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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Morgan Wallen was removed from the Academy of Country Music Awards ballot last year after being caught on video using a racial slur. This year, he had a big night. Wallen was awarded album of the year by the academy for “Dangerous: The Double Album” at the 57th ACM Awards

By Marianne Garvey Rosario Dawson goes to battle in a fictional American civil war in a trailer for “DMZ.” The HBO Max four-part limited series is based on a DC Comic and is produced and directed by Ava DuVernay. In the show, the United States enters a second civil war when a group called Free

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Glass Animals just broke a Mariah Carey record. The indie group’s single “Heat Waves” has hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, climbing to the top during 59 weeks on the chart. That broke Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” record of 35 weeks in December 2019, according

By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN When in doubt, for more information, call Benedict Cumberbatch. Without directly addressing comments made last week by actor Sam Elliot, who on a podcast criticized Netflix’s “Power of the Dog” for its “allusions of homosexuality,” Cumberbatch explained in a panel this weekend that his portrayal of closeted rancher Phil Burbank has

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Pixar has a knack for coming-of-age tales, but few that mix the touching and adorable much better than “Turning Red,” a bright and appealing animated movie somewhat surprisingly headed directly to Disney+. Audiences should still warm to this mother-daughter story on streaming, but in bypassing theaters it feels like the

CNN staff The 57th Academy of Country Music Awards will be presented Monday in Las Vegas. Dolly Parton will host ceremony. The previously announced ACM male and female artists of the year Jimmie Allen and Gabby Barrett are scheduled to co-host the show. The event will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video — a first

By Marianne Garvey Dolly Parton and bestselling author James Patterson have written a novel together, a thriller titled “Run, Rose, Run.” The book, out Monday, is a look at the challenges of trying to make it in the music industry. Parton said it draws from her own life experiences. “It shows a lot of the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Taron Egerton offered an update after recently collapsing on stage. The “Rocketman” actor fainted Saturday during the first performance of his play “Cock,” a story about a love triangle being staged at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. “As some of you may have heard, I passed out during the first

By Marianne Garvey The new season of “Outlander” picked up right where Season 5 left off. Claire (Caitriona Balfe) had survived a kidnapping and assault, and is back with Jamie (Sam Heughan) but more drama was right around the corner. Fraser’s Ridge is headed for a revolution. The beginning of the episode jumped back to

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Angelina Jolie drew parallels between refugees in Yemen and those suffering because of the war in Ukraine. The star, who has for years worked closely with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), shared that she had traveled to in a video on her verified Instagram account over the weekend. “I’ve

By Jeremy Harlan and Melissa Alonso, CNN Alec Baldwin said he believes certain lawsuits filed in the wake of the fatal shooting on the “Rust” film set have been directed toward people who are considered “deep-pocket litigants,” not necessarily those who were potentially negligent in the incident. “What you have is a certain group of

By Chloe Melas, CNN Sting says his 1985 song “Russians” is more relevant than ever due to the war in Ukraine. The Grammy winner posted a video on Instagram of himself singing the song. In the caption he wrote, “I’ve only rarely sung this song in the many years since it was written, because I

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN The equivalent of missing what should be an easy layup, “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” stumbles on the road to greatness, undermining can’t-miss subject matter for basketball fans with an uneven, at times farcical tone. Although ’80s-style excess clearly accounts for much of the sizzle, this exercise

By Keith Allen, CNN Actor Johnny Brown, who played building superintendent Nathan Bookman on the 1970s sitcom “Good Times,” has died, according to an Instagram post from his daughter, Sharon Brown. He was 84 and died on March 2, his daughter said. “It’s too terrible. It will never not be. It’s a shock. He was

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Roy Orbison had his signature specs, Johnny Cash his all-black suits and Dolly Parton her massive blonde mane (and bust, which she likes to joke about before anyone else gets the chance). Orville Peck’s got a fringed mask that obscures most of his face and a cowboy hat with an upturned

By Lisa Respers France, CNN It makes sense that Hollywood has rallied around Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. After all, he’s one of their own. Before he entered politics, Zelensky was a comedian, actor and writer, starring in romantic comedies and as a high school teacher who becomes president in the Ukrainian political satire series, “Servant

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “The Batman” presents a muscular vision of the Dark Knight that hardcore fans have long desired, a dark and serious epic that’s somewhat offset by two disclaimers: At nearly three hours, the movie hangs around too long, really feeling it down the stretch; and despite its origins, this detective-driven take

By Marianne Garvey Colin Farrell is back in a big way. He appears in two movies released on Friday, “The Batman” and “After Yang.” Farrell plays Penguin in “The Batman.” He’s unrecognizable as a gangster who crosses paths with Robert Pattinson’s Batman. In “After Yang,” he plays a father tending to his family’s broken robot,

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Lucy and Desi” puts a big heart around Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, not only as the beloved stars of “I Love Lucy” and one of Hollywood’s great power couples, but as TV pioneers. Drawing upon personal recordings and home videos, director Amy Poehler has served up a warm valentine

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN “Pieces of Her” assembles another one of those small-boned thrillers that Netflix serves up in abundance, teasing out a fairly disposable mystery just good enough to get you to the end. The twisty mother-daughter tale is derived from Karin Slaughter’s bestselling novel, one that operates on twin timelines, a format

By Lisa Respers France, CNN Essence Fest is returning to an in-person event this summer with a star roster. Janet Jackson, Nicki Minaj, Kevin Hart and New Edition will headline the event, set to run forme June 30 to July 3 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Other artists announced include Jazmine Sullivan, Chloe

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN “Proud Ukrainian” Mila Kunis and her husband, Ashton Kutcher, have pledged to match up to $3 million in donations to help refugees fleeing her native country amid the conflict with Russia. The Hollywood couple launched a “Stand With Ukraine” GoFundMe campaign on Thursday with the goal of raising $30 million for

By Chloe Melas, CNN Pete Davidson might be headed to space. The “Saturday Night Live” star is in talks with Jeff Bezos to join one of his upcoming Blue Origin space flights, a source with knowledge of the conversations told CNN. This source said the idea came about when Davidson and his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian,

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Brad Pitt stars in a highly stylized new movie “Bullet Train,” playing an assassin who boards a bullet train filled with trouble. Pitt is Ladybug, sent on a mission to retrieve a briefcase aboard a bullet train, who encounters some other shady characters on the ride: Prince (Joey King), Tangerine (Aaron

By Chloe Melas, CNN Darren Criss is grieving is his older brother, Charles Criss. The actor shared a poignant tribute to his brother on Instagram, who Criss said died by suicide last week at age 36. Criss described Charles as his best friend growing up. “I loved my brother so much. And I know he