Sharna Burgess is shimmying her way back into the ballroom. Following a 5-year hiatus from “Dancing with the Stars”, the pro dancer reacted to the news she’ll be returning for season 35. Season 35 will mark her 15th season with the dance competition show. In 2018, she took home the Mirrorball Trophy alongside dance partner Bobby Bones during the season 27 finale.
KATSEYE has landed its first #1 album on the Billboard 200, as “WILD” debuts at the top. It’s just the 4th #1 album by an all-woman group this decade. It follows TWICE’s “With YOU-th” (2025), NewJeans’ “Get Up” (2023) and BLACKPINK’s “Born Pink” (2022).
RAYE is holding out for love before dropping her next album. On the “Today” show’s Concert Series, she joked she’s “on strike” from making her third studio album, which she plans to name “And Then She Fell in Love”. Her plan is not to record it until she actually does fall in love. Why? Up until now, when writing, “My perspective has largely just been, ‘This didn’t work out or this sucks or I’m alone.”
KISS member Gene Simmons said that if the band ever decides to reunite, they’d need permission. “Kiss was actually sold – the makeup and the tunes and the publishing and all that.” He said the purchaser, Pophouse needs to sign off on any band activity. Gene also said Pophouse is planning “a motion picture, cartoon shows, theme park, you name it, it’s all coming up.”
Sabrina Carpenter fans will be able to commemorate one year of “Man’s Best Friend” at a pop-up shop in Toronto this weekend. August 29, the shop will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Liberty Village. The shop will offer exclusive merch for sale, as well as some fan activations, including a Polaroid photo wall.
Florence Pugh has been named the face of Max Mara Le Parfum. She considers herself a “fragrancehead,” with a keen, sensitive nose that lets her detect subtle differences in aromas, shaped by her mother’s passion for perfume and potion-making. She incorporates different perfumes into her character work, often collaborating with her mother to create historically accurate scents for her roles, such as a custom perfume for her character Amy March in “Little Women”.
Apple held a farewell party for Tim Cook to mark his upcoming transition from CEO to executive chairman. The celebration took place at Apple’s cafeteria with around 200 attendees. OneRepublic performed at the event. Tim Cook delivered a personal speech during the event. John Ternus, who has been with Apple since 2001 and previously served as senior vice president of hardware engineering, will officially take over as CEO on September 1.
Shawn Mendes has been revealed as a key face of the new Gucci Primavera campaign. The Primavera campaign features Shawn alongside other prominent figures, including model Alex Consasi and NFL star Tom Brady. His campaign wardrobe features a fitted black T-shirt and trousers designed to flatter the human form, paired with darker styling elements like tattoos and a black glove for a confident look.
Travis Kelce is showing off his musical side as he prepares for what could be his 14th and final season with the Kansas City Chiefs. The 36-year-old recently reflected on his life after marrying Taylor Swift on July 3, and he missed her recent “Toy Story 5” premiere performance to focus on mandatory minicamp. A newly released mic’d-up video from training camp shows him singing hits like “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” and “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head”.
A major reissue of Amy Winehouse’s landmark album “Back to Black” is set for release on October 23, marking its 20th anniversary. The package includes the original album, B-sides, demos, bonus tracks, and a live 2007 concert recording. It will be available as triple-CD and clear triple-LP sets, plus a “zoetrope” LP and an Amazon-exclusive CD.
The surviving members of Soundgarden will perform at halftime during the Seattle Seahawks’ home opener on September 9 at Lumen Field. Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless will front the band, while Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready joins as additional guitarist.
Ryan Gosling’s production company is collaborating with Warner Bros on a new live-action “Flintstones” film following a grown-up Bamm-Bamm Rubble. They are currently searching for a writer. Previous live-action adaptations of “The Flintstones” include 1994’s “The Flintstones” and 2000’s “The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas”, which together earned $401 million globally.
Dan Stevens, known for his roles in “Downton Abbey” and “Legion”, is set to star in Prime Video’s reboot of “RoboCop”. He will portray Alex Murphy; a police officer transformed into a cyborg hero. The 8-episode series was initially announced three years ago. The original 1987 film by Paul Verhoeven depicted a dystopian Detroit where a wounded officer becomes a cyborg.
Tom Selleck is set to make his TV comeback following the cancellation of “Blue Bloods”. The 81-year-old will guest star in an untitled Apple TV+ comedy alongside Elizabeth Banks and Ted Danson. Ted and Tom previously worked together in the 1987 film “Three Men and a Baby”.
Jodie Sweetin, known for “Full House”, has revealed an unconventional method to maintain marital harmony. On the August 24 episode of the “Good Guys Podcast”, she shared that she and her husband, Mescal Wasilewski, sleep in twin beds pushed together with separate duvets. She explained, “That is key, because you’re not fighting over the blanket.”
Cinemark Theatres and Regal have introduced collectible popcorn buckets for the “Avengers: Endgame Encore” re-release. The Iron Man Mark 85 helmet and the Nano Gauntlet both feature LED lights. The helmet projects “I Love You 3,000” from one eye, while the gauntlet’s six Infinity Stones illuminate. “Avengers: Doomsday” is set for release on December 18.
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