Beyoncé’s ‘B’Day’ Reissue Samples Selena and Celia Cruz, But It’s Not Her First Latin Tribute

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Queen Bey's newest project honors major Latin stars — and calls back to her history with Latin music

Beyoncé just released the 20th anniversary edition of her 2006 classic B’Day with a definitive Latin music twist. Bey sings in Spanish for a handful of songs, uses samples from icons like Celia Cruz and Selena Quintanilla, and even taps Maluma for a brand new track. It’s an exciting display, but it’s not her first rodeo with Latin music.

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GTA 6 Extended Look Looks Very Different After Rockstar Reveals Heavily Censored Trailer for China

Rockstar Games has published a heavily censored version of the Grand Theft Auto 6 extended look reveal for China.

As shared by @videotech on X/Twitter, the studio behind the game that is convincing publishers to steer clear of November published its 27-minute gameplay reveal on Chinese social media platform Bilibili last week – but some things are just a bit different from other uploads (via Kotaku). It doesn't take long to realize that large portions of the GTA 6 trailer have been blurred out, including dancing, drug-related content, and sexual content.

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‘The Basics of Philosophy’ Review: Paul Schrader Wrestles with Sin and Spinoza in His Latest Tortured-Man Drama

Another man, another room, another vile past deed in need of expiation. On the one hand you could accuse writer-director Paul Schrader of retreading old ground with his latest unadorned exploration of guilt, transgression and the intellectual work that a sinner must do in order to seek redemption for his sins. On the other hand, you cannot ever accuse Paul Schrader of taking the easy way out when there is available to him a difficult way to get deeper in.

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Judge Orders Competency Evaluation for Ex-Turnstile Guitarist in Attempted Murder Case

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Brady Ebert is facing life in prison after his charges for intentionally driving his car into the father of Turnstile singer Brendan Yates were upgraded to attempted first-degree murder

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Lego Skylines Focuses on the Macro Rather Than the Micro of Lego- and City-Building | IGN Preview

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I love Legos. When I was a kid, my parents would always buy me a set or two for Christmas, and we’d spend part of the day putting it together forever. It was always the more outlandish stuff: pirates and castles and Aquasharks over real-life things, but I did have this pizza delivery truck I adored. This was before Legos largely became all about licensed properties, but the freedom to build whatever you want, however you want, has never really left.

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Adéla’s Risk-Taking Pays Off on ‘Prima’

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The pop phenom wraps stories of sacrifice and surrender with bold confidence on her maximalist debut

Adéla is missing home on “Therapy,” the penultimate song on her debut album, Prima. The quiet, almost distorted ballad shows a different side of the 22-year-old pop phenom: On the nine songs that precede “Therapy,” she is hungry for pop success. “KGB,” the rattling dance note on which she opens the album, is defined by its tenacity — the late nights she worked to learn English, the pop giants she studied while growing up in Slovakia, her plan to leave a bold mark on the genre. But “Therapy” is just sad. 

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Wolverine Legend Hugh Jackman Looks Set to Invest in English Football Team Norwich City, Following Deadpool Star Ryan Reynolds' Success With Wrexham

Hugh Jackman's Wolverine looks set to follow Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool in co-owning an English football team.

Jackman has long been a fan of Norwich City F.C., a second-tier squad from the east of England nicknamed the Canaries, which has spent the last few decades continually on the bubble of achieving top-level success.

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Shakira, Romeo Santos, Prince Royce Among Top Winners at Premios Juventud 2026

Shakira, Prince Royce and Romeo Santos were among the top winners at Premios Juventud 2026, broadcast live from the Starlight Amphitheater in Marbella, Spain on Thursday night.

Royce and Santos shared three wins on the back of their collaborative project “Better Late Than Never,” which picked up best tropical album. Their tracks “Dardos” and “Lokita Por Mí” won tropical hit and tropical mix, respectively. Shakira, meanwhile, was named Premios Juventad female artist and won OMG collaboration for “Dai Dai” with Burna Boy as well as best pop song for “Bésame” with Alejandro Sanz. Aitana and Alejandro Fernández also received three awards.

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‘Modern Family’ Duo Christopher Lloyd, Danny Zuker Land Comedy ‘Mammoth’ at Fox

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Fox is doubling the number of live-action half-hours on its slate.

The network has placed a series order for Mammoth, a comedy about a high school gym teacher who is buried in an avalanche in 1983 and rescued in the present day. Modern Family co-creator Christopher Lloyd and writer/executive producer Danny Zuker are co-showrunners on the series, which is based on a BBC Two show of the same name.

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The Jay-Z–Colin Kaepernick Rift Gets Personal as Ex-NFL Star Says Rapper Feels Guilty Over NFL Deal

The relationship between hip-hop icon Jay-Z and former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is souring further, with Kaepernick saying the rapper’s recent impromptu diss about him at a sold out stadium concert speaks to the guilt over his partnerships with entities that have poor records on race relations, including retailers walking back diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

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