Cyndi Lauper kicks off final leg of Farewell Tour: ‘We want people to leave happy’

Live NationCyndi Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour began in October 2024 and has already traveled to the U.S., Canada, Paris and Japan. The final leg starts Thursday in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Cyndi tells ABC Audio what her initial concept was for what she says will be her final major tour."I said, 'Well, if I'm gonna say goodbye, let me say goodbye the right way,'" she explains. "So that was the main thrust of it: that I was gonna […]

July 17, 2025

Entertainment

‘Assassin’s Creed’ live-action series coming to Netflix

A visitor dressed with a costume of Dorian Arno, a character from "Assassin's Creed Unity" poses in front of a Ubisoft logo during the Paris Games week, a trade fair for video games on October 29, 2015 in Paris, France. Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images One of the most popular video game franchises is getting a series adaptation.Netflix has greenlit a live-action TV series adaptation based on Assassin's Creed.The TV show will be a high-octane thriller about "the secret war between […]

July 17, 2025

Music

On This Day, July 17, 2011: Bruce Springsteen honored Clarence Clemons at New Jersey show

On This Day, July 17, 2011 ...At Wonder Bar in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen made a surprise appearance for a tribute to his late friend and E Street Band saxophonist Clarence Clemons, who had passed away in June of that year.The 45-minute set for 400 fans included soul classics, as well as “Savin’ Up,” which Bruce wrote for Clemons’ 1983 album with the Red Bank Rockers.Clemons was a member of Bruce’s E Street Band from 1974 until his […]

July 17, 2025

Music

Bruce Springsteen lands his highest-grossing tour of his career

Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty ImagesBruce Springsteen continues to bring in the big bucks on tour.Billboard reports that The Boss' recent trek with the E Street Band, which kicked off in 2023 and wrapped on July 3 in Italy, was the biggest moneymaker of his career.The tour, which consisted of 129 shows, brought in $729.7 million, with 4.9 million tickets sold. Those numbers handily surpass Springsteen's previous highest-grossing tour, the 2012-13 Wrecking Ball World Tour, which brought in $347 million. It also sold more […]

July 17, 2025

Music

Steve Miller Band cancels tour dates due to extreme weather

Brad Barket/Getty Images for Mount Sinai Health SystemSteve Miller Band has canceled their upcoming tour due to the extreme weather conditions hitting the U.S.“You make music with your instincts You live your life by your instincts Always trust your instincts…,” began a post on Miller’s social media accounts. “The Steve Miller Band has cancelled all of our upcoming tour dates.”“The combination of extreme heat, unpredictable flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and massive forest fires make these risks for you our audience, the […]

July 17, 2025

Music

Connie Francis, ‘Pretty Little Baby’ singer, dies at 87

Erick QuituizacaSinger Connie Francis, best known for her 1962 hit “Pretty Little Baby” and the 1961 song “Everybody’s Somebody’s Fool,” has died at the age of 87, her manager confirmed.“It is with a heavy heart and extreme sadness that i inform you of the passing of my dear friend Connie Francis last night,” said her copyrights and royalties manager, Ron Roberts, in a post on social media. “I know that Connie would approve that her fans are among the first to learn of […]

July 17, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: Ryan Gosling, Will Ferrell to star in ‘Tough Guys’ and more

Ryan Gosling is set to star alongside Will Ferrell in a new action comedy film titled Tough Guys, ABC Audio has learned. The film follows two henchmen who break free from the criminal underworld after they tire of being disposable. They then rebuild their lives on their own terms ...Diego Luna is set to star in the upcoming indie thriller Eleven Days with Taylor Kitsch. Deadline reports the actors will star in the film, which is to be directed by […]

July 17, 2025

Music

Robert Plant nixes another Led Zeppelin doc, has no plan for memoir or biopic

Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Palms Resort & CasinoThe recent documentary Becoming Led Zeppelin focused on the band’s career up until the release of their second album, 1969's Led Zeppelin II, and it sounds like fans shouldn’t hold out hope for a second part focused on the rest of their career.In an interview with Rolling Stone about his upcoming new album, Saving Grace, Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant revealed that he doesn’t think a second part is necessary."I think the fact that […]

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Lili Reinhart to star in ‘The Love Hypothesis’ film adaptation

Robby Klein/Getty Images for IMDbLili Reinhart is set to star in a highly anticipated rom-com.The actress will star in and executive produce The Love Hypothesis film adaptation, ABC Audio has confirmed.The Love Hypothesis will be based on The New York Times bestselling book by Ali Hazelwood, who will also executive produce the film.The story follows a fake relationship between biology PhD candidate Olive Smith and hotshot professor Dr. Adam Carlsen. Through their time together, "each of their carefully calculated theories […]

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