Olivia Rodrigo has addressed the wave of online criticism that erupted over her recent fashion choices, pushing back firmly against the idea that women bear any responsibility for how men choose to interpret what they wear. Speaking Wednesday on The New York Times' Popcast, the 23-year-old singer-songwriter took on the... Read More »

As the United States prepares to mark its 250th birthday this summer, a sprawling celebration dubbed the "Great American State Fair on National Mall" has been announced for Washington, D.C., with a run of events stretching from June 25 through July 10. The organizers behind the effort, a self-described nonpartisan... Read More »

Steven Spielberg has added his voice to a growing chorus of major Hollywood figures pushing back against the encroachment of artificial intelligence into the creative process, saying plainly that while the technology may have legitimate applications elsewhere, he will not allow it to occupy a meaningful role in how he... Read More »

Tom Morello announced Wednesday night that he is organizing a one-day music and activism festival set for October 3 at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland. The guitarist announced his stop at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., where he is currently on tour with Bruce Springsteen. Curated entirely by Morello,... Read More »

Cam'ron and J. Cole have reached a settlement in their federal lawsuit over the 2024 collaboration "Ready '24," bringing a close to a dispute that touched on unpaid royalties, disputed creative credit, and a series of alleged promises that J. Cole maintained were never made in the first place. The... Read More »

Paul McCartney has revealed that he has heard an unreleased recording of Prince covering "The Long and Winding Road", and that he is hoping the late musician's estate can be persuaded to make it public. McCartney disclosed the existence of the recording during an appearance on BBC Radio 2's Tracks... Read More »

Taylor Swift has sent signed guitars and a handwritten note to an eight-year-old fan and her next-door neighbor after a video of the pair's interaction went viral on TikTok last month, drawing close to four million views. A young Swiftie named Madeline, who lives with her family in a suburban... Read More »

Amazon MGM Studios is making one of the entertainment industry's most direct institutional bets on generative AI as a production tool, announcing a new funding initiative that has already resulted in three animated series orders for Prime Video and a proprietary AI platform being positioned as the first of its... Read More »

Pixar's fifth installment in its flagship franchise doesn't arrive in theaters until June 19, but the studio has been offering carefully rationed previews and what has emerged so far suggests a film more interested in sitting with discomfort than resolving it neatly. At a press screening in Anaheim last month,... Read More »

Dan Greaney, the television writer credited with penning the 2000 episode of The Simpsons that appeared to predict Donald Trump's rise to the presidency, has announced his own campaign for the White House in 2028. The declaration, delivered via Instagram on Tuesday, was equal parts political statement and theatrical performance,... Read More »

The 2026 Cannes Film Festival closed last week, having delivered a respectable slate of competition titles and a handful of genuine discoveries, but for many of the industry veterans, journalists, and buyers who descended on the Croisette, the dominant impression was one of unusual restraint. Ask anyone how their festival... Read More »

Drake has rewritten the Billboard record books following the simultaneous release of his three new albums, Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour, setting new marks across both the Hot 100 singles chart and the Billboard 200 albums chart in what amounts to one of the most statistically dominant weeks any... Read More »

A long-circulating piece of Green Day lore has finally received direct confirmation from the person at its center and nearly two decades later, Linda Perry is still clearly not over how it ended. In a new interview, the songwriter and producer claimed she was once set to produce the album... Read More »

Months after the death of Ozzy Osbourne, his family is moving forward with an ambitious digital project designed to preserve his presence through artificial intelligence, and naturally, not everyone is convinced it’s a good idea. Now, Jack Osbourne is responding directly to criticism surrounding the planned AI-powered version of his... Read More »

More than six decades after his death, Eddie Cochran remains one of rock music’s most enduring early influences, a legacy that will be revisited in a new documentary premiering this summer in London. Don’t Forget Me, a new feature-length documentary examining Cochran’s life, music, and cultural impact, will debut June... Read More »