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Artificial intelligence is rightly viewed as a potential threat to music. Models are being trained (illegally, in most cases) on copyrighted music created by flesh-and-blood humans without permission or compensation. AI compositions are being passed off as real human composers on streaming music platforms, taking away streams and income from proper artists. Beyond all the

Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, is attempting to access a heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service system through his Department of Government Efficiency, according to new reporting from The Washington Post. Under pressure from the White House, the IRS is preparing to give a DOGE team member entry into systems that contain detailed

Image Credit: Getty Images The NASCAR Daytona 500 commenced on Sunday, February 16, but Florida rain screeched the race to a halt for a while — several hours to be exact. As high winds and torrential rain hit Daytona Beach, attendees and drivers were forced to wait it out. So, who won the 2025 Daytona

Fifty seasons of “Saturday Night Live” sketches, songs and special guests will be celebrated Sunday as the variety show celebrates its landmark anniversary. The pop culture juggernaut has launched the careers of generations of comedians, from Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig and many Canadians, including Dan Aykroyd, Martin Short and Norm Macdonald.

Before the first chords were struck at SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, Radio City Music Hall was abuzz with a feeling of fraternity. A recently tattoo-less Pete Davidson was all smiles in the lobby, as Jon Hamm caught up with Paul Rudd. Claire Danes and her husband Hugh Dancy made their way to their seats, past

Image Credit: Heidi Gutman/Peacock Believe it or not, Saturday Night Live has been on the air for five decades. From coining the most iconic lines in showbiz — such as “I gotta have more cowbell” and  “Can I have your number?” — to introducing hilariously memorable characters, like Marcello Hernandez‘s Domingo, viewers have been laughing

Teddi Mellencamp, daughter of singer-songwriter John Mellencamp, shared that she has been diagnosed with multiple brain tumours and will be undergoing emergency surgery. Mellencamp, 43, posted a statement to Instagram on Wednesday, revealing that she received the diagnosis after being hospitalized for “severe and debilitating headaches” for the last several weeks. “Yesterday the pain was

Yeoh: hair, Renato Campora; makeup, Sabrina Bedrani. Paltrow: hair, Lorenzo Martin; makeup, Georgie Eisdell; manicure and pedicure, Miwa Kobayashi; tailor, Irina Tshartaryan. Special thanks to Joovv Red Light Therapy. Torres: hair, Maranda Widlund; grooming, Ozzy Salvatierra; tailor, Simone Kurland. Location: Bob Baker Marionette Theater, LA. Currys: hair, Sonia Cosey (Ayesha); makeup, Ashley Bias (Ayesha); barber,

Kim Kardashian and Kanye “Ye” West’s former romance included countless ups and downs, and the Kardashians star has opened up about it on her family’s Hulu series over the years. Now that the “Stronger” rapper is married to his wife, Bianca Censori, many fans want to know the reason why Kim filed for divorce from

Sean “Diddy” Combs is suing NBCUniversal over a documentary that he says falsely accuses him of being a serial murderer who had sex with underage girls as he awaits trial on federal sex trafficking charges. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in New York state court says the documentary, Diddy: Making of a Bad Boy, included statements

Spoilers ahead for Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy. “Mark gone.” Those are the only two words Renée Zellweger’s Bridget Jones can conjure for her diary on the day that her husband, Mark Darcy (played, as always, by Colin Firth), dies. In Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, the fourth installment in the franchise streaming

Image Credit: Getty Images In light of recent aviation issues and catastrophic plane crashes across the United States, travelers are concerned about flying commercial and non-commercial aircrafts. In just one week toward the end of January 2025, a Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines flight collided near Washington D.C.; days later, a medical jet

Kanye West is no longer being represented by talent agency 33&West. Daniel McCartney, who was the rapper’s music agent, announced that West had been removed from the agency’s roster of clients as of Feb. 10. In an Instagram Stories post, McCartney wrote: “Effective immediately, I’m no longer representing YE (F/K/A Kanye West) due to his

In the 90 years the National Labor Relations Board has been in existence—through the Great Depression, World War II, and up to the current era—no president had ever fired a single Senate-confirmed board member. The reason is simple: Congress didn’t make it easy. Under the National Labor Relations Act, lawmakers long ago decided that a

View gallery Image Credit: Getty Images The Met Gala, Paris Fashion Week, the Oscars, and … the Super Bowl. There are certain events you’re sure to see a galaxy of stars attending, and the Super Bowl 2025 is no exception. Aside from the celebrated athletes themselves — Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Saquon Barkley come

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion. Amanda Palmer, ex-wife of author Neil Gaiman, has denied allegations of rape and human trafficking made by a woman who worked as a nanny for the former couple. Scarlett Pavlovich, the former family babysitter, filed three civil lawsuits — one against Gaiman and

Less than a year after setting off a rap beef of epic proportions, Kendrick Lamar used the Apple Music Super Bowl 2025 halftime show to settle the score by concluding with “Not Like Us,” the Drake diss track that turned into a pop hit. “Say Drake, I hear you like ‘em young,” he said, going

Image Credit: Getty Images Randy Moss is back on ESPN’s Sunday NFL Countdown after stepping away from his role at the end of last year. On Sunday, February 9, before the 2025 Super Bowl kicked off, the 47-year-old was welcomed back with a heartfelt video featuring messages from Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Kevin Garnett, and more.

The Governor General’s office has terminated singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Order of Canada. The move was announced in the Canada Gazette, the federal government’s official newspaper in which it publishes the text of new laws, regulations and other notices and decisions. The move comes after a CBC report in 2023 questioned Sainte-Marie’s Indigenous heritage, saying it

Elon Musk said on Friday that he plans to rehire the Department of Government Efficiency employee who resigned after racist comments he made online were revealed by The Wall Street Journal. The staff member, 25-year-old Marko Elez, posted messages such as “Just for the record, I was racist before it was cool,” “You could not

Image Credit: Corbis via Getty Images A$AP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, is on trial regarding the rapper’s alleged involvement in a shooting. However, thanks to his successful music career and other business endeavors, Rocky still has a high net worth. But his priority lies with his family: Rihanna and their children, RZA and Riot

The It Ends With Us legal battle continues — but this time it’s between star Blake Lively and a Texas crisis communications specialist and his company, Street Relations. Jed Wallace and Street Relations are suing the actor for defamation after Lively allegedly pulled them into her legal fight with co-star and director Justin Baldoni over the

Nearly three years after Ben Stiller called Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy “my hero” during a humanitarian trip to his country, the actor is refuting claims that his travels were funded by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). “Totally false. Untrue,” Stiller wrote alongside a video from an account titled “I Meme Therefore I Am”

Image Credit: Getty Images Politico has apparently received payments from the government, the White House revealed earlier this week. Donald Trump shared a conspiracy theory on Truth Social regarding the situation, claiming that “billions of dollars have been stolen at USAid” and other agencies as a “payoff” to certain media organizations to create “good stories

A woman from New Zealand has filed three civil lawsuits accusing best-selling British author Neil Gaiman of repeatedly sexually assaulting her while she was working as his family’s babysitter and nanny. Scarlett Pavlovich filed the lawsuits — one against Gaiman and his wife, Amanda Palmer, and two more against Palmer — in federal court in Wisconsin, Massachusetts

Of all the pronouncements President Donald Trump has made in the past few months—from nominating Matt Gaetz to be his attorney general to coveting the land of American allies such as Greenland, Panama, and Canada—none has landed with as ham-fisted a thud as the declaration that the United States of America would be an ideal

Image Credit: Getty Images The Department of Education serves a pivotal role in the lives of American children. It’s the federal agency that provides the funding for K-12 education, special education programs and school improvement plans. It also provides Pell Grants and federal student loans to college students in the nation. The essential department is

NOTE: The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion. Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sued by another John Doe who claims that the incarcerated hip-hop mogul drugged and assaulted him. The new lawsuit was filed in New York County Supreme Court on Feb. 3 by Texas-based lawyer Tony Buzbee, who has been

A few days ago, Netflix was well-positioned to win the first best-picture Oscar in the company’s history. Emilia Pérez led the Oscar nominations with 13—the most ever for a non-English language film—and had already shown its strength with top wins at the European Film Awards and the Golden Globes. Unlike past Netflix heavyweights like Roma

Image Credit: Shutterstock Livies are dying to know if Olivia Rodrigo officially has a new love in her life. The “Can’t Catch Me Now” hitmaker was spotted hanging out with English actor Louis Partridge multiple times. Fast forward to 2025, and the two made their awards show debut together at the Grammys. Does this mean they’re