March 28, 2024
Steven Spielberg puts Dune franchise director up with filmmaking’s greats
In the latest installment of the Director's Guild of America's Director's Cut podcast, Steven Spielberg put Dune franchise director Denis Villeneuve up with some of the most famous filmmakers of all time. Spielberg called it "an honor" to sit and…
March 20, 2024
Jonathan Majors’ ex suing for assault, defamation; actor’s attorneys “preparing counterclaims”
Jonathan Majors' ex-girlfriend Grace Jabbari on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the former Marvel star for alleged assault, battery and defamation from incidents dating between 2021 and 2023. Majors was found guilty of one count of misdemeanor…
March 15, 2024
96th annual Academy Awards, by the numbers
The 96th annual Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, aired live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 10. Oppenheimer was the big winner, taking home seven awards, including Best Picture. Best Actor and Supporting honors went to…
March 5, 2024
Usher and Ludacris celebrate their hit topping 1 billion streams, 13 million in sales
"Yeah!," the 2004 #1 hit by Usher, Ludacris, and Lil Jon, recently hit some new milestones, both before and after the Super Bowl. On X, formerly Twitter, Luda showed off a Spotify plaque marking 1 billion streams for "Yeah!" and also a February 9…
March 4, 2024
Rihanna performs first full concert in 8 years at pre-wedding celebration
She performed briefly at the Super Bowl in 2023, but Rihanna did her first full-fledged concert in eight years in India on March 1 -- for what was reportedly a hefty fee. The U.K. paper The Independent reports that Rih performed for 40 minutes for…
February 27, 2024
Marley biopic albums hit Billboard Reggae chart
The Bob Marley: One Love (soundtrack) and Bob Marley: One Love (music inspired by the film — various artists' projects) have entered the Billboard Reggae chart. The soundtrack features 17 tracks performed by Bob Marley and the Wailers and was culled…
February 27, 2024
Music producer accuses Sean “Diddy” Combs of sexual misconduct
Sean "Diddy" Combs was hit with another sexual assault lawsuit, filed by a music producer in New York federal court Monday. The 73-page claim, brought forth by Rodney "Lil Rod" Jones, accuses Combs of repeated instances of sexual harassment,…
February 21, 2024
“Destiny awaits”: Kevin Hart, Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis rock out in new Borderlands trailer
On Wednesday, Lionsgate dropped the snarky, shoot-'em-up trailer to Borderlands, the action-comedy movie based on the bestselling video game franchise. For the big-screen bow, Kevin Hart and Oscar winners Cate Blanchett and Jamie Lee Curtis team up,…
February 20, 2024
Cedella Marley donates a guitar that belonged to her father Bob
Cedella Marley will donate a guitar that belonged to her father, reggae legend Bob Marley, to the Island SPACE Caribbean Museum in Broward County, Florida. Cedella announced the inaugural Reggae Genealogy music festival and concert event at Broward…
February 20, 2024
Bob Marley: One Love tops box office with jamming $34.1 million Presidents’ Day weekend
Bob Marley: One Love topped the domestic box office, grabbing $28.6 million between Friday and Sunday, and an estimated $34.1 million through Monday. The biopic, starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the legendary reggae artist, which opened on Wednesday,…
