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Are you ready to press Play? As fall unofficially starts and the kids settle back into their school routines and studies, musicians from across the spectrum of genres have dropped new music this Friday (Sept. 12) to help soundtrack the new season and year in academics. Among them are four-time Grammy winner Ed Sheeran, who has released his eighth studio album, Play. The 13-track release, which marks the start of a new project series after he wrapped the five-album Mathematics collection, includes lead single “Azizam” (which debuted and peaked at No. 28 on the Billboard Hot 100 in April) and…

NEED TO KNOW Josh Gad did not confirm that Rick Moranis is returning for Spaceballs 2, but he did say that the actor would feel “like this was a project worthy of his return” if he does appear in the movieMoranis has not acted in a live-action role since 1997He was reported to be reprising his role as Dark Helmet in Gad and Mel Brooks’ upcoming sequel to 1987’s Spaceballs Josh Gad is not ready to formally announce Rick Moranis’ return to acting in the upcoming Spaceballs 2, but he is teasing fans eager to see Dark Helmet again. “Well,…

Dec. 31, 2024: Baldoni, Wayfarer & Others Sue The New York TimesBaldoni, Wayfarer, Heath, Sarowitz, Nathan, TAG, Abel, RWA Communications, Wallace and Street Relations filed a $250 million lawsuit against The New York Times Dec. 31. In the suit obtained by E!, The New York Times was accused of libel, false light invasion of privacy, promissory fraud and breach of implied-in-fact contract for its article about a retaliatory smear campaign the plaintiffs allegedly conducted against Lively after she voiced concerns about purported misconduct on set. Saying the report was “false” and based on Lively’s CRD complaint, the plaintiffs denied the accusations…

Camouflage is in for another season. After all, Hunting Wives—the Lionsgate series that became a smash hit on Netflix this summer—has officially been renewed by the streamer as an original for season two, multiple outlets reported Sept. 12.  In a statement obtained by Variety, the second season of the series “will release exclusively as a Netflix branded series in nearly all countries Netflix is available, with the original cast set to reprise their roles.” E! News has reached out to Netflix regarding the renewal news but has not yet heard back.  The upcoming season will follow the same format as…

NEED TO KNOW Rob Reiner tells PEOPLE that he “never wanted to do sequels,” when asked if he would ever make a When Harry Met Sally follow-up, as he discussed Spinal Tap II: The End Continues”To me, this is more of a ‘Let’s see where they are now,’ than it is a sequel,” Reiner says of revisiting 1984’s This Is Spinal TapSpinal Tap II: The End Continues is in theaters now Rob Reiner may be debuting a sequel to 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap, but the Academy Award-winning filmmaker is not interested in revisiting his rom-com classic When Harry Met…

Billboard Japan caught up with ORANGE RANGE for its Monthly Feature interview series spotlighting currently noteworthy artists and works. The five-man J-pop band is soon celebrating its 25th anniversary and showering fans with a string of releases both nostalgic and new. On July 2 — a Japanese numeric pun, as “7/2” can be read as “natsu,” meaning summer — the band hailing from Okinawa dropped a brand-new music video for one of its signature hits called “Ikenai Taiyo”（”Naughty Sun”). The updated “Reiwa” version visuals star the popular comedy duo Mayurika, who previously referenced lyrics from OR’s hit “Shanghai Honey” in…

Earlier this year, at the age of 70, Chandrika Tandon won her first Grammy — and it may not be her last. After taking home the award in February for best new age, ambient or chant album for her project Triveni, Tandon — a renowned businesswoman, philanthropist and grandmother — is now vying for her third Grammy nomination, but this time in the best global music album category, with a new project called Soul Ecstasy that she quietly released just before the Aug. 30 deadline to submit nominations for the 68th Grammy Awards. “I was really trying to show [Indian]…

Dear Maggie Smith: You always claimed you hadn’t watched Downton Abbey, the TV series, and you didn’t seem inclined to watch either of the Downton movies you appeared in. When the first, 2019’s Downton Abbey: The Movie, was still in the talking stages, you said you hoped the opening scene would have your character, Dowager Countess Violet, already in the grave.  But you must have known that your unbeatable comic flair — your ability to fire off zingers with a deadly precision that might have served well in the Charge of the Light Brigade — was key to the success…

Will Cillian Murphy Play Voldemort in ‘Harry Potter’ Series? He Says…Cillian Murphy does not believe Harry Potter is his to finish.  Indeed, amid the online chatter pushing for the Oppenheimer star to be cast as Voldemort in the upcoming HBO television adaptation, he clarified that he has not been cast as the iconic villain.  “No,” he said of the possibility of his casting on the Sept. 11 episode of the Happy, Sad Confused podcast “My kids show me occasionally and I don’t know anything about that.” And the Peaky Blinders alum admitted that Ralph Fiennes’ interpretation of the character is…

NEED TO KNOW Ozzy Osbourne made a posthumous appearance on the Sept. 8 episode of Lego Masters Jr.The rock legend — who died in July — “scared” the contestants into meeting their deadlines at the request of his daughter, KellyOzzy was no stranger reality TV, helping pioneer the genre with The Osbournes Ozzy Osbourne’s first posthumous TV appearance is a bittersweet one. The heavy metal legend, who died in July at 76 years old, surprised fans of all ages when he appeared in the Monday, Sept. 8 episode of the Lego Masters Jr. reality competition alongside his daughter, Kelly Osbourne, who…