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Kelly Clarkson drops new Christmas song, Christmas Isn’t Cancelled (Just You), ahead of new album
Kelly Clarkson has released her latest Christmas-themed single, ‘’.The 39-year-old singer dropped the festive track on Thursday (23.09.21), which comes as the very first song to be released from her upcoming Christmas-themed studio album, ‘When...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd September 2021
Melvin Van Peebles dies aged 89
Melvin Van Peebles has died at the age of 89.The influential filmmaker was described as the "godfather of black cinema" and is known for his 1970s pictures 'Watermelon Man' and 'Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song'.Melvin passed...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd September 2021
Dame Judi Dench's late husband persuaded her to take Bond role
Dame Judi Dench was persuaded to take a role in 'James Bond' by her late husband.The 86-year-old actress played M across seven Bond movies between 1995 and 2012 and revealed that she would never have...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd September 2021
Bjorn Ulvaeus: ABBA's avatar shows could go on forever
Bjorn Ulvaeus has insisted ABBA's avatar shows could go on indefinitely. The Swedish pop icons - also comprising Agnetha Faltskog, 71, Benny Andersson, 74, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, 75 - are performing digitally as 'Abbatars' with...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd September 2021
'I must have worn it out for six months': Corey Taylor honours Nirvana's Nevermind
Corey Taylor says Nirvana's landmark 'Nevermind' album "changed" people's approach to songwriting.The Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman has hailed the Kurt Cobain-fronted Grunge pioneers' iconic 1991 LP ahead of its 30th anniversary on Friday (24.09.21)...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd September 2021
Sir Elton John wants to continue writing with Charlie Puth
Sir Elton John hopes to continue his songwriting partnership with Charlie Puth.The 'Rocket Man' hitmaker - who has worked with his long-time songwriting partner Bernie Taupin for five decades - has teamed up with the...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd September 2021
Lana vs Lorde: Music stars locked in melodies dispute
Lana Del Rey is reportedly seeking "public acknowledgment" from Lorde that she inspired 'Stoned At the Nail Salon'.According to The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column, the 'Video Games' hitmaker is now receiving royalties from the New...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd September 2021
Ariana Grande working with Nile Rodgers and more on new album
Nile Rodgers has been working on Ariana Grande's new album.The Chic legend has revealed Ryan Tedder asked him to produce a song, which the pop superstar's fellow 'The Voice' coach, John Legend, has co-written for...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd September 2021
Kevin Bacon joins John Logan's horror movie
Kevin Bacon has boarded the cast of John Logan's untitled horror project.The 63-year-old actor will star in and executive produce the upcoming LGBTQIA+ empowerment tale that is set at a gay conversion camp and also...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd September 2021
Molly Shannon starring in A Good Person
Molly Shannon will star in 'A Good Person'.The 57-year-old actress has joined Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman in the feature that will be directed by Zach Braff.The movie tells the story of Allison (Pugh), whose...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd September 2021
Jaden Smith's Italian inspiration
Jaden Smith was inspired to make his clothing brand more "professional" after a trip to Italy.The 'Karate Kid' actor launched streetwear brand MSFTS with is sister Willow, actor Moises Arias and his brother Mateo aka...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 23rd September 2021
Lady Gaga wants people to 'try' with new eyeshadow palette
Lady Gaga thinks it's "beautiful" to see people "try" with make-up.The 35-year-old singer and actress is excited about her Haus Laboratories new 'Love for Sale' eye shadow palette and hopes it will "sing" to the...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 23rd September 2021
Rihanna prioritises representation
Rihanna thinks "representation" is more important than the garments themselves with her Savage X Fenty line.The 33-year-old singer has been working on her third runway experience, 'Savage x Fenty Show Vol. 3', and admitted...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 23rd September 2021
Lil Nas X wanted Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj on Montero
Lil Nas X wanted Lady Gaga and Nicki Minaj on 'Montero'.The 22-year-old rapper has revealed to fans on Twitter that he has an incomplete track that he wanted to send to the 'Born This Way'...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd September 2021
Teyana Taylor announces farewell tour
Teyana Taylor has announced her farewell tour.The 30-year-old singer-and-actress announced in December that she is retiring from music due to feeling "overlooked" as an artist.And the 'Coming 2 America' star - who released her debut...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 23rd September 2021
Fantastic Beasts 3 title and release date announced
The title and release date for the third 'Fantastic Beasts' movie has been announced.'Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore' will see Eddie Redmayne return as Magizoologist Newt Scamander and Jude Law as Professor Albus Dumbledore,...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd September 2021
Joseph Fiennes, Omari Hardwick and Gael Garcia Bernal join Netflix's The Mother
Joseph Fiennes, Omari Hardwick and Gael Garcia Bernal have joined the cast of 'The Mother'. The trio will appear alongside the already announced Jennifer Lopez, who will play the titular character in the Netflix thriller....
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 23rd September 2021
Ringo Starr will miss 'beautiful' Charlie Watts
Ringo Starr will miss "beautiful" Charlie Watts.The 81-year-old musician paid tribute to his fellow drummer - who passed away aged 80 last month - and spoke of how he used to enjoy "hanging out" with...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd September 2021
Courteeners, Blossoms, Nothing But Thieves to headline Y Not
Courteeners, Blossoms and Nothing But Thieves will headline Y Not Festival next year.The event in Derbyshire was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic, but organisers have confirmed it will return...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd September 2021
Richard Ashcroft drops acoustic rendition of This Thing Called Life
Richard Ashcroft has released a stripped-back version of 2010's ‘This Thing Called Life’.The new cut is taken from the former Verve frontman's upcoming acoustic greatest hits collection, 'Acoustic Hymns Vol. 1'.The original featured hip-hop star...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd September 2021
Duran Duran were 'at each other's throats' making new album in lockdown
Duran Duran were "at each other's throats" making their new album in lockdown.Frontman Simon Le Bon - who is joined by Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, and Roger Taylor in the group - has confessed he...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd September 2021
Don McLean: Modern songwriters don't have brains
Don McLean says computers have destroyed modern songwriters' brain cells.The 'American Pie' hitmaker believes the ability to write a classic has been taken away from the current crop of music-makers because technology has "prevented young...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd September 2021
Justin Lin: Fast & Furious will end with 'one chapter in two films'
Justin Lin has confirmed that the 'Fast & Furious' franchise will conclude with "one chapter in two movies".The 49-year-old director has been tapped to conclude the final two movies in 'The Fast Saga' and revealed...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd September 2021
Woody Harrelson hopes to make Zombieland 3
Woody Harrelson wants to make a third 'Zombieland' film.The 60-year-old actor appeared in the 2009 zombie comedy flick and its 2019 sequel 'Zombieland: Double Tap' as Tallahassee and revealed that he would love to return...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd September 2021
Michael Stipe rules out R.E.M. reunion
Michael Stipe says speculation of a R.E.M. reunion is "wishful thinking".The 'Losing My Religion' hitmakers went their separate ways in 2011, and despite the frontman recently insisting he and his former bandmates are closer than...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd September 2021
Fugees announce first world tour in 25 years
Fugees are in talks to reunite after 15 years.According to an insider, the 'Ready Or Not' hitmakers - comprising Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel - have been back in touch to discuss marking...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd September 2021
Naughty Boy: Cheryl has enough 'incredible' songs for a new album
Cheryl has penned enough songs for a new album, according to Naughty Boy.The 36-year-old record producer - whose real name is Shahid Khan - has revealed there are plenty of "incredible" songs from his sessions...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd September 2021
John Boyega joins The Woman King
John Boyega has been cast in 'The Woman King'.The 29-year-old actor is to feature alongside Viola Davis and Thuso Mbedu in the historical epic.Gina Prince-Bythewood, who recently directed the Netflix action movie 'The Old Guard',...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd September 2021
Ashton Sanders to play Bobby Brown in Whitney biopic
Ashton Sanders will play Bobby Brown in the Whitney Houston biopic 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'.The 25-year-old actor has been tapped to play the 'Every Little Step' hitmaker, who was married to Whitney between 1992...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd September 2021
Victoria Beckham's muse is her husband
Victoria and David Beckham have a "shared suitcase" of clothes on holidays.The 47-year-old designer admitted her husband was at the heart of her moodboard for her spring/summer 2022 collection because she's always admitted the way...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 22nd September 2021
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