Photo: Universal/Everett Collection Watching You, Me & Tuscany, I felt a little like the robot boy David at the end of Steven Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001). In the final scenes of that movie, David, unfrozen and brought back to “life” by a futuristic race of all-powerful AI thousands of years after humanity’s extinction, asks…
Usher and Chris Brown are teaming up again. The singers shared a promotional video Friday on Instagram announcing a joint tour, “R&B: Raymond & Brown” — a reference to Usher’s birth name, Usher Raymond IV. The announcement did not include further details on tour dates or cities. The video depicts the pair speeding through a…
Alec Botnick has been named president of Nickelodeon Animation Studios, according to a memo obtained by Variety from Paramount’s Chair of TV Media George Cheeks. A longtime CBS exec, Botnick will lead the studio into its next chapter while continuing to serve in his current role as executive vice president of CBS Studios comedy development,…
In just two days, Karol G will step onto the main stage at Coachella, cementing her place as the first Latina to headline the annual music festival in its 27-year history. Admittedly, it can be rather jarring to remember that we’re still living through an age of firsts — particularly when it comes to women…
“Summer House” star Amanda Batula is issuing a sweeping apology to “everyone” she’s “disappointed and hurt” following confirmation that she and co-star West Wilson are dating. “Hi guys, I’ll keep this short and sweet. I’ve obviously been MIA, but I wanted to come back on and say that I’m truly sorry to everyone I’ve disappointed…
EXCLUSIVE: Imani Lewis (First Kill) and Laya DeLeon Hayes (The Equalizer) have attached to star in Pure, the debut feature from writer-director Natalie Jasmine Harris. Expanding on Harris’ short film of the same name, which was acquired by HBO Max following its festival run, Pure is a coming-of-age story set within the rarely depicted world…
TOKYO — TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime MinisterSanae Takaichi took a short — and happy — break on Friday as she hosted legendary British rock band Deep Purple in Tokyo as a longtime admirer. “Welcome to Japan … Uh-oh, I can’t believe Deep Purple are here,” Takaichi said as she walked into a guest room…
Afrika Bambaataa, a man widely considered one of the main pioneers of hip-hop, died in Pennsylvania of prostate cancer on Thursday, according to his lawyer. He was 68. Bambaataa’s sudden death was met with an outpouring of condolences from friends, family and fans across the world, who paid tribute to his profound and unmistakable impact…
Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel play artists at different ends of the celebrity spectrum in The Christophers, a sly new dramedy from director Steven Soderbergh and writer Ed Solomon. What unites the two main characters is that neither is showing new work anymore or, in the case of Julian Sklar (McKellen), making it at all….
Sabrina Carpenter famously works late, so it might come as a surprise to some that “Espresso” songstress’ headlining set at Coachella 2026 is comparatively early in the night at 9 p.m. But that shouldn’t be an issue to music festival fans enjoying the festivities from home on Coachella’s YouTube livestream. “Couchella,” as it’s affectionately called,…
