Newswire Hollywood https://newswirehollywood.com Breaking entertainment industry news from Los Angeles - film, television, music, deals and the business behind the business. en-us Copyright 2026 Newswire Hollywood Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:56:32 -0700 15 https://newswirehollywood.com/img/freda-cover.jpgNewswire Hollywoodhttps://newswirehollywood.com Freda Payne Set Hollywood on Firehttps://newswirehollywood.com/freda-payne-catalina-legendary-ladies-review.htmlhttps://newswirehollywood.com/freda-payne-catalina-legendary-ladies-review.htmlWed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700By the Music Desk, Newswire HollywoodOn VMAs weekend, with every camera in Los Angeles pointed at the Peacock Theater, the hottest ticket in the city was a sold-out jazz room on Sunset — and an 84-year-old legend in gold lamé who sang her heroes back into the room. PRESS RELEASE: Freda Payne's “Legendary Ladies of Song” plays to a sold-out Catalina Jazz Clubhttps://newswirehollywood.com/pr-freda-payne-catalina-sold-out.htmlhttps://newswirehollywood.com/pr-freda-payne-catalina-sold-out.htmlTue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700Supplied by the productionDon B. Welch presents the legendary Freda Payne in a sold-out tribute to nine women who built American jazz and pop, staged on Sunset Boulevard on VMAs weekend. Taylor Swift extends her Video of the Year record, Madonna wins seven and takes Artist of the Yearhttps://newswirehollywood.com/vmas-2026-winners-red-carpet.htmlhttps://newswirehollywood.com/vmas-2026-winners-red-carpet.htmlMon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700By the Music Desk, Newswire HollywoodTaylor Swift won Video of the Year for a sixth time, a record nobody else is near. Madonna returned to the stage after twenty-three years and walked off with seven. Snoop Dogg hosted from the Peacock Theater. VMAs return to Los Angeles Sunday: Madonna opens after 23 years, Snoop Dogg hosts, Nirvana takes the Vanguardhttps://newswirehollywood.com/vmas-2026-madonna-snoop-nirvana.htmlhttps://newswirehollywood.com/vmas-2026-madonna-snoop-nirvana.htmlSat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700By the Music Desk, Newswire HollywoodThe 2026 MTV Video Music Awards air live from Los Angeles on Sunday. Madonna leads all nominees with thirteen and opens the show. Taylor Swift receives a newly created honor, and premieres a video during the broadcast. Usher and Chris Brown take SoFi Stadium tonight, night two of three in Los Angeleshttps://newswirehollywood.com/usher-chris-brown-rb-tour-sofi.htmlhttps://newswirehollywood.com/usher-chris-brown-rb-tour-sofi.htmlSat, 26 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700By the Music Desk, Newswire HollywoodThe co-headlining R&B Tour runs 33 stadium dates across North America. Los Angeles gets three of them — last night, tonight, and a return in November. Paramount settles with 12 state attorneys general to save its $111 billion Warner Bros. Discovery takeoverhttps://newswirehollywood.com/paramount-warner-settlement-foreign-ownership.htmlhttps://newswirehollywood.com/paramount-warner-settlement-foreign-ownership.htmlTue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700By the Deals Desk, Newswire HollywoodThe deal survives a lawsuit that could have killed it — at the cost of a film-output floor, a promise to run the two studios separately, and an FCC ruling that clears the merged company to be 49.5% foreign-owned. Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' opens to a franchise-best $108 millionhttps://newswirehollywood.com/resident-evil-franchise-record-world-war-z.htmlhttps://newswirehollywood.com/resident-evil-franchise-record-world-war-z.htmlTue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700By the Film Desk, Newswire HollywoodThe video-game adaptation posts the biggest opening the series has ever had, and a long-dead 'World War Z' sequel comes back to life with Brad Pitt returning and Edward Berger directing. Emmys 2026: the winnershttps://newswirehollywood.com/emmys-2026.htmlhttps://newswirehollywood.com/emmys-2026.htmlWed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700By the Awards Desk, Newswire HollywoodThe 78th Primetime Emmy Awards aired Monday from the Peacock Theater, hosted by Mariska Hargitay. "Hacks" took Outstanding Comedy Series in its final season, Jean Smart and Matthew Rhys won lead acting categories, and the red carpet delivered on the archival-over-custom forecast. Toronto opens with 'Being Heumann,' Sian Heder's follow-up to 'CODA'https://newswirehollywood.com/tiff-2026-being-heumann.htmlhttps://newswirehollywood.com/tiff-2026-being-heumann.htmlFri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700By the Film Desk, Newswire HollywoodThe 51st Toronto International Film Festival opened September 10 with the world premiere of a biopic on disability rights activist Judy Heumann, from the director whose last film won Best Picture. 'The Odyssey' breaks IMAX's all-time box office recordhttps://newswirehollywood.com/the-odyssey-imax-record.htmlhttps://newswirehollywood.com/the-odyssey-imax-record.htmlFri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700By the Deals Desk, Newswire Hollywood$289 million in IMAX alone, passing Avatar's $270 million record, on the way to $1.627 billion worldwide - the highest-grossing R-rated film in history. Sony Music Publishing, Warner Chappell sue Anthropic over song lyrics in AI training datahttps://newswirehollywood.com/sony-warner-anthropic-lawsuit.htmlhttps://newswirehollywood.com/sony-warner-anthropic-lawsuit.htmlFri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700By the AI & Technology Desk, Newswire Hollywood35 music publishers filed suit August 28, alleging Claude was trained on copyrighted lyrics obtained by scraping and torrenting, seeking statutory damages of up to $150,000 per work. Filed, not resolved. Freda Payne returns to Catalina with a tribute to the women who built the songbookhttps://newswirehollywood.com/freda-payne-catalina.htmlhttps://newswirehollywood.com/freda-payne-catalina.htmlMon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700By the Music Desk, Newswire HollywoodThe two-time Grammy nominee brings Legendary Ladies of Jazz to Hollywood on September 26, with her son Gregory Abbott Jr. hosting and Thomasina Gross channeling Eartha Kitt.