The BET Awards has delivered a night of major star power and poignant moments as it marked its 25th anniversary with a mix of comedy, emotion and calls for justice.

The BET Awards will honor four legendary performers — Mariah Carey, Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx and Kirk Franklin — with one of the show’s top honors, the Ultimate Icon Award.

Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, Tom Hiddleston's Loki and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man are all back in the “Avengers” ensemble.

Will Smith releasing his first album in 20 years, the 14-track “Based on a True Story,” and “Mufasa: The Lion King,” Barry Jenkins’ photorealistic prequel to the 1994 animated classic, are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

“Moana 2,” the third-biggest movie box-office hit of 2024, and Amanda Seyfried playing a Philadelphia patrol officer fighting rampant opioid addiction in Peacock's “Long Bright River” are some of this week’s new streaming entertainment releases.

“Captain America: Brave New World” kept falling but still hovered above all others at a weak weekend box office.

“Captain America: Brave New World” soared on opening weekend, but crash-landed in its second go-around with audiences.

Rain has stopped the Daytona 500 on Sunday after 11 laps, not long after President Donald Trump in his heavily armored presidential limousine known in Washington as “The Beast” led the drivers on two laps around the track.

It’s NASCAR’s turn to throw its version of the Super Bowl, and the Daytona 500 is trying hard to match the hype after being delayed for hours due to rain.

“Captain America: Brave New World” is infusing some blockbuster cash into the North American box office.

Pitbull has ended his partnership with NASCAR team Trackhouse Racing.

Marvel star Anthony Mackie swam with sharks in the Gulf of Mexico for the new National Geographic special “Shark Beach with Anthony Mackie" debuting Sunday.

This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include albums from Camila Cabello and Megan Thee Stallion, Amazon Prime has a documentary about Celine Dion dealing with a rare neurological disorder and Eva Longoria plays a woman whose life changes completely in “Land of Women.”.

Ron Simons, an actor who turned into a formidable screen and stage producer, winning four Tony Awards and having several films selected at the Sundance Film Festival, has died.

Movie star Anthony Mackie was back in his home town — and back at an old job — as he took part in a program to help people needing roof repairs and replacements after natural disasters.

Charles Fuller, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright of the searing and acclaimed “A Soldier’s Play” who often explored and exposed how social institutions can perpetuate racism, has died.

New Orleans hometown hero Anthony Mackie is helping rebuild roofs in the city damaged by Hurricane Ida.

An emotional Harrison Ford has unveiled a trailer for the fifth Indiana Jones film, saying this one will be his last.

Marvel Studios returned to Comic-Con's Hall H for the first time in three years with a massive presentation and new information about phases five and six of the ongoing Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Carrie Underwood and Jason Aldean were the big winners at the CMT music awards.

Hit country duo The Judds are reuniting to perform on the CMT Music Awards, their first major awards show performance together in more than two decades.

Kane Brown is the leading nominee for the 2022 CMT Music Awards, which celebrates the best in country music videos.

Naomi Osaka returned to the spotlight for the first time since withdrawing from the French Open in May and skipping Wimbledon, posing on the red carpet at The ESPYS.

The ESPYS are returning to New York next month and actor Anthony Mackie will host the show that honors the year’s top athletes and moments.

Carrie Underwood has extended her record as the most decorated artist in the history of the CMT Music Awards — thanks to her song “Hallelujah.”.

This week’s new entertainment releases include the return of Angelina Jolie in the thriller “Those Who Wish Me Dead” as a Montana smoke jumper who comes across a 12-year-old boy in need of help.

How have Hollywood and Broadway responded to an exposé detailing routine abuse and bullying by producer Scott Rudin.

(Disney Plus via AP)NEW YORK – When Steve Rogers handed Sam Wilson his Captain America shield at the end of Marvel's massive 2019 event “Avengers: Endgame,” Wilson tried it on for a beat. That reluctance and skepticism is front-and-center as Wilson's story continues in “The Falcon and the Winter Solder,” a new six-episode Disney+ series that promises an exploration of patriotism and race alongside its shootouts and soaring chase scenes. While “Endgame" appeared to promise a quick transition for Anthony Mackie's Falcon to take up the Captain America mantle, as he has in the comics, the creator of “Falcon” promises only complications. AdSo will there be a Black Captain America by the time the final credits roll in April? Agent, a sometime antagonist to Captain America who twists American patriotism to darker ends.

This image provided by Marvel Studios shows Elizabeth Olsen as Wanda Maximoff in a scene from "WandaVision." (Marvel Studios via AP)LOS ANGELES – When “WandaVision” wraps its initial run next month on the Disney+ streaming service, Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda will make her next appearance in the big-screen “Doctor Strange” sequel. It’s storytelling that determines how and when characters from the Marvel Comics universe hopscotch between TV and movies, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige said Wednesday. Feige wouldn’t say whether “WandaVision,” Marvel Studios' first original series for Disney+, has a future after its March 5 season finale. Asked if Marvel Studios might be able to regain them, Feige said he believes it could happen, but added that “rumors online about things reverting” to Marvel aren't always true.

Anthony Mackie is looking forward to seeing the Marvel Cinematic Universe change -- in front of the camera and behind the scenes. In a conversation with Daveed Diggs for Variety's Actors on Actors, Mackie opened up about what's "bothered" him about Marvel's lack of diversity. "We've had one Black producer; his name was Nate Moore. But then when you do Black Panther, you have a Black director, Black producer, a Black costume designer, a Black stunt choreographer," he continued. RELATED CONTENT:MCU Streaming Guide: How to Watch the Marvel Movies in the Right OrderUpcoming Marvel Movies: The Full List From 'The Eternals' to 'Thor: Love and Thunder' and More'Doctor Strange 2,' 'Thor: Love and Thunder' and More Marvel Movies Get New Release Dates Due to Coronavirus