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Miley Cyrus Describes Last Conversation With Dolly Parton, Prompted by Sending Over Her New Album: ‘Though We Were So Different, That’s What Made Us P...
Miley Cyrus, now being professionally known as just Miley, spoke about her last conversation with her godmother, Dolly P...
Spotify Launches Fresh Finds Forward Program to Support Emerging Independent Musicians
Spotify is looking to support emerging artists with the launch of Fresh Finds Forward, a program intended to give roughl...
‘Heated Rivalry’ Star Hudson Williams Sparks TIFF Chaos, Teases Season 2
It’s been a whirlwind year for Hudson Williams. Ever since “Heated Rivalry,” Jacob Tierney’s sensuous decade-long romant...
The Heartbreakers Talk About Surprise Reunion, and How Chris Stapleton ‘Was So Enthralled’ Hearing Tom Petty’s Band Play ‘American Girl,’ ‘He Forgot t...
The Heartbreakers were heartwarmers Wednesday night in Nashville, reuniting the original members of Tom Petty’s band tog...
Nintendo of America President on Switch 2 Life Cycle and ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Anniversary Plans: ‘This Is Just Beginning’
It’s a big year for Nintendo of America — and it’s about to get bigger. On the heels of the one-year anniversary for the...
Nielsen Revamps Streaming Top 10 Lists, Reporting Viewership Two Weeks Behind Instead of Four Weeks
The Nielsen Streaming Top 10 just got a major update. After years of reporting streaming viewership with a four-week del...
‘Pan’s Labyrinth’: 20th Anniversary Books Reveal Rare Concept Art and Full Shooting Script
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Guillermo del Toro’s fantastical film “Pan’s Labyrinth,” Insight Editions is publis...
‘Elsinore,’ ‘Clarissia’ and More Join Frameline Fall Showcase Lineup
The queer arts nonprofit Frameline revealed the lineup for its inaugural fall festival taking place in October and Novem...
Kim Kardashian Taps Olympians Chloe Kim, Jutta Leerdam and More for New NikeSKIMS Campaign
Nike and Kim Kardashian are keeping the momentum going on one of the sportswear giant’s biggest celebrity partnerships. ...
Barbra Streisand Condemns Trump’s ‘Unchecked Ego’ Over Kennedy Center Name Battle: ‘Galling and Painful to Witness’
Barbra Streisand is speaking out against Pres. Donald Trump’s controversial handling of the Kennedy Center . “In 2008, I...
Dr. Orna Guralnik Gives Ciara Miller, Dylan Efron and Carl Schmidt a ‘Couples Therapy’ Session in New Samsung Galaxy Spot
Samsung is taking its latest Galaxy campaign to therapy. The tech giant has tapped “Couples Therapy” star Dr. Orna Gural...
Greta Gerwig Says ‘Narnia’ Is Inspired by David Bowie, Confirms Meryl Streep Is Voicing Aslan: ‘I Wanted Someone Profound but Not Pretentious’
Greta Gerwig is reuniting with her “Little Women” star Meryl Streep on “Narnia,” the director’s adaptation of the C.S. L...
‘The Simpsons’ Casting Director Scott Muller to Recruit Voices for Animated Film’The Most Serious Fart’
“The Simpsons” casting director Scott Muller will oversee voice casting for “The Most Serious Fart,” Utopai’s animated f...
A Generation Raised by ‘Judge Judy’: Judith Sheindlin Reflects on Her Long Run in TV, Shifting to Producing and Revving a ‘Baby Judy’ Series
If Judge Judith Sheindlin had never been profiled in a “60 Minutes” segment that caught the eye of a TV producer, and if...
Top Media Execs Break Down How to Super-Serve Audiences, the Real Threat of ‘AI Slop’ and More at Variety Entertainment & Technology Summit
How are media and entertainment companies navigating shifting winds in Hollywood, amid an industry in constant flux and ...
‘Fortnite’ Launches ‘Kingdom Hearts’ Crossover (Gaming News Roundup)
The world of “Kingdom Hearts” launched in “Fortnite” on Thursday. The Sora, Riku, Kairi and Roxas outfits have arrived i...
Edie Falco to Star in Fox Legal Drama ‘Katie Greaves’
Edie Falco is set to lead the legal drama series “Katie Greaves,” which has been ordered to series at Fox. The show will...
‘Onwards and Sideways’ Review: Laura Linney and Rhys Ifans Cut Through the Sweetness of a Gentle, Compassionate Parkinson’s Drama
There’s nothing fun about Parkinson’s disease, and no film about it can engineer an uncompromised happy ending. But John...
Zara Larsson Blasts Trump’s White House as ‘F—ing Losers’ for Using ‘Midnight Sun’ to Promote Deportations
Zara Larsson blasted the White House for using her song “Midnight Sun” in a TikTok post depicting ICE agents handcuffing...
Sony TV North America Distribution Executive Vice President Flory Bramnick Plans to Depart After 24 Years (EXCLUSIVE)
Longtime Sony Pictures Television exec Flory Bramnick is departing the company after 24 years, as she devotes more time ...
Noah Baumbach Signs First Look Deal with Warner Bros.; Sets New Theatrical Movie With Studio Label Clockwork (EXCLUSIVE)
Noah Baumbach is getting back to work, setting his next film project for theaters and moving his business to Warner Bros...
Like Nastya Signs Content Development Deal With Disney
YouTube star Like Nastya has entered into a content development deal with Disney, Variety has learned. The deal includes...
Women‘s Impact Report 2026
The professionals featured in Variety’s 2026 Women’s Impact Report navigated yet another crazy year in show business. De...
Netflix’s ‘Monster’ Finally Delivers an Outrageously Engaging Season With ‘The Lizzie Borden Story’: TV Review
“Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story,” the fourth installment of Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan’s “Monster” series, takes the ...
India-Canada Screen Industry Corridor Takes Shape as NFDC, SASC Sign Pact at Toronto Market
India’s National Film Development Corporation and the South Asian Screen Council of Canada put their names to a Letter o...
Americana Award Winners Include Molly Tuttle, Brandi Carlile, Gillian Welch and Tyler Childers, as Robert Plant and Others Receive Lifetime Honors
Wednesday night’s Americana Music Honors & Awards in Nashville found the love being spread among a handful of the Am...
Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas 2026 Schedule: 34 New Holiday Movies Starring Lori Loughlin, Tamera Mowry-Housley, Lacey Chabert, Christy Carlson Ro...
Hallmark Channel’s Countdown to Christmas is back with more new holiday movies than ever. Ahead of the 17th annual event...
Former Disney Star Debby Ryan Suffered ‘Life-Altering Brain Injury’ After Multiple Concussions: ‘Some Things Did Not Come Back’
Debby Ryan, the former Disney Channel star who broke out on the network’s “Suite Life on Deck” before fronting her own s...
Cary Joji Fukunaga, Sine Plambech to Lead Juries at Zurich Film Festival
U.S. writer-director Cary Joji Fukunaga, whose films include “No Time to Die,” will head the Feature Film Competition ju...
CookUnity Serves Gourmet Meals in New York City Bodegas With Spicy Promotional Recipe
How do you get consumers to pick one subscription food-delivery service over another? Perhaps by serving up something a ...
Nex Playground Gaming Console Maker Raises More Than $150 Million in Funding, Niantic’s Jeff Shouger Joins as CFO
Nex, the company behind the popular family gaming console Nex Playground, has secured more than $150 million in new fina...
BBC, Bobby Prod, Folivari, Gao Shan Pictures Honored by Europe’s Animation Industry at Cartoon Forum
Cartoon Forum, the leading co-production event in Europe for animated series, has unveiled the winners of this year’s Ca...
Dolly Parton Posthumously Accepts Americana Award in Newly Released Video Recorded Before Her Death: ‘Just Know That I Will Always Love You’
Some attendees at the Americana Music Honors & Awards might have assumed that the lifetime achievement award for Dol...
Dubai Film Festival Revived With New Edition Set for December 2027
Ten years after being abruptly shuttered, the Dubai International Film Festival is being revived with a new edition set ...
Peter Chan’s Directing Motto for Toronto Alzheimer’s Drama ‘The Road Not Taken’ Came From a Chengdu Dementia Care Home
While researching “The Road Not Taken,” his drama premiering at the Toronto Film Festival, celebrated filmmaker Peter Ch...
Lola Tung and Daniel Bravo Hernández to Lead New York Theatre Workshop Benefit Reading of ‘Sanctuary City’
“The Summer I Turned Pretty” and “Hadestown” star Lola Tung and “Romeo + Juliet” actor Daniel Bravo Hernández are set to...
Bill Skarsgard to Star in Hideo Kojima’s ‘Physint’ Video Game From Xbox
Bill Skarsgård will star as the lead in Hideo Kojima’s upcoming action-espionage video game “Physint.” The casting news ...
Industry Players From Sony Pictures Classics and FilmNation Among Those Who Flocked the NY Film & Entertainment Soccer Tournament Benefitting Local Ch...
Industry players from Sony Pictures Classics, FilmNation, Gersh and Cinetic were among the film and entertainment figure...
Pingyao Festival Sets 10th Edition Lineup With Fei Mu Restoration, Films From Cristian Mungiu, James Gray
The Pingyao International Film Festival has unveiled the full lineup for its 10th edition, with a 4K restoration of Fei ...
‘Belzebubs’ Created by JP Ahonen Is a Relatable Story About Liberal Values Where ‘The Addams’ Family Meets ‘Modern Family’ – and Satanism (EXCLUSIVE)
Finnish artist JP Ahonen is ready to unleash the animated series “Belzebubs” onto the unsuspecting world. Based on his s...
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