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Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Bumps ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Out of No. 1 on Hot 100; ‘Encore’ Tracks Fill Four Out of Five Top Slots
At least for one week, America finally chose differently when it came to the nation’s most consumed song. Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” to
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David Berson to Take Over Combined Sports Operations at Skydance, Luis Silberwasser to Exit
David Berson, the head of CBS Sports, will take over the broader sports operations of Skydance once it completes its acquisition of Warner B
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Tony Awards Name Nominating Committee for 2026-2027 Season Including Migdalia Cruz, Daniel K. Isaac, José Rivera and More
The Tony Awards Administration Committee has announced its Nominating Committee for the 2026-27 Broadway season, with former Washington Post
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Chris Wayland to Succeed Valari Staab as President of NBCUniversal Local
Chris Wayland will succeed veteran Valari Staab as president of NBCUniversal’s local-media operations, elevating the head of the company’s B
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Gerhard Zeiler, Warner Bros. President of International, Likely to Leave Studio as He Enters Politics in Austria
Gerhard Zeiler, president of international for Warner Bros. Discovery, looks likely to leave the company ahead of the merger with Paramount
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MGM+ to Premiere Docuseries on the History of New Wave Music in November (EXCLUSIVE)
Put on your fishnets and grab the Aqua-Net: “New Wave,” a new docuseries about the history of the influential rock movement of the ’70s and
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Marisa Tomei and Rosanna Arquette to Star in ‘This Is Crazy’ NAMI Benefit in Memory of Chris Huvane
Marisa Tomei and Rosanna Arquette will headline the West Coast debut of “This Is Crazy.” The one-night-only performance of the V (formerly E
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Banijay America Confirms Ben Samek as CEO, Post-Merger With All3Media
As expected, Ben Samek has been named CEO of Banijay America, the combined structure across the Americas created following Banijay Entertain
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Sebastian Stan Challenges Audiences to Question Their Own ‘Belief Systems’ at ‘Fjord’ Premiere: ‘There’s More to Just Simply Being Right’
Sebastian Stan stars in “Fjord” as a conservative Romanian father who faces religious discrimination after moving with his family to his wif
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CMA’s ‘Celebration of Dolly Parton’ Special Slates 20 Performers, Including Ella Langley, Lainey Wilson, Molly Tuttle and Reba McEntire
The lineup has been announced for “CMA Presents I Will Always Love You: A Celebration of Dolly Parton,” a special set to air live on ABC and
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Disney Wants Up to $12 Million for Super Bowl Commercials, Even With Big Game Ads Sold Out
Disney is attempting a feat of magic that might vex even talented sorcerers like its own Maleficient or Dr. Strange. After clashing with adv
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Hammer Films Boss John Gore on Resurrecting the British Horror Icon, Plans to Remake the Classics and Why Christopher Lee Was the ‘Greatest Dracula’
In the credits for the “Paranormal Activity” stage play currently running on the West End before it heads off to Broadway next year, next to
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As WME’s Literary Media Department Turns 10, It Aims to Keep Pace With How Books Are Adapted: ‘Our Culture Is Shifting’
The WME literary media department, responsible for working with authors and shepherding screen adaptations of their literary works, is marki
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‘I Play Rocky,’ ‘Paper Tiger’ and ‘Josephine’ Among Coronado Island Film Festival’s 2026 Lineup
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‘ARC Raiders,’ ‘The Finals’ Video Games Set TV Series and Film Adaptations at Chernin Entertainment
Hit video games “ARC Raiders” and “The Finals” are both getting adapted for TV and film in new projects set up with Chernin Entertainment an
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Dominga Sotomayor’s Cannes’ Directors Fortnight Film ‘La Perra’ Sells Internationally
Dominga Sotomayor’s “La Perra,” which premiered at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight and won the Palm Dog Award, has scored a raft of internation
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Riley Keough and Director Clay Tweel Board First Responder Psychedelic Therapy Doc ‘Under Fire’ as Executive Producers (EXCLUSIVE)
Riley Keough and Clay Tweel have joined Brandon Kapelow’s documentary “Under Fire” as executive producers. “Under Fire” follows Rob, a veter
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Jay-Z, Megan Thee Stallion, Keke Palmer, Gina Prince-Bythewood and NY Knicks Champs Named to Ebony Power 100 List (EXCLUSIVE)
Jay-Z, Megan Thee Stallion, Keke Palmer, Gina Prince-Bythewood and the New York Knicks champs Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, Karl-Anthony Towns,
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‘Things We Never Got Over’ Amazon Series Adds Six to Cast
The Amazon series adaptation of the Lucy Score novel “Things We Never Got Over” has added six new cast members. The new additions to the Pri
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‘Digger’ Down: 5 Takeaways After Tom Cruise Suffers One of His Biggest Box Office Bombs
Moviegoers didn’t dig “Digger,” to put it mildly. Saddled with terrible reviews and negative word-of-mouth, Tom Cruise’s absurdist dark come
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Oscars: Syria Selects Doc ‘The Other Side of the Sun’ for International Feature Race, Marking First Entry Since Fall of Assad Regime
Tawfik Sabouni’s documentary “The Other Side of the Sun,” which world premiered as part of the Panorama section of this year’s Berlinale, ha
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Is the ‘Trump Curse’ Real? See the Overwhelming Evidence
When Jaxson Dart, the New York Giants’ hot young quarterback, went down in Week 2 with a brutal, season-ending knee injury on the team’s ope
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Karoline Leavitt is Latest Trump Administration Official to Join Fox News
Karoline Leavitt, the former Trump administration press secretary who spent much of her time chastising and denigrating the journalists who
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‘Bowie80’ to Celebrate David Bowie’s 80th Birthday With Events, Exhibits, Releases and More Throughout 2027
The late, legendary musician David Bowie will have his 80th birthday celebrated with a series of events, exhibits, releases, collaborations
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