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Jack Black and Paul Rudd announce cast of ‘Anaconda’ reboot

Jack Black at the World premiere of 'Kung Fu Panda 4' held at the Grove in Los Angeles^ USA on March 3^ 2024.

Sony Pictures announced the cast of the upcoming Anaconda reboot in a YouTube clip, which saw film stars Paul Rudd and Jack Black singing the names of the actors appearing in the film.

Black sings: “We gotta kill that snake, and the snake inside. Gotta kill it. We’re gonna break its neck and cook it a the stove. And when we bring that snake back home, we’re gonna have ourselves a movie.”

Thandiwe Newton, Steve Zahn, Selton Mello and Daniela Melchior will join Black and Rudd in the new movie (the original 1997 film featured Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Eric Stoltz and Jon Voight.)

Per Variety, the new Anaconda follows the mishaps a friend group encounters in the jungle as they seek to film a new version of movie they enjoyed when they were younger.

Anaconda opens in theaters Christmas Day; see the video clip: HERE.

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Legendary R&B vocalist Roberta Flack dies at age 88

Roberta Flack at The Recording Academy and Clive Davis Present The 2010 Pre-Grammy Gala - Salute To Icons^ Beverly Hilton Hotel^ Beverly Hills^ CA. 01-30-10

Legendary R&B vocalist Roberta Flack has died at the age of 88.

According to a statement from her rep: “We are heartbroken that the glorious Roberta Flack passed away this morning, February 24, 2025. She died peacefully surrounded by her family. Roberta broke boundaries and records. She was also a proud educator.”  A formal cause of death was not shared, but the music artist had been navigating ALS since 2022, causing her to lose her ability to sing (per NBC News.)

The Grammy-winning artist, who rose to stardom in the early ’70s with the iconic hit songs “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face” and “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” started playing piano as a girl and earned herself a Howard University scholarship at just 15 years old. Eventually, she became a teacher, and sang in Washington D.C. clubs before releasing her first album, First Take, in 1969. It included the song “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face,” which became popular after it appeared in Clint Eastwood’s Play Misty for Me, and earned the singer two Grammy awards.

Flack was honored with a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 1999, and she later developed the Roberta Flack School of Music for the Bronx’s Hyde Leadership Charter School. Flack was married to jazz musician Steve Novosel from 1966 to 1972, and was the godmother of musician Bernard Wright, who died in May 2022.

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BottleRock Napa 2025 lineup includes Green Day, Justin Timberlake & Noah Kahan

Justin Timberlake^ during the presentation of his show at Rock in Rio 2017 in Rio de Janeiro^ Brazil. Rio de Janeiro^ September 18^ 2017

BottleRock Napa Valley has revealed has revealed its 2025 lineup, headlined by Green Day,Justin Timberlake and  Noah Kahan.

The annual three-day festival, taking place in the heart of California’s Wine Country, is scheduled to return to the Napa Valley Expo on Memorial Day weekend – May 23-25.

Other artists on the lineup include: Benson Boone, Khruangbin, Cage the Elephant, Ice Cube, Sublime, Kaskade, Goose, Public Enemy, 4 Non Blondes, Remi Wolf, E-40, Flo Rida, Lauren Mayberry, Robby Krieger of The Doors, Kate Hudson, and more.

Visit the official BottleRock website for ticket and other details.

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BLACKPINK’s Jisoo shares video for ‘Earthquake’ off solo mini-album ‘Amortage’

BANGKOK^ OREO x BLACKPINK Event^ Siam Square Block - 9 JAN 2023 : PHOTOGRAPH OF JISOO of BLACKPINK

BLACKPINK’s Jisoo has dropped her debut solo mini-album, titled ‘Amortage,’ along with the music video for her song “Earthquake.”

Jisoo and her label Blissoo announced the K-pop star’s project would drop on Valentin’s Day, and included on the four-song mini-album are the tracks “Earthquake,” “Your Love,” “Tears” and “Hugs & Kisses.” Blissoo and The Wavys produced all the songs, while JISOO co-wrote all four tracks alonside Jordan Roman and a series of collaborators.

Amortage is Jisoo’s first solo material since she dropper her single album ‘Me’ in March 2023, which included the title track ‘Flower’ and one B-side, ‘All Eyes On Me’.  She will also star in Coupang Play and Prime Video’s original K-drama Newtopia, which will also feature ‘The 8 Show’ actor Park Jeong-min. The apocalyptic romantic-comedy series marks the singer-actress’ second leading role, following 2021’s Snowdrop.

Stream Amortage – HERE.

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SAG Awards 2025: See the full list of winners

The 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards^ honoring the best achievements in film and television performances. Actress Kristen Bell will host.

The 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAGs’) were streamed live on Netflix Sunday, Feb. 23, hosted by Kristen Bell from the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall in Los Angeles.

The top prizes of the night went to the casts of Shōgun, Only Murders in the Building and Conclave. Timothée Chalamet picked up the Best Actor in a Film trophy for A Complete Unknown, and Demi Moore won the Best Actress in a film award for The Substance. Kieran Culkin was named Best Supporting Actor in a Film for A Real Pain, and Zoe Saldana earned the SAG award for Best Supporting Actress in a Film for Emilia Pérez.

Shōgun stars Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai were also honored individually, winning the Best Actor and Actress in a Drama Series. Jean Smart earned the SAG Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for Hacks, and Martin Short was named Best Actor in a Comedy Series for Only Murders in the Building — which also earned the award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

For the full list of 2025 SAG Award winners, head HERE.

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Boston Bruins’ Hampus Lindholm likely to miss rest of season with knee injury

NHL Hockey player of the Boston Bruins^ during Bruins vs. New York Islanders at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. UNIONDALE^ NEW YORK^ UNITED STATES – Nov. 2^ 2013

Boston Bruins general manager Don Sweeney announced on Sunday that defenseman Hampus Lindholm is unlikely to return for the rest of the season due to a knee injury. Sweeney said the defenseman is expected to have a follow-up exam next week to remove some of the hardware that caused irritation during rehab.

Lindholm, 31, has not played since mid-November after fracturing his patella which required surgery; he sustained the injury after blocking a shot from St. Louis Blues defenseman Justin Faulk in the first period of a game on Nov. 12.  Sweeney said: “As everybody knows he [Lindholm] had a significant knee injury, fractured his patella, had surgery. There was no real definitive timeline, and we were pretty open about that and we didn’t want to peg a timeline on it because of the complexity of the injury. He’s going to have a follow-up next week to remove a little bit of the hardware because it’s created some irritation as he’s going through the rehab. Again, the healing process has gone long, gone well and he’ll have no setbacks moving forward. That being said, it’s going to take a little more time to heal naturally and we don’t want to put a timeline on when he’ll be back to 100 percent.”

Lindholm is in the third season of an eight-year, $52 million contract extension he signed with the Bruins in March of 2022.  Hehad three goals and seven points in 17 games with Boston while averaging 20:51 minutes of ice time before sustaining the injury.

The sixth overall pick in the 2012 NHL Draft by the Anaheim Ducks, Lindholm was traded to Boston on March 19, 2022 in exchange for a first-round pick, two second-round selections, and defencemen Urho Vaakanainen and John Moore. An All-Star in 2022-23, Lindholm has 313 points (73 goals, 240 assists) and a plus-147 rating in 762 career games with the Bruins and Anaheim Ducks (2013-22).

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Mikaela Shiffrin wins historic 100th World Cup Race in Alpine skiing

Mikaela SHIFFRIN of USA winner the Overall Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Finals Andorra 2023^ on March 19^ 2023 in Soldeu^ Andorra.

United States alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin reached a historic milestone on Sunday, winning her 100th World Cup race at the slalom event in Sestriere, Italy. Shiffrin, 29, is the first skier — male or female — to achieve triple-digit victories in World Cup races.

Shiffrin — who hit the slopes for the first time since a serious crash in November that left her with severe oblique trauma and a deep puncture wound — was racing in her favored slalom event. She finished 0.61 seconds ahead of Zrinka Ljutic, with Shiffrin’s U.S. teammate, Paula Moltzan, finishing in third.

Additionally, Shiffrin also tied a World Cup record for men and women, as her 155th career top-3 finish matched Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark (she surpassed Stenmark’s record of 86 World Cup race wins in March 2023; earlier that same year, Shiffrin overtook Lindsey Vonn’s record 82 World Cup victories for a female skier).

Shiffrin said after the race: “Everybody’s been so nice and so supportive. All of my teammates and competitors and coaches and the whole World Cup and I’m so grateful, thank you. And the fans, thank you so much … I think it’s pretty special to share it with Paula, my teammate. I could hear everybody cheering from the start when she went and I thought, ‘OK, it’s like a day of training, it’s like we just keep pushing,’ and she pushes and I push and I made it achievable.”

Shiffrin’s historic win came nearly three months after she suffered a puncture wound in her left oblique resulting from a crash during a giant slalom race in Killington, Vermont.  As early as two weeks ago, she withdrew from the World Alpine Skiing Championships in Saalbach, Austria, citing post-traumatic stress disorder from her November crash, posting on Instagram at the time: “Honestly, I really didn’t anticipate experiencing so much of this kind of mental/PTSD struggle in GS from my injury in Killington. Like always, I tried diving into the challenge, hoping to get there by Worlds. I figured my passion and longing to compete would outweigh the mental barriers. Maybe that will be the case over time, but I’m not there yet. Coming to terms with how much fear I have doing an event that I loved so dearly only 2 months ago has been soul-crushing.”

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Mel B rejoins ‘America’s Got Talent’ after departure of Heidi Klum

MEL B backstage at ‘America’s Got Talent’ Season 18 Live Show Red Carpet on September 20^ 2023 in Pasadena^ CA

Spice Girls alum Mel B is returning to the “America’s Got Talent” judges panel for the reality competition’s 20th season. Mel joins “AGT” veterans Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel and Sofía Vergara alongside host Terry Crews.

Mel B’s return coincides with longtime judge Heidi Klum’s hiatus from the series. Klum, who joined “AGT” in 2013, judged on Seasons 8-13. After a hiatus for Season 14, the German model returned to the NBC show for a four-year stint for Seasons 15-19.  Mel B was also brought on for “AGT’s” eighth season, following the departure of Sharon Osbourne. The singer exited the series alongside Klum after Season 13.

Mel B also appeared on the “AGT” spinoffs “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” and “AGT: Fantasy League” in 2019 and 2024, respectively.

Season 20 of “AGT” premieres May 27 on NBC at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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Bruno Mars adds dates to Las Vegas residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM

Bruno Mars performs at the inaugural iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Las Vegas^ NV^ USA: September 23^ 2011

Bruno Mars has announced seven additional 2025 performances for his Dolby Live at Park MGM residency in Las Vegas.

Mars has also teamed up with Bellagio Resort & Casino to introduce ‘The Pinky Ring’, a one-of-a-kind cocktail lounge and jazz bar in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. The club is a phone-free venue with moody lighting, live music, DJs spinning vinyl, a specialty bar program, and best-in-class audio.

Mars just became the first artist in Spotify history to reach 150 million monthly listeners, and was the No. 1 artist on Spotify after last week’s release of “Fat Juicy & Wet,” with Sexyy Red.

The new residency dates are as follows: May 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 31, and June 2nd.  Tickets are on sale via Ticketmaster.

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Tina Turner’s ‘Private Dancer’ celebrates 40th anniversary with re-release

Tina Turner music album on vinyl record LP disc. Titled: Private Dancer album cover

Tina Turner’s Grammy-winning comeback album Private Dancer will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its debut with a new box set, set for release on March 21. Turner died in 2023 at the age of 83.

Private Dancer was Turner’s fifth solo album, released in May 1984 after leaving husband and musical partner Ike Turner in the late ’70s. Her abusive marriage to Ike led to one of music’s greatest comeback stories, as Tina reinvented her career in her 40s – and became one of the biggest acts of the 1980’s. Private Dancer went to No. 1 worldwide and won several Grammy Awards, and was followed by sold-out world tours and other hit albums over the next couple of decades.

The five CD and one Blu-ray box set will include B-sides, live tracks and previously unreleased songs from the era. In addition to the music included on the upcoming set, Private Dancer (40th Anniversary Edition) features a Blu-ray with 4K versions of the album’s videos for the hit singles “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “Better Be Good to Me,” the title track  — all U.S. Top 10 hits. There are also discs of B-sides, single edits and extended versions of the singles, and previously unreleased tracks and non-album singles, such as Turner’s cover of the Temptations’ “Ball of Confusion” that helped launch her comeback.

In addition, an unreleased cuts from Private Dancer, titled “Hot for You Baby,” dropped alongside the announcement of the box set. You can listen to the song – HERE.

To preorder Private Dancer (40th Anniversary Edition) head HERE.

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