MUSIC

Smokey Robinson and his wife Frances are named in a $50-million lawsuit accusing them of sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment and gender violence. The complaint was filed this morning (Tuesday) by four women who worked as housekeepers for the 85-year-old singer between 2012 and '24.  

Soundgarden still plans to release its final album with Chris Cornell, this is the one that the band and Vicky Cornell, Chris’ widow, exchanged lawsuits about a couple years ago. ·         

Amy Lee of Evanescence has teamed with pop singer Halsey on a new song called "Hand That Feeds." Taken from the new John Wick spin-off movie, Ballerina, the song will be released this Friday, May 9th.

Jimmy Page is headed back to court over Led Zeppelin's song "Dazed and Confused".  

TV

Gordon Ramsay has lent his voice to Masterclass on Call, an AI program that offers cooking advice for home cooks.

MOVING ON INTO MOVIE NEWS:

This new specialty popcorn bucket that Regal Cinemas came up with for "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning" might be the coolest one yet, because you have to open it with TWO KEYS.

 It's been 27 years since one of the worst sequels of all time, "Blues Brothers 2000", defiled theaters. Maybe it's been long enough that we can give the Blues Brothers another shot.  

The director of "10 Things I Hate About You" is developing a sequel.  After directing the 1999 rom-com “10 Things I Hate About You,” Gil Junger revealed a second movie is in the works called “10 Things I Hate About Dating.”          

"Practical Magic 2", starring Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock, is due out in the fall of 2026.  

AND FINALLY

 Mother's Day is Sunday, and if you don't feel like actually INTERACTING with mom, you can always pop in a movie. "Harper's Bazaar" put together a list of the 30 Best Movies to Watch on Mother's Day.  

AND THAT IS YOUR CRAP ON CELEBRITIES!

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