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Music success requires more than talent, says Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton thinks talent is only one-third of what it takes to become a successful musician.The 76-year-old icon was asked on the 'Headliners' podcast to divide "talent, fearlessness, and shamelessness" into percentages of how much...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 13th March 2022
Drake planning 'highly interactive' gigs
Drake is planning some "highly interactive" concerts.The 'Hotline Bling' hitmaker is hoping to play some special shows in New York and Toronto that will be unlike anything he's ever done for fans before and he's...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 13th March 2022
Ella Henderson didn't see her boyfriend for the first two months
Ella Henderson didn’t meet her boyfriend for the first two months of their romance.The ‘Ghost’ hitmaker initially connected with Olympic swimmer Jack Burnell on a dating app - but the COVID-19 lockdown stopped them from...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 13th March 2022
Spice Girls planning Glastonbury show with Victoria Beckham
Spice Girls are set to reunite with Victoria Beckham to play Glastonbury next year.'Stop' hitmakers Mel C, Mel B, Geri Horner, and Emma Bunton have reportedly been having meetings about a world tour in 2023...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 13th March 2022
Mark Rylance says Sacha Baron Cohen inspired on-screen character
Mark Rylance took inspiration from Sacha Baron Cohen when shooting ‘The Phantom of the Open’.The 62-year-old actor plays Maurice Flitcroft - a crane operator who entered the British Open golf tournament in 1976 on a...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th March 2022
Jane Campion wins at DGA Awards
Jane Campion won the biggest prize at the DGA Awards on Saturday (12.03.22).The 'Power of the Dog' filmmaker's win for the Theatrical Feature Film prize at the event will now put her in the frame...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13th March 2022
Deep Water's Ben Affleck surprised co-star and ex Ana de Armas with impressive acting range
Ben Affleck “surprised” ex-girlfriend Ana de Armas throughout filming ‘Deep Water’ with the range of his acting.The pair – who enjoyed a real-life romance after meeting on the set of the movie but split early...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2022
Dune writer Jon Spaihts hints at Dune 3
'Dune' writer Jon Spaihts has hinted at a third movie.Following the success of Denis Villeneuve's Oscar-nominated adaptation of the cult sci-fi classic, another sequel is already on the way, as well as a spin-off TV...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2022
Megan Thee Stallion hits out at 'crazy double standards' in rap
Megan Thee Stallion has called out the "crazy double standards" in rap culture.The 'WAP' rapper has hit back at the "uproar" caused by her explicit collaboration with pop star Dua Lipa, 'Sweetest Pie', and can't...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 12th March 2022
Red Hot Chili Peppers star Flea hopes to 'keep getting better'
Red Hot Chili Peppers star Flea hopes to get even "better" as a musician.The 59-year-old bassist always wants to improve and has cited some specific goals he has in mind.In an interview with Bass Player...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 12th March 2022
Pink Floyd pull music from digital platforms in Russia and Belarus
Pink Floyd have removed their music from streaming services in Russia and Belarus.The 'Comfortably Numb' rockers have announced that all of their songs released since 1987 will be wiped from "all digital music providers" in...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 12th March 2022
Colin Farrell reveals strict on-set COVID protocols for The Batman
Colin Farrell revealed that the COVID-19 health and safety protocols for ‘The Batman’ were “incredibly strict".The 45-year-old actor stars in the film as Penguin alongside Robert Pattinson, 35, as Batman, Paul Dano as Riddler and...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2022
Shawn Levy is directing Deadpool 3
Shawn Levy is directing 'Deadpool 3'.Ryan Reynolds - who plays the titular wise-cracking antihero in the blockbuster Marvel franchise - has confirmed he's reuniting with the 'Free Guy' and 'The Adam Project' helmer on the...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 12th March 2022
Gladys Knight loves performing more than ever
Gladys Knight still relishes the thrill of performing live.The 77-year-old singer insists stepping out on stage has never got boring and she still gets a huge thrill from singing for a crowd.Asked if she still...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 12th March 2022
Samuel L. Jackson gravitates towards popular movies
Samuel L. Jackson prefers to star in "popcorn movies".The 73-year-old actor has appeared in hit films including 'Jurassic Park' and the 'Star Wars' prequels during a prolific movie career and admits he gravitates towards flicks...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th March 2022
Nicolas Cage turned down The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent several times
Nicolas Cage turned down a role in 'The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent' multiple times.The 58-year-old star plays a fictionalised version of himself in Tom Gormican's upcoming movie but confessed that he had no interest...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th March 2022
Bryan Adams to be inducted into Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
Bryan Adams is set to be inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.The '(Everything I Do) I Do It For You' hitmaker - who released his 15th studio album, 'So Happy It Hurts', today...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 11th March 2022
YUNGBLUD unleashes his insecurities on new song Funeral
YUNGBLUD has released his new single, 'Funeral', about "owning" his "insecurities" and being "f****** fearless".The 'Fleabag' rocker is back with his first new track of 2022, which saw him recruit the Prince of Darkness himself,...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 11th March 2022
Bobbie Nelson, sister of Willie Nelson, has died aged 91
Bobbie Nelson, the sister and bandmate of Willie Nelson, has died aged 91.The pianist, singer and member of the Nelson Family band, passed away surrounded by her family on Friday morning (11.03.22).A statement on Willie's...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 11th March 2022
Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa serve up Sweetest Pie
Megan Thee Stallion and Dua Lipa have served up their new single, 'Sweetest Pie'.The 'WAP' rapper and the 'Don't Start Now' hitmaker have dropped their hotly-awaited collaboration, along with an eye-popping music video, which sees...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 11th March 2022
BTS' Jungkook finds it 'difficult to perform' with crowd singing and chanting ban
BTS' Jungkook has admitted singing without fans chanting and singing made it "difficult to perform".The K-Pop septet returned to the stage in their home city of Seoul, South Korea on Thursday (10.03.22), for the first...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 11th March 2022
Katy Perry wins Dark Horse plagiarism lawsuit appeal
Katy Perry has won her 'Dark Horse' plagiarism case.The 'Roar' hitmaker and several others were ordered to pay $2.78 million in damages after a jury ruled the 2013 hit copied a Christian rap song. The...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 11th March 2022
Chris Pine 'excited' about new Star Trek film
Chris Pine says the 'Star Trek' cast are "excited" about the new film.The 41-year-old actor is set to reprise his role as James T. Kirk for a fourth time in the upcoming 'Star Trek' flick...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th March 2022
Michelle Dockery starring in Boy Kills World
Michelle Dockery will star in the action-thriller 'Boy Kills World'.The 40-year-old actress has boarded a cast that already includes Bill Skarsgard, Jessica Rothe, Andrew Koji, Yayan Ruhian and Isaiah Mustafa.Moritz Mohr will make his feature...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th March 2022
Austin Butler is eyed for this role in Dune: Part Two
Austin Butler is being eyed to play Feyd-Rautha in 'Dune: Part Two'.According to Deadline, the 'Once Upon a Time in Hollywood' actor, 30, is in negotiations to play the sadistic younger nephew of Baron Vladimir...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th March 2022
Alicia Vikander 'replaces Michelle Williams in Firebrand'
Alicia Vikander has replaced Michelle Williams in 'Firebrand'. The 33-year-old star is to take on the role of Katherine Parr, King Henry VIII's sixth and final wife, in the movie, which is based on Elizabeth...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 11th March 2022
Charli XCX unveils CRASH track-listing
Charli XCX has unveiled the track-listing for her upcoming album 'CRASH'.The 29-year-old pop star's follow-up to 2020's 'How I'm Feeling Now', which is released next week, will feature her Rina Sawayama collaboration 'Beg For You'...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 11th March 2022
Billy Joel biopic is in the works
A Billy Joel biopic is in the works.The movie is titled 'Piano Man' and is being developed by Michael Jai White's Jaigantic Studios with Adam Ripp tapped to write and direct.The flick will follow Billy's...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th March 2022
Dylan O'Brien explains Teen Wolf movie snub
Dylan O'Brien didn't want to be a part of the 'Teen Wolf' movie.The 30-year-old star played Stiles Stilinski in the MTV supernatural TV series but will not be involved in the big screen revival as...
News posted in Movies / TV / Theatre on 10th March 2022
Noel Gallagher says rock music is too middle class for another Oasis to break out
Noel Gallagher thinks rock music is too middle class to find another Oasis.The 'Don't Look Back In Anger' hitmaker and his brother Liam grew up in Burnage, Manchester and he has insisted "working class kids"...
News posted in Music / Festivals on 10th March 2022
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