Tom Hanks has become a Greek citizen. He and his wife Rita Wilson have both officially become citizens of the European country, with Greece’s Prime Minister marking the occasion with an Instagram post. Rita is of Greek descent, and the couple own a property on the island of Antiparos.

The much-anticipated sequel to “Bird Box” – the book that became a smash-hit Netflix film starring Sandra Bullock – is finally finished, according to author Josh Malerman. Netflix is currently developing the movie version of the sequel.

Taylor Swift’s new album ‘folklore’ broke the record for first day album streams on Spotify by a female artist, with 80.6 million, and became the most-streamed album on Apple Music in 24 hours, achieving 35.47 million streams in a single day.

Bon Jovi has announced that their new album “2020” will be released on Oct. 2. The group has recorded two new songs addressing the pandemic and racial equality issues since the album’s originally scheduled release date in May.

Classic Lollapaolooza performances and some new sets will stream on Lollapalooza’s YouTube page from July 30 to August 2. Those were supposed to be the dates of the live festival in Chicago, which was canceled due to coronavirus.

Miranda Lambert’s “Bluebird” has just soared to #1 on the Billboard Country Airplay Chart. It’s her first solo chart-topper since “Over You” way back in 2012.

Post Malone is making moves to launch a World Pong League that would include beer pong tournaments, competitions and exhibitions. He’s filed to trademark the phrase “World Pong League” and allegedly wants to slap the moniker on all kinds of merchandise.

Genesis has rescheduled its 2020 reunion tour for 2021 due to coronavirus. The tour will now get underway on April 1 in Glasgow before winding down at month’s end in London.

Julianne Hough celebrated her 32nd birthday this past weekend by splashing around with her estranged husband, Brooks Laich. The two could be seen goofing around at Julianne’s b-day pool party in footage posted by her best friend, actress Nina Dobrev. Julianne also shared posts from her “birthday surprise” party on her Instagram Story and wrote, “Feeling super loved right now!”

Taylor Swift sent Kobe Bryant’s 17-year-old daughter a cardigan sweater in honor of her new single, “Cardigan”. “Thank you SO much @taylorswift! I am obsessed with Folklore,” Natalia Bryant wrote on Instagram, referring to Taylor’s new album.

Flip or Flop star Tarek El Moussa is engaged to Selling Sunset star Heather Rae Young. “She said yes!” Tarek wrote with a pic that shows him slipping a ring on Heather’s finger while dressed in a tuxedo on a beach. She likewise wrote on her own page, “The Future Mrs. Tarek El Moussa!!!!”

Regis Philbin is going to be buried at the University of Notre Dame. He graduated from the school in 1953 with a degree in sociology

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner welcomed their first child, a daughter, last Wednesday. They named her Willa. And naturally, people are wondering what the name might mean. There were two very minor characters on “Game of Thrones” named Willa, but that’s probably not what they were thinking about.

Katy Perry says David Guetta wanted her to be on “Titanium” a decade ago, but she turned him down. She’d heard the version with Sia, and wanted him to keep her on the record.

Chris Hemsworth’s wife, Elsa Pataky, was recently driving on a flooded road in Australia when she was forced to exit her vehicle through her driver’s side window. The flood waters were quickly rising and made it to the top of her wheels when she bailed. Elsa is okay.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are selling their Malibu beach house for $7.9 million. It has five bedrooms, views of the Pacific Ocean and was decorated by Fixer Upper star Joanna Gaines.

In an Instagram Live Instagram, Natalie Portman and Serena Williams talked about Thor, female athletes and their soccer team. Portman mentioned her excitement to play “The Mighty Thor” onscreen in the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder film. “We haven’t started. More time to get jacked. Which I have not. I’ve got the carb-loading down, but not the exercise part,” Natalie said. They also talked briefly about the Angel City Football Club, a National Women’s Soccer League team which they co-own.

Megan Thee Stallion wiped away tears as she discussed being shot for the first time since the incident, according to TMZ. “I was shot, in both of my feet… and I had to get surgery to…get the bullets taken out, and it was super scary…,” she said in an Instagram livestream, tearing up.

WarnerMedia is doing an internal investigation on The Ellen DeGeneres Show because of staffer complaints. A recent Buzzfeed report cited several former staffers who called the show a “toxic work environment.” Claims included racial microaggressions, fear of retaliation and penalties for going on medical leave.

The release date for Christopher Nolan’s Tenet is moving around again. The film will now open in over 70 foreign countries on August 26 and hit theaters in select United States cities on September 3.

The Chicks’ new LP, Gaslighter, debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart. It’s the trio’s first release in 14 years–and the first since dropping the “Dixie” from their name. Gaslighter also came in at #1 on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart.

A limited edition Topps baseball card featuring Dr. Anthony Fauci sold 51,512 copies in just 24 hours.

Katy Perry says David Guetta wanted her to be on “Titanium” a decade ago, but she turned him down. She’d heard the version with Sia, and wanted him to keep her on the record.

Speaking of Katy, she’s delaying her next album “Smile” by two weeks. It’s coming out August 28th, not August 14th. She blamed it on “unavoidable production delays.”

Dua Lipa announced on social media that a remix of her song “Levitating” is coming out August 14th featuring her “idols,” Madonna and Missy Elliott.

Days after The Kissing Booth 2 debuted on Netflix, the mega-streamer announced that the threequel has already been filmed. The third iteration was reportedly filmed in secret at the same time as Kissing Booth 2