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Hilary Duff announces “the lucky me tour” in support of “Luck… or Something”

Hilary Duff has unveiled “the lucky me tour,” her first global headlining trek in nearly 20 years, backing her sixth studio album, “Luck… or Something,” due Feb. 20. The run spans 2026–27 and covers seven countries, starting June 22 in West Palm Beach, Florida, and wrapping Feb. 12, 2027, in Mexico City.

Ms. Duff will play a mix of amphitheaters and arenas across the U.S. and Canada before heading to the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico, with first-ever headlining stops at New York’s Madison Square Garden, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre and London’s O2 Arena. Openers include La Roux across most international dates, with Jade LeMac and Lauren Spencer Smith joining select legs. 

HGTV cancels “Rehab Addict” after Nicole Curtis slur video

HGTV has canceled “Rehab Addict” and pulled it from its platforms after a video surfaced showing host Nicole Curtis using a racial slur during filming. The clip, published online just hours before new episodes were set to return last night (Feb. 11), captured Ms. Curtis using the N-word and immediately reacting with regret.

In a statement, HGTV condemned the language and said it was removing the long-running home-restoration series to uphold its values of respect and inclusion. Ms. Curtis, who launched “Rehab Addict” in 2010, apologized on social media, calling the word “wrong” and saying it does not reflect her character, while adding that her focus is now on her family and community. 

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“Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans” cast, tribes and premiere

CBS has confirmed that “Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans” will be an all-returnees milestone season, premiering Feb. 25, with an extended three-hour episode. The season brings back 24 former castaways from across the franchise’s 25-year history, including Cirie Fields, Ozzy Lusth, Rick Devens and Benjamin “Coach” Wade.

The players will once again compete in Fiji’s Mamanuca Islands, starting in three tribes of eight — Cila, Kalo and Vatu — each mixing “old-school” icons with newer-era standouts and recent winners. CBS and fan sites have already released tribe photos and breakdowns, and pre-season interviews suggest a nostalgia-heavy but strategically intense season aimed squarely at longtime viewers.

Tame Impala’s “Deadbeat” era rolls into a 2026 U.K./Europe arena run

Kevin Parker’s Tame Impala is extending the “Deadbeat” campaign with a massive U.K. and European arena tour in spring 2026. The run follows the 2025 release of “Deadbeat,” the project’s fifth studio album, and its disco-leaning single “Dracula,” which dropped Sept. 26, 2025.

The Deadbeat Tour’s European leg kicks off April 4, 2026, in Porto, Portugal, before hitting Lisbon, Madrid, Barcelona, Lyon, Turin, Zurich, multiple German cities, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Amsterdam and Antwerp. A U.K. and Ireland stretch follows, with arena shows in London, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow and Dublin running through May 13. Critics describe “Deadbeat” as a psych-rave and disco-inflected turn that leans into club and festival culture more than any previous Tame Impala record. 

Cardi B launches “Little Miss Drama Tour” behind “Am I the Drama?”

Cardi B has officially begun her first headlining arena run, the Little Miss Drama Tour, in support of her long-awaited sophomore album “Am I the Drama?” (released Sept. 19, 2025). The North American arena trek opened on Wednesday at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, and is scheduled to run through mid-April, closing out in Atlanta on April 17–18, depending on the market.

Opening night featured a 37-song, roughly two-hour set, organized into multiple themed “acts” that blend new material with hits like “Bodak Yellow,” “I Like It,” “WAP” and “Up.” Coverage from the first show notes high-production staging, heavy choreography and pointed political asides, including an on-stage denunciation of immigration enforcement that quickly went viral.