Charli XCX has been like a "big sister" to Addison Rae.

The 24-year-old star has made a successful transition from TikTok to the music business, and Addison acknowledges that Charli has played an instrumental role in her recent success.

The 'Diet Pepsi' hitmaker - who has worked extensively with Charli in recent years - told Rolling Stone ...Read more

Khloe Kardashian doesn't feel "ashamed" of her turbulent love life.

The 40-year-old beauty is currently single following her high-profile split from NBA star Tristan Thompson, but Khloe has insisted she doesn't have any reason to feel ashamed about her romantic past.

Khloe - who has True, six, and Tatum, two, with Tristan - said on her 'Khloe ...Read more

Benedict Cumberbatch is "not a typical movie star".

The 48-year-old actor has enjoyed huge success in Hollywood, starring in films such as 'Star Trek Into Darkness' and 'Doctor Strange' - but Benedict insists he's not an archetypal movie star.

Reflecting on his own fame and success, Benedict told Variety: "I'm not Brad [Pitt], I'm not Leonardo...Read more

David Beckham has "always been a huge royalist".

The 49-year-old former England soccer star was raised in a household that "adored and loved" Britain's royal family, and David remains hugely passionate about the monarchy.

David - who became an ambassador of The King's Foundation in 2024 - told CNBC anchor Sara Eisen at the World Economic Forum...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Pop-R&B singer Chris Brown has sued Warner Bros. Discovery for defamation over claims in the 2024 documentary "Chris Brown: A History of Violence."

Brown's suit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, seeks $500 million from Warner Bros. Discovery and production company Ample Entertainment. In the suit, Brown accuses the ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If 2025 already feels like it's been a lot, imagine trying to put on an event meant to bring together thousands of people to focus their attention on independent cinema for 11 days. Such is the challenge facing this year's Sundance Film Festival, which begins on Thursday and runs through Feb 2.

With the presidential inauguration...Read more

Within the first five minutes of “Inheritance,” Maya (Phoebe Dynevor) has stolen a bottle of tequila, gone home with a stranger from a rave and dangled her legs out his window while smoking. Then she attends her mother’s funeral, where her estranged father Sam (Rhys Ifans) shows up and offers her a mysterious “real estate job” in Egypt...Read more

PHILADELPHIA — Bob Perkins, 91, of Wyncote, the jazz DJ whose sonorous, deeply relaxing, and reassuring voice on the Philadelphia airwaves entertained and educated music lovers for more than half a century, died Sunday, Jan. 19, at Jefferson Abington Hospital.

Perkins' death after a brief illness was confirmed by his wife, Sheila K. Perkins. ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Phish, the world’s greatest jam band, has announced a West Coast tour for April.

The trek brings the Vermont quartet — consisting of vocalist-guitarist Trey Anastasio, bassist Mike Gordon, drummer Jon Fishman and keyboardist Page McConnell — to California for five dates.

Phish performs two nights — April 22 and 23 ...Read more

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Nine Inch Nails is hitting the road with its Peel It Back Tour 2025.

The trek, which is Nine Inch Nails’ first concert tour since 2022, launches in June in Dublin with the North American leg kicking off in Oakland on Aug. 6.

The trek concludes with a Sept. 18 date at the Kia Forum in the Los Angeles area.

Nine Inch ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Watch for those “current circumstances,” music fans. They can take down a residency.

Case in point, Black Eyed Peas has canceled its PH Live residency, which was scheduled to launch the night before Valentine’s Day. Instead, it was heartbreak from the band, which posted on Instagram stories on Monday, “To our dearest ...Read more

'BRAVE THE DARK'

Rated PG-13 for domestic violence/bloody images, suicide, some strong language, teen drinking, drug material and smoking.

What it’s about: Based on the true story of a troubled teen and the drama teacher who took him in.

The kid attractor factor: While it may have some appeal for teens, this is more of a dark adult drama.

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LAS VEGAS — One of Nevada’s oldest film festivals has a new name for the second straight year.

The Jewish Nevada International Film Festival first brought audiences together in 2024 in a rebrand of the long-running Las Vegas Jewish Film Festival. The latter had transitioned to a series of virtual screenings since the start of the pandemic. ...Read more

LAS VEGAS — Their Sphere residency was titled “U2 UV — Achtung Baby.”

Now we have “U2 — UNLV.”

In the wake of its trend-setting production, the superstar rockers have donated $300,000 to UNLV College of Fine Arts.

Ever sly, the band disclosed the gift strictly in the College of Fine Arts newsletter. No fanfare for this ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The star-studded FireAid benefit concert is set to take over Inglewood on Thursday, Jan. 30, with dual performances at the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum, and each venue’s lineup just dropped.

FireAid, a benefit concert organized in response to the recent Los Angeles wildfires, features a lineup of renowned artists coming ...Read more

On her way to catch a foreign flick in Beijing, Jane Yao bought a cinnamon roll, had ramen, visited a bookshop, and dropped by a supermarket to grab some snacks.

Such an impulse splurge has become all too rare in China, a country where consumption growth is still far below pre-COVID levels and poses a major hurdle for the economy. Equally ...Read more

It may help to understand how “Inheritance” was shot before seeing filmmaker Neil Burger’s latest effort.

The spy thriller’s vaguely impressionistic feel is due to the desire of Burger — whose movies include “The Illusionist” (2006), “Limitless” (2011), “Divergent” (2014) and 2023’s disappointing “The Marsh King’s ...Read more

Q. Our granddaughter is 7 and loves listening to music. We are trying to find a way for her to have her own device to play music, but without access to the internet. Is there a device that her parents can load with Taylor Swift and Disney princesses singing? Should we get her a boombox and CDs? How can a kid listen to music in her room without ...Read more

Bill Skarsgard has "never been more scared in playing a character" than Count Orlok in 'Nosferatu'.

While the 34-year-old actor has portrayed the terrifying Pennywise the Clown in the two 'It' movies, Skarsgard has insisted his vampire in the 2025 horror flick is far more frightening to him.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, he said: ...Read more

'The Toxic Avenger' reboot is set to hit cinemas in 2025.

The movie - which stars Peter Dinklage as the titular anti-hero - is a reimagining of the 1984 Troma Entertainment cult classic flick of the same name, and is slated to land in theatres as an unrated wide release from Cineverse later this year.

Director Macon Blair told Variety: "I'm ...Read more