Julia Garner says Madonna biopic is ‘supposed to still happen’

L: Julia Garner R: Madonna; Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live NationBack in 2022, it was announced that Julia Garner would portray Madonna in a biopic of the Queen of Pop. The movie was then put on hold in 2023 so that Madonna could go on tour, but in 2024 Madonna indicated that she'd gone back to working on the project. So where does the film stand now? According to Garner, it's still a going concern.Appearing on the SmartLess podcast, Garner was asked […]

July 28, 2025

Music

Billy Joel shares live performance of ‘Piano Man’ from 1975 TV appearance

Myrna M. Suarez/Getty ImagesBilly Joel recently announced that he was planning to release some archival rarities that were discovered during the making of his HBO documentary, Billy Joel: And So It Goes, and now he’s debuted his first clip.The rocker shared a video of a May 16, 1975, performance of his now signature tune “Piano Man,” from the British television music series The Old Grey Whistle Test.“This next song is a true story,” a mustachioed Joel says before beginning the […]

July 28, 2025

Music

Ringo Starr back in the studio with T Bone Burnett

Disney/Randy HolmesRingo Starr is making some more new music.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer just shared a July update with fans, revealing in a video that he’s back in the studio, once again working with T Bone Burnett on a new album.The pair previously worked together on Ringo’s first country album, Look Up, which was released in January. Ringo jokes in the video, “Get ready for the next album, Look Up 2,” before laughing and clarifying “it won’t […]

July 28, 2025

Entertainment

‘The Gilded Age’ renewed for season 4 at HBO

Karolina Wojtasik/HBOThe Gilded Age will return for another season.HBO has renewed the original period drama series for a fourth season ahead of the season 3 finale.The Julian Fellowes-created series found its premiere-night viewings for the third season increasing for a consecutive five weeks, according to HBO.Francesca Orsi, the head of HBO drama series and films, said the network couldn't be prouder of the "viewership heights" The Gilded Age has seen this season."Transporting us to 1880s New York City, Julian Fellowes […]

July 28, 2025

Music

Phil Collins’ reps deny rumors he’s in hospice care

David Wolff-Patrick/RedfernsPhil Collins’ reps are shooting down claims that the singer is in hospice care.The alleged rumors about the 74-year-old Collins' health recently surfaced on social media. His reps have confirmed to ABC Audio that the rumors are not true and that Collins is in the hospital, but it’s because he recently underwent knee surgery.TMZ was the first to report the news that Collins wasn’t in hospice.Collins opened up about his health issues in a February interview with Mojo, where he […]

July 28, 2025

Entertainment

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ official trailer shows off new Na’vi clan, creatures

DisneySivako! The official trailer for Avatar: Fire and Ash has arrived.Audiences who visited the movie theater to see The Fantastic Four: First Steps on its opening weekend were treated to the trailer debut of Avatar: Fire and Ash. Now it makes its official release for all fans to get their first glimpse of the new landscapes, clans and creatures in the third film in the Avatar franchise.James Cameron returns to Pandora to direct a new story for Na'vi leader Jake […]

July 28, 2025

Music

The Stray Cats announce fall tour dates

Courtesy of The Stray CatsThe Stray Cats are hitting the road again.The Rockabilly rockers, featuring original band members Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker and Slim Jim Phantom, have just announced dates for a new fall tour. The trek kicks off Oct. 25 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and wraps Nov. 23 in Wheatland, California."What blows me away every time is how this music still connects — decades later, it’s just as raw, just as real. We see fans from every generation now," Setzer says. "There’s […]

July 28, 2025

Entertainment

‘Meet the Parents’ sequel ‘Focker In-Law,’ starring Ariana Grande, gets release date

Disney/Eric McCandlessGet ready to Meet the Parents again next Thanksgiving — and save a seat at the table for Ariana Grande.Focker In-Law, the next film in the Ben Stiller comedy franchise that started in 2000, now has a release date: Thanksgiving 2026. Stiller returns as Greg Focker, while Robert De Niro reprises his role as Greg's father-in-law, Jack. Teri Polo and Blythe Danner are also back as, respectively, Greg's wife, Pam, and mother-in-law, Dina. Owen Wilson returns as Pam's former fiancé, Kevin.An […]

July 28, 2025

Music

On This Day, July 28, 2021: ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill dies at age 72

On This Day, July 28, 2021...Dusty Hill, longtime bassist for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band ZZ Top, passed away in his sleep at home in Houston, Texas. He was 72.Born Joe Michael Hill in Dallas, Texas, Dusty and drummer Frank Beard joined guitarist Billy F Gibbons in ZZ Top shortly after they were formed in 1968, with the band releasing their debut album, ZZ Top’s First Album, in 1971.The band went on to release 15 albums over the […]

July 28, 2025

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