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Bang Showbiz / Celtic music pioneer Moya Brennan has passed away

Moya Brennan, voice of Clannad and Celtic music pioneer, dies aged 73

Moya Brennan, the singer who brought Clannad's Celtic sound to worldwide attention, has died aged 73.

Her family confirmed she passed away on Monday (13.04.26) in Donegal, surrounded by relatives.

Born Máire Ní Bhraonáin on August 4, 1952, in Gaoth Dobhair, she grew up in a large musical family and began performing with her brothers Pól ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / BIGBANG returned as a trio at Coachella.

BIGBANG return as a trio with triumphant Coachella set

BIGBANG stormed back onto the live stage at Coachella over the weekend, drawing a huge crowd as G‑Dragon, Taeyang and Daesung reunited for their first official activity under the group's name in four years.

The trio performed on the Outdoor Theatre stage in Indio, California, on Sunday (12.04.26), delivering a packed hour‑long set that ...Read more

Paddington 4 is in development

A fourth Paddington movie is in the pipeline.

StudioCanal boss Anna Marsh revealed that a new film in the live-action animated franchise based on Michael Bond's beloved Peruvian bear is in the works, following on from the original 2014 flick and sequels Paddington 2 (2017) and Paddington in Peru (2024), during the opening day of CinemaCon in ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Nick Jonas has been cast in a new Netflix romantic comedy

Nick Jonas starring in Netflix rom-com

Nick Jonas has been cast in a new Netflix rom-com.

The 33-year-old star has signed up to feature in the untitled new movie from director Ari Sandel and screenwriter Tamara Chestna, whose previous credits include Something from Tiffany's and Moxie.

The flick follows a perennial bachelor whose carefree life is transformed when he unexpectedly ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / BTS don't see themselves as rivals to Western chart-toppers

BTS see Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and Bruno Mars as 'greater artists' than them

BTS have insisted they don't see themselves in competition with Western chart giants, despite their latest album ARIRANG spending a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

RM said the group still view themselves modestly, even as they continue to dominate global charts.

Asked about comparisons to Taylor Swift, Harry Styles and Bruno Mars in ...Read more

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Our top 10 T-Mobile Arena shows on the Las Vegas venue's 10th anniversary

LAS VEGAS — Floyd Mayweather was among the early stars at T-Mobile Arena even before the venue opened.

This was during the arena’s groundbreaking ceremonies on May 1, 2014. Mayweather lumbered up, unbilled, in a very expensive rig: A Caterpillar construction tractor.

T-Mobile Arena formally opened April 6, 2016. The Killers and Wayne ...Read more

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List of DVD release dates for April 14 and beyond

Following is a partial schedule of coming movies on DVD. Release dates are subject to change:

APRIL

14: A Private Life

14: Masterpiece: The Forsytes — Season 1

14: Trouble in Paradise

14: Monty Python's Life of Brian

21: Send Help

21: Primate

21: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

21: Shelter

21: The Strangers: Chapter 3

21: Good Luck,...Read more

Bang Showbiz / David Letterman has taken aim at CBS

David Letterman says CBS 'don't want to spend any money' after Late Show cancellation

David Letterman has claimed CBS is replacing the Late Show with Comics Unleashed to avoid having to "spend any money".

The 79-year-old late night icon - who hosted The Late Show from 1993 until 2015 - has weighed in on the programme's cancellation, with his successor Stephen Colbert's show getting replaced by projects from Bryon Allen.

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Bang Showbiz / Dan Levy opens up on Schitt's Creek approach

Dan Levy reveals 'trust' he put in Catherine O'Hara for Schitt's Creek role

Dan Levy put Catherine O'Hara "on a pedestal" and let her "shine" in Schitt's Creek.

The 42-year-old actor, who co-created and starred in the beloved sitcom alongside his dad Eugene Levy, has reflected on his process when it came to working with the likes of Annie Murphy, and late castmate O'Hara.

He told The Hollywood Reporter: "You have to ...Read more

'Now is the time': Bob Baker Marionette Theater has its forever home

LOS ANGELES — In 2019, the Bob Baker Marionette Theater needed a lifeline. Forced out of its edge-of-downtown home of more than 55 years, the beloved troupe with its thousands of handcrafted puppets — a saucy black cat in heels, a fish out of water that can't help but wiggle — ultimately found a new location in a Highland Park neighborhood...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Jorginho clarifies Chappell Roan security guard incident after 'new information'

Jorginho clarifies Chappell Roan security guard incident after 'new information'

Jorginho says Chappell Roan has been "understanding and sympathetic" to his stepdaughter following a "misunderstanding".

The Brazilian footballer and the Pink Pony Club singer made headlines last month after he claimed his 11-year-old stepdaughter Ada - whose dad is actor Jude Law - was reduced to tears after an "aggressive and intimidating" ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Brandi Glanville rushed to hospital after getting food staple stuck in her EAR

Brandi Glanville rushed to hospital after getting food staple stuck in her EAR

Brandi Glanville was rushed to urgent care over Easter after she got a piece of garlic stuck in her ear.

The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star was trying to clear up a cold - which she believes she caught from her and her ex-husband Eddie Cibrian's son, Jake Cibrian, 18 - with a remedy she learned from her other son Mason Cibrian, 22...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Dwayne Johnson pays tribute to Robin Williams as title of Jumanji 4 is revealed

Dwayne Johnson pays tribute to Robin Williams as title of Jumanji 4 is revealed

Dwayne Johnson paid an emotional tribute to the late Robin Williams, as the cast of the new Jumanji movie gathered at CinemaCon to reveal the film's full title.

Johnson told how the upcoming motion picture, which is called Jumanji: Open World, will feature an Easter egg to pay homage to Williams - who led the cast of the 1995 original Jumanji ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Oasis are being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Oasis lead Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2026 inductees

Oasis are being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame class of 2026.

The Britpop icons are among the illustrious group set to be honoured at the ceremony in Los Angeles later this year, leading the way in the performers category alongside Iron Maiden, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Joy Division/New Order, Sade, Luther Vandross and Wu-Tang ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Diplo defends Justin Bieber following Coachella criticism

'It was amazing!' Diplo defends Justin Bieber following Coachella criticism

Diplo has defended Justin Bieber following criticism over the pop star's headline set at Coachella.

Some fans hit out at the performance as "lazy" following his stripped-down approach, which included the pop star singing along to YouTube videos of his early hits, but the 47-year-old DJ and music producer thought it was an "awesome" set and ...Read more

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Review: 'Titaníque' on Broadway has a cast ready for anything, even Celine Dion

NEW YORK — With $25 million musicals sinking like a certain famous steamship in recent seasons and investors proving reluctant to leave their lifeboats, opportunities on the Main Stem have floated up for fun, affordable, off-Broadway attractions such as “Titaníque the Broadway Musical,” an affectionate 90-minute parody of both James ...Read more

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Think the plants and animals and outdoors can make us better? The folks in this film do

SAN DIEGO — This filmmaking team had a couple of questions. One was about the research focused on the amount of time American children were spending on electronic screens versus time outside in nature — as much as seven hours a day on a screen. The other was about this widening chasm, politically, when it comes to educating people about the ...Read more

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Hollywood offshoring: A look at who's winning the global production race

LOS ANGELES – At the Burbank City Hall chambers packed with Hollywood union workers, community advocates and journalists, Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., laid out the cost of losing local film and TV production:

More than 42,000 jobs lost. Livelihoods destroyed. Future opportunities lost.

Increasingly, Schiff said, those jobs are being "lured ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Kevin Federline has spoken out after Britney Spears entered rehab

Kevin Federline reacts to Britney Spears entering rehab after DUI arrest

Kevin Federline is "happy" Britney Spears has entered rehab after her recent DUI arrest.

The 48-year-old pop star's representatives confirmed over the weekend that she has voluntarily entered a treatment facility five weeks after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol early last month.

Her ex-husband's ...Read more

Bang Showbiz / Alec Baldwin wants to 'retire'

Alec Baldwin wants to 'retire' from acting and focus on his family

Alec Baldwin wants to "retire and stay home" with his family in the aftermath of the Rust shooting.

The 68-year-old actor was holding a prop gun on the set of the Western in October 2021 when it discharged, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza, and Baldwin was wrapped up in a lengthy legal case as he faced ...Read more