ABC wants to create the next big TV music competition series, and it has turned to a maestro of the genre to try out a new format. The Disney-owned network has set Simon Cowell as a judge on a test taping of “Who’s In The Band”, a talent search for the next One Direction. Simon will judge alongside a panel that includes Joe Jonas, Mel B, and songwriter Savan Kotecha.

“Wedding Crashers” is returning to theaters for its 20th anniversary. Fathom Entertainment has partnered with Warner Bros. Pictures to bring the R-rated comedy back to the big screen on December 4 and 11. The 20th anniversary special release will include an additional 10 minutes of deleted scenes originally featured on the film’s 2006 home entertainment edition.

Katy Perry and former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made their first public appearance as a couple on Saturday. They attended a cabaret show at the Crazy Horse Paris to mark her 41st birthday. TMZ published pics showing the pair walking out of the theater while holding hands and smiling.

Lewis Capaldi has just announced the new EP “Survive”, out November 14. It includes the 3 songs he has released so far this year, ‘Something In the Heavens’, ‘Survive’, and ‘Almost’, which dropped on Friday. The other new song is titled ‘The Day That I Die’.

Ariana Grande revealed on the “Shut Up Evan” podcast that she was “never going to make an album again” until “Wicked” changed her mind. He role in the musical film helped her find inspiration to hit the studio again.

Nelly Furtado is taking some time away from the stage. In a statement shared to social media, she said she won’t be performing “for the foreseeable future to pursue some other creative and personal endeavors that I feel would better suit this next phase of my life.”

Comedian Steve Martin shared on Facebook that he played banjo on a new remix of Aerosmith’s recently released song ‘My Only Angel’. He also shared his text exchange with Steven Tyler “for no particular reason,” and a snippet of the song, which also features YUNGBLUD.

Bad Company’s Paul Rodgers and drummer Simon Kirke, the only surviving original members of the group, will probably reunite to perform at their Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction on November 7. It would mark their first live performance since 2019. It’s even more remarkable considering Paul has suffered 11 minor strokes and 2 major strokes over the past decade.

Luke Combs is at the top of Billboard’s Country Airplay chart for the 19th time, as ‘Back in the Saddle’ has galloped to #1. The song is expected to appear on Luke’s 6th studio album, due in early 2026. He and Morgan Wallen are tied for the most number ones in the history of the chart.

Austin Butler and Michael B. Jordan are in talks to star in a new “Miami Vice” movie. Austin would be James “Sonny” Crockett, while Michael would be in the role of Ricardo “Rico” Tubbs. “Miami Vice” debuted as a television series in the 1980s. A 2006 movie starred Colin Farrell as Crockett and Jamie Foxx as Tubbs.

Drake has just earned 6 new RIAA Diamond certifications, bringing his total to 16 Diamond records. He is now the artist with the most Diamond records in history! Over the weekend, he officially earned his first Diamond album with “Take Care” and five new Diamond singles, for “Passionfruit”, “The Motto” featuring Lil Wayne, “Nonstop”, “Headlines” and “Nice For What”.

Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” notches a third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, following 194,000 equivalent album units earned over the past seven days, down 43% from the previous week. “The Life of a Showgirl” becomes only the second album in 2025 to spend its first three weeks at No. 1, following Morgan Wallen’s “I’m the Problem”, which spent its first eight weeks atop the chart beginning in May.

“Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc” generated $17.2 million across North American cinemas, enough to land at No. 1 in the weekend box office race. This marks Crunchyroll’s second consecutive triumph after September’s unexpected hit “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle”. “Black Phone 2” dropped to second position, earning $13 million while experiencing a 52% decrease from its opening weekend.

Fans have launched a campaign urging Disney to revive Steven Soderbergh and Adam Driver’s project “The Hunt For Ben Solo”. Soderbergh wrote on Bluesky that he “did not enjoy lying about the existence” of the film but kept it secret until now. He added that Lucasfilm President Kathy Kennedy told him Disney had never before turned down a completed script.

New Edition, Boyz II Men, and Toni Braxton are going on tour next year. The powerhouse lineup will hit the road together starting in January 2026. The artists announced in the promotional video, “All three of us on the same stage, every night. Not taking turns. Actually, performing together. No barriers, no separation – an original music experience.”