ATLANTA — Music legend Stevie Wonder announced a brief U.S. tour on Wednesday to unite the world ahead of the upcoming presidential election.

The string of shows, titled “Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart,” will begin in Pittsburgh on Oct. 8 and conclude Oct. 30 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Tickets go on sale Friday, ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Walt Disney Animation Studios chief creative officer Jennifer Lee has stepped down from her executive role to focus on leading the "Frozen" franchise, Walt Disney Co. said Thursday.

"Zootopia" and "Encanto" director Jared Bush has been named as her replacement. The change is effective immediately.

Bush has worked at Disney ...Read more

BALTIMORE — There will be no Maryland love connection on “The Golden Bachelorette,” which premiered Wednesday night on ABC with 24 suitors vying for the affections of 61-year-old Joan Vassos.

The Maryland grandmother sent home six bachelors on the first episode, including Pablo, a 63-year-old retired U.N. agency director originally from ...Read more

ATLANTA — Metallica is ready to rock Atlanta for the first time in nearly four years

The band will play on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies will open for Metallica on this particular stop of the tour, which starts in Las Vegas April 12 and concludes in Denver June 29.

Tickets go on sale at 10 ...Read more

There is a mind-numbing thud that greets the arrival of each new entry in the live-action "Transformers" franchise, so it's a relief to say that "Transformers One" finds the robots back in their optimal, animated form.

As origin stories go, director Josh Cooley's breezy, action-packed genesis tale reintroduces Optimus Prime, Megatron and the ...Read more

Nothing brings people together quite like the death of a loved one. But also, nothing brings out the small slights, simmering resentments and long-term emotional connections quite like the death of a loved one.

The new film "His Three Daughters" explores all of that in acute, observant detail. Written and directed by Azazel Jacobs, the film ...Read more

You have questions. I have some answers.

Q: I just finished watching the first season of “Tulsa King” on CBS. Will the second season also be on CBS? I don’t have Paramount+.

A: More than once the broadcast networks have brought streaming fare to their schedules only to return the shows to their (subscription-based) streaming homes with ...Read more

ATLANTA — CBS has announced the first cast members and plot details for its new soap opera “Beyond the Gates,” shooting soon at Assembly Studios in Doraville.

The show, originally called “The Gates,” is set to debut on CBS in early 2025. Set in an affluent Maryland suburb, “Beyond the Games” centers around the Duprees, a prominent...Read more

This week, Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, marked National Voter Registration Day in the U.S. with a public service announcement declaring that "every voice matters" in the upcoming presidential election.

Pharrell Williams might be happier if they had just kept their mouths shut.

In an interview published the day after the ...Read more

“The Substance” blowtorches a single idea for two hours and 20 minutes, and narratively it turns to ashes by minute 40. It’s easier for a movie to become a talking point that way. Film festival buzz, which “The Substance” enjoyed at its Cannes world premiere, tends to emanate from movies that dictate a point, early and often, rather ...Read more

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jazz bassist Stanley Clarke sits at the center of the room, six young musicians focused on him as they practice at the Santa Monica College Performing Arts Center on a recent afternoon.

"So the bassline I'm playing feels best at this tempo," Clarke says, his fingers plucking out a melody on the thick strings of his double ...Read more

ATLANTA — Covington native Drew Parker first met Luke Combs in a bar in Rome a decade ago when Combs was on the cusp of stardom. He opened for Combs, who sold all of 40 tickets that night.

“We talked in the green room and he said, ‘Just come and write songs with me,'” Parker said in a recent interview with The Atlanta Journal-...Read more

If any comic deserves the time to kick back and enjoy his success, it’s Russell Peters.

He’s a global superstar, capable of selling out arenas in Australia, Asia and Europe. He was the first comedian to headline a major Netflix special and blazed the trail for other stand-ups with South Asian heritage. But his new Relax: It’s Not That ...Read more

There was no way to predict back when Adam West wore the Batman tights — back when Batman wore tights — that comic books would become the main driver of Hollywood content. The 1966 "Batman" movie (budget $1.48 million), sprung from the TV series, did make money, but only the most delirious studio executive or fan could have imagined that, ...Read more

Jean Smart, fresh off her latest Emmy win for “Hacks,” will be the guest host for the opening episode of Season 50 of “Saturday Night Live,” which returns to NBC on Sept. 28.

It’s the first time the actor has hosted the sketch show. Joining her in making their “SNL” debut will be musical guest Jelly Roll, the country and hip-hop ...Read more

NEW YORK — Rapper Boosie Badazz defended Sean “Diddy” Combs on social media Wednesday after Combs was arrested the previous day on federal sex trafficking charges.

Boosie argued that Diddy was simply doing “what every other famous entertainer has done,” except “he just freakier.”

According to the man previously known as Lil ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Singer-songwriter Charlie Puth won't have to vie for someone's "Attention" any longer — he tied the knot with girlfriend Brooke Sansone earlier this month at his family's home in Montecito.

"When I was standing up there I have never felt more connected to Charlie," Sansone told Vogue, which has exclusive rights to the wedding ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — If you're wondering what the Jane's Addiction split and Walt Whitman's groundbreaking "Leaves of Grass" have in common, allow rocker Dave Navarro to enlighten you.

That is to say, grieve a loss instead of remaining "in a consistent state of dissatisfaction."

The Jane's Addiction guitarist used the poet's 1855 book to reflect on...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Contestants on MrBeast's upcoming competition series have sued the popular YouTube star's production company and Amazon for sexual harassment, failure to pay minimum wages and negligent infliction of emotional distress, among other allegations.

The plaintiffs filed a class-action lawsuit on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior ...Read more