Entertainment & Media

Vancouver – September 15, 2026 -- Indochino has launched Hold the Room, its Fall/Winter 2026 campaign and collection, built around the idea that tailoring should serve an entire season of evenings rather than a single occasion. The made-to-measure menswear brand, which operates showrooms across the US and Canada, is rolling out the collection now both in stores and at indochino.com.

The campaign follows four friends across a single weekend, told in three chapters that move from a rainy afternoon arrival to a formal dinner on the final night.

Santa Monica – September 15, 2026 -- Universal Music Group and ElevenLabs have signed a multi-year licensing deal to build a new AI-powered music platform that lets fans remix, mash up, and reinterpret tracks from participating artists.

The agreement marks ElevenLabs' first partnership with a major record label. It covers both licensing of UMG's catalog and joint development of AI audio products for artists and songwriters.

Fans will get tools to remix and personalize tracks

The platform, now in development, will allow users to co-create with music from participating artists through remixes, mashups, new track interpretations, and personalized vocal experiences. UMG and ElevenLabs said additional products and fan experiences are planned for future release.

Irvine, Calif. – September 15, 2026 -- Taco Bell is inviting everyday customers to compete against celebrities and pro athletes on a golf course, launching the inaugural Live Más Open at The Ranch at Laguna Beach on November 2.

Kevin Hart hosts a 36-player tournament built around wild-card challenges

The nine-hole event pairs qualifying fans with celebrities, pro athletes and creators across nine foursomes in a live draft format. Global superstar Kevin Hart, an avid golfer, is hosting the tournament, which Taco Bell describes as designed to "go off-script" from traditional tournament golf.

Melbourne – September 15, 2026 -- Sandbox VR is opening a new virtual reality venue on Bourke Street in Melbourne's Central Business District, its second Australian location after the Gold Coast site. Guests can get 25% off through September 13 via presale booking on the company's website.

The Melbourne venue includes a bar, a party room and four private rooms where groups of up to six people wear headsets, haptic vests and motion sensors for full-body immersion. The system lets players see and physically interact with each other during sessions, and each group receives a personalized highlight video afterward to share the experience.

Provo, Utah – September 15, 2026 -- BYUtv is bringing back its documentary series "Big Stories" with 12 new episodes airing free before every BYU home and away football game throughout the 2026 season, streaming on the BYUtv app and BYUtv.org alongside each broadcast.

Each episode runs 7 to 10 minutes and reaches millions of households

The series airs on BYU's national TV network, which reaches a combined 70 million U.S. households, and focuses on people and communities connected to BYU's opponents rather than game analysis or depth charts.

Berlin – September 15, 2026 -- Catawiki is expanding its livestreamed auction format, Catawiki Live, into seven new categories: fashion (bags, sneakers and accessories), minerals, coins, toys, vinyl records, hi-fi & radio, and comics & books.

Live auctions already outperform standard listings

Since launching in May, Catawiki Live has hosted hundreds of livestreams watched by tens of thousands of users over thousands of hours. Thousands of items have sold through the format, and one in three objects sold via Catawiki Live auctions went to someone watching the livestream in real time. Auctions using the Live format have also seen double-digit increases in both the number of bidders per item and total bids placed, compared to Catawiki's standard auctions.

Quincy, Ill. – September 15, 2026 -- Choosing a child's first dance class involves more than matching a birthday to an age bracket, according to insights from Dance Expert Cindy Vancil-Haxel of Vancil Performing Arts Center in Quincy, Illinois, featured in a HelloNation article.

The piece explains that a child's introduction to dance can shape how they feel about movement and learning in a studio setting. While age helps guide class placement, interests, maturity, comfort with groups, and readiness to follow instructions matter just as much.

Children often show movement and music preferences before ever entering a studio

Some kids gravitate toward structured activities, while others prefer imaginative movement or high-energy music. Recognizing these preferences can help parents pick a beginner class that feels engaging rather than intimidating.

Clermont, KY – September 15, 2026 -- Jim Beam is rewarding fans every time an NFL kicker clangs a field goal off the goalpost, launching a season-long sweepstakes tied to the sound known as the "doink."

The "Hit the Beam" campaign debuts today ahead of the NFL season kickoff game, with a spot featuring comedian Ben Marshall coaching former NFL kicker Kai Forbath on how to intentionally miss and hit the upright instead of clearing it.

Every missed kick becomes a chance to win an 85-inch TV

Throughout the regular season, each time a kick strikes the goalpost, fans get an entry into a weekly drawing for an 85-inch television, with up to five TVs given away per week. Winners are chosen at random based on how many doinks occur that week; if no kicks hit the post, entries roll over to the following week.

Strasbourg – – September 14, 2026 -- A new three-part documentary series, "USA 1960-1980: The Conservative Revolution," premieres online on ARTE starting September 29, with a TV broadcast set for Tuesday, October 6 at 8:15 PM. Directed by Cédric Tourbe and produced by ARTE France and La Générale de production, the French 2026 series runs three episodes of 53 minutes each.

The series traces how Ronald Reagan popularized the slogan "Make America Great Again" decades before Donald Trump, and how ultraconservative ideas spread through American society across two turbulent decades before Reagan's presidential election in 1980.

Boston – September 13, 2026 -- Boston Children's Museum will host Gabby's Dollhouse MEOWseum Discovery Days from September 18 through September 20, 2026, offering families a free costume character Meet & Greet included with paid museum admission.

Three days of Gabby-themed activities run 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

The event, presented in collaboration with DreamWorks Animation and the Association of Children's Museums (ACM), returns for a second year at the Boston location. Programming includes a Storytime session, a Gabby Cats scavenger hunt, a dance party with DJ Catnip, and a craft activity making Hamster Kitty Fairies.

Advance reservations are required due to limited capacity.

Families can register through the museum's website ahead of the event. Regular museum admission applies -- $24 for adults, children ages 1-15, and seniors -- while children under 12 months and museum members enter free.