31to top the flagshipBillboard200 albums chart with a comparatively small 169,000 units shifted. Such are Billboards rules. Note that this makes two weeks in a row where catalog albums have soundly outsold theBillboard200s No. 1, something that had never happened before in the chart publications history. Count it as just one more testament to Michael Jacksons lasting impact on pop culture. Not that there werent plenty of other strong debuts to go around on the chart....

1, something that had previously never happened in the publications history. Looks like the singers eight-year hiatus built up some serious fan demand for his new one. No complaints from me: Its a great record that deserves that No. 1 spot, even if it got there via a loophole of sorts. Meanwhile, Miley Cyrus latest project thatd beHannah Montana 3, in case youve lost track moved 137,000 units. 2 finish on theBillboard200....

The soundtrack for Michael Jacksons posthumous concert filmThis Is Itarrived in stores today. Read on for EWs review. Either way, its a decent if slight addition to Jacksons songbook. Its a smartly sequenced hit parade, from Wanna Be Startin Somethin through Man in the Mirror. Uptempo jams predominate, with a few show-stopping ballads along the way. Those would have been some spectacular concerts in London, thats for sure. Might as well enjoy these rare glimpses into Jacksons creative process for now....

He really was in good shape, he was moving well, Stacy Walker tells EW. I dont know what he was feeling on the inside but he certainly looked good on the outside. He was very, very up and happy. We all know he wasnt a big guy. He was always very lean. Oddly enough, his best rehearsals were his last two on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. Thats where all the magic happened....

“Calling Obama a ‘former Chicago resident’ is quite the understatement,” one person tweeted. Others, like radio personality Sam Roberts, found the brevity witty. Hehir told journalist Richard Deitsch. Credit: Jon SooHoo/NBAE via Getty Images So … mystery solved. Hehir recentlyspoke to EWahead ofThe Last Dance’s premiere and discussed why it was perfect for this particular moment. The next two installments of the 10-part ESPN series will air Sunday, April 26....

However, because of the coronavirus pandemic, live games have been canceled. Two decades later, that footage will now be revealed. MakingThe Last Dancewas an incredible opportunity to explore the extraordinary impact of one man and one team. Credit: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images I hope viewers enjoy watching our series as much as we enjoyed the opportunity to make it. See the ESPN schedule below. Sunday, April 19 9 p....

The actor who famously declared “I’m Batman” might reprise the role once again. Michael Keaton is in talks to return as the caped crusader, sources told EW on Monday. It’s also possible that Keaton could appear in other DC titles playing the character as well. Everett Collection Warner Bros. had no comment. Typically the studio doesn’t have two actors playing the same comic book character at the same time. So Pattinson is still “the new Batman” as far as Warner Bros....

The Hulu series is based on Beth Macy’s 2018 book about the ongoing opioid crisis in America. Dopesickwill be an eight-episode limited series from Keaton and writerDanny Strong(Empire). It’ll feature Keaton as Samuel Finnix, a doctor who becomes entangled in the world of Big Pharma. Credit: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic The series will be directed byBarry Levinson(Rain Man, Man of the Year). Laws were broken and many lies were told. The answers Macy arrives at are bleak, fatalistic, and enraging....

Fahrenheit 11/9directorMichael Mooregave a warning to non-Trump supporters onReal TimeFriday night. Even if he doesnt, hes not going to leave, hostBill Maheradded. Moore hopes people will listen now, but his hopes arent that high. This man believes in being president for life. Hes now president for life. No, hes great, Trump had said of Chinas President Xi Jinping, as reported byCNN. And look, he was able to do that. I think its great....

In the pilot, we learn that Dr. Martin Whitly A.K.A. As you’re able to imagine, a struggle ensues. This is a horrible, destructive, painful, grief-filled landscape that were talking about. Credit: David Giesbrecht/FOX People always say it must be fun to play a big villain. Its not fun or campy in that sense. So those kinds of things become fascinating. Thats just fascinating and really interesting to explore what might happen in the future....

But if all goes according to plan, fans of TVs No. 1 scripted series wont have to. (Its a good one. Credit: Sonja Flemming/CBS ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lets get the tough question out of the way first. MICHAEL WEATHERLY:Are we talking about my weight? [Laughs] What can you say about your contract negotiations? [Laughs] Youve already shot the season finale. [In announcer voice] Its the North versus the South. Theyre bringing 21st century crime procedural to the 19th Century....

At first, not much happens inI May Destroy You. It’s gonna take an all-nighter for Arabella to hit her deadline. Arabella leaves her office to meet friends for a few drinks. Credit: HBO And do I really want to know? “I emerged into consciousness typing season 2, many hours later,” sherevealed in a 2018 speech. “It turned out I’d been sexually assaulted by strangers.” But the more she speaks out online, the more Arabella closes herself off from her IRL friends....

Like most of us,Michelle Buteauhas felt isolated during the 2020 pandemic. It was her grandmother’s birthday. Buteau lights up when she remembers her childhood vacations in Jamaica to visit her grandma. Marcus Price/NETFLIX A dose on nostalgia for an uncertain time we’re in now. “I always have the most fun when I’m my truest self,” she says. The special does go into some darker places, which Buteau spins into lightness with her humor....