ABC News: Entertainment

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies at age 65

The frontman of The Pogues, best known for “Fairytale of New York,” has died.

Nov. 30, 2023

Extreme weather, guilt tipping and, yes, Barbie: We're over you, 2023

There's much that happened in 2023 best left behind come the new year

Nov. 30, 2023

Creator of comic strip 'Mutts' frees his Guard Dog character after decades

Something is different on the comics pages this week

Nov. 30, 2023

Music Review: Violent Femmes debut, a cult favorite, turns 40 with an expanded new edition

To celebrate 40 years since the release of their self-titled debut, the spirited acoustic punk band Violent Femmes have prepared a new deluxe edition, out Friday

Nov. 30, 2023

Judge extends pause on John Oates' sale of stake in business with Daryl Hall as arbitration proceeds

A judge has sided with Daryl Hall in his request to keep temporarily blocking John Oates from selling his potentially lucrative share of the Hall & Oates duo’s joint venture without his longtime partner’s permission

Nov. 30, 2023

Iran sends a hip-hop artist who rapped about hijab protests back to jail

An Iranian news website says a popular rapper has been sent back to jail less that two weeks after his release from prison on bail

18 hr ago

Climate protesters twice interrupt Wagner's `Tannhäuser' at Metropolitan Opera

Climate protesters caused a pair of interruptions totaling 22 minutes during the opening night of a revival of Wagner’s “Tannhäuser” at the Metropolitan Opera

6 hr ago

MLB and Sirius XM extended broadcast agreement through 2028 season

Major League Baseball and Sirius XM extended their broadcast agreement by five years through the 2028 season

Nov. 30, 2023

Alvin Ailey troupe – and a soulful Cynthia Erivo – join to celebrate dance legend Judith Jamison

Actor-singer Cynthia Erivo lent searing and soulful vocals to an evening marking Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's 65th anniversary, and celebrating the talents of dance legend Judith Jamison its former star dancer and longtime company leader

Nov. 30, 2023

'Killers of the Flower Moon' named best film of 2023 by New York film critics

Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” has been named the best film of the year by the New York Film Critics Circle

12 hr ago

A look back at 50 years of Kiss-tory as the legendary band prepares to take its final bow

Fifty years ago, four young New Yorkers dragged their guitars, amps and drums to a loft on 23rd Street in New York, dreaming of becoming the biggest band in the world

6 hr ago

Greek author Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political novel inspired award-winning film 'Z,' dies at 89

Greek novelist Vassilis Vassilikos, whose political book “Z” inspired the Academy Award-winning film of the same name, has died in Athens at age 89

Nov. 30, 2023

Elton John addresses Britain's Parliament, urging lawmakers to do more to fight HIV/AIDS

Elton John has urged British lawmakers to do more to fight HIV and AIDS

Nov. 30, 2023

MSNBC shuffling weekend schedule, debuting new morning ensemble, heading into election year

MSNBC is shuffling its weekend schedule early next year with an eye toward juicing ratings heading into an election year

21 hr ago

King Charles III draws attention by wearing a Greek flag tie after London-Athens diplomatic spat

Britain's King Charles III has caused some raised eyebrows by wearing a tie adorned with a pattern of Greek flags to the COP28 climate summit in Dubai

5 hr ago

Eddie Murphy wants 'Candy Cane Lane' to put you in the Christmas spirit for years to come

Eddie Murphy fondly remembers watching classic Christmas movies as a child with his family during the holidays

Nov. 30, 2023

Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and best known for 'Fairytale of New York,' has died at 65, his wife says

Nov. 30, 2023

Publishing industry heavy-hitters sue Iowa over state's new school book-banning law

The nation’s largest publisher is suing over Iowa’s new law that bans public school libraries and classrooms from having practically any book that depicts sexual activity

23 hr ago

For a male sexual assault survivor, justice won in court does not equal healing

It took eight years and the #MeToo movement to spur Sam Schultz to tell police they were sexually assaulted by an opera star and his husband

9 hr ago

Entertainment consultant killed by woman who stalked his film director friend, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say a high-profile entertainment marketing consultant was targeted by a woman who had been stalking one of his friends, a film director, before she fatally shot him inside his Los Angeles home

4 hr ago

Scotland bids farewell to its giant pandas, who are returning to China after a 12-year stay

Visitors to the Edinburgh Zoo had their final chance to see and bid farewell to a pair of popular giant pandas who are returning home to China after more than a decade in Scotland

21 hr ago

Brit Marling has created 'A Murder at the End of the World,' a whodunit only Emma Corrin can solve

Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij's first TV series was the meta, sci-fi, just-go-with-it, wild ride “The OA,” which had a passionate fan base but was canceled by Netflix after two seasons

Nov. 30, 2023