The NBA is officially looking to grow. Las Vegas and Seattle are the exclusive targets for new expansion teams. The league’s Board of Governors approved a vote to explore bids from these two cities. This marks the first major step toward a 32-team league. The bidding process will be highly lucrative. Sources expect offers between seven and ten billion dollars for each new franchise.
Miley Cyrus’ “Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Celebration” is expanding beyond the Disney+ special. Today, she releases ‘Younger You’, a new song she wrote just for the special. She posted on IG, “This anniversary special is my way of saying thank you for your loyalty and for growing with me every step of the way. This song says it all.”
Poison drummer Rikki Rockett will release his memoir “Ghost Notes: My Life In Poison” on July 28. The sell is it’s a “Brutally honest, darkly funny, and packed with never-before-told stories, Ghost Notes is both confession and celebration—a backstage pass to a life lived loud, fast, and without apology.”
Kane Brown has just scored his 46th Billboard Hot Country Songs chart entry, as ‘Woman’ hits the list at #28. He last charted with ‘Haunted’, which hit #14 in February 2025.
The Oscars will relocate to the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in downtown Los Angeles starting in 2029, ending a 27-year run at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, where they have been held since 2002. This move is part of a new 10-year partnership between the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and AEG, with the Oscar ceremony scheduled to run from 2029 to 2039.
Frito-Lay is reviving its Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Dill Pickle flavor and launching the new Cheetos Flamin’ Hot Dill Pickle Puffs to attract younger consumers through social and digital media channels. Frito-Lay has collaborated with Megan Thee Stallion and Nickelback on an extravagant music video titled “Pickle’s Back”. The video reimagines Nickelback’s hit “How You Remind Me” with new lyrics and a storyline.
Colman Domingo is taking time out of his busy schedule to make his “Saturday Night Live” hosting debut. The actor will host the April 11 episode of NBC’s sketch comedy show. The musical guest that week will be Brazilian pop star Anitta, also making her “SNL” debut. Colman will have plenty to promote, since he’s appearing in new seasons of HBO’s “Euphoria” and Netflix’s “The Four Seasons” both debuting the spring. He’s also playing Joe Jackson in the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael” hitting theaters April 24.
Zendaya will take a break after four major releases this year. “After this, I’m disappearing for a little bit,” she told Fandango. “I’m gonna have to go into hiding.” The actress expressed concern about overexposure, saying “I just hope you guys don’t get sick of me this year.”
A light-up C-3PO head from “Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back” has sold for $1,058,400 at Propstore’s spring memorabilia auction. The piece achieved the highest sale so far, surpassing items from “Jaws”, “The Lord of the Rings”, “Top Gun”, and “Batman Begins”. Propstore said it is the only known C-3PO head from the 1980 film available to collectors.
Ryan Gosling will star in the next sci-fi action comedy from filmmakers Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The untitled Universal Pictures project is set to begin production this summer and is scheduled for release on November 19, 2027. Plot details remain secret, though Kwan described it to Collider as a “fun sci-fi, action comedy with a big heart.”
Shaquille O’Neal says he never sent explicit direct messages to Sabrina Carpenter. The NBA legend addressed the viral rumor on his show, “The Big Podcast”, joking, “First of all, ladies, the Diesel got way more game than that.” The false exchange, which spread on Instagram, included fabricated messages Shaq read aloud to show they were fake.
Dua Lipa has joined the cast of A24’s upcoming comedy “Peaked”. Character details remain undisclosed. The film follows two former high school bullies attempting to recapture their past glory at their 10-year reunion. The ensemble cast includes Emma Mackey, Connor Storrie, Laura Dern, Gabby Windey, Amy Sedaris and more.
Taylor Lautner and his wife, Taylor Lautner, revealed they are expecting their first child through an Instagram announcement Thursday. The couple shared photos from a field photoshoot featuring sonogram images. One shows Taylor kissing his wife’s belly as she wears a white outfit. “What’s better than two Taylor Lautners?🤍,” they captioned the post.
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