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In brief: Nicole Kidman joins cast of ‘The Young People’ and more

Nicole Kidman, scream queen. The actress has joined the cast of director Osgood Perkins' upcoming horror film The Young People. Kidman joins an ensemble that also includes Lola Tung and Nico Parker. The film began shooting in October. Its distributor, Neon, describes it as "a bad trip" that is coming soon ...The premiere date for the eighth and final season of Outlander has been revealed. Starz will debut the eighth season of the popular show on March 6, 2026. This […]

November 11, 2025

Entertainment

‘Stranger Things’ creators share main characters they almost killed off

Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson in 'Stranger Things' season 5. (Netflix)Stranger Things creators Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer are opening up about the characters they almost killed off in earlier seasons of the show.While the brothers did not disclose any details about which characters could possibly meet their demise this season, they recently spoke […]

November 11, 2025 1

Music

Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks announce 2026 tour

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Jon Anderson, founding singer of the classic rock band Yes, performs onstage during his "1,000 Hands" solo tour at The Rose on August 29, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)Former Yes frontman Jon Anderson has announced a new set of tour dates with his backing band, The Band Geeks.The 10-show Yes Epics, Classics and More tour will kick off April 17 in Ridgefield, Connecticut, with stops in New York, New Jersey and […]

November 11, 2025 1

Music

The Velvet Underground’s John Cale and Charli XCX release ‘Wuthering Heights’ collaboration ‘House’

John Cale performs on stage at the Loaded Festival 2023 on June 08, 2023 in Oslo, Norway. (Per Ole Hagen/Redferns)Pop star Charli XCX has released her collaboration with The Velvet Underground’s John Cale.The song, "House," is part of the album of music Charli created for Emerald Fennell's upcoming take on Wuthering Heights.Charli previously explained in an Instagram Story message that a quote from Cale — "elegant and brutal" — had inspired the sound of her music for the film. She reached out to […]

November 10, 2025 1

Entertainment

Omar Epps joins cast of Dan Fogelman’s upcoming NFL drama for Hulu

Omar Epps attends the 'Red Clay' screening during the 2025 Annual Atlanta Film Festival at Plaza Theatre on May 03, 2025, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Carol Lee Rose/Getty Images)Omar Epps has joined the cast for an upcoming untitled football drama that will be making its way to Hulu. ABC Audio has confirmed he'll be taking on the recurring role of an offensive coordinator who was formerly an NFL player.Epps will join a cast starring Christopher Meloni and This Is Us alum Mandy Moore, who […]

November 10, 2025 2

Music

Bonnie Raitt announces 2026 tour dates

Bonnie Raitt performs onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at Staples Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)Bonnie Raitt has announced her first tour dates for 2026.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is set to hit the West Coast and Canada, with the tour kicking off May 28 in Spokane, Washington, and wrapping in the U.S. on June 13 in Bellingham, Washington. It will then hit Canada with special guest Jon […]

November 10, 2025 1

Music

Michael Jackson nabs new chart record thanks to ‘Thriller’

Michael Jackson at the Dreamgirls after-party at Desilu Studios in Culver City, California on March 30, 1983 ( Mike Guastella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images).Michael Jackson just landed a new chart record.Billboard reports that following Halloween, Jackson's song "Thriller" -- which initially peaked at #4 in 1984 -- has jumped from #32 to #10 on the Hot 100 singles chart. That makes the late King of Pop the first solo artist ever to hit the top 10 in six different decades: […]

November 10, 2025

Music

Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers shares speech after missing Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction

Paul Rodgers performs onstage during the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for CMT)Bad Company's Paul Rodgers couldn’t make it to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony Saturday due to health issues, so he’s decided to share his induction speech in a video posted to YouTube.In the clip, Rodgers recalls that when he was 14 a teacher told his class that most of them, if not […]

November 10, 2025 2

Entertainment

‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ wraps production on third, final season at Netflix

Maria Zhang, Miya Cech, Dallas Liu, Gordan Cormier, Kiawentiio Tarbell and Ian Ousley on the set of 'Avatar: The Last Airbender.' (Katie Yu/Netflix)Production has officially wrapped on Avatar: The Last Airbender.Netflix has revealed that the live-action reimagining of the popular Nickelodeon animated series has finished production on its third and final season.To commemorate the occasion, Netflix shared a photo of some of the cast from one of their last days on set.The photo features Gordon Cormier (Aang), Kiawentiio (Katara), Ian […]

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