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How Mount Wilson and Calabasas roads fueled Don Toliver's new album, 'Octane'

LOS ANGELES — When Don Toliver set out to make his new album "Octane," the rapper was first fixated on Los Angeles' San Gabriel Mountains. Though it wasn't the sparsely green terrain or occasionally snowcapped mountains that caught his eye, it was instead the historic collection of white domes and solar towers that make up the Mount Wilson ...Read more

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Influx of new voters could send top Grammy to Bad Bunny

Will the Grammys on Sunday be smart and relevant like last year’s awards, or revert to their traditional ho-hum conservative ways?

The newly changing membership in the Recording Academy could affect the results.

More than 3,800 new Grammy voters have joined the academy this year. The demographics are: 50% are under age 40, 58% are people of ...Read more

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Paul Dano got slammed by Tarantino. Now, he's 'grateful that the world spoke up for me'

After Paul Dano came under unexpected fire from filmmaker Quentin Tarantino in December, the "There Will Be Blood" star received support from fellow artists including Daniel Day-Lewis and Ben Stiller. A month after the drama, he is now returning the love.

Dano finally publicly addressed Tarantino's controversial comments at the Sundance Film ...Read more

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Lady Gaga pauses Tokyo concert to condemn ICE, share solidarity with Minnesota

Lady Gaga paused her Mayhem Ball concert in Tokyo on Thursday to give an emotional speech about the ICE crackdown on immigrants and families stateside.

The Emmy, Grammy and Oscar winner condemned the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency for its “mercilessly targeted” occupation of Minneapolis, which has gained worldwide attention...Read more

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South African distributor yanks 'Melania' doc nationwide hours before debut

The South African distributor of the documentary “Melania” pulled the film from theaters hours before it was to debut Friday, citing “recent developments.”

South African Melania Trump adherents will have to wait until the documentary about her second trip to the White House drops on Prime.

“Based on recent developments, we’ve taken...Read more

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Lauryn Hill, Reba McEntire, Post Malone to lead Grammys 'In Memoriam' tribute

The countdown to the 2026 Grammy Awards continues with producers confirming more performances for music’s biggest night.

This year’s “In Memoriam” segment will pay homage to icons like Ozzy Osbourne, Roberta Flack, D’Angelo and more with a star-studded lineup headlined by Lauryn Hill, Reba McEntire and Post Malone.

Hill, the former ...Read more

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Review: Kaley Cuoco's 'Vanished' unravels a mystery but lacks spark and suspense

In "Vanished," premiering Sunday on MGM+, Kaley Cuoco plays Alice, an archaeologist, a fact she repeats whenever she's asked about herself, without particularly seeming like one, apart from passing mentions of Byzantine caves and "one of the earliest examples of Christian worship" to make her sound professional. Sam Claflin plays Tom, who works ...Read more

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'Shelter' review: Jason Statham plays yet another bearded tough guy

The Jason Statham assembly line rolls on with "Shelter," a thoroughly generic Statham vehicle with a thoroughly generic title to match. It might as well be called "Statham 27," just one more in a long line of interchangeable action flicks starring the brooding, bald-headed tough guy.

In this one, Statham plays Mason, a quiet type who keeps to ...Read more

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How 'KPop Demon Hunters' unlocked Netflix's Grammy possibilities

LOS ANGELES — As it turns out, '80s pop star Kate Bush and fictional girl group Huntr/x from "KPop Demon Hunters" have a lot in common.

Over the last several years, Netflix has positioned itself as one of the few video streaming services focused on making an impact in the music industry.

From the surprise revival of older songs like Bush's "...Read more

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Charli xcx is done touring Brat

Charli xcx doesn't want to tour her Brat album again.

The 34-year-old pop superstar has no intention of hitting the road or doing anything further to extend her Brat era, and admitted that her The Moment mockumentary film about the 2024/2025 tour might be the curtain call on what has been the most successful period of her career to date.

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Sharon Osbourne plans to revive Ozzfest in 2027 with artists from different genres

Sharon Osbourne is in talks to revive Ozzfest in honour of late husband Ozzy Osbourne in 2027.

The long-running metal festival last took place as a standalone event in 2018, with a one-off New Year's Eve edition in 2019, but Sharon believes the appetite for a full-scale return has only grown. Sharon says early conversations have already begun ...Read more

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Spice Girls eyed for Netflix docuseries from team behind Take That

The Spice Girls are wanted for a tell-all Netflix docuseries.

The team behind the streaming giant's recently released Take That three-parter are keen for the '90s girl group - Emma Bunton, Mel B, Geri Horner, Melanie C and Victoria Beckham - to tell their "brilliant story".

Director David Soutar told the Daily Star: "The Spice Girls would be ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Tom Holland has said Spider-Man: Brand New Day was his' most creatively fulfilling' project yet.

Tom Holland calls Spider-Man: Brand New Day his 'most creatively fulfilling' project ever

Tom Holland has said Spider-Man: Brand New Day was his "most creatively fulfilling" project yet.

The 29-year-old actor is due to swing back onto the silver screen this summer as the iconic Web-Head in Sony/Marvel's upcoming superhero blockbuster, and a newly-shared letter Holland wrote to the movie's crew has revealed the star's true feelings ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Paris Hilton wants to work with Britney Spears

Paris Hilton wants to collaborate with Britney Spears

Paris Hilton has been talking to Britney Spears about making some "fun music" together.

The hotel heiress, 44, released her debut album Paris back in 2026 and she returned to pop with her new record Infinite Icon in 2024. Paris is now busy working on her third LP and she's admitted she recently had a conversation with pop superstar Britney ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Sydney Sweeney reflects on why men find dating her' intimidating'.

Sydney Sweeney admits some men 'can't handle her world'

Sydney Sweeney thinks her friendship group can be "very intimidating to a lot of guys".

The 28-year-old star - who has been rumoured to be in a relationship with Scooter Braun - has stayed tight lipped about her love life, but she has revealed how one potential partner turned her down because he couldn't "handle her world".

She told ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Kate Walsh has opened up about her friend Eric Dane's struggles

Grey's Anatomy star Kate Walsh admits Eric Dane's ALS battle is 'so painful'

Kate Walsh says Eric Dane's health battle is "so painful".

The Grey's Anatomy star - whose character Dr. Addison Montgomery was in a relationship with Eric's alter ego Mark Sloan - has opened up on her castmate's public struggle with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Julia Garner has joined Charlize Theron in the upcoming thriller Tyrant

Julia Garner to star alongside Charlize Theron in thriller Tyrant

Julia Garner has been cast in the thriller Tyrant.

The 31-year-old actress will share the screen with Charlize Theron, 50, in director David Weil's upcoming movie for Amazon MGM Studios, Deadline has said.

As well as directing the movie, Weil - best known as the creator of the Amazon Prime Video series Hunters - will be writing the story for ...Read more

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Q&A: Why comedian Katherine Ryan won't make fun of her kids on stage: 'I don't want to be Brooklyn Beckhamed'

LOS ANGELES — Katherine Ryan couldn't look any more serene sitting in the dark with her laptop open, white noise machine humming and an infant sleeping in her arms. It's about 7 p.m. in the U.K., where she's chatting about her long overdue return to America since giving birth to her fifth child, Holland (the napping one) and even longer since ...Read more

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Sundance 2026: Nezza expands on her activism in 'La Tierra del Valor'

Ever since she could remember, the burgeoning Los Angeles pop singer Nezza has written her own songs. She’s choreographed her own moves. She’s even applied her own rhinestones to her outfits.

Then last summer, she staged her own protest at Dodger Stadium — as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents stormed the city and raided immigrant...Read more

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Trailblazing Orlando theater celebrates 100th birthday with a huge homecoming

ORLANDO, Fla. — The trailblazing theater troupe that presented its first production a century ago has survived a lot: A wartime hiatus, multiple locations, a painful financial collapse, a divisive rescue plan and more than a half dozen name changes.

Known today as Orlando Family Stage, it’s the region’s second-oldest cultural organization...Read more