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Mariah Carey calls herself the Queen of Christmas. But she might have to bow down to a new KING. Jason Kelce’s new holiday song, “Maybe This Christmas”, has hit the top of the iTunes 100 Holiday chart, beating out Mariah’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You”. Jason did have just a SMIDGE of help, though. His song is a duet with Stevie Nicks.

There’s a new font inspired by Elon Musk . . . but not in a good way. It’s called Times New Dumbass, and each letter is actually Elon in a different position. It’s based on his new habit of jumping up and down like a FOOL. The people who made it say, quote, “Elon does this stupid ‘X’ jump all the time. So we took one of those pictures and warped it into every letter of the alphabet. Now it’s a free font, available for download You can grab it at TimesNewDumbass.co. (Boing Boing)

Full House star Dave Coulier revealed on the Today show that he was recently diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, after experiencing symptoms including a cold and rapid swelling in a lymph node. “The first thing I said to them was, ‘Wait a minute — cancer?’” Coulier said, adding that it felt “like I got punched in the stomach because it never happens to you. You always hear about it happening to someone else.” He has undergone three surgeries and began chemotherapy immediately.

Lady Gaga is set to appear in season 2 of the Netflix series Wednesday, though details of her role are still unknown. The singer-actress is currently filming in Europe. Star Jenna Ortega had said she wanted Gaga to join season 2. The Night Agent’s second season will hit Netflix on January 23. The action thriller’s first season was highly successful, becoming the most-watched show of 2023 and the 7th most-watched English language show in Netflix history.

Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson, producers of the James Bond franchise, disclosed in an interview with The Independent that the next actor to play Bond will be male and likely in his 30s, committing to the role for at least a decade. They also expressed openness to casting a person of color.

Airbnb and Paramount Pictures are promoting Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II by offering a once-in-a-lifetime after-dark Gladiator experience in the Colosseum in Rome for up to 16 people. While guests are not permitted to stay overnight (“The Colosseum is a place of combat, not of rest,” states the listing), they can choose from two three-hour experiences at no cost per person, scheduled for May 7 and 8, 2025.

Amazon is discontinuing its free, ad-supported video streaming service, Freevee, which was initially launched under the IMDb brand nearly five years ago. In the coming weeks, Freevee will be phased out, and its content will be integrated into Amazon’s Prime Video platform.

During a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday (November 12), Simon Le Bon was formally appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE). The Duran Duran frontman received the honor from Prince William, in recognition for his career in service to music and charity.

During an appearance on the November 12 episode of the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora shared insight into the creation of the group’s hit single, “Livin’ on a Prayer.” When the tune was initially released in 1986, it topped the charts in the U.S., U.K., Canada, New Zealand, and Norway, becoming the group’s second consecutive No. 1 hit, following “You Give Love a Bad Name.” “A good song is a good song,” the 65-year-old musician recalls of the “Livin’...

On Friday (November 8), Charley Crockett’s $10 Cowboy received a Grammy nomination for Best Americana Album. The prolific and hard-working Crockett didn’t rest on those laurels, instead the country star surprise released a fiery new song, “Hey Mr. Nashville,” on Wednesday (November 13). Crockett announced the arrival of his new tune with an Instagram post that features the cover art for the single, capturing the singer cutting into a steak in a honkytonk with an armadillo resting on his table.