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‘Sinners’ Leads 2026 Critics Choice Awards Nominations With 17 Nods, Including Score & Song: Full List

Ryan Coogler’s horror film Sinners leads the 2026 Critics Choice Awards nominations with a whopping 17 bids, including best original score for Ludwig Göransson and best original song for “I Lied to You,” which Göransson co-wrote with Raphael Saadiq. The nominations were announced on Friday (Dec. 5). Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another was runner-up, […]

The 25 Best Stand-Up Comedians of the 21st Century So Far: Full List

No matter how quick the wit, no stand-up comic starts out a success. Forget the top: on the way to the bottom rung, comics need to endure endless open-mic tryouts, log thousands of miles for little or no money and be thankful for 1:00 a.m. slots in front of drunken hecklers. And that’s just for starters. The further up the ladder they climb, the more pressure they face to consistently write and hone hour-plus sets that will […]

Miranda Lambert, Charley Crockett & Jon Pardi To Headline 2026 Music City Rodeo

Music City Rodeo, Nashville’s Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association event, is set to return to Nashville for a second year, with headlining performances from Miranda Lambert, Charley Crockett and Jon Pardi. Three-time Grammy winner Lambert will take the stage May 28, followed by two-time Grammy nominee Crockett on May 29 and CMA and ACM Awards winner […]

Parmalee Rides to Fifth No. 1 on Country Airplay Chart With ‘Cowgirl’

Parmalee earns its fifth No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “Cowgirl” gallops three spots to the top of the list dated Dec. 13. The song gained by 6% to 27.2 million audience impressions Nov. 28–Dec. 4, according to Luminate. Related Parmalee on Working a ‘Hard’-Drivin’ Groove in Brisk, New Single ‘Cowgirl’ Morgan Wallen […]

Kendrick Lamar Recorded Nearly 100 Songs for ‘GNX’

Kendrick Lamar‘s GNX could’ve been a lot longer than 12 tracks. During a recent interview in Variety with Grammy-winning producers Sounwave, Jack Antonoff, and Mustard, it was revealed that the Compton MC recorded “between 80 and 100” songs for the project, according to Sounwave. “We have such a specific language between us, me and Sounwave,” […]