On This Day, Dec. 18, 2020: Paul McCartney releases ‘McCartney III’

Paul McCartney released the solo album McCartney III, the third installment in a trio of solo albums on which he played most of the instruments himself.The Beatle recorded the album at his Sussex studio while in lockdown due to COVID-19. McCartney III would go on to debut at #1 in the U.K. and #2 in the U.S. and earn Grammy nominations for best rock album and best rock song for “Find My Way.”In 2021, McCartney released McCartney III Imagined, a remixed version of the album […]

December 18, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: KJ Apa stars as Jimmy Stewart in ‘Jimmy’ trailer and more

KJ Apa takes on the role of actor Jimmy Stewart in the official teaser trailer for the biopic Jimmy. The film, which arrives in theaters on Nov. 6, 2026, tells the true story of one of America's most-beloved actors during the time of his life after he won the Oscar for best actor as he then enlisted to become a combat pilot during World War II ...The God of the Woods is heading to Netflix. A series adaptation of the […]

December 18, 2025

Entertainment

Leonardo DiCaprio has never rewatched ‘Titanic’: ‘I haven’t seen it in forever’

Leonardo DiCaprio attends the 16th Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Nov. 16, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)Leonardo DiCaprio doesn't have an opinion on whether or not Rose could have made more room on the door for Jack. That's because he's not very familiar with the film Titanic.While in conversation with Jennifer Lawrence for an installment of Variety's Actors on Actors, DiCaprio, who starred in James Cameron's 1997 film, said he has never rewatched it."Have you […]

December 18, 2025

Music

‘Stranger Things” Finn Wolfhard on how he got gig directing George Harrison video

George Harrison November 23, 1971. (Photo by: Ann Limongello/ABC Photo Archives)The first-ever video for George Harrison’s "Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)" was just released, directed by Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard. And it turns out he may not have gotten the gig if it wasn't for some of his Hollywood friends.Wolfhard explains how he got the job in a new interview with Vulture, revealing he was first introduced to George Harrison's son, Dhani Harrison, through his Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire co-star Paul Rudd. He was then […]

December 18, 2025

Music

Paul McCartney’s ‘Wonderful Christmastime’ gets the Vevo Footnotes treatment

Paul McCartney performs live on stage at Paris La Defense Arena during the 'Got Back!' Tour on December 04, 2024 in Nanterre, France. (Photo by Kristy Sparow/Getty Images)With Christmas just days away, Paul McCartney is giving fans some insight into his holiday classic "Wonderful Christmastime."The Beatles legend has released a Vevo Footnotes version of the song’s video, revealing the stories behind the track."I’m thinking about Liverpool Christmas parties, that’s really all I’m doing with that song," McCartney shares in one […]

December 17, 2025

Entertainment

Meg Ryan shares tribute to Rob Reiner: ‘Oh how we will miss this man’

Special guests Rob Reiner, Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal attend the 30th anniversary screening of 'When Harry Met Sally…' during the opening night at the 2019 10th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival on April 11, 2019, in Hollywood, California. (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for TCM)Meg Ryan has shared a tribute to the late Rob Reiner.The actress, who starred in Rob Reiner's classic 1989 romantic comedy film When Harry Met Sally... and co-starred alongside him in 1993's Sleepless in Seattle, took to […]

December 17, 2025

Music

Video of John Lennon & Yoko Ono performing at 1971 Attica prison benefit concert released

John Lennon and Yoko Ono chatted with host Dick Cavett 1971. (ABC/ANN LIMONGELLO)A new video has just been released of John Lennon and Yoko Ono performing at a benefit concert for the families of those killed in New York's Attica prison in 1971.The concert took place 24 years ago, on Dec. 17, 1971, at the Apollo Theater in New York. Video shows John & Yoko and the Plastic Ono Band performing what was then a new song, “Attica State.”The clip opens with […]

December 17, 2025

Entertainment

See Ariana Grande overdress for the weather in new ‘Saturday Night Live’ promo

Ariana Grande in a promo for 'Saturday Night Live.' (Rosalind O'Connor/NBC)Ariana Grande's a Florida girl, so she's got to wrap up to brave the New York City winter chill — but she kinda overdoes it in the new promo for her Dec. 20 hosting gig on Saturday Night Live.In the clip, SNL cast member Ashley Padilla stops by Ari's dressing room to ask her if she wants to go see the iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree, which is right next […]

December 17, 2025

Music

Cheap Trick defends performing at the Kennedy Center Honors

Rick Nielsen (L) and Robin Zander of Cheap Trick perform during the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on April 25, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage)Cheap Trick is responding to criticism for performing at the Kennedy Center Honors ceremony, which took place in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 7.The band appeared at the ceremony, which was hosted by President Donald Trump, to honor KISS. They performed the band’s classic “Rock & Roll […]

December 17, 2025

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