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Tom Petty estate releases special limited edition ‘Live Anthology’ vinyl

Cover of Tom Petty 'The Live Anthology'/(Shoreline Gold/Reprise Records)The Tom Petty estate has released a new ultra-limited edition vinyl of The Live Anthology – From The Vaults Vol. 1.The new “Cool Blue” pressing of the album is limited to 2,000 individually numbered copies and is available now at TomPetty.com.This colored variant follows the recent Record Store Day Black Friday release of a special turquoise version, which was limited to 11,000 copies.The Live Anthology – From The Vaults Vol. 1. is made up […]

December 5, 2025

Music

On This Day, Dec. 5, 1974: Paul McCartney and Wings release ‘Band on the Run’

On This Day, Dec. 5, 1974…Paul McCartney and Wings released their third album, Band on the Run, which became a huge hit and remains McCartney’s most successful non-Beatles album.The album produced two hits, the title track and “Jet,” and went to #1 in the U.S. and the U.K.The cover featured McCartney, his wife Linda and guitarist Denny Laine posing as escaped convicts alongside actors James Coburn and Christopher Lee, British boxer John Conteh, U.K. broadcasters Michael Parkinson and Clement Freud, and English entertainer Kenny Lynch.To celebrate the anniversary, McCartney released a special 50th anniversary edition […]

December 5, 2025

Music

Aerosmith & Yungblud release ‘Wild Woman’ featuring Lainey Wilson

Yungblud, Steven Tyler, and Joe Perry perform during a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for MTV)Aerosmith and Yungblud have released a new version of the One More Time track “Wild Woman” featuring country star Lainey Wilson.Steven Tyler and Yungblud decided to ask Lainey to add her vocals to the track after she joined Tyler to perform the Aerosmith classic “Dream On” at his sixth […]

December 5, 2025

Netflix set to buy Warner Bros. in deal valued at billion

Entertainment

Netflix set to buy Warner Bros. in deal valued at $83 billion

Netflix logo (Courtesy Netflix)Netflix has announced that it has entered a “definitive agreement” to acquire Warner Bros. -- including its film and television studios, HBO Max and HBO -- in a deal valued at approximately $83 billion, according to the company."This acquisition brings together two pioneering entertainment businesses, combining Netflix’s innovation, global reach and best-in-class streaming service with Warner Bros.’ century-long legacy of world-class storytelling," Netflix said in the statement released Friday morning."Beloved franchises, shows and movies such as The […]

December 5, 2025

Entertainment

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

The teaser trailer for season 3 of The Night Agent has arrived. Netflix released the first trailer for the upcoming season of the show that stars Gabriel Basso. The streamer also announced that season 3 will premiere on Feb. 19, 2026. This time around, agent Peter Sutherland is called in to track down a young treasury agent who fled to Istanbul after killing his boss ...Some new faces are joining the cast of The Hunting Wives. Kim Matula and Alex […]

December 5, 2025

Entertainment

Samba Schutte talks Mr. Diabaté’s ‘Pluribus’ return

Samba Schutte in 'Pluribus,' now streaming on Apple TV. (Courtesy Apple TV)Mr. Diabaté returns in this week’s episode of Pluribus.The character, played by Samba Schutte and first introduced in episode two, is one of 12 humans who are immune to an alien virus that connects everyone in the world to an exceedingly cheerful hive mind. In episode six, out Friday, Rhea Seehorn’s Carol Sturka makes a disturbing discovery and travels to Las Vegas to find Diabaté.Schutte promises we’ll see a […]

December 5, 2025

Music

Pink Floyd announces ‘Wish You Were Here 50’ pop-ups

Cover of Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here 50'/ (Sony Music)Pink Floyd has announced a set of pop-ups to celebrate the upcoming release of Wish You Were Here 50, celebrating the 50th anniversary of their iconic ninth studio album.Starting Dec. 12, the day of Wish You Were Here 50’s release, the Pink Floyd x News & Coffee Studio pop-up stores will open in London, Los Angeles, Barcelona and Paris, transforming each newsstand location into a specially curated space. There will […]

December 5, 2025

Entertainment

Matt Rogers, Bowen Yang to write, star in new comedy film for Searchlight

Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang attend the 97th annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Monica Schipper/Getty Images)I do think so, honey!Best friends and Las Culturistas co-hosts Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang are teaming up for a comedy film for Searchlight Pictures, ABC Audio has confirmed.Rogers and Yang will both write and star in the currently untitled comedy that is inspired by an episode of the Search Engine podcast.The episode, which is titled "Why didn't Chris and […]

December 4, 2025

Music

Brian May, Mick Fleetwood & others pay tribute to Steve Cropper

American guitarist Steve Cropper playing a Fender Telecaster guitar on stage, circa 1990. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images)Queen's Brian May and Fleetwood Mac's Mick Fleetwood are among the artists paying tribute to the late Booker T. and the M.G.’s guitarist Steve Cropper, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 84.May, who appeared on Cropper and his band The Midnight Hour's 2024 album Friendlytown, wrote on Instagram, “We sadly lost one of the great original guitar heroes last night. Steve Cropper was and always […]

December 4, 2025