New Batman Unveiled

Ben Affleck will don Batman’s cape and cowl.

Warner Bros. announced Thursday that the 41-year-old actor-director will star as a new incarnation of the Dark Knight in a film bringing Batman and Superman together.

The studio said Affleck will star opposite 30-year-old Henry Cavill…

Kendrick Lamar Gets Nominated for 14 BET Hip Hop Awards

Kendrick Lamar made a splash with his major label debut. He recently called out some of rap’s best by name, warning them about his aim for hip-hop’s top spot on Big Sean’s “Control.”

Now, BET is taking notice.

Watch our interview with Kendrick Lamar (Video)

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Luke Bryan Enters the Charts Number 1

Country singer Luke Bryan’s latest record stormed straight to the top of the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, while pop singer Katy Perry scored her biggest digital song debut to date with new single “Roar.”

“Crash My Party,” the fourth studio album from Bryan, sold more than 527…

Simon Cowell Confirms Baby on the Way

British TV mogul Simon Cowell says he’s looking forward to being a father, his first public confirmation that he will be having a child with married New York socialite Lauren Silverman.

Cowell, who had previously dodged questions about the affair, told the BBC that “things are changing in my…

Best-Selling Author Elmore Leonard Dead at 87

American author Elmore Leonard, whose ear for gritty, realistic dialogue helped bring dozens of hard-bitten crooks, cops and cowboys to life in nearly 50 novels, died on Tuesday several weeks after a stroke. He was 87.

“Elmore passed away this morning at 7:15 a.m. at home surrounded…