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In the wake of George Floyd’s killing by Minneapolis police, more than 700 actors, recording artists and entertainment and music industry organizations and their supporters have signed a letter urging swift passage of the Justice in Policing Act. The bill pending in the House of Representatives would ban chokeholds and no-knock warrants, limit military-style equipment on American streets and make lynching a federal crime.

The legislation would also make it easier to prosecute police misconduct and enable individuals to recover damages in civil court by eliminating qualified immunity for law enforcement officers who use excessive force. See the letter and its full list of signatories and supporters below.

Signers of the letter, which has been sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, include SAG-AFTRA, the Motion Picture Association, the Recording Industry Association of America, the Songwriters Guild of America and the Association of Independent Music Publishers,...

Bbmak is back. The boy band is making their official return to the concert stage after their split 15-years-ago. In an interview with People, singers Mark Barry, Christian Burns and Stephen McNally revealed their viral video from April made them seriously consider getting the band back together again. "We've seen some of the other bands come back and having a good time performing, and we missed it," the "Back Here" performers shared. The guitarists added, "We had done some songs on our own and we thought, 'We have some songs here.' It just felt like the right time to do it." And when the men began writing again together for the first time in 15 years, it was "like...

Boyband BBMak was thrown out of Disneyland for drinking alcohol before a performance. The band was scheduled to sing their new single Still On Your Side at the theme park. However, security soon escorted the band out and cancelled their show when they spotted singer Mark Barry enjoying a sneaky swig of beer.