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Red Hot Chili Peppers have sold their entire recorded music catalog to Warner Music Group for more than $300 million via a joint venture with Bain Capital. The deal covers master recordings spanning decades but excludes publishing rights. The sale reflects growing institutional investor appetite for music catalogs as streaming has made revenue predictable.
Ariana Grande announced her eighth studio album 'Petal,' arriving July 31, 2026 via her BabyDoll Music imprint with Republic Records. The album is executive produced and co-written by Grande with longtime collaborator Ilya, who produced 'Problem.' Grande described it as her most vulnerable and personal work to date.
Katt Williams made a surprise appearance at Netflix's 'The Roast of Kevin Hart' on May 10, 2026, publicly reconciling with Hart after years of tension stemming from Williams's 2024 podcast criticism, in which he questioned Hart's career trajectory and industry connections. Both comedians said the resolution was genuine.
The documentary 'Gaza: Doctors Under Attack' won the BAFTA Current Affairs award on May 10, 2026 after being commissioned but shelved by the BBC. Director Yolanda Navai used her acceptance speech to call out the BBC for refusing to air the investigation it funded. Channel 4 ultimately broadcast the film.
Mortal Kombat II led Friday with $17M but faces a tight weekend race against The Devil Wears Prada 2, with both projected to land $40-42M. Mother's Day Sunday traffic is expected to favor Prada 2's female-skewing audience. Both films sit near 77% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Capcom shadow-launched Leon Must Die Forever overnight — a free, brutally difficult roguelike mode for Resident Evil Requiem available on all platforms to players who've finished the main campaign. The mode pits Leon S. Kennedy against endless waves in procedurally generated scenarios.
The Devil Wears Prada 2 has eclipsed the 2006 original's entire $326.5M global lifetime haul within 10 days, posting a $233.6M global debut — the biggest opening ever for Meryl Streep worldwide and Emily Blunt. Italy alone delivered $16.6M, the No. 4 Hollywood opening in that market's history.
CBS announced an all-star finale lineup for Colbert's 'Late Show' including David Letterman's return and a reunion with Fallon, Kimmel, Meyers, and Oliver. The show concludes May 21 after Colbert's 11-year run.
Ariana Grande revealed her eighth studio album 'Petal' arrives July 31, describing it as her most unfiltered creative direction yet. The album drops mid-Eternal Sunshine tour and is co-executive produced by Grande and Ilya.
Charli XCX has released 'Rock Music,' a guitar-forward single that signals a creative pivot following her 2024 album 'Brat.' She clarified she's not making a full rock album, addressing earlier speculation about her stance on dance music.
Nintendo announced a Star Fox 64 remake for Switch 2 during a surprise Direct on May 6, launching June 25, 2026 at $50 with new gameplay modes and online play. It's the first new Star Fox in a decade. Miyamoto and Koizumi presented, and also revealed Fox McCloud will appear in the Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
Actress Q'orianka Kilcher filed a federal lawsuit alleging James Cameron and Disney scanned and replicated her face — taken from a Los Angeles Times photo when she was 14 — to build the Neytiri character in Avatar without consent. She's seeking compensatory and punitive damages plus profit disgorgement across the entire Avatar franchise.
The Mohave County Medical Examiner officially ruled the death of 'Storage Wars' star Darrell Sheets a suicide. Sheets, 67, was found dead April 22 at his Lake Havasu City, Arizona home from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
David Letterman publicly criticized CBS executives in a New York Times interview, rejecting the network's claim that Colbert's 'Late Show' cancellation was purely financial. Letterman tied the cancellation to Skydance merger negotiations and openly questioned the network's stated rationale.
Taraji P. Henson publicly criticized celebrities who attended the 2026 Met Gala — sponsored by Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos — using Instagram to contrast Bezos's wealth with Amazon warehouse workers' wages and working conditions.
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled their legal dispute over the 2024 film weeks before trial. Lively had sought $161 million alleging on-set harassment and a coordinated reputation-smear campaign; Baldoni countersued for defamation. Settlement terms were not disclosed.