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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton may be getting married — soon, it seems — but they’re still learning things about each other, and that includes some of their songs. For example, Shelton, a talented musician who (according to Stefani) is constantly singing songs to her, has only just learned No Doubt classic Don’t Speak. They’re

The Weeknd—like Super Bowl performers Jennifer Lopez, Shakira, Beyoncé, and more before him—is no strangers to commanding the stage, selling out arenas for thousands of fans and grossing big bucks every tour stop. But this past Sunday, the 30-year-old singer took the stage for the biggest performance of his career, the coveted Super Bowl halftime

For the last two years, Jay-Z has organized halftime entertainment as a part of a partnership between the NFL and his company Roc Nation; that partnership has coincided with a more open embrace of politics as a part of the show. Last year, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira made headlines when their halftime show put a

⚡️ New God of Thunder ⚡️📹 @taylorstphens pic.twitter.com/35adBnzIUJ — Jack Black (@jackblack) February 7, 2021 Jack Black took to the streets to deliver us some Marvel Thor content with him dressed as the new God of Thunder. Complete with Mjölnir and Led Zepplin’s Immigrant Song the video is great. Jack Black is a delight and

Sometimes actions have consequences, even for a successful white man in Nashville. That’s the conclusion you might draw after the country music industry’s apparently swift and unequivocal response to a video showing Morgan Wallen using the phrase “pussy-ass n****r” as he returned home with friends after a night out. The video, taken by the 27-year-old

In 1976 Nicolas Roeg directed one of the greatest, freakiest, and most surreal science fiction films ever made, The Man Who Fell To Earth. It starred a brilliant David Bowie as a visitor from outer space, proving once again that actors are always on sure footing when they draw from their own experience. The whole

Saturday Night Live took aim at Super Bowl LV with their newest cold-open, spoofing a CBS hosted pre-game show that previewed ads that featured differing views on racial equality, COVID-19 vaccines and QAnon. Hosted by cast members Kenan Thompson, Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, Beck Bennett and Chris Redd, the program welcomed everyone to the game that

Only someone as winning and magical as Dolly Parton could make hyping up a forthcoming advertising campaign exhilarating and charming. The singer, composer, actress, author, and not-inconsequential funding resource of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, has cleverly reworked a classic tune for a commercial, and got into the details on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on

It’s no secret that the Kardashian-Jenner family has had a real zest for travel lately—despite the fact that the pandemic is still very much present in the U.S. and in other parts of the world. In August, she and her sister Kendall traveled to Turks and Caicos for Kylie’s 23rd birthday. Kylie’s daughter, Stormi, turned

The Stratford Festival is mourning the loss of an iconic actor that it says helped build the theatre’s international profile. In a release, the Stratford, Ont., theatre festival said it is “shocked and deeply saddened” by Christopher Plummer’s passing. “Christopher (was) our North Star,” said Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino. “His talent, wit and verve set

[embedded content] The Flash has been the tentpole show for the Arrowverse, even before Arrow ended. It has consistently maintained its high viewership and seasons five/six felt like a step back in the right direction narratively. Despite COVID-19 forcing season six to end early, it did leave us with a cliffhanger and stakes with Iris still trapped

Cathy Yan, whose Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) was one of the final pre-pandemic films of 2020, will write and direct the science fiction project The Freshening, according to a report in Variety. Ali Wong is one of the producers. The Freshening will adapt a Rachel Khong short story

Super Bowl Sunday is ready for the Weeknd. Capping off a wildly unpredictable year of pandemic twists and turns, the Toronto-raised R&B singer will take one of the world’s biggest stages to perform his trademark dystopian pop tunes. This year’s broadcast from Tampa, Fla. will look unlike any other with the stadium limited to 25,000

I think it was problematic for Warner Bros. at the time. I had an exec there tell me one time, “This is a great script, it just needs a different ending. It needs to have a more formulaic ending. We need to know because the audience won’t take this.” To a degree, I’m sure he

This post includes frank discussion of WandaVision Episode 5 titled “On a Very Special Episode…” If you haven’t yet watched, now is the time to leave.   Unlike the appearance of a de-aged Mark Hamill or tiny baby Grogu on The Mandalorian, the bombshell appearance of Evan Peters as the Marvel superhero Quicksilver in the

Rapper Lil Uzi Vert (real name: Symere Bysil Woods) has added some new shine to his look — and it’s in the form of a massive pink diamond that he apparently had pierced into his forehead. The two-time Grammy nominee claimed that he’s been paying for the diamond piercing since 2017. His friend CEO Slow

The boys of CNCO, fresh off the release of their new album Déjà Vu, are back for round two of Song Association—and this time, they’re determined to beat their previous score. Watch as Joel Pimentel, Richard Camacho, Erick Brian Colón, Christopher Vélez, and Zabdiel De Jesús get competitive and sing One Direction, CHIKA, Enrique Iglesias’

Olivia Wilde may be new to directing, but she already has one hard and fast rule on all of her sets: no assholes allowed. As part of Variety‘s “Director on Director” series, the actress-turned-director spoke with Emerald Fennel, the director of Promising Young Woman, about why she implemented the directive. “The no asshole policy, it

Christopher Plummer, the Canadian actor who charmed us as Captain Von Trapp in the 1965 movie The Sound of Music, has died at the age of 91. The legendary actor passed away early Friday morning at his home in Connecticut, with his wife of 53 years, Elaine Taylor, by his side. “Chris was an extraordinary

The House is set to vote to remove “QAnon Congresswoman” Marjorie Taylor Greene from her committee roles Thursday in a vote that is expected to go straight down party lines. As a freshman member of Congress, Green had been assigned to a place on the Judiciary Committee, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, and

The nominations for the 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards are in. The films that will go head-to-head in the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture category this year, are Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Minari, One Night in Miami and The Trial of the Chicago 7. Battling it out

After weeks of intense criticism regarding her embrace of conspiracy theories about 9/11, school shootings, Jewish laser beams, and Democrats being members of a Satan-worshipping cabal of pedophiles who eat children, Marjorie Taylor Greene took to the floor of the House of Representatives on Thursday to set the record straight. One, she knows she messed

Passing pairs Tessa Thompson and Ruth Negga as old friends who lead very different lives thanks to one crucial detail. Rebecca Hall makes her directorial debut with this adaptation of Harlem Renaissance writer Nella Larsen’s tale of two childhood friends who reunite as adults. Irene (Thompson) has settled into life as a philanthropist and wife

Donald Trump has preemptively resigned from SAG-AFTRA as the actors’ union unanimously voted to move forward with a disciplinary process that could have resulted in fines and his expulsion. On Thursday, Trump, 74, submitted a rambling and boastful exclamation-filled letter of resignation to union president Gabrielle Carteris. “Who cares!” he wrote in response to the

In January, country star Morgan Wallen had one of the biggest months of his career. His second album, Dangerous, debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 and broke country streaming records on Spotify and Apple Music, and he’s had prime placement in outlets that don’t always pay much attention to the genre, like The

Britain’s Prince Harry has won an apology and substantial damages from the publishers of the Mail on Sunday after he sued the tabloid for libel over claims he had turned his back on the military when he ended his royal role. Harry launched the legal action after an article in the paper in October said

In these strange and unprecedented times, it’s comforting to have familiar rituals to fall back on. Though many of our favorite traditions have been curtailed by COVID, from Super Bowl parties to holiday travel, there’s one winter habit that’s completely unchanged this year: getting good and mad at the Golden Globe nominations. Though awards season

In what can only be described as a strange year for both TV and movies, each impacted by COVID-19, we’re finally embarking on awards season. First up: the Golden Globes, which are usually seen as the more “out-there” awards, as they’re often bestowed on outliers or unpredictable winners. Read more: Dustin Diamond, Screech on ‘Saved