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| 'Lioness' Season 3 to premiere on Paramount+ in August | Lioness will return for a third season on Paramount+ in August. The streaming service announced an Aug. 2 premiere date for Season 3 in a press release Friday. Lioness is a spy thriller from Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan starring Zoe Saldaa and Nicole Kidman as Joe McNamara and Kaitlyn Meade, a CIA case officer and her supervisor. Other cast members include Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly, Laysla De Oliveira, Dave Annable, Jill Wagner and LaMonica Garrett. Season 3 will see the Lioness team take on their "most personal assignment yet" as "hidden networks, foreign operatives and personal betrayals collide." "Joe (Saldaa) walks the line between duty and home as unseen forces circle her world. |
| Phoebe Bridgers to kick off 'Lost' tour in September | Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Phoebe Bridgers is going on tour. Bridgers, 31, who performs as a solo artist and as a member of the supergroup Boygenius, announced The Lost Tour, a new tour of North America and Europe, on Friday. The North American leg kicks off Sept. 15 in Indianapolis, Ind., and will include stops in Chicago, Brooklyn, N.Y., Nashville, Atlanta, San Francisco and other cities before wrapping up Oct. 31 in Inglewood, Calif. Musician Alex G will join Bridgers as a special guest. In the caption, Bridgers told fans "no phones" at her concerts. "I'm going on tour no phones," she wrote. Bridgers will begin the U.K. and European leg of the tour Nov. 23 in Dublin, Ireland, and bring the venture to a close Dec. |
| FIFA releases World Cup album with Rolling Stones remix, 21 Savage | FIFA has released the official World Cup 2026 album ahead of the global soccer competition. The organization shared the songs on streaming services Friday after announcing the 18-track lineup earlier this week. Highlights include "Echo" by Daddy Yankee and Shenseea, "Partidazo" by Danny Ocean, "Energy" by Ava Max and BIA, "No Place Like Home" by Major Lazer, Nelly Furtado and Davido, "Three Nations" by 21 Savage, Nata Cano and French Montana, and a remix of "In the Stars" by the Rolling Stones. Previously released tracks include "Goals" by Lisa, Anitta and Rema, "Game Time" by Future and Tyla, and "Lighter" by Jelly Roll and Carin Leon. |
| Mario Lopez to host 'Presidential 1776 Award' special on CBS | Actor and television personality Mario Lopez will host the Presidential 1776 Award special in June. Lopez, 52, will oversee the first-ever Presidential 1776 Award national finals, a competition for high school students to showcase their knowledge of U.S. civics. Finalists from each region of the United States will gather in Washington to answer questions about "the Constitution, America's founding principles, and defining moments in U.S. history," according to a press release. The event will air June 30 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and stream the next day on Paramount+. "We are thrilled to have Mario Lopez help bring these inspiring students and their impressive achievements to audiences nationwide," U.S. |
| Ciara Miller takes over saloon in Shaboozey's 'Cowgirl' music video | Shaboozey is back with new music. The country music singer-songwriter released a single and music video for "Cowgirl" on Friday. The "Cowgirl" video opens with the outlaw Cherie Lee (Ciara Miller) mourning by a grave before imagining her revenge. Instead, she takes over the saloon, where she drinks everyone under the table. "Cowgirl" is the latest song to debut from Shaboozey's forthcoming fourth studio album, The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, set for release July 31. The Outlaw Cherie Lee also features the single "Born to Die," which Shaboozey released a music video for in April. |