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How Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Section.80’ Shaped Hip-Hop Up-And-Comer La Reezy’s Debut Album, ‘Skiddle Bandana’
La Reezy, a rising hip-hop artist from New Orleans, is being profiled as Billboard’s Hip-Hop Up-And-Comer of the Month for August 2026, ahead of joining Chance the Rapper on a multi-city tour. Despite having earned praise from Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole and Tyler, the Creator before he was even old enough to drink legally, La…
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Billy Joel’s Lost 1971 Interview Is Coming to Life 55 Years Later—With the Help of AI
A new 20-minute documentary uses artificial intelligence to recreate Billy Joel’s earliest known interview, recorded in December 1971 when he was 22, shortly after the release of his debut solo album, Cold Spring Harbor. Filmmakers combined the original quarter-inch reel-to-reel audio, recorded for C.W. Post’s WCWP radio station, with AI-generated visuals depicting a young Joel…
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Dylan Sprouse Officially Returns to Disney Channel 15 Years After ‘Suite Life’ Ended [Exclusive]
Dylan Sprouse, best known for playing Zack Martin in “The Suite Life of Zack & Cody,” is returning to Disney Channel as a guest star for the first time in 15 years, appearing in Season 5 of the animated series “Big City Greens.” He voices Tyler, a man who arrives to take family member Gloria…
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Billy Zane, Kevin Chapman & C.S. Lee Among Cast In Creature Feature ‘Wekiwa’ From Oscar Winner Richard L. Anderson
Billy Zane, Kevin Chapman and C.S. Lee have joined Alex Trumble in the cast of Wekiwa, an original creature feature written and directed by Oscar-winning sound veteran Richard L. Anderson. Anderson, who won an Academy Award for his sound work on Raiders of the Lost Ark and received further nominations for Poltergeist and Daylight, is…
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BBC DJ Trevor Nelson reveals brain tumour surgery ‘went well’
BBC Radio 2 DJ Trevor Nelson has revealed he underwent surgery for a brain tumour, explaining his absence from broadcasting since June. The 62-year-old presenter had previously cited only “health issues” for taking a break, but told fans on Instagram that his “world was turned upside down” when the tumour was discovered, and that he…
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Meet the Manager Prioritizing ‘Investing In People’ — Like Star Client Kehlani
David Ali, manager of R&B star Kehlani, has been named Billboard’s 2026 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players Executive of the Year, recognised for a career built on fostering artistic freedom, trust and loyalty with his clients. As CEO of San Francisco-based Above Ground Entertainment, Ali also manages singer Destin Conrad and rapper Larry June, describing his approach…
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R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players: Billboard’s 2026 List Revealed
Billboard has published its 2026 R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players list, spotlighting executives across labels, distributors and artist services who have driven the genres’ commercial success. Above Ground Entertainment CEO David Ali tops the ranking, with the feature also profiling figures such as Rayna Bass and Selim Bouab of 300 Entertainment/Atlantic Records, who describe pushing back against…
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Marvel Addresses the Greatest Flaw of Civil War 20 Years Later
Marvel’s new comic crossover “Avengers: Armageddon” is being credited with resolving a long-standing weakness of the acclaimed 2006 “Civil War” storyline: its central ideological conflict over superhero registration and accountability never received a lasting resolution. Both the original comic and its 2016 film adaptation, “Captain America: Civil War”, saw one side triumph, but the consequences…
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Inertia Enterprises finds a way to make its fusion fuel fast
US fusion startup Inertia Enterprises says it has cut the time needed to manufacture its fuel pellets from several days to just minutes, addressing one of ten technical barriers it must clear before building a commercial power plant. The breakthrough matters because the company’s $450 million in funding rests on its ability to commercialise fusion…
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The 2026 Startup Battlefield 200 is here — see who made the cut
TechCrunch has published its 2026 Startup Battlefield 200, the annual curated list of 200 promising early-stage startups selected from thousands of applicants worldwide. The companies span nearly every industry, including agtech, biotech, fintech, cybersecurity, health, energy and enterprise tech, and will exhibit at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, held 13–15 October at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Selected…