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The Fox series 9-1-1: Lone Star ended back in February and some of the show’s actors have expressed interest in appearing in a spinoff… and one is now confirmed.

A week after Morgan Wallen stalked off SNL the NBC late nighter made sure the door hit the hit the I’m the Problem singer on the way out.

Judas Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner has admitted he is “struggling” to play after suffering a stroke that subsequently led to brain damage.In 2021, Faulkner’s aorta ruptured on stage during Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, leading to lifesaving 10-hour emergency surgery. What had not been previously made public, however, is that just a month later, the guitarist suffered a stroke that continues to affect his physical ability.Faulkner was talking to Premier Guitar about his series of health challenges when he disclosed the nature of his stroke and how it is still limiting his capacity to play guitar.“We went back out on the road in 2022 and have kind of been on the road since,” he began. “But there’s a bit of collateral damage.

The White Lotus actor Scott Glenn has revealed he almost turned down a role in the hit HBO series, thinking it was another “old guy” part.During an appearance on The Daily Show, the octogenarian revealed that when he was first offered the part of Jim Hollinger, he turned it down. “I just finished a film called Eugene the Marine that was tons of martial arts and dancing and shit like that, and it was basically about ageism and how you deal with it when you’re old and still have a life left in the tank,” he actor said.“And [The White Lotus producers] sent me a description of this old guy with a cane, and I thought fuck that.” In the show, we first meet Hollinger in Bangkok as he recovers at home from a recent hospital visit.

Chrissy Metz, best known for playing Kate Pearson on the NBC drama “This Is Us,” recently ditched Hollywood after 21 years.“I moved to Nashville,” the actress, 44, revealed to People in an interview published Friday.“I was in LA for 21 years, but my family is in Florida, where I’m from, and during the pandemic, I could drive to them from here. It’s just a better quality of life here,” Metz explained. “Everything is 15 minutes away, and it’s just so much less stress.”“There’s a lot going on,” she continued.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Hollywood is forever cyclical, which means it was broadcast’s turn to experience a bit of a glow-up this season. While cable continues to struggle and streaming experiences some growing pains, the broadcast networks have been the beneficiary of a recent narrative that they still matter.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter ABC is renewing four dramas and one comedy series, Variety has learned. The Disney-owned broadcaster has picked up new seasons of “9-1-1,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Rookie,” and “Will Trent” as well as “Shifting Gears.” The renewals will bring “9-1-1” to Season 9, “Grey’s Anatomy” to Season 22, “The Rookie” to Season 8, “Shifting Gears” to Season 2, and “Will Trent” to Season 4. ABC had previously announced renewals for both “High Potential” and the hit comedy “Abbott Elementary.” That means that the only current ABC show still awaiting word on a renewal is “Doctor Odyssey.” ABC has opted not to order any pilots this season, but did order the “9-1-1” spinoff “9-1-1: Nashville” straight-to-series, with Chris O’Donnell set for a lead role.

Bruce Springsteen is set to release seven never-heard-before full records on ‘Tracks II: The Lost Albums’.The collection, which arrives on June 27, will feature seven previously-unheard Springsteen albums. You can pre-order them here.The collection, which spans a massive 83 songs, is said to “fill in rich chapters of Springsteen’s expansive career timeline — while offering invaluable insight into his life and work as an artist,” according to a press release.In a statement, Springsteen said: “’The Lost Albums’ were full records, some of them even to the point of being mixed and not released.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Almost ever since Bruce Springsteen released his “Tracks” boxed set of unreleased material in 1998, fans have clamored for a followup volume. Twenty-seven years later, they’ll get it.

Tributes to Val Kilmer have continued to flood in hours after his death as it emerged he once woke up in a "pool of his own blood" during a heartbreaking health battle.The actor, famed for appearing in Batman Forever, Top Gun and The Saint, died from pneumonia earlier on Tuesday at the age of 65. He also shone in The Doors and shared the screen with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in Michael Mann's Heat in 1995. Although he beat throat cancer after being diagnosed in 2014, a trachea surgery resulted in the loss of his voice, having a devastating impact on his illustrious film career.

Brand New news.For the first time since 2017, the popular emo rockers are embarking on a nationwide tour.As of now, the “The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows” group and Long Island natives have a trio of Tri-state stops lined up on the 24-concert run. First, they’re slated to hit Rochester, NY’s Blue Cross Arena on Friday, June 27.

Supplementing its lineup with reality fare, game shows, newsmagazines, sports and occasional Hulu series reruns, ABC has the fewest scripted shows of the broadcast networks that program three hours of primetime this season — nine — 6 dramas and 3 comedies, including the six-episode final run of The Conners. Compare that to 18 for CBS, 14 dramas and 4 comedies; and 15 for NBC — which, like ABC has a night of NFL football in the fall — 11 dramas and 4 comedies.

Karen Bliss It was a bittersweet night for Tate McRae at the 54th annual Juno Awards in Vancouver, as the singer won four out of the five awards for which she was nominated but missed the event because she was thousands of miles away — in Brazil, already committed to playing Lollapalooza. However, she was the night’s big winner, taking album (“Think Later”), pop album, single (“Exes”), and artist of the year.

Saturday Night Live this weekend from his forthcoming album, I'm the Problem, and it seems some viewers seem to think Wallen is the problem after he abruptly walked off the stage at the end of the show.Typically the SNL host—Oscar-winner —the cast, and the musical guest linger on stage after the final sketch for some chit-chat and side-hugs while the credits roll. It's a sweet, if sometimes awkward, tradition that Wallen apparently wanted no part of.After said her thank you's and a farewell to the audience—"I had a wonderful time!"—Wallen leaned over to whisper something in her ear before bounding down the front steps of the iconic Studio 8H stage, jogging past the cameraman like he was double booked and running late to his second appointment.Later that night, on his Instagram Story, he shared a photo of a private plane with the caption, “Get me to God's country.” (He apparently lives in Nashville, though it's not clear if that's where he was headed.) According to , he skipped the SNL afterparty.Musical guest Morgan Wallen performs "I'm the Problem" on Saturday, March 29, 2025.It was difficult for some fans to read his behavior as anything other than disrespectful to both New York City and the institution that is Saturday Night Live, especially given his history with the show.Back in 2020, Wallen was from SNL after he was caught breaking the show's COVID-19 quarantine protocol by partying with college students at the University of Alabama.

Morgan Wallen sparked controversy yet again this week when he opted to abruptly walk off the stage at “SNL” before the show went off the air. The country music superstar was tapped as the musical guest alongside host Mikey Madison for the March 29 episode. He sang two of his new songs, and did so in a very matter-of-fact way.

Tom Hanks and his son Chet have teamed up to recreate Forrest Gump for a new music video. Check it out below.The video accompanies the song ‘You Better Run’, which is the second single for Chet’s country duo Something Out West – comprised of him and Drew Arthur.Chet reprises his father’s role in the 1994 Oscar-winning film, recreating iconic moments, including the famous bench opening scene, the running sequence and Gump’s stint on a shrimping boat named ‘Jenny’, which the band perform on in the video.Towards the end of the video, Tom appears on the bench alongside his son, holding his head in his hands and looking confused before eventually seeming to come around to the concept.

new music video.The song, titled “You Better Run” and released by Chet’s band, Something Out West, on Friday, March 28, saw the 34-year-old dressed as his father’s iconic character Forrest Gump and reenacting several scenes from the beloved 1994 Oscar-winning film.While Chet appeared as Forrest Gump in a scene aboard the shrimping boat “Jenny,” as well as in another during a cross-country run across America, the video took an exciting turn when Tom himself appeared on the famous bus stop bench central to the hit movie.Even more touching was one of the music video’s final scenes when Tom and his son – who shared an infamously checkered past – smiled and embraced each other.Listeners rushed to the comments section of the music video on YouTube to rave about Tom’s surprise cameo. They also applauded Chet’s musical skills.“You know he surprised his dad with this,” one person wrote.“He has the same running movements his dad did in the movie,” another commented.

Noah Kahan has shared more details about his upcoming slot at London’s BST Hyde Park, including the artists joining him as support. Find out more below.The upcoming gig will see the folk-pop singer play his biggest UK headline show to date, and is set to be held in the capital city on Friday, July 4.News of the gig was initially shared back in November, and also confirmed that he would be joined by singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams.Now, more names have been announced for the show, including the 10-time Grammy-winning songwriter and producer Finneas.

Thania Garcia Chet Hanks reprises his father Tom Hanks‘ iconic role as Forrest Gump in a new music video for his country duo Something Out West. His and Drew Arthur’s second single as a signed act, “You Better Run,” features Chet Hanks recreating iconic scenes from the 1994 Oscar-winning film, including the famous bench scene, where he sits beside Forrest Gump himself, Tom Hanks, in the video.

Brand New have played their first public reunion show since 2017. Check out footage and the full setlist below.The band announced news of the comeback show at the start of March, when they launched their own website and told followers they would be playing three shows at the end of the month.It marks their first gigs since a secret and intimate reunion show in December last year in Nashville’s Eastside Bowl, which led to fans speculating that a full-blown reunion was on the way for 2025.They played the first of three gigs at The Bomb Factory in Dallas, Texas last night (March 26) – the same venue where they played their last show on October 29 2017, just before taking a hiatus.In total, the members broke out 18 songs in the setlist, opening with back-to-back renditions of ‘The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows‘, ‘I Will Play My Game Beneath the Spin Light‘ and ‘The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot‘.From there, fan favourites came in thick and fast including ‘Sowing Season‘, ‘Out of Mana‘, ‘You Stole‘, ‘Gasoline‘, ‘Luca‘, ‘At the Bottom‘, before they gave two songs their live debut.

The nominations for the 2025 ACM Awards are finally here!