On This Day, March 17, 1998: Van Halen releases ‘Van Halen III’ with new lead singer Gary Cherone

On This Day, March 17, 1998 …Van Halen released their 11th studio album, Van Halen III, their first with new lead singer Gary Cherone.Cherone was the band’s third lead singer, following original frontman David Lee Roth, who left the group in 1985, and Sammy Hagar, who parted ways with the band 1996. The album was also the last to feature bassist Michael Anthony, who appeared on only three of the tracks.While the album peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200, […]

March 17, 2026

Entertainment

Tom Holland teases footage from ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ ahead of trailer release

Tom Holland is seen on the set of 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' on Aug. 3, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland. (MEGA/GC Images via Getty Images)Tom Holland is hyping up Marvel fans for the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer.In a video shared to Instagram on Tuesday, Holland announced that the full teaser trailer for the upcoming film would arrive on Wednesday. In the meantime, several Spider-Man fan accounts are already sharing exclusive tidbits from the trailer."No one can do it alone, not […]

March 17, 2026

Music

Paul McCartney to headline two shows at Los Angeles’ Fonda Theatre

Paul McCartney Rocks The Fonda! (Courtesy of © 2026 MPL Communications Ltd)Paul McCartney fans are used to seeing him headline stadiums around the world, but he's decided to take things down a notch for his next set of gigs.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has just announced two shows at the 1,200 capacity Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles. Dubbed Paul McCartney Rocks The Fonda!, the shows are happening March 27 and 28. Both shows will be phone-free, with devices secured in Yondr pouches.Fans […]

March 17, 2026

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Heart’s Ann Wilson to headline screening and Q&A tour for new documentary, ‘In My Voice’

Admat for Ann Wilson 'In My Voice' screening & Q&A tour (Courtesy of High Rise PR)Heart’s Ann Wilson will be hitting the road to support her upcoming documentary, In My Voice.The singer will headline a 10-city screening and Q&A tour with the film’s director Barbara Hall. The tour kicks off May 11 in Seattle and will hit Vancouver, Chicago, Cleveland, Nashville, New York, Toronto and more, before wrapping June 1 in Boston.“This film is my story in my own words, […]

March 17, 2026

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Peter Frampton to release ‘Carry The Light’, his first album of all-new material in 16 years

Peter Frampton's 'Carry The Light' (UMe)Peter Frampton is back with new music.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to release the new album Carry the Light on May 15, which will be his first album of all-new material in 16 years.The album features guest appearances by such artists as Sheryl Crow, Graham Nash, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ keyboardist Benmont Tench, Rage Against The Machine guitarist Tom Morello, H.E.R. and saxophonist Bill Evans.“The Carry the Light album is the first new music […]

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In brief: ‘Minions & Monsters’ announces voice cast and more

The voice cast of the animated film Minions & Monsters has been announced. Allison Janney, Christoph Waltz, Jeff Bridges, Jesse Eisenberg, Zoey Deutch, Trey Parker, Bobby Moynihan and Phil LaMarr make up the star-studded voice cast of Illumination's upcoming movie. Pierre Coffin, who helmed the first three Despicable Me films and the first Minions film, directs Minions & Monsters. It arrives in theaters on July 1 ...Free Bert has been renewed for season 2 on Netflix. The show stars stand-up […]

March 17, 2026

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Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan and Riz Ahmed to be first-ever hosts of ‘Saturday Night Live UK’

Tina Fey speaks during the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on Sept. 14, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Live from London, it's Saturday night!The first three hosts of Saturday Night Live UK have been announced.Tina Fey will become the first-ever host of Saturday Night Live UK, which will premiere on March 21. Fey, of course, spent years as the head writer and a cast member on the American version of the show. Wet Leg will serve as […]

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‘The Grateful Dead Movie’ soundtrack getting first-ever vinyl release

'The Grateful Dead Movie' soundtrack 10-LP set (Mondo/Rhino Records)The soundtrack to Grateful Dead's 1977 concert documentary, The Grateful Dead Movie, is getting its first-ever vinyl release.The fully restored soundtrack is being released as a 10-LP set featuring performances of such Dead songs as "Playing in the Band," "The Other One," "Scarlet Begonias," "Casey Jones," "Dark Star" and more.The film, one of only two directed by late Dead founder Jerry Garcia, is a recording of the band's five-night stand at San Francisco’s Winterland […]

March 17, 2026

Music

What’s Jenny’s number? ‘867-5309’ will now get you cancer care

Cancer Support Community's new helpline is '867-5309' (Klick Health)You've probably seen those TikToks where people go around their offices, ask co-workers what year they were born, and then ask them what Jenny's number is. The answer, of course, is "867-5309," the title of the 1982 top-5 hit by the band Tommy Tutone. But now, pop music's most famous phone number is being put to good use.The nonprofit Cancer Support Community, along with Gilda's Club locations, has taken over the number, […]

March 17, 2026

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