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“Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” will debut on Paramount+ on April 6. In the teaser trailer for the series, we see the girls being advised by Jackie Hoffman’s assistant principal, “Be careful with whom you associate. A lady’s reputation is all she has.” But the Pink Ladies decide, “Sometimes, you gotta be bad to do good,” and declare: “Things are about to get wild.” The series is set in 1954, 4 years before the events of the 1978 film.
Miley Cyrus continues to come up with inventive ways to promote her new single ‘Flowers’, out this Friday. On Instagram, she shared a naked shower video, showing her from the back, washing her hair and singing.
Rihanna, the Super Bowl halftime performer, has released a collection of football-inspired Fenty gear under the “Game Day” banner. It features 17 styles, including hoodies, boxers and varsity jerseys, plus a white tee with the message: “Rihanna Concert Interrupted by a Football Game, Weird But Whatever.”
The Black Crowes’ former drummer Steve Gorman has joined the morning show of a Minneapolis classic rock radio station. The syndicated radio host, author, and podcaster is now a part of the established “KQ Morning Show” on KQRS. He began his radio career in 2011 with “Steve Gorman Sports!”, which aired in Nashville.
Tim McGraw has been outed as an Olivia Rodrigo fan. On Instagram, Faith Hill shared a video of her husband singing and dancing to Olivia’s hit ‘Good 4 U’ in the car, and writing: “This is a…very rare look into a side of my husband that only his girls and I get to see.”
Sony has collaborated with Honda for a new electric car called the AFEELA. The companies showed off the car at CES 2023, saying they hope to “evolve mobility space into entertainment and emotional space, by seamlessly integrating real and virtual worlds, and exploring new entertainment possibilities through digital innovations such as the metaverse.” In short, the AFEELA comes with a PlayStation 5.
Cardi B and Offset are showing off their love in a new Super Bowl ad for McDonald’s! Sources tell TMZ that the couple shot a commercial for McDonald’s right around Christmas time, and it’s expected to make a splash on game day. The commercial does not include their kids, just Cardi and Offset, and it’s Valentine’s Day themed.
“M3GAN” could give be even more vicious. The film’s screenwriter, Akela Cooper, told the LA Times about a potential unrated cut that might be released. Cooper said, “There should be an unrated version at some point. I heard it is on the books. But yes, it was way gorier. Her body count in the script was higher than in the movie.”
At last night’s Golden Globes, Eddie Murphy told a Will Smith joke, and host Jerrod Carmichael admitted he was only hosting because he’s black. Other highlights included Jennifer Coolidge and Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan from “Everything Everywhere All at Once”.
Ben Affleck shot what is apparently a Super Bowl ad for Dunkin’, where he actually works at a Boston drive-thru. Jennifer Lopez is in it, too, as one of his customers.
“Loudwire” put together a list of the top 30 grunge albums of all time. At #1 is Alice in Chains’ “Dirt”, followed by Nirvana’s “Nevermind”, then Pearl Jam’s “Ten”.
Director James Cameron shot down previous claims by Arnold Schwarzenegger that O.J. Simpson was originally cast as “The Terminator”. He said it was an executive’s idea, but it didn’t go anywhere.
Dolly Parton is finally immortalized as a Funko Pop! Figure. There are two different versions. One is exclusive to Funko and she’s wearing the white sparkly outfit from her 2014 Glastonbury Festival performance. The other is her in a sparkly orange outfit holding a banjo.
“The Walking Dead” spinoff with Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes) and Danai Gurira (Michonne) will come out in 2024. Also, “Fear the Walking Dead” will end with Season 8, which premieres May 14th.
Nick Jonas will be one of the speakers at this year’s South by Southwest. Organizers announced that the Jonas Brother will speak on the health-focused panel “Crushing: The Burden of Diabetes on Patients”. Blxst and Wu Tang Clan’s RZA are also among the musicians set to speak at the event. SXSW will take place March 10th-19th in Austin.
Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK, and Frank Ocean will headline the Coachella music festival this April. Bad Bunny kicks things off on Friday, April 14th and will take the stage again on April 21st. K-Pop superstars BLACKPINK will take the Saturday shift on April 15th and 22nd, and Ocean will close things out on Sunday, April 16th and 23rd.
Did Britney Spears turn down the opportunity to work with Beyonce? According to a report from Page Six, the “Break My Soul” singer asked Brit to appear in a new music video, but the collaboration ultimately didn’t come together. It is unclear why the plan didn’t go through.
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