The best new songs we heard this week: The Weeknd's disco dominatrix vibes, plus Lauryn Hill reunites with Nas

The latest Friday Five has landed. Every Friday, EW’s music team runs down the five best songs of the week. Does he fully deliver? The Weeknd, Victoria Monet, Deafheaven, Nas, and Jack Harlow.Credit: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images; The Weeknd/Twitter; Deafheaven/YouTube; Erika Goldring/WireImage; Alex G. Harper He couldn’t possibly. Jason Lamphier “Coastin'” Victoria Monet Feelin' lost this week? Let Victoria Monet be your guide. The only thing that could make this sun-kissed, groovy, bootylicious road trip any better?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Elizabeth Vasquez

The best new songs we heard this week: Ty Dolla $ign and Dvsn get freaky, Olivia Vedder is her father's daughter

The latest Friday Five has landed. Every Friday, EW’s music team runs down the five best songs of the week. And that’s the point.Alex Suskind “Somebody’s Son” Tiwa Savage feat. Hana Vu; dvsn and Ty Dolla $ign; Remi Wolf; Tiwa Savage; Eddie Vedder, Olivia Vedder, and Glen Hansard.Credit: Corinne Schiavone; Blair Brown; Josh Klinghoffer; Universal Music (2) Brandy Yes,Ms. Norwoodhas turned in someiconic duets,but she hasn’t sounded this gorgeous in at least a decade....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Bryan Spears

The best new songs we heard this week: Wale's booty salute, Kali Uchis' SZA collab, and Agnes' night moves

The latest Friday Five has landed. Every Friday, EW’s music team runs down the five best songs of the week. “Poke It Out” Wale (feat. Wale, the Weather Station, Tirzah, Kali Uchis and SZA, and Agnes.Credit: Fredrik Etoall; Dusty Kessler; Rima Sater; Amaury Nessaibia; Lillie Eiger J. Cole jumps on the second verse with his own dumb-fun stunts. The world is a scary place. “Is it better now? “Is it better now?...

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 106 words · Mikayla Hunter

The Best of Foo

Foo Fighters have spent the last 25 years becoming America’s most reliable rock band. It was more just a creative outlet for me. I said, “Wow, you should bring those songs to the band.” “When I was recording those things I never imagined that it would turn into a band, much less one that would last 25 f—ing years,” says Grohl.Tony Woolliscroft GROHL: I gave Pat a cassette because I loved and trusted him....

May 1, 2025 · 13 min · 2728 words · Don Hayes

The best performances fromThe Masked Singerseason 4

See who hit the high note each week. Be sure to check back, because we will be updating this list throughout the season. Seahorse won this week by a landslide. Credit: Michael Becker/FOX (3) Sun once again belted her way through all the high notes, bringing the emotion along the way. The gorgeous set decorations and costumes on the backup dancers didn’t hurt either. Shoutout to Snow Owls, who bring the adorable duet game week after week, though....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 298 words · Jenna Cobb

The best song from every Lady Gaga album

It won two Grammy awards, firmly enshrining it as a Gaga all-time classic. There will never be a time that we don’t want it bad, this bad romance.M.L.L. There’s just something (something) aboutthis song.M.L.L. Interscope The entire albumbut “Applause” in particularoffers a return to the electropop sound that launched Gaga’s career. So, here’s a standing ovation for Gaga and thisArtpoptrack.M.L.L. In its totality,Joanneoffers listeners a softer, more stripped-down version of the often outre star....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 100 words · Holly Perez

The best TV deals to shop this Memorial Day—including a Samsung TV for $1,500 off

Perfect for nonstop streaming. Take a look below at the best Memorial Day TV sales to shop now. LG; Sony; LG Samsung Sony LG

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 24 words · Theresa Jensen

The best TV performances of 2021

What starts as an exercise in pandemic creativity can one be funny when stuck in a room? (Shout-out to Tamar Braxton for winningCelebrity Big Brother 2). That catacombs escape sequence!) Netflix; Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu; Emmanuel Guimier/Netflix; CBS; RICARDO HUBBS/NETFLIX; Mario Perez/HBO with its thoughtful and timely examinations of class, race, and power. You could say QualleyMaidthis show shine as brightly as one of Alex’s freshly polished surfaces. (Hell, Goldstein’s eyebrows almost deserve a “best performance” nod of their own....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 574 words · David Holmes

The best videogames of 2020

We celebrate the games that kept us sane these past nine months of lockdowns. While other entertainment industries were suffering the costs that came with an uncontrolled pandemic, videogames were booming. It’s not a surprise, considering most of America was looking for something (anything!) Credit: Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment; Thunder Lotus Games; Nintendo; Supergiant Games; Square Enix to do as they hunkered down for what would become months of homestay....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 285 words · Mark Brown

The best wig reveals of 2019 so far

From RuPaul’s Drag Race to Killing Eve, these are the best wig reveals of the year. This post contains spoilers for various film and TV projects from 2019. Read at your own risk! Credit: Allen Fraser; Jackson Lee Davis/AMC; Netflix; VH1; Patrick Redmond/Focus Features According to science, life didnt truly begin untilDr. Kimberly Shaw removed her wigon season 2 ofMelrose Place. Put a (purple) wig on it! In the eyes of a casual viewer, its an otherwise meaningless moment....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 226 words · Melissa Gentry

The bestRuPaul's Drag Raceseason 14 reunion moments: Kornbread's face, Jasmine and Daya's fight, and more

Jasmine Kennedie vs. Daya Betty. Jorgeous vs. science class. Maddy Morphosis vs. season 13’s Lala Ri vs. fashion itself. ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14 reunion.VH1 (2) TheRuPaul’s Drag Raceseason 14 finale airs Friday at 8 p.m. on VH1. Jennifer Lopez; Kerri Colby.Jacopo Raule/Getty; World of Wonder/VH1 Maddy Morphosis' Glamazon Prime runway on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 14.World of Wonder/VH1

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 59 words · Allison Gaines

The bestStar Warscharacters Disney left behind

Before they became Legends, they were the stars of the Expanded Universe. Entertainment Weeklyrecently published our selection ofthe 100 bestStar Warscharacters. But the list hurt my heart. The ‘Star Wars’ Expanded Universe.LucasArts; Marvel Comics; Random House It honored the currentStar Warscanon, which is a broken history. I remember when Leia and Han had twins. I remember the Empire’s shadows. I remember so, so many Wedge Antilles books. Lucasfilm has reclassified all that as “Legends,” which, whatever....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 627 words · Lisa Fleming

The Big Dayis Chance the Rapper's ode to marital bliss

Nimble-tongued Chicago rap sensationChance the Rapperand his longtime girlfriend held a star-studded California wedding ceremony earlier this year. Did you not get your invitation? Don’t fret because the massive, celebratoryThe Big Dayis basically a killer reception that anyone can attend. Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images But Chance the Rapper,asa rapper, never stops feeling remarkably contemporary. A pair of currently white-hot rappers DaBaby and Megan Thee Stallion both stop by and bring their A-game....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 94 words · Jerry Young