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Entertainment marketing once concentrated influence around a relatively small group of critics, television programs, radio personalities and major celebrities. The creator economy has divided that authority into thousands of smaller communities. Variety’s recent profile of SGG Media describes an entertainment-marketing network built around approximately 3,000 micro-influencers. The company works in the space between conventional publicity, sports marketing and community-based

Streaming was supposed to free television from the schedule. Some of its strongest shows are now rebuilding one. X-Men ’97 Season 2 continues today with another weekly Disney+ episode. The season began July 1 and follows the team after its members were scattered across different eras. Apocalypse is positioned among the season’s major threats, while the X-Men attempt to reunite and return to their own time. Disney is releasing new installments on July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. The

The Jonas Brothers are returning to Camp Rock, but the new movie is not being built only for the audience that remembers the original. That distinction will determine whether Camp Rock 3 becomes a genuine continuation or a nostalgia special with younger performers standing in the background. Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas return as Connect 3 in the third film. When the fictional group loses its opening act, the band returns to Camp Rock to identify new talent for a national tour.

Snoop Dogg has lived several careers under one public identity. That is what his forthcoming biographical film must capture. Universal has scheduled the still-untitled Snoop Dogg movie for August 6, 2027. Jonathan Daviss, known for Outer Banks, will portray Calvin Broadus Jr., while Craig Brewer—whose credits include Hustle & Flow—will direct. The R-rated film is being developed with Snoop’s Death Row Pictures. The most obvious version of the story begins with Long Beach, Dr.

The first World Cup final halftime show attempted to fit the scale of a global music festival into approximately 11 minutes. Madonna opened with “Music.” BTS performed “Dynamite.” Justin Bieber delivered an acoustic segment. Shakira and Burna Boy followed with the official tournament song, “Dai Dai.” Gustavo Dudamel led an orchestra, while Coldplay’s Chris Martin, a children’s chorus and familiar television characters joined the finale. The celebrity lineup was enormous. The

Hollywood frequently speaks about intellectual property as though familiar characters and corporate franchises are the only dependable foundations for a blockbuster. Christopher Nolan has offered another possibility. The Odyssey earned approximately $124.5 million in the United States and Canada and $264.1 million globally during its opening weekend. The Universal Pictures release stars Matt Damon as Odysseus, Tom Holland as Telemachus, Anne Hathaway as Penelope and Zendaya a

Marvel’s first full Avengers: Doomsday trailer is selling more than the arrival of Doctor Doom. It is selling recognition. The trailer released Monday morning provides the clearest official look yet at Robert Downey Jr. as Victor von Doom, placing the actor most closely associated with Iron Man into the role of the film’s principal villain. The movie is scheduled to open on December 18. That casting is Marvel’s most powerful marketing device and its most complicated creative

Kevin Hart’s latest comedy begins with an anxiety many professionals understand even before the first party goes wrong. His character believes staying employed requires proving that he still understands a younger generation. 72 Hours arrives on Netflix Friday, July 24. Hart plays a 40-year-old advertising executive who is mistakenly added to a group chat and joins a group of twenty-somethings for a three-day Miami bachelor party in an attempt to protect his struggling career.

This Friday’s rap release calendar offers three different answers to the same career question: how does an established artist continue moving forward without abandoning the identity that built the audience? Rick Ross answers with scale. Larry June answers with consistency. Tory Lanez answers by dividing his musical personality into two separate discs. Together, Set In Stone, Who Coppin and Made You Think I Was Gone ...But give listeners three substantial projects to explore t

Audiences already know what Ghost and Tommy become. That is the advantage and the danger facing Power: Origins. Starz released the prequel’s first teaser and publicity photographs Thursday, introducing Spence Moore as young James “Ghost” St. Patrick and Charlie Mann as young Tommy Egan. Mekai Curtis continues his role as Kanan Stark from Power Book III: Raising Kanan. The official synopsis describes Ghost, Tommy and Kanan as ambitious young entrepreneurs determined to make th

Post Malone will perform before one of the largest global television audiences of the year. FIFA announced that the artist will headline the 2026 World Cup closing ceremony Sunday, July 19, at New York New Jersey Stadium. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m. Eastern—90 minutes before the final—and will conclude a 39-day tournament staged across Canada, Mexico and the United States. The booking reflects how thoroughly major sporting events have become music platform

Steve Lacy enters his next album cycle with a problem many musicians would gladly accept: one song became so large that it threatens to become the default explanation for everything that comes afterward. His new album, Oh Yeah?, is scheduled for release Friday through RCA. Current reporting identifies SZA, Erykah Badu and Cecile Believe among its collaborators, while “Is It Cool?” has already introduced the project through a conversational duet between Lacy and SZA. The album

Tems has reached the stage of success where nearly every new achievement arrives with an expectation attached to it. A new Vogue profile published Thursday traces her development from a young songwriter in Nigeria into a global artist with two Grammy Awards, major festival appearances and collaborations spanning African music, R&B, hip-hop and pop. The profile also describes her continuing work on new material and her effort to maintain a grounded personal life despite the de

The strongest late-night playlists do not depend on one tempo. They create continuity through emotional temperature. Tonight’s sequence begins with openness, moves through attraction and uncertainty, and ends with the kind of restraint that makes listeners lean closer. It is designed for the drive home, the final hour at work or the moment when the day becomes quiet enough to process. Playlist Jill Scott — “A Long Walk” Warm, conversational soul that still sounds like the beg

Tonight’s recommendation is technically a preview for midnight: Ride or Die arrives on Prime Video July 15. The series stars Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham as best friends Debbie and Judith. Their relationship changes dramatically when Debbie discovers that Judith is secretly an international assassin. A figure from Judith’s past and a failed hit force both women onto the run. The premise works because the action is built around a relationship rather than replacing it.

While national television focused on the All-Star Game, Baltimore’s own music story unfolded in a smaller room. Keystone Korner hosted its free Bright Moments Jam Session Tuesday evening, led by Obasi Akoto and members of the greater Baltimore and Washington jazz community. The venue promotes Bright Moments as a recurring Tuesday series where working musicians and developing players can share the stage. That recurring structure matters more than a single headline performance.

Baltimore’s art institutions are giving local creativity more than symbolic recognition this weekend. They are giving it space. The Walters Art Museum will hold its inaugural summer Block Party on Saturday, July 18, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The free event will take place inside and outside the museum and include art-making, workshops, food vendors and a music showcase featuring CIELO of Creative Alliance, Grupo ETNIA, Drum Dr. Dot, Gyzelle Garcia and Daoure Diongue. One day ear

Crime thrillers frequently allow male characters to be brilliant, morally compromised and difficult to predict. Lucky places a woman at the center of that same narrative freedom. The Apple TV limited series premieres globally Wednesday, July 15. Anya Taylor-Joy stars and serves as an executive producer, playing a former con artist forced back toward the criminal life she attempted to leave behind after a multimillion-dollar heist goes wrong. She is pursued by both federal inv

Youth can create attention in hip-hop, but it cannot sustain a career by itself. Star Bandz is beginning the more difficult stage: turning early momentum into an identity strong enough to grow with her. The Chicago rapper was recently included in a 2026 hip-hop roundtable examining the direction of the genre alongside several developing artists. The conversation positioned her within a generation thinking seriously about authenticity, audience attention and what separates tem

Mýa’s newly announced representation deal with WME is a reminder that an artist’s career cannot be measured only by the amount of time separating albums. The agency will represent the Grammy-winning singer across music, touring, brand partnerships, film, television, theater and documentary opportunities. That scope reflects the multiple roles Mýa has maintained throughout her career: recording artist, performer, dancer, actor and independent business owner. For developing art