Arts & Entertainment

Nashville Hall of Famer Jeffrey Steele has released a song called A Voice, which he and co-writers say aims to give voice to people they say are underrepresented. The article reports that Steele changed a lyric after attending a vigil in Franklin, Tennessee and that the music video shows portraits of Americans from varied backgrounds.

A rundown of 15 projects featuring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck together, from early uncredited appearances in Field of Dreams (1989) to their Oscar-winning co-write Good Will Hunting (1997) and their 2026 reunion in Netflix's The Rip.

A senior woman wrote that she and her husband have had no intimate contact for four years and that financial and emotional concerns make leaving difficult; Dear Abby suggested medical and mental health consultation and advised against making final decisions while depressed.

John Brittingham picked two toddlers off a busy A1A roadway in Cocoa Beach and reunited them with their family while the Brevard County Sheriff's Office investigates how the children left through an open gate.

CBS has relaunched the CBS Evening News with Tony Dokoupil under Bari Weiss's oversight; initial viewership in Dokoupil's first week averaged about 4.17 million, lower than a year earlier, and critics have raised concerns about tone, editorial choices and on-air errors.

Hilary Duff posted a snippet of the music video for her new song "Roommates" on Instagram and described it as reflecting the ache for a freer, wilder time amid everyday routines. The track will appear on her upcoming album "luck... or something," and she plans a run of intimate shows called "Small Rooms, Big Nerves."

Walt Disney Studios announced Kathleen Kennedy will leave her role as Lucasfilm president after 14 years; Dave Filoni is named President and Chief Creative Officer and Lynwen Brennan is named Co‑President.

Disney announced that Kathleen Kennedy will step down as Lucasfilm president and transition to a full-time producer role, and that Dave Filoni has been named president and chief creative officer of Lucasfilm.

Prince Harry is expected to return to the United Kingdom next week to testify in a lawsuit against Associated Newspapers; a pretrial hearing on Jan. 15 addressed witness testimony and last-minute amendments.

Of the 12 players remaining on The Traitors, 11 are in their 20s and 30s and Rachel is now the oldest at 42; many of the oldest cast members have already been banished or murdered, prompting discussion about age dynamics in the game.

A 13-year-old rescue dog named Bradford has been comforted by his owner Kara Baldus Mehrmann's piano playing during cancer treatment, and he has lived more than a year after a 2024 hemangiosarcoma diagnosis despite an initial two-to-six-month prognosis.

Amazon Prime will release Man on the Run, a 115-minute documentary about Paul McCartney’s life after The Beatles that includes previously unseen footage and personal interviews, on 27 February.

Travis Kelce was pictured with a close-fade buzz cut in an Instagram post by his barber on Jan. 13, and he told the New Heights podcast on Jan. 7 that he planned to take a few weeks or maybe a month to decide his football future.

Tenaga Nasional signed a two-year agreement to transmit about 30–100 megawatts of electricity from Laos to Singapore using existing regional grid links under the Laos-Thailand-Malaysia-Singapore Power Integration Project.

Bravo announced 'The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Roaring 20th' with a core cast of seven Housewives traveling to five franchise cities, and NeNe Leakes is reported to be among returning participants.

Showrunner Abe Sylvia says Carol Burnett agreed to sing “Something Good” in the Season 2 finale, and he describes the episode as offering happy endings while leaving unresolved threats that could lead into a possible Season 3.

LeBron James reposted a still from J. Cole’s teaser and wrote a brief excited message after the rapper unveiled a teaser and later released a video labeled “Disc 2 Track 2.” The Fall Off is scheduled for release on February 6, 2026.

Tommy Lee Jones filed for a temporary conservatorship for his daughter in August 2023 and later sought to terminate it; Victoria Jones was found dead in San Francisco on Jan. 1, 2026, in an incident authorities reported as a possible overdose.

On April 29, Disneyland's Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge will add characters from the original Star Wars trilogy — including Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo and Princess Leia — and will add rearranged selections of John Williams' film themes; the changes apply only to the Disneyland park.

Leonardo DiCaprio was honored at the National Board of Review’s annual gala in Manhattan, where Paul Thomas Anderson’s 'One Battle After Another' received multiple top awards, including best film and director.

Paris Hilton described alleged abuse she says occurred as a teen at Utah’s Provo Canyon School and said she will continue lobbying lawmakers and supporting federal and state measures to strengthen protections for children.

Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey posted an Instagram photo in front of Georges Seurat's A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, prompting reports they may star in a London revival of Sunday in the Park with George. Deadline reported the revival is in early planning and that Marianne Elliott is set to direct; CNN has contacted representatives for comment.

Zoe Saldaña has become the highest-grossing film actor following Avatar: Fire and Ash's box office; she thanked directors including James Cameron and fans for their support.

Sheinelle Jones joined Jenna Bush Hager for the new fourth-hour show "Today with Jenna & Sheinelle," which launched Jan. 12, and Jones says she feels her late husband was supporting her after his death in May 2025.

Mike Tomlin coached the Pittsburgh Steelers for 19 seasons and recorded 201 victories including playoffs.

Bob Weir, a Grateful Dead co‑founder, died at 78, his family announced; tributes and commemorations were reported.

Hwang Dong-hyuk is producing a new Korean crime drama for Netflix called The Dealer, starring Jung So-min; Netflix says the series is in production and will premiere on the platform.

Early reviews describe HBO's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms as a lighter, more intimate Game of Thrones spinoff praised for Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell's chemistry; Season 1 premieres on HBO on January 18, 2026.

On Jan. 13, Jazz Jennings urged the U.S. Supreme Court to allow transgender girls to play on female sports teams as it heard cases from Idaho and West Virginia; the court appeared skeptical of the challengers and no final decision has been announced.

Actor Timothy Busfield turned himself in to Albuquerque authorities and will be booked on an arrest warrant; he has denied the child sex abuse allegations and said he will fight them.