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| Netflix annoucnes 'K-Pop Demon Hunters' world concert tour | Netflix announced a K-Pop Demon Hunters world tour on Wednesday. Netflix and AEG are partnering to bring concerts based on the Netflix animated film to real venues. The film won Oscars for the song "Golden" by EJAE and for Best Animated Film. In the film, Huntr/x performs K-Pop songs to battle demons. The concerts promise to "bring elements of the two-time Oscar-winning film to life" according to Netflix. No further details were included, but Netflix has set up a waitlist for more information and future ticket sales. Netflix says cities and dates will be announced later this year. K-Pop Demon Hunters speaking voice actors Arden Cho, May Hong and Ji-young Yoo and directors Chris Appelhans and Maggie Kang spoke with UPI in June. |
| Keith Urban, Shaboozey, Ashley McBryde among ACM Awards presenters | Prime Video has announced a star-studded lineup of presenters for the 2026 Academy of Country Music Awards. Keith Urban, Shaboozey, Ashley McBryde and Michael Bubl will present awards at the 61st annual ceremony Sunday at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Other presenters include Andrew Whitworth, Carl Edwards, Corey LaJoie, Lauren Alaina, Ryan Fitzpatrick, The War and Treaty, and TJ Osbourne. Shania Twain was previously announced to host the awards show. Performers include Blake Shelton, Dan + Shay, Ella Langley, Jordan Davis, Kacey Musgraves, Lainey Wilson, Lee Ann Womack, Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Parker McCollum and The Red Clay Strays. |
| Karol G to be honored, perform at American Music Awards | Colombian singer-songwriter Karol G will be honored at the American Music Awards in May. Organizers announced in a press release Wednesday that Karol G, 35, will receive the International Artist Award of Excellence at the 52nd annual AMAs ceremony May 25. Karol G, a Grammy-winning music artist known for the singles "Bichota," "Mamiii" with Becky G and "Si Antes Te Hubiera Conocido," will also perform. The International Artist Award of Excellence honors "an artist whose music and cultural influence has resonated globally, inspiring and impacting audiences around the world." Previous recipients include Whitney Houston, Aerosmith, the Bee Gees, Beyonc, Led Zeppelin, Michael Jackson and Rod Stewart. |
| 'Wildwood' teaser: Laika Studios brings fantasy novel to life | Laika Studios is giving a glimpse of the new film Wildwood. The studio shared a teaser trailer for the stop-motion animated movie Wednesday featuring the voice of Peyton Elizabeth Lee. Wildwood is based on the children's fantasy novel of the same name by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis. The story follows Prue McKeel and Curtis Mehlberg, classmates who attempt to save Prue's baby brother Mac after he is kidnapped by crows and disappears into a magical forest near Portland, Ore. Lee voices Prue, with Jacob Tremblay as Curtis. Other voice cast members include Carey Mulligan, Mahershala Ali, Jemaine Clement, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett and Tom Waits. |
| 'Big Bang' spinoff 'Stuart Fails to Save the Universe' gets teaser | HBO Max is giving a glimpse of the new series Stuart Fails to Save the Universe. The streaming service shared a teaser trailer for the show Wednesday featuring Kevin Sussman as his Big Bang Theory character, Stuart Bloom. Stuart Fails to Save the Universe is a spinoff of The Big Bang Theory that follows comic book store owner Stuart as he attempts to restore reality after accidentally causing a multiverse armageddon. Lauren Lapkus, Brian Bosehn and John Ross Bowie also return in their Big Bang theory roles of Denise, Bert and Barry. "Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters we've come to know and love from The Big Bang Theory. As the title implies, things don't go well," an official synopsis reads. |