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Amazon MGM Studios is making one of the entertainment industry's most direct institutional bets on generative AI as a production tool, announcing a new funding initiative that has already resulted in three animated series orders for Prime Video and a proprietary AI platform being positioned as the first of its... Read More »
Pixar's fifth installment in its flagship franchise doesn't arrive in theaters until June 19, but the studio has been offering carefully rationed previews and what has emerged so far suggests a film more interested in sitting with discomfort than resolving it neatly. At a press screening in Anaheim last month,... Read More »
Dan Greaney, the television writer credited with penning the 2000 episode of The Simpsons that appeared to predict Donald Trump's rise to the presidency, has announced his own campaign for the White House in 2028. The declaration, delivered via Instagram on Tuesday, was equal parts political statement and theatrical performance,... Read More »
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival closed last week, having delivered a respectable slate of competition titles and a handful of genuine discoveries, but for many of the industry veterans, journalists, and buyers who descended on the Croisette, the dominant impression was one of unusual restraint. Ask anyone how their festival... Read More »
Drake has rewritten the Billboard record books following the simultaneous release of his three new albums, Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour, setting new marks across both the Hot 100 singles chart and the Billboard 200 albums chart in what amounts to one of the most statistically dominant weeks any... Read More »
A long-circulating piece of Green Day lore has finally received direct confirmation from the person at its center and nearly two decades later, Linda Perry is still clearly not over how it ended. In a new interview, the songwriter and producer claimed she was once set to produce the album... Read More »
Months after the death of Ozzy Osbourne, his family is moving forward with an ambitious digital project designed to preserve his presence through artificial intelligence, and naturally, not everyone is convinced it’s a good idea. Now, Jack Osbourne is responding directly to criticism surrounding the planned AI-powered version of his... Read More »
More than six decades after his death, Eddie Cochran remains one of rock music’s most enduring early influences, a legacy that will be revisited in a new documentary premiering this summer in London. Don’t Forget Me, a new feature-length documentary examining Cochran’s life, music, and cultural impact, will debut June... Read More »
When Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker arrived in 2019, it closed the Skywalker saga with a divisive response and left the future of Lucasfilm’s flagship franchise looking uncertain. Just a month earlier, however, The Mandalorian had debuted on Disney+, offering what many fans and critics saw as a creative... Read More »
Sonny Rollins, the towering jazz saxophonist whose fearless improvisation, restless creativity, and decades-long influence made him one of the most revered musicians in modern music history, has died at 95. Rollins died Monday at his home in Woodstock, New York, according to a statement from his longtime publicist, Terri Hinte.... Read More »
Miley Cyrus added one of Hollywood’s most visible honors to her résumé on Friday, receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in a ceremony that celebrated not only her decades-long career in entertainment, but also her evolution from child star to one of pop music’s most shape-shifting modern... Read More »
At a time when studios continue to lean heavily on sequels, reboots, and familiar intellectual property, one of the year’s most profitable theatrical releases comes from a horror film that cost less than $1 million to make. Obsession, the low-budget thriller from first-time feature director Curry Barker, has emerged as... Read More »
Caleb Shomo, the frontman of Beartooth, has come out as gay, sharing a personal statement about his sexuality, sobriety, and years of internal struggle as the band prepares to release its sixth studio album. The singer announced the news in a social media statement over the weekend, saying he wanted... Read More »
Drake has added another milestone to an already record-heavy career, becoming the first artist in Billboard history to simultaneously occupy the top three positions on the Billboard 200 chart following the release of his surprise album trilogy Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour. The chart feat marks a historic first... Read More »
Kate Bush has won her first film award, with the British music icon taking home the animation prize at the Carmarthen Bay Film Festival for her directorial debut, Little Shrew. The recognition marks a rare public career milestone for Bush, whose artistic output has long extended beyond music into highly... Read More »