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For more than three decades, Mýa has moved through the music industry on her own terms — evolving not only as a singer and songwriter, but as a businesswoman determined to protect her artistry at every turn. via: Variety When Mya began conceptualizing what would become her ninth album “Retrospect,” she knew she needed to subsume herself in a sound that both played to her performance strengths and spoke to where she’s at in life. “I wanted to turn it up a notch,” she tells Var

Former NBA player Jason Collins had two surgeries weeks before his shocking and untimely death at age 47. According to a death certificate obtained by Us Weekly on Tuesday, May 19, Collins underwent a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt procedure on April 20. The medical device can be surgically implanted to relieve excess cerebrospinal fluid pressure on the brain usually caused by hydrocephalus, per the National Library of Medicine. via: EW A week after the passing of NBA player

Hayden Panettiere gets candid like never before in her new memoir, This Is Me: A Reckoning. via: EW Hayden Panettiere has been making headlines for weeks as she promotes her new book, This Is Me: A Reckoning, but the stories she has told in the media only scratch the surface. “I've been in this industry for my entire life, and there've been a lot of stories and preconceived ideas of who I am since I was about — that really started at 16 years old,” Panettiere, now 36, told En

Pop star Justin Timberlake appears in archival footage in former NSYNC bandmate Joey Fatone’s documentary, Boy Band Confidential, but sources say the “SexyBack” singer refused to sit for a new interview for the Investigation Discovery series. via: Radar Online Pop star Justin Timberlake appears in archival footage in former NSYNC bandmate Joey Fatone's documentary, Boy Band Confidential, but sources told RadarOnline.com that the SexyBack singer refused to sit for a new interv

Snooki didn’t exactly walk away with warm feelings after one of her appearances on The Wendy Williams Show. via: TMZ Snooki says Wendy Williams tried to manipulate her into revealing she was pregnant while live on-air ... using alcohol as a makeshift pregnancy test. The "Jersey Shore" star discussed the moment on an episode of Kaitlyn Bristowe's 'Off the Vine' podcast ... explaining she hadn't told the world she was pregnant at the time, but rumors had started to circulate. W

Cardi B leads the nominations for the 2026 BET Awards with six nods, followed by Kendrick Lamar and Mariah the Scientist, with five nods each; and Doechii, Doja Cat, Clipse, Teyana Taylor, Olivia Dean and Latto, with four nods each. via: Variety A$AP Rocky, Bruno Mars, Bryson Tiller, Chris Brown, Jill Scott, Kehlani, Metro Boomin, SZA, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, T.I. and YK Niece receive three nominations each. The full list of nominations appears below. “BET Awards” 2026 will air

S.O.S.! The Jonas Brothers just launched a podcast, featuring all three bandmates — Kevin, Joe and Nick — on the mic. via: Variety Pop-rock trio Jonas Brothers are sharing the brotherly love on their new podcast series, “Hey Jonas!”, launching under an exclusive deal with iHeartMedia. The weekly podcast, executive produced by Kevin, Joe and Nick, will “pull fans deeper than ever into the brothers’ world with an intimate, wildly fun and refreshingly unfiltered look at their li

It turns out ABC wasn’t quite done with its 2026-27 lineup. via: Variety ABC has greenlit a “Grey’s Anatomy” spinoff, which will premiere during the 2026-2027 broadcast season. “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes serves as co-creator and executive producer on the new series alongside Meg Marinis, who has been the “Grey’s Anatomy” showrunner since Season 20 in 2024. Per the official logline, the currently untitled one-hour series is “an edgy drama about a team at a West Tex

A new West End production of Jonathan Larson's Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize winning musical RENT will celebrate 30 years since the musical premiered on Broadway. Making his West End debut as Mark will be Gaten Matarazzo, with further casting to be announced. via; THR The young star’s outing as Mark Cohen will mark his London theater debut, with the musical set to open in September at the Duke of York Theatre. Cohen, the narrator of Rent, is a struggling documentarian living

Take the following story with a grain of salt, but after way too many false starts we may have an idea when we could see Blade make an official appearance in the MCU. via: CBM It's been seven years since Mahershala Ali was announced as the MCU Blade, and five years since the actor's voice cameo as the Daywalker in 2021's Eternals. Much has been said about plans for the character since then, with it looking increasingly likely that Marvel Studios will pivot from a Blade movie

Amazon MGM Studios held the world premiere of the new live-action “Masters of the Universe” in Los Angeles last night and has lifted the embargo on social media reactions nearly three weeks ahead of the film’s release. via: THR By the Power of Grayskull!!! He-Man and the gang have landed on Earth following the world premiere of Masters of the Universe at the TCL Chinese Theater in Los Angeles on Monday evening. While official critics’ reviews for Travis Knight‘s live-action a

We're less than a month out from the release of Masters of the Universe, and director Travis Knight is keeping coy on whether or not She-Ra is in the live-action movie. via: CBM Can we expect to see She-Ra in the upcoming Masters of the Universe reboot? Director Travis Knight gave an intriguing response when asked about the possibility of He-Man's cousin making her live-action debut. "I can say very little about She-Ra," the filmmaker tells SFX magazine. "For me, She-Ra has a

Stevie Van Zandt is opening up about having to add extra security to their national tour due to Bruce Springsteen unapologetically calling out Donald Trump and his authoritative policies that are affecting the country. via: Daily Mail Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have reportedly been forced to increase security during their tour amid threats from supporters of President Trump. In March, when the Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour kicked off in Minneapolis, Minne

Vivica A. Fox, who starred as Vernita Green in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill Vol. 1 and 2, and is currently starring in the revenge film Is God Is has rallied for a third film in a new interview. via: Daily Mail Kill Bill icon Vivica A. Fox would 'love' to revisit her role of assassin-turned-housewife Vernita Green. It's been 22 years since Fox last portrayed the woman who betrayed Beatrix 'The Bride' Kiddo (Uma Thurman) in the iconic Quentin Tarantino films Kill Bill and Kil

Eminem's troubled ex-wife Kimberly Mathers was seen eerily grinning in her latest mugshot - after being arrested on a DUI charge last week. via: Page Six As seen in the photo obtained by Page Six, the rapper’s ex (formerly Kim Mathers) flashed a smile while posing for her mugshot after she was arrested on a DUI charge last Thursday. She was booked at the Macomb County Jail in Mt. Clemens, Michigan. In the mugshot, the 51-year-old wore her hair in a short pixie cut and sported

Maitland Ward is ripping "Euphoria" for having Sydney Sweeney portray an OnlyFans creator doing role-play as a baby for money ... she says that's exactly the kind of situation OF models try to avoid. via: NY Post During a recent interview with TMZ, the 49-year-old former “Boy Meets World” star and current adult film actress and OnlyFans creator took issue with the choices of Cassie, Sweeney’s character, on the subscription-based website, particularly the scenes which show her

Aqua are breaking up. The Danish-Norwegian Eurodance band best known for the 1997 hit "Barbie Girl" announced on Monday (5/18) that they're calling it quits. Their last performance was in November of last year at the Shillong Cherry Blossom Festival in India, and their final album was 2011's Megalomania. via: People The Danish Eurodance group responsible for the 1997 hit "Barbie Girl" announced they were breaking up in a statement shared to Instagram on Monday, May 18. "After

The 2026 American Music Awards are coming later this month, and the star-studded performers list has just been revealed. via: Billboard The Pussycat Dolls featuring Busta Rhymes have been added to the performance lineup for the 2026 American Music Awards. They are expected to perform their collab hit, “Don’t Cha,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in August 2005. The booking comes 20 years after the Pussycat Dolls first performed on the AMAs, singing “Buttons,” a

Lauryn Hill is again speaking about why she’s never released another album after 1998’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. via: The Root For years, fans have speculated on why Lauryn Hill never released a sophomore studio album after 1998’s “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill,” a project widely considered as one of the greatest albums ever created. Now, the legendary artist herself is stepping into the conversation. ​Recently, the media platform Fraim.World sparked discussion onli

iHeartMedia and P&G are launching the Elton John Impact Awards, which celebrate trailblazing LGBTQ+ community members and prominent allies. Hosted by Tony-winner Billy Porter and Elvis Duran, the inaugural edition will launch as a podcast series and as an audio special airing across iHeartRadio PRIDE stations on June 1. via: Billboard Musicians Chappell Roan, Orville Peck and Melissa Etheridge; actors Jonathan Bailey and Laverne Cox; and tennis legend Billie Jean King are the