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Alison Krauss & Union Station Bring Wonderful Musicianship to Little Rock
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Best, Worst of Quinta Brunson's 'SNL'
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'The Pitt' Early Contender for Show of the Year
Best Americana, Country of 2025's First Quarter
50 Most Memorable Moments in 'SNL' History

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Top of the Charts:
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Billboard Hot 100: "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar & SZA  (10 weeks)
 
Billboard 200: "SOS" by SZA (13 weeks - nonconsecutively)

Pop Airplay: "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar & SZA  (1 week)

R&B/Hip Hop Airplay: "Luther" by Kendrick Lamar & SZA  (9 weeks)

Rock/Alternative Airplay: "Up From The Bottom" by Linkin Park (2 weeks)

Country Airplay: "I'm The Problem" by Morgan Wallen (2 weeks)
Weekend Box Office:

1. Thunderbolts* - $32.4M

2. Sinners - $22.1M

3. A Minecraft Movie - $7.7M 

​4. The Accountant 2 - $6.7M

5. Clown in a Cornfield - $3.6M 
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How Steven Soderbergh Turned a Dinner Scene Where Nobody Moves Into the Most Exciting Set Piece of 2025 by Indie Wire's Jim Hemphill
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If Star Trek Is Dying, What Is the Cause? by Pop Heist's Ally Roth 

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Busy Doctors Can’t Get Enough of ‘The Pitt’ by The New York Times' Reggie Ugwu 
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In Warning Sign for Hollywood, Younger Consumers Are Choosing Creator Content Over Premium TV and Movies by The Hollywood Reporter's Alex Weprin ​

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Do we need to watch the final season of "The Handmaid’s Tale" when America’s writing its own? by Salon's Melanie McFarland 
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The Surprising History of Betty Boop by The New York Times' Michael Paulson

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