“The Housemaid” author Freida McFadden has just ripped off her mask, saying she’s done living a double life after concealing her true identity and using a pen name for years. The popular author revealed her real name is Sara Cohen, a doctor from New York who treats brain disorders when she’s not cranking out her next thriller novel.

 

As the Artemis II crew heads home after its record-breaking mission, the 4 astronauts have given a positive review of Ryan Gosling’s “Project Hail Mary” from space. They got a special screening of the sci-fi flick ahead of their 10-day journey around the moon on NASA’s Orion spacecraft. Ryan also recorded a message ahead of their liftoff, sending “all our best wishes” to the Artemis II team.

 

Today, in honor of the 10th anniversary of Beyonce’s landmark album “Lemonade”, Rockabye Baby, releases “Lullaby Renditions of Beyoncé’s Lemonade”. It features every song on the record reimagined as a gentle instrumental lullaby.

 

Justin Bieber will net a reported $10 million payday for his first-ever headline performances at Coachella. He’s scheduled to deliver sets this weekend and April 18. He has previously appeared on the Indio CA music festival stage as a guest artist.

 

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 inductees will be announced during “American Idol”. In the online fan vote, R&B group New Edition came out on top with more than 1 million votes. The rest of the top 7 are Phil Collins, Pink, Shakira, Luther Vandross, INXS, and Sade.

 

Foo Fighters will drop the new song “Of All People” today. It’s the 4th tune to be released from the upcoming 12th Foo Fighters album “Your Favorite Toy”, out April 24. You can watch the group perform “Of All People” on the Irish music series “Other Voices”, streaming now on YouTube.

 

Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins have welcomed their 5th child and first boy, Brave Elijah Akins. Where did the name come from? Thomas said the couple were sitting down to enjoy a glass of wine, and “The name of the wine was Mount Brave.”

 

The trailer is out for Lainey Wilson’s Netflix documentary “Keepin’ Country Cool”, which drops April 22. In the opening, she says of the fact that the seams of her tight blue jeans have split, “I busted out of my britches, that’s how you know it’s gonna be a good night.”

 

Jacob & Co. has launched a new luxury watch, inspired by “The Godfather Part II” priced at $440,000. The watch can play two melodies from Nino Rota’s score for the film, making it “the only double-melody musical timepiece.” Founder Jacob Arabo describes this piece as a worthy sequel to the original film. Only 74 pieces will be made, echoing the film’s 1974 release year, with each watch featuring a portrait of Marlon Brando as Don Corleone on the dial.

 

You’d probably never guess that Morgan Wallen is actually an indie rock kinda guy. He said, “I really just like the sounds and how compressed and how clean they are and how all that goes together. That’s just what I listen to most right now.” He’s previously mentioned that he listens to The War on Drugs and Nothing But Thieves.

 

Pink will host the 79th Tony Awards on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. She called it “the honor of an entire lifetime to host a night celebrating the literal hardest-working people in showbiz.” Pink has deep Broadway connections, with her songs “Raise Your Glass” featured in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” and “F**kin’ Perfect” in “& Juliet”.

 

Megan Moroney earned her first Entertainer Of The Year nomination while leading all artists with 9 total nods for the 2026 ACM Awards announced on Thursday. Women dominated this year’s nominations, with Miranda Lambert securing 8, while Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson each received 7. Chris Stapleton led male nominees with 6. The 61st ACM Awards will take place May 17 in Las Vegas.

 

Pope Leo XIV impressed visitors on Wednesday when he spun a basketball on his finger with help from the Harlem Globetrotters in Vatican City. Video shows the 70-year-old pontiff performing the trick as onlookers applauded. Pope Leo, a devoted sports fan, once appeared cheering for the Chicago White Sox during the 2005 World Series.

 

Michael J. Fox confirmed he is “OK” after CNN mistakenly published an online tribute announcing his death. The network later removed the post and issued an apology. Michael commented, joking about seeing his own obituary on television. TMZ shared a screenshot of the headline, “Remembering the life of actor Michael J. Fox.”

 

HBO has ordered a second season of the Steve Carell comedy series “Rooster”. The show is set on a college campus where an author works to rebuild his relationship with his adult daughter. The ensemble cast also features Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster, John C. McGinley, and Lauren Tsai.