Megan Thee Stallion has officially joined NBC’s “Milan Cortina Creator Collective” to provide exclusive coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Meg will produce behind-the-scenes content and athlete interviews specifically for her YouTube channel, which reaches more than seven million subscribers.

 

Hilary Duff has officially announced her first world tour in nearly 20 years. The global trek is titled “The Lucky Me Tour”! The tour is scheduled to kick off on June 22, with major stops including New York City’s Madison Square Garden and the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, before heading to Europe and Australia through October. After a short break, the tour will resume in 2027 with a series of Canadian dates!

 

Supporting acts for Hilary’s “The Lucky Me Tour” will include La Roux, Lauren Spencer Smith, and Jade LeMac, with the first round of ticket presales set to open this Monday, February 16.

 

Ariana Grande was recently asked who should play her in a potential biopic. She replied, “A tiny mouse with subtitles the whole time.” Ari said the title of her biopic would be “Scrap This and Don’t Watch It”. She added that she isn’t interested in having her life story told just yet.

 

Chris Hemsworth says it took a bit of “negotiation” to get his teenage daughter India to reprise her role as ‘Love’ in “Avengers: Doomsday”. Chris, who plays ‘Thor’, revealed that he had to bribe India to come to set and film her sequences for the upcoming superhero blockbuster. He explained, “She walks on set and she’s like, ‘Ugh, how long is this gonna take?’ I was like, ‘We haven’t even started!’” In the end, he was able to get his daughter on track by telling her that she could use her pay to purchase a new motorbike.

 

Gene Simmons is giving Taylor Swift her props. While guesting on a podcast, Gene spoke about how powerful it is as a musician to see fans connect with your music. “The only analogy I can point to is the Swifties of today. The Beatles had that. It was called Beatlemania.”

 

Charlie Puth has posted his wife Brooke’s pregnancy photo shoot on Instagram, with the caption “Baby Puth on the way!!!!!” She’s seen sporting a very sizable bump in the pics. The baby is due in March.

 

Heart’s 1976 debut album “Dreamboat Annie” is one of 14 recordings chosen this year for induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Other 2026 inductees that will be honored at a gala on May 8 in Beverly Hills include, Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation 1814”, Radiohead’s “OK Computer”, and Lucinda Williams’ “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road”.

 

The immersive experience “David Bowie: You’re Not Alone” opens April 22 at Lightroom in London. It is described as “both a multimedia spectacle and an intimate and revealing self-portrait.” It combines rare performance footage, photos, drawings, lyrics and more, some of which was selected from the David Bowie Archive in New York.

 

Drake appears to have purchased a Boston Celtics hat previously owned by notorious drug lord Pablo Escobar. The rapper shared an Instagram Story showing the green cap on a table, followed by documentary footage of Escobar wearing the same hat. An eBay listing from an account named PabloEscobarEstate previously offered the hat for $75,000 or best offer, selling in January for an undisclosed amount.

 

Ryan Gosling will return to host “Saturday Night Live” on March 7 for the fourth time. Gorillaz will serve as the musical guest, marking the virtual band’s first SNL performance. It was previously announced that when SNL returns on February 28th after the Olympics end, “Heated Rivalry” star Connor Storrie will host alongside musical guest Mumford & Sons.

 

David Boreanaz will star in NBC’s reboot pilot of “The Rockford Files”. The logline says, “Newly paroled after doing time for a crime he didn’t commit, James Rockford returns to his life as a private investigator using his charm and wit to solve cases around Los Angeles.” David succeeds the late James Garner, who starred in the original series and in six CBS movies.

 

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni failed to reach a settlement in Manhattan federal court this week. The six-hour conference aimed to resolve Lively’s lawsuit alleging sexual harassment during the filming of “It Ends With Us” before the May 18 trial. Attorneys met privately, but Justin’s lawyer confirmed the talks “did not result in a settlement.” The case remains set for trial.

 

Sam Mendes‘ upcoming “Beatles” film project, currently filming in the UK, has added Harry Lawtey as Stuart Sutcliffe, the band’s original bassist. Farhan Akhtar plays sitarist Ravi Shankar, who influenced George Harrison. Lucy Boynton takes the role of Jane Asher, Paul McCartney’s former fianc?e. Morfydd Clark will portray Cynthia Lennon, John Lennon’s first wife.

 

Jerry Bruckheimer has confirmed that a sequel to the hit film “F1” is now in development. Speaking to the BBC at the Academy Awards luncheon in Los Angeles on February 10, he said, “We’re working on a sequel.” The original sports drama released last year, starred Brad Pitt as a retired driver returning to Formula One to help a struggling team. The film earned $630 million.