The Year in Music 2025: ‘Somewhere Over Laredo,’ the Whirlwind continued for Lainey Wilson
In 2025, both the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music agreed: Lainey Wilson is without a doubt the entertainer of the year. Lainey lived up to the title, representing the genre on the national stage,
Turner Classic Movies to honor Rob Reiner with programming tribute
Rob Reiner attends the screening of ‘Misery’ during the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival at TCL Chinese Theatre on April 25, 2025, in Hollywood, California. (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for TCM) Turner Classic Movies has set a day
With his work done, Riley Green’s ready to deer hunt
Riley Green (Disney/Larry McCormack) If you’re looking for Riley Green these days, he’s probably deer hunting. He closed his tour Dec. 13 in Las Vegas, playing two shows at Resorts World to coincide with the National Finals Rodeo.
In 2025, LOCASH ‘Bet the Farm’ — and it paid off
LOCASH’s ‘Bet the Farm’ (Galaxy Label Group) LOCASH finishes 2025 with one of the top five most successful songs of the year, as “Hometown Home” comes in at #4 on Country Aircheck‘s ranking of the year’s top 25.
‘The Odyssey’ official trailer finds Matt Damon as Odysseus on his way home
Matt Damon as Odysseus on the poster for Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey.’ (Universal Pictures) This isn’t an enchantment from a siren: the official trailer for Christopher Nolan‘s The Odyssey has arrived. Universal Pictures shared the brand-new trailer
‘Shout it Out Loud’: Garth Brooks sings for KISS on ‘Kennedy Center Honors’
Garth Brooks (Disney/Randy Holmes) Garth Brooks kicks off the tribute to KISS on Tuesday’s 48th Annual Kennedy Center Honors. The superstar reflects on the rockers’ impact on his generation before performing their 1976 hit, “Shout It Out
In brief: ‘The Breadwinner’ trailer and more
If you haven’t watched the movie Bugonia yet, you’ll have an opportunity to do it at home very soon. The Yorgos Lanthimos-directed film arrives on Peacock for its streaming debut on Dec. 26. Emma Stone and Jesse
The arresting Christmas list of Russell Dickerson’s 5-year-old son
Kailey & Russell Dickerson (Disney/Michael Le Brecht) If you keep up with Russell Dickerson on his socials, you probably know that his older son, Remington Dickerson, is obsessed with police officers. The “Happen to Me” hitmaker says that
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ lights up box office with #1 debut
Zoe Saldaña stars as Neytiri in ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash.’ (20th Century Studios) We see you, Avatar: Fire and Ash, at the top of the box office. The third film in James Cameron‘s epic sci-fi series opens at