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| BET bringing back the 'Soul Train Awards' | Get your dancing shoes on to relive your childhood pretending you were grooving through the Soul Train line with the Soul Train Awards. The awards show, which has been on hiatus for three years, is returning to BET on Nov. 27. The show will be simulcast on CBS, BET HER, VH1, MTV2 and LOGO. The show will be taped in Chicago, which is where Don Cornelius launched the iconic music show Soul Train in 1971. The return marks a new chapter for the franchise that has shaped Black music and culture for generations. This year's telecast blends honorees who defined the sound with the artists carrying it forward, celebrating a legacy that has influenced American music since Soul Train first went on the air. |
| Rhys Darby pleased 'Trek' fans accept him as cosmic trickster Trelane | Flight of the Conchords, Our Flag Means Death and Jumanji icon Rhys Darby once again plays the havoc-wreaking Trelane on Thursday's melodrama-themed episode of the Star Trek prequel, Strange New Worlds. "It was an amazing opportunity to return for my character," Darby, 52, told UPI in a Zoom interview this week. "This time, he is a little bit more mature. Rather than just being a mischievous trickster, he's doing something for his education. He's still having fun with humans, but he's doing it in a way that actually ends up being quite good for them, because they open up their emotional [sides] by being part of this soap opera. So, it's quite good all around in that regard. |
| 'GH' veteran Genie Francis to be honored at Daytime Emmys | General Hospital veteran Genie Francis, who has played Laura on the ABC daytime drama for nearly 50 years, is to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at this year's Daytime Emmys ceremony. The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences gala is to take place Oct. 30 in Hollywood. Laura was one-half of a beloved super-couple with Anthony Geary's Luke. Geary died in 2025 at the age of 78. "I want to offer my deepest gratitude to the leadership of NATAS for honoring me with this year's Lifetime Achievement Award. This February marks 50 years since I first portrayed Laura on General Hospital," Francis said in a press release Thursday. "Stepping onto that set at just 14, I could never have imagined the extraordinary journey that lay ahead. |
| Donnie Wahlberg, Vanessa Lachey to host 'Best of VMAs' specials | Donnie Wahlberg and Vanessa Lachey will host Best of VMAs specials leading up to the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. Wahlberg, 57, will host Best of VMAs: Iconic Vanguard Performances, a special celebrating Video Vanguard Award winners and their VMAs performances, Sept. 13 at 9:30 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+. Organizers have yet to announce this year's Video Vanguard Award winner, although past recipients include Mariah Carey, Katy Perry, Shakira, Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, Jennifer Lopez, Pink, Rihanna, Beyonce and Britney Spears. Lachey, 45, will host Best of VMAs: Unforgettable Moments, a special looking back on unpredictable VMAs moments, from fashion choices to collaborations and performances, Sept. 20 at 9 p.m. ET. |
| 'Maxton Hall': Ruby, James return in teaser for final season | Prime Video is giving a glimpse of Maxton Hall Season 3. The streaming service shared a teaser trailer for the third and final season Thursday featuring Harriet Herbig-Matten and Damian Hardung. Maxton Hall - The World Between Us is a German YA romance series based on the Mona Kasten novel Save Me. The show follows the romance between classmates Ruby Bell (Herbig-Matten), a determined student on a scholarship, and the privileged James Beaufort (Hardun). Season 3 returns viewers to Maxton Hall College after Ruby's suspension from the prep school in the Season 2 finale. Ruby's "dream of going to Oxford is slipping away, but she refuses to give up. Together with James, they fight to prove her innocence. |