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"Mission Complete": 'Strike Force Five' hosts announce late-night shows returning October 2

Fallon - NBCUniversal Media; Kimmel - ABC; Meyers - NBC/Lloyd Bishop; Colbert - Mary Ellen Matthews/CBS; Oliver - NBCUniversal Media The so-called "Strike Force Five" — Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, John Oliver and Stephen Colbert — are still united now that the writers strike that brought them together has ended. The group announced that Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show Starring…


Gwen Stefani talks new music and hubby Blake Shelton: "He's changed my life"

Tyler Golden/NBC Gwen Stefani is a coach on the new season of The Voice, but for the first time, her husband Blake Shelton isn't next to her in one of the big red chairs. Speaking to People, Gwen says she wasn't sure about continuing on the show without Blake, but her fears were unfounded. "I was really weirded out like, 'What's it going to be like without Blake?' But we are having so much fun,"…


Gwen Stefani talks new music and hubby Blake Shelton: "He's changed my life"

Tyler Golden/NBC Gwen Stefani is a coach on the new season of The Voice, but for the first time, her husband Blake Shelton isn't next to her in one of the big red chairs. Speaking to People, Gwen says she wasn't sure about continuing on the show without Blake, but her fears were unfounded. "I was really weirded out like, 'What's it going to be like without Blake?' But we are having so much fun,"…


"See you Friday Night!": With the writers strike over, Bill Maher announces 'Real Time' return

ABC Audio/Stephen Iervolino It looks like Bill Maher's HBO series Real Time will be the first nighttime chat show back to work following the cessation of the writers strike Wednesday, September 27. On Tuesday evening, the Emmy winner took to X, formerly known as Twitter, and declared, "My writers and Real Time are back! See you Friday Night!" As reported, Maher hit some turbulence when he said on…


Motion Picture Academy to replace Hattie McDaniel's lost Oscar plaque

John Kisch/Getty Images The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced it will replace a lost Oscar award that was presented to the first Oscar-winning Black performer, Hattie McDaniel. In 1939, when she won for her performance in Gone with the Wind, the Best Supporting category winner was presented with a plaque, not the traditional Oscar statue. The star had left her award to…


Katy Perry to voice a new character in 'Peppa Pig' special next year

Katy Perry as Ms. Leopard in 'Peppa Pig'; Courtesy Hasbro As the mother of 3-year-old Daisy, Katy Perry has probably watched Peppa Pig more times than she can count. Now, she's lending her voice to an upcoming special starring the beloved animated character. Katy will voice Ms. Leopard, a dress maker who'll be helping characters Mr. Bull and Mrs. Cow with their wedding preparations in the…


Katy Perry to voice a new character in 'Peppa Pig' special next year

Katy Perry as Ms. Leopard in 'Peppa Pig'; Courtesy Hasbro As the mother of 3-year-old Daisy, Katy Perry has probably watched Peppa Pig more times than she can count. Now, she's lending her voice to an upcoming special starring the beloved animated character. Katy will voice Ms. Leopard, a dress maker who'll be helping characters Mr. Bull and Mrs. Cow with their wedding preparations in the…


Katy Perry to voice a new character in 'Peppa Pig' special next year

Katy Perry as Ms. Leopard in 'Peppa Pig'; Courtesy Hasbro As the mother of 3-year-old Daisy, Katy Perry has probably watched Peppa Pig more times than she can count. Now, she's lending her voice to an upcoming special starring the beloved animated character. Katy will voice Ms. Leopard, a dress maker who'll be helping characters Mr. Bull and Mrs. Cow with their wedding preparations in the…


Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween kicks off October 1

Freeform Halloween is just around the corner and so is Freeform's 31 Nights of Halloween. The annual spellbinding television event begins Sunday, October 1, with a lineup that includes Scared Shrekless, Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween, Tim Burton's stop-motion classic The Nightmare Before Christmas and the family-friendly haunter Hocus Pocus. Monday, October 2, will see Hotel Transylvania and…


A different kind of buzz: Lorde's 'Pure Heroine' turns 10

Universal Music NZ Ltd./Lava/Republic Lorde's debut album, Pure Heroine, is now 10 years old. Originally released on September 27, 2013, Pure Heroine introduced the New Zealand-born teenage phenom to the world along with her unique blend of pop and alternative music. The blend was heard on singles including "Team," "Tennis Court," "Glory and Gore" and of course, the mega-hit "Royals," which hit…