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Talking Heads’ David Byrne reveals engagement

(L-R) David Byrne and Mala Gaonkar attend the "Dune: Part Two" premiere at Lincoln Center on February 25, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)Talking Heads frontman David Byrne is engaged to be married.The news was revealed in a story in The Times, which notes that Byrne "lives in New York with his fiancée, the businesswoman and artist Mala Gaonkar."In the article, Byrne also refers to Gaonkar as his "fiancée" when talking about the inspiration behind the song "Moisturizing Thing" on his upcoming […]

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Music

Cheap Trick announces new fall tour dates

Cheap Trick tour admat/courtesy of Cheap TrickCheap Trick has announced a new set of fall tour dates.The latest additions to the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers' schedule start Oct. 12 in Oxford, Alabama, with the band playing shows in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Arizona, California, and more before wrapping their tour on Dec. 7 in Waukee, Iowa.A ticket presale begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. local time, with tickets going on sale to the general public Friday at 10 a.m. local […]

August 19, 2025

Entertainment

Aubrey Plaza breaks silence on late husband’s death, opens up about grief

Aubrey Plaza attends a 'Honey Don't!' screening on August 13, 2025, in New York City. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images)Aubrey Plaza is opening up about her grief following the death of her late husband Jeff Baena earlier this year.Plaza touched on the topic during a recent appearance on her former Parks and Recreation co-star Amy Poehler's podcast."I think, like, I'm OK. But you know, it's like a daily struggle," Plaza told Poehler.Baena, a film director and screenwriter, died in January at the age of 47. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner […]

August 19, 2025 1

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Pete Townshend on ‘celebrating’ The Who’s legacy on tour: ‘Why shouldn’t I revel in it?’

Pete Townshend of The Who performs at Parco Della Musica on July 22, 2025 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images)Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey kicked off The Who’s The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour Saturday, and it sounds like Pete is a bit ambivalent about being on the road."It can be lonely. I’ve thought, 'Well, this is my job, I’m happy to have the work, but I prefer to be doing something else,'" he says in a new interview […]

August 19, 2025

Entertainment

Ariana DeBose says mom Gina Michelle DeBose has died of complications from ovarian cancer

Ariana DeBose attends the 77th Annual Tony Awards at David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center on June 16, 2024, in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)Ariana DeBose's mother, Gina Michelle DeBose, died Sunday morning "due to complications with stage 3 ovarian cancer," the actress and singer said this week.The West Side Story star took to Instagram on Tuesday, posting a carousel of photos and a tribute to her "gorgeous, hilarious, outspoken, warrior queen Mother.""I couldn't be more proud of her and how she fought […]

August 19, 2025

Music

The Beatles tease fans with new ‘1, 2, 3, 4’ posts

Beatles archival photo/Photo Credit: ABCLooks like The Beatles have some news to share.The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers appear to be teasing some upcoming news with various posts on social media and their website.On Instagram they posted pictures of the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4, each featuring images associated with the band. On X they posted a video with audio of a countdown and screaming fans as images of the band members are shown with the same numbers flashing in front of them.Both posts include Paul McCartney, Ringo […]

August 19, 2025

Entertainment

Michelle Williams thanks her surrogate for ‘the miracle of’ her fourth child

Thomas Kail and Michelle Williams attend the 'Dying For Sex' New York City premiere on April 2, 2025. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)Michelle Williams is sharing details about her newborn child.The actress opened up about the birth of her fourth child during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Monday.Williams and her husband, Thomas Kail, welcomed their third child, her fourth, through a surrogate earlier in 2025. During her appearance on the late-night show, guest host Tiffany Haddish complimented Williams on her figure, telling her it looks like […]

August 19, 2025

Music

Jason Bonham extends tour celebrating 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Physical Graffiti’

An Evening with JBLZE Celebrating 50 Years of 'Physical Graffiti' tour admat/ Courtesy of Jason BonhamDrummer Jason Bonham isn't ready to stop celebrating the 50th anniversary of Led Zeppelin’s classic album Physical Graffiti.Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening is set to kick off a third leg of their An Evening with JBLZE Celebrating 50 Years of Physical Graffiti tour on Oct. 22 in Louisville, Kentucky, with dates wrapping Nov. 26 in Hollywood, Florida.The tour has Bonham and the band playing the entire Physical Graffiti album, as well as other Zeppelin favorites, like […]

August 19, 2025

Entertainment

HBO casts Ron Weasley’s siblings Ginny, Fred, George and Percy for ‘Harry Potter’ TV series

'Harry Potter' cast members Tristan Harland, Gabriel Harland, Ruari Spooner, Gracie Cochrane and Alastair Stout pose for a selfie. (HBO) The new Weasley family is nearly complete.HBO has announced the actors who will play four of Ron Weasley's siblings in its upcoming Harry Potter TV series. The network made the announcement in a post shared to Instagram on Tuesday."The Burrow is nearly full," HBO captioned a selfie of Ron Weasley actor Alastair Stout and his new on-screen siblings.Tristan Harland and Gabriel Harland have been cast to play twins Fred […]

August 19, 2025