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‘The Beatles Anthology’ Gets a New Ending: Director Oliver Murray on How Episode 9 Finally Put a Sweeter Cap on the Group’s Historic Docuseries

Entertainment Chris Willman - November 28, 2025

The newly refurbished version of “The Beatles Anthology” has been rolling out on Disney+ over a period of days this week, with a newly commissioned Episode 9 premiering on the service...

Stephen Schwartz on His Two New ‘Wicked: For Good’ Songs and What They Say About America, Plus Spinoff Prospects: ‘I Might Be Participating in...

Entertainment Chris Willman - November 27, 2025

What a long, strange bubble ride it’s been. But the work of songwriter Stephen Schwartz on “Wicked” — the property he first discovered as a source novel and has led into...

Shaboozey and Stephen Wilson Jr. on How They ‘Took a Walk’ Into Stephen King Land With Their ‘Long Walk’ Theme (and Wilson’s Own Viral...

Entertainment Chris Willman - November 23, 2025

Shaboozey and Stephen Wilson Jr. chose the CMA Awards telecast for the live television premiere performance of their theme for the Stephen King adaptation “The Long Walk.” Titled “Took a Walk,”...

Inside the Variety CMA Awards Lounge: Conversations With Shaboozey, the Red Clay Strays, Tucker Wetmore, the War & Treaty, Megan Moroney and More Stars

Entertainment Chris Willman - November 20, 2025

For the first time in conjunction with the CMA Awards, Variety set up shop just off Nashville’s Music Row and invited participants from Wednesday’s awards show to come by for on-camera...

CMA Awards 2025: Lainey Wilson Reclaims Entertainer of the Year Prize; Cody Johnson and Red Clay Strays Score Upsets — The Complete List of...

Entertainment Chris Willman - November 19, 2025

Lainey Wilson, Ella Langley and Riley Green each scored three honors at the 59th annual CMA Awards show Wednesday night, with Wilson taking away the most coveted prize, entertainer of the...