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Diane Warren earns ninth straight Oscar nomination, 17 overall

Diane Warren attends The BAFTA Tea presented by Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic & sponsored by Bentley Beverly Hills. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for BAFTA)Diane Warren is in the running for an Oscar yet again.The legendary songwriter has earned a best original song nomination for "Dear Me" from her documentary Diane Warren: Relentless.She’s up against songs from KPop Demon Hunters, Sinners, Viva Verdi! and Train Dreams.This is the ninth straight year Warren has earned a best original song nomination, […]

January 22, 2026

Music

Phil Collins opens up about health issues in new BBC interview

Zoe Ball with Phil Collins (Photo credit: Will Ireland, courtesy of Concord Music Group)Phil Collins has given fans an update about his health in a new interview for the BBC.Collins has been dealing with nerve damage from a spinal injury in 2007. His condition was so bad he had to perform shows seated during Genesis’ 2022 The Last Domino farewell tour, and he's said it has left him unable to play drums. In recent years, Collin has been dealing with even more health problems. During […]

January 22, 2026

Entertainment

Martin Short became the talk of Selena Gomez’s wedding thanks to a cake incident

Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short in 'Only Murders in the Building." (Disney/Patrick Harbron)Only Murders in the Building star Martin Short nearly ruined co-star Selena Gomez’s wedding with music producer Benny Blanco last September when he almost sliced a piece of the wedding cake, in an act of faux pas.Short made an appearance Wednesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, telling host Jimmy Kimmel that as he was sitting with a group of the Only Murders cast, he noticed a small cake by […]

January 22, 2026

Entertainment

Oscar nominations 2026: Snubs and surprises

The Oscar for best picture is awarded to 'Anora,' and accepted by Alex Coco, Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Samantha Quan, Sean Baker and Yuriy Borisov during the 97th Oscars at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 2, 2025. (Kyusung Gong/The Academy)The 2026 Oscars race heated up Thursday as nominations were announced.The academy confirmed several expected front-runners across all 24 categories while rattling expectations by excluding others.With a deep field of acclaimed films this year, ABC News' Chris […]

January 22, 2026

Entertainment

Oscars 2026: The nominees

The 98th annual Academy Awards, airing March 15 on ABC. (The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences)Nomination day has arrived for the 2026 Oscars.The nominees in all categories for the 98th Academy Awards were revealed Thursday morning in a live presentation from the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Los Angeles.Oscar-nominated actress Danielle Brooks and actor Lewis Pullman announced the nominations, which include this year's newest category: casting.The 2026 Oscars will air on Sunday, March 15, at 7 p.m. ET on ABC.Here's a list […]

January 22, 2026

Entertainment

In brief: ‘The Night Agent’ season 3 official trailer and more

The official trailer for season 3 of The Night Agent has arrived. Netflix has released the new trailer for the upcoming season of the show, which debuts to the streaming service on Feb. 19. Gabriel Basso once again stars as Peter Sutherland in season 3, which follows the explosive events in season 2. It finds Peter tracking down a young treasury agent who fled after killing their boss ...Apple TV has shared its first look at the upcoming fifth season […]

January 22, 2026

Entertainment

Idris Elba talks portraying Sam Nelson in season 2 of ‘Hijack’

Idris Elba in 'Hijack' season 2 (Courtesy of Apple TV)More episodes of Hijack season 2 are now streaming on Apple TV, with Idris Elba returning as professional negotiator Sam Nelson. After surviving a plane hijacking in season 1, Sam ends the season 2 premiere with a plot twist no one saw coming: He is now the mastermind behind the takeover of a subway station in Berlin.In order to portray this role reversal, Elba said he spoke with the creative team about why the series […]

January 22, 2026

Entertainment

Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio on their docuseries ‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’

Mel Brooks in 'Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!' (HBO)Learn about the life of a comedy legend with the new docuseries Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!The two-part documentary, which was directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, arrives to HBO on Thursday. Apatow told ABC Audio that Brooks needed a bit of convincing before he agreed to become the subject of another retrospective."There had been other pieces made about him in the past, and I wanted to […]

January 22, 2026

Music

Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy add fall dates to tour celebrating R.E.M.’s ‘Lifes Rich Pageant’

cover of REM's 'Lifes Rich Pageant'/(Capitol Records)Actor Michael Shannon and his musical partner Jason Narducy have added some fall U.S. dates to their tour celebrating the 40th anniversary of R.E.M.’s fourth studio album, Lifes Rich Pageant.The duo has added three news shows to their schedule: Sept. 24 in Maquoketa, Iowa; Sept. 25 in Chicago; and Sept. 26 in Detroit.Tickets for all shows go on sale Friday.The first leg of the tour is set to kick off Feb. 11 in Denver […]

January 22, 2026