ANAHEIM, Calif. — For Donna Summer, her life and music can be neatly divided into what came before and after Casablanca Records.

Before Casablanca’s Neil Bogart signed her to record “Love to Love You Baby” in 1975, Summer was a struggling American singer in Munich, where she’d moved a few years earlier to star in a German production ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Symphony San Jose opens its 25th anniversary season this weekend, celebrating a huge milestone since the orchestra’s “rebirth” following the demise of the old San Jose Symphony. But the symphony isn’t just reflecting on its past this season — it’s also taking a big step toward its future.

This month, Symphony ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — The new season of "Abbott Elementary" is nearly back in session. And from the looks of it, there are some changes coming.

In the Season 6 trailer that dropped on Wednesday, it’s revealed that Tyler James Williams’ Gregory will now be the school’s assistant principal in addition to his regular teaching duties, and Lisa ...Read more

Halle Berry’s ex, Olivier Martinez, has been granted a temporary restraining order against the actress, after he accused her of physically abusing their 12-year-old son, Maceo.

A Los Angeles County judge on Thursday approved Martinez’s request for the order, which covers both him and his preteen son, according to court records viewed by ...Read more

Kelela was "instantly floored" when she heard PinkPantheress for the first time.

The 43-year-old singer has lavished praise on PinkPantheress, admitting to being wowed by her musical talent.

Kelela told TIME: "I was instantly floored the first time I heard PinkPantheress.

"People on Twitter had already been joking that she was my daughter, so...Read more

Florence Pugh hopes East of Eden prompts questions about contemporary society.

The 30-year-old actress plays the lead role of Cathy Ames in East of Eden, the limited series adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel, and Florence hopes that the show leads to some tough, potentially uncomfortable questions being asked.

The actress told Tudum: "We're ...Read more

Josh Hartnett couldn't walk for ten days while filming Verity.

The 48-year-old actor stars alongside Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson in Verity, the new psychological erotic thriller film, but Josh admits that he was struggling badly during the shoot.

During an appearance on the Front Row podcast, Josh shared: "It was food poisoning, but it ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — This past spring, while deep in rehearsals for a European stadium tour with Bruno Mars, Victoria Monét would get up early every morning to chop, blend and sauté as a prep cook at Verse L.A. in Toluca Lake.

The gig at Verse, a supper club owned by the prolific mixing engineer Manny Marroquin, satisfied the externship ...Read more

Natalie Portman thinks there's a "soulfulness and intricacy" to Charles Melton's acting.

The Oscar-winning actress starred alongside Charles, 35, in May December, the 2023 comedy-drama film, and Natalie has admitted to being wowed by her co-star's talent.

Natalie, 45, told TIME: "I first saw Charles Melton's work in his audition for May ...Read more

Ben Affleck has a "really simple" approach to using AI.

The 54-year-old filmmaker recently admitted that Animals, his new crime thriller movie, has been made with the help of AI, and Ben has now explained how he intends to use the cutting-edge technology moving forwards.

The actor-turned-director told The Hollywood Reporter: "I wouldn't use ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — James Hetfield had one question for fans:

“Do you want heavy, Vegas?” the Metallica frontman asked the capacity crowd assembled before him and his fellow bandmates — drummer Lars Ulrich, lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo. “Metallica gives you heavy.”

Yet, it was different kind of “heavy” than ...Read more

The cause of death for Chad Lowe and Kim Painter’s 13-year-old daughter, Fiona, who was also the niece of actor Rob Lowe, has been released.

According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner, Fiona was pronounced dead at a hospital on Tuesday at 1:14 a.m., just weeks before what would have been her 14th birthday. The manner was ruled a ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The official cause of death for Fiona Lowe, the 13-year-old daughter of actor Chad Lowe and niece of Rob Lowe, has been revealed.

The database for the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner confirmed that Fiona Lowe died Tuesday by suicide and died in a hospital. Chad Lowe, the Emmy-winning star of "Life Goes On," and his family ...Read more

DETROIT — Kid Rock is shining some light on his collaboration with Eminem on his new Christian album, "Halfway 2 Jesus."

The pair joins forces on the track "7 Sins" from the new set, details about which were made public Thursday.

In an excerpt from the album's foreword which was obtained by Complex magazine, Rock elaborates on the pair's ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Andre Cymone, Prince’s childhood bestie, wants to reclaim his role in the creating of the Minneapolis Sound.

The two lived together in the basement of Cymone’s family home on Russell Avenue N. as teens, crafting musical ideas and forming the band Grand Central. That was the incubator that helped make Prince Prince and ...Read more

The inert erotic thriller “Verity” begins almost with a rom-com meet-cute, except it’s a meet-horrible. Lowen (Dakota Johnson), a struggling New York writer, is on her way to a publishing meeting when suddenly she’s drenched in blood, due to the inconvenient traffic-related demise of a nearby anonymous cyclist. A handsome stranger (Josh ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Tom Cruise is one of the bankable stars in Hollywood. But his pull may not be enough to lift his upcoming film "Digger" from a likely hard fall at the box office this weekend.

That would be unwelcome news for Warner Bros., whose movies have largely struggled to connect with audiences this year, in contrast to 2025, when the ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — One longtime Nashville favorite, one newly famous TV star and one of country music’s hottest outlier bands top the decidedly mixed lineup for We Fest 2027.

Tim McGraw, Riley Green and the Red Clay Strays will headline the just-unveiled roster for the country-music campout’s next installment, scheduled Aug. 4-7 in Detroit ...Read more

Fort Worth, Texas — Taylor Sheridan’s “Landman” is officially in production for Season 3 in Fort Worth.

Paramount announced the news in a Thursday news release, which came a week after series star James Jordan shared a photo from the “Landman” set confirming that filming had started. The Paramount+ series is primarily filmed in Fort...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If anyone's career is at risk from the coming AI jobpocalypse, it would seem to be Bruno Mars'.

For close to two decades, this crowd-pleasing pop superstar has been topping charts and gobbling up Grammys with detailed recreations of an ever-expanding array of past musical styles. Think of him as a large language model trained on...Read more