Author: Amanda Collins

The director behind the first two Home Alone films has shot down rumours of a reboot, saying that he thinks the whole thing would be a “mistake”. Chris Columbus is an Oscar-nominated director who was behind the iconic 1990 Christmas classic, and the fan-favourite follow-up: 1992’s Home Alone 2: Lost In New York. Both were penned by John Hughes. In the 1990 and 1992 films, child actor Macaulay Culkin starred in the lead role – playing a young Kevin McCallister, who is left forced to battle off intruders after being left without parental supervision over the holidays. Although it has…

The 2025 Billboard Fan Army Face-Off has entered the Finals – and it’s down to the wire. At noon ET on Friday, Aug. 15, the number of fan armies was narrowed down from the Top 4 to the final two – meaning one of these group’s will be the ultimate winner of the Fan Army Face-Off. Thanks to the devotion of A’TIN and the Selenators, the fan armies for SB19 and Selena Gomez are going for the crown. The A’TIN topped the Carpenters 64.1% to 35.9%, while the Selenators were victorious with 53.5% over the Smilers’ 46.5%. Finals voting is…

Lewis Capaldi has met plenty of famous people over the years and become friendly with a few of them. But in a chat with Capital Breakfast’s Chris Stark on Friday (Aug. 15), the “Someone You Loved” singer revealed that when he met Justin Bieber at a “swanky” Los Angeles party thrown by Kylie Jenner (he thinks) a while back he was pretty sure the JB had no idea who he was. “And Bieber comes over to me and he’s like, ‘Hey man what’s going on?’ And I’m like ‘you don’t know who I am, ‘you don’t know my name,’” Capaldi recalled…

Consuming in its dreamy atmospherics and evident emotion, “Shine like a star” is a recent track from Proxevita. The North Carolina-based project achieves a ghostly soundscape within, melding chilly vocal layers and twinkling intrigue with spacey synth pulses and a cinematic string-laden backing. The result sounds like something fit for the lonely reaches of outer space, as one floats along and hopes for any form of connection. “Shine like a star” was written by Proxevita as an anthem for anyone who has felt brought down by the world — though pushed through with perseverance and light, regardless. “Shine like a…

Jordan Davis earns his milestone 10th top 10 in as many tries on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Bar None” rises a rank to No. 10 on the Aug. 23-dated list. Explore See latest videos, charts and news During the Aug. 8-14 tracking week, the single increased by 14% to 17.1 million audience impressions, according to Luminate. “Bar None” was co-authored by Ben Johnson, Hunter Phelps and Lydia Vaughn. Phelps coproduced it with Paul DiGiovanni. The song is the second single from Davis’ 17-song third LP, Learn the Hard Way, released Friday (Aug. 15). Lead track “I Ain’t Sayin’” hit…

During her New Heights debut, Taylor Swift proved that she’s gone from knowing nothing about football to an NFL superfan in the past two years when she name-dropped Jared Goff. And during a press conference Thursday (Aug. 14), the Detroit Lions quarterback shared his reaction to the shout-out. While speaking to reporters at team training camp, Goff played it cool when asked what he thought about the pop star mentioning him on the podcast. “Yeah, pretty crazy,” he said. “Very cool, I guess.” “Yeah, that was a crazy couple of hours last night for me and my phone,” he continued,…

Tokischa’s hair spikes out like jagged rays of an eccentric sun, bleached in a shade of unapologetic, brassy yellow. The hairdo — teased in the dual music video for her tracks “Miami” and “Celos,” released in June — is intentionally loud. It’s a technicolor warning that something seismic is coming, a glimpse into a new phase that the Dominican star has been meticulously planning. “The hair is key in the world of the album,” Tokischa teases of her forthcoming debut. The look itself is a callback to Tokischa’s 2021 music video for the frenetic “Tukuntazo,” one of her early breakout…

The release date for Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 has reportedly been revealed ahead of Gamescom 2025. Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 follows on from last year’s Black Ops 6 and will serve as a direct sequel to 2012’s Black Ops 2. The game was officially announced in June and a full reveal, including release date and price details, is set to take place next week as part of Gamescom. However a reliable leaker at Deallabs claims to know when Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7 will launch. It’s been reported that Call Of Duty: Black Ops 7…

Coldplay’s Chris Martin has played a secret set at a pub in Yorkshire, before the band play some massive stadium shows in Hull next week. Check out footage of the moment below. It took place last night (August 14), when the singer made a surprise visit to the The Puzzle Hall Inn in Sowerby Bridge, and treated those in the venue to an intimate, impromptu gig. It comes just days before Coldplay are set to light up the Craven Park Stadium in Hull as part of their latest tour, and later head over to London’s Wembley Stadium. At the gig,…

Steve Lacy has made his return with the new single ‘Nice Shoes’. Check it out below. The song, released today (August 15), marks the first from the Grammy-winning artist, producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist in three years. It comes following him hitting the top of the Billboard and Spotify charts with his critically acclaimed sophomore album, ‘Gemini Rights’, which was shared in 2022 and marked the follow up to his 2019 breakthrough LP ‘Apollo XXI’. Now, after a hiatus over the past couple of years, the artist is back with the surprise new song, ‘Nice Shoes’. The track was written and produced…