Britney Spears is wanted to headline a concert at Copacabana Beach.

The organisers of Rio de Janeiro's biggest free show are keen to bring the pop idol to Brazil.

When quizzed on the speculation that the Toxic hitmaker is circling a Copacabana performance, organisers reportedly said "we still believe in it".

The 44-year-old star hasn't ...Read more

The Black Crowes have unveiled their new studio album, A Pound of Feathers.

Set for release on March 13, the 11-track collection was recorded in Nashville with producer Jay Joyce and marks the band's latest push into a sharper, more hard‑edged blend of blues, soul and rock.

Two tracks from the album -- Propane Prophecy and Pharmacy ...Read more

Gwyneth Paltrow failed to call an ambulance when she suffered "heart attack" symptoms because she didn't know the emergency services number.

The Hollywood actress, 53, has revealed her health suffered following the death of her father Bruce Paltrow in 2002 and the grief led to a terrifying incident in which she woke up in the middle of the ...Read more

Bruno Mars has kicked off 2026 with the new song I Just Might.

Taken from his forthcoming first solo album in a decade, The Romantic, the flirtatiously funky tune is accompanied by a music video helmed by Bruno and Daniel Ramos.

The full project is set to land on February 27.

The lead single arrives hot on the heels of Mars announcing The ...Read more

Sir Elton John isn't "anti-alcohol".

The music legend - who has been sober for the past 35 years - has launched his new Elton John Zero range of alcohol-free sparkling wine and thinks it will "fill a need" for him and husband David Furnish when they host parties.

Elton, 78, told The London Standard newspaper: "David and I spend a lot of our ...Read more

The act of faith, of believing, is by definition something that can't be seen. Religious devotion is difficult to capture on film. "The Testament of Ann Lee," a portrait of the woman who led the movement known as the Shakers from England to America in the 1700s, transforms the spiritual into something physical through movement and song, creating...Read more

LOS ANGELES — John Mayer calls it "adult day care": the historic recording studio behind the arched gates on La Brea Avenue where famous musicians have been keeping themselves — and one another — creatively occupied since the mid-1960s.

Known for decades as Henson Studios — and as A&M Studios before that — the 3-acre complex in the ...Read more

PITTSBURGH — It's hard to call the 2025 concert year anything but a win for Pittsburgh, with visits from Paul McCartney, AC/DC, Post Malone, Pearl Jam, Sabrina Carpenter and Billy Strings — though not Billy Joel, because he canceled.

Can it be topped in '26?

Eh, probably not.

But, it's way early to make that call, and it all depends upon ...Read more

It's 2026 and the bullies have taken over the school, but justice is still being done on television. For whatever psychological reasons I am not equipped to explain, this usually involves murder. And so we begin the new year in a flurry of mysteries.

The name of internationally bestselling mystery machine Harlan Coben is attached to two of ...Read more

Bruce Willis used to hold "Neil Diamond days" during his marriage to Demi Moore.

The Substance star opened up about her former partner's love of the singer's music during an appearance at a screening of Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman's new Diamond-based movie Song Sung Blue in Los Angeles on Wednesday (07.01.26) - revealing Willis used to ...Read more

Britney Spears will "never perform in the U.S. again".

The 44-year-old pop superstar opened up about her future plans in a post on Instagram in which she revealed she was sending a piano to one of her sons and vowed never to perform on home soil again due to "extremely sensitive reasons" but she hopes to get back on stage to entertain fans in ...Read more

Conan O'Brien thinks that Donald Trump has been bad for comedy.

The 62-year-old star feels that some comics are so staunchly against the US President that they have neglected their main job of making audiences laugh.

Conan told the Oxford Union: "I think some comics go the route of, 'I'm just going to say f Trump all the time', or that's their...Read more

Spencer Pratt will be a "non-partisan" mayor of Los Angeles.

The 42-year-old reality star announced earlier this week that he was running for office and has now declared that he will not "serve either party" should he win the vote, even though he is registered as a Republican.

Spencer wrote on social media site X: "I've been in the public eye ...Read more

Tom Cruise filmed a lightsaber duel for Star Wars: Starfighter.

Director Shawn Levy, 57, revealed the Mission: Impossible actor, 63, had been one of the famous faces to visit the set of his sci-fi blockbuster, and had got behind the camera to shoot an action sequence for him.

During an interview with The New York Times, Levy said: "Now when ...Read more

Kathryn Hahn is in negotiations to play Mother Gothel in Disney's live-action Tangled movie.

According to Deadline, the 52-year-old actress is in talks with the studio to portray the antagonist in Disney's upcoming adaptation of its 2010 animated flick.

In Tangled, Gothel is the manipulative mother of Rapunzel who keeps the princess locked ...Read more

Olivia Rodrigo has shared a David Byrne cover of Drivers License to mark its fifth anniversary.

The Good 4 U hitmaker's debut studio album, SOUR, is reaching the milestone this May, and to celebrate, Olivia has recruited her "favourite artists ever" to reimagine some of the tracks from the LP, including the Talking Heads frontman, who has put ...Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — Plan on more outdoor concerts, especially for fans of country music and classic rock. And more country music, period. Jazz should get a nice, little bump, too. Maybe, just maybe, the biggest K-pop act in the world will also finally pay us a visit.

These are some of the main talking points for Twin Cities music lovers looking ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — The contemplative cinema of Béla Tarr was as excruciatingly beautiful as it was brazenly original, often conjuring comparison to the work of a master painter.

His stark black-and-white imagery in assiduously long takes with creeping camera movements — hallmarks of his filmmaking — demanded that the viewer pause to look, to ...Read more

Jodie Foster has roasted artificial intelligence (AI) for forgetting her role in the original Freaky Friday movie.

The 63-year-old actress claims that if "what are the Freaky Friday movies" is typed into ChatGPT, the chatbot does not mention her role of Annabel - who has a row with her mom Ellen (Barbara Harris) before they swap bodies and ...Read more

Johnny Knoxville is returning to the big screen with Jackass 5.

The TV star-turned-actor - who rose to fame as part of the cast of the MTV stunt show - has confirmed the franchise is heading back to cinemas this summer for a fifth film which is due to debut in June - four years after the release of Jackass Forever.

In a post on Instagram, he ...Read more