Grand Ole Opry to celebrate Dolly Parton’s birthday with third annual celebration

The Grand Ole Opry will celebrate Opry member Dolly Parton’s 79th birthday during its third annual ‘Opry Goes Dolly’ on January 18th at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville. The special Saturday night Opry Goes Dolly is a one-of-a-kind Opry show that falls just one day before Parton’s birthday on January 19th. While Parton …

‘Wicked’, ‘A Complete Unknown’ and ‘Shōgun’ lead 2025 SAG Awards Nominations

While the scheduled in-person announcement of the 2025 SAG Award nominations was canceled amid the wildfires raging across Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, this year’s nominations were unveiled via press release. The event honors some of the year’s best performances in film and television as selected by members of SAG-AFTRA. Along with Wednesday’s announcement, the …

Critics Choice Association postpones awards ceremony to January 26 due to California wildfires

The Critics Choice Association announced on Wednesday that it is postponing the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards ceremony originally scheduled for this Sunday, January 16.  The organization cited the ongoing wildfires in the Los Angeles area as the reason for the change, with the awards now rescheduled to be held on Jan. 26. A social …

Meta to replace fact-checking program in favor of “community notes”

Meta has announced it is ending its fact-checking program in favor of a ‘community notes’ system, similar to X’s Community Notes. The social media company (which owns Facebook, Instagram, Threads and WhatsApp) said in a statement: “we’re replacing fact-checkers with Community Notes, simplifying our policies and focusing on reducing mistakes.” Meta founder and CEO Mark …

President Biden names two new national monuments in California

President Joe Biden has signed a proclamation naming two new national monuments in California, protecting 848,000 acres of land that are of ‘scientific, cultural, ecological, and historical importance.’ The White House said in a statement:  “With today’s designations and yesterday’s actions to protect the East and West coasts and Northern Bering Sea from offshore oil …

Riley Green and Ella Langley celebrate their #1 on country radio with “You Look Like You Love Me”

Ella Langley ended 2024 by earning her first No. 1 single on country radio with “You Look Like You Love Me,” featuring Riley Green (who notched his fourth No. 1 with the popular song). You Look Like You Love Me reached the No. 1 spot on Mediabase’s Country Radio Chart, and with the achievement Ella …

Shania Twain announces limited 2025 tour dates

Due to popular demand, Shania Twain will embark on a final series of summer 2025 tour dates across the United States. The new run of dates follow Twain’s 2023 Queen of Me Tour, which included over 70 dates across North America and Europe; as well as her Las Vegas residency, Shania Twain: Come on Over, which …

Tom Holland and Zendaya are engaged

After rumors began to circulate about the relationship status of actors Tom Holland and Zendaya, TMZ has revealed that the couple are engaged.  The news comes after Zendaya stepped out at the 2025 Golden Globes sporting a diamond ring on her left ring finger, which appears to be a ‘5.02-carat East-West Cushion Diamond Button Back …

See Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot in Disney’s live-action remake of ‘Snow White’

Disney Studios has shared the trailer for its live-action remake of Snow White, featuring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.  Disney posted on X: “The classic story comes to life Experience Disney’s #SnowWhite, only in theaters March 21, 2025.” Snow White reimagines the 1937 animated Disney film ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,’ which is based …

Judge denies Trump’s latest request to delay sentencing in hush money case

Attorneys for President-elect Donald Trump asked a New York judge on Monday to delay his sentencing on Jan. 10 in his “hush money” criminal case.  Trump’s lawyers had again appealed Justice Juan Merchan’s decision to deny Trump’s bids to dismiss the case due to presidential immunity and the demands of the presidential transition period. Merchan …