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Noel Gallagher announced as 2021 Official Record Store Day ambassador
Noel Gallagher has been announced as the 2021 Official Record Store Day ambassador.The former Oasis star and vinyl lover has vowed to help "keep the flame burning" for local record shops - which were part...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 4th May 2021
George Michael's Careless Whisper voted most-loved song
George Michael's 'Careless Whisper' has been named the best loved song of all time.The late Wham! star's 1984 classic - which was penned by band members Michael and Andrew Ridgeley - has topped Smooth...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 4th May 2021
Olivia Rodrigo named MTV's Push artist for May
Olivia Rodrigo has been named MTV's Push artist for May.The 'Driver's License' hitmaker has opened up about her songwriting success after claiming the title for this month.The 18-year-old pop phenomenon revealed that she actually finds...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 4th May 2021
Coldplay to open the 2021 BRITs with a performance on the River Thames
Coldplay will open the 2021 BRIT Awards with Mastercard.Chris Martin and co will appear from a pontoon on the River Thames near to The O2 arena, when the awards show returns on May 11.The UK...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 4th May 2021
Bruce Willis to star in The Fortress trilogy
Bruce Willis is to star in 'The Fortress' trilogy.The 66-year-old actor has boarded the film series with Jesse Metcalfe and Chad Michael Murray also starring in the flicks directed by Cullen Bressack.The first installment has...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th May 2021
Taylour Paige to star in Toxic Avenger reboot
Taylour Paige is to star in the 'Toxic Avenger' reboot.The 30-year-old actress has been tapped to play the female lead in a reimagining of the 1984 superhero splatter flick of the same name.Macon Blair is...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th May 2021
Molly Sims has 3-minute showers
Molly Sims takes "three-minute showers".The 47-year-old fashion model and actress has revealed she has become a "pro" a multitasking since becoming a mom and has learnt the art of balancing taking time for self-care and...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 4th May 2021
Andre Leon Talley claims Vogue has 'double standards' regarding pay
Andre Leon Talley has claimed there were "double standards" when it came to pay at Vogue.The former US Vogue editor-at-large has suggested that being Black in America is to blame for the disparity in wages...
News posted in Fashion / Beauty on 4th May 2021
Red Hot Chili Peppers to sell entire music catalogue for in excess of $140m
The Red Hot Chili Peppers will reportedly sell their entire back catalogue for $140 million upwards.According to Billboard, Anthony Kiedis and co are closing in on the biggest deal yet between Hipgnosis Songs Fund and...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 4th May 2021
Gary Barlow: It's a good sign that Take That has lasted this long
Gary Barlow thinks it's a "good sign" Take That have "lasted this long".The 'Shine' hitmaker - who currently appears in the group alongside Howard Donald and Mark Owen - feels "lucky" to be surrounded by...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 4th May 2021
Taika Waititi teases Thor: Love and Thunder
Taika Waititi thinks 'Thor: Love and Thunder' "might be the best Marvel film ever".The 45-year-old filmmaker is working on the sequel to 'Thor: Ragnarok' and with four weeks left to go on the project -...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th May 2021
JoJo Rabbit's Thomasin McKenzie cast as Kerri Strug in Perfect
Olivia Wilde has cast "fearless" Thomasin McKenzie in 'Perfect'.The 37-year-old actress is helming the upcoming sports drama, which will tell the story of former Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug.And the filmmaker heaped praise on the 20-year-old...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 4th May 2021
Zack Snyder feared he'd be sued over campaign to release his version of Justice League
Zack Snyder worried he’d be “sued” by Warner Bros’ over a campaign to release his version of ‘Justice League’.The 55-year-old filmmaker was at the helm of the superhero blockbuster until May 2017 when he stepped...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 3rd May 2021
Placebo's first album in almost a decade is finished
Placebo have finished their eighth studio album.The 'Every You Every Me' hitmakers - comprising Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal - have told fans their first record in almost a decade, a follow-up to 2013's 'Loud...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 3rd May 2021
The Offspring's timely album
The Offspring believe the “time is right” for them to release a new album.The ‘Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)’ hitmakers have addressed social issues in their 10th LP, ‘Let The Bad Times Roll’, and...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 3rd May 2021
Nile Rodgers has 11 televisions switched on 247 at home to help his creativity
Nile Rodgers has 11 televisions switched on "24 hours a day" at his home to create white noise.The Chic legend has revealed he needs a "distraction" when he is writing songs and he wouldn't be...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 3rd May 2021
Vin Diesel: F9 uncovers 'even more' about first film
Vin Diesel says long-time fans of 'Fast & Furious' will get to know the first movie "even more" after watching 'F9'.The 53-year-old actor will reprise his role as Dominic Toretto in the latest instalment of...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 3rd May 2021
Billie Eilish screams on 'angry' second album Happier Than Ever
Billie Eilish found it "very satisfying" screaming on a track on her upcoming album.The 'Your Power' singer channelled a lot of "anger and "frustration" into the songs on her hotly-anticipated follow-up to her acclaimed 2019...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 3rd May 2021
Little Mix's success is down to equality
Little Mix says their success is down to their "equal" status.The girl group - which currently comprises of Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, with Jesy Nelson previously featuring as part of the band...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 3rd May 2021
Josh Duhamel: Jennifer Lopez was a dream to work with
Josh Duhamel has hailed Jennifer Lopez "a dream to work with".The 48-year-old actor plays the 51-year-old star's on-screen love interest Tom in the upcoming rom-com 'Shotgun Wedding' and admitted shooting the flick in the Dominican...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 3rd May 2021
Leonardo DiCaprio lined up for Another Round
Leonardo DiCaprio is to star in an English language remake of 'Another Round'.The Hollywood legend is reportedly being lined up to star in the English remake of Thomas Vinterberg's movie, which had originally starred Mads...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 3rd May 2021
Travis Scott's Astroworld to return in November
Travis Scott's Astroworld music festival is set to return in November.The event will be staged in NRG Park in Houston, Texas, over two days, on November 5 and 6, and organisers have confirmed it will...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 2nd May 2021
Zack Snyder admits zombie stripper scene was 'too much'
Zack Snyder removed a zombie stripper from ‘Army of the Dead’.The 55-year-old filmmaker’s latest movie sees a group of mercenaries venture into quarantined Las Vegas, which has been hit by a zombie outbreak, to pull...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd May 2021
Gary Numan: I'm ridiculously optimistic
Gary Numan thinks he's "ridiculously optimistic".The 63-year-old music star believes he's generally inclined to take an optimistic approach to life, even though he knows the world is a "really dangerous place".He explained: "I tend to...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 2nd May 2021
The Suicide Squad's director James Gunn channelled '1970s war caper' films
James Gunn's 'The Suicide Squad' took big inspiration from "1970s war caper" movies.Producer Peter Safran has opened up on the direction the 'Guardians of the Galaxy' filmmaker took the comic book blockbuster, which is a...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd May 2021
Ringo Starr says Come Together is his favourite Beatles track
Sir Ringo Starr thinks 'Come Together' "worked perfectly" for The Beatles.The 80-year-old musician - who starred in the legendary group alongside John Lennon, George Harrison and Sir Paul McCartney - has revealed that the 1969...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 2nd May 2021
Award-winning actress Olympia Dukakis dies aged 89
Olympia Dukakis has died aged 89.The family of the Oscar-winning star has confirmed she passed away in New York City after "many months of failing health".Apollo Dukakis, the actress' brother, wrote on Facebook: "My beloved...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd May 2021
St. Vincent remembers being 'out of her mind' on tour
St. Vincent’s touring schedule sent her “out of [her] mind”.The 38-year-old musician – whose real name is Annie Clark – recalled how the multiple live shows she played in support of her eponymous 2014 album...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 2nd May 2021
Lauren London says acting return was a 'leap of faith'
Lauren London admits her return to acting required a "leap of faith".The 36-year-old actress stars alongside Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell and Jodie Turner-Smith in the action thriller 'Without Remorse', but Lauren wasn't sure about...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 2nd May 2021
Stowaway's Anna Kendrick admits co-star Toni Collette struggling speaking in her own Australian accent
Anna Kendrick has revealed Toni Collette struggled to speak in her native Australian accent for ‘Stowaway’.The 35-year-old actress has opened up about her co-star - who was born in Sydney, Australia - and admitted she...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 1st May 2021
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