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Beyoncé‘s mother Tina Knowles is set to take her new memoir on tour this spring – find more details below.Back in October, the mother of the pop icon announced her new book, titled Matriarch: A Memoir, with a synopsis billing it as “a multigenerational family saga that carries within it the story of America – and the wisdom that women pass on to each other, mothers to daughters, across generations.”At the time, Beyoncé expressed her pride with an Instagram post, writing that she “couldn’t be prouder”, and playfully asking Knowles not to “spill too much Mama Tea”.Matriarch: A Memoir is set for release on April 22, 2025 and is available for pre-order here.A post shared by Tina Knowles (@mstinaknowles)Today (March 19), Knowles shared she’d be hitting the road for a book tour joined by “legends, icons, and friends”, with a nine show trek set to include stops in Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta, New Orleans, Toronto, Chicago, Brooklyn, and London.While moderators for some dates are yet to be announced, Knowles will kick off the tour by sitting down with former First Lady Michelle Obama for a Q&A in Washington, DC on April 30.Tickets for the US dates go on sale this Friday (March 21) at 10 am local time here. Tickets for the sole UK date go on sale the same day at 2pm GMT, and you can find yours here.VIP packages will also be available, with premium tickets, meet and greats and photo opportunities with Knowles available.

NBC‘s Suits spinoff got to a slower ratings start than anticipated, and the network is looking to correct that, slating a Thursday night takeover March 27 with encores of three back-to-back Suits: LA episodes. They will replace previously scheduled reruns of NBC’s regular Thursday drama lineup.

NBA season 15-0 just to continue to go on massive double-digit win streaks. The Cavs team has no quit. However, they are still untrusted.

EXCLUSIVE: Nia Long has inked with Artists First for representation.

Jamie Lang The Spain Film Commission (SFC) has taken a significant step forward in its mission to consolidate Spain as a global hub for audiovisual production. At the Málaga Film Festival today, the organization hosted a contract signing with its new board of trustees, bringing together industry leaders Telefónica, Newen Studios company iZen and Netflix.

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate Television has optioned author and theater critic Alexis Soloski’s bestselling novel Here in the Dark for scripted series development.

was found dead Feb. 26 at age 39, was severely bullied in middle school, according to original “Matilda” star Mara Wilson.Wilson, 37, recently wrote an essay for Vulture about her friendship with Trachtenberg. They attended the same middle school in Los Angeles.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Tom Corson, co-chairman and COO of Warner Records, will be honored by the cancer research and treatment organization City of Hope with its annual Spirit of Life Award. For more than 50 years, the music industry has united around the Spirit of Life campaign, raising nearly $170 million to support City of Hope’s lifesaving research and care.

Green Day delivered a spoof speech while at the iHeartRadio Awards 2025. Check out footage of the moment below.The moment took place earlier this week at the ceremony for the iHeartRadio Awards 2025, which was held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles and saw the pop-punk trio win the award for Alternative Artist Of The Year.After beating off competition from Cage The Elephant, Linkin Park, Sum 41 and Twenty One Pilots, the members – comprising Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool and Mike Dirnt – took to the stage and used their speech to make a nod to the 1997 film Boogie Nights.Holding the award, Armstrong paraphrased the whole speech from the film while his bandmates started to laugh behind him.“Wow.

Ethan Shanfeld A24‘s “Warfare” is launching an Imax run with early screenings beginning April 9. The film, written and directed by Iraq War veteran Ray Mendoza and “Civil War” helmer Alex Garland, opens wide on April 11.

Lil Durk is releasing a new album from prison.On Monday (March 17), the rapper’s team shared a trailer and artwork for the album, called ‘Deep Thoughts’, on his social media accounts. It’s scheduled for release on March 28.Accompanied by the caption “The streets still need me,” the trailer shows Durk’s producers in the studio working on music while talking to the rapper – who is currently incarcerated – on the phone.He can be heard saying he likes “the energy” of particular songs and thanks his team for “bigger and better changes” to the record.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer Director Carl Erik Rinsch has been indicted on charges of fraud and money laundering for allegedly taking $11 million from Netflix and spending it on luxury cars, antique furniture and mattresses. Rinsch demanded the funds in order to finish “White Horse,” a science fiction TV series that was never completed, according to the indictment. Instead, he allegedly used the money to make “extremely risky investments,” to pay for stays at the Four Seasons and for other lavish purchases, and to hire lawyers to sue Netflix.

Max Gao SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from “…Must Come Down,” the Season 1 finale of Fox’s “Doc.” Molly Parker never expected to lead a project that she considers as mainstream as a network procedural. In her 30 years in the business, the Canadian actor has tended to gravitate toward the margins, making a name for herself as an indie darling (“Kissed,” “Sunshine”) and a strong supporting player in the early years of prestige TV (“Deadwood,” “House of Cards”).

American Cinematheque’s This Is Not A Fiction Festival is returning for its second season.

EXCLUSIVE: Sung Kang, best known for his role as the popular ‘Han Lue’ in Universal’s billion-dollar Fast & Furious franchise, has signed with Buchwald for representation.

Gal Gadot is celebrating a special moment with her family by her side!

Radiohead’s management have confirmed a forthcoming tour by the band for some time this year.As reported by Resident Advisor, allegedly four tickets to a “Radiohead concert of your choice” have been donated by Blueyed Pictures – the band’s management – to a Los Angeles fire relief auction run by Palisades High School.The fire relief auction closed yesterday (March 17), with the listing for the tickets explaining that the highest bidder would be able to choose their preferred city and date “based on the band’s tour schedule”.The outlet also reported that a close source to Radiohead had confirmed to them that Thom Yorke and co have “placed holds in select European cities for a run of residency gigs this autumn.”Radiohead’s last live performance was on August 1, 2018 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, marking the end of their “A Moon Shaped Pool” tour in support of their album of the same name.The news of the possible confirmation of Radiohead reunion dates comes shortly after the band formed a new legal entity, suggesting they may be planning significant activity in 2025.Last week, the band created a limited liability partnership (LLP) with the name RHEUK25, which has been something they have done a few times in the past ahead of an album, tour or reissue announcement.LLPs allow Radiohead to operate their business affairs independently, without relying on the framework of record labels and external companies.

Jenelle Riley Deputy Awards and Features Editor Multi-hyphenate filmmaker Jay Duplass has been named as the recipient of this year’s Spotlight Award at the 31st Annual San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (SLOIFF.) Duplass will attend the event with a screening of his new film, “The Baltimorons,” followed by a Q&A on Sunday, April 27. The festival runs this year from April 24-29 in San Luis Obispo, the coastal community located midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.Duplass is well-known on the independent film circuit for his work and his collaborations with brother Mark Duplass on such films as “The Puffy Chair” and “Cyrus” and for creating such TV shows as “Togetherness” and “Room 104.” In recent years, Duplass has also carved out an impressive acting career with roles on the Emmy-award winning series “Transparent” and “Industry” and films like “Outside In” and “Beatriz at Dinner.” Skye McLennan, executive director of SLOIFF, says, “Personally, I have been a huge fan of the Duplass Brothers’ work, and they have been a significant inspiration for many independent filmmakers and film festivals.” Mark Duplass serves as writer-director on “The Baltimorons,” which marks his first feature as director since 2012.

Joseph Sikora (Power, Power Book IV: Force) has joined the cast of Hulu and Onyx Collective‘s Reasonable Doubt for Season 3.

Whitney Cinkala Variety will host the first-ever Power of Women: Nashville event on Thursday, May 1, coinciding with the accompanying issue releasing Tuesday, April 29. The event, presented by Lifetime, will celebrate the inaugural Power of Women: Nashville honorees, who will each appear on four separate covers of the issue, as well as the accomplished women profiled in the annual Women’s Impact Report: Nashville, which highlights the industry’s most philanthropic women who have made a significant impact through their work.

EXCLUSIVE: The WNBA is getting its first ever scripted TV series. Peacock is developing a series titled The W.