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On This Day, Feb. 5, 2018: Paul Simon announces his retirement from the road

On This Day, Feb. 5, 2018…Paul Simon announced his retirement from touring after more than 60 years in music.The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said time away from his family and the death of his longtime guitarist Vincent Nguini played a role in his decision.Simon didn’t give up the road without one more run. In May of the same year, he launched Homeward Bound – The Farewell Tour, a four-month trek that took him to North America and Europe, and wrapped in […]

February 5, 2026

Entertainment

‘We will not rest’: Savannah Guthrie and her siblings plead for mother’s safe return

Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie on Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)Today show host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings made an emotional plea for the return of their mother, who remains missing days after police believe she was abducted from her home in Arizona."Everyone is looking for you, Mommy, everywhere," Savannah Guthrie said in a video message posted on Wednesday alongside her sister and brother. "We will not rest. Your children will not rest until we […]

February 5, 2026

Entertainment

In brief: Pedro Pascal joins Todd Haynes’ film ‘De Noche’ and more

Pedro Pascal saves the day. The actor has joined Todd Haynes' upcoming film De Noche. Pascal joins the cast of the movie in the role that Joaquin Phoenix exited last year. The love story will also star Danny Ramirez as Pascal's detective character's younger lover. Pascal took to Instagram to share the news of his casting. "De nada. #DeNoche #ToddHaynes," Pascal captioned a photo carousel filled with stills from other Haynes films ...Joshua Jackson is set to star in a […]

February 5, 2026

Entertainment

Jason Segel on his ‘soulmate’ connection with Cobie Smulders in ‘Shrinking’

Cobie Smulders and Jason Segel in 'Shrinking' season 3. (Apple TV)Jason Segel worked with Cobie Smulders for nine years on How I Met Your Mother. Now, the pair star together in season 3 of the Apple TV comedy Shrinking. Smulders made her season 3 debut in Wednesday's episode, where her character, Sofi, shared flirtatious banter with Segel's Jimmy.Segel spoke to ABC Audio about how working with Smulders on Shrinking is both the same and different to working with her on […]

February 5, 2026

Music

R.E.M. rereleasing ‘R.E.M. at the BBC’ box set

Cover of 'R.E.M. at the BBC' box set (Craft Recordings)R.E.M. fans will once again be able to get their hands on the band's 2018 live album box set R.E.M. at the BBC.The band announced on Instagram that the box set is “Back by demand” and will be available again starting March 6.The eight-CD/one-DVD set features rare live and in-studio recordings taken from the BBC archives, with all the performances recorded between 1984 and 2008.The compilation includes a 60-minute Later … with […]

February 5, 2026

Music

Barry Manilow postpones February Las Vegas dates

Singer Barry Manilow performs onstage during the "Manilow: The Last Seattle Concert" at Climate Pledge Arena on July 12, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Mat Hayward/Getty Images)Barry Manilow has postponed February dates of his Las Vegas residency in order to focus on his health.Manilow announced in December that he was undergoing surgery to remove a cancerous spot doctors found on his left lung. In a post on social media, Manilow says he's "doing great and recovering well from his surgery," noting he's […]

February 4, 2026

Entertainment

Former Bachelorettes will welcome Taylor Frankie Paul in ‘The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose’ special event

Taylor Frankie Paul and 18 other former leads of 'The Bachelorette' in 'The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose.' (John Fleenor/ Disney)Bachelor Nation, get ready to welcome a brand-new Bachelorette to the franchise.ABC has announced that a special preview of Taylor Frankie Paul's upcoming season of The Bachelorette is coming very soon. The special, which is called The Bachelorette: Before the First Rose, will debut on ABC and Hulu immediately after the Oscars live telecast on March 15.The new special will […]

February 4, 2026

Music

LaMonte McLemore, founding member of The 5th Dimension, dead at 90

(L-R) Ronald Townson, Lamonte McLemore, Marilyn McCoo, Florence LaRue, Billy Davis, Jr, The 5th Dimension, on 'The 5th Dimension Traveling Sunshine Show' television special. (Photo by Andy Sackheim /Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)LaMonte McLemore, one of the founding members of the popular '60s/'70s soul and R&B group The 5th Dimension, died Tuesday at the age of 90.According to McLemore’s representative, he passed away at his Las Vegas home from “natural causes following a stroke suffered several years ago.”The 5th […]

February 4, 2026 1

Music

Bruce Hornsby reveals details of upcoming album, ‘Indigo Park’

Cover of Bruce Hornsby's 'Indigo Park' (Zappo Productions/Thirty Tigers)Bruce Hornsby has shared details about his upcoming album, Indigo Park, which will be released April 3.The album will be made up of 10 songs, with Hornsby backed by his band The Noisemakers, along with guitarist Blake Mills, bassist Pino Palladino and drummer Chris Dave. The record will feature guest appearances by the late Bob Weir, Bonnie Raitt and Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig. It also contains two songs co-written by the late Grateful Dead […]

February 4, 2026