

Denise Richards has been granted a temporary restraining order against estranged husband Aaron Phypers after he allegedly abused and threatened to kill the reality star.

Phypers, 52, must stay 100 yards from the 54-year-old “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” alum as well as her home, vehicle and place of business through Aug. 8, when the ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Oasis fans have been behaving well

Manchester police praise Oasis fans

Oasis fans have been praised by police for their "sensible and responsible" behaviour.

The reunited group have played three of their five homecoming shows in Manchester and while Wednesday's (16.07.25) gig saw 12 men arrested for offences including fraud, being drunk and disorderly, and possession of class A drugs, Greater Manchester Police are...Read more

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'Untamed' review: Eric Bana investigates a Yosemite murder as an agent for the National Parks Service

In Netflix’s “Untamed,” Eric Bana plays a rugged, no-nonsense special agent for the National Parks Service working the mystery of a woman’s death in Yosemite. The six-episode series isn’t doing anything new, which tends to get a bad rap these days. The streaming era has prioritized breaking from, or at least playing around with, TV ...Read more

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Review: 'Untamed' brings Eric Bana into a murder mystery set in the wilds of Yosemite

"Untamed," a quasi-police drama premiering this week on Netflix, is a vacation from most crime shows, set not in a big city or cozy village but in the wilds of Yosemite National Park. (Never mind that the series was shot in British Columbia, which has nothing to apologize for when it comes to dramatic scenery, and whose park rangers are not ...Read more

Barbie at Bondi: Margot Robbie shouts packed West London restaurant a round of her favourite cocktails

Barbie star Margot Robbie splashed out on her favourite Papa Salt cocktails for over 100 diners when she ate out at the Australian restaurant Bondi Green in London this week.

Margot was joined by her husband Tom Ackerley and her friends Josey McNamara, Regan Riskas and Charlie Maas for a delicious, heathy Aussie lunch whilst the sun shined ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / SZA and Nicki Minaj's heated spat continues to wade on with more tensions coming to light

SZA hints Nicki Minaj is salty about her ignoring her feature requests

SZA has alleged she previously rejected Nicki Minaj's requests to feature on her songs amid their feud.

The beef between the music stars began this week after Nicki took aim at SZA's manager, Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) president Terrence "Punch" Henderson, with jibes such as "Tiny D*** Executive".

Nicki then went on a rampage accusing SZA of...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Darius Rucker cut his set short after three-and-a-half songs as he complained of being unable to sing

Country star Darius Rucker pulls gig mid-set: 'I just can't sing'

Darius Rucker was recently forced to cut his set short, telling the crowd, "I just can't sing".

The 59-year-old country star was performing at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City on July 12, when he told fans he physically couldn't perform any longer.

The musician - who shot to fame as the frontman of Hootie and the Blowfish - was ...Read more