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With a smorgasbord of greatest hits past and perhaps present, Saturday Night Live went successfully mega-meta tonight in the sometimes bubbling over cold open of its Season 48 debut. "I got to point out, where's the balance politically?" asked host Miles Teller in his best Peyton Manning…

It’s been a hectic off-season for SNL, with longtime cast members leaving and new faces coming on board. Tonight, the show begins its 48th season, hosted by Top Gun star Miles Teller, with Kendrick Lamar as the musical guest. Gone are Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Kyle Mooney…

Kendrick Lamar on Thursday dropped a short film inspired by his single "We Cry Together" that stars him and Zola star Taylour Paige. The intense, raw short clocks in at 5 minutes and 30 seconds and features Lamar and Paige as a couple who start out arguing via lyrics from the song — both Lamar and Paige rap them. No…

Hip-hop finally headlined the Super Bowl halftime show, and Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J Blige, Eminem and Kendrick Lamar came loaded for bear to represent. By the time the white boy-born Marshall Mathers took a knee in an unspoken salute to banished quarterback Colin Kaepernick's stance against racism and police…

When it comes to a weekend with the Super Bowl on, the choice of what to watch on the small screen should be pretty straightforward. Yet, despite Sunday's face-off between hometown Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium, there's a lot more on than just the NFL's big game – as you can see in the…

Super Bowls have a reputation for being boring blowouts. While this year’s teams have yet to be determined for the February 13 event, one thing that won’t be boring this year is the halftime show. Pepsi dropped The Call today, an epic “official trailer” for the halftime show directed by Straight Outta Compton…

Grammy-winning rapper Kendrick Lamar, Dave Free and South Park co-creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have signed on to produce an untitled, live-action comedy for Paramount Pictures. The film penned by Vernon Chatman will see the past and present come to a head when a young Black man who is interning as a slave…

Straight outta Inglewood comes word that Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar, Eminem and Mary J. Blige will perform during the 2022 Super Bowl Halftime Show at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles. The five artists have never before appeared together onstage, according to the official announcement of the show. Among them…

The late Kobe Bryant was born on Aug. 23, 1978, and to commemorate his birthday and his spirit, Nike has issued a new short film celebrating his relentless drive for perfection. The film, Better, is narrated by Kendrick Lamar and focuses on what the athletic wear firm calls “The universal relevance of progress…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has confirmed that Black Panther‘s Best Song Oscar nominee “All the Stars” from Kendrick Lamar, Sounwave, Anthony Triffith and SZA will not be performed at Sunday’s ceremony. Note this absolutely has nothing to do with the running time of the telecast. Since the…

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. You can tell what a tight race this 91st Academy Awards is providing because it doesn’t look like anyone is throwing in the towel. Just three days after nominations were announced, advertising is ramping up in what is known as Phase 2, or the final…

Kendrick Lamar leads all nominees for the 61st annual Grammy Awards with seven, including album of the year for the Black Panther soundtrack. The album’s “All the Stars,” written by Lamar and SZA, also is among nominees for record of the year, song of the year, best rap/sung performance and best song written for…