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Carly Rae Jepsen posted nine words to Instagram late on June 27. Almost immediately, listeners started pulling the phrase apart. The message came from Malibu, at 11:00 PM: “Just forgive me everything, I was in the dark.” Jepsen added nothing else. The post collected 6,434 likes with zero reposts. That’s an unusual split for a…

Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube, E-40, and Too Short are taking Mount Westmore back on the road this summer. The West Coast supergroup confirmed two live dates for August 2026. Only two nights. That makes every seat count. Promoter Bobby Dee Presents shared the news on Instagram, confirming all four members will be on stage together….

Kamala Harris sat down with journalist Don Lemon this week to talk about Juneteenth, and her message was pretty direct: the work isn’t done yet. Harris shared the conversation on her Instagram account today, Juneteenth 2026, tracing the holiday back to its roots. The story starts in Galveston, Texas. On June 19, 1865, enslaved people…

John Legend marked Juneteenth 2026 with the premiere of “I GOT MY BROTHER.” The short documentary is about friendship, second chances, and the hard work of turning a painful experience into something meaningful. The film centers on Legend’s decade-long relationship with Jarrett Harper, a formerly incarcerated advocate who has become a voice for criminal justice…

Michael Jackson’s official Instagram account spotlighted a fan video this week: Akshay Pal dancing to “Beat It” in front of the Taj Mahal in India. The clip is exactly what it sounds like. Pal works through the moves against one of the most photographed landmarks on Earth. It was shared as part of the #MyMJClips…

Following criticism of Euphoria‘s final season and its depiction of OnlyFans creators, Sam Levinson has addressed the backlash. The creator of the HBO series admitted he took a “fairly critical look” at OnlyFans culture, explaining on Real Time with Bill Maher why he didn’t “affirm this life and how empowering” it can. “If you look…

The Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger, if it goes through, would not only have a major impact on the future of the media business, but on our collective past. Skydance Media, through its acquisition of Paramount, already controls the CBS News archive. If Paramount succeeds in taking over WBD, it will also assume control of the…

With the United States’ 250th birthday, the documentary filmmakers of Declarations: Black Americans and the Revolutionary War turned to modern technology to reclaim history. Director Stacey Holman and her co-writer/fellow director Maya Tepler explained why chose to use generative AI to “give our historical subjects agency” and how they hope this documentary, premiering June 29…

Prime Video has apparently opted to put Kevin down, but series co-creator Aubrey Plaza has hopes the animated show about a talking cat will get to use one of its other nine lives. On Saturday, the Golden Globe nominee announced the “very disappointing” news that the show she co-created with ex Joe Wengert about their…

EXCLUSIVE: Lilly Wachoswki is setting a different kind of stage for her next project, hosting a live reading of her dystopian political thriller The Hunted, currently in late-stage development with a producing team that includes Natasha Lyonne. Co-written by Wachowski and Mickey R. Mahoney, The Hunted will make its debut with an unconventional live read…