Entertainment

By Matt Wells, CNN Malmo (CNN) — The Eurovision Song Contest was thrown into fresh turmoil Saturday when organizers disqualified the Dutch entrant hours before the grand final for a backstage incident involving a female crew member. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which organizes the annual event, taking place this year in Malmo, Sweden, said

By Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — Sam Rubin, longtime entertainment anchor for KTLA in Los Angeles, has died at the age of 64, fellow anchor Frank Buckley announced on air Friday. Rubin was a mainstay for celebrity interviews and covered all things Hollywood for decades. He also often reported for international media, including in Australia

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Comedian Nikki Glaser started the week with her memorable performance roasting Tom Brady on Netflix and will cap it off with the debut of her new standup special for HBO. Her sharp quips about the former NFL quarterback gained her thousands of new followers on Instagram and a hilarious

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — While some may have been excited and/or amused by the diss-track feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, the man many consider to be an elder statesman of hip-hop appears less than enthused about it. Questlove, the drummer for the hip-hop group The Roots, recently posted a note on

By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Brian Wilson, musician and founding member of the hit ’60s rock band The Beach Boys, has been placed under a conservatorship following a Los Angeles court ruling on Thursday. Judge Gus T. May of the Los Angeles Superior Court found “clear and convincing evidence” that a conservatorship is necessary,

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Justin Bieber’s mother Pattie Mallette can finally celebrate his big news. Mallette on Thursday posted a video on her verified Instagram account of her reaction to her son and his wife, Hailey Bieber, going public with the news that they are expecting their first child. “So I have

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — After a dazzling first season, “Interview with the Vampire” moves in a lower-key mode through its second, a perhaps inevitable byproduct of Lestat’s diminished role. Yet this AMC adaptation of Anne Rice’s books remains a tasty trip through history and geography, having changed venues from New Orleans to

By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Fifty years ago, two Swedish married couples went on the most consequential double date in music history, changing pop for good at the Eurovision Song Contest. True, the bar wasn’t too high. 1974 was also the year that Paul Anka topped charts with “(You’re) Having My Baby,” a track

By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers about the May 9 episode of “Young Sheldon.” Anyone who watched “The Big Bang Theory” with any regularity over its 12 seasons knew what was coming as its prequel “Young Sheldon” comes to a close, but the knock at the door that ended

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift has officially added her “Tortured Poets” Era to her tour setlist. On Thursday, the superstar singer debuted a revamped setlist for in Paris, which was also the first stop on the European leg of her tour after a two-month break. Swift performed several songs from her new

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Hailey and Justin Bieber are going to be parents. The couple announced the news on Thursday on Instagram, both sharing a video that showcases Hailey Bieber’s growing belly. They also posted a series of photos that show the “Yummy” singer, 30, taking photos of his 27-year-old wife, who is

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “The Bear” is preparing to open its doors once more. Hulu and FX’s beloved culinary series is set to debut its third season on June 27, according to a news release on Thursday. All 10 episodes of the new season will be available to stream on that date. The

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The bar is about to open again. A new podcast, titled “Where Everybody Knows Your Name with Ted Danson and Woody Harrelson (Sometimes),” is coming to SiriusXM, 30 years after Danson and Harrelson marked the end of their pub-set hit sitcom, “Cheers.” “Each week on ‘Where Everybody Knows Your

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kristen Stewart sounds happy about the work being done by Hollywood’s female directors, but feels there’s still not enough women at the helm of projects in the entertainment industry. Stewart is working on directing her first feature film, based on the 2011 memoir from Lidia Yuknavitch, “The Chronology

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — A new “Bluey” series is coming. The Australian animated program about a blue dog and her family, frequently praised by parents as the least annoying and most emotional children’s series, will return to Disney+ in a new “Bluey Minisodes” series in July. The collection will include 20 shorts, written