THE HUB

When it comes to ringing in the New Year on television, ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest has once again proven it’s the reigning champ of the holiday. The 2025‑26 edition didn’t just attract viewers, it pulled in its highest ratings in four years , reminding everyone that some TV traditions are impossible to beat. As the clock counted down to midnight, the broadcast averaged 18.8 million viewers during the critical 11:30 p.m.–12:30 a.m. ET window

If you scrolled through social media on New Year’s Eve, you might have thought MTV had finally kicked the bucket. Posts claiming the network “officially shut down” went viral faster than a TikTok dance trend. Relax. MTV is very much alive. What actually happened was a more modest end-of-year shakeup: several music-focused channels quietly went dark, leaving fans nostalgic for the days when the network actually played music. On December 31, 2025, MTV retired its music-only cha

Hollywood actor and musician Will Smith is facing a civil lawsuit filed by violinist Brian King Joseph , who performed on Smith’s Based on a True Story: 2025 tour. The lawsuit, filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court , alleges sexual harassment, retaliation and wrongful termination, stemming from events that occurred during the tour. Brian King Joseph, a professional violinist and former America’s Got Talent finalist, was initially hired for a concert in San Diego i