Sophia covers television culture and streaming trends. Formerly an entertainment reporter at Variety.
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.
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.
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.
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.'
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.'
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.
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.
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 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.