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Ariana Grande ‘heartbroken’ to miss ‘Wicked: For Good’ Brazil premiere

Ariana Grande is Glinda in 'Wicked: For Good,' directed by Jon M. Chu. (Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures)Too bad she didn't have a floating bubble or magic broomstick. Ariana Grande will be missing the Brazil premiere of Wicked: For Good Tuesday due to issues with her flight.The singer/actress, who plays in Glinda in the movie musical, posted a heartbroken Instagram message explaining the situation.“Brazil, I can’t believe this is happening and I am beyond devastated to be sending this message,” she wrote. “A […]

November 4, 2025

Entertainment

In brief: Pete Davidson, Ella Purnell team up for rom-com and more

Paul Dano is set to star in the upcoming A24 film The Chaperones. Variety reports that the actor will join the previously announced cast of Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson, who acted together in the recent thriller The Long Walk. The Chaperones is set in the days after Christmas. It follows three friends who are hired to transport a troubled teen across the country ...Thomasin McKenzie is taking on the role of Audrey Hepburn in the upcoming film Dinner with Audrey. […]

November 4, 2025

Music

Talk on through to the other side: New Doors podcast announced

The Doors' Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger pose for a portrait circa 1968 in Hollywood, California. (Edmund Teske/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)A new podcast dedicated to The Doors has been announced.Really?? The Doors? will be hosted by The New Yorker writer Naomi Fry and aims to "use The Doors' chaotic legend to ask what happens when myth overtakes meaning, and what that reveals about how we talk about American culture and about ourselves."Guests will include Billy Idol and Doors […]

November 4, 2025

Music

Rick Springfield brings his music and acting experience to Hulu’s ‘All’s Fair’

Rick Springfield on Hulu's 'All's Fair' (Disney/Ser Baffo)Rick Springfield appears in Ryan Murphy’s new Hulu legal series, All’s Fair, where he plays a musician divorcing his wife, played by Jessica Simpson.Being that he is a musician, you’d think the role wouldn’t be too much of a stretch for him. But the "Jessie's Girl" singer tells ABC Audio not all musicians would necessarily be able to handle the part."It's like you don't hire a doctor to play a doctor, you hire an actor," he says. […]

November 4, 2025

Music

Foreigner to perform on ’Stranger Things’ float during Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Guitarist Bruce Watson, bassist Jeff Pilson and guitarist Luis Maldonado on stage as the band Foreigner performs on the "Fox & Friends" Summer Concert Series at FOX Studios on July 22, 2022 in New York City. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)Foreigner is set to rock the 2025 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.The "Juke Box Hero" outfit will perform upon the event's Stranger Things float. The Netflix series has previously used the Foreigner songs "Cold as Ice," "Hot Blooded" and "Waiting for a Girl Like […]

November 3, 2025 1

Music

George Thorogood & the Destroyers announce 2026 Baddest Show on Earth tour dates

George Thorogood performs at Spark Arena on May 17, 2025 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Dave Simpson/Getty Images)George Thorogood & the Destroyers have announced a 2026 North American leg for their Baddest Show on Earth tour.The trek launches March 6 in Highland, California, and will conclude up in Canada on April 4 in Ottawa."When we decided to call this tour 'The Baddest Show on Earth,' we had no doubt we could back it up night after night," the "Bad to the Bone" rocker […]

November 3, 2025 1

Music

Former Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay dead at 78

Donna Jean Godchaux performs during the "Move Me Brightly" 70th Birthday Tribute for Jerry Garcia at TRI Studios on August 3, 2012 in San Rafael, California. (C Flanigan/WireImage)Former Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay has died. She was 78."It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of Donna Jean Godchaux," reads a post on the Dead's Instagram. "Her unmistakable voice and radiant spirit touched the lives of countless fans and immeasurably enriched the Grateful Dead family.""Her contributions will forever […]

November 3, 2025

Entertainment

Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd dies, daughter Laura Dern confirms

Diane Ladd poses for a portrait circa 1975. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated actress who starred in film classics including Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and Chinatown, has died at age 89, her daughter, actress Laura Dern, confirmed."My amazing hero and my profound gift of a mother, Diane Ladd, passed with me beside her this morning, at her home in Ojai, Ca.," Dern said Monday in a statement shared with ABC News. "She was the greatest daughter, mother, […]

November 3, 2025 1

Music

Paul Rodgers to skip Rock Hall induction ceremony: ‘I have to prioritize my health’

Paul Rodgers performs onstage during the 2023 CMT Music Awards at Moody Center on April 02, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Jeff Kravitz/Getty Images for CMT)Paul Rodgers will no longer be attending Bad Company's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.Rodgers was set to reunite with former bandmate Simon Kirke, the only other surviving member of the original Bad Co. lineup, at the ceremony, with Kirke recently confirming that they will perform together. However, Rodgers says in a Facebook post published […]

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