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Bono, David Byrne among 2025 HMMA nominees

Bono on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Disney/Randy Holmes)Bono and David Byrne are among the nominees for the 2025 Hollywood Music in Media Awards.The U2 frontman's rendition of "Sunday Bloody Sunday" in his Stories of Surrender documentary is up for the song - onscreen performance (film) prize, while the Talking Heads singer's collaboration with Paramore's Hayley Williams for the film The Twits, "Open the Door," is nominated in the song - animated film category.Additionally, Stories of Surrender, the Billy Idol documentary Billy Idol Should Be Dead and the Jeff Buckley […]

November 6, 2025 1

Entertainment

Netflix announces ‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’ animated series coming in 2026

A still from 'Stranger Things: Tales From ’85.' (Netflix)An animated Stranger Things TV series is coming next year.Netflix has announced that it will release the animated series Stranger Things: Tales From '85 in 2026. A featurette, first look and the voice cast for the series have also been announced.This new series will welcome audiences back to Hawkins, Indiana, during the winter of 1985."The original characters must fight new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town," the show's official […]

November 6, 2025 3

Entertainment

‘Percy Jackson and the Olympians’ season 2 trailer sets sail for Sea of Monsters

Walker Scobell and Leah Sava Jeffries star in 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians' season 2. (Disney/David Bukach)The official trailer for Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2 is here.Disney+ released the new trailer for the upcoming season of the series based on Rick Riordan's beloved bestselling books on Thursday.This season follows the events of the series' second book in the Percy Jackson series, The Sea of Monsters. It promises to have higher stakes, even more action and thrilling new monsters."After […]

November 6, 2025 1

Music

The Velvet Underground is brat: John Cale featured on upcoming Charli XCX song

John Cale performs on stage at the Loaded Festival 2023 on June 08, 2023 in Oslo, Norway. (Per Ole Hagen/Redferns)The Velvet Underground's John Cale is collaborating on a new song with pop star Charli XCX.The track is called "House" and was recorded for Charli's soundtrack to the upcoming film adaptation of the classic Emily Brontë novel Wuthering Heights. In a lengthy Instagram Story message, Charli explains how she got involved in the project and how a quote from Cale — "elegant and brutal" […]

November 6, 2025 1

Entertainment

‘Gremlins 3’ coming to theaters in November 2027

A scene from the film 'Gremlins.' (Warner Brothers/Getty Images)Another Gremlins film is on the way.Warner Bros. has announced plans for a third installment in the Gremlins franchise heading to theaters on Nov. 19, 2027.The reveal was made by Warner Bros. Discovery CEO and President David Zaslav during the company's third-quarter 2025 earnings call on Thursday.Steven Spielberg will executive produce Gremlins 3 through his company Amblin Entertainment. Chris Columbus, who wrote the original film, is returning to direct and produce this new sequel.Final […]

November 6, 2025

Music

Watch Def Leppard’s Hollywood Walk of Fame recap video

Def Leppard Honored With Star On Hollywood Walk Of Fame on October 09, 2025 in Hollywood, California. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)Def Leppard has shared a recap video looking back at receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The "Pour Some Sugar on Me" rockers were honored with the distinction during a ceremony in October. The recap, which is now streaming on YouTube, features footage of the band members greeting fans and speaking on what getting a star means to them.It also […]

November 6, 2025

Entertainment

Watch first official trailer for Michael Jackson biopic

Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in the upcoming film 'Michael.' (Lionsgate)The first glimpse of the big-screen Michael Jackson biopic Michael has been released, starring his nephew Jaafar Jackson, the son of his brother Jermaine Jackson.The trailer captures Jafaar as the King of Pop, complete with MJ's iconic looks. He's seen executing choreography onstage, shooting music videos for "Thriller" and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," and recording in the studio with Quincy Jones, played by Kendrick Sampson.Set to arrive in theaters […]

November 6, 2025

Music

Former Squeeze drummer Gilson Lavis dead at 74

Portrait of Gilson Lavis, 1997. (Richard Ecclestone/Redferns)Gilson Lavis, former drummer for the band Squeeze, has died. He was 74.Former Squeeze keyboardist Jools Holland confirmed the news Thursday in a Facebook post, writing, "I’m very sad to report that Gilson Lavis my dear friend and long-standing drummer passed away at his home in Lincolnshire last night."Lavis drummed in Squeeze from 1976 to 1982 and again from 1985 to 1992. His tenure with the band included playing on the 1981 album East Side […]

November 6, 2025

Music

Enter Lars? Jon Bon Jovi asked Metallica drummer about crafting set lists

Jon Bon Jovi. (ABC/José A. Alvarado Jr.)Even if he's seen and subsequently rocked a million faces, Jon Bon Jovi still seeks the advice of other musicians.The "Livin' on a Prayer" rocker tells the U.K.'s Planet Rock radio that he consulted Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich about coming up with a set list for Bon Jovi's 2026 tour, which includes nine shows at New York City's Madison Square Garden.Jon shares that he was curious about Metallica's No Repeat Weekend shows, where the […]

November 6, 2025