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.

  • 14 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Lambchop, Julia Holter, and More

    Pitchfork has published its weekly round-up of notable new album releases, part of an ongoing series highlighting significant music now available on streaming services. The selection spans a range of genres, from experimental gospel-inspired folk to minimalist pop, math rock and Atlanta hip-hop, reflecting the breadth of notable releases arriving each week. – Lambchop’s “Punching…

  • The Duskbloods, Tides of Annihilation, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 – Catch Up on IGN’s Game Previews This Week ICYMI

    IGN has launched a new weekly roundup feature collecting its game preview coverage from the past week, giving readers a single place to catch up on hands-on impressions of several upcoming titles. The article summarises previews of five games: The Duskbloods, Tides of Annihilation, Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2, Star Wars: Smuggler’s Gambit and Silver Pines,…

  • Sir Anthony Hopkins often ‘returns’ to Wales on Google Maps

    Sir Anthony Hopkins has revealed that he mentally “returns” to Wales almost every day, often by browsing his old neighbourhood on Google Maps’ street photographs. The 88-year-old Port Talbot-born actor, speaking to ITV Wales from his Los Angeles home, said he now feels too old to physically walk the streets of Margam again, so uses…

  • 4 Songs From the 1970s That Feel Like Staying in on a Rainy Day

    American Songwriter has compiled a short list of four songs from the 1970s deemed ideal listening for a rainy day spent indoors. The feature is part of the outlet’s recurring “The List” series, offering a mood-based playlist that pairs the weather with music that reflects introspection, quiet nights and lingering thoughts, aimed at readers looking…

  • Careful, the new Plague Tale game appears to have leaked a week ahead of launch

    A pirated PC version of Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy appears to have leaked online roughly a week before its official release, raising the risk that spoilers could spread before players get to experience the story themselves. Eurogamer has contacted developer Asobo Studio for comment, while moderators on the game’s subreddit have moved to crack…

  • Exquisite Corpses: Fox Mask Killer Delivers a Blood-Drenched Comic Book Epic

    Image Comics and James Tynion IV’s Tiny Onion imprint are launching Exquisite Corpses: Fox Mask Killer, a spinoff of the anthology horror series Exquisite Corpses, focusing on one of the universe’s most feared assassins. The series expands the shared-world format created by Tynion and Michael Walsh, giving a single recurring character her own dedicated storyline…

  • Victony on New Album ‘Starlife’ and How Breakout Hit ‘Soweto’ Encouraged Him ‘To Keep Experimenting’

    Nigerian singer Victony has released his 15-track sophomore album *Starlife*, out 21 August, which grew organically from an initially planned four-song EP after the song “FRE$H” sparked a broader creative surge. Speaking to Billboard UK from London, where he is hosting a listening party following one in Lagos, Victony described the record as a more…

  • MYSTIC PROPHECY Announces New Album ‘In Metal’

    German heavy metal band Mystic Prophecy have announced their new studio album “In Metal”, due for release on 27 November 2026 through the Perception label, part of Reigning Phoenix Music. The announcement coincides with the release of the album’s first single, “Robots”, along with an accompanying music video, and marks a new chapter for the…

  • Duplantis releases song for Ultimate Championship

    Swedish pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis has released “Gold”, the official anthem for World Athletics’ inaugural Ultimate Championship, continuing his side career as a musician alongside his athletics success. The song, written and performed by Duplantis, has been released on major streaming platforms and will be performed live by him at the close…

  • Jamie T debuts new songs at Scala and confirms UK tour

    Jamie T made a low-key return to live performance on 20 August 2026 with a surprise, sold-out show at London’s Scala, using the gig to preview new material and confirm a full-scale 2026 UK tour. The show, announced only a week earlier, was his first live outing in almost two years since a 2024 Victorious…