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‘The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship – Special Edition of 20/20’ coming to ABC

Kelly Ripa in 'The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship – Special Edition of 20/20.' (ABC)Thank them for being a friend.The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship – Special Edition of 20/20 airs Tuesday at 10 p.m. ET on ABC. It takes a look at the lasting cultural phenomenon of the beloved sitcom all these four decades after its premiere.Through new interviews with celebrities such as Kelly Ripa, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Mario Lopez, Laverne Cox, George […]

November 11, 2025

Music

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Benmont Tench announces 2026 tour dates

Musician Benmont Tench performs at A Celebration Of Patti Smith: People Have The Power Rehearsal Show at City Winery on March 25, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Bobby Bank/Getty Images)Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Benmont Tench has announced his first tour dates for 2026.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will launch an eight-city tour on Jan. 15 in New Orleans, with stops in Nashville, Atlanta, Austin, Orlando and more, before wrapping Feb. 18 in his hometown of Gainesville, Florida. The […]

November 11, 2025 1

Entertainment

Jimmy Kimmel’s bandleader Cleto Escobedo III dies

Cleto Escobedo attends as Keep Memory Alive hosts star-studded lineup at annual 'Power of Love' gala at MGM Grand Garden Arena on February 22, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for Keep Memory Alive)Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader, and childhood friend, Cleto Escobedo III died on Tuesday morning, Kimmel announced on social media.Escobedo, who led the band Cleto and the Cletones on Kimmel's show Jimmy Kimmel Live!, was 59."Early this morning, we lost a great friend, father, son, […]

November 11, 2025 1

Entertainment

Drink me: Sabrina Carpenter to get even smaller in ‘Alice in Wonderland’-inspired musical

Sabrina Carpenter performs during her Short n' Sweet tour at Madison Square Garden on October 26, 2025 in New York, New York. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AEG)Sabrina Carpenter is about to get even more Short n' Sweet -- on the big screen.Sabrina will star in and produce a musical inspired by Lewis Carroll's iconic book Alice in Wonderland for Universal Pictures, the studio that brought you Wicked. This would be Sabrina's first major starring role in a studio film. Lorene […]

November 11, 2025 2

Music

Early Mariah Carey demo tape going on the auction block

Mariah Carey, London, 1990 (Neil Libbert/Getty Images)This year, all you want for Christmas is the ultimate Mariah Carey collectible -- and if you have deep pockets, you may just have a shot at buying it.A rare early demo recording of Mariah's is going on the auction block starting Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. ET via Wax Poetics, a collectibles marketplace. Bidding closes on Dec. 11. The tape comes from legendary producer and remixer Arthur Baker, who explains in a video […]

November 11, 2025 1

Music

Def Leppard takes fans behind-the-scenes of October’s Backyard Concert ’25

(L-R) Rick Savage and Joe Elliott of Def Leppard perform onstage during the 2025 Backyard Concert supporting Teen Cancer America and the UCLA Health Center at a private residence on October 03, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for BC)Back in October, Def Leppard joined The Who, Peter Frampton, John Fogerty, The Doobie Brothers and others to play a benefit concert in the backyard of a California home, and now they are giving fans a peek […]

November 11, 2025

Music

Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, Stephanie Mills add 2026 dates to Queens! 4 Legends. 1 Stage. tour

Queens! 4 Legends. 1 Stage. tour poster (Black Promoters Collective)Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight and Stephanie Mills are returning to the road after adding dates to their Queens! 4 Legends. 1 Stage. tour.They've set six new dates for shows in February 2026, kicking off with a stop in Jacksonville, FL, on Feb. 12. The ladies will then make their way to Charlotte, St. Louis, New Orleans and Houston, before wrapping things up Feb. 22 in Fort Worth, TX.The Queens! 4 […]

November 11, 2025

Entertainment

‘Toy Story 5’ teaser trailer finds Woody, Buzz fearing technology takeover

Buzz Lightyear (Tim Allen) and Woody (Tom Hanks) in 'Toy Story 5.' (Walt Disney Studios)You've got a friend in them.Disney and Pixar have released the first teaser trailer for Toy Story 5. Everyone's favorite toys are back in the first look at the upcoming animated film that shows how the toys react to new technology.Audiences are introduced to the character Lilypad in this new teaser. Lilypad is a high-tech, frog-shaped smart tablet that makes Woody, Buzz, Jessie and the rest […]

November 11, 2025

Music

Lynyrd Skynyrd marks Veterans Day with video for ‘Red White and Blue’ featuring Donnie Van Zant

Photo of Lynyrd Skynyrd (Photo by Doltyn Snedden)Lynyrd Skynyrd is paying tribute to our nation’s veterans with the Veterans Day release of a new live video.The clip is for the track “Red White and Blue” featuring 38 Special founding member Donnie Van Zant. Donnie is the brother of Skynyrd’s current frontman Johnny Van Zant and their original frontman Ronnie Van Zant, who died in the 1977 plane crash that also killed Skynyrd guitarist Steve Gaines and four others.The performance appears on the live album and DVD, […]

November 11, 2025