Pop megastar Bruno Mars has dropped not just one but two huge announcements that have electrified the music world: the release of his long-awaited fourth solo album and the launch of a global stadium tour to support it. A Long-Awaited Album Drops This February Mars confirmed on social media that his new album, The Romantic,…
Soul music icon and multi-award-winning artist Mary J. Blige is expanding her creative footprint in television with a new Lifetime movie titled *Mary J. Blige Presents: Be Happy, the first release under her newly extended film partnership with the network. The film — inspired by Blige’s classic 1994 hit “Be Happy” from her acclaimed My…
Three of Britain’s most influential cultural figures — Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, and Ellie Goulding — are set to be recognized in King Charles III’s 2026 New Year Honours List, marking a major moment for the U.K.’s arts and entertainment community. Actor and producer Idris Elba will receive a knighthood in recognition of his decades-long impact on film, television, music,…
Renowned gospel singer, songwriter, pianist and composer Richard Smallwood, a towering figure in contemporary gospel music, has died at the age of 77. His family confirmed his passing on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Smallwood’s death was attributed to complications from kidney failure, according to his publicist. For more than five decades, Smallwood’s work helped define modern gospel. Known…
Justin Combs and Christian “King” Combs, two of the sons of music mogul and hip-hop executive Sean “Diddy” Combs, are preparing to share their own perspective on recent legal and media controversies involving their father in a new documentary series set to premiere on the Zeus Network in 2026. The yet-to-be-titled docuseries, announced this week…
Paramount Global, the media conglomerate that owns MTV, has confirmed it will close all remaining music-focused MTV channels in Europe and several other territories by December 31, 2025, marking a sweeping shift in the network’s global strategy and the end of decades of traditional music television broadcasting. The move affects dedicated music channels, including MTV Music, MTV…
Hollywood is officially in chaos! Streaming giant Netflix and media powerhouse Paramount are duking it out in a high-stakes showdown over Warner Bros. Discovery, and trust us — it’s getting messy. Here’s the tea: Warner Bros., home to HBO, DC superheroes, and tons of classic content, had already agreed to a Netflix deal worth a…
The smash hit BET+ comedy The Ms. Pat Show is officially returning for its highly anticipated fifth season, with Wednesday, January 7, 2026 set as the premiere date, the streamer confirmed this week. Fans of the Emmy-nominated sitcom — inspired by the raw, irreverent memoir of comedian Patricia “Ms. Pat” Williams-Lee — will see the…
In a historic shift for Hollywood’s biggest night, the Academy Awards (Oscars) will be leaving traditional broadcast television and moving to YouTube beginning in 2029, organizers announced Wednesday. The decision ends a more than half-century partnership with ABC, which has aired the ceremony since the 1970s. The academy’s new multi-year deal with YouTube grants the platform exclusive global streaming rights to the Oscars from the 101st…
In a major entertainment industry shake-up, The Breakfast Club—the influential pop culture podcast and radio show co-hosted by Charlamagne tha God and DJ Envy—is setting its sights on Netflix as part of a sweeping new video podcast partnership between Netflix and iHeartMedia. The multiyear agreement will see more than a dozen of iHeartMedia’s most popular…
