Carrie Underwood will sing next week at President-elect Donald Trump’s second inauguration.

The country star’s rep confirmed to The Times that Underwood, 41, is set to perform next Monday in Washington, D.C., where Trump will be sworn in as the United States’ 47th president.

“I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing...Read more

Rachel Maddow is going back to nightly prime-time duty on MSNBC.

The return to a daily time slot for Maddow, the progressive network’s most popular host, will run though the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, starting Jan. 20, the network announced Monday.

Maddow moved to a once-a-week schedule in 2022. She appeared on ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has once again delayed the announcement of nominees for the 97th Academy Awards due to the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires, which have caused widespread devastation and claimed at least 25 lives. Originally set for Jan. 17 and previously pushed back to Jan. 19, the nominations will ...Read more

“Today” show co-host Hoda Kotb was celebrated with an hours-long send-off — termed a “Hoda-bration” —to mark her final episode hosting the flagship NBC morning show.

Naturally, the network had a lot in store to bid farewell to the veteran broadcaster as she ended her 17-year "Today" stint on Friday.

Kotb’s former third-hour co-...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — After years of speculation and fan anticipation, legendary pop-rock act Green Day has finally been booked to play BottleRock Napa Valley.

These Rodeo rockers, who performed a packed show at Oracle Park in San Francisco with Smashing Pumpkins, The Linda Lindas and Rancid in 2024, will be one of the main attractions when the ...Read more

Hometown heroes Green Day, Top 40 hitmaker Justin Timberlake and rising folk-pop star Noah Kahan have been announced as the headliners for the 2025 BottleRock Napa Valley, which takes place May 23-25 at the Napa Valley Expo in downtown Napa.

Yet, they are only three of the more than 80 acts set to perform at the annual Memorial Day weekend ...Read more

Dalyce Curry has died in the Los Angeles wildfires.

The retired actress - who appeared in the likes of 'The Ten Commandments' , 'The Blues Brothers' and 'Lady Sings the Blues' - passed away aged 95 when the Eaton Fire destroyed her home in Altadena, with the coroner having confirmed on Sunday (12.01.25) that her remains were discovered there.

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Brooke Shields found it "exhilarating" to take her first trip alone at the age of 58.

The 59-year-old actress - who has daughters Rowan, 21, and Grier, 18, with husband Chris Henchy - told how she felt controlled by her mother, who was also her agent, throughout her life, and visiting her eldest daughter in Italy proved to be a pivotal moment ...Read more

Billy Bob Thornton had a hunch that his latest series, "Landman," would strike a chord with viewers. Like the blockbuster hit "Yellowstone," the Western-flavored drama about a fixer for a Texas oil company fits comfortably in the Taylor Sheridan universe, anchored by the writer-producer's distinctive flair for crusty, no-nonsense heroes and ...Read more

January is not traditionally a busy time at the movies, but this coming weekend is bringing a flurry of new and noteworthy titles to local screens.

It won't break any box office records like the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon, but a handful of Oscar favorites as well as a few popcorn titles are heading to movie theaters and home viewing platforms ...Read more

MIAMI — Sam Moore, the towering tenor of the Sam & Dave soul music duo whose mid-1960s hits “Soul Man” and “Hold On, I’m Comin’ ” soundtracked the lives of countless fans and then heard in film and TV for generations, died Friday at a Miami hospital, his wife, Joyce Moore, said.

Moore, who was born in Miami’s Overtown ...Read more

Sir Ridley Scott thinks 'Blade Runner' flopped because of "industrial espionage".

The Harrison Ford-starring sci-fi flick bombed at the box office when it hit cinemas in 1982, and the 87-year-old director has now pointed to bad reviews of the film from the likes of The New Yorker's Pauline Kael as the main reason why 'Blade Runner' never got ...Read more

Maria Bakalova didn't know she was up for the role of Cosmo the Space Dog when she auditioned for 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'.

The 28-year-old actress voiced the otherworldly mutt in the 2023 Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster, though director James Gunn and casting director Sarah Finn kept the role she was auditioning for a secret.

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Leslie Charleson, whose Dr. Monica Quartermaine was the longest-tenured character on “General Hospital,” has died. She was 79.

Charleson died of complications from a long illness, said ABC News, which broadcasts the long-running soap opera. “General Hospital” executive producer Frank Valentini announced the star’s death.

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Kendra Wilkinson is finally feeling "mentally healthy" after finding "peace" in her life.

The 39-year-old reality star shot to fame as one of Hugh Hefner's girlfriends and featured on 'The Girls Next Door' in the late 2000s but later went into real estate and Kendra has now admitted stepping back from her career to focus on raising her two ...Read more

Naomi Watts found it "more romantic" when Billy Crudup told her he had grey pubic hair than when he proposed to her.

The 56-year-old actress felt uncomfortable when she slept with her 'Gypsy' co-star - who she married in June 2023 - for the first time because of the hormone patches she wears to ease her menopause symptoms, but not only was he ...Read more

Lucy Liu has no regrets about calling out Bill Murray for his behaviour on the set of 'Charlie's Angels'.

The 56-year-old star previously accused the 74-year-old actor of using "inexcusable and unacceptable" language towards her when they filmed the 2000 blockbuster and though she was the least established main cast member at the time, she didn...Read more

Ashley Tisdale has thanked celebrity pals in her "mom group" for supporting her during "dark moments".

The 39-year-old actress - who is mom to daughters Jupiter, three, and three-month-old Emerson with her husband Christopher French - gave a shout out to friends including Hilary Duff, Mandy Moore and Meghan Trainor in a candid post on Instagram...Read more

'The Flash' director Andy Muschietti thinks 'The Flash' failed because it didn't "appeal to all four quadrants" of moviegoer demographics.

The 51-year-old filmmaker helmed the 2023 DC Comics blockbuster - which starred Ezra Miller as the titular hero - has theorised the superhero flick flopped because it couldn't attract a wide enough audience....Read more

Ariana Grande has insisted her casting as Megara in Disney's live-action movie version of 'Hercules' has "never been an actual discussion".

Fans of Disney's 1997 animated flick had linked the 'Wicked' star, 31, to the Theban princess for the upcoming reboot, and while Grande is "flattered" fans think she has what it takes to play Megra, the ...Read more