Hugh Jackman is singing Kate Hudson’s praises. Two decades after the Academy Awards last nominated her, Hugh believes Kate will finally strike gold. The “Song Sung Blue” co-stars shared kind words about each other’s performances while accepting the inaugural Musical Tribute during The Gotham Awards’ 35th annual awards ceremony. Onstage, he said, “Kate Hudson is not only one of the great stars of our business, but she is also a consummate actor. I believe this time she is going to get an Oscar.”

 

Disney+ has released the first official trailer for “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show”, a full-length concert film documenting the tour’s final performance in Vancouver, BC. Set to arrive December 12, the new film differs from the version released earlier this year, as it includes the complete “Tortured Poets Department” portion of the show.

 

The Rosé and Bruno Mars collab ‘APT’ has been declared Apple Music’s most-streamed song of 2025. The rest of the top 5, as per “Apple Music’s Replay”, are, in order: Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s ‘luther’, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ ‘Die With a Smile’, Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’, and Billie Eilish’s ‘Birds of a Feather’.

 

Tiffany is relishing in the resurgence of her 1987 hit ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’, after it was featured in the new season of “Stranger Things”. She posted that she’s “thrilled” at the song’s newfound popularity. A new generation of fans are loving the tune, a phenomenon that also occurred with Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’ after it was featured in Season 4.

 

Foo Fighters now have the 4th most #1s in the 44-year history of Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. Their song ‘Asking for a Friend’ claimed the top spot in the newest chart, giving them a total of 15th #1s, one more than Metallica. The Foos trail Shinedown (with 21 #1s), Three Days Grace (19), and Five Finger Death Punch (17).

 

Elton John’s 1973 holiday song ‘Step Into Christmas’ has finally been certified Platinum by the RIAA. It has re-entered Billboard‘s Holiday Airplay chart every year over the past decade and returned to the UK singles chart every year since 2011. Last year, a new video was created for the song, starring Cara Delevingne as Elton.

 

Chris Stapleton released his album “Traveller” on May 5, 2015, which has secured him numerous awards, accomplishments, and records over the past decade. As of December 2, 2025, “Traveller” has now spent a record 552 weeks on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, surpassing Willie Nelson’s iconic 1978 record, “Stardust”, which held the record at 551 weeks, staying on the chart from the time of its release in June 1978 to 1988.

 

Serena Williams has shut down speculation of a tennis comeback after reports of her re-entering the International Tennis Drug Testing Pool. She posted on X, “Omg yall I’m NOT coming back. This wildfire is crazy.” She last played professionally at the 2022 U.S. Open.

 

sombr considers Taylor Swift one of his favorite artists since childhood. Taylor Swift has not invited sombr to her wedding yet, but he hopes to receive an invitation. sombr named Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl”, as his album of the year, alongside other artists like Olivia Dean and Ravyn Lenae. Taylor mentioned in an interview that sombr is one of her regularly played artists, along with Sabrina Carpenter and Tate McRae.

 

Casting for the U.K. version of “Saturday Night Live” is currently in progress, with candidates being asked to cast each sketch with a potential SNL guest host. Phil Edgar-Jones, the Sky exec in charge of unscripted originals, has described the upcoming show as an opportunity to nurture the next generation of comic talent. The show is anticipated to launch later next year, with successful candidates required to be available from mid-January to early April.

 

Bad Bunny dominates Spotify’s 2025 year-end Wrapped campaign, securing the No. 1 spot as the Global Top Artist with over 19.8 billion streams, ahead of Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, and leading the Global Top Albums chart with “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS”. This marks his fourth time being recognized as Spotify’s global streaming leader, after ruling the rankings in 2020, 2021 and 2022.

 

James Wan will produce a new “Paranormal Activity” movie for Paramount Pictures alongside original creator Oren Peli and Jason Blum. The franchise began with 2007 found-footage horror film made for $15,000 that earned $194.2 million worldwide.

 

HBO says Season 3 of “Euphoria” will premiere in April, more than 4 years after the last finale. Creator Sam Levinson revealed the show resumes five years later. Rue, is in Mexico, indebted to Laurie and seeking ways to repay her. Cassie and Nate are engaged and living in the suburbs. Jules attends art school.

 

Paul Thomas Anderson’s hit “One Battle After Another” was named Best Film Of 2025 by the National Board Of Review. Paul also won Best Director, with acting honors going to Leonardo DiCaprio, Benicio Del Toro, and Chase Infiniti. It marked the third straight day of major wins for the film.

 

Scarlett Johansson is negotiating to join “The Batman Part II” alongside Robert Pattinson. The DC Studios sequel, directed by Matt Reeves, will start filming next spring for an October 2027 release through Warner Bros.

 

Hulu renewed Glen Powell’s college football comedy “Chad Powers” for a second season. The series premiered on September 30 and stars Glen as Russ Holliday, a former star quarterback who disguises himself as Chad Powers to revive his football career with the struggling South Georgia Catfish team.