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By Scottie Andrew and Leah Asmelash, CNN The 2010s felt more like a century than a decade. Within 10 years, pop culture evolved (and, in some people’s view, devolved) more rapidly than ever before, due largely to the advent and ever-growing influence of social media. The cultural climate and digital landscape influenced the music we

By Dan Heching, CNN Mayim Bialik is taking a stand for entertainment industry writers by choosing to stop her “Jeopardy!” hosting gig early. The “Call Me Kat” star, who has been co-hosting the uber-popular TV trivia show on and off since 2021, opted not to host the final week of filming of Season 39, in

By Dan Heching, CNN Kelly Clarkson has addressed allegations of workplace toxicity at her talk show, writing in a text slide on her verified Instagram account on Friday that she intends to “ensure” that any issues are “eradicated.” The musician and host of hit NBC daytime talker “The Kelly Clarkson Show” was responding to a

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Elle Fanning is talking about the pressures around movie franchises and what they mean for her own career. The actress, who played Aurora in Disney’s two “Maleficent” movies, has yet to appear in a Marvel, DC or “Star Wars” movie, but she’s ok with that. In an interview on the “Happy

By Hafsa Khalil, CNN An unpublished, as-yet-untitled book by an unnamed author shot up the US bestseller lists this week, thanks to preorders from Taylor Swift fans who believed it to be her memoir. But sadly for Swifties, the book previously listed as “4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023” has now been named: “Beyond the

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Adam Levine is set to reunite with Blake Shelton on “The Voice.” Levine and Maroon 5 will perform on the second night of the two-part finale on May 23 to sing their new single, “Middle Ground.” A video for the song will also debut that day. The single is the band’s

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Dolly Parton took a moment during the 2023 ACM Awards to remember two of her friends. The superstar singer, who co-hosted the awards show with fellow country star Garth Brooks, paid honor to Loretta Lynn and Naomi Judd, who both died in 2022. Parton sang an a cappella version of

CNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN One of Hollywood’s most famous power couples score a split decision starring in separate thrillers hitting the market the same day, as Ben Affleck‘s lower-profile “Hypnotic” significantly outshines Jennifer Lopez’s just-in-time-for-Mother’s Day Netflix movie, “The Mother,” which comes across as an ultra-violent Hallmark card. Lopez puts on her Liam

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN One of Hollywood’s most famous power couples score a split decision starring in separate thrillers hitting the market the same day, as Ben Affleck‘s lower-profile “Hypnotic” significantly outshines Jennifer Lopez’s just-in-time-for-Mother’s Day Netflix movie, “The Mother,” which comes across as an ultra-violent Hallmark card. Lopez puts on her Liam Neeson

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Ghosts” concluded its season with the smallest of cliffhangers, leaving the audience to dangle into the fall (and possibly beyond, depending on how long the writers strike drags on). Yet the finale more broadly underscored the growth of this very funny CBS comedy, which has joined ABC’s “Abbott Elementary” in

By Amy Woodyatt and Dan Heching, CNN Michael J. Fox is getting candid about life with Parkinson’s disease, and the moment he decided to step away from acting for good. The “Back to the Future” star recalled that during filming for “The Good Fight,” a spin-off of legal drama “The Good Wife,” he couldn’t remember

By Niamh Kennedy, CNN A request by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to address the Eurovision Song Contest final in the English city of Liverpool on Saturday has been denied by broadcasters. In a statement posted on its website on Thursday, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which is an alliance of public service media organizations that

CNN By Niamh Kennedy, CNN A request by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to address the Eurovision Song Contest final in the English city of Liverpool on Saturday has been denied by broadcasters. In a statement posted on its website on Thursday, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which is an alliance of public service media organizations

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The 58th Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards took place Thursday with co-hosts Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks live from the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas. The ACM’s celebrate country music’s biggest stars and emerging talent. Lainey Wilson was the night’s standout artist with three wins, including album of the year,

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Paul Walker’s daughter, model Meadow Walker Thornton-Allan, is honoring her late father’s legacy by making a cameo in the upcoming “Fast X” movie. Thornton-Allan posted a preview of her appearance in the movie on her verified Instagram page on Thursday, and wrote about how much it meant to her to be