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Jane Morgan, the elegant American singer who dazzled audiences in Paris nightclubs, on just about every TV variety show of her era and at the Oscars and had a hit record with the lovely standard “Fascination,” has died. She was 101.

Morgan was in hospice care and died Monday in her sleep of natural causes in Naples, Florida, her family announced.

A classy performer known for her silky smooth phrasing, Morgan moved from New York to France in the late 1940s to build her career before returning the U.S. and becoming a very popular singer through the mid-1960s.

She recorded about 40 albums around the world and sang in five languages, making her a true international star.

Morgan appeared dozens of times on The Ed Sullivan Show and was a welcomed recurring guest on Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show, Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall and The Hollywood Palace and...

"The Simpsons" has surely featured the best guest stars of any TV show in history. Some of that is simply by virtue of having run for a full 36 seasons, but in the early years especially, the show had so much cachet as a cultural force that big-name stars simply couldn't stay away. Though there is one type of guest star "The Simpsons" has yet to land, the long-running series has hosted everyone from A-list actors such as Michelle Pfeiffer to musical icons such as Johnny Cash.

As such, Richard Dean Anderson of "MacGyver" and "Stargate Sg-1" fame might not seem like the most notable guest appearance. But the actor's cameo on "The Simpsons" was about more than simply securing yet another celebrity to add to the long list of guest stars. As it happens, Anderson's "Sg-1" character, Colonel Jack O'Neill, is a big fan of the animated sitcom, to...

Coyote vs. Acme is officially back from the dead, and it’s heading to theaters around the world on August 28, 2026. The announcement came during a lively panel at San Diego Comic-Con, where cast and crew celebrated the movie’s surprising return.

The hybrid live-action and animation film, originally made by Warner Bros., was shelved in 2023 as part of a tax write-off move. It seemed like the movie would never see the light of day. But that changed when Ketchup Entertainment stepped in and bought the worldwide rights for around $50 million.

The company had also rescued another abandoned Looney Tunes film, The Day the Earth Blew Up, which ended up making over $15 million worldwide.

Paul Scheer, who hosted the Comic-Con panel, poked fun at the movie’s rocky journey. “This movie wasn’t supposed to come out,” he said. “I heard Warner Bros wouldn’t release the film — I’ve never heard of Warner Bros!

Coyote vs. Acme has officially locked in a global release date: August 28, 2026. The announcement came straight from San Diego Comic-Con, where the cast and creators gave fans a first look at what’s to come from the long-shelved live-action and animated hybrid.

During the panel, actor and moderator Paul Scheer joked about the wild journey the movie’s had, saying, “This movie wasn’t supposed to come out,” and followed up with, “I heard Warner Bros wouldn’t release the film — I’ve never heard of Warner Bros! This is really an Acme decision and I’m saying that for legal purposes.”

Scheer later added, “Ketchup is single-handedly saving the Looney Tunes. Mr. Ketchup, we salute you.”

Originally made by Warner Bros. with a reported $70 million budget, Coyote vs. Acme was pulled from release back in 2023 so the studio could claim it as a tax write-off. But in 2025, Ketchup Entertainment...

If the long, twist-filled “Coyote vs. Acme” fight for a release was “It’s a Wonderful Life,” then Ketchup Entertainment would be all the townspeople at the end (79-year-old spoiler) chipping in to make sure George Bailey doesn’t go under. That’s as far as the analogy goes, though film fans can easily guess who is Mr. Potter in this scenario.

Regardless, the townspeople have won the day, and “Coyote vs. Acme” is indeed on its way — finally — with a theatrical release set for August 28, 2026. To sum things up as quickly as possible: the $70 million live-action/animated movie was one of a few (paging “Batgirl”) that were shelved in 2023 as tax write-offs for Warner Bros. (to the tune of $30 million), even though the movie had tested well. After a fan outcry, the film was put up for sale to other studios… but then it quickly was dead in the water again,...

The first footage from the upcoming live-action legal comedy Coyote vs. Acme played at San Diego Comic-Con with Screen Rant in attendance, and it provided a glimpse of what to expect. Starring John Cena and Will Forte at the head of a talented human cast, Coyote vs. Acme will see actors and actresses interacting with CGI toons a la Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

At the movie's Hall H panel at Comic-Con, the team behind Coyote vs. Acme also confirmed a theatrical release date, which is set for August 28th, 2025. Originally due to be shelved forever for the sake of a $30 million tax break for Warner Bros., public backlash and lobbying from its creators and cast helped give the movie new life and a wide theatrical release.

At Comic-Con, the audience at Hall H was lucky enough to see legitimate footage. The initial clip sees Wile E. Coyote reminiscing about all...

David Zaslav may be hellbent on erasing the iconic Looney Tunes properties at Warner Bros. (including removing the classic Merry Melodies shorts from the Max streaming service and demolishing the Looney Tunes building), but Ketchup Entertainment here to save the day. They released the Looney Tunes movie, The Day the Earth Blew Up, and recently acquired Coyote vs. Acme, which was once destined to be scrapped for a tax write-off, like Batgirl and other projects that Warner Bros. threw in the trash. Ketchup previously let it be known that they’ll be giving Coyote vs. Acme a theatrical release sometime in 2026, and now more information has been revealed at a San Diego Comic-Con panel – including the fact that the movie’s release is still over a year away! The official global release date is August 28, 2026.

Directed by Dave Green from a screenplay by Samy Burch (who crafted the story with...

After a very bumpy road, Coyote vs. Acme’s team took to San Diego Comic-Con to celebrate the movie finally heading to the big screen and announce its forthcoming release date.

“I’m pretty speechless,” Will Forte told the crowd about the movie landing a release from Ketchup Entertainment after being dropped by Warner Bros. “It blows my mind. You think back to the journey this movie has taken. I had kind of given up hope at a certain point, so this is amazing.”

The first footage from Coyote vs. Acme featured a montage of Wile E. Coyote’s failed attempts to thwart the Road Runner, which was set to Johnny Cash’s version of the Nine Inch Nails hit “Hurt.” Later, Wile E. Coyote happens to see a TV commercial from attorney Kevin Avery, as played by Forte.

“Have you ever pulled the rip cord of your parachute and only silverware comes out?...

Hollywood’s improbable underdog “Coyote vs. Acme” has finally landed a global theatrical release date. Star Will Forte announced at the film’s panel at San Diego Comic-Con that the live-action/animation hybrid will premiere on Aug. 28, 2026.

“Coyote vs. Acme” — about Looney Tunes stalwart Wyle E. Coyote suing the Acme Corporation for all its faulty tools in his pursuit of the Road Runner — was infamously shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery in 2023 after it was completed, so the company could write off its $30 million budget. The movie was greenlit by the previous regime for the streaming service HBO Max, but the team led by Wbd’s CEO David Zaslav decided to abandon that strategy and focus on theatrical releases instead. That decision led to the notorious cancellation of HBO Max films “Batgirl” and “Scoob! Holiday Haunt” in 2022.

Unlike those movies, however, “Coyote vs. Acme” was rescued by Ketchup Entertainment, which acquired...

Earlier this year, long-time fans of Looney Tunes were hit with pretty good news. After Warner Bros. executives unceremoniously shelved the highly anticipated comedy movie Coyote vs. Acme, help came through Ketchup Entertainment. In a bold and unexpected move, the company acquired the worldwide distribution rights to the movie, meaning that we will get to see it in cinemas. Today at Sdcc, the hype just became real as the company finally unveiled the movie's brand-new release date, and even some behind-closed-doors footage. The adventure is set to premiere in just one year on August 28, 2026, and WB even shared a poster and some new images below.

Will Forte and John Cena Play Two Very Different Lawyers in 'Coyote vs. Acme'

Sadly for those at home, the footage shown at Sdcc was not shared online (at least not yet), but Collider's own Samantha Coley was in attendance to see...

For anyone who saw A Complete Unknown and wondered how close it resembled the actual Newport Folk Festival where Bob Dylan amped up his music, a new documentary will help answer that question.

Among the many films just announced as part of the annual Venice Film Festival in September is Newport & the Great Folk Dream, which documents the legendary (and ongoing) festival in the pivotal folk-to-rock years between 1963 and 1966. The doc includes footage of Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band — some of it from the same...

Director Sean Ellis has had an unusual career; if it seems like his fellow Brits, David Mackenzie and Kevin Macdonald have been genre-agnostic, Ellis has taken things a step farther. He remains best known for the deeply affecting drama Metro Manila, which is essentially a foreign-language film. But a few years ago, he tried his hand at horror. He directed the werewolf movie The Cursed, starring Kelly Reilly and Boyd Holbrook, and while the film didn't make much of a dent at the box office, it's climbing up the streaming ranks following its Netflix debut.

According to FlixPatrol, The Cursed was the sixth-most-popular film on Netflix in the United States on July 20, beating the likes of Brick, Penguins of Madagascar, Despicable Me 4, and The Old Guard 2. That's quite a diverse slate of titles for any film to outperform, let alone one that barely got a theatrical release despite being designed for one.

In a career immersed in rock & roll photography, the late Jim Marshall was long associated with certain iconic images: Johnny Cash flashing his middle finger at San Quentin, Bob Dylan and Suze Rotolo walking the streets of Greenwich Village, Jimi Hendrix thrusting his left arm out during his soundcheck for Monterey Pop.

But Marshall’s ongoing documentation of the Grateful Dead embodied a unique bond between photographer and subject. Marshall, who moved back to his native San Francisco in 1964 after two years in New York, met the band soon after it formed.

As discussed in Gold Derby's 2025 Oscars halftime report, Sinners is sitting pretty with just under six months to go for the rest of the year. Of the films that have had theatrical releases thus far this calendar year, it's the easy frontrunner for Best Picture, and it's cultural footprint is about to become even larger as it heads to Max on July 4.

At this point, it seems like a foregone conclusion that Ryan Coogler's period vampire thriller will be a contender in year-end awards.

But which year-end awards?

There is an interesting possibility for Sinners when it comes specifically to its placement for the Golden Globes, which divides up the major film categories between drama and musical or comedy. Music, the blues and Irish folk in particular, is an essential element of the film — both in the lives of its characters and in the texture of the film itself...

When HBO’s Duster hit screens, fans were quite excited to see the 1970s setting come to life with a perfect rock and roll soundtrack to match. And what better fit than the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley himself? But if you’re waiting for that to happen during Jim’s getaway scenes, you might’ve noticed something was missing.

That’s right, in an interview, co-creator Latoya Morgan explained why Presley didn’t make the final cut, and it all came down to one simple reason: they couldn’t afford him. Let’s dive deeper!

Duster Had to Skip Elvis Presley Because His Music Was “Insanely Expensive” Elvis Presley in a still from the Marguerita music video | Credits: YouTube

J.J. Abrams and Latoya Morgan’s Duster was set in the 1970s, a time when rock and roll was everywhere. So, it seemed only natural that the show...

Lainey Wilson is still in the relatively early stages of a long career in country music. She was writing music and touring for years before her big break came thanks to her appearance on the hit TV show Yellowstone. The song “Things a Man Oughta Know” in 2021 was her breakout hit. She hasn’t look back since.

The “Bell Bottom Country” singer has already earned some of the highest awards in country music, including Entertainer of the Year at the 2023 Academy of Country Music Awards, and a Grammy for Country Album of the Year in 2025.

Some might call her today’s version of Dolly Parton. She continues to earn praise for her love of her fans. Keep reading for more on the sweet interaction between Lainey Wilson and two young fans that went viral.

Lainey Wilson Channels Legend Johnny Cash At Grand Ole Opry

Lainey Wilson was invited to join...

If you assembled a focus group of today’s country artists and asked them to list their biggest influences, a few names would probably rise to the top: Johnny Cash and Hank Williams; Dolly Parton and Loretta Lynn. More contemporary icons like Shania Twain and George Strait would come up, and even underappreciated legends like Billie Joe Shaver and Tanya Tucker. But even if you sat this focus group down and locked them in a room for 24 hours, it’s likely not a single one of them would utter the...

Leonard Nimoy’s name is almost instantly associated with Star Trek, and it’s hard to imagine the show without thinking of the venerable Vulcan fans know and love. While most fans know that Nimoy appeared on a variety of television shows before and after Star Trek, what they might not know is that he also enjoyed singing. During the 1970s, he attempted to establish himself as a singer and even released several albums. Let’s take a look at this odd phase of Nimoy’s career and how it happened.

Mr. Spock’s Music From Outer Space

Paramount approached Charles Grean, who worked for Paramount’s Dot record label, about making an album connected with Star Trek. Grean’s young daughter, a Star Trek fan, suggested that an album connected with the show should have Mr. Spock on it. When Grean approached Nimoy about participating, the actor was eager to do so,...

Dating back to more than 2,000 years, a sculpture of Nike, the Greek goddess of conquest, known as the Winged Victory of Samothrace is believed to have been created as part of a larger ancient monument. Since its discovery in the 19th century, it’s come to represent important triumphs, especially in war.

In stark contrast, “Winged Victory,” a track on Willi Carlisle’s album of the same name, is about dead-end jobs, daffodils, and farm animals. In fact, the song’s title refers not to battle, a divine entity, or a work of art, but a donkey. Yet Carlisle sings with such fist-pumping ferocity about America’s unsung workers that he elevates them to the level of myth, and offers an affectingly simple explanation as to why: “I believe in the impossible/That no one is expendable.”

This is the central ethos of Carlisle’s ever-evolving bluegrass oeuvre, including last...

In addition to being a living legend of country music, one of the other things that Willie Nelson has been known for over the years is his love of smoking weed. However, based on the latest updates from the legendary singer, he quit the habit altogether for a surprising reason. So, what did he have to say?

Willie Nelson Is A Living Legend

When people think of the legends of country music, Willie Nelson is one of the names that pops up for the vast majority of listeners. Some might say Johnny Cash first, and rightly so. However, Willie is in that same breath based on the iconic career he has had, as well as for the longevity that he has enjoyed along the way.

Willie Nelson recently turned 92 years old, proving that, despite his life in the limelight and all of the attention that comes with it, he is...

Dolly Parton, whose iconic career has spanned over six decades, will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the 2025 Governors Awards this November. While this marks her first Oscar, the music icon has earned hundreds of accolades.

Since debuting on the Grand Ole Opry stage at just 13, Parton has become a trailblazer, writing herself into the canon of American songwriting with hits like “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You.” Over the years, she has extended her influence into Grammy, Emmy, Oscar, and even Tony territory.

Parton’s relationship with the Grammys is nothing short of historic. She has earned 11 Grammy Awards from 54 nominations, placing her among the most nominated female artists in the show’s history. She won her first Grammy in 1978 for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for her Here You Come Again album. In 2011, she received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and two of her most beloved...

Musicals can feel like a tough sell with their flashy songs and dance routines, but some films break through with gripping stories, sharp wit, or raw heart. These movies win over even those who cringe at spontaneous singing, feeling more like great cinema than stagey spectacles.

We’ve selected 10 movie musicals that ditch the Broadway fluff, ranked from captivating to unforgettable. Here’s why these films will hook you, even if musicals aren’t your vibe.

10. The Blues Brothers – English (1980) Universal Pictures

Jake and Elwood Blues race to save their orphanage with soulful tunes and wild car chases. John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd’s deadpan humor keeps it grounded and gritty.

The soundtrack, featuring Aretha Franklin and Ray Charles, feels like a live show, not a musical. We’re hooked by its chaotic, soulful energy.

9. School of Rock – English (2003) Paramount Pictures

Jack Black’s fake teacher turns kids into a...

The next 9-1-1 franchise series, 9-1-1: Nashville, is set to have its debut this fall. As fans wait to see a first look at the show, the first official teaser trailer was released for 9-1-1: Nashville.

Posted on social media, the teaser comes with the tagline, "From Broadway to backroads, Nashville's emergencies are anything but ordinary." The video does not include actual footage from the series, featuring an animation with some of the cast members' names emblazoned on different buildings in the Tennessee city. There are also flashes of fires affecting the city as a cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" plays, hinting at the firefighting that will be on display in Season 1 of the show. The new teaser can be viewed below.

From Broadway to backroads, Nashville’s emergencies are anything but ordinary. #911Nashville coming Thursdays this fall on ABC and Hulu! pic.twitter.com/jjPgzbdcR...

9-1-1: Nashville released a suspenseful new trailer!

ABC just dropped the promo for the newest spinoff series of the 9-1-1 franchise. In the clip, firefighters appear to be chasing a flaming tornado while a cover of Johnny Cash‘s “Ring of Fire” plays.

Meanwhile, executive producer Tim Minear recently explained the choice behind the show’s setting.

“There were a lot of possibilities that had been talked about. I think that it’s a really interesting city with its own personality. It’s very unlike Austin. We did kind of a red state 9-1-1, but Austin is a very blue town. Nashville felt even a little bit more Southern. It also has the country music industry, and it just felt like it could be a fun place to set a piece of the franchise,” he told TVLine.

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“Quite frankly, Tennessee is very production-friendly.

Appropriately set to a cover of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire”, ABC has released an explosive new teaser for 9-1-1: Nashville, which shows fiery tornados racing across Music City, apparently the spinoff’s first disaster for the city’s emergency response team.

As in previous iterations of 9-1-1, the new spinoff is an action procedural about heroic first responders, which also weaves in a family saga of power and glamour set in Tennessee.

9-1-1: Nashville stars stars Chris O’Donnell as Captain Don Sharpe, along with Jessica Capshaw, LeAnn Rimes and Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

9-1-1: Nashville is produced by 20th Television in association with Ryan Murphy Television. Murphy, Minear and Rashad Raisani will serve as executive producers and writers, with O’Donnell, Brad Buecker, Brad Falchuk and Bassett also executive producing.

Craig Erwich, president, Disney Television Group, spoke with Deadline last month about the upcoming spinoff.

“I...

Waylon Jennings is one of the most unforgettable country singers of all time. He was part of the so-called “Outlaw Country” along with Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard. Nelson, 92, is the only one still alive. Haggard died in 2016. Sadly, Jennings had passed away a decade earlier from complications related to diabetes.

Fans thought they would never hear his voice again. But thanks to his son, Shooter, his dad’s voice will play on radios again soon in previously unreleased music. The singer passed away over a decade ago. Keep reading to find out how his son made it possible to release new music from his dad.

Waylon Jennings Had Unique Journey To Country Music

Waylon Jennings knew he wanted to be a country singer from an early age. According to his biography, he started playing guitar when he was eight and made his radio debut at just 14. Growing in the 1950s,...

9-1-1: Nashville reveals its first trailer, with connections to the spinoff's main plot point. Hailing from franchise co-creators Ryan Murphy and Tim Minear, in addition to 9-1-1: Lone Star showrunner Rashad Raisini, 9-1-1: Nashvilleis set to debut on ABC later this year. The second spinoff in the franchise, coming after 9-1-1: Lone Star, has already recruited NCIS: Los Angeles alum Chris O'Donnell and Grey's Anatomy star Jessica Capshaw in leading roles. It has also brought two big Nashville names: LeeAnn Rimes and Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

On the show's official Facebook page, 9-1-1: Nashvillerevealed its first trailer and highlighted how music will have a big connection to the spinoff. As chaos unfolds in the teaser, with fire everywhere, the brief teaser highlights the main cast and underlines the fact that Nashville's status as Music City will be a significant focus of the upcoming spinoff.

Lykke Li has released a new EP of covers.

Titled Covers, the three-song project sees the Swedish singer deliver renditions of “Into My Arms” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King, and “Love Hurts’ by The Everly Brothers, showcasing her haunting croon and knack for minimalist arrangements.

The cover of “Into My Arms,” in particular, builds off the stripped back tone of Cave’s original, building out the sonic space with an ethereal, swirling atmosphere and reverb-clad melodies, all while retaining the intimacy of Cave’s lyrics.

Covers arrives today via Play It Again Sam as a surprise, and can be streamed below.

Covers is Li’s first collection of songs since her 2022 album, Eyeye, and follows another cover (of Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire”) released in March 2024.

For more, revisit Li’s 2022 appearance on The Story Behind the Song discussing her song “No Rest for the Wicked.

Margo Price is celebrating her deep roots in country music on her upcoming album. On Tuesday, the musician announced that Hard Headed Woman, her fifth studio album, is out Aug. 29.

The musician made the LP — her first album in Nashville — at RCA Studio A alongside producer Matt Ross-Spang. The record features Jesse Welles on “Don’t Wake Me Up” and Tyler Childers on “Love Me Like You Used to Do,” along with the single “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down,” which dropped Tuesday with an accompanying music video.

Margo Price is set to return with a brand new album. It’s called Hard Headed Woman and arrives August 29th via Loma Vista Recordings. To accompany the record’s announcement, the country singer-songwriter also shared the new song “Don’t Let the Bastards Get You Down.” Stream it below.

The new set follows Price’s celebrated 2023 release Strays and finds the artist reuniting with producer Matt Ross-Spang. Featuring duets with the likes of Tyler Childers and Jesse Welles, Hard Headed Woman serves as the first full-length album Price cut in Nashville, where she’s resided for over 20 years. As a result, she bills the project as “a manifesto, a tribute to both a city and a genre, a defiant cry for individuality, and a deep exploration of America.”

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“I always hope to do like Johnny Cash did, which is speak up for the common man and woman,...

Snoop Dogg has a biopic that's currently in development, set to bring the life story of the famed rapper to the big screen. The first question fans will likely have about the movie is who will be playing the music icon, and the answer to that has just been revealed.

Per Deadline, actor Jonathan Daviss has been tapped to portray Snoop Dogg in the upcoming biopic in the works at Universal Pictures. The announcement comes just days after it was reported that Craig Brewer had signed on to direct the feature film. Snoop Dogg is on board as a producer on the project alongside Brian Grazer and Death Row Pictures President Sara Ramaker.

Daviss is best known for his Netflix work, particularly as one of the stars of the hit series Outer Banks. The Houston native plays the role of Pope on the show, which is set to end with its upcoming fifth season.

Johnny Cash is considered one of the best American songwriters, and now fans have a chance to get their hands on the most comprehensive collection of his lyrics and writings to date.

The Complete Johnny Cash: Lyrics from A Lifetime of Songwriting (pre-order here) collects Cash’s lyrics and entries from his personal notebooks, diaries, pronouncements, and private pages. The book will be published on October 14th. It is 720 pages and will cost $60.

The Complete Johnny Cash features his catalogue of over 500 songs and 38 never-before seen handwritten lyrics and poems including “A Man Should Try” and “Everything’s Alright,” according to a press release. It is organized chronologically and with added commentary by Mark Stielper. The foreword is written by the singer’s son, John Carter Cash.

Cash, who died in 2003, recently became the first musician to have a statue in the US Capitol as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection.

Neil Young: Coastal, directed by Daryl Hannah, received a one-night‐only theatrical release on April 17, 2025, with select weekend screenings thereafter. The film documents Young’s July 2023 solo tour of outdoor arenas along the U.S. West Coast—his first live performances in four years and his first since the Covid‐19 hiatus.

At 79, Young stands as a lodestar of North American rock culture, and this documentary captures that moment when a storied artist returns to bare‐bones touring without a backing band.

In global terms, folk‐rock icons from Johnny Cash to Joni Mitchell have travelled beyond their national roots, resonating with international audiences who find universality in acoustic storytelling. Coastal situates Young within this lineage: stripped of layered studio production, he relies on plain guitar and harmonica, his vocals cutting through open air.

For viewers accustomed to polished concert films—whether from Bollywood’s elaborate musical numbers or Japan...

Shaboozey is clarifying his viral reaction at the 2025 American Music Awards and noting it had nothing to do with his co-presenter Megan Moroney.

The country star presented the Favorite Country Duo or Group category at the AMAs in Las Vegas on Monday night alongside Moroney.

Reading off the teleprompter, Moroney said the award they were going to present had been awarded to The Carter Family, “who basically invented country music.” This remark prompted a side-eye from Shaboozey, which turned him into an instant meme.

Following the viral AMAs moment, Shaboozey took to Moroney’s latest Instagram post to clear up that the shade was not to her, as she didn’t write the script she read at the award show.

“Just want to clear something up: my reaction at the AMAs had nothing to do with Megan Moroney!” Shaboozey wrote. “She’s an incredibly talented, hard-working artist who’s doing amazing things for country music,...

Shaboozey is speaking out after that viral moment during the 2025 American Music Awards.

On Monday (May 26), the 30-year-old “Tipsy (A Bar Song)” singer and Megan Moroney presented the Favorite Country Duo or Group award winner at the ceremony.

“Country music has been an important part of Ama history,” he said. “The very first year of this show, the award for Favorite Male Country Artist went to the great Charley Pride.”

“That same year, Favorite Female Artist went to Lynn Anderson. And this award went to the Carter family, who basically invented country music,” Megan read off the teleprompter, which prompted Shaboozey to side-eye the comment.

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He let out a brief laugh before introducing the “very impressive” nominees for the Favorite Country Duo or Group category, as the reaction went viral on social media.

The next day (May 27), Shaboozey seemingly addressed the viral moment.

“When...

Shaboozey became a meme following a viral moment at the 2025 American Music Awards.

The country star took the stage in Las Vegas next to fellow artist Megan Moroney to present the Favorite Country Duo or Group category.

Shaboozey started by remembering that country music has been a part of the AMAs’ history, recalling that the award for Favorite Male Country Artist went to Charley Pride.

Things got awkward when Moroney took a turn reading off the teleprompter, saying, “That same year, Favorite Female Artist went to Lynn Anderson, and this award [Favorite Country Duo or Group] went to the Carter family, who basically invented country music.”

Shaboozey paused to process Moroney’s words and let out a laugh before continuing to present the nominees in the category, which was ultimately won by the duo Dan and Shay.

Update: Shaboozey Defends Megan Moroney After “Hateful Comments” Following Ama’s Side-Eye: “Let’s Not Twist The Message...

Exclusive: Live Nation Productions has tapped Oscar nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (Nickel Boys) to pen a feature centered on “Godmother of Rock and Roll” Sister Rosetta Tharpe, with rock legend Mick Jagger producing.

Hailing from Tribeca Studios, Jagged Films, and Inaudible Productions, the project has the participation of Tharpe’s estate, which has granted rights to her music catalogue. In the making of the film, the producers will also draw on Gayle Wald’s definitive biography Shout, Sister, Shout!: The Untold Story of Rock-and-Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, to which they’ve secured exclusive rights.

Rising to fame in the ’30s and ’40s, Sister Rosetta Tharpe was a trailblazing gospel guitarist and singer whose fearless transgressions of musical boundaries laid the foundation for rock and roll. An artist who broke barriers as a Black woman in music, she influenced countless legends with her music — among them, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash,...

No, Conan O’Brien isn’t named after the famous Barbarian.

But what about the notorious bacteria? A listener wrote in to the Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast trying to validate that particular theory. “I love you guys so much,” they wrote. “Have you heard about Conan the Bacterium? This is a real bacterium that can survive radiation.”

“What if that’s what you’re named after?” wondered podcast cohost Sona Movsesian. “Because your dad’s a microbiologist.”

Nope, that’s not how the whole naming thing went down, according to O’Brien. In real life, he actually went without a name for a short while as his parents couldn’t land on the perfect monicker. “They want the name right away,” O’Brien said. “And my dad said he wanted to go to the medical school library and look. He didn’t have the name yet, and he...

Exclusive: Kenneth Branagh, Hiam Abbass (Succession) and Boyd Holbrook (A Complete Unknown) are teaming on a feature adaptation of 2012 New Yorker article Atonement.

Atonement, which rolls cameras this month in Jordon and Texas, is about a troubled marine who seeks to reconcile with the survivors of an Iraqi family he and his unit fired on back in 2003.

The movie is the feature directorial debut of Reed Van Dyk, who was Oscar-nominated for his 2017 short DeKalb Elementary. Based on a 911 call, that pic followed a gunman who enters an elementary school and encounters a compassionate employee.

The ensemble trio lead the movie that comes 13 years after Dexter Filkins’ resonant New Yorker article, which was also titled Atonement. Delving into the psychological and emotional aftermath of the Iraq War on both Iraqi civilians and U.S. Marines, it centered on Lu Lobello, haunted by memories of a deadly incident in Baghdad, whose journey...

A teaser promo clip for the upcoming spinoff show 9-1-1: Nashville hints at the ways in which the show may differ from the rest of the franchise.

Per the TV Promos YouTube channel, the promotional teaser hints at how 9-1-1: Nashville will stand out from the rest of the franchise. The prompt starts with a camera close up of a guitar setting alight, and as the camera pans across the different parts of the guitar as the fire rages, with writing stating that creator Ryan Murphy "Expands the 9-1-1 universe." A cover of Johnny Cash's song 'Ring of Fire' plays over the cast list (which includes Chris O'Donnell and LeAnn Rimes), as the teaser ends, revealing that the series will premiere this Fall on ABC. Check out the promo below:

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Things for 9-1-1: Nashville are heating up. Today, ABC announced that the new Ryan Murphy procedural would be premiering this fall as part of the 2025-2026 lineup, right alongside the flagship 9-1-1. The series remains on Thursday with Nashville joining the schedule. The new Chris O'Donnell-led procedural also has a teaser featuring a burning Gibson semi-acoustic guitar (since there's a Gibson Guitar factory right in the actual Nashville) with a rendition of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" sung by 9-1-1: Nashville cast member LeAnn Rimes. ABC tells Deadline that the new series is a "high priority." In addition to the time slot, they also tell Deadline that “They have a really special event planned for 9-1-1: Nashville." Craig Erwich, president of Disney Television Group, explains, “I think that the 9-1-1 team are truly the masters of event-izing television, the way...

As legacy horror franchises attempt to worm their way back into the public imagination with largely unsatisfying reboot-sequel hybrids, bringing characters old and new together, alarm bells should have been ringing at the prospect of a new Final Destination. With the exception of the second movie, where Ali Larter’s protagonist returned to co-lead and gave a crash course on how to cheat death, continuity has been restricted to Tony Todd cameos, the franchise’s overarching premise so easily adaptable that it didn’t exactly need to exist in a shared universe. Of course it did––the twist ending to the fifth installment, which revealed we’d been watching a stealth prequel to the first all along, was the biggest reminder––but more so than any other slasher, here was a long-running series where any entry could successfully function as its own standalone beast. The idea of transforming the series...

The 33 ⅓ audiobook series is coming to Spotify. Rolling Stone can exclusively announce that the streaming platform will add more than 50 music books to the platform from the series, with some featuring additional commentary and introductions from Spotify editors. The titles arrive tomorrow, May 13.

Among the books to be added to the platform are ones on the Beatles’ Let It Be, AC/DC’s Highway to Hell, Pink Floyd’s The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, Nirvana’s In Utero, and Radiohead’s Ok Computer, as well as titles about Janet Jackson,...

Johnny Rodriguez, the first country star of Mexican American descent known for such recordings as “You Always Come Back (To Hurting Me)” and “Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico,” died Friday after entering hospice care. He was 73. His daughter confirmed Rodriguez’s death in a social media post.

“It is with profound sadness and heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved Johnny Rodriguez, who left us peacefully on May 9th, surrounded by family,” she wrote. “Dad was not only a legendary musician whose artistry touched millions around the world,...

John Mulaney has learned a few things about life from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This sounds like the setup for a joke. But the comedian, late-night host, and low-key music obsessive has long been fascinated with the Cleveland institution, the artists it deems worthy for inclusion (or continually snubs), and especially the annual induction ceremony that can reunite bands, rekindle old feuds, and cause music nerds to argue endlessly.

For example, to the yearly batch of inducted artists who seem deeply uncomfortable with the idea of the ceremony,...

“Ain’t no grave can hold my body down…” crooned Johnny Cash, but clearly, Colby didn’t get the memo. One minute he was wrangling horses with his signature swagger, the next… wham!, hoof to the chest, lights out. As Yellowstone trudged through its curtain-closing season in December 2024, the last thing fans expected was Colby—sweet, steady Colby—to get taken out like a fly at a rodeo.

Taylor Sheridan, a man with a pen as sharp as a branding iron, didn’t just yank the reins on John Dutton’s dynasty; he kicked the emotional beehive wide open. Colby’s death was an oddly quiet gunshot in a season packed with explosives. But maybe, just maybe, that was the point. And as director Christina Voros puts it, “It happens in a split-second.” Just like that… Colby wass gone.

Why did Taylor Sheridan kill Colby? Christina Voros explains his sudden exit Richards as Colby.

More than a decade after the Melvins’ Kurt Cobain–decorated 1972 Dodge van was listed on eBay, the “Melvan” is headed back to auction. The Kiss illustration that Cobain left on the vehicle, as well as other parts of the van, will be part of Julien’s Auctions’ Music Icons auction, which will take place May 30 and 31 at New York’s Hard Rock Café.

The auctioneers made a video documenting the Melvan’s last ride, including a stop outside of Seattle’s Easy Street Records last month on Record Store Day.

Horror remakes get a bad rap – and let’s be honest, they often deserve it. For every clever reimagining, we’ve sat through a dozen limp reboots that sucked the life (and the scares) right out of the original. But sometimes, a remake comes along that doesn’t just cash in on nostalgia; it sharpens, reinvents, or even surpasses the source material.

With fresh remakes like Wolf Man (2025) and Guillermo del Toro’s upcoming Frankenstein reboot lighting up horror headlines, now’s the perfect time to revisit the remakes that proved this subgenre can deliver more than lazy copy-paste thrills. Here’s our list of horror reboots and remakes that earned their place in the genre’s blood-soaked hall of fame.

Horror Remakes That Actually Worked The Thing (1982)

John Carpenter’s The Thing often gets cited as one of the best horror remakes ever made… and for good reason. While...

Few stars in entertainment were as bright as Eddie Murphy during the 1980s. It also meant the Saturday Night Live star did things his own way, including avoiding SNL afterparties. That is, until one music superstar convinced Murphy to go.

Saturday Night Live afterparties are legendary and a key aspect of the show's 50-year history. Countless stories have been shared (or alluded to) over the years as cast members gave a behind-the-scenes look at how SNL blows off steam after a show.

One would think Eddie Murphy stood at the center of SNL's parties during the '80s. But that wasn't the case, as Murphy explained during a visit to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

"I was 19, and it's 1980, '81," Murphy said. "So I was the only Black person up there, and I was the only teenager up there. So I was like, 'I don't want to party with them!

Look at him now: Nick Cave’s transforming. He’s vibrating. He’s glowing. He’s flying. Look at him now.

At Thursday night’s Bad Seeds concert at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, Cave proved to a U.S. audience what Europe has known for decades: that he — rock’s gothic poet laureate, master of emotional intimacy, and, as a side hustle, introspective advice columnist — is indeed an arena rocker. He’s attempted that feat in the States before, staging a brilliant and occasionally heartrending concert at the same venue...