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With 52.29 million streams on Friday, Spotify said Morgan Wallen’s new album “One Thing at a Time” set the record as the service’s most-streamed country album in a single day by a male artist. It is also the largest streaming debut of any genre on Spotify this year.
James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” broke box office records when it was released at Christmas, and after months at the theater, it is finally hitting home video — with 3 hours of bonus features. The movie will be available for purchase from all major digital retailers (including Prime Video, and Apple TV) beginning March 28. Unlike other blockbusters, it will premiere on digital retailers before streaming or physical media.
Elon Musk will be the center of a new documentary from Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning director of “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief.” Already months into production, Gibney announced the project Monday, saying he’s “hugely excited”. It is described as a “definitive and unvarnished examination of multi-billionaire tech entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter.”
Miley Cyrus, Shania Twain and Mariah Carey and their songs are featured in newly added Apple Fitness+ workouts. In honor of Women’s History Month, they are being highlighted as part of the program’s Artist Spotlight series.
U2, The Rolling Stones, The Killers and Pink are among the stars reported to have been asked to perform at a Live Aid-style concert in support of Ukraine at London’s Wembley Stadium on June 24. The Sun reports that Paul McCartney, Adele, Florence and the Machine and Noel Gallagher will also be asked.
In perhaps one of the most perfectly titled tour packages in recent memory, Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire will join forces for the “Sing A Song All Night Long” tour. The 20-show US tour begins Aug. 4 in St Paul MN, and includes 3 Canadian dates.
Lenny Kravitz will take the stage at the Oscars on March 12 to perform during the ‘In Memoriam’ segment. He joins previously announced performer Rihanna, who will sing the Best Original Song-nominated tune ‘Lift Me Up’.
Keanu Reeves has some precious pieces of movie history in his possession. During a Reddit Ask Me Anything, he admitted that he kept the red pill from the original “The Matrix” movie. Keanu was asked if he ever stole anything from a movie set. He replied, “Not stolen … the watch and wedding ring from John Wick, a sword from 47 Ronin, and the first red pill that the Wachowskis ever gave me.”
Lego sales jumped by 17% in 2022 to $9.8 billion! The company was one that saw massive gains during the pandemic. Now, a Lego CEO explained “People are buying more. It’s not price increases driving it, if anything it’s people buying some of the bigger and more complicated sets. It’s a combination of volume and value.”
93-year-old Gene Hackman was photographed doing yardwork on his ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He also hit up a Wendy’s for a chicken sandwich and a Coke. Gene has been retired from Hollywood for almost 20 years.
Jamie Lee Curtis suggests artists like Coldplay and Bruce Springsteen should do matinee concerts. Quote, “I will come and hear your five-hour concert at 2 o’clock, and I’m gonna be home and in bed by 7:30.”
Julia Roberts was originally cast as the lead in “Shakespeare in Love”. But she quit after not finding a co-star to her liking. Potential male leads included Ralph Fiennes, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, and Sean Bean.
Jenna Ortega said she’s single because the idea of relationships and having to be vulnerable with someone stresses her out. She also recently talked about how she’d change her script on “Wednesday” to stay true to her character.
“Fault” magazine did a cover story on Kelsea Ballerini. The interview happened before she did “SNL”, so most of it is dated. But if you’re into glamour photos, it’s loaded with pics of her in several different outfits.
Harry Styles fans went crazy when he “accidentally” posted a photo of himself wearing a One Direction shirt to his Instagram story. According to Pop Crave’s Twitter account, the singer said, “I guess some of us have secrets. Maybe, like some people, you choose to keep it to yourself. And maybe one day, you accidentally post it to your Instagram Story.”
Miley Cyrus will release the music video for “River” Friday. The “Flowers” singer shared an 18-second teaser to social media, with the caption “RIVER. MUSIC VIDEO. FRIDAY.” The black-and-white visual included close-up-shots of the popstar’s face.
HBO released a teaser for the fourth and final season of “Barry”. Bill Hader told Variety that he and co-creator Alec Berg realized that “a very clear ending presented itself” while they wrote season four, causing them to go back and rewrite season three. The final season of the show is set to premiere on April 16th.
Taika Waititi may be starring in his own “Star Wars” film, although the star is still working on the script. The next film in the franchise is scheduled to hit theaters on December 19th, 2025.
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