Author: Variety.com

As the night soldiered on, attendees at FireAid were treated to show-stopping moments from three-fourths of Nirvana reuniting with a carousel of singers and Stevie Nicks running through a spate of her classics. And then came Olivia Rodrigo, who showed love for her hometown of Los Angeles with an impassioned mini-set of songs from her […]

The Weeknd finally dropped “Hurry Up Tomorrow,” the long-awaited third chapter of his “After Hours” trilogy, on Thursday night. While the credits did not initially appear on streaming services, a rep for the artist confirms that it features Lana Del Rey, Travis Scott, Future, Florence + the Machine, Giorgio Moroder, Playboi Carti, Anitta and others […]

Fans in the Intuit Dome wondering what hit them may have belatedly realized they were witnessing the closest thing to a Nirvana reunion we’ll get: The band’s three surviving members — Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl and Pat Smear — blazing through bruising versions of “Breed” with St. Vincent on vocals, “School” with longtime friend and patron […]

Anyone jonesing for another taste of the No Doubt reunion that electrified the Coachella stage last year got their wish at the FireAid concert on Thursday night, as the band donned the plaid again and tore through three classics from their early catalog: “Just a Girl,” “Don’t Speak” and “Spiderwebs.” The band wasted no time […]

Green Day and Alanis Morissette set the tone at the FireAid benefit with songs of hope and resilience. Then came Anderson .Paak, who turned the stage at the Kia Forum into a California celebration, bringing out legendary musician Sheila E. and Dr. Dre to chip in on both his songs and a few of Dre’s. […]

One of the great challenges faced by the events during Grammy Week, including the FireAid benefit, is how to set the proper tone: How do you have a celebratory event like big concert or awards show without seeming tone-deaf to the tragedy and loss so many suffered in the Los Angeles wildfires that ravaged the […]

AMC Theatres has promoted Nikkole Denson-Randolph to senior VP and U.S. chief content officer. She’s replacing the cinema chain’s long-time head of worldwide programming and chief content officer Elizabeth Frank, who is departing to serve as CEO of RealD, one of the leading providers of 3D cinema technology. In Denson-Randolph’s new role, she will oversee […]

John Leguizamo is the latest star to join the cast of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey.” He will appear alongside previously announced cast members Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Benny Safdie and Jon Bernthal. Universal shared last month that the film “is a mythic action epic shot across the world using brand […]

Matthew Lillard still likes scary movies. The actor, who starred in Wes Craven’s original “Scream” and did not return for future entries considering, well, narrative events, is joining the cast of the franchise’s upcoming seventh installment. Following the exit of both Melissa Barrera and Jenna Ortega from the “Scream” franchise after the pair led a […]