Entertainment

By Jill Disis, CNN Business (CNN) -- Disney's upcoming streaming service will be called Disney Plus, CEO Bob Iger announced on a call for investors Thursday. The service is expected to hit the US market late next year, and will include content from the Disney flagship brand as well as Pixar, Marvel...

NEW YORK (AP) — Bryan Cranston has confirmed that a "Breaking Bad" movie is in development, though he's not sure he's in it. Following reports that "Breaking Bad" creator Vince Gilligan is prepping a two-hour movie connected to the AMC series, Cranston on Wednesday called into the sports talk radio...

By MESFIN FEKADU, AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Missy Elliott, one of rap's greatest voices and also a songwriter and producer who has crafted songs for Beyonce and Whitney Houston, is one of the nominees for the 2019 Songwriters Hall of Fame . Elliott is the first female rapper nominated for the...

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) -- Many celebrities were very vocal about getting out the vote, and now they're responding to Tuesday's election results. With the predicted "blue wave" not materializing, many chose to focus on some of the history that was made. "Democrats flipped the house w/...

By Sandra Gonzalez (CNN) -- Beto O'Rourke just received a big eleventh hour show of support from one very famous Texan. Hours before the polls closed in Texas, superstar singer Beyoncé took to Instagram to show her support for the Texas Democratic Senate candidate. Beyoncé, a native of Houston,...

NEW YORK (AP) — Elton John said he stood by the stage and sobbed at his foundation's gala last year as Aretha Franklin made her final public performance. "I was shocked to see how thin she was, and she just smiled her sweet smile at me and said, 'I didn't want to let you down,'" he told The...

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) -- He's still not James Bond, but for now this honor will do. British actor Idris Elba has been named People's 2018 "Sexiest Man Alive." He is the 33rd man to hold the title and appears this week on the magazine's cover. Elba told the publication, "I was like, '...

NEW YORK (AP) — The music industry is honoring Ariana Grande. Billboard on Tuesday named the 25-year-old award-winning singer its 2018 Woman of the Year. Grande will receive the award at Billboard's 13th annual Women in Music event on Dec. 6 in New York City. Previous recipients include Taylor...

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 46 years after it was shot, the Aretha Franklin concert film "Amazing Grace" will finally be released, ending one of the most tortured and long-running sagas in documentary film. The late gospel singer's estate and film producers said Monday that "Amazing Grace" will...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper Mac Miller died from an accidental overdose caused by a combination of cocaine, alcohol, and the powerful opioid fentanyl, a coroner's report released Monday said. The Los Angeles County coroner's report named Miller's cause of death as "mixed toxicity" of the three...