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By Melissa Gray, CNN The white paint is scratched off and worn away along the sides of Johnny Ramone’s electric guitar, the one he used on stage for nearly 20 years to make some of punk rock’s most distinctive chords with the legendary Ramones. But it’s no wonder. Johnny Ramone was known for his fast

By Deanna Hackney, CNN Willard Scott, former longtime weatherman for ‘Today,’ who was known for his outgoing, jovial personality, and for celebrating the lives of viewers who had reached their milestone 100th birthdays, has died, according to the NBC show. He was 87. The show said Scott died this week, according to fellow weatherman, Al

By David Williams, CNN Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” has been streamed millions and millions of times since it was released on Friday, and the rapper’s new album is also inspiring an almost as impressive number of memes poking fun at its artwork. The album art, designed by British artist Damien Hirst, features emoji of 12

By Brian Lowry, CNN While “The White Lotus” was almost surely the show of the summer, there was plenty to watch over the last few Covid-impacted months, including the Olympics, which despite a ratings downturn can still put a lump in your throat. Summer is often associated with light escapism, but with the theatrical box

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Shang-Chi, Marvel’s Chinese martial artist superhero, has lived many lives since his 1973 comics debut. First, he was a “Master of Kung Fu” and assassin-turned-hero who dispatched foes with remarkable ease. He’s gone from being a version of Bruce Lee to a version of James Bond to a member of the

By Chloe Melas, CNN Things just got weird. The adorable animated children’s television character Peppa Pig seems to have trolled rapper Kanye West on Twitter. “Peppa didn’t need to host listening parties in the Mercedez-Benz stadium to get that .5,” a tweet from the official account for Peppa Pig read. The message was in reference

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Akbar Gbajabiamila is getting ready for his debut as a co-host on “The Talk.” Former NFL player Gbajabiamila will join Sheryl Underwood, Amanda Kloots and Jerry O’Connell for the upcoming Season 12. In order to get some tips for the hosting gig, he called fellow athlete turned “Good Morning America” host

By Chloe Melas, CNN Amanda Kloots returned to Broadway to honor her late husband, Nick Cordero. The co-host of “The Talk” attended the opening night of “Waitress,” a Broadway musical which her husband starred in before his death last year. Cordero died from complications of Covid-19. Kloots posted to her Instagram page a series of

By Marianne Garvey, CNN Drake has dropped his new album, “Certified Lover Boy.” He revealed the news with an Instagram post saying, “CLB FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE EVERYWHERE @ 2AM EST.” Music producer Benny Blanco commented on the post, writing, “when u see a timestamp on a drake album u don’t even have to press

By Toyin Owoseje, CNN If there’s one thing Lil Nas X knows well, it’s how to get a rise out of Drake fans. The “Industry Baby” rapper, real name Montero Hill, took the internet by storm once again this week after ruthlessly trolling Drake’s album announcement. On Monday, Drake announced that his next album, “Certified