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The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, starring ‘TWD’ fan-favorite characters Rick and Michonne (Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira), shared a sneak peek of the upcoming spin-off series.

A series synopsis reads: “Kept apart by distance. By an unstoppable power. By the ghosts of who they were. Rick and Michonne are thrown into another world, built on a war against the dead… And ultimately, a war against the living. Can they find each other and who they were in a place and situation unlike any they’ve ever known before? Are they enemies? Lovers? Victims? Victors? Without each other, are they even alive — or will they find that they, too, are the ‘walking dead?’”

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live follows the recent spinoffs ‘Daryl Dixon’, starring Norman Reedus, and ‘Dead City’, featuring Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan reprising their roles as frenemies Maggie and Negan.  ‘Fear the Walking Dead’, another companion series, also just wrapped up its eight-season run.

‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ is set to premiere Feb. 25 on AMC; take a look at the trailer  – here.

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Jennifer Lopez shared the release date for her new album, This Is Me… Now, along with its lead single and a companion film co-written with her husband, Ben Affleck. The 54-year-old’s new single, “Can’t Get Enough,” the first single from the album will be released on Jan. 10, 2024; to pre-save, head here.

This Is Me… Now (the album and the film) will be released on Feb. 16, 2024. Lopez also shared the trailer for the short film, directed by Dave Meyers and co-written by Lopez, Matt Walton, and Affleck, which will stream on Prime Video. The trailer shows JLO tossing a letter into the fire as she says, “When I was a little girl, when someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, my answer was always… in love.” The handwritten letter is dated Dec. 24, 2002, seemingly from Affleck back in the early days of their relationship.

According to a press release, This Is Me… Now: The Film offers “the truth behind the headlines surrounding Lopez’s personal life as told through the star’s personal creative vision … Unlike anything you’ve ever seen from Jennifer Lopez, This Is Me…Now: The Film is a narrative-driven, intimate, reflective, sexy, funny, fantastical and highly visual musical reimagining of her publicly scrutinized love life.”

The album This Is Me… Now celebrates the anniversary of its 2002 sister album, This Is Me…Then, completing a 20-year journey. The new LP, Lopez’s ninth studio album and her first in nearly a decade, was written and executive produced by Lopez and Rogét Chayed, along with Angel Lopez, Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman, HitBoy, Tay Keith and INK among others.

Take a look at the teaser trailers for ‘This Is Me… Now’: Teaser 1 and Teaser 2.

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PEOPLE has confirmed that Vanessa Hudgens and Cole Tucker were married in Tulum, Mexico on Saturday, December 2. The High School Musical alum and professional baseball player have been together since 2020.

Rumors spread over the weekend that the couple had wed after photos were shared across social media.  Monique Coleman, Hudgens’ ‘High School Musical’ costar, appeared to be one of the guests in attendance at the beach wedding, sharing pics from Tulum via Instagram Stories over the weekend.

Hudgens and Tucker began dating in November 2020, and went social media official after Hudgens celebrated Valentine’s Day with a photo of the couple sharing a kiss and the caption: “It’s you, it’s me, it’s us.”  Nearly three years into their relationship, Tucker popped the question in Paris in front of the Eiffel Tower. The couple announced the news in a joint Instagram post, showing off a photo of Vanessa’s engagement ring and the caption: “YES. We couldn’t be happier.”

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Beyoncé has released her first new solo music since the release of her 2022 album Renaissance with the surprise new track titled “My House.” Produced by The-Dream and Beyoncé herself, ‘My House’ dropped as part of the debut of her new documentary film ‘Renaissance’, appearing during the credits of the film.

Beyoncé’s Rennaisance film follows the superstar entertainer for a year of live shows in support of the 2022 album of the same name. The Rennaisance tour began back in May, making its way across Europe and North America. The Rennaisance film took the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend with $21M in earnings.

Take a listen to ‘My House’ – here.

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The official soundtrack to the upcoming musical film The Color Purple will be release Dec. 15th, prior to the movie’s debut in theaters on Dec. 25.  The Color Purple is a musical adaptation of Alice Walker‘s 1982 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, and the 2005 stage production by Marsha Norman. The upcoming film stars Fantasia, Taraji P Henson, Danielle Brooks, Halle Bailey, Ciara and H.E.R.

The star-studded The Color Purple (Music From and Inspire By) soundtrack is executive produced by the legendary Quincy Jones, Scott Sanders and gamma. founder/CEO Larry Jackson.  The soundtrack features Alicia Keys, Usher, H.E.R., Mary J. Blige, Fantasia, Jennifer Hudson, Missy Elliott, Ciara, Keyshia Cole, Halle Bailey, Coco Jones, Megan Thee Stallion, Taraji P. Henson, Jorja Smith, Mary Mary and more.  It will include songs performed in the film, as well as original material inspired by the movie.

According to a press release, “fans can expect a ‘breathtaking duet’ by Usher and H.E.R., and ‘a special remix’ by Missy Elliott.” The film’s end credit song is performed by Fantasia, who also stars in the film as Celie.

The soundtrack’s lead single “Lifeline,” written and co-produced by Alicia Keys, is out now. Listen to “Lifeline” by Alicia Keys – here.

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The Roku Channel is sharing the trailer for Demi Lovato’s holiday special, A Very Demi Holiday Special, premiering Dec. 8.

The streaming event is described as “a heartwarming, captivating special featuring music and plenty of out-of-this-world surprises” that “will fill your home and heart with a very Demi twist on the festive spirit,” and will feature Lovato performing “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” “Jingle Bell Rock” and other holiday songs, as well as some of her hits.

The trailer for A Very Demi Holiday Special features Lovato singing holiday songs, while guest star Paris Hilton joins Lovato in the kitchen to bake holiday treats, Trixie Mattel helps Lovato with some dance choreography, and Tiffany Haddish helps Lovato decorate holiday costumes. JoJo, Rich Eisen and Hailey Bieber are also set to appear

The Roku Channel is available on Roku devices, internet, Android and iOS devices.  See the trailer for A Very Demi Holiday Special – here.

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Amazon Prime Video has shared the trailer for the new action thriller Role Play, featuring Kaley Cuoco, David Oyelowo , Bill Nighy and Connie Nielsen.

Role Play, written by Andrew Baldwin, Seth W. Owen and directed by Thomas Vincent, follows Emma (Cuoco) and David (Oyelowo) — a couple whose lives are turned upside down when David learns Emma is secretly an assassin.

An official film synopsis reads: “Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey — she also has a secret life as an assassin for hire — a secret that her husband David discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play.”

Role Play premieres Jan. 12 on Prime Video; take a look at the trailer – here.

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Sony Pictures has shared the trailer for its upcoming Spider-Man spinoff, Madame Web, starring Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney.

Johnson stars in the titular role based on the Marvel comic book character named Cassandra Webb, who is a clairvoyant mutant and can foresee the future for Spider-themed heroes. Sweeney and Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts and Adam Scott round out the cast.

Other Spider-Man spinoffs on the horizon for include Kraven the Hunter starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, which hits theaters in August 2024, and the third film in the Tom Hardy-starring Venom franchise is set for November 2024.

Madame Web hits theaters Feb. 14, 2024; take a look at the trailer – here.

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Spotify has released its annual Spotify Wrapped list, and announced that Taylor Swift is Spotify’s Global Top Artist of the Year. Fans have streamed Swift’s songs more than 26.1 billion global times since January 1st, knocking three-year champion Bad Bunny to the runner-up position.

Swift’s streams include two record-breaking re-recordings of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) which were both released this year during ‘The Eras Tour.’  The Weekend, Drake, Peso Pluma, Feid, Travis Scott, Sza, Karol G and Lana Del Rey all round out to the Top 10 Artists Globally.

In celebration of the honor, Swift released “You’re Losing Me (From The Vault),” which was featured on a deluxe edition of her Midnights album, but never released to streaming services. Swift posted on X:  “Um ok this is unreal?? I just wanted to say to anyone who listened to my music this year, anywhere in the world, thank you. Getting named Spotify’s Global Top Artist in 2023 is truly the best birthday/holiday gift you could’ve given me. We’ve seriously had THE MOST fun this year out there on tour and now this. Are you serious. So I was trying to think of a way to thank you, and a lot of you have been asking me to put “You’re Losing Me (From The Vault)” on streaming… so here you go! You can finally listen EVERYWHERE now.”

“You’re Losing Me (From The Vault)” is now available at all DSPs for the first time; to stream, head here.

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Sean “Diddy” Combs has temporarily stepped down as chairman of Revolt, the TV network he co-founded in 2013, following news of lawsuits against him alleging sexual abuse.

The company said in a statement published by Revolt on Instagram that it will continue with its mission of creating “meaningful content for the culture. Our focus has always been one that reflects our commitment to the collective journey of REVOLT — one that is not driven by any individual, but by the shared efforts and values of our entire team on behalf of advancing, elevating and championing our culture — and that continues.” It’s not clear when Combs plans on returning as chairman.

The latest news comes days after three women came forward to accuse Combs of sexual abuse. The lawsuits were filed the week of the expiration of the Adult Survivors Act — a New York law permitting victims of sexual abuse a year-long window to file civil action despite the statute of limitations.

One of the lawsuits filed against Combs was a federal suit arguing that the record producer raped, sex trafficked and abused his former girlfriend, singer Cassie (real name is Casandra Ventura). Ventura filed the $30 million lawsuit alleging a history of coercion and abuse that went on for more than a decade; however, just one day after the lawsuit was filed, the two parties settled the case out of court.

Through her attorney, Cassie issued a statement saying that Combs and Ventura were both satisfied with the deal they had struck: “I have decided to resolve this matter amicably on terms that I have some level of control. I want to thank my family, fans and lawyers for their unwavering support.” Ben Brafman, Combs’ lawyer, also issued a statement emphasizing his client’s innocence:  “Just so we’re clear, a decision to settle a lawsuit, especially in 2023, is in no way an admission of wrongdoing. Mr. Combs’ decision to settle the lawsuit does not in any way undermine his flat-out denial of the claims. He is happy they got to a mutual settlement and wishes Ms. Ventura the best.”

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