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Debbie Harry pays tribute to early Blondie bassist Fred Smith

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Debbie Harry pays tribute to early Blondie bassist Fred Smith

Fred Smith of Television performs at Georgia Theatre on September 10, 2016 in Athens, Georgia. (Photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images)Debbie Harry has paid tribute to late Television bassist Fred Smith, who played in an early incarnation of the band that went on to become Blondie.Smith passed away Feb. 5 at the age of 77.Sharing a black-and-white photo of the early band playing at New York’s CBGB in 1975, Harry wrote, […]

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Ryan Gosling set to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ in March

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Ryan Gosling set to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ in March

Ryan Gosling speaks on stage during CinemaCon 2025 on April 2, 2025, in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Jerod Harris/Getty Images for CinemaCon)Ryan Gosling is set to host Saturday Night Live for the fourth time.NBC has announced that Gosling will return to Studio 8H to host the March 7 episode of the show. The Oscar nominee is promoting his upcoming film, Project Hail Mary, which he produced and stars in. He will be […]

todayFebruary 12, 2026

‘Baby Reindeer’ star Jessica Gunning to play Mama Cass Elliot in upcoming biopic

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‘Baby Reindeer’ star Jessica Gunning to play Mama Cass Elliot in upcoming biopic

Jessica Gunning at 2025 BAFTA Television Awards Hall on May 11, 2025, in London, England. (Lia Toby/Getty Images)| Photo of Mama Cass. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)Emmy Award-winning Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning has been cast to play The Mamas & The Papas singer Cass Elliot in the upcoming movie My Mama Cass.The biopic will be based on the bestselling memoir My Mama, Cass, written by Elliot’s daughter, Owen Elliot-Kugell, with […]

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Gene Simmons defends use of word ‘ghetto’ while arguing hip-hop shouldn’t be in Rock Hall

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Gene Simmons defends use of word ‘ghetto’ while arguing hip-hop shouldn’t be in Rock Hall

Gene Simmons on 'Dancing with the Stars'/(Disney/Eric McCandless)Gene Simmons recently made headlines for sharing his opinion about hip-hop artists being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and caught some flack over using the word "ghetto." He’s now defending himself against the backlash.In the original interview with the Legends N Leaders podcast, the KISS rocker, who was inducted into the Rock Hall in 2015, said of hip-hop, "It’s not my music. I […]

todayFebruary 12, 2026

Viola Davis to receive Chairman’s Award at the 57th NAACP Image Awards

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Viola Davis to receive Chairman’s Award at the 57th NAACP Image Awards

Viola Davis attends the Academy Museum 5th annual gala in Partnership with Rolex at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Oct. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. (Emma McIntyre/Oscars/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures)The NAACP announced Thursday that Viola Davis will be the recipient of the prestigious Chairman's Award. She'll receive the honor at the upcoming 57th NAACP Image Awards, which air live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium […]

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New York to co-name street after Jimi Hendrix

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New York to co-name street after Jimi Hendrix

American Rock Singer and Guitarist Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970). (Photo by Avalon/Getty Images)New York City is set to honor the legacy of rocker Jimi Hendrix. It was just announced that the city plans to co-name West 8th Street in Greenwich Village Jimi Hendrix Way.The street is where Hendrix’s legendary Electric Lady Studios is located. Opened in August 1970, Electric Lady was the first commercial studio owned by an artist. Hendrix died just three […]

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Nicolas Cage series ‘Spider-Noir’ gets release date, two teaser trailers

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Nicolas Cage series ‘Spider-Noir’ gets release date, two teaser trailers

Nicolas Cage as The Spider in a scene from 'Spider-Noir' season 1. (Prime Video)Nicolas Cage returns to the Spider-Verse in the official teaser trailers for Spider-Noir.Prime Video released two versions of the new trailer for its upcoming live-action series, which is produced by Sony Pictures Television, on Thursday. The streaming service also announced that the show will make its global premiere on May 27.The series finds Cage starring in his […]

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Cast additions announced for Sam Mendes’ ‘The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event’

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Cast additions announced for Sam Mendes’ ‘The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event’

Harris Dickinson is John Lennon in Columbia Pictures 'The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event.' (Chiabella James/Sony Pictures)The cast for Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles films just got bigger.Sony has announced the latest additions to The Beatles — A Four-Film Cinematic Event, including The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power actress Morfydd [MOR-vith] Clark as John Lennon’s first wife, Cynthia Lennon, and Bohemian Rhapsody’s Lucy Boynton as Paul McCartney’s former girlfriend Jane Asher.Also joining the […]

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James Van Der Beek remembered by ‘Dawson’s Creek’ costars and more celebrities

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James Van Der Beek remembered by ‘Dawson’s Creek’ costars and more celebrities

James Van Der Beek arrives at the 71st Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. (Emma Mcintyre/Getty Images)Stars of Dawson's Creek are paying tribute to James Van Der Beek following his death.The 48-year-old actor, who is known for playing the show's titular character, Dawson Leery, died Wednesday morning following a battle with colorectal cancer.His family shared the news on his official Instagram page. He […]

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Bee Gees announce new limited-edition box set

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Bee Gees announce new limited-edition box set

Cover of Bee Gees' 'You Should Be Dancing' collection (UMe)The music of the Bee Gees will be celebrated in a new limited-edition box set.You Should Be Dancing, a four-disc set limited to just 1,000 copies, will feature 12-inch versions of some of the group’s biggest hits disco hits, along with previously unreleased extended versions of tracks.The set features '70s-era classics like "Stayin’ Alive," "Night Fever," "You Should Be Dancing" and "More […]

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