Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood has released a statement requesting that music from his score for the 2017 Paul Thomas Anderson film Phantom Thread be removed from the new movie Melania, a documentary about first lady Melania Trump.
“It has come to our attention that a piece of music from Phantom Thread has been used in the Melania documentary,” the statement reads. “While Jonny Greenwood does not own the copyright in the score, Universal failed to consult Jonny on this third-party use which is a breach of his composer agreement. As a result Jonny and Paul Thomas Anderson have asked for it to be removed from the documentary.”
The Phantom Thread score earned Greenwood his first Oscar nomination and was also nominated for a Golden Globe.
Greenwood is nominated for the 2026 Oscars with the score for Anderson’s latest film, One Battle After Another.
Jon Bon Jovi walks onto the field before the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks play in Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium on Feb. 8, 2026. (Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
In addition to introducing the New England Patriots at the Super Bowl on Sunday night, Jon Bon Jovi made a cameo in a State Farm insurance commercial, which featured Bon Jovi‘s “Livin’ on a Prayer.” Jon says he decided to appear in the ad because it brought him “joy.”
Speaking to Billboard, Jon says he feels that State Farm ads are “a part of American pop culture right now,” adding, “They’re fun, they’re funny, they’re whimsical. And when they came to me with it, I saw the script and I found joy in it. I just smiled — as simple as that. I couldn’t say no to that.”
In the ad, Danny McBride and Keegan-Michael Key play two guys who start a company called Halfway There Insurance, whose coverage is vastly inferior to State Farms, as co-star Hailee Steinfeld learns over the course of the spot. At the end, Jon and Jake from State Farm pull up in a car next to Hailee. Jon asks, “Need a lift?” and they drive off.
Jon also tells Billboard about Bon Jovi’s upcoming tour — their first since 2022 and their first since he underwent treatment for vocal cord issues. He says the shows will feature “all the obvious hits, in all the right keys we’ve always performed them.”
“I can honestly say there’s nothing in the catalog of the 18 albums that I couldn’t sing … . It’s locked again,” he says of his improved vocal prowess.
For now, there are only 15 dates, and he insists there will “absolutely not” be any additional shows added this year. However, he reveals, “In ’27, based in joy and gratitude and humility, we’ll go out [again].”
The Beatles made their debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, which was their first time performing in front of an American audience.
The band hit the stage with the songs “All My Loving,” “Till There Was You” and “She Loves You” and later returned to perform “I Saw Her Standing There” and “I Want to Hold Your Hand.”
The performance was seen by a then-record 73 million viewers, helping Sullivan top the nightly ratings for the first time in seven years.
The show is considered one of the seminal moments in pop culture and launched Beatlemania in America.
In 2014, exactly 50 years later, CBS celebrated the iconic appearance with The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles. The show featured performances by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with other artists who covered Beatles tunes.
Ghislaine Maxwell October 18, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Jimi Celeste/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein, invoked the Fifth Amendment during the closed-door virtual deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, according to Chairman James Comer.
It was expected that Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence in federal prison in Texas, would refuse to answer questions from lawmakers and committee staffers as part of the panel’s investigation into the late financier and his ties to some of the world’s most powerful figures in politics, business and entertainment. Epstein, a convicted sex offender, died by suicide in 2019 while at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City.
Maxwell has a petition pending in federal court in New York which seeks to overturn her conviction or reduce her sentence.
Some committee lawmakers were expected to attend the closed deposition.
The deposition was more than six months in the making, and was first requested last July, when Comer formally issued a subpoena for a deposition with Maxwell to occur at Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee on Aug. 11.
Comer agreed to delay the deposition as Maxwell awaited a Supreme Court ruling on her appeal, which she ultimately lost.
During that interview, Maxwell told Blanche that she never witnessed nor heard of any criminal or inappropriate activity by President Donald Trump, former President Bill Clinton, nor any of the well-known men who associated with Epstein, according to the sources.
The closed deposition with Maxwell comes on the same day that members of Congress can go to the Department of Justice to view unredacted versions of the Epstein files that the department has withheld from public disclosure.
Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder, arrives at the Court of Final Appeal ahead a bail hearing on February 9, 2021 in Hong Kong, China. (Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)
(HONG KONG) — China critic and media mogul Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences, a penalty his son Sebastien called “heartbreaking.”
Lai was found guilty on charges of sedition and conspiracy to collude with foreign forces. He had pleaded not guilty.
It is the harshest sentence delivered to anyone under the sweeping national security law since Beijing introduced it as part of crackdowns in 2020. Lai’s family has been worried their 78-year-old dad would die in prison, and given his age and this 20-year-penalty, there is now a real chance that will happen.
It was a tense morning at the court in Hong Kong. Where there would once be huge lively crowds gathering in support of Hong Kong’s democracy figures, the mood was subdued and yet at the same time on edge. There was a heavy police presence outside the court, where officers were tightly controlling the media and the supporters who were queueing up outside of the court.
Lai’s wife, Teresa, walked out of the court holding back tears behind her large black glasses after seeing her husband in the dock, expressionless as he received his sentence.
Jimmy Lai is a U.K. citizen, and his son Sebastien said he is hoping, now that the case has worked its way through the Hong Kong judicial system, that China may release his father as a way to appease the U.K. and the U.S., especially ahead of President Donald Trump’s scheduled visit to China in April.
“Even though it was expected, it’s still quite a hard reality to have to deal with,” Sebastien Lai said. “There’s no upside in what China is doing to dad and there are very real consequences if he dies in there. That April visit is key.”
“I’m sure many Americans would want to have done what my father did in standing for freedom and defending his people. And for that heroism he is being tortured and sentenced to life in prison,” he added.
When ABC News interviewed Lai at his home while he was on bail in September 2020, Lai explained why he was willing to risk it all. He said he escaped from China at the age of 12 with just a dollar, “This place gave me everything. My reward is to pay back. It’s my redemption.”
U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Hong Kong should free Lai “on humanitarian grounds” and the UK government has also pledged to “rapidly engage further” with Beijing. Trump said back in December that he asked President Xi Jinping to consider Lai’s release, and the U.S. ambassador to China David Perdue has said Lai’s case is part of “ongoing discussions” with the Chinese side.
The sentence has been widely condemned by human rights groups, with Human Rights Watch calling the length of the sentence “effectively a death sentence.”
Amnesty International said it was “another grim milestone in Hong Kong’s transformation from a city governed by the rule of law to one ruled by fear.”
Meanwhile, Beijing and Hong Kong officials welcomed the penalty, with Hong Kong’s leader John Lee saying Lai deserved the 20-year prison sentence for his “evil deeds.”
China’s foreign ministry on Monday called the punishment “legitimate and reasonable.”
Poster for Love Rocks NYC concert (Courtesy of God’s Love We Deliver)
Hozier will be performing at the 2026 edition of the annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert, taking place March 5 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.
The lineup also includes Paul Simon, Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes, Mary J. Blige, Goo Goo Dolls, Elvis Costello and Billy F Gibbons of ZZ Top, among others.
A presale begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET, and tickets go sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. ET.
For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit LoveRocksNYC.com.
Love Rocks NYC raises money for God’s Love We Deliver, which “prepares and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals for people affected by life-altering illness,” according to a press release. The 2026 concert marks the event’s milestone 10th edition.
Poster for Love Rocks NYC concert (Courtesy of God’s Love We Deliver)
Hozier will be performing at the 2026 edition of the annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert, taking place March 5 at the Beacon Theatre in New York City.
The lineup also includes Paul Simon, Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes, Mary J. Blige, Goo Goo Dolls, Elvis Costello and Billy F Gibbons of ZZ Top, among others.
A presale begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET, and tickets go sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. ET.
For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit LoveRocksNYC.com.
Love Rocks NYC raises money for God’s Love We Deliver, which “prepares and home-delivers nutritious, medically tailored meals for people affected by life-altering illness,” according to a press release. The 2026 concert marks the event’s milestone 10th edition.
Love Rocks NYC concert lineup (Courtesy of God’s Love We Deliver)
Goo Goo Dolls, Hozier and Paul Simon are among the artists headlining the 10th annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert. The annual event raises money for God’s Love We Deliver, which provides meals to New Yorkers affected by illness.
The concert at New York City’s Beacon Theatre is set for March 5, and will also feature Mary J. Blige, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles, Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes, Elvis Costello and more, plus “special surprise guests.” Also appearing will be Whoopi Goldberg, Paul Shaffer, Jeff Ross and Julianne Moore.
A presale starts Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. ET, with the general onsale taking place Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster. You can sign up for the presale code now at LoveRocksNYC.com.
Last year alone, God’s Love We Deliver, which was founded in 1985, cooked, packaged and delivered 4 million meals to 15,000 New Yorkers. Over the years, the Love Rocks NYC concerts have raised $65 million, funding 6.5 million meals.
Love Rocks NYC concert lineup (Courtesy of God’s Love We Deliver)
Goo Goo Dolls, Hozier and Paul Simon are among the artists headlining the 10th annual Love Rocks NYC benefit concert. The annual event raises money for God’s Love We Deliver, which provides meals to New Yorkers affected by illness.
The concert at New York City’s Beacon Theatre is set for March 5, and will also feature Mary J. Blige, Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles, Linda Perry of 4 Non Blondes, Elvis Costello and more, plus “special surprise guests.” Also appearing will be Whoopi Goldberg, Paul Shaffer, Jeff Ross and Julianne Moore.
A presale starts Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. ET, with the general onsale taking place Feb. 13 at 10 a.m. ET via Ticketmaster. You can sign up for the presale code now at LoveRocksNYC.com.
Last year alone, God’s Love We Deliver, which was founded in 1985, cooked, packaged and delivered 4 million meals to 15,000 New Yorkers. Over the years, the Love Rocks NYC concerts have raised $65 million, funding 6.5 million meals.
People walk by the East River in Brooklyn on a day where an ‘extreme cold warning’ is in effect on February 07, 2026, in New York City. T(Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Much of the U.S. will see above-average temperatures this week, except for the Northeast, where a below-average cold will prevail.
The Northeast will thaw out from the life-threatening cold that invaded this weekend. On Sunday morning, New York City plunged to its coldest temperature in three years, recording a low of 3 degrees.
Much of the East Coast, from Maine to North Carolina, remains under cold weather advisories for subzero wind chills through Monday morning.
The Northeast will get some relief by Monday afternoon, reaching 32 degrees in New York City and 34 degrees in Washington, D.C.
Elsewhere in the U.S., temperatures will be above average this week.
Record daily highs are possible on Monday, from 74 degrees in Nebraska to 65 degrees in Atlanta, while in Texas, temperatures will jump to the 80s.
By Friday, much of the nation, from Texas to the Midwest, will be enjoying warmer-than-normal temperatures.
While the Northeast will be warmer than the brutal blast that struck this weekend, temperatures will stay below average, with 35 degrees forecast for New York City and 41 degrees forecast for D.C. on Friday.
Click here for what you need to know to stay safe in the cold.
