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Sabrina Carpenter at the MTV Video Music Awards 2025, UBS Arena — September 7, 2025. Christopher Polk / Billboard Sabrina Carpenter turned intention into reality this week: on Tuesday, September 16, Billboard confirmed the pop star as one of three headliners for Coachella 2026 — a milestone she had openly hoped to reach after her...
Billboard and Samsung TV Plus Debut BillboardTV, a 24/7 Music Channel September 16, 2025 BillboardTV on Samsung TV Plus Samsung TV Plus On September 16, 2025, Billboard partnered with Samsung TV Plus to launch BillboardTV — a continuously running streaming channel devoted to music culture, news and original programming. The channel will deliver round‑the‑clock updates...
Copa del Rave Returns to Los Angeles with SG Lewis and Industry All-Stars SG Lewis at Copa del Rave Courtesy of Infamous On October 9, 2025, the music community will swap turntables for cleats when Copa del Rave — the charity soccer tournament organized by members of the dance scene — returns to Los Angeles....
Monitoring the roles opening across Rockstar Games divisions reveals compelling clues about GTA 6. For example, hiring localization testers confirmed the supported language lineup. Additionally, a mobile app developer position hints at the creation of an iOS and Android companion application. Recently, one listing stated: With the expansion of GTA Online and the upcoming release...
Image: Warner Bros. Discover Seventy days after its theatrical premiere, James Gunn and David Corenswet’s Superman lands on HBO Max this week, arriving on Friday, September 19, 2025. Corenswet shared the news via an Instagram selfie showing the film featured on the streamer’s homepage, playfully tagging co-star Sara Sampaio in an Eve Teschmacher–referencing post. Gunn...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Celebrate Patrick Mahomes’ 30th at 1587 Prime By Staff • September 15, 2025 Taylor Swift with Travis Kelce, Brittany Mahomes and Patrick Mahomes at the U.S. Open. Jamie Squire/Getty Images Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were among the guests who gathered in Kansas City as Patrick Mahomes marked his 30th...
Jonathan Groff performing in Just in Time Matthew Murphy and Evan Zimmerman Jonathan Groff likens embodying Bobby Darin to a long-term relationship — a constant process of discovery and recommitment. His admiration for Darin, who lived intensely in his brief 37 years, has only deepened as he inhabits the role. Fresh from his 2024 Tony...
Graphic: Polygon I Source images: DC Comics James Gunn and producer Peter Safran are actively reshaping the DC Universe, pairing a warmer, family-minded take on Superman with the darker, absurdist flavor of Peacemaker season 2. Those two projects have already elevated unexpected comic figures — from the breakout Mr. Terrific in Superman to Captain Triumph,...
Image: HBO HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, now has a confirmed window for season 3 following the blockbuster second season in 2024 — but viewers should expect to wait roughly a year for the new episodes. “I think it’ll be just outside of [the 2026 Emmy eligibility window],” Casey Bloys, Chairman...
Image: Warner Bros. Darren Aronofsky’s 2025 film Caught Stealing functions like a director’s mixtape — a condensed return to familiar obsessions dressed as a straightforward crime picture. It often feels like something he might have produced at the outset of his career: the story itself is set in autumn 1998, months after the release of...
