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Liam Neeson, or at least the characters he plays, should probably avoid all forms of public transportation. The man simply can’t get on a vehicle, whether it’s an airplane (Non-Stop) or a train (The Commuter), without getting himself into serious trouble. In his latest action movie, Ice Road: Vengeance, he boards a tour bus in Nepal for a trip to Mount Everest to scatter his late brother’s ashes. Needless to say, it doesn’t go well. As its title indicates, the film is a sequel to 2021’s The Ice Road, Jonathan Hensleigh’s thriller that premiered on Netflix and seemed to offer…

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Celebrities, music artists, athletes and fans came together at Fanatics Fest in NYC June 20-22 to celebrate their collective love for sports. While there were many viral moments — such as Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski breaking the Vince Lombardi trophy, Kevin Hart wrestling Cody Rhodes and Jay-Z‘s star-studded 40/40 Club pop-up — the real MVP of Fanatics Fest was the merch. Explore Explore See latest…

Walt Disney Pictures is officially moving ahead on a sequel to the live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch. The announcement was made via social media Thursday, timed to June 26, aka 6-26. That number ties to Stitch as the wild blue-haired alien is known as Experiment 626 in the movie. (See what the studio did there?) That a sequel is in the works was never in doubt. The movie has grossed over $923 million worldwide on a budget of about $100 million. Most movies with that kind of box office usually have more than double Lilo’s budget. Related Stories The…

When K-pop quintet TOMORROW X TOGETHER asked fans to tell them their “Love Language,” the MOAs resoundingly responded by saying their preferred lingo was new music. Now, SOOBIN, YEONJUN, BEOMGYU, TAEHYUN and HUENINGKAI are ready to speak their fans’ dialect fluently. On Thursday (June 26), TXT announced the impending release of its new studio album, The Star Chapter: TOGETHER. The band’s first full-length project since 2023’s The Name Chapter: FREEFALL, the new album is set to close out the band’s “Star Chapter” series, following through on the story established in its last mini-album, The Star Chapter: SANCTUARY. As is tradition…

What do you get when you mix surprise, storytelling, and a sprinkle of cuteness? A $1.8 billion global sensation. Pop Mart, the Chinese company behind the viral Labubu dolls, has taken the toy and collectible industry by storm, redefining what it means to shop, collect, and connect in the age of Gen Z and kidult fandom.From vending machines to plush plushies, from blind boxes to celebrity buzz, Pop Mart has created more than a product—it’s built an empire. Here’s how.The mystery behind the box: A retail revolutionAt the heart of Pop Mart’s success lies a deceptively simple idea: blind box…

“Justice was served and so was my time,” she reflected. “I recognize that nothing I say can undo the trauma or bring Dee Dee back. But from the depths of my heart, I will continue to express my sincerest apologies to them, now and always.” She concluded her message expressing gratitude to her supporters. “Your love,” she wrote, “has meant more than words can say.” Gypsy also had a message to her critics, adding, “You lit a fire in me. You gave me the drive to prove you wrong. And guess what? I did. Against the odds, against the noise,…

A district judge sided with tech giant Meta on Wednesday in a major copyright infringement case, Richard Kadrey, et al. v. Meta Platforms Inc. It marks the second time this week that tech companies have scored major legal victories over AI copyright disputes against individuals.In the case, 13 authors, including Richard Kadrey, Sarah Silverman, Junot Diaz, and Ta-Nehisi Coates, argued that Meta violated copyright laws by training its AI models on their copyrighted works without their permission. They provided exhibits showing that Meta’s Llama AI model could thoroughly summarize their books when prompted to do so, indicating that the AI…

Donald Trump’s latest crackdown on undocumented workers — from sweeping ICE raids to the deployment of federal troops in Los Angeles to quash pro-migrant protests — has turned America’s immigration debate into a national flashpoint. But in cinema, the immigrant story has long been front and center: a lens through which filmmakers across the globe have explored identity, resilience, dislocation — and the systems that dehumanize or deny belonging. From Ellis Island to Lampedusa, from Seoul to Senegal, filmmakers have used cinema to chart the hopes, heartbreak and quiet heroism of those who cross borders in search of something better.…

Since the release of Wicked last fall, fans of the musical have been eagerly waiting for the second installment Wicked: For Good. One person who seems just as eager as everyone else to watch the movie? Actor Jonathan Bailey, who plays Fiyero. During his Wednesday (June 25) appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Bailey shared his reaction to the latest trailer for the sequel, which is set to release on Nov. 21. “It sort of teleports you back, but there’s so much that I didn’t see of the [Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande‘s] extraordinary work,” he said. “I’m…

Nearly six years since he last ran Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, Lil Tecca reclaims the top spot as Dopamine debuts at No. 1 on the list dated June 28. The new leader is the rapper’s first champ since We Love You Tecca led in September 2019, and marks his sixth consecutive top 10. Dopamine, released on Galactic/Republic, enters with 48,000 equivalent album units earned in United States in the tracking week of June 13-19, according to Luminate. Streaming activity contributes 45,000 units of the sum, equal to 65.3 million official on-demand audio and video streams of the album’s songs.…