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,…
February 20, 2024
Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” is #1 on Hot Country Songs chart
Beyoncé takes the #1 spot for her first placement on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart with her new single, "Texas Hold 'Em." She also clocks in at #9 with her second entry, "16 Carriages." The feat makes the global superstar the first woman and…
February 15, 2024
Usher and longtime girlfriend are officially married
While Usher was in Las Vegas, he didn't just rock the Super Bowl halftime show -- he also tied the knot. After word came that the singer and his longtime girlfriend, Jennifer Goicoechea [goy-coe-CHAY-ah], had obtained a marriage license, ABC Audio…
February 13, 2024
Lil Jon talks Super Bowl halftime show preparation + who’s next?
Lil Jon says performing at the Super Bowl 58 halftime show, where he joined headliner Usher along with Ludacris for their 2004 hit "Yeah!," took a lot of work. "It was quite a process to do," Jon tells XXL of putting the show together. "It was a lot…
February 12, 2024
Swizz Beatz says fans are “talking about the wrong” thing amid Usher, Alicia Keys Super Bowl moment
Usher's Super Bowl 58 halftime performance was jam-packed with memorable moments that had the internet talking. Many called out the R&B crooner for the nearly 2 minutes he shared onstage with Alicia Keys when singing their 2004 hit, "My Boo,"…
February 9, 2024
Super Bowl halftime: Usher goes from 2011’s special guest to 2024’s headliner
Bringing out special guests during the Super Bowl halftime show has become a thing in recent years — except for Rihanna, unless you want to count the baby in her belly at the time as a "guest." This year's Super Bowl halftime performer, Usher, was…
February 6, 2024
Robert Downey Jr. to receive Modern Master Award
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced Monday that the Oscar-nominated Oppenheimer star Robert Downey Jr. will be presented with the highest honor — the Maltin Modern Master Award — later this week. Leonard Maltin, the film scholar…
February 5, 2024
Grammys 2024: Dua Lipa opens show and SZA sizzles
Pop star Dua Lipa opened the 2024 Grammy Awards with an athletic medley of her songs including Dance the Night, which is up for song of the year.She was followed on stage in Los Angeles by Tracy Chapman, making a rare appearance to join Luke Combs,…