THE WEEKEND STARTS HERE:

...with NEIL DIAMOND! There are two types of people, you know.  But here's Neil on the Beeb in 1971.  Your set list: "Sweet Caroline," "Solitary Man," "Cracklin' Rosie," "Done Too Soon," "A Modern Day Version Of Love," "He Aint' Heavy (He's My Brother)," "Holly Holy," and "Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show."  And "I Am I Said" is back the Tube right now.

BETTER OBLIVION COMMUNITY CENTER, a/k/a Phoebe Bridgers and Conor Oberst, stream their self-titled debut album.

GIRLPOOL advance streams What Chaos Is Imaginary.

MANDOLIN ORANGE advance streams Tides of a Teardrop.

EMILY KING advance streams Scenery.

BOY HARSHER advance streams Careful.

VAMPIRE WEEKEND shares new songs "Harmony Hall" and "2021."

FLORENCE + THE MACHINE shares “Moderation” and “Haunted House.”

JOHN FOGERTY, because it is.

ST VINCENT: Annie Clark is profiled by GQ.

ROXY MUSIC's saxophonist Andy Mackay talks about the band and a possible Rock and Roll Hall of Fame reunion.

DEERHUNTER's Bradford Cox, the asexual rock star for end times.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Janis Joplin's posthumous masterpiece "Me And Bobby McGee."

NOW SHOWING:This weekend's wide releases are The Kid Who Would be King, which is currently scoring 84 percent on the ol' Tomatometer; and Serenity, scoring 23 percent.

CHRIS BROWN's Parisian lawyer filed a defamation lawsuit against the woman who got his client arrested on rape allegations.

VANITY FAIR's Hollywood issue -- and cover -- is online.

CATHERINE O'HARA is interviewed by The New Yorker.

MICHAEL CAINE, on the first time he got high, and the role he most regrets.

MATT SMITH may join JARED LETO in Morbius, a film based on the Spider-Man villain of the same name. 

SARAH PAULSON talks about her romance with Holland Taylor. 

THE BEACH BUM, from Harmony Korine, has a red-band trailer online.

JAMES FRAWLEY, a director of scores of TV and film projects – from The Monkees to The Muppet Movie – died Tuesday at his home in Indian Wells, where he had found tranquility outside of the Hollywood spotlight. He was 82.

A DOG is about to be surprised by cake.

NO ONE IS PREPARED FOR HAGFISH SLIME: It expands by 10K times in a fraction of a second, it's 100K times softer than Jell-O, and it fends off sharks and Priuses alike.

FIVE RESCUED SEAL PUPS named after characters from Harry Potter have been released back in to the sea. 

AN ACTIVIST puts four venomous snakes in his mouth to save the rainforest. Nope.

RICHARD THOMPSON: The culmination of 1000 Years Of Popular Music.

DANIEL JOHNSON: Watch a tribute concert featuring Flaming Lips, Built To Spill, Yo La Tengo, Bob Mould, and more.

JOAN SHELLEY plays the Mountain Stage.

WEEZER surprise releases the Teal album, a collection of covers. 

RYAN ADAMS shares "F*** the Rain."

JENNY LEWIS shares "Red Bull and Hennessey."

MERCURY REV shares two more Bobbie Gentry covers, featuring Lucinda Williams and Susanne Sundfør.

COCHEMEA, a Daptone jazz act, shares "Mitote."

JOE JACKSON plays "Fabulously Absolute" for Fallon.

JEFF TWEEDY is profiled by Relix.

THE FUTUREHEADS return from their 2013 hiatus, announcing their first LP in nine years.

THE FEUD That Birthed the Electric Guitar.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at the Osmonds' shameless Jackson 5 bite "One Bad Apple."

BRYAN SINGER has spent decades being trailed by allegations of sexual misconduct. The Atlantic reports on the various lawsuits and allegations against him, including speaking to four accusers. Here is Singer's response, and a bit on Hearst allegedly spiking the article first.

ALEC BALDWIN pleaded guilty on Wednesday to harassment and agreed to take anger management classes over his parking spot blow-up with a Manhattan motorist.

SAVED BY THE BELL: Mark-Paul Gosselaar revealed that he once dated co-star Elizabeth Berkley

THE SOPRANOS: James Gandolfini's son will play young Tony Soprano in the prequel.

NICOLAS CAGE has been set to star in Color Out of Space, a horror film based on terror-master H.P. Lovecraft’s 1927 novella.

KATE WINSLET will make her limited television series debut in Mare of Easttown, a limited dramatic series for HBO.

THE OFFICE remains one of the most popular shows on Netflix.

OTTERS vs TIGER CUB: Who You Got?

KITTY is going to have that snack, oh yes.

SNEAK LEVEL: 100.

TWO NEW BREEDS will join the Westminster Kennel Club dog show this year.

THE FLESH EATERS stream "I Used to Be Pretty."

DAVID CROSBY stops by World Cafe.

STELLA DONNELLY plays a Tiny Desk Concert.

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE shares "All I Want."

JOHN VANDERSLICE shares "I’ll Wait For You."

SPIRAL STAIRS shares “Hyp-No-Tized.”

THE "FRASIER" THEME, in the style of The National.

STEPHEN MALKMUS shares "Viktor Borgia" from his... electronic album?

SHARON VAN ETTEN gives a track-by-track tour of her new LP.

THE DANDY WARHOLS: How we made "Bohemian Like You."

DEERHUNTER's Bradford Cox is profiled by Paste.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at Tony Orlando & Dawn's novelty song "Knock Three Times."

THE OSCARS nominations were announced.The leaders are Roma and The Favourite. There is unprecedented inclusion, along with surprising snubs.

CHRIS BROWN and two other people were in custody in Paris after a woman filed a rape complaint, but were released on their  own recognizance, without bail. 

BRAD PITT & CHARLIZE THERON? Maybe!

JOHNNY DEPP filed legal docs citing new evidence that he never beat then-wife Amber Heard.

LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA may create Disney's first Latina Princess.

ANNE HATHAWAY is done drinking for the next 18 years.

EDGAR WRIGHT shares details of his next film.

NETFLIX is joining the MPAA, after long treating itself as a tech company. It's a move that could alter the lobbying landscape in DC.

I'M GONNA JUMP, MOM: Catch me.

TWO DOGS demonstrate people in winter.

A DOG Accidentally Runs a Half-Marathon After Being Let Out For Pee, Finishes 7th.

A MISSISSIPPI WOMAN who hunts deer at age 101 kills 2 with a single shot.

ARCTIC MONKEYS play Austin City Limits.

MARGO PRICE plays the Newport Folk Fest.

SNEAKS advance streams Highway Hypnosis.

SHARON VAN ETTEN performed "Seventeen" and "You Shadow" on Kimmel in time for twofer Tuesday.

ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA gets over 2 hours, 45 minutes of discussion and analysis on Political Beats with guest Jack Butler.

THE TWILIGHT SAD talks to Under The Radar about their exuberant fanbase grown larger from The Cure tour, the creation of their emphatically brilliant new record, and what it is that makes heavy Scottish music so special.

KING CRIMSON has big 50th anniversary plans.

SIMON RAYMONDE on nostalgia for the Cocteau Twins era. (Thx, Frank Yang.)

BRAD PITT and... CHARLIZE THERON? Don't bet on it.

BRAD BIRD talks to the Daily Beast about The Incredibles, what it takes to pull off a successful sequel, the John Lasseter saga, and the bleak, but necessary, future of original blockbusters.

STEVE GUTTENBERG married Living Large reporter Emily Smith on Saturday during a small, intimate ceremony in Malibu. Obvsly the work of the Stonecutters.

TINA FEY & ROBERT CARLOCK on the end of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

GILLIAN ANDERSON will play Margaret Thatcher on The Crown.

LIONEL RICHIE'S SON had a run-in with cops at a U.K. airport after allegedly claiming he had a bomb and then slugging a security guard.

THE GREAT FORGETTING: Pop culture is on a short clock.

SNEAK THIEF caught on hidden camera.

DOGGO in his snow goggle.

THE PYTHON CHALLENGE? Nope... just nope.

Start the car... start the car... START THE CAR!

U2: "Pride" and "MLK." Crushingly obvious. Have a dream.

MIKE FARRIS stops by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set.

MUMFORD & SONS stops by World Cafe for a chat and mini-set.

GO FEVER plays a mini-set at KUTX.

OHMME shares a cover of The B-52s’ “Give Me Back My Man.”

DION: A vintage performance of "Abraham, Martin & John."

SHARON VAN ETTEN talks to the L.A. Times about trying out psychology and comedy, plus more.

LOS LOBOS' Louie Peréz sits down for a wide-ranging NPR interview about his new book, his own story, his creative bond with David Hidalgo that stretches back to the 11th grade and his commitment to telling the stories of the world as he has seen it from countless tour buses.

THE SUBURBS' keyboardist/singer Chan Poling and drummer Hugo Klaers talk about their new lineup, and recording new versions of the band's songs.

THE NUMBER ONES looks at George Harrison's debut solo single "My Sweet Lord."

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: Glass tops the chart with 40MM (likely 47MM thru MLK Jr Day), which is at the low end of projections, but likely fine against a 20MM budget. It's going to be the third-biggest MLK Jr Day debut and the third-biggest opening for afilm by M. Night Shyamalan.  The Upside places with 157.7 on a quite leggy 23 percent drop, raising the ceiling on the 66-67MM total domestic run many had projected (it's already at ~44MM).  Dragon Ball Super: Broly shows with 10.7MM (although this estimate may change, as there has been some odd confusion about the number of screens it's on). The anime franchise has grossed over 21MM domestic since opening last weekend. Aquaman dives to the fourth slot with another 10.3MM on a 40 percent decline -- but could wind up third if the Dragon Ball number is hinky; plus, it's made over a Billion dollars worldwide, so no one's crying. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse rounds out the Top Five with 7.3MM on a leggy 20 percent drop; the 150MM domestic haul to date will boost prospects for a sequel.

SHAZAM! has a new trailer online.

SONY & R. KELLY have agreed to part ways.

KANYE WEST taped an interview with David Letterman for an upcoming episode of the latter's Netflix talk show.

LES MOONVES is fighting CBS’s decision to deny him a 120MM severance package.

GAME OF THRONES: Sophie Turner has spoiled the ending to a select few.

AQUAMAN: Zach Snyder reportedly helped James Wan undo some of Joss Whedon's influence on the character.

LEE UNKRICH, the Oscar-winning director behind Toy Story 3 and Coco, is leaving Pixar Animation Studios.

CROW confronts CAT.

DUNKIN won't eat his food unless it is microwaved, because he thinks that makes it human food.

THE WORLD'S CUTEST DOG dies of a broken heart.

THE RED-SHANKED DOUC is a pretty Zen monkey.