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The Lonely Island and Seth Meyers are launching a podcast where they will discuss and analyze the group’s popular SNL digital shorts. The first episode will be released on April 8 and new episodes will follow every Monday.
Last week, Pat Sajak hosted his final “Wheel of Fortune”. The episode was filmed last week and will be shown on Friday, June 7. Pat announced his retirement from the game in 2023 after hosting the show for 41 seasons. Ryan Seacrest will become the new host this fall.
Disney+ will start addressing password sharing this summer. Disney CEO Bob Iger said, “June will be launching our first real foray into password sharing.” He said the password-sharing crackdown will start in a few countries and then be expanded in September.
“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” easily held on to #1 at the box office. Industry estimates have the film earning just under $30 million in its second weekend. Elsewhere, a pair of newcomers showed mixed results: “Monkey Man” came in second with an estimated $10.5 million, and “The First Omen,” a prequel to the classic 1976 horror film, opened to an estimated $8 million.
Disney has confirmed the release dates for its next batch of films, with “Toy Story 5” and Star Wars’ spin-off “The Mandalorian and Grogu” set for summer 2026. In addition, the live action remake of 2016’s “Moana” is now expected to hit cinemas on July 10, 2026, instead of 2025, as originally planned.
Bruno Mars has been tapped to play the opening of the new home of the LA Clippers. The Intuit Dome will officially open on August 15, when Bruno plays the first of back-to-back opening night shows Over the 2 months following, Twenty-One Pilots, Usher, Weezer, and Billy Joel also have shows booked at the new venue.
Billie Eilish may have just pioneered an incredible new social media growth tactic with one simple move on Instagram. She gained 7 million new followers in 2 days after adding all 100-million-plus followers to her “Close Friends” Story, where she’s been posting teasers for 3rd album.
Bonnie Tyler’s 1983 hit ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ saw Spotify searches skyrocket by 50% in the past week, leading up to today’s solar eclipse. Also, as of Saturday, the song ranked #62 in iTunes downloads. During the 2017 eclipse, she sang the song aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship with the band DNCE, featuring Joe Jonas.
For the first time ever, Nirvana fans will be able to see never-before-published photographs of Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, and their daughter. A new photo book, “Family Values: Kurt, Courtney & Frances Bean” comes out June 4, featuring about 90 unseen shots taken at their home for a SPIN cover story shoot in 1992.
Jelly Roll’s private jet had to make an emergency landing after experiencing technical issues mid-flight. He was traveling with his team and wife Bunnie XO, who documented the ordeal on TikTok. They were headed to Auston TX for the 2024 CMT Music Awards. Back on the ground, Jelly Roll explains “it’s an issue with the computer…At least it wasn’t the brakes!”
Nicola Coughlan plays Penelope Featherington on “Bridgerton” . . . and she has an interesting stipulation in her contract. For Season 3, they have to make a PG cut of the show that her family can watch. She says, quote, “It’s literally written into my contract. People think I’m like saying it as a joke. I just don’t want to. I grew up Irish Catholic. That’s just not how we vibe.” “Bridgerton” Season 3 will air in two parts. The first premieres May 16.
The unbeaten South Carolina Gamecocks won the NCAA women’s championship against Iowa, with South Carolina achieving their second title in three years and becoming the first undefeated champion since UConn in 2016. The remarkable game marked the end of Caitlin Clark’s career at Iowa, where she scored 30 points, cementing her legacy as one of the greatest players in NCAA history.
Sacha Baron Cohen and Isla Fisher have announced their divorce after 13 years of marriage. The couple released a joint statement on social media, expressing their desire for privacy and mutual love for their three children.
NBC has canceled the “Quantum Leap” reboot after two seasons. The show, starring Raymond Lee as physicist Dr. Ben Song, served as a follow up to the 1989 series of the same name starring Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell.
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