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LL Cool J’s MTV Unplugged ‘Rock the Bells’ special to premiere on Dec. 5

LL Cool J performs during "We Love NYC: The Homecoming Concert" at the Great Lawn in Central Park on August 21^ 2021 in New York City.

MTV announced they will globally premiere ‘MTV Unplugged Presents: LL Cool J From the Rock the Bells Festival’ on Thursday, December 5th at 10 pm ET/PT on MTV.  A short clip teased: “MTV’s gonna knock you out with a special performance from the one and only LL Cool J.”

The hour-long special will feature the timeless tracks “Going Back to Cali,” “Mama Said Knock You Out,” “Rock the Bells,” and“All I Have” featuring Jennifer Lopez from his 2022 ‘Rock The Bells Festival’ set. A press release stated: “As the CEO and founder of Rock the Bells, he leads a global movement dedicated to celebrating Hip-Hop’s legacy while creating groundbreaking, modern experiences.”

LL Cool J most recently released The Force, his first album in more than a decade; and also recently performed at the MTV Video Music Awards.

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Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song” ties Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” for longest-running #1 song of all time

Shaboozey at Sprint Race for the F1 United States Grand Prix 2024. AUSTIN^ TEXAS^ UNITED STATES - October 19^ 2024:

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has tied the Billboard record set by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cryus’ “Old Town Road,” spending its 19th week on top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart to become the longest-running No. 1 song in the chart’s 66-year history.  Lil Nas X and Cyrus achieve the feat in 2019, winning two Grammys for their collaboration.

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” (which samples J-Kwon’s 2004 hit “Tipsy”) also spent its 23rd week on top of Billboard’s Hot country songs chart. The song is nominated for three Grammys, including song of the year, best country song and best country solo performance. Shaboozey also earned Grammy nominations for best new artist and best melodic rap performance for “Spaghetti,” one of his two collaborations on Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter.’

Shaboozey is also set to perform on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest on Dec. 7.

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‘Moana 2’ tops weekend box office earning $135.5M in North America

Auli'i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson attend the "Moana 2" UK Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square in London^ England. London^ United Kingdom - November 24^ 2024

The long-awaited sequel film Moana 2 topped the weekend box office, earning $135.5 million in receipts this weekend.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, Moana 2 has earned $221 million since Thanksgiving Eve last Wednesday, and had the biggest five-day debut in history – and the best-ever Thanksgiving holiday weekend earnings (the previous five-day record-holder was 2023’s The Super Mario Bros. Movie with $204.6 million).

Wicked came in at No. 2 with $80 million, followed by Gladiator II at No. 3 ($30.7 million), Red One at No. 4 ($12.9 million) and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever at No. 5 ($3.3 million).

Rounding out the Top 10 were: Bonhoeffer at No. 6; Venom: The Last Dance at No. 7 ; Heretic at No. 8; The Wild Robot at No. 9; and A Real Pain at No. 10.

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George Clooney to make Broadway debut in ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’

George Clooney at the premiere of CATCH-22 on May 7^ 2019 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood^ CA. HOLLYWOOD^ CA - MAY 07^ 2019

George Clooney will make his Broadway debut in Good Night, and Good Luck with performances beginning in previews on March 12, 2025 at the Winter Garden Theater stage, with an opening date of April 3.

The Winter Garden venue will be available as of January, with the recently-announced closing of the Back the the Future musical. When the production was announced in May, Clooney said, “I am honored, after all these years, to be coming back to the stage and especially, to Broadway, the art form and the venue that every actor aspires to.”

Clooney will portray Edward R. Murrrow, the journalist who challenges Senator Joseph McCarthy. An official synopsis reads: “As McCarthyism casts a shadow over America, Murrow and his team at CBS choose to confront the growing tide of paranoia and propaganda… Good Night, and Good Luck chronicles a time in American history when truth and journalistic integrity stood up to fearmongering and disinformation — and won.”

The stage play is co-written by Clooney and Grant Heslov, based on their screenplay for the 2005 film of the same name, which received six Academy Award nominations. Clooney portrayed Fred W. Friendly in the movie, and served as its director. David Cromer will directs the Broadway show, which officially opens April 3.

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Mariah Carey to release ‘Merry Christmas’ 30th anniversary edition

Mariah Carey at the Variety's 2019 Power Of Women held at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills^ USA on October 11^ 2019.

To commemorate the 30th anniversary of Mariah Carey’s seminal Merry Christmas album, Sony Music’s Legacy Recordings will re-release the LP with several new variations in December. Each version includes “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” as a bonus track.   To preorder, head HERE.

A new limited edition 2 LP set features Mariah’s full Merry Christmas album on disc one and the newly remastered version of her 1994 St. John of the Divine concert on disc two. This deluxe set, available on December 13th, also includes a 24-page photo booklet of Carey’s Christmas journey and a special Mariah Christmas card, all housed in a hardbound package.

Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” will be the subject of several single offerings with different bonus tracks and previously unreleased new cover art for each; with each single offering is expected to ship around December 6th.

Every year since 2019, Merry Christmas has re-entered the Top 200 charts and ranks as one of the three most commercially successful holiday albums ever made. “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” has climbed to No. 1 on the Hot 100 every year since 2019, and spent 12 total weeks at No. 1 as of November 2023. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” became Carey’s 19th Hot 100 No. 1 in 2019, extending her record for the most No. 1s of any solo artist.

Carey also just kicked off Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time, making stops in 20 cities across the country. Performances include the famous Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, and more before wrapping on December 17th in her hometown of New York City.

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Watch the trailer for RM’s Documentary ‘Right People, Wrong Place’

RM of BTS arrives at the Forum Los Angeles in Inglewood^ CA. Los Angeles^ California / USA - December 6 2019

HYBE and CJ 4DPLEX have released the official trailer for RM‘s upcoming documentary, Right People, Wrong Place, which sees the BTS member open up about living his life. RM says in the trailer: “I have no idea what lies ahead, but it feels like this is what I wanted to do from the beginning.”

As shared in a press release along with the trailer, RM’s documentary will focus on the eight months in which he wrote and recorded his sophomore solo album, Right Place, Wrong Person, released on May 24, 2024, while also “reflecting both the continuous challenges of the person he is off the stage (Kim Namjoon) and his genuine commitment to and love for his art.”

Right People, Wrong Place is scheduled to have its global release on December 5. Lee Seok-jun directs the documentary while Sanyan, Junkyard, Jang Se-hoon Son Ji-min will be making appearances alongside RM.

RM: Right People, Wrong Place premieres December 5; watch the trailer HERE.

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