Over the weekend, “Game of Thrones” actor Kit Harington shared footage of himself pranking his fiancée and former co-star Rose Leslie the morning of April Fools’ Day — and it’s absolutely brutal. The video, which aired on “The Jonathan Ross Show,” shows Leslie opening a refrigerator door to find what appears to be a severed head inside. Once Leslie comprehends what she’s seeing, she screams and lurches back in horror,...

Ahead of his appearance at New York Comic Con on Saturday (Oct. 7), The Weeknd announced a collaboration with Marvel Comics. “The Weeknd and Marvel presents : STARBOY… comic book coming soon,” the singer wrote on Twitter. He’s previously teased the comic in a series of Instagram and Twitter posts earlier in the week. Last month, the Weeknd appeared on Gucci Mane’s new single “Curve.“ (Via billboard.com)

When love is real, does it ring true through all possible realities? That's the crazy questions posed by the multi-layered story in the official music video for David Guetta and Justin Bieber's hit "2U." We watch as a couple fights in a doomed diner through eras, zombie apocalypses, cartoon universes, and more casual variations. The fun experiment was directed by director duo Brewer, whose work you may remember from the crowd-sourced clip for Jack Ü's "Where Are Ü Now?" "When we first...

Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan will join Katy Perry as hosts on the reboot of American Idol. Variety had previously reported in May that the “Firework” singer would be taking home $25 million for the upcoming season, her first with the Idol franchise, while The Hollywood Reporter first reported Bryan joining the judges' table earlier this week. In a tweet, Ryan Seacrest confirmed his new Idol co-stars, writing, “So who wants to start the @americanidol group chat? @katyperry @lukebryanonline...

Since learning to play guitar at the age of 13 in 2012, Shawn Mendes has redefined the mainstream appeal of modern teenage songwriting. The Ontario native’s albums -- 2015’s Handwritten and last year’s Illuminate -- both hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200, while current smash “There’s Nothing Holdin’ Me Back” -- his fifth top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 -- echoed throughout arenas on his sold-out summer tour, which has earned more than $32 million, per Billboard...

Atlantic's John McMann chats about the label's wildly successful year & new Hot 100 No. 1, Cardi B's "Bodak Yellow (Money Moves)." Welcome to the Billboard Chart Beat Podcast, where each week co-hosts Gary Trust and Trevor Anderson, from the Billboard charts department, discuss why what's on the charts … is on the charts, while also looking at current chart action in a historical context for even greater insights. This week, Atlantic Records vp of pop and rhythmic promotion John McMann...

Videographer Jeremiah Davis and Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers in Edinburgh, February 2017 Jeremiah Davis will go to nearly any length to give fans the most authentic view of The Chainsmokers. Most recently, the videographer accompanied The Chainsmokers to nine Asian cities from Sept. 7 to Sept. 17. Davis’ most pressing task was to create recap videos from each city, and with the accelerated tour pace, there was no time to second-guess or overly edit. The result? The rawest content of The...

Like The Simpsons, Family Guy kicked off its new season with a themed episode tonight. Surprisingly, of the two it was Family Guy that emerged the clear winner. This series tends to have a solid track record whenever it gets unusually meta, and "Emmy-Winning Episode" was no exception. Basically, this episode was all about the Family Guy cast acknowledging the lowbrow nature of their show and striving to deliver something actually worthy of an Emmy award for a change. But Family Guy is a series where...

Hugh Hefner, the iconic founder of Playboy magazine, died at his home, the Playboy Mansion, of natural causes at age 91, Playboy Enterprises said in a statement on Wednesday. Playboy magazine was founded more than 60 years ago to create a niche upscale men's magazine, combining images of Models with in-depth articles, interviews and fiction by a variety of well-known writers. Hefner reportedly founded the magazine with $600 and another $1,000 borrowed from his mother. The first centerfold,...

He struggled to put his thoughts into words. After Josh Duhamel told media during an April 4 phone interview that what makes him happiest is “seeing my wife and my boy together,” the reporter asked about the best part of being married. “It’s a loaded question,” the actor, wed to singer Fergie since 2009, noted. “A relationship starts one way, even when you get married, and it goes through a whole evolution — ups and downs and back-ups.” Over the years,...