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With Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson headlining the 2008 comedy drama, Marley & Me, I thought I was signing up for a breezy, feel-good comedy about a mischievous dog and the charming couple trying to wrangle him with a blend of lighthearted chaos, and maybe a few wholesome life lessons.

However, as the movie progressed, it blindsided me with an unexpected emotional gut punch, wrapped in the warm glow of romantic comedy vibes, and I’m still not over how deeply this movie catfished me and wrecked me in the process.

Marley & Me: A heartwarming comedy that quietly breaks your heart

Based on John Grogan’s memoir, Marley & Me begins as a lighthearted tale that seems like every dog lover’s dream. When John (Owen Wilson) surprises his wife, Jenny (Jennifer Aniston), with a rambunctious puppy after she expresses a desire for children, they temporarily put parenthood on hold to raise Marley,...

Frank & Louis, the upcoming drama from director Petra Volpe, secured multiple key European pre-sales as production kicks off.

Constantin Film picked up the film for Germany and Austria, Filmcoopi has acquired rights for Switzerland, and September Film will handle release in the Benelux region.

Kingsley Ben-Adir (Bob Marley: One Love, Barbie) and Rob Morgan (Mudbound, Don’t Look Up) star in the English-language debut from Swiss-Italian director Petra Volpe, whose recent feature Late Shift drew acclaim at this year’s Berlinale and became a local box office success in German-speaking Europe. TrustNordisk is handling international sales.

Set within the walls of a U.S. prison, Frank & Louis follows Frank (Ben-Adir), a man serving a life sentence who takes on a caretaking role for aging inmates suffering from memory loss. The BAFTA-nominated British actor has drawn attention from recent turns as Bob Marley in Reinaldo Marcus Green’s Bob Marley: One Love...

It would be fair to say that music biopics are very much in vogue right now. From Bob Dylan (A Complete Unknown) to Bob Marley (One Love), Amy Winehouse (Back To Black) to Robbie Williams (Better Man), and very soon The Beatles too, Hollywood is — for lack of a better phrase — hung up on telling singers' stories. All of which is to say that the only surprising thing about today's news, coming from Deadline, that Netflix is partnering with Queen of Pop Madonna to make a four-part limited series chronicling the 'Beautiful Stranger' songsmith's life and career is that it hasn't happened sooner.

Back in 2020, we first reported that her Madgesty was planning to co-write and direct her own biopic, then envisioned as a feature team-up with Juno scribe Diablo Cody. But after learning in 2022 that three-time Emmy winning Ozark star Julia Garner had beaten out the likes of Florence Pugh...

Coldplay is set to embark on their spring-summer 2025 tour at the end of next month.

The tour is slated to kick off on May 31 in Stanford, California, and continue to make stops across the country in cities such as Denver, Colorado, and Nashville, Tennessee, before wrapping the North American leg on July 26 at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. From there, the band will continue to perform in the U.K.

One of the best-selling bands in history with over 100 million albums sold worldwide, Coldplay is the first group in Spotify history to reach 90 million monthly listeners. They sold 590,000 tickets and grossed over $56.6 million in nine shows between January 9 and 26.

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The pop band has released 10 studio albums, 18 extended plays, 6 live albums, 12 compilation albums, 43 singles, 14 promotional singles, and five charity singles.

Despite their long-time success since 1996, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has hinted that the band...

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Few clothing items are as iconic — or American — as the denim jacket. First introduced to the mainstream market in the late 1800s (many credit Levi Strauss & Co. as the originator), this type of outerwear quickly became popular with blue-collar workers (think: cowboys and locomotive operators). While denim jackets gained more and more traction throughout the early twentieth century, it wasn’t until the counterculture of the sixties...

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The year is 1995 and there you are, standing in the studio with Radiohead somewhere in the Netherlands, rugs underneath your feet. “Okay,” Thom Yorke says into the mic, “I’m ready,” then strums the first chords of a song called “High and Dry.”

This scene marks one of several intimate moments that transports you to the heart of rock & roll history, as part of Rolling Stone Presents: Amplified,...

Snoop Dogg celebrates (and sometimes laments) his lifelong love affair with marijuana in the new video for “Last Dance With Mary Jane,” his song that features Tom Petty and Jelly Roll.

The song samples the Tom Petty classic “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” and so it’s no surprise that the late Petty also makes “appearances” along with his vocals and harmonica from his classic track being featured throughout the new video. The Dave Meyers-directed visual also features a number of Snoop’s famous pals — some via animated renderings and...

The Top 24 American Idol contestants sang for America's vote on Sunday and Monday night from Aulani, a Disney Resort and Spa in Hawaii. Judges Carrie Underwood, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan praised this year's talent as some of the best they've ever seen — but who was your favorite? And who will be the first four sent packing when the Top 20 are revealed on Sunday, April 20?

Following each night's performances, Gold Derby conducted a poll to see which artists are striking a chord with viewers. After thousands of votes were cast, Jamal Roberts came out on top Sunday night with his performance of "Liar" by Jelly Roll. Trailing closely behind were Slater Nalley ("Over the Rainbow"), Breanna Nix ("Still Rolling Stones"), and Gabby Samone ("It's All Coming Back to Me Now").

Here are the full poll results for Sunday:

Jamal Roberts — 24.9 percent Slater Nalley — 20.95 percent Breanna Nix — 20.95 percent Gabby Samone — 9.49 percent...

Celebrate the music, life, and legacy of the legendary Bob Marley with Bob Marley Hope Road at Mandalay Bay Las Vegas, featuring dynamic live performances, engaging storytelling, and multi-sensory elements.

More than just a tribute, this production redefines entertainment in Las Vegas with a first-of-its-kind dual experience, blending interactive storytelling by day and an electrifying live show by night, and SiriusXM listeners can access tickets in a special presale before they go on sale to the general public.

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The music, name and likeness of Notorious B.I.G. will soon have a new home as the late rapper’s estate is close to signing a deal with Primary Wave, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

According to multiple sources, publishing rights to the Brooklyn legend’s catalog of work are on the table for $100 million, as are master rights for a slightly higher price (another $30 to $50 million, an insider shares). Both include publicity rights which cover an individual’s name (Christopher Wallace was B.I.G.’s legal name but he also went by Biggie Smalls and, colloquially, Biggie), image, voice and other identifiable characteristics like key verses in lyrics. Master rights include the actual recorded works, as opposed to the compositions (or songwriting) covered under the publishing umbrella.

The deal is said to encompass 50 percent of both publishing and master rights, with the right of publicity included. While the transaction...

As fans of the Game of Thrones franchise may be aware, BAFTA-nominated actor James Norton is slated to play Ormund Hightower in HBO's smash hit the Game of Thrones spin-off, House of the Dragon. Fans of the fantasy drama may want to dig into Norton's lengthy filmography as they wait for him to make his Season 3 debut.

Norton is a well-established actor on the stage and screen who has turned in plenty of enthralling performances and been a part of critically renowned films and TV shows. However, even among the spoil of riches, a few roles stand out as particularly remarkable. Norton demonstrates a talent for imbuing his characters with a sense of quiet strength and complex emotions.

Norton Plays One of Bob Marley's Closest Collaborators Bob Marley: One Love (2024)

Norton portrays Chris Blackwell, the founder of Island Records and record producer to the trailblazing Reggae artist Bob Marley,...

Miley Cyrus, Alabama Shakes’ Brittany Howard, and the Roots teamed up for an excellent tribute to the late Sinéad O’Connor during SNL50: The Anniversary Special on Sunday. Aubrey Plaza, who made her first public appearance following the death of her husband Jeff Baena, introduced the performance.

Backed by the Roots, Cyrus and Howard duetted a soulful, gritty rendition of the Prince-penned “Nothing Compares 2 U,” which became a big hit for O’Connor. (Prince also served as an SNL musical guest four times). Their rousing rendition was a fitting tribute to the late singer,...

Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard appeared to honor Sinéad O’Connor during “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” on Sunday night.

The duo, who also performed during the “Saturday Night Live” concert special two nights prior, this time performed the Prince song, “Nothing Compares 2 U.” The 1985 track was made famous by O’Connor when she recorded it for her second studio album, “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got,” in 1990.

In 1992, O’Connor performed a cover of Bob Marley’s “War” on “Saturday Night Live.” At the end of the episode, hosted by Tim Robbins, she ripped up a photograph of Pope John Paul II. As she threw the pieces onto the floor, she said, “Fight the real enemy.” Following the performance, she shared that she made the move as an effort to call out sexual abuse happening in the Catholic Church.

She was then banned by “Saturday Night Live,” mocked...

Sabrina Carpenter and Paul Simon kicked off Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special with a touching duet.

The Grammy winners introduced each other before they opened the NBC broadcast by performing Simon & Garfunkel’s “Homeward Bound.” Simon pointed out that he performed the same track on SNL in 1976 with George Harrison, while Carpenter joked that neither she nor her parents were born at the time.

After they concluded their performance, Carpenter and Simon kicked off the special by reciting SNL‘s signature catchphrase, “Live From New York, it’s Saturday night,” despite the special airing on Sunday. From there, Steve Martin appeared to deliver the monologue.

Carpenter took the stage later Sunday night for a bridesmaid skit inspired by SNL‘s viral Domingo skit with Ariana Grande, which featured music from her track “Espresso.” There, Marcello Hernández reprised his role of Domingo once more, while Pedro Pascal and Bad Bunny...

The estate of Bob Marley has lined up a series of events to celebrate what would have been the reggae legend’s 80th birthday.

The festivities begin Thursday with an ‘Uprising’ Tribute Concert livestream from the family’s Tuff Gong Studios in Kingston, Jamaica, featuring new and established Jamaican artists like Mortimer, Bugle, Kumar Fyah, and Naomi Cowan. The livestream will begin Feb. 6 — Marley’s 80th birthday — at 3pm Est on the Tuff Gong YouTube page.

“Celebrating Daddy’s 80th birthday under the theme ‘Uprising’ is a special moment for our family and fans worldwide.

Despite premiering on the same day as A Complete Unknown, the Bob Dylan biopic starring Timothée Chalamet, Nosferatu has outpaced its biggest competitor on its way to becoming one of the biggest movies of 2024 – and one of the most successful horror movies of all time. At the time of writing, Nosferatu has grossed $94 million at the domestic box office and $77 million internationally for a worldwide cumulative haul of $172 million. This $94 million total in the U.S. is enough to makeNosferatu one of the top 25 highest-grossing movies of 2024, pushing it past The Fall Guy (Ryan Gosling), which finished its theatrical run at $92 million. Nosferatu would need another $2 million to pass Bob Marley: One Love, another musical biopic starring Kinglsey Ben-Adir and detailing the life of the late Bob Marley.

Musical biopics have become so regular in today's Hollywood landscape that movies are trying anything and everything to stand above the rest. Interestingly, in 2024, several musical biopics were released, such as Bob Marley's One Love, Back to Black and the Academy Award-nominated A Complete Unknown. Although technically a documentary with major artistic license, Pharell Williams' Piece by Piece told his professional and life story through the lens of LEGOs. It was an incredibly inspired and fascinating choice that interested audiences who weren't aware of how impactful Pharell Williams had been on the music industry. The movie went as far as to show real-life interviews and testimonials in Lego form, adding a beautifully colorful and nostalgic view to one of music's modern savants. Another movie that took an incredibly inspired chance in 2024 was the musical biopic of British superstar Robbie Williams: Better Man, where Williams is portrayed by a CGI monkey.

Plot: A year in the life of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, as they settle into a new life in New York City while associating with the anti-war movement and being targeted by the U.S. government.

Review: If you’re a Beatle-maniac like me, the last couple of years have delivered a virtual treasure trove of new footage centered around the Fab Four. First, there was Peter Jackson’s mammoth effort, Get Back, then the re-release of the long-buried Let It Be documentary, Hulu’s recent Beatles ’64 (which happened to feature one of the late David Lynch’s last on-camera interviews – as he remembered seeing The Beatles in his youth), Paul McCartney’s One Hand Clapping and now One to One: John & Yoko.

While plenty of excellent documentaries have been made about Lennon (such as Imagine: John Lennon), directors Kevin McDonald and Sam Rice-Edwards take a particularly bold approach,...

It seems inevitable that every well-known musician will inevitably get their own biopic, as the popularity of biographical films centered on iconic artists has skyrocketed in recent years. Bohemian Rhapsody and Elvis were both major award season contenders, and films such as Straight Out Compton and Rocketman were critical and financial successes. Unfortunately, the genre grows significantly less interesting when the films serve as nothing but free publicity for their subjects; considering that the estates of Bob Marley and Tina Turner were involved in the production of Bob Marley: One Love and I Wanna Dance With Somebody, respectively, it isn’t a shock that both films feel like sanded-down versions of the truth. However, A Complete Unknown and Better Man are able to showcase more nuanced portrayals of their subjects, as they do not entirely lionize everything that Bob Dylan and Robbie Williams did.

Snoop Dogg is facing significant criticism after performing at an inauguration party for President-elect Donald Trump.

The rapper, 53, took the stage at the first-ever Crypto Ball on Friday night in Washington D.C., an event hosted by former PayPal COO David Sacks. Sacks, a Silicon Valley investor, is set to join the Trump administration as the AI and Crypto Czar.

Footage of Snoop’s performance sparked backlash across social media. Some fans labeled the move as “culturally embarrassing” and “disrespectful.”

Critics expressed their disappointment, with one user on X writing, “Wait a goddamn minute, @SnoopDogg is playing Trump’s inauguration???? Aw hell naw.” Another user stated, “What is Snoop Dogg’s new name? I’ll go first: Snoop Fraud.”

The performance marked a shift for Snoop, who previously criticized Trump but later expressed support. In an interview last year, he stated, “Donald Trump? He ain’t done nothing wrong to me.

President Joe Biden posthumously pardoned civil rights leader and Pan-African activist Marcus Garvey, who was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Garvey served four years in prison until President Calvin Coolidge commuted his sentence in 1927, after which Garvey was deported to Jamaica.

Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association (Unia), which “aimed to achieve Black nationalism through the celebration of African history and culture,” according to the National Archives. He created the Black Star Line, a Black-owned shipping company and passenger line created to bring goods and later people...

Sally Aitken is shining a light on an under-explored, but important, natural subject in Every Little Thing. Having gotten her start behind the camera with the PBS period miniseries Colonial House, Aitken has helmed both narrative and documentary projects throughout her career, though has largely been focused on the latter genre, ranging from Getting Frank Gehry to Disney+'s Playing with Sharks: The Valerie Taylor Story. Some of her most recent efforts include the Chris Hemsworth-hosted Shark Beach, Australia's Inconceivable - The Secret Business of Breeding Human and Hot Potato: The Story of the Wiggles.

Every Little Thing sees Aitken continuing her documentary streak and turning her focus to Terry Masear, an author and wildlife rehabber living in Los Angeles. Inspired by her book, Fastest Things on Wings: Rescuing Hummingbirds in Hollywood, the movie explores Masear's efforts to save every injured hummingbird in the California city, showcasing some of...

“You never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice.” These words by Bob Marley ring so true, especially when you look at people who’ve been hit hard by life’s unpredictable storms, yet somehow manage to keep going. And who better than Mel Gibson to embody this? The man who made his name playing warriors, rebels, and fearless leaders on-screen, has faced battles off-camera that could rival the most harrowing film scripts.

Mel Gibson as Sergeant Martin Riggs in Lethal Weapon | Credits: Warner Bros.

We often place celebrities on pedestals, viewing them as invincible figures who breeze through life without a care in the world. In a rare, no-holds-barred conversation with Joe Rogan, Gibson opened up about some of the toughest battles he’s faced, not on a movie set, but in his personal life.

And no, we’re not talking about action-packed stunts—this time,...

Tune in to Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Radio for exclusive access to the musical celebration honoring Bob Marley’s milestone 80th birthday, live from the legendary Tuff Gong Studio in Kingston, Jamaica.

Featured in the stellar line-up are Mortimer, Bugle, Kumar Fyah, Naomi Cowan, Quan Dajai, Kelly Shane, and Alexx A-Game with emcee Mutabaruka.

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Tune in to Bob Marley’s Tuff Gong Radio on satellite channel 19 and the SiriusXM app on January 12 to hear the tribute concert preview, with an encore presentation airing on February 6, Bob’s birthday.

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As is now customary, the “Bob Marley: Uprising 80” lineup blends experienced performers with exciting up-and-coming acts, covering a broad spectrum of popular Jamaican music styles. From the “anointed...

A new season of Southern Hospitality dropped after the new year, and it started off with a bang. Joe Bradley and Maddi Reese are in a relationship, Tj Dinch is trying to find romance in Charleston, Emmy Sharrett and Will Kulp are still very much in love, and Grace Lilly is on her healing journey that consists of seeing Bob Marley while using ayahuasca.

When the show first aired in late 2022, it was a spin-off of Bravo's beloved series Southern Charm as it centers around the employees at Leva Bonaparte's Republic Garden & Lounge in Charleston, South Carolina. In fact, it also resembles Vanderpump Rules in a way, with Leva often giving out free advice to her employees, who all have their own personal issues aside from being servers, bartenders, and managers.

Unfortunately, Leva had to come to the defense of her show after some had called it fake.

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Netflix’s The Piano Lesson scooped up a whopping 14 nominations to lead the way for the 56th NAACP Image Awards announced Tuesday, with Peacock’s limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist topping the TV categories with nine bids. The five luminaries competing for the coveted Entertainer of the Year honor are Cynthia Erivo, Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart, and sports-talk host Shannon Sharpe.

Based on August Wilson’s play, The Piano Lesson’s nominations include honors for Outstanding Motion Picture, director (Malcolm Washington) and actors John David Washington, Corey Hawkins, Samuel L. Jackson, and Danielle Deadwyler. In the top movied category, it’s joined by Bad Boys: Ride or Die, Bob Marley: One Love, Wicked, and The Six Triple Eight. Nominated for Best Independent Film are Albany Road, Exhibiting Forgiveness, Rob Peace, Sing Sing, and We Grown Now.

The nominees for Best International Film include El lugar de la otra,...

The 2025 NAACP Image Awards nominations have been revealed, with The Piano Lesson, the Malcolm Washington-directed film adaptation of August Wilson’s play starring Danielle Deadwyler and John David Washington, up for 14 nominations, the most of any film this year.

Other top film nominees include six-time contenders Bob Marley: One Love and The Book of Clarence and five-time nominees Wicked, The Six Triple Eight and Nickel Boys. In addition to Wicked‘s nods, star Cynthia Erivo is also up for the Image Awards’ top prize of entertainer of the year.

For entertainer of the year, Erivo faces off against Keke Palmer, Kendrick Lamar, Kevin Hart and Shannon Sharpe, with the latter’s Club Shay Shay podcast also landing a nod for outstanding culture and society podcast.

For best motion picture, The Piano Lesson, Bob Marley, Wicked and The Six Triple Eight face off against Bad Boys: Ride or Die.

In the TV categories,...

Bafta has unveiled the round two voting longlists for its 2024 film awards, with Emilia Perez leading the way with 15 spots followed by Conclave with 14.

Eighty films have been longlisted across 25 categories, including the new children’s and family film award – the first new category at the Bafta film awards for five years.

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After Emilia Perez and Conclave, three films tied with 11 spots on the lists: James Mangold’s Bob Dylan story A Complete Unknown, Brady Corbet’s Venice title The Brutalist and Coralie Fargeat’s Cannes Competition entry The Substance.

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In recent years, Hollywood has seen scads of biopics, including Elvis, Bob Marley, Whitney Houston, and Back to Black. However, the most awaited biopic is A Complete Unknown, in which Academy Award nominee Timothée Chalamet plays Bob Dylan.

A Complete Unknown: Release date

A Complete Unknown premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on December 10, 2024. Searchlight Pictures has scheduled to release it in the United States on December 25, 2024. Early reviews for the movie have been positive, with universal acclaim for Chalamet’s performance.

The American Film Institute and the National Board of Review included it in their list of the best ten films of 2024, the latter also granting Fanning the Best Supporting Actress award. The MPA rated the biopic R, distinguishing it from other musical biopics with PG-13 ratings, like Bohemian Rhapsody and Elvis, and even R-rated...

Saturday Night Live is a legendary gig for musicians and bands.

From Lee Ving’s Fear encouraging kids to slam dance to “Beef Bologna” to Nirvana playing “Rape Me” alongside Charles Barkley and RuPaul and Sinéad O’Connor ripping up a photograph of the Pope during a cover of Bob Marley’s “War,” the show has seen its fair share of incredible performances.

These are to be explored in a documentary for NBC that will premiere on January 27, ahead of its 50th extravaganza.

Ahmir ‘Questlove’ Thompson and Oz Rodriguez, who was a segment director on SNL, will direct Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music.

The special is produced by Questlove’s Two One Five Entertainment, RadicalMedia and Broadway Video.

It will feature untold stories behind the musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years. The three-hour special will also feature interviews with musical artists, cast, writers, and producers.

These include Bad Bunny,...

Nirvana’s Nevermind has just become only the ninth release to spend 700 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart. When you eliminate greatest-hits compilations, it’s only the fourth studio LP to achieve that milestone.

The game-changing 1991 album sits at No. 120 on the latest Billboard 200 chart, it’s 700th non-consecutive week on the overall albums tally. As far as studio albums are considered, only Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon (990 weeks), Metallica’s “Black Album” (767 weeks), and Bruno Mars’ Doo-Wops & Hooligans (706 weeks) top Nirvana’s sophomore LP.

Among the other releases in the Top 9 are greatest-hits collections from Bob Marley and the Wailers (865 weeks), Journey (835 weeks), Creedence Clearwater Revival (724 weeks), Eminem (714 weeks), and Guns N’ Roses (704 weeks).

Upon its release in September 1991, Nevermind changed the face of rock music. At a time when hair metal was dominating MTV and radio airwaves, the Nirvana album helped usher in a grunge and alternative revolution,...

James Mangold’s Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown takes its title from one of the most famous rock songs of all time and most of its information from Elijah Wald’s 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric!: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties. Dylan’s song “Like a Rolling Stone” has been covered by artists as disparate as Bob Marley and the Wailers, Green Day and the actual Rolling Stones, while Wald’s book uses 368 pages to explain the cultural significance of just 24 hours in Bob Dylan’s storied career.

A whole industry has grown up around Dylan, with followers collecting books about him, bootleg recordings and, in one case, even rooting through his trash can (a stunt that crossed a line for more serious “Dylanologists”). He has been touring regularly, all over the world, for 60 years, and yet he remains a riddle wrapped in an enigma.

Holiday shopping can be, well…hard. No one seems to make wish lists anymore, and every time you try to ask a loved one what they would want, you are met with responses like “I don’t need anything this year” or “Don’t spend your money on me.” It seems like an impossible feat.

At a Glance: The Best Gifts from Todd Snyder’s Luxury Guide

New Release: Donegal Crewneck Sweater in Stone Grey Best-Seller: Relaxed Selvedge Jean in Medium Crease Wash Easy Gifting: F. Hammann Leather Hunting Flask...

After the success of 2023’s Timeless, Afrobeats star Davido will release his fifth album, aptly titled 5ive, in March 2025. Alongside the announcement of what Davido describes as his “best album to date,” the singer has teased a new single, “Funds,” dropping at midnight West African Time, 6 p.m. Et, a representative confirms. “Funds” will feature Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck and rising singer Chiké.

“‘Funds’ is a celebration of the hustle and the journey,” Davido exclusively tells Rolling Stone in a statement. “Working with Odumodublvck and Chiké on this track was magic.

Millie-Jean Black is not TV’s typical leading detective. She’s not male. She’s not white. And she’s not pursuing cases in New York City or London.

Instead, it’s Kingston. And over the five-episode limited series Get Millie Black — a joint production for HBO and the U.K.’s Channel 4 produced by Motive Pictures, founded by former Channel 4 executive Simon Maxwell — both her life and Jamaica, the country of her birth and lineage, unfold on screen in ways previously shielded from the outside.

Created and executive produced by novelist Marlon James, who won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for his 2014 novel A Brief History of Seven Killings, a first for a Jamaican-born writer, Get Millie Black is not content with just solving crimes. Instead, the series strives to show both why Millie is compelled to solve crimes and why those crimes need to be solved in the first place.

The Variety Faith and Spirituality in Entertainment Honors presented by the Coalition for Faith and Media will be celebrated Dec. 4. The honorees are individuals who are supporting the frequently underrepresented theme of faith in entertainment storytelling. This class of 2024 Visionary Awards presented by Cfam represents diverse portrayals of faith and spirituality that are broadly compelling and nuanced.

“Bob Marley: One Love”

Bob Marley’s fans have long been brought together by joyous songs, but his revolutionary ideas are sometimes overlooked because the music is so uplifting. His son Ziggy Marley says, “In order to better understand Bob’s message you have to look past the legend and see the human being, his struggles, emotionally, spiritually and physically.” The film “Bob Marley: One Love” does just that. It reminds us ofMarley’s courage in pursuit of his mission (dare we call it a vocation?), showing him performing days after an assassination attempt,...

It’s a good year for the musically inclined. This awards season is full of actors who sing. And that doesn’t just mean the performers who were already known for their vocal chops like musical theater star Cynthia Erivo and pop singer Ariana Grande in “Wicked.” There are a number of singing actors for whom music isn’t their primary claim to fame, like Timothée Chalamet in “A Complete Unknown,” Zoe Saldaña in “Emilia Pérez,” Angelina Jolie in “Maria,” Kingsley Ben-Adir in “Bob Marley: One Love,” and even Saoirse Ronan in “Blitz.” Will those stars get a bump for showing their vocal range in addition to their dramatic range?

Some stars over the last 20 or so years were recognized for expanding their repertoires. Nicole Kidman earned an Oscar nom for the 2001 musical “Moulin Rouge!” — though her co-star Ewan McGregor was snubbed despite also doing his own singing. “Chicago” (2002) earned...

Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Lucy Walker began a Saturday panel discussion on stories that travel by describing her own wanderlust backstory.

“As a girl growing up in London, I didn’t have enough money to travel. And I didn’t think being on vacation was the most interesting way to see the world. And yet I really wanted to travel and work and understand people, so I’ve designed myself a job making documentary films where I get to travel the world,” said Walker, who arrived at the International Film Festival of India in Goa having earlier this week won another award, in New York, for her Nepal-set tale “Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lakhpa Sherpa.”

“When I make a film, I always have a question, one that I’ll drop everything to find out about: what’s going to happen? Will they be able to climb the mountain? Will they be okay?...

Actors transforming into famous figures for biopics isn’t exactly a new phenomenon. In recent years, we’ve seen Marisa Abela’s Amy Winehouse in Back To Black, Kingsley Ben-Adir’s Bob Marley in One Love, Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein in Maestro, and Sebastian Stan’s Donald J. Trump in The Apprentice. But just when the market for such movies may have been running the risk of getting overcrowded, along comes Waltzing With Brando to make us an offer we can’t refuse. That offer? Titanic actor Billy Zane going absolutely all-in to play Marlon Brando in a comedy about The Godfather legend’s efforts to create a sustainable pocket of paradise on a tiny Tahitian island. If it sounds barmy, then that's nothing compared to how it looks — just check out the extraordinary trailer for Bill Fishman’s film below:

If, like us, you started watching this trailer and thought,...

We’ve already had our fair share of biopics this year. Bob Dylan, Donald Trump, Amy Winehouse, Bob Marley, and the list goes on. No wonder some people were skeptical about the response Bill Fishman’s next directorial venture would generate, with some fearing that the fans had had enough. What they had forgotten was that it was Marlon Brando’s story.

Starring Billy Zane in the titular role, the first trailer of the biopic has just been released. And fans have already indicated that they are all in for seeing the story unfold before their eyes.

Waltzing With Brando is all set to share the tale of Marlon Brando’s Tahitian Dream (and more) Fans are all in for seeing the story unfold || Vmi Worldwide

Marlon Brando has enjoyed many successful moments over the course of his eventful life. While his acting legacy is without an equal in Hollywood,...

Just Go with It's soundtrack features the perfect mix of songs to usher the story toward every step of the way. The romantic comedy stars Adam Sandler as a plastic surgeon whose big move is to pretend he is married so he can hook up with women without ever having to call them again. However, when he thinks he has found a girl he would want to marry for real, he needs his work assistant (Jennifer Aniston) to pretend to be his soon-to-be ex-wife. Of course, this leads to an even more outrageous series of events and an unlikely love story.

Just Go with It was initially released back in 2011, but it has arrived to streaming on Netflix in 2024. Directed by Dennis Dugan, the Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston movie stars Brooklyn Decker, Bailee Madison, Nicole Kidman, Griffin Gluck, and more. Just Go with It also features a soundtrack...

Sinead O’Connor Rips Up Pope’s Photo on Live TV: A Controversial Moment Remembered! (Photo Credit – Wikimedia)

It was October 3, 1992, a night that would etch itself into pop culture history. Sinéad O’Connor, the punk spirit wrapped in reluctant pop star clothing, took to the Saturday Night Live stage and did the unthinkable: she ripped up a photo of Pope John Paul II. With each tear—once, twice, thrice—O’Connor’s actions mirrored her turbulent journey through fame, a journey she had never anticipated. Just two years prior, she’d soared to the top with her iconic cover of Prince’s Nothing Compares 2 U, only to find herself at the center of a storm she never requested.

The photo she tore wasn’t just any photo; it was a profoundly personal symbol tied to her fraught relationship with her late mother. O’Connor had promised herself that one day, she would destroy it.

While in discussion to play Rita Marley in “Bob Marley: One Love,” actress Lashana Lynch “met up with [director] Reinaldo Green just to discuss, selfishly, my thoughts on being a Jamaican woman” and, “artist-to artist,” she wanted to “express the importance of the authenticity that will eventually be portrayed in this movie, which a lot of it boils down to accent. I wanted to know that I was auditioning for a project that would protect the accents, protect patois, and really represent Jamaica in the way that I know it deserves.” Watch our complete video interview with Lynch above.

SEEKingsley Ben-Adir (‘Bob Marley: One Love’): Biopic was ‘a little bit overwhelming,’ but ‘I couldn’t walk away from it’

The film follows reggae legend Bob Marley (Kingsley Ben-Adir) from the 1970s to the end of his life in 1981. Rita was Bob Marley’s wife, a musician in her own right,...

Kingsley Ben-Adir admits that it was “a little bit overwhelming” to tackle the role of legendary reggae star Bob Marley in “Bob Marley: One Love” because of “the amount of new things that I was gonna have to get a hold of,” from his music to his language, “but I was also up for the challenge, and after I met [Bob Marley’s son Ziggy Marley, who produced the film,] and I spoke to the family, I really felt like I couldn’t walk away from it. It was too incredible an opportunity.” Watch our complete video interview with Ben-Adir above.

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“One Love” tracks Marley’s life and career from the 1970s, when political violence drove him and his family from Jamaica, to his death from cancer in 1981, when he was just 36-years-old. The Marley family was involved in the production throughout; along with Ziggy Marley,...

Within days of the October 4 release of Coldplay’s tenth album, Moon Music, the band has announced plans to extend their Music of the Spheres World tour into 2025.

The tour initially kicked off in March 2022 and will conclude on September 8, 2025. Since shows started, Coldplay has played to over ten million fans and become the most attended tour of any band in history. The highest-grossing rock tour in history as well, tickets across the globe have grossed $945 million since March 2022.

Coldplay will reach the US in May 2025, where eight shows have been announced.

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Moon Music is a sequel to Coldplay’s most recent album, Music of the Spheres, released in 2021. In 2024, it became the fastest-selling album by a UK act and garnered over 160,000 chart units in three days.

In an interview last month, lead...

Just like the white winged dove sings a song, sounds like she’s singing, “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night!”

Saturday Night Live has a long history of impactful musical moments that changed the course of the guest’s careers. Sinéad O’Connor closing her cover of Bob Marley’s “War” by tearing up a picture of the Pope. The Blues Brothers making their debut. Ashlee Simpson fucking up her lip sync and then doing that little prospector’s jig in her Jnco jeans. Ever since keyboardist and singer duo Billy Preston and Janis Ian introduced live music to the first-ever episode of Saturday Night, the sketch series has had the power to draw massive amounts of attention to any artist, for better or worse.

Fleetwood Mac frontwoman and independent star Stevie Nicks understood the power of SNL from a musician’s perspective when she made her near-disastrous but...

You could feel it from a mile away, the beam of positive energy emanating from Forest Hills Stadium in Queens on this particular Sunday evening in September. Inside the 13,000-capacity tennis stadium, five of reggae legend Bob Marley’s sons — Ziggy, Stephen, Julian, Ky-Mani, and Damian — are channeling their father’s spirit onstage. The Legacy Tour, which features the five Marley brothers performing on tour together for the first time in more than two decades, has the feeling of a religious gathering. Camouflage patterns and rasta colors adorn noticeably giddy...

Cimarons, the UK’s first reggae band, played with Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley but barely made a penny; this heartwarming film follows their first gig in 30 years

The UK’s first reggae band deserves all the love and attention coming their way with the release of this documentary. It’s the untold story of Cimarons, and begins in 1967 at a bus stop in London’s Harlesden where two Jamaican-born Londoners, Locksley Gichie and Franklyn Dunn, met and formed a band. By the end of the decade Cimarons would become the go-to backing group for Jamaican artists touring the UK, playing with the likes of Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley. The band recorded albums of their own, worked as session musicians for Trojan records and toured with the Clash and the Jam. “They were the spark that started a big flame” is how Mc General Levy describes their influence. But...

With Coldplay’s 10th studio album slated to hit the shelves on October 4, frontman Chris Martin revealed that the band is planning to dissolve after the 12th entry in their discography. As the band continues their Music of the Spheres tour, which is set to end in 2025, the frontman further elaborated on their reasoning behind this stance.

Chris Martin | Credit: Licensed under Cc-by-2.0/Wikipedia Commons/ Raph_PH

Moreover, from a financial standpoint, the decision doesn’t sound too out of the blue, given the members’ net worth. Interestingly, the difference between Martin’s and other’s earnings is much closer than one might expect.

Chris Martin and His Coldplay Crew Aren’t Too Far in Terms of Financial Standing Coldplay | Credit: Licensed under Cc-by-2.0/Wikipedia Commons/ Raph_PH

With their Music of the Spheres tour already grossing over $1B in tickets as the band marks the end of their European leg,...

Coldplay is done making albums soon.

The band is set to release their 10th studio album Moon Music on Friday (October 4), and will only make two more afterward.

“We are only going to do 12 proper albums and that’s real. Yeah, I promise,” Chris Martin said in an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe.

“Because less is more and, for some of our critics, even less would be even more! It’s really important that we have that limit.”

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“There’s only seven Harry Potter [books]. There’s only 12-and-a-half Beatles albums, there’s about the same for Bob Marley, so all our heroes. Also, having that limit means the quality control is so high right now, and for a song to make it, it’s almost impossible, which is great,” he went to explain.

He added that while the band could be “coasting” at this point,...