Convicted felon President Trump's long and dreadful Tuesday night State of the Union drew 28 million viewers, his lowest ever for any joint session speech a 40 percent drop from his 2019 address that drew 46.8 million, Deadline reports. Now sure, viewing habits keep shifting away from real cable and even seven years will show a difference, but it's still down over 20 percent from even his March 4, 2025 not-actually-a-State of the Union's audience of 36.6 million, per Nielsen's data. read more
Shia LaBeouf wrote "Free me" on his X account Wednesday morning, one day after his arrest over an alleged physical altercation during Mardis Gras in New Orleans. read more
Amid Rock the Country's lineup disruptions this week - with artists including Shinedown, Ludacris, Morgan Wade and Carter Faith making exits - the festival's July 25-26 weekend in Anderson, S.C., is no longer on the schedule. The South Carolina stop originally announced as part of an eight-city trek has been removed from Rock the Country's website. Billboard reached out to a representative for Rock the Country for comment. Shinedown, who pulled out of the festival on Feb. 6, was one of the acts booked to perform at the South Carolina dates. The band opted to drop out after receiving backlash from fans for participating in the festival. read more
Reuters review of his speeches shows a president repeatedly declaring inflation beaten while rarely acknowledging the strain many Americans say they still feel. read more
In an unmistakable sign of Europe's rapidly dimming view on America, the U.S. delegation entered the San Siro stadium here on Friday night to a chorus of boos ... read more
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