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Ariana Grande is ready for a fresh start in 2024. After teasing her new album earlier this week, the singer reflected on being “deeply misunderstood” in 2023 as she shared photos of herself in the studio making her upcoming album on Instagram. “One of the most transformative, most challenging, and yet happiest and most special years of my life,” Grande wrote. “There were so many beautiful and yet polarized feelings. I’ve never felt more at the mercy of and in acceptance of what life was screaming to teach me.”…

The year of 1998 belonged to R&B singer Monica.  She not only topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a whopping 13 weeks with “The Boy Is Mine,” her duet with Brandy, she launched another hit with “The First Night,” which logged five weeks on top of the pop charts. No other artist in that year spent more weeks at No. 1 than Monica. Both songs appeared on her sophomore album, The Boy Is Mine, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Not only did Monica dominate 1998 — her success…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeZac Efron has said that he’s thought a lot about Matthew Perry every day since his untimely death in October at age 54. The two starred together in the 2009 comedy 17 Again about a failing father, Mike O’Donnell (Perry), who miraculously transforms into his teenage self (portrayed by Efron). In a new interview with Variety for his December cover story, the High School Musical actor,…

Dancing with the Stars Season 32 officially came to an end on Tuesday night with Xochitl Gomez winning the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy along with her veteran dance partner Val Chmerkovskiy. (Back in September, the Mirrorball was renamed in honor of Goodman, a longtime judge on the show who died in April 2023.)  The three-hour finale included heartfelt performances from the show’s five remaining finalists: Gomez, Alyson Hannigan, Jason Mraz, Ariana Madix, and Charity Lawson. For the final time, each couple danced…

Flo Milli is standing in her power. The rap star sat down with Rolling Stone for an episode of Green Room ahead of her show at Brooklyn Steel several weeks ago to speak on her rise in hip-hop, and how she’s learned to block out others’ perceptions of her. “You can be a mirror to people. Sometimes when you’re living in your truth and in your power, people who are not, get triggered,” she said. “You can take that and be inspired or you can be a hater and just be miserable. Two choices, bitch. Choose one!” The…

"I’ve heard of curfews before. But I didn’t know they actually turned the lights off," the singer told the Sunday Times Back in June, Lana Del Rey hit the stage at Glastonbury 30 minutes after her scheduled start time. She told the audience that her headlining performance was delayed because her hair took so long to do. Regardless of the reasoning, the festival cut power to her set when the clock struck midnight. In a recent interview with the Sunday Times, the singer opened up about being in the…

Actor Lisa Kudrow, renowned for her portrayal of Phoebe in the iconic sitcom ‘Friends,’ shared a heartfelt tribute to her late co-star Matthew Perry, who portrayed Chandler Bing. Taking to Instagram, Kudrow posted a poignant throwback photo of the duo, accompanied by a touching note. The captured moment depicted a young Lisa and Matthew, radiating smiles while posing for the camera. Lisa donned a black dress, holding a coat, while Matthew sported a blue T-shirt, beige blazer, and denims, holding a beverage…

In the opening scenes of “A Town Called Victoria,” we see an aerial view of green pastures dotted with the occasional house. A couple of Brahman cows stand in a field before it cuts to the Texas town’s historic downtown.This idyllic town was forever altered when it became the center of national attention on Jan. 28, 2017, after a fire broke out at a mosque — the only one for about 100 miles around. The Victoria Islamic Center was founded in 1984, and the blackened frame was what remained, its interior turned to ash.…

Zac Efron, the renowned actor known for his roles in various movies, recently shared his thoughts and sentiments about his late co-star, Matthew Perry, from their film “17 Again.” Efron’s comments came during the world premiere of his new movie, “The Iron Claw,” in Dallas, Texas, on November 8. Efron revealed that he would be open to playing the role of Matthew Perry in a biopic, a desire that Perry himself had previously expressed. Perry, best known for his iconic character Chandler Bing…

Cillian Murphy is earning rave reviews for his performance in Oppenheimer. In a new interview with GQ, the actor opened up about losing out on the leading role as Batman which went to his co-star Christian Bale. The actor lost out on the role in the trilogy but was eventually cast as the villain Dr. Jonathan Crane (aka The Scarecrow) in Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises. (Also read: Oppenheimer Bhagavad Gita row: Nitish Bhardwaj says verse 'should also be understood from scientist's state of…