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Many new actors are checking in to The White Lotus.
Heather Graham, Frida Gustavsson, Rosie Perez, Tobias Santelmann, Ben Schnetzer and Laura Smet have joined the season 4 cast of the hit HBO series, ABC Audio has confirmed. There is currently no word as to the specific characters they will play.
The Emmy-winning show will film in France for its fourth season. It will follow a new group of White Lotus hotel guests and its employees over the course of a week.
These new actors join the previously announced ensemble cast of Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Coogan, Alexander Ludwig, Chris Messina, AJ Michalka, Max Greenfield, Kumail Nanjiani, Chloe Bennet, Sandra Bernhard, Vincent Cassel, Caleb Jonte Edwards, Dylan Ennis, Corentin Fila, Ari Graynor, Marissa Long, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Charlie Hall and Jarrad Paul.
According to HBO, casting for the season is still ongoing.
The White Lotus was created, written and directed by Mike White. White also executive produces alongside David Bernad and Mark Kamine.
The trailer for the documentary thriller film #SKYKING has arrived.
This new documentary from ABC News Studios tells the story of Richard “Beebo” Russell, a 28-year-old Horizon Air ground service agent who stole a $33 million plane and embarked on a 70-minute long flight.
Emmy winner Patricia E. Gillespie directed the film, which, along with telling the story of Russell, also offers a look into the U.S. mental health crisis.
This documentary also marks the first time many members of Russell’s family have spoken publicly about his story. It includes never-before-heard air traffic control audio, as well as an interview with the now-retired ATC supervisor who managed the situation on the 2018 day that the incident occurred.
The trailer finds interviewees wondering how Russell was able to get the vehicle into the air all by himself despite never having flown an airplane before.
“I play video games, so, you know, I know what I’m doing a little bit,” Russell said in air-traffic control audio used in the trailer.
#SKYKING premieres on Hulu April 14.
Disney is the parent company of ABC News and Hulu.
Dua Lipa during her ‘Service95 Book Club’ event with Mark Ronson on Dec. 9, 2025 in New York City. (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)
Harry Styles was announced in February as the curator of this summer’s Meltdown Festival, a music event taking place in London in connection with the 75th anniversary of the city’s arts complex, the South Bank Centre. Now, the Centre has tapped another major British pop star to curate another event as part of the celebration.
Dua Lipa will curate this year’s London Literature Festival, which runs from Oct. 21 to Nov. 1. Dua founded her Service95 Book Club, an offshoot of her Service95 newsletter, in 2023 and since then has interviewed multiple authors about bestsellers, classics and more.
Dua says in a statement, “Reading has anchored me through every chapter of my life – from being the new kid at school in a new country to finding quiet refuge on tour. Curating the Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival is a dream come true.”
She adds, “I can’t wait to dive into the imaginations of some of my favourite authors in one of London’s most iconic cultural spaces.”
Dua will be on hand for a “takeover” of the Royal Festival Hall at the South Bank Centre on Oct. 24 and 25, and she’s also creating a series of events across the festival with her book club team.
A book played an important role in Dua’s love life. When she and her now-fiancé Callum Turner met at a friend’s birthday party, they connected over the fact that were they reading the same book — Trust by Hernán Díaz — and had both just finished the first chapter. “I said, ‘So we’re on the same page,’” Callum told the Sunday Times of their meet-cute.
Check out a new acoustic performance on her socials, and you’re likely to have an opinion. In the clip, Carly sings the chorus of the song alone, accompanied by only an acoustic guitar and a violin while sitting on a sofa.
“Riley, where you at?” she captions the post, acknowledging her duet partner isn’t present.
Meanwhile, Riley’s just locked in his eighth top-10 hit on Billboard‘s Country Airplay chart with “Change My Mind.” His three most recent releases made it to #1: “Worst Way,” “Don’t Mind If I Do” and “You Look Like You Love Me.”
Of course, the latter two both feature Ella Langley, a reminder that Riley has a pretty good track record with duets.
After several delays, Ye has finally released his Bully album, as well as a music video for the single “Father” featuring Travis Scott and directed by his wife, Bianca Censori. Don Toliver, CeeLo Green, Peso Pluma and Andre Troutman are also featured on the project. Ye is making headlines for “King,” on which he credits Martin Luther King Jr. for helping to make his interracial marriage possible. “I brought a white queen to the altar/ Couldn’t happen without Martin Luther,” Ye raps.
Toosii may go from having your “Favorite Song” to being your favorite football player. He is officially listed on the 2026 roster of Louisiana State University’s Tigers football program. According to the website, the rapper, born Nau’Jour Grainger, is a freshman wide receiver wearing jersey #89.
Ticketek is issuing refunds to those who attended the Wu-Tang Clan Final Chamber tour stops in Melbourne and Sydney. The show, part of Wu’s last tour featuring all of Wu’s members, was missing Method Man, Raekwon, Cappadonna and Young Dirty Bastard. “We want to make fans aware that due to unforeseen circumstances, a couple of members will be unable to join the remaining tour dates in Melbourne and Sydney,” the ticketing platform said in a statement ahead of the shows, according to Billboard. Wu had previously announced Meth would not be performing, but made no mention of the other members.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with ABC News on Good Morning America, March 30, 2026. (ABC News)
(WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. is engaged in serious talks with a “new” and “more reasonable” regime in Iran as the war enters its fifth week.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during an appearance on “Good Morning America,” declined to say who exactly the U.S. is negotiating with.
“Well, I’m not going to disclose to you who those people are, because it probably would get them in trouble with some other groups of people inside of Iran. Look, there’s some fractures going on there internally,” Rubio said.
“And if there are new people now in charge who have a more reasonable vision of the future, that would be good news for us, for them, for the entire world,” the secretary continued. “But we also have to be prepared for the possibility, maybe even the probability that that is not the case.”
When pushed for more clarity, Rubio said, “You have people there that are saying some of the right things privately.”
“But at the end of the day, we have to see if these people end up being the ones in charge, seeing if they’re the ones that have the power to deliver. We’re going to test it. We are hopeful that’s the case,” he went on. “There are clearly people there talking to us in ways that previous people in charge in Iran have not spoken to us in the past.”
Iranian officials have denied any direct talks with the U.S., saying that messages have been passed through intermediaries. Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said Monday, “We have not had any negotiations with America.”
The U.S. presented Iran with a 15-point framework for a peace deal by way of Pakistan last week. Baqaei commented on the U.S. proposal during a press conference Monday.
“The information that has been conveyed to us [from the US], regardless of what name you want to give it, as 15 articles or whatever you call it, involved a large number of requests that are excessive, unrealistic, and illogical,” Baqaei said.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that the country would host talks between the U.S. and Iran “in the coming days.” There has not been confirmation from either Iran or the U.S. on when exactly these talks would take place or who will be involved for either side.
Trump on Sunday told reporters he could “see a deal” being made with Iran soon, though “it’s possible we won’t.”
The president suggested talks were moving in a positive direction because Iran allowed 20 oil tankers to pass through the critical Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively blocked to international shipping traffic after the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on the country last month.
Trump on Monday continued to tout progress but also threatened major U.S. attacks on Tehran’s energy infrastructure and more if a diplomatic off-ramp isn’t reached.
“The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran,” he wrote in a post to his social media platform.
“Great progress has been made but, if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately ‘Open for Business,’ we will conclude our lovely ‘stay’ in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!), which we have purposefully not yet ‘touched,'” the president posted.
Last week, Trump extended the deadline for Iran to reopen the strait twice. Trump said the U.S. would continue a pause on energy site attacks until next Monday, April 6.
Trump has not ruled out using ground troops in Iran. Experts say troops could be used to seize Iran’s nuclear material or Kharg Island, the country’s primary oil export hub.
“I just have lots of alternatives,” Trump said on Sunday.
More U.S. service members have arrived in the Middle East, including roughly 3,500 sailors and Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.
“Maybe we take Kharg Island, maybe we don’t. We have a lot of options,” Trump told the news outlet.
ABC’s George Stephanopoulos pressed Rubio on Monday about how the president would go about taking Kharg Island and whether it would require American troops on the ground.
Rubio was noncommittal, but said again that Iran’s threats about controlling the Strait of Hormuz in perpetuity needed to be addressed.
“That’s not going to be allowed to happen. And the president has a number of options available to him, if he so chooses, to prevent that from happening,” Rubio said.
“There is a way forward here. We are going to achieve our objectives in a matter of weeks, not months.”
ABC News’ Nicholas Kerr, Emily Chang and Meghan Mistry contributed to this report.
Phil Collins hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “One More Night,” the first single from his third studio album, No Jacket Required, which went to #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.
The song spent two weeks at #1, before being knocked out by the all-star charity single “We Are the World.”
The track was one of seven solo #1 hits for Collins. Others include: “Another Day in Paradise,” “Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now),” “Two Hearts,” “Groovy Kind of Love,” “Separate Lives” and “Sussudio.”
Collins is currently nominated for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist. He was inducted in 2010 as a member of Genesis.
All the members of Backstreet Boys are dads, so it’s not surprising that they’ve contributed a new song to the soundtrack of a movie based on the beloved kids’ show Paw Patrol.
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie arrives in theaters on Aug. 14, and in the trailer, you can hear a bit of the song, called “Bottle Up,” which is available to presave now. It’s the group’s first new music since “HEY,” a song on their Millennium 2.0 reissue from last year.
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie finds the pups landing on an uncharted island populated by dinosaurs. They swing into action when their archrival Mayor Humdinger starts a mining operation on the island, causing a dormant volcano to erupt.
The day the movie hits theaters, Backstreet will be performing at Sphere Las Vegas, as part of a string of summer dates which begin July 16. Will they perform the new song as part of their set? We’ll have to stay tuned.
Billboard‘s saying “Amen” to another week at #1 for Shaboozey and Jelly Roll, as their collaboration manages to stay atop the Country Airplay ranking.
Both artists have had previous multi-week chart-toppers, with Shaboozey’s “Good News” enjoying two weeks at #1 in 2025 and “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” hanging around for seven weeks in 2024.
“Amen” is Jelly Roll’s sixth multi-week #1 since 2023, when “Liar” stayed at the top for six weeks. His song “Need a Favor” topped the chart for four weeks, and “I Am Not Okay” held the title for three weeks. “Heart of Stone” and “Save Me” with Lainey Wilson both stayed at the top for two weeks.
Eric Clapton performs onstage during Day 2 of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival at Crypto.com Arena on September 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Crossroads Guitar Festival)
Eric Clapton is bringing back his Crossroads Guitar Festival yet again.
The three-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will hold his seventh annual festival Sept. 26-27 at the Moody Center in Austin, Texas, with a lineup that includes the first-ever appearance from The Who’s Pete Townshend.
Clapton will perform both nights of the festival. Other artists on the bill include ZZ Top’s Billy F Gibbons, John Mayer, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, Marcus King, and more, with Phish’s Trey Anastasio, Tommy Emmanuel and Julian Lage also set to make their first Crossroads appearance.
This year’s festival will celebrate the 28th anniversary of the Clapton’s Crossroads Centre Antigua, which provides treatment and education to chemically and alcohol dependent persons and their families.
Tickets for Crossroads Guitar Festival go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time. A full list of performers can be found at CrossroadsGuitarFestival.com.
Clapton’s first Crossroads Guitar Festival took place in June 1999 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The last festival took place in September 2023 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
