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  • ‘Animal Friends,’ With Ryan Reynolds and Jason Momoa, Moves to Next Year

    ‘Animal Friends,’ With Ryan Reynolds and Jason Momoa, Moves to Next Year

    “Animal Friends,” the live action-animated hybrid film from Warner Bros, has moved from a planned June 5 release to Jan. 22, 2027, the studio announced Friday. Ryan Reynolds voices Pony while Jason Momoa voices Bear in the story of two fugitive animals.

    Peter Atencio directs the adult-targeted road trip adventure that co-stars Aubrey Plaza as a DEA agent, Addison Rae, Dan Levy as a Fish and Wildlife ranger, Lil Rey Howery as the voice of a bird and Ellie Bamber.

    Pony has been described as a tiny narcissist, while the large Bear is conflict-averse. They head out on an adventure across America to find the ranch they once lived on while being pursued by an equally odd couple DEA agent and Fish & Wildlife ranger.

    Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider wrote the screenplay for Legendary, Maximum Effort and Prime Focus Studios.

    “Animal Friends” has been hopping around the schedule like a fluffle of rabbits. First set for Aug. 15, 2025 through Columbia, it moved to Warner Bros. after Legendary’s distribution deal with Sony ended. Warners skedded the hybrid film for Oct. 10, then May 1 and June 5.

    The June 5 date vacated by “Animal Friends” still has several other releases planned, including “Masters of the Universe” from Amazon/MGM, Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd starring in Lionsgate’s “Power Ballad” and “Scary Movie” from Paramount/Miramax.

    Reynolds has action comedy “Mayday” coming out in September, while Momoa starred in “The Wrecking Crew” in January and has both “Street Fighter” and “Dune: Part Three” set for later in 2026.

  • Fresh Off Travis Kelce Partnership Announcement, Sleep Number Unveils Redesigned Mattress Portfolio

    Fresh Off Travis Kelce Partnership Announcement, Sleep Number Unveils Redesigned Mattress Portfolio

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    Earlier this year, Sleep Number and Travis Kelce announced the start of their strategic partnership, with the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and three-time Super Bowl champion doubling as the company’s newest investor. Now, the pioneer in the adjustable, smart bed space has unveiled a fresh lineup of innovative mattresses designed to address customers’ most common sleep needs of comfort, value and durability.

    Sleep Number’s redesigned portfolio includes seven total mattresses, five of which are new launches, offering shoppers superior personalized support and temperature benefits at multiple price points. This actually narrows down Sleep Number’s mattress inventory from what was previously 12 options. The intention? To simplify the decision process, making it easier for customers to find the right bed for their specific needs.

    As of March 2026, Sleep Number’s product offerings span three distinct collections: ComfortMode, ComfortNext and Climate. Each category delivers unique benefits and targets a specific price range. Below, we’re breaking down and comparing each option.

    Starting at $1,599 (Queen), the ComfortMode Collection is Sleep Number’s entry point into the world of smart beds. It’s also the ideal choice for customers who want the tailored comfort and customization without relying on an app. Options include Sleep Number’s ComfortMode and ComfortMode Lux, the former starts at $1,599 and the latter at $2,099. The key differences between the two? The ComfortMode Lux offers extra hip support and extra cooling capabilities. See here for a full side-by-side comparison of the two options in the newly launched ComfortMode Collection.

    Starting at $2,999 (Queen), the ComfortNext Collection delivers the lineup’s biggest innovations, with three all‑new beds: ComfortNext, ComfortNext Lux and ComfortNext Ultra. The latter two, starting at $3,999 and $4,499 respectively, feature Sleep Number’s first Tri‑Brid design, which combines micro coils, foam and air for long-lasting support for additional shoulder, knee, hip and lower back relief. Each mattress in the ComfortNext Collection is controlled through Sleep Number’s intuitive app. See here for a full side-by-side-by-side comparison of the three options in this all-new collection.

    Saving the most luxurious for last, Sleep Number’s tried-and-true Climate Collection remains the only option on the market that offers science-backed temperature technology. The collection’s two offerings, the ClimateCool (starting at $5,174.10 $5,749) and Climate360 (starting at $9,224.10 $10,249), are tailored to those who want the most advanced sleep experience possible.

    Sleep Number Climate Collection

    Sleep Number Climate Collection

    $5,174.10+ $5,749+ 10% off

    Collection includes ClimateCool and Climate360, both 10 percent off for a limited time.

    While the Climate360 offers an even wider temperature range than the ClimateCool, the key differences between the two beds actually come down to their bases. The ClimateCool includes Sleep Number’s Integrated base, a stylish upholstered base designed to provide a firm level surface for the smart bed. The Climate360 comes with Sleep Number’s Smart adjustable base, featuring head and foot adjustability, Partner Snore technology, under-bed lighting, foot warming and more. See here for a full side-by-side comparison of the two options in the Climate Collection, and shop Sleep Number’s entire redesigned portfolio at SleepNumber.com.

  • Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa’s ‘Animal Friends’ Moves Release to Early 2027

    Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa’s ‘Animal Friends’ Moves Release to Early 2027

    Warner Bros. is again shifting the release date of its live-action hybrid movie Animal Friends.

    The road trip adventure feature is now set to hit theaters Jan. 22, 2027, after previously having been scheduled for May 1, 2026. Prior to that, the film had been slated for release on Oct. 10, 2025. Peter Atencio directs the film from a script by Kevin Burrows and Matt Mider.

    Ryan Reynolds, Jason Momoa, Aubrey Plaza, Addison Rae, Dan Levy, Lil Rel Howery and Ellie Bamber round out the cast. The project hails from Legendary, Maximum Effort and Prime Focus Studios.

    Animal Friends was originally set up at Sony Pictures and shifted to Warner Bros. in 2024 through the studio’s deal with Legendary.

    Atencio previously directed the comedy features Keanu (2016) and The Machine (2023). He also worked on the Apple TV+ series The Afterparty.

    Reynolds led 2024’s Deadpool & Wolverine, which was the second-highest-grossing title at the global box office that year. He stars with Kenneth Branagh and Maria Bakalova in directors Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley’s Apple TV movie Mayday that begins streaming in September.

    Momoa starred alongside Jack Black and Danielle Brooks in last year’s smash hit A Minecraft Movie from Warner Bros. and Legendary. He was seen opposite Dave Bautista in this year’s Prime Video action-comedy The Wrecking Crew. Momoa’s forthcoming 2026 releases include Supergirl, Street Fighter and Dune: Part Three.

    Plaza was most recently seen last year in Focus Features’ Honey Don’t! alongside Margaret Qualley, Charlie Day and Chris Evans.

  • ‘Heavyweight,’ Brit Boxing Drama Starring Jordan Bolger, Nicholas Pinnock and Jason Isaacs, Sets U.S. Release (EXCLUSIVE)

    ‘Heavyweight,’ Brit Boxing Drama Starring Jordan Bolger, Nicholas Pinnock and Jason Isaacs, Sets U.S. Release (EXCLUSIVE)

    “Heavyweight,” Christopher M. Anthony’s debut feature starring Jordan Bolger, Nicholas Pinnock and Jason Isaacs, has set its U.S. release.

    The British boxing drama is getting a limited theatrical release as well as a VOD release starting July 21 in the U.S. Meanwhile, it’s landing on VOD platforms in the U.K. on March 30.

    Distributed in the U.K. by High Fliers Films and in the U.S. by Tri-Coast, the film is produced by Blackwater Pictures and Silver Milk Productions, with producers Kevin Harvey, Tiernan Hanby, Antoine Dixon-Bellot, Simon Lewis Marriott, Oliver Slinger and Pinnock. It premiered as the opening film at the 2025 Raindance Film Festival, gaining BAFTA and BIFA qualifications.

    Directed by Nigerian-Lebanese filmmaker Anthony, “Heavyweight” navigates the turbulent world of professional boxing with a focus on the mental battles that accompany physical prowess. Producers describe the film as “more than a sports drama,” one that offers an “insightful examination of self-doubt, determination, and the psychological warfare that shapes elite athletes’ careers.”

    The story follows ‘Diamond’ Derek Douglas, a wildcard boxing contender unexpectedly thrust into the spotlight just days before a high-stakes title fight. As he grapples with his own insecurities and the fraught dynamics within his support team, “Heavyweight” digs deep into the undercurrents of elite competition and the psychological grit it takes to survive at the top.

    Anthony’s feature directorial debut builds on his experience across major productions such as “Harry Potter,” “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “The Jungle Book.” Alongside Bolger (“Peaky Blinders,” “The Woman King”), Pinnock (“For Life,” “Hedda”) and Isaacs (“Harry Potter,” “The White Lotus”), it also stars Osy Ikhile (“Black Mirror,” “In the Heart of the Sea”), and Sienna Guillory (“Resident Evil,” “The Meg 2”).

    Behind the camera, British talent includes BAFTA-winning director of photography Chas Appeti (“Jungle”), production designer Aimee Meek (“Boiling Point”) and costume designer Lauren Miller (“Supacell,” “Top Boy”).

  • Robyn Gets Erotic With the Ecstatically Pop-tastic ‘Sexistential’: Album Review

    Robyn Gets Erotic With the Ecstatically Pop-tastic ‘Sexistential’: Album Review

    It’s no overstatement to say that a lot of today’s pop music would not sound the way it does without Robyn. Her self-titled 2005 album and its follow-up “Body Talk” paved the way for and contextualized a genre once called “intellipop” — a cringe and condescending term that has aged very badly, but also points up the low regard in which pop music was held two decades ago, and the degree to which it has come to be accepted as an innovative art form rather than high-calorie junk food. There’s no question that songs by artists from Taylor Swift to Charli xcx to Ariana Grande, not to mention entire genres like hyper-pop, would not sound the same without her.

    While the music on those two albums wasn’t galaxies away from the world-beating hits being made by fellow Swedes like Denniz Pop and Max Martin (who co-produced Robyn’s first hits, “Show Me Love” and “Do You Know What It Takes” in the early, more conventional pop-star era of her career), Robyn’s songs had a low-key vibe and inspiration from electronic and dance music, giving them a sophisticated sheen that appealed to an audience older and snootier than the target demo of most pop. The fact that she’d left the hit factories and major labels, taken control of the recording of her albums and launched her own label only made the alternative set love her more.

    So with her status as a pop icon — if not goddess — long since assured, what’s left for Robyn to prove or say as she enters the fourth decade of her career? Well, unexpectedly, at the age of 46 and two years after becoming a single mother, her image and lyrics are much more sexually oriented than ever before — she’s naked or topless on the album cover and promotional photos; and the album’s title track, which is described in the press materials as “possibly the world’s first rap about having one-night stands while 10 weeks pregnant after IVF” (we can’t improve on that) and includes the priceless lyrics “I’m about to have a kid on my own/ My doctor said, ‘Robyn, who would be your dream donor?’/ ‘Well Adam Driver always did kinda give me a boner,” and later “My body’s a spaceship with the ovaries in hyperdrive/ Got a whole universe that exists between my thighs.”

    Yet musically as well, that song, with its rapped lyrics and hard beats, is unlike anything else on the album, which overall is similar in vibe to its predecessor, 2018’s “Honey.” That’s not to say she’s repeating herself: Dig deeper into the sound, and the progressions become clearer. Again paired with longtime collaborator Klas Åhlund (joined by Max Martin and Oscar Holter for two songs and Addison Rae collaborator Elvira Anderfjärd for one), the beats are paradoxically harder and more restrained, and the arrangements are meticulously constructed, with arpeggiated electronics and her gorgeously multitracked vocals soaring over them.

    But there’s a sense of restraint and suspense on the album that, on some songs, has little release, like glorious drum roll leading into the final choruses of Robyn’s biggest hit, “Dancing on My Own.” The lead single “Dopamine” is a prime example, riding the electronic kick drum for its first three minutes before bursting open with a snare roll — but the song lasts only another 30 seconds before it fades out, conveying desire and anticipation but little fulfillment. That sense of restraint is present on much of “Sexistential” — maybe she’s tired of the confetti-bomb finales of so many of her greatest songs, but for an album so thoroughly about sex and sensuality, some songs don’t really climax.

    Yet that’s a minor complaint — apart from the title track, “Sexistential” is an album that reveals itself gradually, with elements like the freeform melody of “It Don’t Mean a Thing” and the way it dances over the pulsating electronics suddenly becoming clear on the second or fifth or tenth listen. And considering how long Robyn takes to make records — this is her first album in nearly eight years — music that keeps giving is a welcome thing.

  • What to Know About the New ‘Stranger Things’ Show

    Stranger Things is over, but the minds behind the mega-hit Netflix series are going back in time with their forthcoming animated offering, Stranger Things: Tales From ’85.

    This new tale is set in Hawkins during the winter of 1985, which means it takes place between the second and third seasons of the flagship series. Stranger Things proper covered the years 1983-1987, with each season taking place in a new year.

    This series features animated versions of the show’s original characters — Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas and Max — with one new edition: Nikki, who is described as “a tough, mohawk-wearing gal.” The gang sets out to “fight new monsters and unravel a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town.”

    Odessa A’zion voices Nikki (left) in Stranger Things: Tales From ’85.

    Netflix

    Stranger Things creators Ross and Matt Duffer executive produce Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, which releases all 10 episodes on April 23. However, the Duffers are not showrunning this one; Eric Robles (Glitch Techs, The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy) steps into that role. The Duffers are executive producing the Flying Bark series along with Hilary Leavitt via Upside Down Pictures, Shawn Levy via 21 Laps and Dan Cohen.

    The trailer released this week (below) shows the gang during happier times in 1985 — before the latter seasons would introduce villain Vecna (played by Jamie Campbell Bower in the original series) and an even more insidious era of the Upside Down. The best addition to see back in the group is, of course, Elle (played by Millie Bobby Brown in the original series), given how her story ended in the series finale.

    “It’s like Hawkins Lab science meets Upside Down matter. When you put them together, those are the kinds of creatures we have in our world,” Robles, also writer and executive producer, told Tudum about a new shark-like monster inspired by Jaws. “Underneath all that snow, there’s something lurking, and you just never know where that thing’s going to come out and grab you.”

    A new monster in Tales From ’85.

    Netflix

    Here’s the official logline: “In the winter of 1985, snow blankets the town and the horrors of the Upside Down are finally fading. Our heroes Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas, and Max have settled back into a normal life of D&D, snowball fights, and quiet days. But beneath the ice, something terrifying has awakened. Could it be from the Upside Down? From the depths of Hawkins Lab? Or from somewhere else entirely? Our heroes must race to solve this mystery and save Hawkins in this new story set in the Stranger Things universe.”

    The cast includes Brooklyn Davey Norstedt as Eleven aka “Elle,” Jolie Hoang-Rappaport as Max, Luca Diaz as Mike, Elisha “EJ” Williams as Lucas, Braxton Quinney as Dustin, Ben Plessala as Will, Brett Gipson as Hopper, Odessa A’zion as Nikki Baxer, Jeremy Jordan as Steve, Janeane Garofalo as Anna Baxter and Lou Diamond Phillips as Daniel Fischer. Additional voice cast includes Robert Englund as Cosmo, Alysia Reiner as Karen Wheeler, Alessandra Antonelli as Nancy Wheeler, Valeria Rodriguez as Rosario and Jack Griffo as Jeff.

    After giving Stranger Things a sendoff that included a short theatrical run for the series finale, Netflix will head back to cinemas with Tales From ’85. The show’s first two episodes (which have a total run time of about 55 minutes) will play in select AMC cinemas on April 18, five days before the show’s Netflix release date. (Details here.)

  • “Ballsy and Bold”: Series Mania Signals TV’s Quality Reset

    “Ballsy and Bold”: Series Mania Signals TV’s Quality Reset

    For an industry still recalibrating after the boom and bust of Peak TV, this year’s Series Mania offered that rarest of commodities: Hope.

    The executive side may have lacked some of its usual star power — there were no U.S. network chiefs or global streaming bosses among this year’s keynote speakers — but the festival’s official lineup ranked among its strongest in years.

    Series Mania got off to stellar start with The Testaments — Hulu‘s The Handmaiden’s Tale sequel starring One Battle After Another breakout Chase Infiniti — and never looked back, with edgy, boundary-pushing shows from around the world and across all genres. Highlights included The Audacity, AMC‘s Silicon Valley satire from Succession producer Jonathan Glatzer; The Flaws, a German office sitcom that takes its inspiration from Buster Keaton-style silent film comedy; and My Brother, a Swedish family drama that’s as dark and bleak as a Nordic winter.

    It felt like a return to the quality, if not the quantity, of shows from the Peak TV era. Networks and streamers, which have spent the past few years retrenching, may be regaining their appetite for risk.

    “There was this sense [post Peak-TV] that now everything’s conservative. It’s got to be a big IP, it’s got to be a big book. It’s got to be boring old genre,” said Steve Matthews Head of Scripted, Creative, at Banijay Entertainment. “But I’m starting to hear: ‘Can you bring us something a bit more bold?’ Buyers are saying: ‘Come on guys, lift your game.”

    “Great storytelling, great distinctive voices, are still cutting through,” agreeded Johannes Jensen, Head of Scripted, Business at Banijay. “But it’s become tougher to finance shows, it takes longer and we have to be creative in how we put the financing together. [The days] when the global streamers would come in and fund everything are gone.”

    The initial post-Peak years saw “a trend where everything started to become safe, in movies and in TV shows,” said Belgian director Adil El Arbi (Rebel, Bad Boys for Life), attending Series Mania with The Best Immigrant, a Flemish dystopian drama about the rise of the far-right in Europe, which he executive produced. “[But] nowadays, if you want to stand out, you got to be ballsy and bold. Not necessarily shock just to shock, but try to address things that makes people think, that get people talking about your TV show.”

    That risky TV can translate into real ratings seems to be born out by some of the buzzier Series Mania shows. The Spanish premiere of Anatomy of a Moment, a period drama about the failed 1981 coup d’etat that nearly toppled Spain’s neophyte democracy, was the best-ever launch for a original series on pay-TV platform Moviestar Plus+. More than a million Swedish viewers turned into the first episode of Swedish legal drama Burden of Justice on public broadcaster SVT, 163 percent above initial forecasts.

    “Our show, My Brother, had a retention rate of 98 percent in Sweden over Christmas,” said Matthews. “And it’s one of the darkest series you’ll ever see.”

    The streaming giants used Series Mania to announce there were spending money again, and willing to take big swings on original stories.

    Sarah Aubrey, Head of Original Content at HBO Max, announced an overall first-look deal with Domingo Corral, the Spanish producer and former Moviestar Plus+ executive whose credits include Anatomy of a Moment and the Oscar-nominated feature Sirât. Angela Jain, head of content for Disney+ across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, said she was “ramping up production” and unveiled an eclectic slate of new projects including including a feature doc on Welsh soul singer Duffy, an Italian murder mystery and a Turkish comedy about a 350-year-old virgin vampire who falls in love with a human.

    “Our message today is more series, more series, more series,” Thomas Dubois, Head of French Originals at Amazon Prime Video said at a Series Mania session on Tuesday, highlighting Prime Video’s non-English-language slate, including upcoming French YA drama Campus Drivers, adapted from the C.S. Quill book series.

    Not to be outdone, on Wednesday, New8, the co-production alliance between eight northwestern European public broadcasters, unveiled their upcoming slate. It included the eco-thriller Phoenix, which featured at last month’s Berlinale Market Selects; Red Light District, an ambitious Dutch drama chronicling the rise and fall of the Jewish WWII orphan who built a sex club empire in Amsterdam; and Belgian action series Hunters, about special ops anti-terrorist teams, which Bad Boys For Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are executive producing.

    European co-producers got more good news on Wednesday when Council of Europe Secretary General Alain Berset unveiled a historic co-production treaty designed to help boost funding for ambitious cross-border European series.

    All of which set up a more pragmatic, but quietly bullish mood among those on the ground. There is a sense that industry contraction, rather than killing creativity, may be forcing the business to sharpen its focus.

    “If everything contracts, you can either play it safe and avoid risk — or you can double down on quality,” said Matthews. “A lot less television is being made now, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing, as long as what disappears is the weaker material. For the industry, for the art, and for audiences, it’s hard to argue that’s not a good thing.”

  • How ‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ Ends: A Heartbreaking Finale Explained

    [This story contains MAJOR spoilers from the Love Story finale, “Search and Recovery”.]

    After seven weeks of ’90s nostalgia and an intimate look at America’s ultimate power couple — John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette Kennedy — Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette concluded Thursday night. And it was an emotional watch, to say the least.

    Created by Connor Hines and executive produced by Ryan Murphy, the anthology series picks up shortly after last week’s episode, when John (Paul Anthony Kelly) left for the night. Set during the final weekend of their lives, the episode reveals that he didn’t return after leaving Carolyn (Sarah Pidgeon) during that explosive argument. Still, the two attempt to repair their relationship, visiting a marriage counselor who suggests they spend time apart.

    After leaving the session, they head to a dive bar and reminisce about the passion and excitement of their early relationship — before it was strained by relentless media attention, and before Carolyn, in particular, struggled to adjust to such a drastic change in lifestyle.

    “If only we knew then how good we had it,” Carolyn tells John.

    Though they try to stay apart, neither can follow through. Both turn to family for support — John confides in his sister Caroline (Grace Gummer), while Carolyn leans on her sister Lauren Bessette (Sydney Lemmon) — and each is encouraged to fight for the relationship.

    They do. Carolyn even makes a rare public appearance to support John at an event for George magazine. The two also recreate their first date at an Indian restaurant, where Carolyn finally explains what her “sign above her head” means, which she referenced in the pilot: “Please handle with care, not as tough as she looks.” In a rare moment of vulnerability, she opens up about why she kept her guard up early on — and John realizes she is his priority.

    About 20 minutes into the episode, it’s now July 16, 1999 — the day John, Carolyn, and Lauren died from a plane crash while en route to attend a Kennedy family wedding in Martha’s Vineyard. The series also opened with this day. Hines previously told The Hollywood Reporter why it was important to begin there, before shifting back seven years.

    “We wanted to contrast the Carolyn everybody knows from images with that very bleached blonde hair; very straight aesthetic. It’s very recognizable. We cut back in time to show who Carolyn was before everybody got to meet her. Somebody who had a different sense of style and more bohemian hair,” he said. “There was a whole person before the world got to know her who was living in a studio apartment in the East Village, throwing clothes on and running off to work. To see where she was towards the end of her life, and then cut back to the beginning of a woman just moving through New York like everybody else anonymously was really important and effective for telling the rest of the story.”

    Carolyn initially hesitates to attend the wedding in Martha’s Vineyard, but ultimately chooses to go to be with him. John also makes a call to check on the weather, which was reportedly hazy and he allegedly became disoriented.

    In their final moments, the three are shown on the plane as the weather worsens, and John’s expression says it all — a quiet, haunting suggestion that he understands what’s coming. Carolyn, seated beside him in the cockpit, senses it too, picking up on his unease. “I want to sit with you,” she says, and the two share a knowing look as he remains visibly shaken, realizing there’s nothing he can do to change the situation.

    Carolyn stays calm, as does Lauren in the back. “It’s OK, just breathe,” she tells him, trying to steady his panic. The camera then zooms in on a red light flashing across John’s face — the engine failure warning — before the screen cuts to black.

    What follows is the world’s reaction. Police officers show up to Caroline’s home to tell her and her husband, Edwin Schlossberg (Ben Shenkman), that John’s plane has been reported missing. A call in the middle of the night wakes up Carolyn and Lauren’s mother, Ann Messina Freeman (Constance Zimmer), with the news. Newsstands across New York City show a meticulously replicated New York Daily News cover that reads: “LOST.”

    As the Kennedys gather, former President Bill Clinton, called Senator Ted Kennedy (Donal Logue) and it’s clear what the conversation means, without it being said: they’ve been found, not not alive.

    Gummer then delivers a heartbreaking performance as Caroline, crying and screaming at Ed, unable to rationalize that John is gone. “Please don’t do this to me, I can’t do it again,” she says sobbing into his arms. She has already lost her mother, Jackie Kennedy Onassis (Naomi Watts) to cancer, as portrayed earlier in the season, along with her father, former President John F. Kennedy who was assassinated, and several other members of the Kennedy family.

    To access the aftermath of the deadly crash, Ann and Ed meet. He outlines burial plans for John and Carolyn, repeatedly only naming them, prompting her to respond: “You keep saying ‘Carolyn.’ May I remind you that I had not one, but two daughters on board that plane that he crashed.”

    Ahead of the series premiere, Hines and executive producer, Brad Simpson told THR that it was always important to honor Lauren as well: “We want to remind people that Carolyn’s mom lost two daughters that day.”

    Ann then goes to their Tribeca loft, where Caroline also appears. The two sit down and have a touching conversation, acknowledging their grief and regret. Caroline recalls a near-death experience from her teenage years.

    “The only thing I really gleaned from that experience was that there is no rhyme or reason as to why some of us get to stay here a little longer,” she says. “All we know, is that time doesn’t belong to us. Nothing is promised.”

    Ann expresses remorse that Carolyn was struggling so much with the exacerbated media attention toward the end of her life.

    “She said she didn’t recognize who she had become. And now that person will be immortalized forever,” Ann says crying. “I only wish she had lived long enough to be remembered for something else.”

    The two grieve together and begin to consider how to move forward — together.

    Caroline leaves John and Carolyn’s apartment — which was always hounded by paparazzi — in a moving scene, as those gathered to pay tribute, and photographers, allow her to pass without intrusion.

    The last moments of the finale show Ethel Kennedy (Jessica Harper) offering words of strength to Caroline, followed by a funeral for the three. There, includes returning cameos from John’s cousin Anthony Radzwill (Erich Bergen), Carolyn’s former boss and fashion designer Calvin Klein (Alessandro Nivola), John’s former business partner Michael Berman (Michael Nathanson). Ann delivers a reading at the service, intercut with scenes of her and Caroline scattering their ashes into the Ocean.

    The episode ends with Ann reading, “Do not stand by my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die” alongside a final clip of John and Carolyn on the beach — a reminder that despite the couple’s most challenging moments, their story was indeed a love story.

    ***

    Check out all of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Love Story coverage here.

  • iHeartRadio Music Awards: Taylor Swift Dominates as Alex Warren Tops Winners List

    iHeartRadio Music Awards: Taylor Swift Dominates as Alex Warren Tops Winners List

    Taylor Swift was the top winner at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, which took place live from the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on Thursday night.

    “The Fate of Ophelia” singer went into the Ludacris-hosted ceremony, which aired on Fox and could be heard on iHeartRadio stations nationwide and the iHeartRadio app, with the most nominations, nine, leading the field for the fourth year in a row.

    And she left the night with the most wins at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards, with seven total. She earned the coveted title of artist of the year, and won additional honors including best music video, pop song of the year and lyrics, among others.

    Swift stopped by the awards show, making her first awards show appearance of 2026, where her fiancé Travis Kelce also attended in support. During her acceptance speech for for pop album of the year, tied to her 2025 record The Life of a Showgirl, she sung praise toward her fiancé.

    “The album The Life of a Showgirl was really inspired by the energy that I felt looking into crowds and seeing you guys and connecting with you every single night. And so the album came out with this energy of just feeling really happy and strong and confident and free, and so I wanna say thank you to the fans for for giving me that feeling,” Swift said. “This album probably also feels very happy and confident and free because that’s the way that I get to feel every single day of my life, because of my fiancé, who’s here tonight.”

    Other top winners at the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards included Alex Warren, with three awards total, including song of the year, best new pop artist and favorite debut album. Best new artists were named in various categories, including Ella Langley (country); Real Boston Richey (hip-hop); Leon Thomas (R&B); sombr (alternative); Sleep Theory (rock); Beéle (Latin Pop/Urban); Los Dos De Tamaulipas (Regional Mexican); and Cortis (K-pop).

    Sabrina Carpenter was named the pop artist of the year, as Kendrick Lamar earned the same honor in the hip-hop category. Amy Allen won songwriter of the year, as Andrew Watt took home the producer of the year title.

    Warren, Carpenter and Bad Bunny went into the night with eight nominations each, with Swift, Carpenter and Bad Bunny up for artist of the year alongside Lamar, Benson Boone, Chris Brown, Jelly Roll Lamar, Lady Gaga, Morgan Wallen and Tate McRae.

    The awards show honored John Mellencamp with the iHeartRadio Icon Award along with Ludacris with the iHeartRadio Landmark Award, Miley Cyrus with the iHeartRadio Innovator Award and Warren with the iHeartRadio Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award. Ludacris and Warren also performed at the iHeartRadio Music Awards.

    Additional performers included Kehlani, Lainey Wilson, Raye and, performing together for the first time, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue. Alysa Liu, Ne-Yo, Nicole Scherzinger, Nikki Glaser, sombr and Weezer also appeared on the show.

    The 13th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards celebrate the most-played artists and songs on iHeartRadio stations and the iHeartRadio app throughout 2025. This year’s show was executive produced by Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Jeannaé Rouzan-Clay for Jesse Collins Entertainment (JCE) as well as John Sykes, Tom Poleman and Bart Peters for iHeartMedia and Fox Entertainment Studios.

    A complete list of this year’s iHeartRadio Music Awards winners follows.

    Song of the Year         

    “Anxiety” – Doechii
    “Good News” – Shaboozey
    “Love Somebody” – Morgan Wallen
    “luther” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
    “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
    “MUTT” – Leon Thomas
    “Ordinary” – Alex Warren (WINNER)
    “Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else” – Benson Boone
    “Stargazing” – Myles Smith
    “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift

    Artist of the Year

    Bad Bunny
    Benson Boone
    Chris Brown
    Jelly Roll
    Kendrick Lamar
    Lady Gaga
    Morgan Wallen
    Sabrina Carpenter
    Tate McRae
    Taylor Swift (WINNER)

    Album of the Year

    Taylor Swift, “The Life of a Showgirl” (WINNER)

    Pop Artist of the Year

    Alex Warren
    Benson Boone
    Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
    Tate McRae
    Taylor Swift

    Pop Song of the Year

    “Golden” – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI
    “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
    “Ordinary” – Alex Warren
    “Pink Pony Club” – Chappell Roan
    “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift (WINNER)

    Pop Album of the Year

    Taylor Swift, “The Life of a Showgirl” (WINNER)

    Best New Artist (Pop)

    Alex Warren (WINNER)
    Jessie Murph
    Myles Smith
    Ravyn Lenae
    sombr

    Duo/Group of the Year

    HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI (WINNER)
    Linkin Park
    Maroon 5
    Shinedown
    Twenty One Pilots

    Best Collaboration

    “All The Way” – BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman
    “APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (WINNER)
    “luther” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
    “Timeless” – The Weeknd ft. Playboi Carti
    “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME” – GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red

    Country Song of the Year

    “After All The Bars Are Closed” – Thomas Rhett
    “Good News” – Shaboozey (WINNER)
    “Liar” – Jelly Roll
    “Love Somebody” – Morgan Wallen
    “Whiskey Drink” – Jason Aldean

    Country Artist of the Year

    Jason Aldean
    Jelly Roll
    Lainey Wilson
    Luke Combs
    Morgan Wallen (WINNER)

    Best New Artist (Country)

    Chase Matthew
    Ella Langley (WINNER)
    Hudson Westbrook
    Josh Ross
    Zach Top

    Country Album of the Year

    Morgan Wallen “I’m The Problem” (WINNER)

    Hip-Hop Song of the Year

    “luther” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA (WINNER)
    “NOKIA” – Drake
    “Outside” – Cardi B
    “The Largest” – BigXthaPlug
    “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME” – GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red

    Hip-Hop Artist of the Year

    Cardi B
    GloRilla
    Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
    Playboi Carti
    Tyler, The Creator

    Best New Artist (Hip-Hop)

    MOLIY
    PLUTO
    Real Boston Richey (WINNER)
    YKNIECE
    ZEDDY WILL

    R&B Song of the Year

    “Burning Blue” – Mariah the Scientist
    “Folded” – Kehlani (WINNER)
    “MUTT” – Leon Thomas
    “Residuals” – Chris Brown
    “SOMEBODY LOVES ME” – PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake

    R&B Artist of the Year

    Chris Brown (WINNER)
    Kehlani
    Leon Thomas
    Mariah the Scientist
    SZA

    Best New Artist (R&B)

    Jenevieve
    Kwn
    Leon Thomas (WINNER)
    Mariah the Scientist
    Sailorr

    R&B Album of the Year

    Leon Thomas, “PHOLKS” (WINNER)

    World Artist of the Year

    Ayra Starr
    Jackson Wang
    JO1
    MOLIY (WINNER)
    Tyla

    Alternative Song of the Year

    “Back To Friends” – sombr
    “Ensenada” – Sublime (WINNER)
    “One Eyed Bastard” – Green Day
    “Stargazing” – Myles Smith
    “The Contract” – Twenty One Pilots

    Alternative Artist of the Year

    Cage the Elephant
    Green Day
    Linkin Park
    Sublime
    Twenty One Pilots (WINNER)

    Best New Artist (Alternative)

    almost monday
    Gigi Perez
    Lola Young
    Role Model
    sombr (WINNER)

    Alternative Album of the Year

    sombr, “I Barely Know Her” (WINNER)

    Rock Song of the Year

    “Afterlife” – Evanescence
    “Bad Guy” – Falling In Reverse ft. Saraya
    “Dance, Kid, Dance” – Shinedown
    “Even If It Kills Me” – Papa Roach
    “Heavy Is the Crown” – Linkin Park (WINNER)

    Rock Artist of the Year

    Linkin Park
    Papa Roach
    Shinedown (WINNER)
    Sleep Token
    Three Days Grace

    Best New Artist (Rock)

    Architects
    Poppy
    Return to Dust
    Sleep Theory (WINNER)
    Spiritbox

    Dance Song of the Year

    “Blessings” – Calvin Harris feat. Clementine Douglas
    “In My Arms” – ILLENIUM & HAYLA
    “No Broke Boys” – Disco Lines & Tinashe (WINNER)
    “Save My Love” – Marshmello, Ellie Goulding and AVAION
    “Won’t Be Possible” – Tiësto, Odd Mob & Goodboys

    Dance Artist of the Year

    Calvin Harris
    David Guetta (WINNER)
    John Summit
    Martin Garrix
    Tiësto

    Dance Album of the Year

    Lady Gaga, “MAYHEM” (WINNER)

    Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year

    “Angel” – Grupo Frontera & Romeo Santos
    “DEGENERE” – Myke Towers & benny blanco
    “DtMF” – Bad Bunny (WINNER)
    “Qué Pasaría…” – Rauw Alejandro and Bad Bunny
    “Soltera” – Shakira

    Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year

    Bad Bunny (WINNER)
    Feid
    J Balvin
    Karol G
    Shakira

    Latin Pop/Urban Album of the Year

    Bad Bunny, “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS” (WINNER)

    Best New Artist (Latin Pop/Urban)

    Alleh Mezher
    Beéle (WINNER)
    De La Rose
    Dei V
    Louis BPM

    Regional Mexican Song of the Year

    “Amor Bonito” – Luis Angel “El Flaco” (WINNER)
    “El Amor De Mi Vida” – Calibre 50
    “Flores” – Xavi
    “Hecha Pa’ Mi” – Grupo Frontera
    “Lejos Estamos Mejor” – Eden Muñoz

    Regional Mexican Artist of the Year

    Alejandro Fernández
    Carin León
    Fuerza Regida
    Grupo Frontera (WINNER)
    Luis Angel “El Flaco”

    Best New Artist (Regional Mexican)

    Clave Especial
    Edgardo Nuñez
    Los Dos De Tamaulipas (WINNER)
    Óscar Maydon
    Oscar Ortiz

    Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year

    Fuerza Regida “111XPANTIA” (WINNER)

    K-pop Artist of the Year

    JENNIE
    j-hope
    Jin
    LISA
    ROSÉ (WINNER)

    K-pop Group of the Year

    ATEEZ
    BLACKPINK
    ENHYPEN
    Stray Kids (WINNER)
    TWICE

    K-pop Song of the Year

    “APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
    “Golden” – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI (WINNER)
    “JUMP” – BLACKPINK
    “Killin’ It Girl” – j-hope feat. GloRilla
    “like JENNIE” – JENNIE

    Best New Artist (K-pop)

    82Major
    AllDay Project
    Cortis (WINNER)
    Hearts2Hearts
    Meovv

    K-pop Album of the Year

    Jennie, “Ruby” (WINNER)

    Songwriter of the Year

    Amy Allen (WINNER)
    Ashley Gorley
    Cal Shapiro
    Charlie Handsome
    Julia Michaels

    Producer of the Year

    Andrew Watt (WINNER)
    Dijon
    Jack Antonoff
    Max Martin & Shellback
    Sounwave

    Favorite Broadway Debut

    Ashley Graham, “Chicago”
    Cheryl Porter, “& Juliet”
    Durrell “Tank” Babbs, “Hell’s Kitchen”
    Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
    Jack Wolfe, “Hadestown”
    Kelsie Watts, “Six! The Musical”
    Lencia Kebede, “Wicked”
    Lizzy McAlpine, “Floyd Collins”
    Meg Donnelly, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
    Ne-Yo, “Hell’s Kitchen”
    Tom Felton, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” (WINNER)
    Trisha Paytas, “Beetlejuice”

    Favorite TikTok Dance

    “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
    “Gnarly” – KATSEYE
    “GO!” – CORTIS
    “Happen To Me” – Russell Dickerson
    “JUMP” – BLACKPINK
    “like JENNIE” – JENNIE
    “Midnight Sun” – Zara Larsson
    “MONA LISA” – j-hope (WINNER)
    “Revolving Door” – Tate McRae
    “SPAGHETTI” – LE SSERAFIM, j-hope
    “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift

    Favorite Debut Album

    Addison Rae, “Addison”
    Alex Warren, “You’ll Be Alright, Kid” (WINNER)
    Audrey Hobert, “Who’s the Clown?”
    Calum Hood, “ORDER chaos ORDER”
    Coco Jones, “Why Not More?”
    JADE, “THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY!”
    JENNIE, “Ruby”
    LISA, “Alter Ego”
    Michael Clifford, “SIDEQUEST”
    Perrie, “Perrie”
    sombr, “I Barely Know Her”
    Tucker Wetmore, “What Not To”

    Best Lyrics

    “Anxiety” – Doechii
    “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” – Bad Bunny
    “Camera” – Ed Sheeran
    “Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley
    “DAISIES” – Justin Bieber
    “Golden” – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI
    “Man I Need” – Olivia Dean
    “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
    “Ordinary” – Alex Warren
    “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift (WINNER)
    “undressed” – sombr
    “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” – RAYE

    Best Music Video

    “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
    “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” – Bad Bunny
    “BORN AGAIN” – LISA feat. Doja Cat & RAYE
    “Gabriela” – KATSEYE
    “JUMP” – BLACKPINK
    “like JENNIE” – JENNIE
    “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
    “Ordinary” – Alex Warren
    “Sapphire” – Ed Sheeran
    “Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)” – MOLIY, Shenseea, Skillibeng, Silent Addy
    “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift (WINNER)
    “toxic till the end” – ROSÉ

    Favorite On Screen 

    AJ McLean, Nicole Scherzinger, Liam Payne, Kelly Rowland, “Building the Band”
    Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked: For Good”
    Bad Bunny, “Happy Gilmore 2”
    Becky G, “REBBECA”
    Ed Sheeran, “ONE SHOT with Ed Sheeran: A Musical Experience”
    Jimin and Jungkook, “Are You Sure?!” (WINNER)
    Jonas Brothers, “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie”
    Karol G, “Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful”
    Lady Gaga, “Wednesday”
    LISA, “The White Lotus”
    Taylor Swift, “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era”
    Zara Larsson, “Up Close”

    Favorite Tour Photographer

    Abby Waisler for Gracie Abrams
    Adam DeGross for Post Malone
    Anna Lee for Coldplay
    baeth for Tate McRae
    Chris Cornejo for Shakira
    Cynthia Parkhurst for Katy Perry
    Henry Hwu for Billie Eilish
    Hyghly for The Weeknd
    Joshua Halling for Oasis
    Rahul Bhatt for KATSEYE (WINNER)
    Thomas Falcone for Shawn Mendes
    Tom Pallant for YUNGBLUD

    Favorite Soundtrack

    “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (Original Soundtrack)”
    “F1 the Album”
    “Frankenstein (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)”
    “KPop Demon Hunters” (WINNER)
    “Nobody Wants This Season 2: The Soundtrack”
    “Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”
    “Smurfs Movie Soundtrack (Music From & Inspired By)”
    “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere”
    “Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”
    “Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack”
    “Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires (Original Soundtrack)”

    Favorite Tour Style

    Bad Bunny, “DeBí TiRaR MáS FOtoS World Tour”
    Beyoncé, “Cowboy Carter Tour”
    Billie Eilish, “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour”
    BLACKPINK, “Deadline World Tour”
    Dua Lipa, “Radical Optimism Tour”
    Ella Langley, “Still Hungover Tour”
    KATSEYE, “Beautiful Chaos Tour”
    Lady Gaga, “The Mayhem Ball”
    Sabrina Carpenter, “Short n’ Sweet Tour”
    Tate McRae, “Miss Possessive Tour”
    Taylor Swift, “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” (WINNER)
    Zara Larsson, “Midnight Sun Tour”

    Favorite Tour Tradition

    Benson Boone, Cover song
    Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & Rumi on stage
    Billie Eilish, “when the party’s over” silent loop
    Coldplay, Crowd cam (WINNER)
    Dua Lipa, Surprise guest
    Jonas Brothers, Surprise guest
    KATSEYE, “Gnarly” dance break
    Lainey Wilson, Cowgirl of the night
    ROLE MODEL, Sally
    Sabrina Carpenter, Celebrity “Juno” arrest
    Tate McRae, Fan cam on stage
    Zara Larsson, “Lush Life” star

    Favorite K-pop Collab 

    “Blink” – Corbyn Besson & TZUYU of TWICE
    “BORN AGAIN” – LISA feat. Doja Cat & RAYE
    “BUCK” – Jackson Wang feat. Diljit Dosanjh
    “Confessions” – Flo Rida, HEESEUNG & JAKE of ENHYPEN, Paul Russell
    “Dirty Work” – aespa feat. Flo Milli
    “ExtraL” – JENNIE, Doechii
    “EYES CLOSED” – JISOO X ZAYN
    “Illegal + SEVENTEEN” – PinkPantheress, SEVENTEEN
    “On My Mind” – Alex Warren & ROSÉ
    “Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel)” – j-hope, Miguel (WINNER)
    “TOO BAD” – G-DRAGON feat. Anderson .Paak
    “WE PRAY (TWICE Version)” – Coldplay, TWICE, Burna Boy, Elyanna, TINI, Little Simz

  • Taylor Swift Takes Home Seven Awards at iHeartRadio Music Awards 2026, Extending Her Record for Most Wins

    Taylor Swift Takes Home Seven Awards at iHeartRadio Music Awards 2026, Extending Her Record for Most Wins

    Taylor Swift picked up the most trophies out of any artist at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday night, walking away with seven wins in nine nominated categories to extend her record as iHeartRadio’s most decorated artist of all time.

    Swift was on hand with her fiancé, Travis Kelce, to first accept the award for best pop album of the year with “The Life of a Showgirl,” as presented by Raye. “I think that this album feels very happy and confident and free because that’s the way that I get to feel every single day of my life, because of my fiance who’s here tonight,” she said. “So thanks for all the vibes. I really just wanted to say thank you also to iHeart and thank you to anyone who cared about ‘The Fate of Ophelia,’ because you made that into the biggest hit of my career, which is crazy at this point. And thank you.”

    But Swiftmania kicked into full gear when figure skater Alysa Liu presented her with not one but six additional awards including artist of the year, album of the year and best lyrics, among several others, bringing her overall tally to 41 iHeartRadio Music Award wins.

    “We live in this world where there’s so much immediate feedback, constantly, like you get feedback for everything you share with the world,” she said. “Now, like everything you post, you get feedback whether it’s good or bad or whatever. I just wanna say if I had one hope for you, I would say that I hope that you get to nurture your hobby and your passion. Just between you and that craft, and you give yourself time. Give yourself time to make mistakes. Give yourself time to hone your craft. I’m a firm believer that anything you feed your mind, it will internalize. Anything you feed the internet, it will attempt to kill, and I don’t want that for your dreams. So just thank you for allowing me to turn my hobby into a love, into a passion, into a dream, into a career. Thank you for allowing me to have it this long.”

    The show, hosted by Ludacris, kicked off with performances from Lainey Wilson and Alex Warren, who was on hand to accept the award for breakthrough artist of the year. After Wilson’s performance, Miley Cyrus took the stage to accept the iHeartRadio Innovator Award.

    “This week, celebrating 20 years of ‘Hannah Montana’ has been a dream come true,” said Cyrus. “My double denim and gold star thank you because they’ve been waiting over a decade to leave the house. Hannah Montana inspired me so much in my own career. I fell in love with the idea that you can create a persona that gives you the confidence and courage to perform authentically. And that sometimes, the fake you can actually reveal the real you.”

    Elsewhere, John Mellencamp accepted the iHeartRadio Icon Award as presented by his daughter Teddy, and headed to the back of the stage after a short speech to sing “Jack & Diane” and “Pink Houses.” Kehlani hit the laundromat for a rendition of “Folded,” while Raye preempted the release of her new album, out tonight, with a performance of “Where Is My Husband!” TLC teamed up with Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue for a medley of songs as a teaser for their upcoming summer tour, and Ludacris took a break from emceeing to close out the evening with “Rollout (My Business),” “My Chick Bad” and “Money Maker.”

    Check out the list of winners below:

    Pop Album of the Year
    “The Life of a Showgirl” – Taylor Swift (WINNER)

    Alternative Album of the Year
    “I Barely Know Her” – sombr     (WINNER)

    Album of the Year
    “The Life of a Showgirl” — Taylor Swift (WINNER)

    Song of the Summer
    “I Just Might” — Bruno Mars (WINNER)

    Breakthrough Artist of the Year
    Alex Warren

    iHeartRadio Innovator Award
    Miley Cyrus

    iHeartRadio Icon Award
    John Mellencamp

    iHeartRadio Landmark Award
    Ludacris

    Song of the Year:
    “Anxiety” – Doechii
    “Good News” – Shaboozey
    “Love Somebody” – Morgan Wallen
    “luther” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
    “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
    “MUTT” – Leon Thomas
    “Ordinary” – Alex Warren (WINNER)
    “Sorry I’m Here For Someone Else” – Benson Boone
    “Stargazing” – Myles Smith
    “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift

    Artist of the Year:
    Bad Bunny
    Benson Boone
    Chris Brown
    Jelly Roll
    Kendrick Lamar
    Lady Gaga
    Morgan Wallen
    Sabrina Carpenter
    Tate McRae
    Taylor Swift (WINNER)

    Pop Artist of the Year:
    Alex Warren
    Benson Boone
    Sabrina Carpenter (WINNER)
    Tate McRae
    Taylor Swift

    Pop Song of the Year:
    “Golden” – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI
    “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
    “Ordinary” – Alex Warren
    “Pink Pony Club” – Chappell Roan
    “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift (WINNER)

    Best New Artist (Pop):
    Alex Warren (WINNER)
    Jessie Murph
    Myles Smith
    Ravyn Lenae
    sombr

    Duo/Group of the Year:
    HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI (WINNER)
    Linkin Park
    Maroon 5
    Shinedown
    Twenty One Pilots

    Best Collaboration:
    “All The Way” – BigXthaPlug ft. Bailey Zimmerman
    “APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars (WINNER)
    “luther” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA
    “Timeless” – The Weeknd ft. Playboi Carti
    “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME” – GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red

    Country Song of the Year:
    “After All The Bars Are Closed” – Thomas Rhett
    “Good News” – Shaboozey (WINNER)
    “Liar” – Jelly Roll
    “Love Somebody” – Morgan Wallen
    “Whiskey Drink” – Jason Aldean

    Country Artist of the Year:
    Jason Aldean
    Jelly Roll
    Lainey Wilson
    Luke Combs
    Morgan Wallen (WINNER)

    Best New Artist (Country):
    Chase Matthew
    Ella Langley (WINNER)
    Hudson Westbrook
    Josh Ross
    Zach Top

    Country Album of the Year
    “I’m the Problem” — Morgan Wallen (WINNER)

    Hip-Hop Song of the Year:
    “luther” – Kendrick Lamar and SZA (WINNER)
    “NOKIA” – Drake
    “Outside” – Cardi B
    “The Largest” – BigXthaPlug
    “WHATCHU KNO ABOUT ME” – GloRilla ft. Sexyy Red

    Hip-Hop Artist of the Year:
    Cardi B
    GloRilla
    Kendrick Lamar (WINNER)
    Playboi Carti
    Tyler, The Creator

    Best New Artist (Hip-Hop):
    MOLIY
    PLUTO
    Real Boston Richey (WINNER)
    YKNIECE
    ZEDDY WILL

    R&B Song of the Year:
    “Burning Blue” – Mariah the Scientist
    “Folded” – Kehlani (WINNER)
    “MUTT” – Leon Thomas
    “Residuals” – Chris Brown
    “SOMEBODY LOVES ME” – PARTYNEXTDOOR & Drake

    R&B Artist of the Year:
    Chris Brown (WINNER)
    Kehlani
    Leon Thomas
    Mariah the Scientist
    SZA

    Best New Artist (R&B):
    Jenevieve
    Kwn
    Leon Thomas (WINNER)
    Mariah the Scientist
    Sailorr

    R&B Album of the Year
    “PHOLKS” — Leon Thomas (WINNER)

    World Artist of the Year:
    Ayra Starr
    Jackson Wang
    JO1
    MOLIY (WINNER)
    Tyla

    Alternative Song of the Year:
    “Back To Friends” – sombr
    “Ensenada” – Sublime (WINNER)
    “One Eyed Bastard” – Green Day
    “Stargazing” – Myles Smith
    “The Contract” – Twenty One Pilots

    Alternative Artist of the Year:
    Cage the Elephant
    Green Day
    Linkin Park
    Sublime
    Twenty One Pilots (WINNER)

    Best New Artist (Alternative):
    · almost monday
    · Gigi Perez
    · Lola Young
    · Role Model
    · sombr (WINNER)

    Rock Song of the Year:
    “Afterlife” – Evanescence
    “Bad Guy” – Falling In Reverse ft. Saraya
    “Dance, Kid, Dance” – Shinedown
    “Even If It Kills Me” – Papa Roach
    “Heavy Is the Crown” – Linkin Park (WINNER)

    Rock Artist of the Year:
    Linkin Park
    Papa Roach
    Shinedown (WINNER)
    Sleep Token
    Three Days Grace

    Best New Artist (Rock):
    Architects
    Poppy
    Return to Dust
    Sleep Theory (WINNER)
    Spiritbox

    Dance Song of the Year:
    “Blessings” – Calvin Harris feat. Clementine Douglas
    “In My Arms” – ILLENIUM & HAYLA
    “No Broke Boys” – Disco Lines & Tinashe (WINNER)
    “Save My Love” – Marshmello, Ellie Goulding and AVAION
    “Won’t Be Possible” – Tiësto, Odd Mob & Goodboys

    Dance Artist of the Year:
    Calvin Harris
    David Guetta (WINNER)
    John Summit
    Martin Garrix
    Tiësto

    Dance Album of the Year
    “Mayhem” — Lady Gaga     (WINNER)

    Latin Pop/Urban Song of the Year:
    “Angel” – Grupo Frontera & Romeo Santos
    “DEGENERE” – Myke Towers & benny blanco
    “DtMF” – Bad Bunny (WINNER)
    “Qué Pasaría…” – Rauw Alejandro and Bad Bunny
    “Soltera” – Shakira

    Latin Pop/Urban Artist of the Year:
    Bad Bunny (WINNER)
    Feid
    J Balvin
    Karol G
    Shakira

    Best New Artist (Latin Pop/Urban):
    Alleh Mezher
    Beéle (WINNER)
    De La Rose
    Dei V
    Louis BPM

    Regional Mexican Song of the Year:
    “Amor Bonito” – Luis Angel “El Flaco” (WINNER)
    “El Amor De Mi Vida” – Calibre 50
    “Flores” – Xavi
    “Hecha Pa’ Mi” – Grupo Frontera
    “Lejos Estamos Mejor” – Eden Muñoz

    Regional Mexican Artist of the Year:
    Alejandro Fernández
    Carin León
    Fuerza Regida
    Grupo Frontera (WINNER)
    Luis Angel “El Flaco”

    Best New Artist (Regional Mexican):
    Clave Especial
    Edgardo Nuñez
    Los Dos De Tamaulipas (WINNER)
    Óscar Maydon
    Oscar Ortiz

    K-pop Artist of the Year:
    JENNIE
    j-hope
    Jin
    LISA
    ROSÉ (WINNER)

    K-pop Group of the Year:
    ATEEZ
    BLACKPINK
    ENHYPEN
    Stray Kids (WINNER)
    TWICE

    K-pop Song of the Year:
    “APT.” – ROSÉ & Bruno Mars
    “Golden” – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI (WINNER)
    “JUMP” – BLACKPINK
    “Killin’ It Girl” – j-hope feat. GloRilla
    “like JENNIE” – JENNIE

    Best New Artist (K-pop):
    82Major
    AllDay Project
    Cortis (WINNER)
    Hearts2Hearts
    Meovv

    Songwriter of the Year:
    Amy Allen (WINNER)
    Ashley Gorley
    Cal Shapiro
    Charlie Handsome
    Julia Michaels

    Producer of the Year:
    Andrew Watt (WINNER)
    Dijon
    Jack Antonoff
    Max Martin & Shellback
    Sounwave

    Favorite Broadway Debut: *Socially Voted Category
    Ashley Graham, “Chicago”
    Cheryl Porter, “& Juliet”
    Durrell “Tank” Babbs, “Hell’s Kitchen”
    Gabrielle Nevaeh Green, “Stranger Things: The First Shadow”
    Jack Wolfe, “Hadestown”
    Kelsie Watts, “Six! The Musical”
    Lencia Kebede, “Wicked”
    Lizzy McAlpine, “Floyd Collins”
    Meg Donnelly, “Moulin Rouge! The Musical”
    Ne-Yo, “Hell’s Kitchen”
    Tom Felton, “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” (WINNER)
    Trisha Paytas, “Beetlejuice”

    (New for 2026) Favorite TikTok Dance: *Socially Voted Category
    “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
    “Gnarly” – KATSEYE
    “GO!” – CORTIS
    “Happen To Me” – Russell Dickerson
    “JUMP” – BLACKPINK
    “like JENNIE” – JENNIE
    “Midnight Sun” – Zara Larsson
    “MONA LISA” – j-hope (WINNER)
    “Revolving Door” – Tate McRae
    “SPAGHETTI” – LE SSERAFIM, j-hope
    “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift

    (New for 2026) Favorite Debut Album: *Socially Voted Category
    Addison Rae, “Addison”
    Alex Warren, “You’ll Be Alright, Kid” (WINNER)
    Audrey Hobert, “Who’s the Clown?”
    Calum Hood, “ORDER chaos ORDER”
    Coco Jones, “Why Not More?”
    JADE, “THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY!”
    JENNIE, “Ruby”
    LISA, “Alter Ego”
    Michael Clifford, “SIDEQUEST”
    Perrie, “Perrie”
    sombr, “I Barely Know Her”
    Tucker Wetmore, “What Not To”

    Best Lyrics: *Socially Voted Category
    “Anxiety” – Doechii
    “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” – Bad Bunny
    “Camera” – Ed Sheeran
    “Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley
    “DAISIES” – Justin Bieber
    “Golden” – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI
    “Man I Need” – Olivia Dean
    “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
    “Ordinary” – Alex Warren
    “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift (WINNER)
    “undressed” – sombr
    “WHERE IS MY HUSBAND!” – RAYE

    Best Music Video: *Socially Voted Category
    “Abracadabra” – Lady Gaga
    “BAILE INoLVIDABLE” – Bad Bunny
    “BORN AGAIN” – LISA feat. Doja Cat & RAYE
    “Gabriela” – KATSEYE
    “JUMP” – BLACKPINK
    “like JENNIE” – JENNIE
    “Manchild” – Sabrina Carpenter
    “Ordinary” – Alex Warren
    “Sapphire” – Ed Sheeran
    “Shake It to the Max (FLY) (Remix)” – MOLIY, Shenseea, Skillibeng, Silent Addy
    “The Fate of Ophelia” – Taylor Swift (WINNER)
    “toxic till the end” – ROSÉ

    Favorite On Screen: *Socially Voted Category
    AJ McLean, Nicole Scherzinger, Liam Payne, Kelly Rowland, “Building the Band”
    Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo, “Wicked: For Good”
    Bad Bunny, “Happy Gilmore 2”
    Becky G, “REBBECA”
    Ed Sheeran, “ONE SHOT with Ed Sheeran: A Musical Experience”
    Jimin and Jungkook, “Are You Sure?!” (WINNER)
    Jonas Brothers, “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie”
    Karol G, “Karol G: Tomorrow Was Beautiful”
    Lady Gaga, “Wednesday”
    LISA, “The White Lotus”
    Taylor Swift, “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era”
    Zara Larsson, “Up Close”

    Favorite Tour Photographer: *Socially Voted Category
    Abby Waisler for Gracie Abrams
    Adam DeGross for Post Malone
    Anna Lee for Coldplay
    baeth for Tate McRae
    Chris Cornejo for Shakira
    Cynthia Parkhurst for Katy Perry
    Henry Hwu for Billie Eilish
    Hyghly for The Weeknd
    Joshua Halling for Oasis
    Rahul Bhatt for KATSEYE (WINNER)
    Thomas Falcone for Shawn Mendes
    Tom Pallant for YUNGBLUD

    Favorite Soundtrack: *Socially Voted Category
    “A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (Original Soundtrack)”
    “F1 the Album”
    “Frankenstein (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)”
    “KPop Demon Hunters” (WINNER)
    “Nobody Wants This Season 2: The Soundtrack”
    “Sinners (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”
    “Smurfs Movie Soundtrack (Music From & Inspired By)”
    “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere”
    “Tron: Ares (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)”
    “Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack”
    “Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires (Original Soundtrack)”

    Favorite Tour Style: *Socially Voted Category
    Bad Bunny, “DeBí TiRaR MáS FOtoS World Tour”
    Beyoncé, “Cowboy Carter Tour”
    Billie Eilish, “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour”
    BLACKPINK, “Deadline World Tour”
    Dua Lipa, “Radical Optimism Tour”
    Ella Langley, “Still Hungover Tour”
    KATSEYE, “Beautiful Chaos Tour”
    Lady Gaga, “The Mayhem Ball”
    Sabrina Carpenter, “Short n’ Sweet Tour”
    Tate McRae, “Miss Possessive Tour”
    Taylor Swift, “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” (WINNER)
    Zara Larsson, “Midnight Sun Tour”

    Favorite Tour Tradition: *Socially Voted Category
    Benson Boone, Cover song
    Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & Rumi on stage
    Billie Eilish, “when the party’s over” silent loop
    Coldplay, Crowd cam (WINNER)
    Dua Lipa, Surprise guest
    Jonas Brothers, Surprise guest
    KATSEYE, “Gnarly” dance break
    Lainey Wilson, Cowgirl of the night
    ROLE MODEL, Sally
    Sabrina Carpenter, Celebrity “Juno” arrest
    Tate McRae, Fan cam on stage
    Zara Larsson, “Lush Life” star

    (New for 2026) Favorite K-pop Collab: *Socially Voted Category
    “Blink” – Corbyn Besson & TZUYU of TWICE
    “BORN AGAIN” – LISA feat. Doja Cat & RAYE
    “BUCK” – Jackson Wang feat. Diljit Dosanjh
    “Confessions” – Flo Rida, HEESEUNG & JAKE of ENHYPEN, Paul Russell
    “Dirty Work” – aespa feat. Flo Milli
    “ExtraL” – JENNIE, Doechii
    “EYES CLOSED” – JISOO X ZAYN
    “Illegal + SEVENTEEN” – PinkPantheress, SEVENTEEN
    “On My Mind” – Alex Warren & ROSÉ
    “Sweet Dreams (feat. Miguel)” – j-hope, Miguel (WINNER)
    “TOO BAD” – G-DRAGON feat. Anderson .Paak
    “WE PRAY (TWICE Version)” – Coldplay, TWICE, Burna Boy, Elyanna, TINI, Little Simz