‘SNL’ 50th season premiere gets more than 5M viewers, its best opener since 2020

‘SNL’ 50th season premiere gets more than 5M viewers, its best opener since 2020

NEW YORK — The 50th season of “Saturday Night Live” is off to a strong ratings start and is a record-breaker for the streaming service Peacock. NBC said Monday that 5.3 million people watched the premiere live, the best opening for the show since 2020, when Alec Baldwin reprised his role as then-President Donald Trump … Read more

MLS-OneFootball deal seeks to expand global audience

MLS-OneFootball deal seeks to expand global audience

Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami controls the ball during the second half of the game against St. Louis City at Chase Stadium on June 01, 2024 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.  Megan Briggs | Getty Images Major League Soccer is teaming up with German digital media platform OneFootball to provide highlights, stats and other content … Read more

Katy Perry adds third Adelaide show to Australian tour after tickets for two concerts sell out

Katy Perry adds third Adelaide show to Australian tour after tickets for two concerts sell out

Pop star Katy Perry has added a third Adelaide show to her 2025 The Lifetimes Tour after initially excluding the city from her plans altogether. The South Australian Government said it convinced Perry to perform at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre after Premier Peter Malinauskas met Perry when she performed at the AFL Grand Final. Soon … Read more

Balenciaga upturns luxury in Paris as McCartney puts on high-octane fashion with playful, eco twist

Balenciaga upturns luxury in Paris as McCartney puts on high-octane fashion with playful, eco twist

PARIS — On an ordinary Parisian market street on an ordinary rainy fall day, Stella McCartney’s high-octane show on Monday was anything but. Guests gasped as the drizzle ceased, the clouds parted, and the sun emerged moments before the show — a heavenly metaphor, perhaps, for McCartney’s optimistic and nature-inspired display. Meanwhile, inside the storied … Read more

Nominate women leading in business

Nominate women leading in business

CNBC is now accepting nominations for our second annual Changemakers list. The list recognizes women transforming business and philanthropy, female leaders who have accomplished a meaningful achievement in 2024. The goal of our list is to highlight trailblazing women who have defied the odds — about 10% of Fortune 500 CEOs are women, and female … Read more

Nicole Kidman returns to the spotlight with career announcement following the death of her mother Janelle

Nicole Kidman returns to the spotlight with career announcement following the death of her mother Janelle

Nicole Kidman has returned to the limelight after taking some time off to grieve her late mother Janelle Kidman. Her beloved mother’s death at 84 was announced on September 8, with Kidman quickly dashing back to Australia to be with her family. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Nicole Kidman’s mother Janelle dead at 84. Know the … Read more

How one preschool uses PAW Patrol to teach democracy

How one preschool uses PAW Patrol to teach democracy

ANNANDALE, Va. — As lawmakers voted on a budget deal at the U.S. Capitol, a different kind of balloting was taking place a dozen miles away in a sun-filled Virginia preschool classroom. At stake: which animated dog was the best character on the cartoon “PAW Patrol.” In a heated primary, the 3-and-4-year-old students in room … Read more

Broadway legend Gavin Creel dead at 48 after sudden cancer battle

Broadway legend Gavin Creel dead at 48 after sudden cancer battle

Broadway legend Gavin Creel has died aged 48, just months after receiving a cancer diagnosis. The Tony winner died of an aggressive metastatic melanotic peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma, according to his publicist Matt Polk. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Broadway star Gavin Creel sings Take Me Or Leave Me. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: … Read more

Book Review: ‘John Lewis: A Life’ further humanizes a civil rights giant

Book Review: ‘John Lewis: A Life’ further humanizes a civil rights giant

In “John Lewis: A Life,” David Greenberg recounts how the late Democratic congressman reacted after Republicans scored a landslide victory in the 1994 election. A staffer hoped Lewis would buoy her spirits and tell her there was a silver lining. Lewis instead told her, “There is no silver lining.” Exchanges like this that reveal moments … Read more

Oasis confirms Canadian show as part of 2025 reunion tour

Oasis confirms Canadian show as part of 2025 reunion tour

Backbeat, the word is on the street that Oasis is finally coming to Canada. After much speculation the Britpop behemoth would be performing in the country, the English rock band confirmed Monday it would play the new-announced Rogers Stadium in Toronto on Aug. 24, 2025. Oasis was one of the dominant British acts of the … Read more