Music Mighty Sparrow, the Trinidad-born singer widely regarded as the undisputed king of calypso, died on Sunday at age 91. His daughter Karen Francisco announced the passing in a statement, saying he died after a brief illness.
Pop CultureDennis Haskins, the actor best known as Principal Richard Belding on 'Saved by the Bell,' has died at age 75. His longtime agent confirmed the news to Variety on Monday; a cause of death has not been released.
TV ShowsMichael Che is returning to Netflix with 'Shot in Minnesota,' his third stand-up special for the streamer, premiering Oct. 13. It was taped at First Avenue in Minneapolis and directed by Che himself.
MoviesRob Lowe says the long-discussed 'St. Elmo's Fire' sequel is 'definitely in the works' and that the cast is 'supposed to get a draft of the script the first week of October.' He spoke during a 'Watch What Happens Live' appearance.
MusicTaylor Swift took home Video of the Year at the 2026 MTV VMAs for The Fate of Ophelia and dedicated the award to the late Dolly Parton, calling her the ultimate showgirl.
MusicEd Sheeran's Friday and Saturday Loop Tour stops at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, were canceled due to storm warnings, with the promoter citing fan and performer safety as the top priority.
MusicThe Global Citizen Festival, set for Saturday at Central Park's Great Lawn with Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz and John Legend, was canceled for the first time in 14 years due to extreme weather forecasts.
MoviesTakashi Yamazaki's 'Godzilla Minus Zero' world premiere at the New York Film Festival made the 72-year-old franchise's first R-rated entry, rated R for violent content and bloody images.
TV ShowsNBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson hosted the Saturday Night Live Season 52 premiere, kicking off his monologue with jokes about leading the Knicks to their first title since 1973.
TV ShowsHBO's The Last of Us has added John Goodman, Ian Alexander and Laura Bailey to its Season 3 cast, with the latter two reprising roles from the Naughty Dog video game.
TV ShowsSixteen-year-old Thai singer and guitarist Nene Royal was crowned winner of America's Got Talent season 21, winning the $1 million grand prize and a headlining Las Vegas show.
MoviesSabrina Carpenter will portray Ginger Rogers in the big-screen Fred Astaire biopic starring Tom Holland, directed by Paul King, with Margaret Qualley as Adele Astaire.
MoviesSpider-Man trilogy director Jon Watts is attached to direct the next Star Wars movie for Lucasfilm, with Simon Kinberg on script duties, according to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter.
MusicTaylor Swift became the most-streamed female artist in a single day in 2026 on Spotify, as her new track 'Patient Zero' also set a single-day record for a female artist.
MoviesUniversal's global box office has crossed $5 billion for the third time in studio history, becoming the first studio to reach the milestone in 2026 on the strength of The Odyssey, Michael and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
MoviesMarvel's re-released 'Avengers: Endgame Encore' adds four minutes of new footage featuring Doctor Doom, Loki, and Hulk, bridging into 'Avengers: Doomsday' ahead of its Dec. 18 release.
Pop CultureA Tennessee judge granted Dolly Parton's estate a temporary restraining order against her nephew Bryan Seaver, citing text messages that allegedly paired threats with demands for payment.
MoviesWarner Bros. has pushed Gremlins 3 from Nov. 19, 2027 to Oct. 6, 2028, with Chris Columbus producing and directing and Steven Spielberg returning as executive producer.
MusicMadonna and Charli XCX have released 'Danceteria Afterhours,' a reworked version of a track from Madonna's 'Confessions II' album that traces their club history, from New York's Danceteria to Los Angeles.
MusicTaylor Swift has announced The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, an extended edition arriving Friday with four new tracks, including the freshly announced single 'Patient Zero.'
TV ShowsNetflix has ordered a second season of breakout limited series 'The Beast In Me,' with Claire Danes returning in her Emmy-nominated role and Howard Gordon signing an overall deal.
MusicU2 will release 'Carnaval de Luz,' their first album of new songs in nine years, on Nov. 13, closing with 'Torn,' which features the final vocal performance from Dolly Parton.
Movies'Evil Dead' star Bruce Campbell has revealed he has been given roughly five years to live following his cancer diagnosis, while insisting he plans to keep making movies and promoting his work.
Pop CultureOscar-winning actress Natalie Portman has welcomed her third child — her first with partner Tanguy Destable — giving birth in Paris last month, according to reports.
MusicNoel Gallagher has cryptically hinted at the possibility of a second Oasis reunion tour in 2027, joking that with no major football tournament next summer, the band has 'got to do something.'
MusicBeyoncé celebrated her 45th birthday on Sept. 4 by dropping a 31-track 20th anniversary deluxe edition of her sophomore album 'B'Day,' featuring never-before-heard collaborations with the late Selena Quintanilla and Maluma.
TV ShowsParamount+ has renewed 'MobLand' for a third season and confirmed Tom Hardy will return as fixer Harry da Souza alongside Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren, ending months of speculation about the actor's future on the show.
TV ShowsPrime Video has canceled 'Spider-Noir,' the Nicolas Cage-led Marvel noir series, after just eight episodes — even as it heads into Emmy weekend with 11 nominations, the most of any Prime Video program this year.
MoviesAndrew Garfield is doubling down on his 2013 call for a gay Spider-Man, telling Entertainment Weekly he still believes anyone can wear the suit. He's promoting his new film The Uprising, in theaters Sept. 11.
MusicKacey Musgraves surprised her second sold-out Madison Square Garden crowd by bringing out Troye Sivan to perform their dreamy collaboration Easy together for the first time, six years after the song came out.
TV ShowsNetflix has set a three-part documentary about Friends star Matthew Perry, directed by Quiet on Set's Mary Robertson and told largely through his sister Mia Perry Bowick. The One About Matthew Perry premieres Oct. 27.
MusicMiley Cyrus has revealed her 10th studio album, Bass Persuades, is coming Sept. 18 and shared its black-and-white cover art on Instagram. She also confirmed two rare Hollywood Bowl concerts in October, ending a long stretch without big live shows.
MoviesNoah Jupe has been tapped for an under-wraps role in Marvel's Avengers: Secret Wars, sources tell Deadline, with the part expected to play a key role in the story. The Russo brothers direct the film, slated for a December 2027 release.
TV ShowsSony Pictures Television has suspended Wheel of Fortune announcer Jim Thornton and is recasting his role after an alleged incident aboard an American Airlines flight in May. The studio says it is conducting a thorough investigation.
Pop CultureOn the opening night of his Madison Square Garden residency, Harry Styles gave a cheeky shout-out to ex Taylor Swift's wedding to Travis Kelce at the same arena. There appears to be no bad blood between the two former flames.
MoviesThe Pokémon franchise is heading back to theaters with 'Pokémon: Wild Card,' a new animated movie opening worldwide in 2027. Announced at the 2026 Pokémon World Championships in San Francisco, it stars a trading card game player and the ghostly Pokémon Mimikyu.
MusicTom Hardy's rap alter ego Frankie Pulitzer has finally surfaced with his 15-track debut album 'Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer' alongside the hip-hop collective Czarface. It features Busta Rhymes and Method Man, plus nods to Shakespeare, Marvel and Stephen King.
MoviesAnne Hathaway will star opposite Tom Cruise in a sequel to 'Days of Thunder,' which Paramount has dated for June 2, 2028. Hathaway plays a racecar team owner and engineer in the IMAX-shot follow-up.
TV ShowsLiz Meriwether is shutting down reunion talk, insisting no scripts exist despite Max Greenfield's claim he'd read 'amazing' ones. The cast will still reunite at a Los Angeles gala in October.
TV ShowsIn an interview with The Times of London, Ray Winstone recalled confronting a director who was 'groping' his female co-star during a scene, telling him, 'Don't you dare do that.'
MusicBLACKPINK's JENNIE released her three-track solo EP 'Fallen Angel' through her own label Odd Atelier, pairing the title track with a Tim Burton-inspired music video.
MoviesWillem Dafoe, Jonathan Bailey and Peter Dinklage have boarded the voice cast of Starburns Industries' 'Lincoln in the Bardo,' joining Tom Hanks as Abraham Lincoln in the hybrid stop-motion and live-action film.
TV Shows'The View' returns to ABC for a milestone 30th season on Tuesday, Sept. 8, with Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and the rest of the panel back — and a promo teasing a surprise for premiere week.
TV ShowsCBS celebrated 1,000 episodes of 'Big Brother' by sending the remaining houseguests back to the year 1000 in an 'unprecedented twist' — and taking the live feeds offline for three days.
MusicDolly Parton chose the gospel hymn 'If We Never Meet Again' for her funeral more than a decade ago, and she left an unreleased song locked away at Dollywood that won't be heard until her 100th birthday in 2046.
Movies'Toy Story 5' will begin streaming on Disney+ on September 23, Disney announced Thursday, and the Pixar blockbuster has also crossed the billion-dollar mark at the global box office.
Pop CultureA judge awarded Blake Lively about $400,000 in attorneys' fees in her dispute with 'It Ends With Us' co-star Justin Baldoni — a fraction of the $8 million she had sought.
TV ShowsLeah Remini is joining the cast of 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' for its upcoming 16th season, adding a major star to Bravo's reality franchise.
MoviesTim Curry, the flamboyant actor who made Dr. Frank N. Furter a midnight-movie icon in 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show,' died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 80.
TV ShowsGame of Thrones star Kit Harington is stepping into the role of Gilderoy Lockhart in Season 2 of HBO's Harry Potter series, replacing Nicholas Hoult, who exited the part over scheduling issues.
MusicThe Prince Estate is releasing 'Timeless,' a 10-song collection of previously unreleased vault recordings spanning the artist's entire career, arriving August 28 via Legacy Recordings.
MoviesChristopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' has become the highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time, crossing $1.35 billion worldwide and overtaking 2024's 'Deadpool and Wolverine.'
MusicDr. Dre says he doesn't view AI as a threat, comparing it to the drum machine and synthesizer, and argues that only people 'who have trouble creating' are afraid of it. He and Jimmy Iovine shared the view in a New York Times interview.
MoviesParamount is developing a sequel to the 2003 rom-com 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,' with original star Kate Hudson attached to produce. The studio hopes she and Matthew McConaughey will reprise their roles, but a screenwriter has yet to be hired.
TV ShowsHulu has canceled the Mindy Kaling-created comedy 'Not Suitable for Work' after a single nine-episode season. Warner Bros. TV, which produces the series, plans to shop it to potential new homes.
MoviesWarner Bros. Animation releases 'Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall' on digital this week, the first of an animated trilogy adapting the 1990s comic event. Anson Mount voices Batman, with Michael Mando as Bane.
TV ShowsNetflix has renewed 'Blue Eye Samurai' for a third and final season, confirming the Emmy-winning animated series will end after three seasons. Season 2 launches in January 2027, with the finale slated for 2028.
MusicSeth MacFarlane, the Family Guy creator and Grammy-nominated crooner, is releasing 'Seth MacFarlane Sings The Muppets' on Sept. 18. The 14-track set covers Muppet movie and Sesame Street classics recorded in a vintage big-band style.
MoviesCoyote vs. Acme, the live-action and animation hybrid that Warner Bros. shelved in 2023, finally reaches theaters this week. The long-delayed Looney Tunes movie was rescued by Ketchup Entertainment and lands in cinemas Aug. 28.
TV ShowsRehearsals are underway for Dancing With the Stars Season 35, with stars kept under masks to hide their identities. Ciara Miller, Maura Higgins and Jackson Olson are confirmed, while the full cast is revealed Sept. 2 on Good Morning America.
Pop CultureJason Blum will host a special performance of the Paranormal Activity Broadway play on Aug. 26 at the August Wilson Theatre. The Blumhouse founder is a producer on the show, which opens the night before after a week of previews.
TV ShowsHBO Max has officially picked up The People v. Gorilla Grodd, an eight-episode mockumentary in which Daily Planet staffer Jimmy Olsen investigates whether the telepathic ape Gorilla Grodd was wrongly convicted. Skyler Gisondo reprises his role from Superman alongside Jimmy Tatro as Grodd.
Pop CultureSandra Bullock says she only joined Instagram to stop people using her name and likeness to scam money out of fans, not to promote her new movie. The Oscar winner launched the account in April and has already amassed 6 million followers.
MusicShakira and Burna Boy's World Cup anthem 'Dai Dai' tops the Billboard Global 200 for a fifth week and the Global Excl. U.S. chart for an eighth, while Tame Impala's 'Loser' surges into the top 10 on the strength of its Spider-Man: Brand New Day sync.
MusicApple Music says it will begin labeling songs made with artificial intelligence later this year, requiring labels and distributors to disclose when AI was used to create a material portion of a track.
TV ShowsDave Bautista has closed a deal to play Kratos in Prime Video's God of War series, taking over from Ryan Hurst after the original actor tore a bicep in an on-set stunt. The show restarts production in Vancouver this fall.
MoviesJaafar Jackson says the Michael biopic sequel now in the works will give more insight into the child abuse allegations 'from his point of view,' while Lionsgate targets a production start by early next year.
MoviesThe Palme d'Or-winning French actress has landed a lead role opposite Zoë Kravitz in Apple's untitled mystery movie from My Old Ass director Megan Park — her first American studio lead.
TV ShowsRyan Murphy and Ian Brennan's Netflix anthology returns September 17 with Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story, starring Ella Beatty as the series' first female 'monster.'
MusicRemi Wolf is back with Mud, her first album since Big Ideas, arriving October 9 via Island. The California singer-producer frames the record as a journey from feeling 'covered in shit' to coming out 'clean and clear.'
MoviesBrad Pitt has come aboard Wim Wenders' new documentary on Pritzker Prize-winning architect Peter Zumthor as an executive producer, ahead of the film's world premiere at the Venice Film Festival.
Pop CultureA new limited-edition Bath and Body Works collection inspired by Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas brings two character scents — Jack Skellington and Sally — to body care, candles and more.
TV ShowsApple TV+ released the first trailer for Slow Horses season six, and it brings back a character the show spent a whole season convincing us was dead — Gary Oldman's Jackson Lamb is on the trail of whoever keeps killing off his agents.
Pop CultureThe cult 1999 romcom 10 Things I Hate About You is officially bound for Broadway in August 2027, with Girls creator Lena Dunham writing the book and Call Me Maybe singer Carly Rae Jepsen composing the music and lyrics.
TV ShowsHBO renewed the Stephen King prequel It: Welcome to Derry for a second season, with Brad Caleb Kane stepping up as sole showrunner and the story shifting to 1935 and the bloody massacre of the Bradley Gang.
MoviesSony and Marvel's Spider-Man: Brand New Day crossed $2 billion at the global box office in just 17 days, becoming the second-fastest movie in history to reach the milestone and only the eighth film ever to do it.
Pop CultureBob Iger, the architect of Disney's modern era, was inducted as a Disney Legend at D23 — and Robert Downey Jr., Harrison Ford and Ellen Pompeo took the stage to honor the former CEO, who this week also bought the L.A. Lakers.
TV ShowsHayden Panettiere, the 'Heroes' cheerleader who became one of the defining TV stars of the 2000s, has died at age 36 in South Carolina. Her father confirmed the news in a statement asking for privacy as the family processes the loss.
MoviesProducer Jerry Bruckheimer confirmed at D23 that he's in talks with Johnny Depp about returning as Captain Jack Sparrow for 'Pirates of the Caribbean 6,' with a screenplay in development — though sources say the new chapter may center on Margot Robbie's character.
MoviesDisney has cast 'Outlander' star Caitríona Balfe as Queen Arianna, Rapunzel's long-lost mother, in the live-action 'Tangled' — and the Kingdom of Corona's royal family is finally complete ahead of the film's March 2028 release.
MusicCardi B went on the offensive against BIA in a scathing Spaces rant Thursday, days after the rapper doubled down on her 'SUE MEEE?' diss track — reigniting a beef that dates back to 2023.
TV ShowsCue the 'Nobody cares, Sean' memes: Scott Foley is reprising his fan-favorite role as Sean Kelly in Season 2 of the 'Scrubs' revival — and he's rekindling his romance with Elliot, just as J.D. starts something new.
MusicCourtney Love confirmed in an Instagram video that her first new record since 2010 is finished, and opened up about a 2019 health scare where doctors told her she was going to die.
TV ShowsDisney ordered an anime series based on the beloved 'Kingdom Hearts' video game franchise, developed with creator Tetsuya Nomura and Square Enix for Disney+ and Disney Channel.
MoviesMarvel Studios' Kevin Feige revealed the inaugural X-Men lineup at D23, with Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister, Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Christopher Abbott as Prof. X and Maya Boyd as Storm, ahead of a May 2028 release.
TV ShowsFX unveiled the first teaser for 'American Horror Story' Season 13, headlined by fan-favorite Twisty the Clown. The 13-episode installment premieres Sept. 24 on FX and Hulu, with a rollout of multiple episodes each week.
MoviesWarner Bros. has reportedly made more than six offers over three years for a 'Barbie' sequel, all rejected by Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling and Noah Baumbach. With the rights set to revert to Mattel if no deal is signed, the biggest hit in studio history is suddenly on ice.
MusicElla Langley's country smash 'Choosin' Texas' holds at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for a 17th week, securing the fourth-longest command in the chart's history. She also becomes the first woman to top the Hot 100 and Country Airplay simultaneously with two different songs.
TV ShowsJenna Ortega told Esquire that as a child actor she would go entire days without asking for food or water so she wasn't 'in the way of anybody' on set. The 'Wednesday' star opened up about the pressure of working young, admitting she 'wasn't actually looking after' herself.
MusicTaylor Swift will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame this fall, becoming — at 36 — the youngest writer ever to receive the honor. The hall announced the news Tuesday in a livestream, alongside inductees Lyle Lovett, Shawn Camp, Lee Thomas Miller and Bruce Channel.
Pop CultureThe Writers Guild of America is blasting Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison for threatening to start moving Paramount out of California on Oct. 1 unless the state's attorney general settles an antitrust suit over the studio's acquisition of Warner Bros. The guild says the threat proves the merger should be blocked.
MoviesAnne Hathaway will star in and produce the movie adaptation of Caro Claire Burke's best-selling novel 'Yesteryear' — a 2026 phenomenon that has spent 17 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list. The news came at the premiere of her latest film 'The End of Oak Street.'
TV ShowsDemi Lovato will make a cameo in 'Camp Rock 3,' reprising her breakout role as Mitchie Torres 18 years after the original 2008 Disney Channel movie. The film debuts on Disney Channel Thursday and streams on Disney+ starting Friday.
MusicAI music company Suno is imposing download limits across its free and paid tiers starting Sept. 3, capping free users at seven total downloads and paid plans at 20 to 60 downloads a month, as it seeks to stop the mass export of AI-generated songs.
MusicAriana Grande's team announced she will step back from public visibility after the Eternal Sunshine tour wraps Sept. 1 in London — and the singer addressed the decision directly to fans in Chicago, denying that outside negativity drove it.
MusicThe inaugural LA Jazz Fest — a 17-day citywide event featuring John Legend, Janelle Monáe, Parliament/Funkadelic and more — was canceled days before it was set to begin, stranding artists and vendors who say they were never given notice.
TV ShowsIn the finale of Larry David's HBO sketch series 'Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness,' Barack Obama relitigates the 2014 tan suit controversy — with David as the culprit — in a cameo co-creator Jeff Schaffer says proved the former president's comic timing was 'impeccable.'
MusicChance the Rapper performed 'Same Drugs' on The Tonight Show and discussed the 10-year legacy of his Grammy-winning mixtape Coloring Book with Jimmy Fallon.
TV ShowsDisney and TikTok announced a content-sharing alliance that will bring short-form Disney and Marvel videos to TikTok and a new vertical video feed on Disney+, with creators gaining access to hundreds of film and series assets.
MusicGlen Hansard's Dublin funeral on August 4 featured performances by Bono, The Edge, Eddie Vedder, Hozier and others celebrating the Oscar-winning Irish musician's life and legacy.
MusicBTS announced they will not submit music for the 2027 Grammy Awards, saying they hope music is heard without being divided by region or language — days after the Recording Academy added a new Best Asian Pop Music Performance prize.
TV ShowsDermot Mulroney will exit NBC's Chicago Fire early in Season 15, sources confirmed. His departure follows original cast member Joe Miñoso's exit, leaving just three longtime series regulars.
MusicThe Smashing Pumpkins closed their Lollapalooza headline set with Olivia Rodrigo, Yungblud, and Melissa Auf der Maur joining them on stage for their first hometown festival performance in 32 years.
MusicAriana Grande released her eighth studio album, Petal, on July 31, delivering 12 tracks written from a place of unfiltered rage and marking her angriest, most authentic chapter yet.
MoviesSony and Marvel's Spider-Man: Brand New Day is tracking toward a 465M global debut, which would make it the second-biggest opening ever for Sony.
MusicGlen Hansard, the Oscar-winning Irish musician and star of 'Once,' died July 29 in a Dublin motorcycle crash at age 56.
TV ShowsHarlan Coben's Netflix series I Will Find You reached 101.9 million views and entered the all-time top ten English-language shows.
TV ShowsComedian Mary Beth Barone talks Netflix special Galaxy Brain, offending the correct people, and the sadder-but-funnier second season of Overcompensating.
Pop CultureUniversal Studios will debut an Ozzy Osbourne-themed haunted house at both Halloween Horror Nights parks this fall, creating a non-traditional memorial built around the Prince of Darkness catalog.
MoviesTom Holland's Spider-Man: Brand New Day is tracking toward a $465M global opening, potentially one of the largest debuts in box office history.
MusicRage Against the Machine's Tom Morello announced solo album Everyone Gets Everything They Want and shared the World War II-inspired anti-fascist single Date Night.
MusicCarly Simon has disclosed a Parkinson's disease diagnosis and the removal of facial skin cancer in a candid letter to fans, while also announcing her first album in nearly 20 years.
MusicCharli XCX released a B-Sides Edition of Music, Fashion, Film on iTunes, adding three previously physical-only tracks and their videos to her seventh studio album.
TV ShowsChloe Fineman is leaving Saturday Night Live after seven seasons amid renewed scrutiny of a Vanity Fair video in which she described pantsing a six-year-old boy at summer camp.
MoviesMarvel's Comic-Con 2026 panel confirmed David Jonsson as T'Challa II, T'Challa's grown son, in Black Panther 3, set for December 2028.
MoviesMarvel announced at Comic-Con that David Jonsson will play T’Challa’s grown son in Black Panther 3, with Ryan Coogler returning to direct.
MoviesMarvel unveiled Ryan Gosling as the next Ghost Rider at Comic-Con ahead of a 2028 theatrical release, with Shawn Levy directing.
MusicFresh from halftime at the 2026 FIFA World Cup final, Shakira brought Tyla, Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy to Barclays Center for her first New York show of the tour’s U.S. leg.
MusicLou Koller, the unmistakable frontman of New York hardcore pioneers Sick of It All, has died following a battle with esophageal cancer. His band announced the news Saturday, marking the end of a 40-year career that helped define the sound and ethos of American hardcore.
TV ShowsAmazon Studios debuted the first Season 3 trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power at Comic-Con, revealing Simon Pegg as the voice of the Balrog during a San Diego Hall H presentation.
MusicCharli XCX has released her follow-up to Brat. Music, Fashion, Film lands on July 24 with 11 tracks and a cover featuring John Cale, Marc Jacobs, and Martin Scorsese.
MusicJon Bon Jovi cut his Madison Square Garden show short after 90 minutes, citing a sinus infection, and told fans to hold their ticket stubs for a rescheduled date within the MSG residency.
MoviesThe historic Sunset Boulevard Cinerama Dome will reopen under a partnership between Sony Pictures and Alamo Drafthouse, returning one of Los Angeles's most distinctive movie palaces to active exhibition.
MusicMore than two decades after Destiny's Child's final album, Mathew Knowles confirmed unreleased remixes—including a Missy Elliott collaboration—will arrive within the month.
MoviesDeaf actress Kaylee Hottle, known for her role as Jia in the Godzilla franchise and as a student athlete at the Texas School for the Deaf, died from multiple blunt force injuries after a July 21 car crash in Maryland.
MusicOasis frontman Liam Gallagher reacted to the star-studded World Cup 2026 halftime show by calling it 'like a bad trip,' singling out Madonna, Justin Bieber, Shakira, BTS, and Burna Boy in a blunt social media post.
MusicFuture debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with his 12th chart-topping album, pulling 131,000 equivalent units and surpassing Eminem for the most No. 1s among rap acts.
TV ShowsThe Television Academy unveiled the 78th Emmy Awards schedule five days after announcing Mariska Hargitay as host: 19 categories live on September 14, and 102 categories across the preceding weekend.
Pop CultureJelly Roll filed on May 18, 2026; the couple’s confidential settlement ends about 10 years of marriage.
MoviesChristopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey' earned $17.6 million in Thursday previews, tracking toward a record-breaking $117 million opening weekend.
MoviesChristopher Nolan's The Odyssey earned $120.5 million in its opening weekend, becoming the best live-action debut of 2026 and Matt Damon's biggest opening ever as a lead.
Music“Rein Me In” extends its run to a 17th week at the top of the Official UK Singles Chart, making it the biggest British No. 1 of the 21st century.
MusicGracie Abrams released her third album, Daughter From Hell, on July 17. The 16-track project features Aaron Dessner, Dan Nigro, Justin Vernon and Paul Mescal.
TV ShowsFX has set Monday, August 17 as the Season 18 premiere of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia on FXX and FX, with an expanded 10-episode order and Hulu and Disney+ international streaming.
MusicFIFA confirmed that Post Malone will headline the 2026 World Cup closing ceremony before the final at MetLife Stadium on July 19, joined by Jennifer Hudson, Nicole Scherzinger, Laura Pausini, Robbie Williams, Tom Cruise and IShowSpeed.
TV ShowsDisney confirmed the four-part 'Wizards Beyond Waverly Place' finale event will premiere Aug. 4 on Disney Channel, with all episodes streaming on Disney+ on Aug. 5 and Selena Gomez making her directorial debut.
MusicBenson Boone dropped in on Megan Moroney’s Nashville show for back-to-back performances of their respective hits 'Beautiful Things,' creating one of the more unexpected country-pop crossover moments of the summer.
Pop CultureSan Diego Comic-Con 2026 runs July 21-26. Marvel is back in Hall H on Saturday, Apple TV+ makes its Hall H debut with Silo and Matchbox, and Disney Entertainment Television fills Thursday with Percy Jackson and American Horror Story.
TV ShowsThe Young and the Restless led the 2026 Daytime Emmy nominations, followed by Beyond the Gates and General Hospital, setting up a drama-heavy race.
MoviesThe Devil Wears Prada 2 crossed $678 million worldwide and arrives on Disney+ and Hulu on July 29 after a strong theatrical run.
MusicEllie Goulding announced she will perform at halftime during the World Cup quarterfinal match between England and Norway at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. The British pop star told fans, 'I already know the boys will make England proud.'
MusicCountry legend Garth Brooks has announced his 2026 'Blame It All On My Roots' arena tour, returning to the road with a catalog deep enough to fill any venue without needing a new record cycle.
MoviesSony Pictures Animation and Amazon MGM Studios are teaming up once again for ‘Hotel Transylvania 5,’ now titled ‘The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania.’ Drac returns from retirement to solve a spooky new mystery, with a wide theatrical release set for October 2027.
MusicL7 bassist Jennifer Finch has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. Donita Sparks says the band is ‘devastated’ and asks fans to donate to a GoFundMe campaign to help cover Finch’s urgent care costs.
MusicMadonna reacted with gratitude and surprise after her new album Confessions II reached No. 1 on the ARIA charts, calling the milestone a shock she is still pinching herself over.
MusicMadonna marked Confessions II reaching No. 1 by taking the stage at the Knockdown Center in Queens for a surprise club set, reigniting the Confessions brand for fans who followed her from the dance floor.
MoviesDisney’s live-action Moana earned $43 million in its domestic opening weekend from 3,875 theaters, $95 million globally, drawing comparisons to the studio’s weakest recent remake openings.
MoviesChristopher Nolan pushed back hard on Matt Damon's claim that The Odyssey may be the last big movie of its kind, slamming 'AI slop' backlash as premature and insisting human cinema has a durable future.
MoviesProject Hail Mary crossed $683 million worldwide and arrives on Prime Video on July 3 after a 105-day theatrical window.
MusicFans picked the Rolling Stones’ Foreign Tongues as their favorite new release of the week in Billboard’s latest poll.
TV ShowsNetflix is releasing One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 on January 12, 2026, with director Martina Radwan granted full access inside the Duffer Brothers’ generation-defining final season.
MusicTeyana Taylor performed alongside Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium during a milestone residency finale and called the moment iconic, saying the night will stay with her for the rest of her career.
MoviesToy Story 5 crossed $879 million worldwide and is now streaming on Peacock after a $63.8 million global opening weekend, making it the first billion-dollar-ranking film of 2026.
MusicYoung Thug has announced YSL The New Generation Tour, his first major headlining trek since 2019, signaling his intent to return to the road with a full YSL collective after a prolonged legal battle.
MusicAlabama Shakes return August 28 with I Must Be Dreaming, their first album since 2015. Brittany Howard says the title means both “the world is crazy” and “the world is beautiful.”
Pop CultureMeta disabled its Muse AI image generator on Instagram after CAA and SAG-AFTRA publicly criticized the feature for using users’ likenesses without consent.
MoviesChristopher Nolan addressed backlash to his cast for The Odyssey, including Lupita Nyong’o and Elliot Page, comparing it to the criticism he faced while making his Batman trilogy.
MusicIn a surprise announcement, FIFA confirmed Justin Bieber as a co-headliner of the historic first World Cup Final Halftime Show alongside BTS, Shakira and Madonna on July 19 at MetLife Stadium.
MusicThe Welsh singer behind the 1983 Hot 100 No. 1 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' died unexpectedly in hospital in Portugal. She was 75.
TV ShowsApple TV+ released the first episode of Silo Season 3 on July 3, 2026, beginning a 10-episode weekly rollout that takes Rebecca Ferguson's Juliette deeper into the mystery of the silo — and finally beyond it.
TV ShowsMariska Hargitay will host the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards, becoming the first woman to emcee the ceremony in 15 years.
MoviesWith summer blockbusters and festival season in full swing, we examine the films and performances already generating major Academy Awards buzz for the 98th Oscars.
TV ShowsJenna Ortega returns as Wednesday Addams in a spine-chilling new teaser, with the show promising a horror-centric Season 2 and Ortega stepping up as executive producer.