After decades of being one of the biggest stars on the silver screen, Sylvester Stallone is making the leap to television. He’s signed on for the leading role in “Kansas City”, a new mob drama for Paramount+. The show, from the creators of “Yellowstone” and “Boardwalk Empire”, will mark his first-ever role as a TV series regular in his 5-decade career.

As Adele’s new album makes abundantly clear – she likes wine. So, as a safeguard, her team made sure she doesn’t overshare while tipsy. She says she doesn’t have any passwords to her social media accounts, because “they were worried if I’d get drunk or be annoying”.

Rihanna promises she has new music is coming “soon, soon, soon”. Fans have been waiting for the follow-up to her most recent LP, 2016’s “Anti”, which she has repeatedly teased. She previously said fans can expect a “completely different sound”.

The Rolling Stones performed at a special tribute show for late drummer Charlie Watts, at a small club in London Monday night. Limited to around 200 guests, the concert was hosted by Charlie’s granddaughter, Charlotte, and other members of his family. Former Stones bassist Bill Wyman was in attendance, but did not perform with his former bandmates.

Old Dominion have teased fans on social media that the single ‘No Hard Feelings’ is “Coming to a radio near you soon.” No Hard Feelings is one of the 13-songs on the group’s “Time, Tequila, & Therapy,” and the one that inspired the album’s title.

Forbes’ list of “The World’s Most Powerful Women” ranked Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife MacKenzie Scott as number one, followed by Vice President Kamala Harris. Oprah Winfrey sits at #23, with Rihanna at #68 and Taylor Swift at #78.

The most unexpected couples of 2021 include Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez 2.0, Channing Tatum and Zoe Kravitz . . . and, of course, Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson. The biggest breakups of the year include Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez, and Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas.

James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli says the next 007 can be any race or ethnicity, as long as he’s a British man. It won’t be a woman because, quote, “I believe in making characters for women and not just having women play men’s roles.”

“Rolling Stone” released their list of the best TV shows of the year. Their top three are: “For All Mankind” on Apple TV+ . . . “Reservation Dogs” on FX on Hulu . . . and “Only Murders in the Building” on Hulu.

There’s a photo of FAITH HILL and TIM MCGRAW on the cover of “People” . . . and fans are convinced that Faith has had “work done.” But it’s probably just that the photo was overly re-touched.

If you haven’t heard it, the a cappella group STRAIGHT NO CHASER did a holiday version of WALKER HAYES’ “Fancy Like”. It’s called “Christmas Like” . . . and they tweaked the lyrics so it’s a gingerbread shake, eggnog, and fruitcake. They’re also wearing festive holiday gear in the video.

MICHAEL STRAHAN was supposed to become a spaceman today, but the launch was postponed until Saturday due to high winds.

The year-end numbers have been tallied and The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, and Ariana Grande were the three most-played artists on radio for 2021. Dua Lipa has become the fourth most played artist of the year, due to her #1 song, “Levitating.” Rounding out the top 10 are Olivia Rodrigo, Pop Smoke, Doja Cat, 24kGoldn, Ava Max, and Drake.

Saweetie was not expecting a Grammy nomination, so much so, that she slept through the announcements. She told People.com that she wasn’t awake when the news broke and was “shocked” when she found out. She said, “It’s my first nominations, so I’m just honored to be a part of the conversation.”

Selena Gomez has partnered with Univision to produce her first-ever Spanish-language documentary. The three-part docuseries follows the cold-blooded homicide of a former cartel lawyer named, Juan Guerrero Chapa. He was also a high-level cooperator for the U.S. government. She has a special interest in the story because it took place close to her hometown in Texas.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck packed on the PDA at Wednesday night’s Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers game. The couple had courtside seats and was caught on the Jumbotron where they could be seen chatting, giggling and being affectionate. Fellow basketball fans shared the images on Twitter with captions like, “Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez being the cutest couple.”

Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will continue to share their “Jeopardy!” hosting duties in 2022. The show tweeted, “We are delighted to let you know our excellent and experienced team in front of and behind the camera will continue into 2022. @missmayim and @kenjennings will share hosting duties through the end of #Jeopardy! Season 38.”

A record-breaking number of holiday movies will be released in 2021. NME reports that more than 200 new feature films and TV movies naming “Christmas” in the title are listed on the Internet Movie Database for release this year – a number that has doubled since 2016 and quadrupled since 2011.