Topic: Entertainment

Entertainment brings together the latest from film, television, music and gaming, tracking everything from big studio releases and streaming hits to the smaller stories behind the scenes. Expect a mix of reviews, interviews and features that look at how films and shows come together, the choices actors and musicians make along the way, and how decisions by studios and networks play out once viewers get involved.

The topic also keeps an eye on the business and cultural side of the industry: how streaming services are reshaping what gets made and watched, the sometimes tangled relationship between entertainment and technology, and the moments when a franchise, format or platform doesn't go the way its backers hoped. Older films, shows and songs feature too, revisited with the benefit of hindsight on decisions that looked different at the time.

For readers, it's a way to keep up with what's actually worth watching or listening to, understand the reasoning behind the projects that shape popular culture, and see how the industry's bigger shifts affect the entertainment on offer day to day.

  • “I Never Want To Leave You in the Dark”: Folk-Pop Star Postpones Vancouver Performance Following Major Family Emergency

    Myles Smith has postponed his 4 August Vancouver performance because of a serious family health emergency requiring him to attend important appointments at home. The folk-pop singer said family had to come first and sought to explain the cancellation directly to fans while protecting his family’s privacy. Smith, whose debut album My Mess, My Heart,…

  • Nintendo Download: 30th July (North America)

    Nintendo’s latest North American eShop update is led by Xenoblade Chronicles 2 – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, alongside a broad selection of new Switch 2 releases. The update matters chiefly for Switch 2 owners, as it adds an enhanced version of a major Nintendo role-playing game and expands the console’s early software catalogue. – Xenoblade…

  • Lollapalooza 2026: Hulu Livestream Schedule & Details

    Lollapalooza 2026 begins on 30 July at Chicago’s Grant Park, with live coverage available on Hulu and Disney+ throughout the weekend. The streams provide access to performances from two festival stages, making the event available to viewers unable to attend in person. – Channel 1 includes Lorde, Zara Larsson, the Smashing Pumpkins, Ethel Cain, Olivia…

  • Do Nothing – “Act Natural”

    Post-punk band Do Nothing have released “Act Natural”, the second single from their forthcoming sophomore album, Friend World. The track and its accompanying video suggest a marked move away from the sound of the band’s 2023 album Snake Sideways, with a stranger, more electronically distorted and theatrical approach. “Act Natural” features wavering synths, loose-sounding guitars…

  • Watch Katy Perry get stuck inside giant bottle as crowdsurf stunt goes wrong

    Katy Perry became stranded inside a giant inflatable water bottle during a crowd-surfing stunt at the Isle of MTV Malta festival on 22 July. While performing ‘Hot N Cold’ and ‘I Kissed A Girl’, she was rolled away from the stage rather than towards it, before eventually being returned safely; the incident drew attention for…

  • Tribeca Films Acquires Movies Starring Rachel Dratch and Miriam Shor and Rom-Com ‘A Very Merry Breakup’ (Exclusive)

    Tribeca Films has acquired three films by first-time feature directors: Rachel Dratch comedy Loves Company, holiday romantic comedy A Very Merry Breakup and Miriam Shor drama Magic Hour. The deals add to the distributor’s 2026 release slate and give each independently made film a route to wider distribution. Loves Company follows a lonely woman whose…

  • Olivia Colman & Alexander Skarsgård’s Weirdest Movie Yet Officially Debuts First Trailer

    The first trailer has been released for *Wicker*, a comedic fantasy starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård. The film follows a medieval fisherwoman who seeks a husband despite her persistent fish smell, then falls for a living wicker man created by a local basket-weaver; it explores romance, social disapproval and patriarchal attitudes through an intentionally…

  • Billie Eilish tour film arrives on Paramount+ on 6 August

    Billie Eilish’s concert film, *Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live)*, will begin streaming on Paramount+ on 6 August after its cinema release in May. The release will make the film more widely available, showcasing Eilish’s live performance alongside behind-the-scenes footage of her work as an artist and performer. Eilish co-directed the film with…

  • Bella Kay, Slayyyter and Trueno: Photos From the Billboard Cover Shoot

    Billboard has published photographs from a Los Angeles cover shoot featuring emerging artists Bella Kay, Slayyyter and Trueno. The accompanying text highlights their shared emphasis on distinctive human creativity at a time when AI-generated music is becoming a more visible source of competition in the industry. The three artists discussed how they identify AI-made songs,…

  • No TV experience? At CBS News, that’s no problem | Margaret Sullivan

    CBS News has hired New York Times conservative columnist Ross Douthat as a correspondent for 60 Minutes, despite his lack of television or investigative reporting experience. Margaret Sullivan argues that the appointment is perplexing because it follows the departure of several experienced journalists and signals a broader shift in the programme’s leadership and editorial direction.…