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| 'American Horror Story' Season 13 teaser features iconic characters | FX shared a first teaser trailer for American Horror Story Season 13 on Thursday. The preview features iconic characters from previous seasons of the horror anthology series, including Twisty the Clown (John Carroll Lynch), the Rubber Man (Evan Peters) and Constance Langdon (Jessica Lange). Other returning fan-favorites include Cordelia Goode (Sarah Paulson), Marie Laveau (Angela Bassett), Madison Montgomery (Emma Roberts), Addie Langdon (Jamie Brewer) and the Black Dahlia (Mena Suvari). The Season 13 cast will also include Gabourey Sidibe, Paul Anthony Kelly, Joey Pollari, Kathy Bates, Leslie Grossman, Avantika, Elle Chapman, Frances Conroy, Tig Notaro, Madelaine Petsch and John Waters. |
| 'MobLand': Tom Hardy warns of war in Season 2 trailer | Paramount+ is gearing up for the release of MobLand Season 2. The streaming service shared a trailer for the season Thursday featuring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren. MobLand is a crime drama created by Ronan Bennett. The show follows Harry Da Souza (Hardy), a fixer for the Harrigans, a powerful London crime family contending with rival threats. In the Season 2 trailer, Harry (Hardy) can be seen warning Conrad (Brosnan) and Maeve Harrigan (Mirren) that the family is "surrounded by sharks" and war has "already begun." The high stakes lead Conrad to go "completely bonkers berserk" and bring the battle to his enemies. |
| Katseye perform 'Animal,' voice support for Sophia, Manon on 'Tonight' | Girl group Katseye took to the stage on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Members Daniela, Lara, Megan and Yoonchae performed the single "Animal" on Wednesday's episode of the NBC late-night talk show, marking the song's TV debut. "Animal" is the second single to debut from Katseye's forthcoming EP, Wild, set for release Friday. The group released a music video for the song in July. In the interview, Katseye voiced support for their fellow members Sophia and Manon, who are on hiatus from the group. Sophia announced last week that she would be stepping away, while Manon has been on break since February. |
| Vanessa Williams says she was 3rd artist offered 'Save the Best for Last' | Actress and singer Vanessa Williams said she was third artist offered what would be the classic 1990s ballad, Save the Best for Last. "They gave it to Bette Midler, who passed," Williams, 63, said on Jesse Tyler Ferguson's Dinner's on Me podcast Wednesday. "They gave it to Streisand, and she passed. And I was, like, third one up." The song spent five weeks at the top of the Billboard 100 record chart. Ferguson teased his chat with Williams on social media. |
| Ritchie Blackmore performs with Deep Purple for first time in 30+ years | Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore performed with his former rock band Deep Purple at a concert at New York's Jones Beach Wednesday night. "A big moment in rock history," the group posted on X alongside photos of Blackmore, 81, back on stage. "Ritchie Blackmore joins Deep Purple at Jones Beach to play Smoke on the Water once again." Formed in 1968 in London by Blackmore, Rod Evans, Nick Simper, Jon Lord and Ian Paice, the band is known for hits such as "Highway Star," "Child in Time," "Hush," "Speed King" and "Burn." Blackmore left the band in 1975 and, although the group officially broke up the following year, it has reunited several times to record and perform. Blackmore last collaborated with them in 1993. |