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The National’s Matt Berninger shares new solo song, ‘Breaking into Acting’

Book/Concord RecordsThe National frontman Matt Berninger has shared a new solo song called "Breaking into Acting."The track, which features musician Hand Habits, is available now. Its accompanying video is streaming on YouTube."Breaking into Acting" appears on Berninger's upcoming sophomore solo album, Get Sunk, due out May 30. It also includes the previously released song "Bonnet of Pins."Berninger will launch a U.S. solo tour in May.Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

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Marilyn Manson releases cover of Phil Collins’ ‘In the Air Tonight’

Nuclear BlastMarilyn Manson has put his spin on another '80s hit.After previously covering "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics and Soft Cell's "Tainted Love," Manson has now put out a take on Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight," drum solo included.The recording is available via digital outlets and is accompanied by an alternate version of the song "As Sick as the Secrets Within," a track off Manson's 2024 album, One Assassination Under God - Chapter 1.One Assassination marked Manson's first […]

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Sublime tribute album ‘Look at All the Love We Found’ to be reissued with additional tracks

Sublime Recordings/SVNBVRNT RecordsThe 2005 Sublime tribute album, Look at All the Love We Found, is being reissued in honor of its 20th anniversary.The set is due out May 9, and includes reworked and remastered Sublime covers from the original track list, which featured contributions from Jack Johnson, Pennywise and Jane's Addiction drummer Stephen Perkins. It also includes a host of previously unreleased covers by artists such as current Sublime frontman and son of the late Bradley Nowell, Jakob Nowell.You can listen to Jakob's cover of […]

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‘9-1-1’ star Peter Krause speaks out after character’s shocking twist

Disney/Christopher Willard(SPOILER ALERT) 9-1-1 star Peter Krause is speaking out after his character, Capt. Bobby Nash, was killed off after eight seasons.Nash's heroic and tearful end in the episode "Lab Rats" was a twist fans of the hit ABC drama series likely never saw coming."It would come as no surprise to the viewing audience that Bobby chooses to save Chimney and stoically contains himself in the lab," Krause told Good Morning America.The veteran actor opened up about his character's fatal decision and what he will […]

todayApril 18, 2025

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Listen to new Lana Del Rey song, ‘Bluebird’

Interscope RecordsLana Del Rey has released a new song called "Bluebird."The track marks the second fresh offering from the "Video Games" artist in as many weeks, following the April 11 premiere of "Henry, come on."You can listen to "Bluebird" now via digital outlets.Del Rey's most recent album is 2023's Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd. In 2024, she announced she'd be releasing a new album called The Right Person Will Stay in May 2025, though that doesn't appear […]

todayApril 18, 2025

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Michael B. Jordan explains why ‘Sinners’ is a ‘truly unique and special’ experience for him

Warner Bros. PicturesMichael B. Jordan gets double the trouble in Ryan Coogler's latest movie, Sinners. He plays twin brothers Smoke and Stack, World War I veterans who go back to their Mississippi hometown to open a juke joint — but are met with vampires and the harsh reality of the Jim Crow laws in their community. MBJ tells ABC News the film was a first for him in many ways."I never did a horror film before and playing two characters, and twins at that ... I […]

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Ryan Gosling to lead ‘Star Wars: Starfighter,’ coming in 2027

Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images for DisneyRyan Gosling is set to join the Star Wars galaxy, landing the lead role in a new standalone film titled Star Wars: Starfighter, Lucasfilm announced Friday.Star Wars fans cheered when they learned of the news at Star Wars Celebration 2025, a three-day fan event running through April 20 outside Tokyo, Japan.Star Wars: Starfighter director Shawn Levy, who also directed Deadpool & Wolverine, broke the news to the legions of fans gathered at the Makuhari Messe convention center. Gosling himself made a surprise appearance.“One of those rumors I […]

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In brief: ‘Ginny & Georgia’ season 3 teaser trailer and more

Emilia Pérez star Karla Sofía Gascón has found her next project following the controversy over her past offensive posts on the social platform X. Variety reports that the Oscar nominee will star as a psychiatrist who "embodies both God and the devil" in the thriller The Life Lift. The film co-stars Vincent Gallo and will be helmed by first-time director Stefania Rossella Grassi ...The teaser trailer for season 3 of Ginny & Georgia has arrived. Netflix released the first look […]

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Jacob Elordi felt like ‘a phony’ speaking in his real accent for ‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’

Ingvar Kenne/Curio/Sony Pictures TelevisionJacob Elordi plays a celebrated World War II hero in the new limited series The Narrow Road to the Deep North.The show, which premieres Friday on Prime Video, follows Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrigo Evans, played by Elordi, who is haunted by his experience as a prisoner in a Japanese war camp.The story is a distinctly Australian one, which means Elordi got to speak in his real-life accent for the role. He tells ABC Audio not hiding behind an American […]

todayApril 18, 2025

Alicia Silverstone to executive produce, star in new ‘Clueless’ TV series Jordan Peele-produced sports horror movie, ‘Him,’ gets a trailer Zoë Kravitz in talks to direct ‘How to Save a Marriage,’ Robert Pattinson to produce Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez shares new solo song, ‘Why Me?’ Rob Halford & Alice Cooper booked for November Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp Track list for Sleep Token’s ‘Even in Arcadia’ album revealed

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