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Party Rock Anthem singer Lauren Bennett dies aged 36
British singer Lauren Bennett, known for her vocals on LMFAO's 2011 smash 'Party Rock Anthem' and as a member of pop group G.R.L., has died aged 37, her former band announced.
Madonna Reunites with Stuart Price on Confessions II
Madonna returns with "Confessions II," reuniting with producer Stuart Price for a dance album that breaks from her lifelong anti-nostalgia stance, shaped by her 2023 near-death experience and the deat
Call of My Life review: Nigerian call-centre romcom charms
Nigerian romcom 'Call of My Life,' written by and starring Uzoamaka Power as a Lagos call-centre worker navigating a breakup and a cross-border romance, draws praise as breezy summer viewing.
Helen Hunt makes RSC debut in Cherry Orchard with Branagh
Helen Hunt, the Oscar-winning actress, makes her Royal Shakespeare Company debut in a new production of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard alongside Kenneth Branagh, opening up about craft, Hollywood ageism
Tom Holland Told Zendaya About Her Athena Casting
Zendaya learned she was in the running to play Athena in Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" not from the famously secretive director or his team, but from her husband Tom Holland — who had just landed
Orbital Studios Moves Into L.A.'s Television City
Virtual production company Orbital Studios is moving into the historic Television City lot in Los Angeles' Fairfax District, aiming to keep Hollywood productions local by simulating global locations w
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass Whip It Good at the Hollywood Bowl, Returning After 59 Years for a Great Sugar Rush of a Show: Concert Review
Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass ended a 59-year absence from the Hollywood Bowl on Sunday night, with the 91-year-old bandleader leading a nearly all-'60s set that proved the catalog still has plenty
Nolan's 'The Odyssey' Gets Mostly Rave First Reactions
Early critical reactions to Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey,' opening July 17, poured in Monday with mostly ecstatic reviews calling the epic 'staggering' cinema, though one Indiewire critic dissente
Television City, Orbital Open Virtual Production Stage in L.A
Television City and Orbital Studios are partnering to install a new LED virtual production volume at Television City's Beverly Boulevard lot, betting that in-L.A. virtual production can counter the in
Tomb Raider's New Lara Croft Star Teases 'Catalyst' Game
Alix Wilton Regan, the voice and performance-capture actor for Lara Croft in Amazon's two upcoming Tomb Raider video games, told Variety the new title 'Catalyst' will 'blow people's minds' and confirm
Lind Cried Over Dutton Ranch Finale Murder and Pregnancy
Natalie Alyn Lind, who plays Oreana on Paramount+'s 'Dutton Ranch,' says she cried reading the Season 1 finale script in which her character discovers she's pregnant and then watches her father Rob-Wi
Chicago Fire, Chicago Med PAs Ratify First Union Contract
Production assistants on 'Chicago Fire' and 'Chicago Med' have ratified their first union contract with Universal Television, joining LIUNA Local 724 in a milestone for the show-by-show unionization c
Rolling Stone's 6 Best Dr. Martens for Back-to-School
Rolling Stone rounds up 6 Dr. Martens back-to-school styles — from Mary Janes to Made in England models — with prices from $150 to $260 and a pitch that the boots can 'easily be the last school shoes
Orbital Studios Relocates to Television City
Virtual production company Orbital Studios has relocated its LED walls and headquarters from the L.A. Arts District to Television City, the historic former CBS studio on Fairfax Avenue, bringing advan
Julia Garner to Headline Apple TV+ 'Guilty Creatures' Thriller
Apple TV+ has given a series order to 'Guilty Creatures,' a true-crime thriller based on Mikita Brottman's book, with Emmy winner Julia Garner set to star and executive produce.
Julia Garner to Star in Apple TV's 'Guilty Creatures'
Julia Garner has been attached to star in and executive produce Apple TV+'s adaptation of Mikita Brottman's true crime book 'Guilty Creatures,' with Craig Gillespie directing and Stuart Zicherman as s
D'Arcy: Rhaenyra's Paranoia Deepens After Daeron Swap
Emma D'Arcy breaks down Rhaenyra's first day on the Iron Throne in 'House of the Dragon' Season 3, Episode 3, describing how the Daeron imposter plot seeds a 'boogeyman' paranoia while Daemon pushes a
Jay-Z Knows the Past Still Pays
Jay-Z is marking the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt and the 25th of The Blueprint with a multi-platform nostalgia blitz—Spotify-backed subway takeovers, library cards, pop-ups, and a $1,500 coll
Paramount+ Greenlights Texas Tech Football Docuseries
Paramount+ has greenlit a docuseries following the Texas Tech Red Raiders football program as Head Coach Joey McGuire reshapes the team's identity, with Micah Brown set to direct and showrun.
How Nick Heyward wrote Haircut 100's 'Fantastic Day'
Nick Heyward recalls writing "Fantastic Day" in 1978 with just three guitar chords, while bandmate Les Nemes admits he always hated the song — even though its catchy chorus won Haircut 100 their recor
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