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Mick Jagger 'misses' working with Charlie Watts
Mick Jagger "misses" working with Charlie WattsThe 78-year-old music legend shot to fame alongside the late Charlie - who died back in 2021 at the age of 80 - as part of rock band The...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd May 2022
Ewan McGregor: Returning to Star Wars was a very long process
Ewan McGregor has admitted that returning to 'Star Wars' was a "very long process."The 51-year-old actor shot to fame by playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in in the mammoth sci-fi film series and is reprising his...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd May 2022
Phil Manzanera: Roxy Music 50th anniversary tour 'beneath' Brian Eno
Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera says the band's upcoming 50th anniversary tour would be "beneath" Brian Eno.The glam rock legends' first jaunt in 11 years kicks off in September in Canada and includes three dates in...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 22nd May 2022
'I'm living the dream': Tom Cruise insists he never has a day off
Tom Cruise says he doesn't have days off because he's "living his dream" when he's working.Growing up, young Tom dreamt of becoming either a pilot or an actor and in his latest film, 'Top Gun:...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 22nd May 2022
Jeremy Renner to star in movie about opioid crisis
Jeremy Renner will star in a new movie about the opioid epidemic.The 51-year-old actor will portray David Armstrong, the Pulitzer-prize winning investigative journalist who helped expose the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma's links to the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st May 2022
Mark Owen's new album features daughters on vocals
Mark Owen's new solo record features his daughters.The 50-year-old Take That star has daughters Willow, 13, and Fox, nine and son Elwood, 15, with wife Emma Ferguson and he revealed that Willow and Fox feature...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 21st May 2022
Emeli Sandé found it 'liberating' producing songs on her latest LP
Emeli Sandé was able to put "more" of herself into her new music as a producer.The 'Heaven' hitmaker got to step into the producer role on a number of the songs on her new album,...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 21st May 2022
Simu Liu felt crushed after not being cast in Crazy Rich Asians
Simu Liu was crushed not getting a part in 'Crazy Rich Asians'.The 33-year-old Chinese actor auditioned four times for Jon M. Chu's 2018 rom-com - which starred the likes of Constance Wu and Henry Golding...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st May 2022
Doja Cat pulls out of Weeknd tour
Doja Cat has pulled out of The Weeknd’s summer stadium tour. The 26-year-old star was due to support The Weeknd on his 'After Hours Til Dawn' global stadium tour, which kicks off in July, but...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 21st May 2022
Flume found it nerve-wracking working with idol Damon Albarn
Flume says it was nerve-wracking working with his idol, Damon Albarn.Blur and Gorillaz star Damon, 54, is featured on the Australian record producer's title track from his latest studio album, 'Palaces', but he very nearly...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 21st May 2022
Tom Cruise reveals his most 'life-changing' role
Tom Cruise says landing the role of Navy pilot Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in 'Top Gun' was "life-changing".The 59-year-old Hollywood star had always dreamt of being either a pilot or an actor growing up, and when...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st May 2022
Emma Thompson told she didn't have 'the right kind of body' for sex scenes
Emma Thompson was told she didn't have "the right kind of body" for sex scenes.The 63-year-old actress revealed she has rarely been asked to do racy scenes in movies because male executives did not think...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 21st May 2022
Drake taught me how to rap, says Jack Harlow
Jack Harlow considers his friendship with Drake to be a "gift".The 24-year-old star has quickly developed a close bond with Drake, 35, and Jack has credited his friend for teaching him how to rap.Jack -...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th May 2022
Alanis Morissette set to release a meditation album
Alanis Morissette is set to release a meditation album.The 47-year-old singer's new record, 'The Storm Before The Calm', will guide her fans through 11 different meditations.Alanis said: "Meditating rests my interior to the point where...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th May 2022
Saweetie: I love proving people wrong
Saweetie's ambition has been fuelled by sexism.The 28-year-old rap star - whose real name is Diamonte Harper - has experienced sexism throughout her life, and she remains determined to prove her doubters wrong.The 'Best Friend'...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th May 2022
Jon Hamm: Top Gun appeals to regular people
Jon Hamm thinks that the 'Top Gun' franchise appeals to audiences as it focuses on "regular people".The 51-year-old star plays Vice Admiral Beau 'Cyclone' Simpson in the sequel 'Top Gun: Maverick' and believes that...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th May 2022
Tom Cruise agonised about making Top Gun sequel
Tom Cruise doubted that he would ever make 'Top Gun: Maverick'.The 59-year-old actor returns as Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell for the hotly-anticipated sequel to the 1986 movie 'Top Gun' and he took a long time...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th May 2022
Scott Eastwood returning to Fast and Furious series
Scott Eastwood is returning to the 'Fast and Furious' franchise.The 36-year-old actor – the son of Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood – will reprise his role as Little Nobody in 'Fast X', the latest installment of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th May 2022
Jason Momoa cast in Shots! Shots! Shots!
Jason Momoa is to star in the action-comedy 'Shots! Shots! Shots!'.The 42-year-old actor has boarded the Universal movie that has been written by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows.The story details are yet to be disclosed...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th May 2022
Tom Grennan's girlfriend inspired his new music
Tom Grennan's new album will feature a song or two about his Italian girlfriend.The 26-year-old singer has teased details about his next record, revealing that Danniella Carraturo has inspired some of his new music.He shared:...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th May 2022
Sam Fender joins forces with Bruce Springsteen for charity single
Sam Fender has teamed up with Bruce Springsteen to record a charity single.The 28-year-old singer has joined forces with the 'Born in the U.S.A.' hitmaker to record a charity song for the Teenage Cancer Trust...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th May 2022
Griff covers Queen
Griff, Ari Lennox, and five other artists have all recorded new covers of Queen's 'A Kind Of Magic'.The British singer, the 'Pressure' hitmaker, Turkish electro-pop star Ekin Beril, Latin sensation Mariah Angeliq, Nigerian singer/songwriter Tems,...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th May 2022
Joe Alwyn's pseudonym on girlfriend Taylor Swift's albums named after great-grandfather
Joe Alwyn's pseudonym on his girlfriend Taylor Swift's albums was named after his great-grandfather.The 'Conversations With Friends' star has two co-writing tracks on his significant other's 'Folklore' record and three on her follow-up album 'Evermore'...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 20th May 2022
Maya Hawke to appear with mom Uma Thurman in The Kill Room
Maya Hawke has joined the cast of ‘The Kill Room’.The ‘Stranger Things’ actress will work alongside her mother, Uma Thurman, as well as Samuel L. Jackson, Joe Manganiello, Debi Mazar and Larry Pine in the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th May 2022
Margot Robbie set to star in and produce new Ocean's Eleven film
Margot Robbie looks set to star in and produce a new 'Ocean’s Eleven' movie. The 31-year-old actress will be directed by Jay Roach - who worked with the star in 2019 film 'Bombshell', which earned...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 20th May 2022
Sam Fender wins first Ivor Novello Award for Seventeen Going Under
Sam Fender has won his first Ivor Novello Award. The 28-year-old singer songwriter fought off the likes of Adele, Ella Henderson and James Arthur to bag the gong for Best Song Musically And Lyrically for...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 19th May 2022
J.K. Simmons hints at different Commissioner Gordon in Batgirl
J.K. Simmons has suggested that fans will see a different side to Commissioner James Gordon in 'Batgirl'.The 67-year-old actor reprises his role as the Gotham City police chief in the upcoming DC Extended Universe (DCEU)...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th May 2022
Tom Cruise was daunted by Top Gun: Maverick
Tom Cruise found it a "daunting task" making 'Top Gun: Maverick'.The 59-year-old star reprises his role as Captain Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell in the highly-anticipated sequel to 'Top Gun' but Tom was uncertain about revisiting the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 19th May 2022
Sam Ryder doubts Harry Styles will be 'mad' if he beats him to No1
Sam Ryder doubts Harry Styles will be "mad" if 'Space Man' beats 'As It Was' to number one this week.The UK's 'Eurovision' finalist - who came second place to Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra in the annual...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 19th May 2022
Aitch announces debut album, Close To Home
Aitch has announced details of his eagerly-awaited debut studio album, 'Close To Home'.The Manchester rapper is set to release the record on August 19.The 22-year-old star says it was an emotional process making his first...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 19th May 2022
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