Sony Music has appointed Ezekiel “Zeke” Lewis as chairman and CEO of Epic Records, the company announced Monday. Lewis had served as Epic’s president since 2023, leading the A&R division while helping run the label’s day-to-day operations, which he and GM Rick Sackheim have
Six more actors are saying bonjour to “The White Lotus.” Joining the cast of the France-set season of Mike White’s HBO dramedy are Heather Graham (“They Will Kill You,” “Chosen Family”), Rosie Perez (“The Flight Attendant,” “Your Honor”), Ben Schnetzer (“The Madison,” “Y: The
Nexstar Media’s $6.2 billion acquisition of rival TV station group owner Tegna is on hold after a federal judge ruled that the proposed merger “is presumed likely to violate antitrust laws based on the combined firm market share alone.” The deal would augment Nexstar, already
Wanda Sykes’ next stand-up comedy special will debut on Netflix on May 19. Titled “Legacy,” it marks Sykes’ third hour for the streamer. Per Netflix’s logline, “With the trademark wit and fearless insight that have earned her multiple Emmy wins and nominations, Sykes delivers
At first, Brandy Norwood was a bit uncomfortable with being crowned the “Vocal Bible.” “The title disturbed me,” she says of the designation that both fans and generations of singers she inspired have given her. “The pressure of that is a lot. What does it mean?” But over the
Dakota Johnson revealed during a recent interview on Hits Radio while promoting the U.K. release of “Splitsville” that she once failed an audition simply for shaking the hands of the creative team when she entered the room. The actor was just trying to be polite ahead of
The teaser has the heroic pups crashing into a tropical island facing extinction and performing more daring dino rescues — as the boy band performs their “Bottle Up” single.
In a full-circle moment that effectively launched the band’s 50th-ish anniversary tour, Rush performed in public with new drummer, Anika Nilles, for the first time at Canada’s Juno Awards in Hamilton, Ontario on Sunday night. Not only did the group choose to return at their
Veteran NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander is joining MS NOW, the latest example of the Versant-backed outlet trying to make an aggressive play in hard news, as well as the opinion programming for which it is best known. Alexander was, until Saturday, NBC News’ chief White
Kani Releasing has picked up North American rights to Park Syeyoung’s “The Fin” from Coproduction Office, with plans for both theatrical and home video release in 2026. The film unfolds in a speculative future where the Korean peninsula has been reunified following a war, only
Emma Chamberlain’s living room is already famous. When the fashion influencer first opened the doors to her Los Angeles home for Architectural Digest in 2022, the video quickly became a reference point for a new kind of Gen Z sensibility — while also sparking discourse around
Historical drama “The King’s Warden” continued its record-breaking trajectory during the weekend of March 27–29, crossing the 15 million admissions milestone at the South Korean box office. Already the highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea, the feature added $3.3
Columbia Pictures’ science-fiction epic “Project Hail Mary” climbed to the number one position at the China box office during the March 27–29 weekend, earning RMB53.3 million ($7.5 million) in its second frame, according to data from Artisan Gateway. The film has now reached a
Alex Duong, a stand-up comedian and TV actor who appeared on the CBS drama “Blue Bloods,” died on Sunday in a Los Angeles hospital. He was 42. Duong’s death was announced via a GoFundMe page. The page was set up in February 2025 to help the actor pay for medical expenses as he
Donald Glover, who stars in “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” as Yoshi, “campaigned for the role,” according to his co-star Jack Black. Black, who reprises his voice role as Bowser in Universal Pictures’ animated sequel, told ExtraTV, “It’s kind of a cool thing. We got lucky that
The 29th Sonoma Intl. Film Festival wrapped March 29 with Spanish film “Maspalomas” winning the Grand Jury Award for best narrative feature. In a statement, the jury noted that directors Aitor Arregi and Jose Mari Goenaga’s film was “an authentic and rare depiction of an elder
