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Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez tease the mystery of ‘Only Murders in the Building’ season 5

Steve Martin and Selena Gomez in 'Only Murders in the Building' season 5. (Disney/Patrick Harbron)The Only Murders in the Building crew is investigating the death of their beloved doorman in season 5.This new season, which premiered its first three episodes Tuesday on Hulu, finds Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez back as Charles, Oliver and Mabel. The trio refuses to believe the death of the Arconia's doorman, Lester, was an accident. In untangling the web of what happened, the trio discover dangerous secrets that connect powerful […]

September 10, 2025

Music

50 years ago: KISS comes ‘Alive!’ with the release of iconic live album

Cover of KISS' 1975 album 'Alive!'/(Island Def Jam Group)It was 50 years ago — Sept. 10, 1975 — that KISS released their first-ever live album, Alive!, which helped them skyrocket to superstardom.Before Alive!, Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Peter Criss and Ace Frehley weren’t having much success. While their live shows helped them gain a cult following, their first three albums — KISS, Hotter Than Hell and Dressed to Kill — failed to take off commercially.But that all changed after the release of Alive!, a double album featuring live […]

September 10, 2025 1

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Watch Hugh Jackman sing ‘Sweet Caroline’ in new trailer for Neil Diamond-themed film

Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman in director Craig Brewer's 'Song Sung Blue' (Sarah Shatz/Focus Features @2025 All Rights ReservedA movie featuring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson singing Neil Diamond hits as they fall in love? How Sweet — Caroline, that is.The first trailer has arrived for Song Sung Blue, the story of a two down-on-their luck musicians from Milwaukee who form a Neil Diamond tribute band called Lightning & Thunder and find love in the process. It's based on a […]

September 9, 2025 8

Music

David Byrne, Robert Plant to play Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival

David Byrne attends the Prime Video's "#1 Happy Family USA" Series Premiere at Metrograph on April 16, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)David Byrne and Robert Plant are among the artists set to perform at the 2026 Big Ears Festival, taking place March 26-29 in Knoxville, Tennessee.The festival will feature 250 performances in 20 venues, with Laurie Anderson, Pat Metheny, Flying Lotus, Don Was and more also taking part.Byrne is set to play two shows during the festival, while Plant is on the bill with […]

September 9, 2025

Entertainment

Ben Affleck, Matt Damon reunite in first look at Netflix’s ‘The Rip’

Ben Affleck as Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne and Matt Damon as Lieutenant Dane Dumars in 'The Rip.' (Claire Folger/Netflix)Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reunite in the first look at the new film The Rip.Netflix released the first images and new details about the film on Tuesday. The movie, which stars Affleck and Damon, follows a team of cops in Miami, Florida, who discover millions of dollars in a rundown stash house."Soon, the trust between them begins to erode, especially once outside forces learn about the size […]

September 9, 2025 1

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Jimi Hendrix Experience’s ‘Axis: Bold As Love’ getting deluxe box set

Jimi Hendrix Experience 'Bold As Love' box set cover/Experience Hendrix/Legacy RecordingsThe Jimi Hendrix Experience’s sophomore album is the subject of a new reissue featuring plenty of extras.Dropping Nov. 7, Bold As Love is a deluxe box set featuring the band’s original sophomore album, Axis: Bold As Love, in mono and stereo mixes. There are also 40 bonus tracks, made up of alternative versions of songs, unreleased studio takes, demos, live tracks and TV performances. That bonus material includes 28 tracks that have never been heard before, including a […]

September 9, 2025 1

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Dwayne Johnson stars as Mark Kerr in new trailer for ‘The Smashing Machine’

Dwayne Johnson stars in 'The Smashing Machine.' (A24)The second official trailer for The Smashing Machine has arrived.A24 released the new trailer for its upcoming film fresh off its debut at the Venice Film Festival.Dwayne Johnson stars as two-time UFC heavyweight champion Mark Kerr in the sports biopic that tells the story of the legendary mixed martial artist and fighter.This new trailer again shows off how the former-wrestler-turned-actor wears a wig and prosthetic makeup in the film to fully transform into Kerr.Kerr fought from the years 1997 to […]

September 9, 2025

Music

The Doors’ six studio albums getting Blu-ray release featuring Dolby Atmos mixes

'The Doors – Immersed 1967-1971' Blu-ray set/(Rhino)The Doors are continuing the celebration of their 60th anniversary with a new Blu-ray set with audio upgrades of all their albums.The Doors – Immersed 1967-1971 drops on Oct. 24. It will feature the band’s six studio albums — 1967’s The Doors and Strange Days, 1968's Waiting for the Sun, 1969’s The Soft Parade, 1970’s Morrison Hotel and 1971’s L.A.Woman — on Blu-ray for the first time, featuring Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround and high-resolution stereo mixes of each album.The Doors – Immersed 1967-1971 will be available exclusively […]

September 9, 2025

Entertainment

Sydney Sweeney, Stephen Colbert among 2025 Emmy presenters

A graphic for the 77th Emmy Awards. (CBS)Sydney Sweeney and Stephen Colbert are among the big names set to present at the 77th Emmy Awards.CBS and the Television Academy announced on Tuesday the stars who will present the golden statuettes at Sunday's award ceremony.Among the presenters are Tina Fey, Sterling K. Brown, Elizabeth Banks, Ike Barinholtz, Angela Bassett, Jason Bateman, Kathy Bates, Kristen Bell, Jennifer Coolidge, Alan Cumming, Eric Dane, Colman Domingo, Walton Goggins, Tony Goldwyn, Kathryn Hahn, Justin Hartley, Jude Law, James Marsden, Leanne Morgan, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Paulson, Parker Posey, Jeff Probst, Phylicia Rashad, Hiroyuki Sanada, Anna Sawai, Michael Schur, Sofia Vergara and Jesse Williams.There will also be a Gilmore Girls reunion, as both Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel are […]

September 9, 2025