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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — A new Lennon and McCartney collaboration is the last thing anybody expected. Yet fans of the Beatles have been taken by surprise by a new single released by the sons of two of the Fab Four – James McCartney and Sean Ono Lennon, who are both musicians themselves.

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Katy Perry has never been one to shy away from outlandish fashion, and this week on “American Idol,” her quirky choice for a top almost turned into an embarrassing moment. On Monday’s episode of the reality singing competition series, the pop star and longtime “Idol” judge’s structured silver top

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Travis Kelce is returning to the small screen, but not on the field. The professional football player and Super Bowl champ has been selected to host Prime Video’s “Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?” game show, the streamer announced on Tuesday. “I grew up loving game shows, and

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jane Fonda knows what it feels like to worry about the future. In an exclusive interview with USC Annenberg Media, the Oscar-winning actor and activist, 86, reflected on her six-decade-long career and her efforts to address the climate crisis. That work, she said, helped lift her out of

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Despite being based on a grim true-crime yarn, “Under the Bridge” makes several poor choices in translating the book to the screen, beginning with inserting the author, Rebecca Godfrey, into the story. This bridge into the familiar waters of troubled teens thus proves most notable as Lily Gladstone’s

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While her marriage to Gerry Turner didn’t last long, Theresa Nist sounds like she is left with gratitude. The woman who found love on “The Golden Bachelor” only to split three months after the televised wedding expressed thanks to her supporters in a post on her verified Instagram

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Courtney Love has a new radio show about women in music, but she is not much of a fan of several of the biggest female artists of our time. Love, the frontwoman for the band Hole, this month launched the BBC Radio eight-part series, titled “Courtney Love’s Women.”

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kesha popped up for a surprise appearance with Reneé Rapp during Rapp’s set at Coachella this weekend, but something was different. Kesha edited a lyric in her famous 2010 single “Tik Tok,” which references Sean “Diddy” Combs. In the original lyric she sings, “Wake up in the morning

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Canadian singer Grimes apologized to fans on Saturday after her Coachella set earlier that evening was beset by technical issues that caused her to scream into the microphone in frustration. “I want to apologize for the technical issues with the show tonight,” she wrote on X, formerly known as

By Christina Maxouris, Cheri Mossburg and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Hannah Gutierrez Reed, the armorer of the film “Rust” who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter last month for the 2021 on-set fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, was sentenced by a New Mexico judge to 18 months in prison Monday, the maximum possible

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Will Smith dusted off his black suit and Ray Bans for a surprise performance at Coachella. The actor and musician made a cameo during J Balvin’s Sunday night set at the music festival, singing his 1997 hit “Men in Black” from the film of the same name. Smith, who

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — No Doubt performed their long-awaited reunion set at the Coachella music festival this weekend, bridging the gap between their ’90s roots and the festival’s young audience with help from Olivia Rodrigo. The “Drivers License” singer made a surprise appearance at the festival on Saturday, joining original band members Gwen

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Jakob Nowell, who is the son of the band Sublime’s late lead singer Bradley Nowell, is continuing his father’s legacy. Jakob Nowell joined two of Sublime’s original members – Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson – on the Coachella music festival stage on Saturday, marking a new chapter in the

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The fortuitous timing of having a series produced by and featuring newly minted Oscar-winner Robert Downey Jr. tumbles down a very strange rabbit hole in “The Sympathizer,” a darkly satirical look at the Vietnam War and its aftermath. Playing no less than four roles, Downey stands in for

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Saturday Night Live” has gifted us something that we didn’t know we needed during Ryan Gosling’s latest outing as host: “All Too Well (Ryan’s Version).” The “Barbie” actor said goodbye to his Ken era during his ‘SNL’ monologue by singing a parody version of Taylor Swift’s 2012 hit “All