Steve Knopper

Here’s how the new biopic about the pop star handles everything from major moments like the “Beat It” video to details like a pet giraffe.

"Michael," the new biopic about Michael Jackson's triumphant but traumatized life, underwent costly reshoots when Jackson's estate discovered a legal agreement from the '90s preventing the film from depicting a child who had alleged the star sexually abused him at the time. Instead, the movie's central conflict is between the Jackson 5 patriarch, Joseph Jackson, and the family group he drove to superstardom, particularly Michael, its dynamic frontman.

From the Backstreet Boys to the Jonas Brothers to Boyz II Men, adult women are paying up to see their favorite grown-up boy bands this summer

Steve Knopper The first time Leigh Digons saw the Backstreet Boys, she was 15, with her mom and best friend.

The musician and director teamed up to bring Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour — with poignant moments onstage and off — to theaters.

When Billie Eilish's mother told her that "Titanic" and "Avatar" director James Cameron wanted to direct a 3D concert movie starring the pop star, the singer's first reaction was incredulous: "What the hell are you talking about?" she recalled saying. "He emailed you himself? Like, James Cameron at Gmail?"

Read this exciting story from The Wall Street Journal May 09, 2026 issue. This summer, adult fans are paying up to see their favorite now-grown-up acts—from the Backstreet Boys to the Jonas Brothers to Boyz II Men.

NEW YORK – When Billie Eilish's mother told her that Titanic (1997) and Avatar (2009 to present) director James Cameron wanted to direct a 3D concert

The ideal road trip playlist should be packed with fast-but-not-too-fast songs, sound familiar enough for everybody in the car to head-bang like

Here’s how to spend a day in the city as the former president would, from legendary restaurants to the new Barack Obama Presidential Library opening in June 2026.