Big Machine Records, the Nashville label that introduced Taylor Swift to the world nearly two decades ago, is once again entering a period of transition. Founder Scott Borchetta announced Thursday that he is departing HYBE America and reclaiming the Big Machine Records name as he prepares to launch a new... Read More »

Bijou Phillips is urgently searching for a living kidney donor as she remains hospitalized at UCLA and is undergoing dialysis following complications from a previous transplant. The actress and model, who received a kidney transplant in 2017, revealed in an emotional Instagram post that her transplanted organ has since failed... Read More »

Gene Simmons is once again taking aim at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for inducting hip-hop artists, a long-running grievance from the Kiss co-founder that has resurfaced in a new podcast interview. Speaking on the LegendsNLeaders podcast, Simmons argued that rap and hip-hop are fundamentally outside the scope... Read More »

A growing number of musicians have cut ties with the Wasserman Group after newly surfaced Justice Department documents revealed past email exchanges between the agency’s founder, Casey Wasserman, and Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein. Singer-songwriter Weyes Blood became the latest artist to announce her departure, stating on... Read More »

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni did not reach a settlement in their ongoing legal battle tied to the film It Ends With Us, following a six-hour mediation session in federal court in Manhattan on Wednesday. Both actors appeared in person for the closed-door conference before U.S. Magistrate Judge Sarah L.... Read More »

James Van Der Beek, the actor who became a defining face of late 90's teen television as Dawson Leery on Dawson's Creek and later built a career marked by self-awareness and range, has died at 48. His wife, Kimberly Van Der Beek, confirmed the news in a statement, saying he... Read More »

Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell are reuniting once again, this time for a feature-length horror comedy that places the longtime collaborators in the middle of a classic monster story. The duo will produce and star in Kenan & Kel Meet Frankenstein, a project that blends their signature comedic chemistry with... Read More »

Bad Bunny’s history-making Super Bowl LX halftime performance delivered not only a cultural milestone but record-breaking viewership numbers. According to Nielsen Big Data + Panel, released Tuesday, Feb. 10, the game reached a peak audience of 137.8 million viewers during the second quarter. The broadcast averaged 124.9 million viewers overall.... Read More »

Ross “the Boss” Friedman, the influential guitarist and co-founder of both the Dictators and Manowar, has been diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), the neurodegenerative condition commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Friedman revealed the diagnosis on Monday, Feb. 9, sharing a brief statement addressing fans and supporters. “It’s difficult... Read More »

Universal Pictures will release a fourth installment of The Mummy in May 2028, with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz reprising their roles as Rick and Evelyn O’Connell. The film continues the franchise’s original storyline more than two decades after it was relaunched. The project reunites the central pairing that defined... Read More »

Chappell Roan has ended her relationship with Wasserman Group, becoming the latest artist to distance herself from the powerful talent agency amid growing backlash surrounding its founder, Casey Wasserman, following the release of newly unsealed Jeffrey Epstein–related documents. In an Instagram Stories post shared Monday, Feb. 9, Roan confirmed that... Read More »

Britney Spears has sold the rights to her music catalog, transferring her ownership stake in a body of work that helped define late-Nineties and early-2000s pop. Multiple sources have confirmed the deal, which was first reported by TMZ. Under the agreement, Primary Wave will acquire Spears’ share of rights to... Read More »

A person of interest has been detained for questioning in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that the individual was taken into custody south of Tucson, Arizona, in coordination with the FBI. Authorities told ABC... Read More »

For half a century, what many Elvis Presley devotees considered the ultimate lost treasure remained sealed away in a Kansas salt mine: ten professionally filmed concerts from the early 1970s, captured at the height of Presley’s powers as a live performer. Preserved by the same geological conditions that protect nuclear... Read More »

Catherine O’Hara died after suffering a pulmonary embolism, according to records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office, which also reveal that the actress had been privately battling cancer. O’Hara was 71. The death certificate lists her immediate cause of death as a pulmonary embolism, a blockage that prevents... Read More »