Britain’s Got Talent — which features Simon Cowell, who helped form One Direction when the members appeared on The X Factor — canceled their planned taping Wednesday following the death of Liam Payne. The competition series was scheduled to film a second day of auditions in Blackpool, England, Wednesday when …

With just weeks to go in this election, we are on the brink of another transfer of power, with a near 50/50 chance that Donald Trump will again be preparing to govern. Ominous signs right now suggest Trump’s plan for this transition is chaotic and risky, flouting rules established to …

True to form, John Anderson was in the studio writing and recording a batch of new songs when he first heard rumblings about the latest class being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. When the Florida native, who possesses one of the genre’s most idiosyncratic drawls, eventually learned …

Every horror movie franchise operates according to its own set of rules, so in the spirit of public service, we’ll offer a refresher on the parameters of filmmaker Parker Finn’s 2022 directorial debut Smile. There’s a supernatural parasite who feeds on trauma and attaches itself to an unwilling host. Side …

Liam Payne’s family have issued a statement saying they are “heartbroken” following the former One Direction singer’s sudden death yesterday, Oct. 16. “We are heartbroken,” the Payne family said (via the BBC). “Liam will forever live in our hearts and we’ll remember him for his kind, funny and brave soul. …

Alabama songwriter Early James embraces jagged, moaning blues on his upcoming third album Medium Raw. Ahead of its Jan. 10 release, the guitarist drops a music video for the track “Tinfoil Hat” that documents some of the LP’s recording at a 100-year-old home-turned-studio in Nashville. As he’s done on his …

An emergency call from hotel staff to Buenos Aires police has provided more details into the death of Liam Payne, the One Direction singer who died Wednesday at the age of 31 after falling from his hotel balcony in Argentina. According to the emergency call obtained by CNN’s Argentine affiliate …

E arlier this year, Tyla and Lisa both happened to be free one night in Los Angeles — and it turned out to be perfect timing. The South African singer was preparing to release her debut album, Tyla, and the Blackpink superstar was in the studio with producer and songwriter …

Jimmy Kimmel, noted Donald Trump antagonist, enlisted the help of Dave Bautista to underscore the Republican candidate’s lack of masculinity. Although, as Kimmel mentioned, Trump is polling ahead of Kamala Harris with male voters, the late-night host has some questions about whether he is “the strong, Alpha man these men …

Donald Trump is not backing off from his baseless claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating family pets. The former president, in fact, doubled down last night during a town hall event for Univision held in Miami. Trump made the claim during the ABC News presidential debate last …