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Shonka Dukureh, a singer and actress who portrayed Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton in the recently released Baz Luhrmann film "Elvis," died Thursday, according to Nashville police.

Based on the first trailer for the upcoming film "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves," nerdom has never looked better.

A nephew of singer Ricky Martin who claims he and Martin shared a romantic relationship has dropped allegations of harassment against the pop star.

HBO has dropped a new trailer for its "Game of Thrones" prequel, "House of the Dragon."

After virtual and scaled-back events due to the pandemic, Comic-Con -- a convention where masks were popular before they served any practical purpose -- is back at near-full-force this year, with well over 100,000 people expected to attend the celebration of all things pop culture in San Diego.

Cats, possibly the most disinterested animals on the planet, are getting into gaming.

The countdown to Beyoncé's new album just got more exciting.

This year's crop of Kennedy Center honorees includes a former Batman, several members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and a Pulitzer Prize winner.

Extreme heat in Europe has caused famed rock band Pearl Jam to cancel its concert in Vienna on Wednesday night.

Jordan Peele's "Get Out" marked such a thrilling directing debut that the pretty-good things he's done in the five years since, including "Us" and a full plate of TV shows, have felt somewhat less exciting by comparison. "Nope," another monosyllabic title, initially seems destined to buck that trend, but turns out to be fun without sustaining its promise from start to finish.

Hours before Dave Chappelle was set to hit the stage in Minneapolis, the venue canceled the sold-out show.

From the Winter Olympics to Tom Brady's unretirement, it's been a wild year in sports. And this year's ESPYS will highlight just that.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Kevin Hart are always keeping us laughing.

Nolan Neal, who won a standing ovation on "America's Got Talent" with a song he wrote about getting sober, has died, according to multiple media reports and tweets from "The Voice," on which he also performed.

The first trailer for "Halloween Ends" is here.

Three years after suing Netflix, Mo'Nique is airing a special on the streamer.

Quidditch, the real-life sport inspired by the airborne game played by young wizards in "Harry Potter," is ditching its whimsical name. Now, athletes will mount broomsticks to play quadball.

There's an understandably strong sentimental streak running through "Dickie V.," a documentary tribute to ESPN analyst Dick Vitale, as he deals with his mortality after being sidelined by cancer. Yet the lack of depth about Vitale's influence over how college basketball is covered, to use his parlance, prevents this from being truly "Awesome, baby!" or a "primetime player."

Justin Bieber will be resuming his tour after being diagnosed with an illness which left him with partial facial paralysis.

Bruce Willis revisited the site of one of his most famous films.