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The superstar boy band returns after a four-year hiatus on Friday. The genre it helped turn into a global juggernaut has endured some shifts, and minted new stars.

"Let me tell you: There is no doubt in my mind that everything he knows about Pearl Harbor begins and ends with a movie starring Ben Affleck," Jimmy Kimmel said.

Book publishing has few safeguards in place to prevent the unwitting publication of a novel heavily generated by artificial intelligence.

Its publisher, Hachette, will not release the novel in the United States and will discontinue its U.K. edition, citing its commitment to "original creative expression and storytelling."

Michael Rapino, the chief executive of the live entertainment colossus, fought back against accusations his government unfairly dominates the music industry.

He was a master jeweler, but his pieces looked more like miniature contemporary artworks than anything you'd find at Cartier.

Taylor Frankie Paul, who was set to star in the TV show, had pleaded guilty to aggravated assault after an encounter with her partner in 2023.

Encores! revisits a Jazz Age tale of debauchery, with showstoppers from Jasmine Amy Rogers, Adrienne Warren, Jordan Donica, Tonya Pinkins and others.

In a distinguished career in classical and contemporary plays, she drew acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic for her dramatic portrayal of the French singer Édith Piaf.

Tamara McCaw, a longtime arts leader with experience at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, will lead it with a focus on stability.