Author: Ariel Newbold

The Weeknd delayed by one week the album release of Hurry Up Tomorrow, which will now arrive on January 31. Due to the Los Angeles area wildfires, his concert to promote that album at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena has been canceled. Ticketmaster will automatically issue refunds. For seats purchased from a third party, connect directly with that […]

Season 55 of Sesame Street premieres next week. New episodes stream every Thursday on Max. This is the final season for Max to be the home of Sesame Street. It’s unclear which network will acquire the iconic kids’ show that’s helped raise multiple generations. (The Hollywood Reporter) The teaser trailer for season 55 features guest appearances by singers Noah Kahan, SZA and Reneé Rapp, who […]

Spider-Man co-stars Tom Holland and Zendaya are engaged. TMZ reported that he proposed in a private, intimate moment over the holidays. Tom dropped to one knee but only after telling Zendaya’s father of his intentions. A source told People magazine that their inner circle wasn’t surprised (quote) “Everyone close to them knew an engagement was happening – just not when. He’s been crazy […]

Diddy’s dirty laundry will be on full display in a new documentary. Peacock recently dropped a trailer, offering up a sneak preview of the upcoming The Making of a Bad Boy. The unscripted project features talking heads like journalist Kim Osorio, singer Al B Sure, an ex-bodyguard, and former Bad Boy producer Ron “Amen-Ra” Lawrence. An official description reads, […]

Jamie Foxx has not lost a step despite suffering a “brain bleed that led to a stroke”. That’s the “medical complication” from the spring of 2023 followed by three weeks in a coma and brain surgery. Foxx woke unable to walk. He shares those details and much more in his streaming Netflix special, What Had Happened […]

Jay-Z made a surprise appearance on the red carpet of the premiere of Disney’s Mufasa. Beyoncé and their 12-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter are voice actors in The Lion King prequel. Bey returns as Nala and Blue Ivy appropriately plays Nala’s child, Princess Kiara. This is Blue Ivy’s feature film debut. The family showed a united front despite Jay becoming a co-defendant […]

Deux Moi posted a blind item that suggested a popular TikTok influencer broke up Sabrina Carpenter and Irish actor Barry Keoghan [pr: KEE-oh-gan]. The next day, Breckie Hill with over 4 million TikTok followers reposted the rumors. One of the posts said (quote) “Trouble in paradise, it has been confirmed Barry cheated on Sabrina with TikTok Influencer @Breckie Hill.” Then Breckie left a breadcrumb trail of […]

It’s official — Beyonce is the Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century. At least according to Billboard. After the mag named Taylor Swift number-two last week, there wasn’t much suspense. Its editors write, “The greatness of Beyonce as a pop star is both immediately obvious on its surface and worthy of extensive exploration in its vastness… Few artists this period […]

It’s all coming together for Kendrick Lamar. His GNX is the number-one album on the Billboard 200. Despite the kinda-surprise release, GNX earned 319,000 equivalent album units in its first week out. That’s more than double than the number-two album, the soundtrack to Wicked, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo. Even though it didn’t drop until close to noon on Friday, November 22nd, streaming of GNX also […]

Drake claimed that Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) schemed to “artificially inflate” the popularity of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track, “Not Like Us.” The “scheme” included paying social media influencers to pump up “Not Like Us” and inducing Spotify with reduced licensing rates to recommend Kendrick’s track. Bots streaming the song supposedly played a role. The result, […]