Bowen Yang departs ‘Saturday Night Live’: Report

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Bowen Yang at the 2025 ‘Las Culturistas Culture Awards.’ (Emily Shur/Bravo) Bowen Yang is saying goodbye to Studio 8H. The comedian is leaving Saturday Night Live after starring as a cast member on the late-night sketch comedy

Sony acquires majority ownership of ‘Peanuts’ franchise

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Lucy van Pelt and Snoopy in ‘It’s the Small Things, Charlie Brown.’ (Apple TV) Sony has announced plans to acquire control of the Peanuts franchise. The franchise created by Charles M. Schulz that stars beloved characters like Snoopy, Charlie

The intriguing premise for a new Miranda Lambert TV show

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Miranda Lambert (Disney/Frank Micelotta) A new Hulu series based on Miranda Lambert‘s music is in the works, according to Deadline.  Described as “Big Little Lies gone honky-tonk,” the show focuses on a friend who helps another escape an

Brett Young covers Justin Bieber’s ‘Yukon’

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Brett Young’s “Yukon” (Big Machine) Brett Young is bringing 2025 to a close with a cover of a Justin Bieber song.  Brett offers a stripped-back country take on “Yukon,” from Bieber’s seventh studio album, Swag, which came

Jelly Roll receives pardon from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee

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Shannon Finney/Getty Images Jelly Roll has been granted a pardon from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee for previous convictions for robbery and drug-related crimes that date back to 2003. The country singer, whose real name is Jason DeFord,