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From the flash of the red carpet to the pulse backstage—FR★W reports from the front line of the shows that shape culture.

When Your Name Isn’t Yours: Emma Stone and the Quiet Tension of Squarespace’s Super Bowl Film

Shot in timeless black-and-white on analogue film, the spot eases viewers into a slow, suspenseful moment as Emma Stone runs into a problem that hits close to home for anyone along the Gulf: trying to claim emmastone.com, only to find it already taken. What follows is a familiar kind of frustration—the sinking feeling when something you assumed was yours slips through your fingers. The pacing is unhurried, the mood quietly tense, and the storytelling feels more like a late-night indie film than a typical Super Bowl ad.

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A Door, a Dress, and a Question That Refuses to Sink: Titanic’s Most Mythic Relic Surfaces in Branson

There are film props, and then there are cultural talismans—the kind that transcend cinema and enter collective memory. This February, one of the most debated, beloved, and endlessly memed objects in movie history resurfaces not on a soundstage or in an auction catalog, but beneath the grand silhouette of the Titanic Museum Attraction in Branson, Missouri.

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The Devil Wears Prada Is Back—And Fashion, Once Again, Is Holding Its Breath

Nearly two decades after The Devil Wears Prada first clicked its stilettos across the cultural imagination, the film that defined a generation of fashion fantasies (and workplace fears) is officially getting a sequel. Currently in development at Disney—now the keeper of the Prada crown—the project reunites Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway as the indomitable Miranda Priestly and her once-wide-eyed assistant, Andy Sachs.

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Country, Rewritten: Inside the 2026 Grammy Nominations

Country music has always been a study in contrasts—heritage and rebellion, rhinestones and restraint—and the 2026 Grammy nominations read like a love letter to that tension. This year’s slate is less about a single dominant sound and more about a conversation across generations, aesthetics, and emotional registers. Think tradition brushing shoulders with TikTok-era stardom; Nashville polish meeting Appalachian grit.

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Country’s Quiet Year at the Grammys—And Why the Academy Says It Isn’t a Snub

When the Grammy nominations land without a single country artist in the Academy’s four all-genre crown jewels—Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist—the absence reads less like a footnote and more like a cultural moment. For 2026, it’s a conspicuous one. And yet, according to Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr., the silence is not a statement.

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Grammy Highlights: The Night's Defining Moments and Fashion That Ruled the Red Carpet

On Sunday evening, music royalty descended in full regalia for the 68th annual Grammy Awards—an evening where spectacle and sound shared equal billing. The ceremony unfolded as a celebration of ambition and artistry, culminating in a historic album of the year win for Bad Bunny. 

Country, Rewritten: Inside the 2026 Grammy Nominations

Country music has always been a study in contrasts—heritage and rebellion, rhinestones and restraint—and the 2026 Grammy nominations read like a love letter to that tension. This year’s slate is less about a single dominant sound and more about a conversation across generations, aesthetics, and emotional registers. 

Jelly Roll accepts the award for Best Contemporary Country Album for "Beautifully Broken" onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for the Recording Academy®

The Brands at the Grammy's: Nick Smith live from the red carpet

The 68th Annual Grammy Awards weren’t just a celebration of music’s top creators on February 1, 2026—in Los Angeles, fashion brands, luxury houses, and global partners turned Music’s Biggest Night into a strategic stage for collaboration and cultural influence.

Country’s Quiet Year at the Grammys—And Why the Academy Says It Isn’t a Snub

When the Grammy nominations land without a single country artist in the Academy’s four all-genre crown jewels—Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist—the absence reads less like a footnote and more like a cultural moment. For 2026, it’s a conspicuous one.

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